Chit Chat'n with Mindcrack Love

[mindcrack_love]

Today was a friend's birthday! I am once again so full of food. :P

Talk to me! Today's question: how has your consumption of Mindcrack changed over time?

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[placeblocks]

I have grown fonder of some people and less fond of others, which has been strange for me. And I've discovered that I vastly prefer group stuff, even if it's just two people together, and that's hindered my enjoyment of some solo series including FLOB.

[isi]

Interesting topic! Though, how are we defining "consumption"? How much we watch or the variety of people we watch? Or how we relate to it? Because I have broadened the number of people watch, though which videos I watch have been narrowed just because there's so much and I can't watch everything. But the interesting part of my answer is that Mindcrack has shifted from being a purely consumptive activity for me and now includes some amount of creation on my part. And that's kind of what fandom is: people sharing their enjoyment of something through creative fan works like art, writing, music, video-- anything you create, really. And while I always thought it'd be kind of cool to contribute to the community in this way, I didn't for a long time because I couldn't find an outlet I'd be good at. I remember being rather excited when song parodies became a thing, because I figured that was something I could do, so I wrote a couple of those. Slowly I tried various different things, especially since joining this place, and by now I'm over the place in terms of how I contribute to the community. There's been fic, art, my Mindcrack Mod Adventures, and most recently, video, which is something I never thought I'd be able to do. Actually, most of that were things I never thought I would do, especially the fanfic, which is 100% this community's fault. :P And the creating bits have affected my normal consumption as well (shipping goggles, anyone?), because I can view the content in terms of how I can use it to inspire new creations. I already know what my second video is going to be, since the first one went over so well and was a lot of fun to make.

Speaking of, I apparently have one subscriber now because of that video. This bemuses me, that someone out there is willing to do that without any promise that I would make new videos, especially not on a regular basis, or even that any new content would be of the same nature. I just made a silly video, not trying to build a channel, and yet this is a thing that happened. I just find it strange and funny.

Wow, I'm apparently feeling rambly tonight.

[themiko]

When I first found out about Mindcrack, which was through Zisteau :D, I was really fixated on him and I'd just watch his videos and noone else's.
It was when I started reading things on the subreddit (where people were talking a lot about situation X that had happend on the latest video from person Y) that I kind of had a reason(?) to watch others too.
From this point on I'd watch nearly everything, even the Mindcrackers who I don't even like much. And only the Minecraft videos too, which I had playing in the background most of the time anyway.
And though that I discovered Beef, which was the best thing that could have happend! :D
I'm now back to a more modest 'videos per day' ratio, concentrating on the people I really enjoy and also not only on Minecraft (that being said I always enjoyed everything that Zisteau did; and it was Beef's 'Sleeping Dogs' let's play that hooked me up, funny how that goes!).

The thing about my watching behavior is that it's all about the time I have. Back when I was watching nearly everyone I had a ton of time (wasn't even funny) but now I have to manage my time more and more effictient because of university etc. therefor it was obvious to focus on my favorite Mindcrackers.

I also notice that I spend less and less time on the reddit, not really sure why. Maybe I fear to fall back into my 'old pattern'?

All in all I think the phase I had helped me to give other Mindcrackers a chance, which altered my habits quite a bit in regards of who I watch now.

[lurkey_dfw]

Hmm it's hard to say exactly when and what has changed about my viewing habits for the most part. I watch almost all of the Mindcrackers, but how much of their content and precisely who I watch most varies depending on who I'm in the mood to watch (For instance, lately I've been watching Zisteau the most, before that I was watching MC the most, etc etc).

Also how much time I have to spend on watching videos obviously affects my watching habits. *nods*

[guiltyshirts]

Hm. Well I definitely watch more, and from a much greater variety of people. Also I did get a youtube account largely so I could subscribe properly and be able to leave likes once I knew they helped out.

[theropod]

I never really watched lets plays much before these guys. I'd watched lets plays for research on games before but thats really all. I ended up watching Yogs through...TV tropes? I think. Then when their incompetence at Canopy Carnage got on my nerves, I looked up other minecraft players which is how I found Zisteau and then pause then other mindcrack guys. So they ended up being the only lets players I watch :3 I never once thought I'd write fic for real life people, I didn't really like the idea of it but then they kind of sank their claws into me once I found this place. It was Millbee's FTL that got me writing first. And I did my usual, started writing a multichapter fic in the middle of a busy assessment schedule. Its not like I don't have the last chapter of another fandom fic to write or multiple chapters of another to do, between all these assessments. I just see to do my best writing when I have lab reports coming out my ears apparently.

So yeah, they gave me laughter, videos, new friends (-hugs for ya all-) and I gave NSFW/plotty fic in return.