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Reply To: [unofficial weekender] Planning ahead

October 29, 2023 at 9:04 pm #1845766

sundancer

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What is it about them that keeps and holds your attention?

Good question @gorram

Last time I read a battle report with great interest it was somewhere between 1997 and 2000. Because YouTube didn’t exists and neither did video battle reports. (YouTube launched 02/2005)

So what makes me watch a battle report? Most importantly: fixed cameras. If the BatRep is filmed with moving cameras all the time it’s a no go for me. That kind makes me seasick. Also its hard to focus on anything on the table. Second important thing: I must stand/like the ones playing and their interaction. If it’s a genuine friendly game I do enjoy it. When it feels like a paid promotion or something that is just done to rake in clicks than that’s usually a turn off. Third thing: well cut and edited video. Having things shown on screen (charts, info), time consuming “non gameplay” cut and overall “good quality” keeps me entertained.

Oh and it must be a game I either play myself or have an interest in playing.

I’m not sure I would read an online BatRep to be fair because I really dislike reading walls of text on a monitor but in a printed format I think I would like enjoy a BatRep like they did in the White Dwarves of 1997.

I also would like to write one up but I am very lazy at taking notes and pictures so usually it’s all a mess XD

Good question. 🙂