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Saiga Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Getting away with murder
#46076: May 3rd 2017 at 7:13:34 PM

They should try a model where it's sub first, then free when people learn to stop being so entitled.

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#46077: May 3rd 2017 at 7:36:26 PM

[up]So it would never be free?

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#46078: May 3rd 2017 at 7:38:45 PM

[up]I don't like that, I'm entitled to some free entertainment.

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#46079: May 3rd 2017 at 7:41:39 PM

[up]I see what you did there. Unless it was unironic.... it's hard to tell on the internet.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#46080: May 3rd 2017 at 7:57:56 PM

Huh. Well this disproves my theory that they just wanted to bury the Penny character then.

Eh, I mean, remember what happened to Torchwick.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#46081: May 3rd 2017 at 10:09:40 PM

Didn't he die again to a lava floor?

Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#46082: May 3rd 2017 at 10:35:43 PM

He came back to advertise Neo's Neo ice cream.

KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#46083: May 4th 2017 at 12:33:13 AM

I don't see why people hate on RT for their First stuff. They're a business, they need to make money, and that's the exact system used by Crunchiroll for its anime and maybe Funimation but I haven't checked. The complaints about people who pay money getting early access seems like a major case of entitlement to me.

My complaint is that I'm a fully paid up subscriber for Crunchyroll but if I want to watch it through CR I still have to wait a week. If I want to get Rwby without having to wait a week, I have to effectively pay twice. And that's not fair.

And while I'm not privy to the exact details of the deal between CR and RT if they can't give CR the episodes for paying subscribers on CR, they need to renegotiate. Or do something.

Shaoken (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Dating Catwoman
#46084: May 4th 2017 at 2:32:11 AM

Why would RT do that though? The week delay (which to again reiterate is not currently on the cards for Volume 5) is to encourage people to sign up to their service and watch it on their platform, why would they undercut themselves by giving a competing platform the same thing?

NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#46085: May 4th 2017 at 5:50:11 AM

Because they presumably make money from Crunchyroll, too. So they get paid either way.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#46086: May 4th 2017 at 5:57:37 AM

My complaint is that I'm a fully paid up subscriber for Crunchyroll but if I want to watch it through CR I still have to wait a week.

Now my hypothetical business degree might be a few years out of date but, considering RWBY was Rooster Teeth's thing before they joined up with Fullscreen/Screwattack/Crunchyroll, back when Rooster Teeth was on it's own - production, merchandise, payroll - I don't see why being able to watch RWBY on a different site that you've paid for should entitle you to watch the episodes at the same time as a subscribed member of Rooster Teeth.

I mean, it's still their show.

Do the episodes appear on CR the same day that they do on Rooster Teeth's site, but they're "locked" unless you've cross-subscribed to Rooster Teeth? Or do they only appear a week later when they're released to the public?

I don't really carry an axe about people being entitled because, yeah, having to wait a week kind of sucks, but unless RT/CR have a deeper partnership than I was aware of, I don't see why CR subscribers should have early access - watching it on CR means you're not watching it on Rooster Teeth.

A subscription on Crunchyroll just means you're getting an ad-free experience. It doesn't actually contribute to Rooster Teeth's profit I would think.

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NativeJovian Jupiterian Local from Orlando, FL Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Jupiterian Local
#46087: May 4th 2017 at 6:08:32 AM

A subscription on Crunchyroll just means you're getting an ad-free experience. It doesn't actually contribute to Rooster Teeth's profit I would think.
If Rooster Teeth wasn't making any money by putting RWBY up on Crunchyroll, they wouldn't be doing it.

What's questionable is whether immediately putting new RWBY episodes up for Crunchyroll subscribers would make them as much money as restricting it to their own subscription service. That seems unlikely to me, but putting them up for Crunchyroll subscribers on a one-day delay (same as Rooster Teeth's own free accounts) would probably make more sense than the full week delay (at which point you can watch it for free on Youtube anyway).

Honestly, my only real problem with watching on RT directly is that their site is kinda shit. Youtube and Crunchyroll are simply better user experiences. I have a free RT account so I watch new episodes (on the one-day delay) on RT's site, but I never use it to watch anything that's available elsewhere.

edited 4th May '17 6:08:54 AM by NativeJovian

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#46088: May 4th 2017 at 7:38:06 AM

Waiting an extra week to watch RWBY doesn't bother me.

God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#46089: May 4th 2017 at 8:51:43 AM

Bizarro Foil to Jaune, go:

  • Comes from a long line of hunters and war heroes
    • Didn't want to be a hunter himself though, but was pressured by his parents to attend an academy anyway.
    • Despite his reluctance to enter the career, he seems particularly enthused once combat actually erupts and very good at it.
  • A good warrior but not at all an adept tactician, since his strategies tend to be rather simple.
  • Has a sword and board combo for a weapon, and a family heirloom to boot!
    • It's been upgraded with cool modern features so as not to be dead weight.

WillDeRegio Since: Jan, 2015
#46090: May 4th 2017 at 12:16:14 PM

Bizarro Foil to Jaune...

Their parents either don't want them to become a huntsman/huntress or are apathetic about it. Most likely those parents are dead. Killed by Grimm perhaps? So, motivated by revenge. Not particularly enthused about fighting, but highly competent non-the-less. Highly competent strategist who can create complex tactics. Uses state of the art gadgets.

So... Batman. tongue

God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#46091: May 4th 2017 at 12:34:02 PM

Heh.

Well, I imagined a Bizzaro Foil as not being opposite in every way but with something that starts out looking like a similarity and then sharply diverges.

ch00beh ??? from Who Knows Where Since: Jul, 2010
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#46092: May 4th 2017 at 11:10:10 PM

I do not understand the mindset of the KIDS THESE DAYS that demand content should be free while at the same time demanding better production values.

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FRZNHeir Heiress from The United Trashcans of America Since: Jan, 2016 Relationship Status: Tweaking my holographic boyfriend
Heiress
#46093: May 5th 2017 at 5:01:46 AM

Crazy foil for Ruby-

Jaune

Okay maybe not but still.

edited 5th May '17 6:31:45 AM by FRZNHeir

bro im literally a girl
God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#46094: May 5th 2017 at 7:48:19 AM

[up]I had come up with one for Ruby too, but base mostly on colors and words. Her name was Sapphire Violet and her weapon was Gibbous Violet, a giant axe/rocket launcher. The only real bizarro thing I came up with is she entered the academy two-years late and her semblance was Bullet Time.

Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#46095: May 7th 2017 at 3:00:25 PM

So I got my girlfriend, who's a huge anime fan, to finally watch RWBY. I am pleased to report that she had the Correct Opinions on everything.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
Zelenal The Cat Knows Where It's At from Purrgatory Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
The Cat Knows Where It's At
#46096: May 7th 2017 at 3:03:14 PM

Does she ship White Rose?

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Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#46097: May 7th 2017 at 3:04:18 PM

I prefer Lancaster personally.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#46098: May 7th 2017 at 3:08:08 PM

I've warmed up to the idea of Ruby and Jaune. More than anything else, anyway.

Ninety Absolutely no relation to NLK from Land of Quakes and Hills Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: In Spades with myself
Absolutely no relation to NLK
#46099: May 7th 2017 at 4:30:36 PM

She's not much of a shipper (that she'll admit, anyway), but her favorite is Jaune, least favorite is Blake, came around to Roman being awesome (she wasn't impressed by him until his final scene), loved Qrow, didn't like Ironwood till V4, and was emotionally devastated by the V3 ending.

Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#46100: May 7th 2017 at 5:35:57 PM

least favorite is Blake, came around to Roman being awesome (she wasn't impressed by him until his final scene), loved Qrow,

Your girlfriend is alright.

edited 7th May '17 6:35:54 PM by Soble

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