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safarifriendliness t1_j2c2bso wrote

Reply to comment by SerGiggles in Legend of Vox Machina - Worth the watch? by SerGiggles

Oh yeah, the show is based on a stream called Critical Role which is a group of video game voice actors that play Dungeons and Dragons. It’s highly entertaining but every season is like 100 4-6 hour episodes. The story is an original one created by the DM Matt Mercer

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nimoenobody t1_j2c4kz3 wrote

It's one of the biggest communities on twitch. When somethings that big there's sure to be assholes. Sorry you had a bad experience with a specific group but I don't feel like the critters are hostile at all towards people who only like the show. As someone whos watched the 1000+ hours of content they have between their 3 campaigns I get watching only tlovm and not the d&d campaigns. Don't listen to the memes. Some people are losers and at the end of the day it's just memes

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safarifriendliness t1_j2c4uaq wrote

Oh you’re right, in general critters are aggressively supportive, almost to a fault, that’s why it was so crazy to me. Like, aren’t you glad they’ve found a way to bring this amazing story to people that don’t play D&D?

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middleupperdog t1_j2c6xjd wrote

it is the single largest channel on all of twitch.

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PristineTX t1_j2f50kl wrote

I don’t know if it’s the largest, but it is the most successful and highest paid channel on Twitch, and has been for several years.

And they also have a deal that lets them simulcast their livestream to YouTube as well, which is an extremely rare thing in the streaming world.

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Dobsnick t1_j2c4pvv wrote

Adding on, I would highly recommend, if you DO want to give Critical Role a go, watching Season 2 first. It’s a far more polished product and way easier for someone who perhaps doesn’t follow dungeons and dragons twitch content casually.

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safarifriendliness t1_j2c54zj wrote

I always thought season 1 was stronger but the beginning can be pretty rough. In addition to finding their legs there was a lot of behind the scenes drama that they did a good job of hiding but looking back you can see the tension

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