Dan's last Extra Credits episode
Added 2018-05-23 17:45:01 +0000 UTC
EDIT: Read more from Dan Floyd here!
As this is the Extra History Patreon, we pretty much never post Extra Credits videos in here, but today's game design episode also had some pretty big news you might want to know. Skip to 7:34 if you want to hear it in Dan's own words.
In short, Dan and Carrie are moving on to start their own new adventures, but we'll still keep making content at the same constantly improving-standard of quality we always have. There's too many of us working on the channel now for it to come to a halt. Dan has already recorded the audio for our Non-Euclidean Geometry series here on Extra History, so you'll still be hearing his timeless pitch-shifted voice in some of our videos over the next month.
Eventually we will have a new narrator for Extra History and all our other shows, Matt Krol, who comes from a TV and film production background. You'll get to "meet" Matt next week when we air his first Extra Credits episode! (No, we are not going to make him sound like pitch-shifted Dan. That is Dan's pride and joy alone.)
Thank you for supporting Extra History and for putting up with Dan's mispronunciations and goofed-up dates. :)
--Belinda, Community Manager
Alright. You can't get the new guy to talk like a normal f***ing person, which means I can't stand watching your new videos, which means there is no reason for me to support this anymore. I'm pulling my funding. Goodbye.
S
2018-07-08 14:48:40 +0000 UTC
Thank you Dan for all the years of insightful and thought provoking ideas and concepts in video games, history and life in general. I wish you and Carrie the greatest of luck in all you do going forward.
Trey Pylon
2018-06-02 18:45:46 +0000 UTC
All good thing must come to an end i suppose
Steve
2018-05-25 18:19:15 +0000 UTC
Wait - that wasn't Dan's real voice??
seerpea
2018-05-25 11:07:41 +0000 UTC
Oh no! But I love the narration!
Crissa Kentavr
2018-05-25 07:58:55 +0000 UTC
So now I want to go back and watch all of Dan's Dark Souls playthroughs. That's several hundred hours of Dan's voice. :-)
Dani McKenzie
2018-05-25 03:42:33 +0000 UTC
The end of an era! Well, I wish Dan the best and look forward to meeting Matt :-)
Lou Hartman
2018-05-24 22:49:04 +0000 UTC
I wish I could <3 this a gazillion times. Thank you Dan and Carrie for everything you've done for us. I will miss you on EC, and look forward to your new projects (yay on Extra Frames, I've been really wanting that to come back).
Dani McKenzie
2018-05-24 20:31:59 +0000 UTC
*Continues Contemplating how to Attain the Supreme and Final Enlightenment and become a Buddha*
Martin Verran
2018-05-24 14:50:04 +0000 UTC
NOO Dan. Thank you for everything
Aidan Wong
2018-05-24 04:36:24 +0000 UTC
Good luck, Dan and Carrie! You've done a great service to the gaming community.
To the video's point, EVE Online has actually threaded the choice and data needles very close to the breaking point, and have made that part of their pitch and charm.
PsycheDiver
2018-05-24 03:29:57 +0000 UTC
Thank you Dan (and all the people doing the animation and script). I do not remember when I started watching the channel, and I don't know how many years I have been following this channel. The only thing I can say is thank you and I hope you have fun with your next project. Thank you for your years of teaching me and don't be a stranger. Your voice will be greatly missed.
EnvyingWrath
2018-05-24 03:21:50 +0000 UTC
Thanks for everything, Dan and Carrie! Good luck in your next project!
2018-05-24 01:12:16 +0000 UTC
Wow, thank you so much for years of service! Best of luck in all new ventures, and keep in touch! <3
Max Eliaser
2018-05-24 01:08:36 +0000 UTC
Best of luck in the future guys.
Greig Burges
2018-05-24 00:10:03 +0000 UTC
Goodbye Guys, thanks for all the good work over the years. Best of luck with the future.
Chang E
2018-05-23 23:02:12 +0000 UTC
Thank you, i look forward to see how you guy move on without one of the pillars of Dan
Zeke(Rcurtin9)
2018-05-23 22:54:00 +0000 UTC
History is and always has been my number one passion, and to meet a community equally as passionate, led by this series was a great moment in my life. Dan and Carrie (and all the other Extra History creators behind the scenes); it's one of the greatest gifts in the world to be able to impart knowledge of, and better still, a passion for history, the great story of humanity. I want to thank you all for your hard work and wish Dan and Carrie all the best in your future endeavours! You will be missed!
Tobius Gregory
2018-05-23 22:01:10 +0000 UTC
Wow... this truly is the end of an era. I've been following Extra Credits since before it was even called Extra Credits!
I hope there wasn't any behind-the-scenes drama? Then again, ten years is a long time to be doing any weekly gig.
Nicole Barovic
2018-05-23 21:48:36 +0000 UTC
Are you suggesting as a joke for another episode if you could give him an orange sweater with squares on it? Because that would be hilarious as his first outfit
Quinlan Vuong
2018-05-23 21:42:56 +0000 UTC
I swear, if Matt pronounces the names of 15-th century Hungarian rulers better than Dan, I'll never forgive him.
Matt Lakits doesn't have the mental energy to update their Patreon name anymore, but still listens to every episode avidly!
2018-05-23 21:26:47 +0000 UTC
Nope. Those are the projects that Dan hinted at in his outro. He posted more info about that here: <a href="http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqhrnq" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sqhrnq</a>
Extra History
2018-05-23 21:03:25 +0000 UTC
That comparison was actually brought up in some of our internal discussions over the past month while creating Matt's character/voice, haha. We definitely aren't going to try to replace Dan's character and legacy. So many people have joined the crew over the past few years and it's to our strength to celebrate the things that make all of us unique! --Belinda
Extra History
2018-05-23 21:02:37 +0000 UTC
Dan, I'm not going to lie, you're breaking my heart...but good luck.
Steve Jackson
2018-05-23 20:51:29 +0000 UTC
On the matter of choice paralysis, tuere are some individuals with mental disorders or disabilities that have issues with decision making. I myself have one or two that contribute to this, but in particular would be ADHD. It really propped up in mind when the question of, "Which would you rather be: Smart, Strong or Fast?". Those with ADHD will usually choose, "All of them" not because all are nice, but that each of them are equally important. This is paramount in our decision making, as unless one choice is utterly superior, then all will have equal value. Though then comes the issue that we simply can't choose all three because we aren't allowed to. Which is painfully discouraging. Also, latter Dan.
Zatarra Manetti
2018-05-23 20:50:56 +0000 UTC
I'm bummed to hear that the voice of Extra Credits is changing, but I'm glad they're moving onto great opportunities.
Lee
2018-05-23 20:08:08 +0000 UTC
Dan, thanks for one of the best Youtube channel there is.
Iuri
2018-05-23 20:04:45 +0000 UTC
Just gonna post this from Twitter to increase the chances it gets seen. "Dan you've been such an inspiration. What you've done with Extra Credits... Oh man! You & EC are the ones who cemented my dreams to be a game dev. When I heard I started crying. Though we've never met, it feels like a good friend is moving away. Blessings to you for the future."
Elijah Irons
2018-05-23 19:33:15 +0000 UTC
I'm getting a post-traumatic Steve-leaves-Blue's-Clues flashback
Quinlan Vuong
2018-05-23 19:26:41 +0000 UTC
It won't be the same without them! D=
Still good, obviously. But never the same.
Erin Brioche
2018-05-23 19:02:11 +0000 UTC
It's not April 1st, yet this has Got to be a very bad joke. What gives?
Lars Gottlieb
2018-05-23 18:54:30 +0000 UTC
Bye Dan! We're going to miss you so much! I am only slightly looking forward to hearing a pitch down-shifted Matt Krol, because obviously that's the way to go.
Anthony Farrell
2018-05-23 18:43:53 +0000 UTC
RIP pitch-shifted chibi Dan
Thomas Alfred Weaver
2018-05-23 18:33:56 +0000 UTC
Good luck Dan and Carrie in your next project(s)!! ^_^
Spektaristry
2018-05-23 18:32:55 +0000 UTC
Sadness..... :(
David Kettler
2018-05-23 18:31:14 +0000 UTC
Dan, be proud in what you've accomplished, and best of luck in your next endeavors. You deserve success, and I sincerely hope that you achieve it on the level of EC and beyond!
Spencer
2018-05-23 18:29:27 +0000 UTC
After so many years of lurking in the internet it is time to post a big thank you for all these years. You will be missed! Best of luck on your next project!
Germán González de la Huebra
2018-05-23 18:24:31 +0000 UTC
Hey Dan, thanks for creating Extra Credits. I've been a long time watcher, going all the way back to the Escapist days, and the REALLY squeaky voice. It's sad to see you go, and would love for you to stay, but like all good things, they must come to an end at some point. Good luck on all your future projects.
Zeragamba
2018-05-23 18:18:26 +0000 UTC
I can't believe Dan and Carrie are leaving! All the best to them in their future work, of course, but wow... They will be missed.
Jewish Music Toronto
2018-05-23 18:17:34 +0000 UTC
there is a paranoid, dramatic tin-foiled hat wearing part of me that wants to ask "what happened?!? What is the true dramatic story they won't tell us behind the scene?!? I must know!!!", but you people appear to be so kind I simply cannot believe there is something nefarious here. That this is just two people that seeks new things. After all it's been 10 years of the same show...
Good luck Dan and Carrie! You will be missed!
Assaf Hadary
2018-05-23 18:16:27 +0000 UTC
You'll be missed!! Best of luck on your next adventure!!
Feltyr
2018-05-23 18:13:56 +0000 UTC
I honestly don’t know how to feel about this. Dan just felt like a fixture and he’d be around forever.
Sean Sarff
2018-05-23 18:06:32 +0000 UTC
Thanks so much for starting this channel! I learn new fun stuff with every video and I'm sure there's plenty more for me to sink my teeth in. Best of luck to both of you; I'm sure you'll do great!
Jelco de Kievit
2018-05-23 18:05:49 +0000 UTC
No! Is narrating that time consuming?
Sara Samaletdin
2018-05-23 18:01:26 +0000 UTC
This really feels like the end of an era... Sad to see them go, but I genuinely wish them all the best!
José Fernandes
2018-05-23 18:00:56 +0000 UTC
AWWWW DAN :( Sad to see you go, but looking forward to following you on your new adventure!
Saketh Kasibatla
2018-05-23 17:59:40 +0000 UTC
Dan, you and your team have brought so much great information to us in awesome ways over the years. You will be missed. Good luck on your next adventure. It's Dangerous to Go Alone, Take This. ⚔
Jonathon Wyza
2018-05-23 17:59:12 +0000 UTC
UUUUURRRRRGGGGHHHHH...... So much conflicting feelings!!! Happy and sad is not a very comfortable combo....
Joo-Hwan Jun
2018-05-23 17:57:12 +0000 UTC
My phone crashed when I read that message. It's just as upset as i am! But in all seriousness, good luck on all your future endeavours, Dan and Carrie! You will both be missed!
William Reeck
2018-05-23 17:57:03 +0000 UTC
Many sad faces!!!! But, sometimes moving on is the best. You'll be missed from EC, and I hope to be able to follow your new stuff, too!
Meghan
2018-05-23 17:54:00 +0000 UTC
Nooo, Dan! We'll miss you so much. Thank you for all the wonderful videos you've provided us over the years. Good luck where ever life takes you
Cody Gerard
2018-05-23 17:53:41 +0000 UTC
I'll miss you Dan. Thanks for being the voice for some of the greatest educational experiences I've ever had. You were integral to the experience and it won't be the same without you.
Best wishes!
Scott Tong
2018-05-23 17:53:31 +0000 UTC
Have you considered, perhaps (and just stick with me here), just tying him up in the corner and not letting him leave?
I kid but he'll be missed. If his next project is something you guys can share, please keep us updated.
Christopher Pelletier
2018-05-23 17:52:48 +0000 UTC
This is so bittersweet. I wish Dan and Carrie good luck with everything, though this news pains me dearl6
Heath Dionne
2018-05-23 17:51:47 +0000 UTC
We'll all miss you, Dan. We can't thank you enough for your time and effort in creating the series. Good luck on your journey, man.
EdwardWolperting
2018-05-23 17:51:01 +0000 UTC
Thanks for the years of great writing and voice over Dan. You'll be missed!
Dave Hoyt
2018-05-23 17:50:10 +0000 UTC
Good luck Dan and Carrie, we'll miss you!
One Rifle (Nick J.)
2018-05-23 17:48:58 +0000 UTC
We'll miss you Dan! Thank you for educating us all.
Andrew Nichols
2018-05-23 17:48:48 +0000 UTC
What about the big "extra frames" project that Dan was working in for Extra Play for like a year or so? Is that canceled now?
Zeke(Rcurtin9)
2018-05-23 17:48:08 +0000 UTC
Good luck Dan! Extra History just won’t be the same without you
Mornathel
2018-05-23 17:47:40 +0000 UTC
Happy for Dan, sad for us
BrandonC
2018-05-23 17:46:51 +0000 UTC
😭😭😭 I’ll miss you, Dan.
KHMakerD
2018-05-23 17:46:44 +0000 UTC