Cup of Jones - 06/12/16

Brandon, what happens to the desk? Is that sticking around for the podcast etc.? I really like it as it's very similar to your setup pre-EZA

Preston

It is sad to see that after such amazing E3 coverage your Patreon numbers stay pretty much the same. Is it better with some other metric?

Alexander Zyryanov

Should we be concerned about the whereabouts of Buttons during E3? When will he show his furry face again or has he been replaced by Sophie?

Jordan Buitendyk

Do you neighbors know about Easy Allies? and if so, what are their thoughts on it? Seeing all the EZA crew coming over to your house.

Bakryu

Who created the Easy Allies logo?

Kian Jahromi

PLEASE COME TO PAX AUS!

Loved E3 because of you guys thank you so much

When can we expect the first retrospective?

The E3 coverage has been great, most enjoyable e3 for me of all time but I donated on paypal to you guys and it was a name I didnt recongize, what is that?

Polarseltzerlemon

Jones. How come you so sexy? Don't mind me, I just drink and watch the EA shows once a week...

And Huber is a German name, as far as I know. I think I have to ask Huber the same question now ;)

Timo Arnken

Random off-topic question : Jones is a surname of Welsh origins, have you ever traced your family tree?. Quite curious if you've got any Welsh blood in you Jones! From another Welshman 👍

Adam Mullany

Brandon, as far as I can remember, I have never seen your jaw drop so much at a game announcement. I'm not talking about Resident Evil VII. I'm talking about Batman Arkham VR. I honestly thought you soiled yourself after the word "VR" popped on screen. Even though you came back to reality quickly, that expression is priceless because I don't know if we will ever see it again......that is until Red Dead 2 is announced. I also found it very refreshing to see how emotionally engaged you were after the Sony press conference was over. You're usually composed, but at that moment, you channeled your inner Huber.

Excellent as always. And your E3 coverage of the conferences was incredibly good. Sets the standard.

Travis Ing

Can someone please tell me they caught that u shaped magnet in the Zelda trailer am I the only one the recognized it's from that u shaped prototype controller from the patient filed in 2015 I think that controller is for Zelda wiiu or nx. Any allies catch that????

rudy palermo

I really teared up a little. You guys do such a wonderful job. the coverage so far was really amazing. Love you guys

Tim Bechen

Easy Allies, YOU are my E3 of Dreams! The coverage throughout was top-notch, but what really overwhelmed me was first hearing that Deus Ex would be the topic of the first retrospective, as Deus Ex 1 is my favourite game of all time and I love the series. Then, Damiani hits us with the first episode of Game Sleuth! And then…the Sony Press Conference. Oh my God, succeeded every one of my expectations from last year's outstanding conference, and getting to share those moments with all the Allies and chat just brings the atmosphere up to JOLLY CO-OPERATION hype levels. Thank you Brandon for this Cup of Jones, and thank all of Easy Allies for being so awesome. P.S: I definitely got my money's worth seeing Huber's reactions throughout, seeing it spread to the others, myself, MY GOD THE SYNDROME IS REAL xD

Daniel Wong

The E3 coverage was awesome. You guys are were simply fantastic.

M

watching e3 together with easy allies made the lows not so low and the highs super high.

Vytautas Jarmalis

I have immensely enjoyed the EZA E3 coverage -- It has been amazing!

Jason Walstrom

I thought the volume was fine, was happy to see the allies reactions, but i think i would have prefered a larger screen for the pressers maybe fading to full screen allies when something big like the RE7 reveal happened. But it's all just personal preference. I watched the pre and post shows with the allies and watched the live streams full screen. Today i have then went back and watched the allies reactions on youtube archives, which were brilliant BTW.. All in all i had an enjoyable press conference day. Just still wish i could go :)

They can't really win there. For everyone like you who said they'd prefer the conferences bigger, there was a person who said the opposite. It was like a 50-50 split. They can't have it both ways. And for the ads, I'm pretty sure that's all on twitch's end. Nothing Easy Allies can really do about it.

I have mixed feelings about the Allies' E3 coverage this year. The production quality was great. The set with the awesome desk, microphones, and backdrop were also great. And the whole Easy Allies crew, as always, were a delight. But because of two frustrating issues, I found my enjoyment of the E3 coverage impacted to the extent that I finally had to switch off and finish viewing it elsewhere. 1.) FORMAT - A big problem for me was the visual format of the conference stream. I'm tuning in primarily to watch the conference and hear all the big reveals, with the commentary of the Allies as icing on the cake. So when you have the conference stream shrunk down to a tiny square in the corner, and the audio being talked over top of, I feel like I'm missing 2 out of the 3 reasons I tuned in. If I can't see or hear the conference properly, I'm going to find myself frustrated and watch it elsewhere. For me, the video and audio of the conference should be the primary focus, and the Allies should be worked in around that in pre- and post show commentaries. 2.) ADVERTISEMENTS - Bethesda's Todd Howard had just begun to reveal the re-mastered version of Skyrim - something I was very interested in - when the stream was suddenly interrupted by an ad for Dishonored 2. I squirmed in frustration, panicking that I would miss all the salient details. And by the time the ad stopped, the entire reveal for Skyrim had already finished and I had missed it. I'm not familiar with Twitch, and I don't make use of it for anything else in my life. So if there is a way to avoid the advertisements which play over top of the program, I'm not privy to it. But the fact that the adverts interrupt and obscure what is happening, and then simply resume the programming in-progress is a total deal-breaker for me. Between the frustration with the format and the maddening interruption of the advertisements, even the strong and entertaining presence of the Allies wasn't enough to keep me from finishing the conference streams elsewhere. Which is sad, because I was really looking forward to enjoying the entire event with the Easy Allies crew.

Novus Operandi

As always all of you make E3 so much more enjoyable. Even though I'll always be the guy to say "hey, please show the Xbox some love and respect too". Brandon, I completely understand why your "cup of Jones" was so bitter last night at EA. Not sure what they were thinking and why they planned the show the way they did. They did their own thing separate from E3 and there was no reason for it at all. I really expected something much more than what they delivered. Good thing it's just getting started.

That EA conference was pure garbage and as a Star Wars fan do you feel cheated?

Loving the E3 coverage. Can you go into detail what equipment was purchased with the $40k tier milestone. And what improvements we can see from that in the Normal weekly content moving forward?

Greg Kettering

You said it last week, but get some sleep, Brandon, you look tired. There are enough allies to take over some stuff when you need to rest. And we need pictures of that booth!

Pascal Kleine

Are you gonna do Best of E3 video and Game of the Year award? I really enjoyed those!

MaxVSTheGames

Great episode Jones. I remember the 2005 and 2011-2012 coverage. I was on GT 24 hours a day during E3. Loved the EZA coverage so far despite the very dissapointing pressers thus far. But you guys make them epic and your EA star wars rant was awesome!

Thank you so much for sharing Brandon! Really appreciate it. :)

I know how crazy your lives must be in preparation for e3 - but do you guys still make time for Game of Thrones?

bouge

Jones and his left-right dissorder :D

hey jones, I just wanted to say that, just like your voice, you're very charismatic man.

havik

Awesome Cup of Jones episode.

Novus Operandi

Brandon, Recently I began to watch group streams with the all of the Allies and find them very enjoyable to watch for the great ally conversations and craziness. I like seeing all the great gifts that are sent in and was curious if you would do a "gift showcase" video. I know it would be asking a lot to make another video at the end of the stream, but the gifts are just amazing and I don't know how many people get to see the more dedicated fans hard work otherwise. Another thought would be for quick promotions of gifts during regular segments like in Cup of Jones. Is there room for these suggestions? Respectfully, Morgan M.

Morgan Mohalla

A question that will make more sense next week. Favorite moment/reveal of E3 2016!

Dale Payne

Looking forward to spending E3 with you guys, so hyped.

A wonderful E3 to you and the team too!

Christoph Zürcher

Hey Mr. Jones. I am leaving my question about something yet to take place, but hopefully before next recording: What was your favorite trailer and announcement this year at E3? I know you're probably going to get this question alot but I just wanted to submit something. Its JUST before EA Preshow so have a great show! See you and the other Allies in 20 mins! Stay Easy fellow Ally. UPDATE: Sony conference over. Never mind.

Brandon K Gann

Had to finally become a patreon. Thanks for EZA!

cheers brandon, glad to be part of this :)

Luis Sánchez

Already getting ready. Beers are chilling in the fridge and we are over HYPED!!! :)

Actually 5004 patrons when I read this. Congrats!

Benny Samuelsson

Have a great E3, thanks for the update and congrats on 5000!

Story time with Uncle Jones, love it.

HYPE3

LETS MAKE E3 THE BEST THIS YEAR. :)

Otoshigami

Hey Brandon, I know this probably isn't the place to ask, but you guys have helped me through some pretty rough times in the past. My long-term girlfriend broke up with me after 4 years (the majority of 3 have sadly been Long Distance due to University in different parts of the UK), saying that she needs space to find herself and suddenly deciding to do a Masters Degree in her chosen subject after having previously claimed she hated all three years. Do you have any advice to a hopeless romantic who is finding it tough to cope without his soulmate? I do plan to eventually win her back, but the wait is really tough and I've been finding it hard to eat. Love & Respect, Michael

Let's do this!

Andreas Köther

Where's buttons?!

thanks for sharing

mar

Nothing like a good Cup of Jones to get that E3 Hype a going!

Desk HYPE!

Bradley Spies

Woho!

Hugo Kalm

Love you