Does anyone know the dirt about DCC streamers?

lfigueroa said:
They really need to get over the BF thing.

I get that once you put that 10' table in place you don't want to move it but frankly, who can identify with playing on a 10' table?! Especially when there are plenty of great banks and 1pocket matches available. I know the Big Foot is Greg's pet thing but I think most would rather see some banks and 1pocket.

Lou Figueroa
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Not to mention its like a pro am now
 
1pocket said:
I think this year you have to cut XPool a little slack, since it is their first year, and HELL YEAH they had big shoes to fill. I am stuck at home this year so I bought all the PPV streams and have been relying on them, so I am in that camp of being able to pretty well evaluate the user experience from my pov.
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No, I really don’t have to cut them any slack. If they don’t have the resources or knowledge to do it right then they really shouldn’t throw their hat in the ring and bid to do it.

I can’t speak for anyone but myself, but as pool seemingly grows larger, the amount of quality broadcasting to watch is growing less. Accu Stats is the best in the biz, and with MR buying the rights to the US Open from the greedy Behrman Sheckel grubbers and Accu Stats no longer did that event and MR’s people suck at it. Now the DCC was given to these one angle crap view people at Xpool and not Accu Stats and another great event is lost. 🤬
 
Frosty said:
No, I really don’t have to cut them any slack. If they don’t have the resources or knowledge to do it right then they really shouldn’t throw their hat in the ring and bid to do it.

I can’t speak for anyone but myself, but as pool seemingly grows larger, the amount of quality broadcasting to watch is growing less. Accu Stats is the best in the biz, and with MR buying the rights to the US Open from the greedy Behrman Sheckel grubbers and Accu Stats no longer did that event and MR’s people suck at it. Now the DCC was given to these one angle crap view people at Xpool and not Accu Stats and another great event is lost. 🤬
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I watched a match last year (maybe a couple years ago) on the feature table between Saez and Thorpe. I remember thinking just how good the camera work was. It's unfornate Accu-Stats not being in the mix.
 
lfigueroa said:
They really need to get over the BF thing.

I get that once you put that 10' table in place you don't want to move it but frankly, who can identify with playing on a 10' table?! Especially when there are plenty of great banks and 1pocket matches available. I know the Big Foot is Greg's pet thing but I think most would rather see some banks and 1pocket.

Lou Figueroa
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With enough top level guys the Bigfoot is epic.

Everytime I go to Super Billiards and play a few racks. One of the early years after the 10 foot tables cane out a much younger Jayson Shaw watched me break and run a rack and was obviously impressed. I told him, "I work for a living".

My greatest memory at Derby City was playing a 6 rail figure 8 position with the cueball after cutting thin the 7 in the side at Derby City. Dead straight position on the 8 playing John Morra to get 7 games to 7. The whole place in the main area went quiet for a couple seconds... I broke dry the next game he ran out 8 to 7. Then broke and ran to get 9 to 7.
 
SBC said:
With enough top level guys the Bigfoot is epic.

Everytime I go to Super Billiards and play a few racks. One of the early years after the 10 foot tables cane out a much younger Jayson Shaw watched me break and run a rack and was obviously impressed. I told him, "I work for a living".

My greatest memory at Derby City was playing a 6 rail figure 8 position with the cueball after cutting thin the 7 in the side at Derby City. Dead straight position on the 8 playing John Morra to get 7 games to 7. The whole place in the main area went quiet for a couple seconds... I broke dry the next game he ran out 8 to 7. Then broke and ran to get 9 to 7.
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Good for you.

Still, for most guys, it might as well be snooker or pyramid.

Lou Figueroa
3C anyone?
 
lfigueroa said:
... One thing the new streamers have proved beyond a doubt is that good commentary is hard to come by. ...
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Understatement, Lou. One player's stream had a complete idiot commentator. His rare remarks about the actual game were usually wrong. Plain room ambience would have been much better. Some idiots are likeable.
 
lfigueroa said:
I think we all got spoiled with the production and commentary from Accu-Stats and TAR.

One thing the new streamers have proved beyond a doubt is that good commentary is hard to come by.

Lou Figueroa
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A sign of progress is having Scott Frost on a lot of streams, especially when he is covering one pocket. Now doing it remotely from home.

I get a kick outta that guy MolinaMike and Collins because they are down to earth pool fans. And its free.
 
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SBC said:
I get a kick outta that guy MolinaMike and Collins because they are down to earth pool fans. And its free.
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Yes, and Collins has put thought into what he wants his stream to be like. He has a vision of what he wants it to be like. He knows it won’t be for everybody and doesn’t want to try to be standard. I like it even with the occasional frustrations you encounter with stream announcing.
 
azhousepro said:
I can assure everyone that Accu-Stats had nothing to do with the situation out there.

It appears that all of the streamers who were paying to stream one of the cameras put up by Digital Pool were cut off. Only the streamers who brought their own cameras are still streaming. From what I understand (and I am not there), Digital Pool had nothing to do with this decision.
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I hope someone is reimbursing those syndicators for their lost revenue, sounds like a breach of contract to me.
 
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