What's the official rules of Colin Moriarty on this forum? I've read he's banned but him and his network gets brought up quite a bit with seemingly no consequences.
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I assume there's just no platforming him or his content in a positive way. Era has a long list of banned people/games/topics, and none of it is marked down for reference anywhere so you kind of just need to learn and infer rules. It's bizarre
I don't ENTIRELY disagree, but there's obviously a difference when one of them was with EZA for seven years and comes back as a guest.
I don't personally agree, I think it would be peak hypocrisy if Brad started working for Colin and people here who took issue with Dustin welcomed him back to EZA as a guest. But I can't control how others see things
So you don't think Brad having been a part of EZA for the past seven years makes a difference?
With Brad, it's "Oh the guy we loved as part of EZA is back as a guest." With Dustin it's "Oh a guy from Last Stand Media is on EZA?"
And to be clear, I wasn't on board with decrying having Dustin on (though I didn't think EZA's response was nearly as bad as LSM fans acted like it was), but I wouldn't see it as very hypocritical for people who know Brad a lot more than "someone from LSM."
I'm not down with anyone would chooses to work for Colin and if that's Brad, I wouldn't want to see him on EZA content either. It would be easier to stomach if they didn't promote LSM as part of his appearance, but they've given us every reason to believe they're siding with their audience that has no problem with it.
Not personally, no. No one had an issue with Dustin as a person, we all agreed he could be a perfectly nice guy. I think the issue people had with Dustin was that he's part of LSM and thus helps to platform Colin and content that holds views and opinions that I and people here don't agree with. If Brad worked there, I think it would be hypocritical to not hold him accountable in the same way. Otherwise, there should have been no issue having Dustin on EZA
But that's the thing, people didn't KNOW Dustin, so they could only go by assuming the best ("I'm sure he's a perfectly nice guy"). They don't have seven years of history with him prior to LSM to build up a level of trust.
And, as pioneer said, I think many of the people who were upset with EZA having Dustin on probably wouldn't really want to see Brad on EZA anyway if he does join LSM (particularly if he/they promote LSM while he's on there).
As for myself, I will watch if Brad is guest at EZA and be happy to see him, but I won't be watching LSM even IF Brad joins. I don't like Colin's combative vengeful personality or his libertarian politics and platforming of people who don't need to be platformed. But that's me. I wish Brad the best in whatever he does, regardless.
Yeah, that's a totally valid perspective. I think it's also a totally valid perspective to view it as realizing we maybe didn't know Brad as well as we thought we did, and working there is actually betraying years of built up trust. But everyone will have their own perspective and own lines, I'm obviously only speaking for myself
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Nah fuck that. If Brad chooses to associate with that shit company I have no problem calling that out.
Idk man, if Brad joins LSM then certain things will add up over the years. His "Ultima Brad" character still came out at times, and that's definitely the type of person to join LSM.
100%
And to take it further, that's very likely what Colin wants, to bridge that gap and bring LSM to more people with exactly that ammo you speak of at the ready.
It's a very smart move by Colin to get Brad from The Most Progressive Group/Community TM to join LSM. It'll be interesting* around here if that happens.
Also if Huber works for KF and considers some variation of Mysterious Monsters, that would work extremely well on there. The guests they would get would be incredible as well, Greg Miller has a lot of contacts in a lot of places.
In the 2023 Year in Review podcast someone asked for more detail on what part time means, and one thing Isla talked about was Mysterious Monsters. It sounds like EZA will produce a few more episodes at least, but she is going to shop it around. She has various levels of budget mapped out. But it's not Huber's show. Isla and Jason created it, and I don't think Huber would do a version of it without them.
Also, congratulations to Isla for winning Fantasy Critic once again, and congratulations to Don for finally not being last. I look forward to Jones streaming as Spongebob (or some character from that game).
Speaking of Isla, has she talked at all about anything that's been going on? Blood and Gabby took the blunt of the community ire, but Isla is one of the managers of EZA now, any comments that I missed?
I had the same thought. It definitely could still be coming, but I think we all need to recalibrate our expectations for the content they're going to release a bit… there's going to be less of it in general!
They didn't record anything while Kyle was in LA, so yeah, keep expectations on that particular front low to non-existant.
The least surprising thing to happen. I am never going to follow them, but good for him if he gets to make a better living I guess...
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What a twat. Colin is calculated as fuck. Brad really said "F y'all" on the way out and I had a feeling over the years he was tired of having the mask on.
It is what it is. I hope we don't see many doom posts over this.
It is what it is. I hope we don't see many doom posts over this.
In a way, I guess it's better late than never that his true self has come out. Hopefully, the others can move on to better things in life.
HAHA I knew it!
I've always been suspicious of his way in some answers, when they involved something more controversial, or about differences between people, politics and he said more than once: "whatever man"
Well, take note, now Brad will show his true face. We have already received the slap in the face.
I've always been suspicious of his way in some answers, when they involved something more controversial, or about differences between people, politics and he said more than once: "whatever man"
Well, take note, now Brad will show his true face. We have already received the slap in the face.
Oh well. I'll continue to support Brad by following his Twitch channel and whenever he appears on an EZA podcast
Sometimes money talks. Yeah, it sucks, but that's the world we live in. I've had some pretty awful employers over the years that I didn't agree with, but they paid well, and kept me from being homeless.
I wish the world was a nicer place, in general, but I'm not going to fault Brad for making a living wage now.
I wish the world was a nicer place, in general, but I'm not going to fault Brad for making a living wage now.
Oooh okay haha, you got me. If Huber is dodgy he is the greatest actor ever.
I definitely like Brad. I'm not going to follow LSM for him, but I definitely hope he will be back from time to time on some EZA content and that it won't be a big controversy every time. And I'm definitely following his twitch channel.
And to anyone saying that Brad is now showing his true face or something like that... not everything is black and white. Brad is not suddenly a bigot (nor was he a secret bigot) because he chose to work with LSM.
And to anyone saying that Brad is now showing his true face or something like that... not everything is black and white. Brad is not suddenly a bigot (nor was he a secret bigot) because he chose to work with LSM.
Nothing changes about EZA for me, except I'll have to test my will not to watch any content Brad is on even if it means missing out on the precious rare Bosman guest appearance. The messages I could send, have been sent. Nothing new to say.
I'll keep my impression of who Brad is, as it's been build up over years. If I hear about him agreeing with Colin or pushing back against Colin on a podcast, that picture will be adjusted one direction or the other. But that's the only time I want to hear about him going forward. Otherwise he'll be non-existant.
I'll keep my impression of who Brad is, as it's been build up over years. If I hear about him agreeing with Colin or pushing back against Colin on a podcast, that picture will be adjusted one direction or the other. But that's the only time I want to hear about him going forward. Otherwise he'll be non-existant.
I'm gonna hold out on saying Brad is now showing his "true colors" but it's not a great look. I definitely won't be following him or watching any of his EZA collabs. He was always lower tier for me, mostly because he wasn't as front-facing at GT as the others. I grew to like him in theory, but I also didn't watch a single episode of the post-Ben FT, so that might clue you in to my true feelings.
I do think it's more important than ever to support EZA, if only to stick it to Colin. I'm sure he (and his cronies/followers, judging by the YT comments) would love to be the "cause" of their downfall. (Although, I'm fairly certain this move came about because EZA was going part-time, not the other way around.)
The thing I'm most fearful of is any EZA person showing up on his show. That might be when I tap out.
I do think it's more important than ever to support EZA, if only to stick it to Colin. I'm sure he (and his cronies/followers, judging by the YT comments) would love to be the "cause" of their downfall. (Although, I'm fairly certain this move came about because EZA was going part-time, not the other way around.)
The thing I'm most fearful of is any EZA person showing up on his show. That might be when I tap out.
lol that show even has Sort it Out and Keep it Up, my eyes damn-near rolled out of my head.
fully expected, anyone who thought differently was naive. shame
fully expected, anyone who thought differently was naive. shame
Even if Brad is not a bigot, working for Colin Moriarty proves that being a bigot is not a dealbreaker, and that in itself is reprehensible.
Sadly, this is true for most folks. Whether it's their friends or their boss, they will ignore bigotry from folks they like.
Thankfully, I think Ben only does those when people either leave the industry or start their own thing. It's not usually with people who make lateral moves. Or in this case, moves that greatly call into question the character of the individual, especially when it appears this was done out of malice.
EZA doesn't need Brad. Never did. I hope they thrive after this.
A shame on the one hand, as this means that I can't really follow more of his content, as I don't want to deal with Colin (and the first episode literally has him). But still happy for him to have a new job, at the end of the day. Since he has his own twitch channel, at least I can follow some solo streams, if they happen.
As for the response here, hardly surprising. Of course the usual "I have always known" responses are coming out now, it's really predictable.
As for the response here, hardly surprising. Of course the usual "I have always known" responses are coming out now, it's really predictable.
I don't mean this as a burn, but Brad isn't a big enough departure to justify that
Ben's too smart to make that move to interview Brad anyway. He wouldn't risk it.
It's a bit shitty that a founder of EZA jumped to ship to a place run by a guy that has talked shit about EZA. I know money matters, but I just can't imagine creating something, having it insulted by someone shitty, and then going to work for them. I would exhaust as many options as possible before compromising my own self worth that way.
Goes without saying, but I won't be following Brad at LSM. And when he shows up on EZA content, if there is any LSM promotion (and I can't imagine there won't be), I won't watch it.
EZA is in a tough spot for me. I like the 6 of them, but the whole LSM issue is not going away. And they may only be getting further entwined. I imagine I am going to hit a final breaking point soon enough.
Goes without saying, but I won't be following Brad at LSM. And when he shows up on EZA content, if there is any LSM promotion (and I can't imagine there won't be), I won't watch it.
EZA is in a tough spot for me. I like the 6 of them, but the whole LSM issue is not going away. And they may only be getting further entwined. I imagine I am going to hit a final breaking point soon enough.
Huber will definitely be guesting on Brad's show at some point. The big question for me is will Kyle?
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Funny how these people are in here talking about Brad " taking his mask off", when all it took was this for you people to turn on him.
I dropped off EZA around the time they did their weird flip flopping over the banned game, and this whole situation's been a mess from the beginning. This move is not surprising, but it sure shits on Ben (Moore)'s legacy and what he created at EZA. He's carrying over the literal same format copy/paste to his new place.
Edit: Banned anyway.
Not sure you know what the expression "taking off the mask" means if that's your interpretation then.
Edit: Banned anyway.