ChrisRay posts

Sea of Thieves w/ Bunty King (Second Channel)

2018-03-22 07:47:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Everybody Hates Violent Video Games

2018-03-20 21:06:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Google Hangout! Livestream

Invite link will be posted shortly

2018-03-10 19:53:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Ray Gun Recap - Logan Paul, Marijuana and SERIOUS SUSINESS!

Latest edition of the Ray Gun Recap covers everything from bullshit YouTube drama to the self seriousness of content creators. Some of the topics are vapid (as things on this medium tend to be) but hopefully I was able to make it entertaining or something.

2018-02-18 21:02:08 +0000 UTC View Post

NEW VIDEO! Dating Sites That Prove God is Dead

Hey, everyone! Today I'm trying something a little different. There are more political videos in the work, but I thought it could be fun to take a look at something that baffled me in ways that surprised me. Hope you enjoy this new occasional series I'm calling Weird Wide Web (temporary name probably.)

Proper Recap coming very soon and collab with Some Black Guy coming soon as well.

2018-01-27 21:33:26 +0000 UTC View Post

UPDATE! Changes to the Patreon

Hey, everybody! It's me! Your favorite Rican Demon. Today, we're updating the Patreon to be more of ... well, a Patreon. Prior to today there were no rewards on this page. It was treated entirely as a tip jar, an easier way for people to support the channel for the sake of supporting it.

While this made things easier on me work-wise, it also didn't strike me as particularly fair. Some of you were donating a lot and sharing personal messages with me and I felt I was taking more than I was giving. So here are the changes that I hope will result in a far better community here on PETREIN.

REWARDS! - There are rewards now which means now you can actually get something out of this. Ultimately, this is still a one man operation so I can only offer so much but it's better than the nothing that was there before. Some tiers are simple thank yous, higher tiers have invites to sneak peaks and private discords (no Kraut stuff, don't worry) and highest tiers have personalized merchandise from yours truly. These rewards are still being worked out, but I wanted to at least have some kind of guideline to follow for people who considered supporting and what they can expect.

PER MONTH! - It is no secret that I spend a lot of time on big projects. The Musicals take months and Recaps can sometimes take several weeks to make. This in particular makes the "Per Month" model feel incredibly unfair. There were periods in 2017 where people essentially paid just to support me and nothing more. One video a month. Yeah. I know. In response to this, I'm changing "Per Month" to "Per Highly Edited Video." This specifically accounts for Musicals, Recaps and any content that matches in the editing department, so whenever you pay you're actually getting something. No more donating to the channel for a month of what could possibly be nothing. If there's no video of that caliber, there's no charge.

Standard videos like Glasses Off, Ray Gun Live, and low effort one-offs like the video about YouTube's New Monetization Policy do not qualify for a paid creation and you will not be charged for that content.

Keep in mind you can always limit your donations with a cap, so if you feel more comfortable limiting your donations per month to ensure you don't overpay, that's entirely doable as well. I simply feel it makes more sense for the creations to determine donations as opposed to time.

UPDATES! - The previous set up of the Patreon allowed me to ignore the community. It was per month so I never really had to engage or post updates and there were no rewards so I didn't have to engage to fulfill those rewards. The reason I allowed that out-of-sight-out-of-mind attitude to persist was because I felt a greater pressure engaging with people who were supporting me financially than I did with the general audience. It's a little scary to talk to people who are paying you because you feel like you need to make your content live up to the monetary value the patrons provide.

However, this is ultimately childish and I just need to grow up and get over it, preferably not with Bennett Foddy. I think this new responsibility will make me utilize Patreons features. Asking you questions directly and updating you personally on how content is going and what content is coming soon.

END!

So those are the new updates. I hope I've conveyed my feelings effectively as to why these changes are being made and I hope some of you can stick along for the ride.

Regards,
Chris

2018-01-22 19:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Next Video SNEAK PEAK! Patrons Only

Hey, guys! As you're probably aware, content's been slowing down lately and there's a reason for that. I'm doing my best to put more effort into these videos than just standard political commentary. Ranting in front of a camera is fun, but it's not particularly FUN to make (or watch in my opinion) unless there's something more.

Of course, more effort means more time and more time means less overall content and as someone who has so many people generously supporting my channel through channels like Patreon, it doesn't feel right to keep you guys waiting in particular. So from now on, I'm gonna try and do some behind the scenes exclusively for Patreon supporters. It's the least I could do for all you fine ladies and gentlemen.

This is the cold open to the next proper Chris Ray Gun video which is all about my take on Franchesca Ramsey and her shittalking podcast about Armoured Skeptic and Andy Warski. As someone who also met with Fran but didn't publicize my meeting, I have a lot to say about it.

This is a rough edit, obviously. There's still some editing to be done. Unfortunately our lav mics suffered from some radio interference which I masked with a fake "glitch" aesthetic. So audio in particular is also very rough.

Enjoy! <3 ya

2017-07-29 09:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post