Final Phase with sprEEEzy sprEEEzy

Dual Universe Game Designer NQ-Entropy spilling the beans on all upcoming changes and design choices. PvP, cube meta, markets, server stability, performance, and many more topics covered. Novaquark seems to be aware of all current issues, and is working actively on fixing them.

The video episode is available on YouTube!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:51 Free Trial
04:20 DAC/PLEX
05:20 Goal of Dual Universe
09:48 Player Missions & Objectives
11:41 What's gonna happen to inactive player's constructs
15:35 Are LUA scripts too good?
18:08 Anti-grav generator (AGG) LUA script
19:30 Is Nanopack-queueing bannable
21:10 Cosmetic item real money store
22:18 Server refresh rate & performance
24:15 Atmospheric PvP info & release date
27:50 Safe zone planet triangle
31:10 "Gurubashi arena" style of PvP
33:30 FPS performance concerns
35:30 RDMS improvements
39:50 Market & economy exploits
43:15 Does DU economy have integrity right now?
44:30 Industry link tool issues
47:57 New solar systems
50:51 Territory scanners too good
53:48 PvP Cube Meta - Upcoming changes
59:20 Weapon size limits
1:00:05 Safe zone radius too big?
1:07:00 Mass PvP battles
1:08:20 ETA on Player Markets
1:10:40 Warp, XL containers, XL cores, 3D space map, more voxel options, joystick support, etc


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The ghillie suit leader of Bushistan. Sluggero is a PUBG Twitch streamer that recently made a big transition in his streaming appearence and style, sharing his experiences during the process. We talk about the current state of PUBG and Tarkov, as well as some other interesting hot topics. 

The video episode is available on YouTube!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:12 Getting into Streaming
05:20 Idea behind wearing the ghillie suit
08:38 Doing makeup every day
09:18 Why you stopped wearing the suit
10:05 Being yourself on stream & fear of change
12:09 What happened after the appearence change
13:56 Singing on stream & issue of a hobby becoming a job
15:25 sprEEEzy playing the irish whistle (wait what?)
18:12 Incorporating private life as content for streaming (guys like Sodapoppin, Greekgodx, etc.)
20:23 Current interest in playing PUBG and why
22:19 What bothers you in PUBG from a streamer point of view
23:57 Thoughts on chocoTaco taking a break from PUBG
25:04 Thoughts on Ranked coming to PUBG
28:13 Are random maps coming to all servers
34:57 Steam charts make PUBG look more popular than it actually is
39:12 Cheaters in Tarkov
39:58 Tarkov Black Market is dangerous for the game
41:53 Thoughts on Tarkov becoming boring fast
44:45 Real reasons why Tarkov blew up
49:53 PUBG Partners getting kicked drama
53:44 Sluggero still not in the partner program
57:31 PUBG Partner program critique

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THE best NA PUBG team of all time, winning everything they could win in their region in 2019, with over $500,000+ won in total. Yes, we're talking about Tempo Storm. But what's up with them now in 2020? Well... their org dropped them. How is that possible? Today we're gonna be talking to the coach of the ex Tempo Storm team - microstar, who's going to shed some light on recent events in NA PUBG esports.

The video episode is available on YouTube!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:35 Getting into PUBG
02:33 What made Tempo Storm so successful compared to other NA teams
04:50 Why Tempo Storm didn't do good on global events
07:04 Zanpah and YaBoiDre don't like playing PUBG
09:16 Thoughts on amount of games in NPL compared to other leagues
10:45 PUBG Corp pro team housing financial support
12:36 Head of NA esports ignoring all emails
15:00 Korea making all the decisions
17:30 Most called out person in PUBG esports
19:12 NA PUBG Staff changes in 2020
20:28 How they had to communicate with PUBG Corp
22:20 Thoughts on OGN production25:25 NPL viewership concerns
28:49 PGS vs League system
31:00 PGS NA / SA / OCE Qualifier problems
34:15 No one wants to sign teams
34:42 Third party events in NA in 2020, GLL stepping up
36:20 When did tour organizers find out about PGS
37:36 Where is PUBG going in NA in the next few years
38:35 What happens if you don't qualify for a PGS event
40:06 Why Tempo Storm decided to dropped the PUBG roster
41:39 Upcoming games
42:42 Thoughts on Project A

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Eric "chessbrah" Hansen is a chess Grandmaster, but also an ex team owner of a team that played in the biggest PUBG league in Europe - PEL. Since PUBG esports suddenly went downhill as 2019 was closing, we're going to uncover what PUBG Corp did wrong and how it felt being constantly in the dark as a team owner. Eric also touches on how much the whole endeavor actually costed and whether he'd try investing again in PUBG esports or not.

The video episode is available on YouTube!

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:40 - Idea behind starting the team "Desperado esports"
09:55 - Entering into PUBG esports
16:55 - Number of people involved in an esports team
19:45 - Phase 1 PEL Contender League
23:20 - Contender team salaries
26:50 - Phase 2 PEL Contender League
28:15 - Dropping the team and pickup up a new roster for Phase 3
31:15 - Why Eric invested in Europe and not North America
34:24 - Picking up ex Beşiktaş esports and getting into PEL
35:23 - Pessimism before Phase 3 in PUBG esports, bad communication from PUBG Corp
39:08 - Fully investing in the team and players
41:10 - Biggest issues in Phase 3
45:14 - Broken promises by PUBG Corp
49:24 - Thoughts on PUBG marketing their own esport
50:46 - Revenue share on ingame skins
52:31 - Casual viewer concerns about PUBG competitive games
54:18 - How much the whole esports team investment costed in $$$
56:00 - The horrible tournament scheduling of late 2019 and early 2020
57:03 - What's killing PUBG esports59:12 - Future of PUBG esports
59:55 - Lack of competent PUBG Corp esports employees
1:01:24 - How PUBG Corp hired their esports staff
1:02:50 - A lot of ideas, but no one was listening
1:04:42 - PUBG Corp catering towards mostly Asia
1:06:40 - No one responding to questions
1:08:45 - PUBG needs a complete overhaul
1:11:37 - Potential of getting back into PUBG esports as a team owner

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Zvonimir 'Professeur' Burazin is a senior writer for HLTV, the biggest and oldest Counter-strike content site in the world. Professeur shares his journey from not even knowing what esports was 6-7 years back, to effectively living esports today. This is a great listen for anyone that wants to get into esports, not as a player, but in any other role. Professeur worked hard on different small local projects and got enough of an portfolio to get accepted where he works at today. We also touch on other games, like the upcoming "Project A" by Riot games, as well as PUBG as an esport.

This video episode is available on YouTube!

Topics covered: Getting involved into esports, Editor position at CSadria, What HLTV is, Who's responsible for HLTV's huge success, HLTV Job Application, HLTV Confirmed, Best and worst live CS:GO event, Work travel equipment, Press rooms at events, Text vs video interviews, Riot Games' Project A, Project A vs CS:GO, Is Project A a threat to CS:GO and can they coexist, PUBG as an esport, Issues with Battle Royale esports, Is a solid Twitter presence important in esports, Where to start from when getting into esports

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Luka 'levelzjee' Marušić is a croatian esport journalist currently working for Index esport news portal, with very rich experience in all kinds of esport games that were popular in Croatia within the last 15 years. We discuss developing esports in the region, failed attempts, current project and what could be done better. Many smaller countries struggle to create a thriving esport scene, and we lay out the reasons why.

This video episode is available on YouTube!

Topics covered: Becoming an esports journalist, Current state of croatian esports, A1 adria league, EBL, Notable croatian esports players, Lack of player marketability, Why is esports developing so slowly in the region, Professional esport organizations in Croatia, Parental mindset when it comes to their kids getting into pro gaming, Main obstacles to getting more money involved in local esports, Interviewing PerkZ, Good Game PUBG LAN, Future Goals, Vision of esports in Croatia in 10 years, and more.

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Show made possible by Patreon Contributors: Eric Hennenhoefer