Cup of Jones - March 16, 2020 - Audio
Added 2020-03-16 23:10:39 +0000 UTCThere are three huge topics to discuss today: Kyle Bosman leaving Easy Allies, the spread of Covid-19 in Los Angeles, and the cancellation of E3 2020. It’s wild to think of all the changes that have happened to this company in the last seven days. But I’m happy that you finally know about Kyle, because we’re going to have to figure out together where we want to take EZA without him. I am personally happy that Kyle is following his heart, and I can’t wait to see what he’ll be up to in the future, but I can’t deny the tremendous impact Kyle leaving will have on this Patreon. If you’re like me, this hit you hard. I’m eager to answer your questions and celebrate his contributions during the next month.
00:31:32 - Business Questions
01:47:13 - Editorial: My Friend, Kyle Bosman
-Brandon
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PERSONAL QUESTIONS
OLF HIMSELF - We all know your preference for the Bow in video games but have you ever tried archery in real life? I did competitive archery for a few years in middle school and it was a lot of fun. JONES - Hell yeah. I used to shoot a bow a lot in Boy Scouts when I was little, and it’s the first booth I run to whenever I visit the Renaissance Faire. There’s a place you can go in L.A. that’ll let you shoot bows for free, but it’s open at 9 AM on a Saturday, and is kind of far from where I live, so I’ve never made the time to go there. I’ve been tempted to set up a range in my backyard but I don’t want the bow to slip and send an arrow over the fence. Yikes!
Comments
Austrian here - 100% agreed.
Deniz Schreiber
2020-03-19 18:18:32 +0000 UTCI'm very worried about the level of misinformation and casual attitude towards COVID-19 I see here, Jones. As someone who "comes from the future" (I'm in Spain, where a national lockdown started last Friday just like in most of Europe, and I have family in Italy and Taiwan, who have been going through this for a quite a while and have been going through VERY SERIOUS measures for months), I advise you guys take isolation more seriously. It will come to you guys, the virus doesn't skip countries and you have an extremely slow and negligent gvt., and by then the reactions will be too late. The analogy you make about "the Allies being like a small family" makes no sense, because you are 9 people who go to their respective families (spreading by contact) and your families (wives, brothers, etc) may in turn go to their work thinking "oh well we are also less than 10 people in this office", and then the virus keeps spreading. You are a very commendable company and have powerful influence over people. Please, set an example and start working alone from home! You guys have one of the few jobs in the world that allows for that to happen. L&R
Angel Sanz Correa
2020-03-18 09:39:04 +0000 UTCIndeed, please clarify, Jones!
Junon Zanon
2020-03-17 22:07:13 +0000 UTCJones I am so excited to see where EZA goes next. I think with Kyle leaving will allow him and the allies to do amazing new things that satisfy you all. Because of this I have upped my Patreon post and put EZA's upcoming events in my calendar.
Matthew T Ryan
2020-03-17 10:59:06 +0000 UTCJones you accidentally said "when Ian's leaving" instead of Kyle for a moment in the podcast, freudian slip for future news or just an honest mistake..? Ian's my favorite ally so i would be devastated
Crystal Rain
2020-03-17 09:44:22 +0000 UTCSupporting Kyle: Given that you guys are still working out the business side of Kyle's departure: I would really like to keep supporting Kyle - even if he just remained a "silent partner" in EZA. So if you guys came up with something like a special "$5+$1" Patreon tier where a smaller (extra) portion of my pledge would still go to Kyle and his endeavours (wherever they lead him and no strings/expectations attached), I'd be absolutely considering that.
Camian
2020-03-17 06:53:49 +0000 UTCKyle's departure is sad and I will miss him a great deal. That being said never once during the news did I think I would stop supporting you guys. Keep up the amazing work and all the best to Kyle. I will follow him in what ever he does and will continue to support the allies with their future as well. You guys truly are my favourite content creators out there, with or without Kyle. Keep up the amazing work! Love and respect.
Brent Robinson
2020-03-16 23:50:32 +0000 UTCYour next house will have a bow and arrow range
Ibrahim Sozer
2020-03-16 23:12:21 +0000 UTC
