tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post1291416637637954352..comments2024-02-15T16:00:10.506-08:00Comments on The Hoodling's Hole: Written vs Video ReportsHoodlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-78613216103993892232014-08-27T15:44:53.939-07:002014-08-27T15:44:53.939-07:00Sounds far more engaging than some of the reports ...Sounds far more engaging than some of the reports I have seen... :PHoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-76899832808416024362014-08-27T14:01:54.673-07:002014-08-27T14:01:54.673-07:00Written reports all the way. For a static model ba...Written reports all the way. For a static model based game, animating the inanimate seems strange. Doesn't help if the reporter has a voice that irritates. The first report I saw contained a hand shaking a model while it trash talked another model, seemed too much like an 8 year old's game.Jason Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515009106842594803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-14013703985363297812014-08-09T12:03:53.152-07:002014-08-09T12:03:53.152-07:00Written reports are the reason I have your page bo...Written reports are the reason I have your page bookmarked )) Seriously, your reports read like a good action story, keep up the good work.Brother_Sternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308068312536985355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-85878809737309752562014-08-07T02:39:21.697-07:002014-08-07T02:39:21.697-07:00LOL, I'm sorry the page was resisting your adv...LOL, I'm sorry the page was resisting your advances. It's rather shy, you know. Likes to get to know you before doing things in your name...Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-32923205429986247002014-08-07T02:36:53.005-07:002014-08-07T02:36:53.005-07:00OK, ok, after a long an hard road the page seems t...OK, ok, after a long an hard road the page seems to accept that i'm me and hopefully this 3rd attempt att an answer will actually be published.<br />Now, i had a rather long rant about how we seem to love the same stuff and surely must be about the same age, anyway it's way to much to repeat, but what i will say is: I LOVE YOUR BATTLE REP'S!! Keep upp the good work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603365319814774455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-20374223656456848622014-08-06T15:56:35.328-07:002014-08-06T15:56:35.328-07:00True. It's mostly people who actively search a...True. It's mostly people who actively search after written battle reports (or conversions or thoughts on armies, how I find this place) who actually commentDeusArchaonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230343584013647637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-47199093904956794192014-08-05T17:08:06.534-07:002014-08-05T17:08:06.534-07:00I guess it's to be expected that people who ar...I guess it's to be expected that people who are coming to this site and commenting are probably those that like to read battle reports, given that's what they expect to find here.Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-27871936973577874652014-08-05T17:01:03.412-07:002014-08-05T17:01:03.412-07:00Written is the best, I would say. Primarily for th...Written is the best, I would say. Primarily for the spirit of the battle that is created through a tapestry of words, and very importantly because for me, reading a battle report, is a whole action in its own. I don't watch battle reports while doing something else, I rather set time for reading a good one; and with your site for example, look forward to every new bit of info that you conjure forth. <br />I can see the benefits of video reports, but for me, I would say nothing beats a well-written battle report. DeusArchaonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230343584013647637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-12556239648812748002014-08-04T17:11:44.354-07:002014-08-04T17:11:44.354-07:00I suppose it makes us look back through those rose...I suppose it makes us look back through those rose-tinted glasses at those halcyon days.<br /><br />I remember loving White Dwarf through most of my teen years, like say 12-16 (Girls hiccup/warhammer uncool etc), when I started buying them again (18) they'd moved a fair bit toward the whole adds adds adds... so that would be say 2001-2006 I bought them a lot and they where fantastic haha...<br /><br />One that sticks with me was a 40k one with the Night Lords fighting an imperial guard army, it was when cityfight was released, I actually think the report was in the cityfight codex :)... ah memories....Nikolchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679808592658384580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-75737978456655333762014-08-04T17:06:47.279-07:002014-08-04T17:06:47.279-07:00It's funny - we all remember them fondly, but ...It's funny - we all remember them fondly, but they didn't really make reports like that for all that long. A few years maybe, but it wasn't long before the focus shifted and they never went back to that style of presentation.Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-5210157729690731802014-08-04T16:17:32.589-07:002014-08-04T16:17:32.589-07:00Also a huge fan of the old WD sort of fluff report...Also a huge fan of the old WD sort of fluff reports that where written in a story style while still linking up to what was happening in the game.<br /><br />It's a damn shame GW stopped doing them as they where one of my most enjoyed things in the old school White Dwarves.. Also yes, I reckon a lot of kids would miss out on those excellent reports considering they died out a fair while ago..Nikolchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679808592658384580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-80425633222516998152014-08-04T15:37:50.770-07:002014-08-04T15:37:50.770-07:00Cheers. I even amongst the people who prefer writt...Cheers. I even amongst the people who prefer written reports, there is probably a divide in terms of whether they feel the photos or the maps are more important. It can be hard to tell what is going on without the maps, but then the photos add a lot more interest (in my opinion).Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-22318036085517070812014-08-04T06:19:32.821-07:002014-08-04T06:19:32.821-07:00Im also a fan of the old WD reports and im sad eno...Im also a fan of the old WD reports and im sad enough to remember some of them quite fondly, if there was a compilation I would buy it. Never got into video reports but never really tried. I read written ones now and again but not often as the quality is not great I need pics more than a map. That being said I stumbled onto your site last year and i've read nearly everything on it, keep up the good work.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349799178040484039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-60497659389027412912014-08-04T03:54:42.353-07:002014-08-04T03:54:42.353-07:00I agree that a video report (properly done) would ...I agree that a video report (properly done) would probably be no easier or quicker than a written report.<br /><br />Starting to wonder if we should try this narrative video report, though. Has anyone even tried anything so silly?Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-39255734751252935452014-08-04T03:52:33.016-07:002014-08-04T03:52:33.016-07:00For consuming, my preference is written reports: e...For consuming, my preference is written reports: easier to access, skim through, browse the images and maps - and yes, much more like the old WD battle reports of yore. Some of the videos I've seen are solid, but in an 'informative' way, whereas a good written report is more like 'entertainment'.<br /><br />For creating, written reports are also my choice. It would take me just as long to cut together a decent video, so it's not a quicker method - and a written report gives you the chance to weave in a narrative - editing the events for maximum drama. That would seem harder to pull off in a video, which would seem to be more strictly linear.Stylushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01706888762838294158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-77109474387706105152014-08-04T03:36:31.150-07:002014-08-04T03:36:31.150-07:00I don't think I would ever video a game unless...I don't think I would ever video a game unless there was some particularly cunning plan involving both parties. That level of video editing (ie the amount required to make the thing slightly better than the worst, dullest video ever made) sounds very intimidating, if nothing else.Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-64704377526866574092014-08-04T03:35:00.274-07:002014-08-04T03:35:00.274-07:00The problems with streaming video over a mobile co...The problems with streaming video over a mobile connection are something I hadn't considered. Although you'd want a tablet or notebook. I can't imagine any format of battle report being terribly coherent on a phone.Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-76183840283769571862014-08-04T03:33:51.853-07:002014-08-04T03:33:51.853-07:00I do think a read-through using a scripted narrati...I do think a read-through using a scripted narrative (and maybe some terrible background sound effects) would be quite the thing. Like the world's worst dramatized audio book.Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-34287397176992157492014-08-04T03:31:48.684-07:002014-08-04T03:31:48.684-07:00Does Blogger even have video mechanics? I don'...Does Blogger even have video mechanics? I don't think doing a video report would radically change the game itself - most of the effort would be post-game like any report involving photos and the like. Horrific cosplay sounds like a plan, though...Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-60227135857661711052014-08-04T03:31:41.989-07:002014-08-04T03:31:41.989-07:00As Old Man Morin as it sounds, "Back in my da...As Old Man Morin as it sounds, "Back in my day ..."<br />Written reports, 'tis an ancient and well practiced art that tells a better story than a video of a game. A videoed game reeks to me of getting the other teams season on tape so that we can exploit some weakness they may have.Adam Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881851290671888580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-52122936607496677792014-08-04T02:19:02.593-07:002014-08-04T02:19:02.593-07:00Written til we die, yo. I can't see myself wor...Written til we die, yo. I can't see myself working out how to do a video whilst playing the game, let alone remembering it well enough to talk coherently through it afterwards. Or get to grips with Blogger's video mechanics. <br /><br />Acting it all out in some horrific cosplay, though, that's a different story.<br />Kraken Wakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675999641597167636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-45293951253191981072014-08-04T02:03:52.967-07:002014-08-04T02:03:52.967-07:00I do listen to video reports as I paint, though I ...I do listen to video reports as I paint, though I find very few of them good enough to sit through without doing something. Written battle reports are always a good read, and like you I also like those old 90's ones. Its that added narrative that's quite difficult to convey in a video report (you would almost need a script to read by). <br /><br />That said I do enjoy your written narrative reports, though by far my favourite is the Battle for the Bacon. Brilliant on so many levels. Lachdannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315470610288561213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-90727247670052653892014-08-04T00:08:46.778-07:002014-08-04T00:08:46.778-07:00I prefer the written reports. They allow you read ...I prefer the written reports. They allow you read them between doing other things, and are much more friendly to a stop-start approach. Also because they are not download intensive, they are much more suitable for viewing on portable devices while in transit. Nookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430533821955923368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-75519588621935041332014-08-03T23:06:49.519-07:002014-08-03T23:06:49.519-07:00How hard can making videos be? I say this having n...How hard can making videos be? I say this having never done it myself, so I don't really know what I'm talking about. But a lot of people are doing it. Can't be that hard.Hoodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507134198601519253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5766783090193307178.post-98414439400394802014-08-03T23:05:29.712-07:002014-08-03T23:05:29.712-07:00Much prefer written reports both to read myself an...Much prefer written reports both to read myself and to create. That and I wouldn't have a clue how to do a video. Best reports are those that tell a story rather than just day "and then I rolled a 6 and then I moved...." I try and write these as much as possibleBloomfield Cricket Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17638828532075913255noreply@blogger.com