I have always been an avid user of Adobe Premier. It was part of my Games Design degree and never really thought about using any other editing software. Well now that I am no longer a student, my Student version just doesn't cut it anymore. So I looked into other, more affordable software. A friend recommended me Sony Vegas, so I purchased a copy an here are some thoughts about it.
First off, I could buy it straight out. Adobe are really pushing the monthly plans, its a subscription service where you pay a small amount every month to gain access to a remote version of Premier and some cloud space. Personally, this doesn't do it for me. I much prefer buying something straight out. Vegas cost 599, once off and done. Much more to my style.
Second, it is surprisingly easy to use. When I first started editing it was like looking into an engine of some strange machine. Vegas is very similar to Premier, the interface and even name of tools are very familiar to anyone coming over from Editing on other platforms. It is very intuitive, everything is laid out beautifully, and editing is a dream.
I will say that Premier is better for certain things. It handles the rendering better and has a superior audio suite. But from purely editing of video, I find Vegas to be superior. could go on for hours about the precise difference between the two softwares, but I don't have the time to currently type at the moment.
To summarize, Vegas is a great bit of Editing software at a more affordable price than Premier. Although it does have some drawbacks (rendering time and audio) I would highly recommend it.
Let me start by talking about Zekes Herald,. As a support player in League of Legends, Zekes Hearld was an item that was bought maybe 1 out of 100 games. The reason for this was because it was very situational. When the team was extremely AD heavy and most relied on Lifesteal, yeah it was awesome, it granted 20 AD and 10% Lifesteal. But it had a very low pick rate.
Now it has been replaced by a new item, Zekes Harbinger. This item binds together you and an ally, to generate 100 "stacks" that last for 8 seconds and granting damage will activate the stacks for 6 seconds, granting either 20% Ability power or 50% crit for both parties. Its a bit confusing, but hey, its a new item.
This next part is a bit wordy, but I feel this item will be picked almost every game. Purely for the 20% AP scaling. Crit is great for your AD carry, but giving your mage 20% extra AP for 6 seconds is huge.
Time for some Maths!.
Imagine this. The enemy team has a Ryze, lets say he has 6 items (Rod of Ages, Seraphs, Deathcap, Void Staff, Rylais and Sorc Boots) he will have approx 750 AP depending on runes and masteries. Now add an extra 20% on to that(150). Suddenly a 900 AP Ryze is barreling into your team for 6 seconds As it is, Ryze can 100 to 0 a tank in 4 secs. With this I believe that he will be unstoppable.
Now apply this to most Mages, Veigar has 1200 AP?, cool lets add another 20% to that. I know Riot has done a lot lately to make Mages stronger, I love it, but I feel this will be a bit to oppressive. Especially for squishy targets such as the ADC.
I believe this item has a massive amount of potential, but have fun with it while it lasts, it will definitely get hit with the nerf bat in patch 5.15.
Patch notes can be found here, Check them out and let me know what you think about the new changes.
A perfect season, it has never been done in the League Championship Series. The closest anyone has ever come was Cloud 9 two years ago in the North American LCS, they went 13-0. But no one has come close since. Until now.
Fnatic are on fire this season. Dominating the first half of the season they have already secured a place in playoffs. But another prize is the teams mind, something that has never been done before, the perfect season, 18-0.
After beating H2K in a clutch comeback on Thursday, they managed to tie up the record, currently standing at 13-0. Only one obstacle stands in their way, Origen Esports.
Origen joined the LCS after dominating the Challenger Series in Spring.They quickly rose to the top tiers of the professional scene. Their roster consists of to former members from the Fnatic team , Soaz and Xpeke, so you can expect some major competition from this match up.
One thing is going to be certain. This game is going to be one of the best games we will see outside the play offs this season
Lets face it, Europe as a region has been lacking severely over the past few years on the Word Stage. Our three top teams from last year, Alliance, SK Gaming and the old roster Fnatic, did not even make it into the top ten at Worlds last year. Even the showing at IEM Katowice 2015, not a single European team made it out of the group stages. Is there any hope for Europe? The answer is yes, and its the new and improved Fnatic.
After the embarrassing show at Worlds last year, Fnatic essentially disbanded. All the old guard that have been there for multiple seasons left. Only YellowStar remained. He was tasked with rebuilding the team. What a monumental task this must have been, trying to rebuild a European powerhouse such as Fnatic. But he did a fantastic job in a short period of time. Bringing in two South Korean stars, Huni and Reignover, a Dutch mid-lane in Febiven and recently reintegrating the Swedish Ad carry Rekkles back into the squad, he created a team with unlimited potential.
And this new team has become a force to be reckoned with. Winning the Spring split in the EU LCS they went to the Mid Season Invitational on a high. Fnatic placed in the 3rd-4th position, the highest international position a European team has placed internationally in 2 years. They even gave SKT a run for their money in the semi-finals, which is no easy task. And all this after just a few months of playing together!
Now with a little bit more time playing together, Fnatic are truly coming into their stride. Setting a 14-0 record in the LCS this weekend securing their place the strongest team in Europe. They are showing that they are extremely well coordinated, showing no sign of slowing down.
Now something is happening that has not happened since season 2, Europe has a hope. A shining team that looks unstoppable. A team that Europe can send to Worlds with hope of winning. Will this year be the year that Europe takes back the World title? Only time will tell, but the signs are looking good.
Recently I have been playing quite a bit of Destiny. Whether it is playing in the Crucible or doing Raids/Strikes, or even Prison of Elders. But my mind set has really started to shift.
Initially I really loved the PvP (Player versus Player) side of the game, it is super competitive and games can be really challenging (and infuriating). There is so many cool things, little out plays or pulling off an incredible Super that made PvP so good. But now it kinda feels a little bit, well, meh.
Don't get me wrong, it is still fun but it just doesn't have that little bit of magic that it once had. Even when playing the Trials of Osiris, the new 3 v 3 competitive mode, it gets a bit dull after a while. Its hard to point out what it is, but it is missing something.
But there is something about PvE (Player versus environment) that really has gotten better. It feels more about having fun and less serious.
Recently I did a play-through of the Vault of Glass raid. Gathered a team from /r/fireteams on Reddit and off we went. 6 completely random strangers just playing a game. We hoped on voice coms and it was some of the most fun that I have ever had in Destiny. We chatted, we laughed, we swore at Atheon as he handed us our ass for the 4th time. We just had fun.
It is this sense of community that feels so much stronger in the PvE environment and I have to say, massive credit to Bungie for nailing this on the head.
Remember the good old days?, the days when we could have solid video games based off movies. Now I don't mean the kinda things like Cars the Game or Lego adaptations (which are fun). I mean high production games that would work to expand the universe that you spent two hours watching in the cinema.
There are two types of these games that fall into that category in my opinion. Games that are the movie only in video game form, playing through the movie only with extra action and levels based off different scenes. And games that are interactions with the movies, playing a scenario that isn't shown in the movie.
When I think of the first type, the one that really comes to mind when talking about these kinda games is Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers back on PS2. Now that was a game and a half. Not only did it manage to tie together the Fellowship and The Two Towers, it managed to do so in a massively entertaining way. In an article I read that in that game all the actors from the movie chose to come in and spend time with the developers, either recording extra voice work or doing MoCap. The results were that you got a game that was almost the movies from a different perspective.
Now there has been a few attempts by the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) over the past few years, Captain America: Super Soldier for example. It is a solid example of how the second type of game I mentioned earlier can work well. Instead of basically playing the movie form a different angle, it took place during the montage in the middle of the film (the one where Cap and the Howling Commandos take out the Hydra factories). It was such a cleverly done interaction, it explained a part of the movie that was kind of glossed over, it enhanced the over all movie experience.
But with the exception of Cap, there has not really been any high production games based off movies. I think is a shame that there isn't more of these good games, could you imagine playing a Jurassic World based survival horror?, opportunity missed.
What is your opinion?, Have I been living under a rock and missed some great games or is it a trend thats more common?. Let me know in the comments section below.
This topic is something that came up yesterday while browsing Imgur. There was a post about John Wick (the movie), one of the comments that caught my eye, it was a comment about why cant video game movies be like this. And this got me thinking, well why not?
It is a solid action movie that makes sense (from an action stand point) The main character actually takes damage, slows down when he does so, reloads often and pulls off quite a few head-shots. Basically what most gamers would do if they were playing the "scenario". Probably the reason all my friends loved the action sequences so much.
Now there has been a few movie adaptations from the past decade or so, Resident Evil being one of the most popular. The story was far to heavily action based, didn't make sense and was basically "arrgh zombies", and they made 5 movies, with a 6th in the making, out of this. Made quite a bit of money but deviated from the source material heavily, which is where they go wrong. A perfect balance of action and story is what is needed in these adaptions.
And that is where games come in. They have a really epic stories as well as action, Red Dead Redemption and BioShock for example. The ending and twists in those two games had me reeling and are truly unforgettable. And the thing is, they would transfer phenomenally to movies. Imagine watching a spaghetti western with John Marston as the character as he battles to get his family back. Or a survival horror based in the depths of Rapture. Personally, I would pay to see those films before watching another Marvel/DC film.
Now don't get me wrong, I love the comic book movies, Avengers is one of my favorite films of the past decade. But they are going to get repetitive after we see Thor and Cap beat the bad guys for the 8th time. But even with the massive amount of super hero movie on the way, they are going to run out eventually.
When the comic universe is mined out and Michael Bay has run out of things to explode from our childhood I think games are going to be the next logical big cash pot that Hollywood will dip into to supplement their lack of original ideas.
What is your opinion?, will we be seeing Super hero movies for the next decade or will video game adaptations creep up there?
This topic is something that I am guilty of. A few years ago I got really into a popular MOBA, I was good at it and started to get really invested. I played every chance I had, before work, on weekends and even in times that I should ave been spending with people I care about. This went on for 2 years, I got really good at the game, but I lost a lot. Friends and girlfriends were lost because I was putting my focus into this game.
Now I know what you are thinking, its just a game, how can it take over so much?. The simple answer is because I let it. There was a few factors that I can blame, I was depressed at the time and the sense of accomplishment was great. Was in a dead end job, this made me feel like I was doing something positive. The relationship I was in was not the best, a lot of negativity and belittling (isn't 20/20 vision great?).
But I wont blame them. Many hours have been spent thinking about this, but the main factor was me. I allowed myself to get addicted to a game, I allowed something on a computer to get in the way of being social with my friends.
Why am I saying this?, Well its a Saturday night, and I have been thinking a lot. I guess the message I am trying to say is that gaming is great, I still play a lot, but being social with your friends is something you shouldn't underestimate. So maybe, instead of playing that next game of LoL, give your friend a call, go for a coffee or a beer. Life is to short to spending it playing video games 24/7.
Sorry for the rant guys, just wanted to share my thoughts.
Today's post is all about winning Crucible games in Destiny. How many times have you been playing, your team is losing and everybody is playing bad?, yourself included. This happens quite often on games, even to me.
Here is a few tips on how to turn your game around and general guidelines to success.
1) If you are dying a lot, just stop.
I know this sounds silly to say, but bear with me for a second. When you are dying you go on tilt, this means that you are being negative and it is causing you to die over and over. So the best thing you can do, is stop charging in head first. Change up your tactics, decided to play from a distance with snipers or go close up, just do the opposite of what you are doing. This makes you see the game differently and resets your mentality.
2)Know Your Timers Now what I mean by this, is Heavy Ammo and Super Timers. If you can learn to track these, it will give you a distinct advantage. With the Heavy Ammo timer, it will allow you to either get in position for a massive Super on the enemy or get your ammo on time. Just to clarify, I don't mean the 15 sec timer announced by Shaxx, I mean 30 seconds in advance. Can give you a massive advantage.
Timing Supers is difficult, it means keeping an eye on when they are up. Remember, theirs will be up at the same time as yours. But the main thing I will say, dont waste it. A good Nova Bomb, or a well timed Golden Gun will change the battle.
3) Shotguns, Shotguns, Shotguns This one is simple, the shotguns in Destiny are so strong. If you get close to an enemy, its over. I run a Shotgun in 90% of all my games. Master them!!
4)Exotic Revolvers The most infuriating thing in the game is dying to Thorn. Now reverse that, Thorn is a weapon of mass annoyance, wield it to your advantage and you will be the most hated (and dominant) person on the battlefield. Last Word, is such a strong weapon. Bring it into a match and you can unload a full mag into a Guardians face before they fire the second shot.
5) The Most Important Thing!!!! Remember its a game, its 10 minutes of playing with 11 other random strangers. Have fun, do stupid stuff and don't get mad. Its an awesome game and do your best. That is all You can do.
After finding some locations of Heavy Pikes I made a few videos chronicling the spawn locations. So far I have found 3 of them. I have to say that they are immense fun, makes killing wolves and doing public events so much fun.
The only down side I would say is that they spawn very rarely. On the Ember Caves it took me around 2 hours to find it.
Check out the Videos and let me know what you think.
Hi guys,
Today's video is all about The Way of the Gun, I was playing quite a bit as a Hunter and got off a few nice Triple kills with the Golden Gun. When you do this a little badge pops up called "The Way of the Gun". This video is in honor of that.
This was a fun little project to throw together, I have been doing quite a bit on Tripmines and figured it was time for something a bit different. When using Tripmines it is 25% luck that you do cool stuff, but with the Golden Gun you really have to focus on priming it at the right time and maximizing the effectiveness of your shots. It is very rewarding to pull off 3 consecutive shots and get the badge for it.
Well guys, I hope you enjoy the video. If you have any feed back please feel free to leave a comment and if you like this kind of content feel free to subscribe.
So I have been playing Destiny for a little over a month now. In that time I have learned the game and got to know the people. Over all I have to say I love it, its a semi serious MMO that just is fun to play. And the community is just great!
My decision to start creating content for Destiny came from all my great experiences with the community. This video I am showing here is a compilation of some funny Tripmine plays I manged to record.
Let me know what you think. Any feedback is appreciated.
All the editing for this clip is done in Upload Studio on Xbox One. Personally I have used video editing software like Adobe Premier before, I did a course with it when I was studying in college. I love Premier but it can be a bit resource heavy at times. Back to my point about Upload Studio, it is super easy to use and has a quite a few fun features. The one drawback is that it does lack a bit with intros and outros, but I think it will just get more powerful with time. Great piece of kit in my opinion. If people are interested I would be happy to throw together a tutorial to show a few tricks in Upload Studio.
My name is Jason aka Ryanzie. Decided to make this blog to share content and ideas that I have. My current projects are mainly focused around creating content for YouTube.
The Videos I currently create are focused on funny game play and helpful tips. Check out my videos and let me know what you think. Here is the link : Ryanzie Gaming. Enjoy!!
