Episode Description
In this packed 2-hour episode, we’re honored to have special guest Jehar (Alex Popa) with us. Jehar is the host and creator of TastySpleenTV, he’s been a pillar of the Quake and Doom community for over a decade and is a seasoned esports caster having covered big stage events like Quakecon, Dreamhack and PGL.
Time Stamps
- 0:27 – State of Quake community events
- 2:47 – Jehar Intro
- 6:00 – The origin of Jehar’s gamertag
- 8:18 – Rotten Rose / The Quakecon proposal
- 11:34 – How’d you get hooked on Quake?
- 14:50 – Quake 2 <3
- 16:12 – Least favorite Quake game
- 17:40 – Quake mods spawned future game franchises
- 21:10 – Doom or Quake?
- 24:44 – Exploration and creativity in video games
- 28:40 – How’d you get into casting and commentating?
- 32:10 – TastySpleenTV origins / The Planet Quake days
- 37:16 – When is a game “dead”?
- 39:50 – The evolution of streaming
- 46:50 – Most memorable casting moment
- 50:30 – Advice to new casters / Jehar’s approach to casting
- 56:46 – Behind the scenes help
- 59:28 – Quakecon production
- 1:00:25 – Casting at Quakecon
- 1:04:52 – Who do you like to cast with?
- 1:06:50 – Watching people play video games
- 1:08:12 – Quakecon then vs now / What is Quakecon like for a newbie?
- 1:15:00 – Quake: The granddaddy of gaming communities
- 1:16:54 – The difficulties of modern AAA game development
- 1:19:00 – Will id ever allow the community to help?
- 1:26:50 – Jehar’s take on the id/Saber takeover rumors
- 1:28:33 – What would John Carmack do if he was still at id?
- 1:34:50 – Bringing people into Quake
- 1:36:52 – The March patch – do or die?
- 1:37:58 – What if they pull the plug?
- 1:39:50 – Apex Legends
- 1:40:13 – Things we should be thankful for in Quake Champions
- 1:42:50 – Apex Legends contd’
- 1:44:46 – Diabotical thoughts
- 1:49:04 – Is this game alive?
- 1:51:36 – Doom Eternal thoughts / Spectator mode?
- 1:54:52 – We’re all part of the same Quake family tree
- 1:56:08 – What players to look out for in 2019 (NA)
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