Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this special episode of the Group Up! podcast, a few crusty old content creators - Jayne, Freedo, Andygmb & SVB - gather together and talk... just about everything from OW the game, how to make it better & more appealing but also about the nature of content creation - the philosophical quandries, the economic realities and the personal decisions and investments involved.
Podcast Links:
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/ow_svb/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-content-creator
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6sRWutKTc0gnWuguo62Vpa
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/svbs-group-up/id1490256265
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:20 Content Creation & The OW Community
04:00 Where are the '10 million active users'?
10:00 The Separation of Communities
29:10 Why Doesn't OW Get More Views?
39:35 Down With Voice Comms?
43:30 Do Content Creators Love To Hate OW?
54:30 The Problem With Seasons
1:00:35 Stream D/C
1:00:48 Summarizing What I Missed
1:01:30 The Success Of Tournaments
1:09:40 Why Was GSMR So Successful?
1:16:10 How Do We Make Comp 'More Fun'?
1:24:13 How Can The Workshop Help OW?
1:28:50 'The Funnel' & How To Become a Content Creator
1:48:15 The Catch 22 of Making a Living Making Content
1:53:30 Supporter Economics
2:00:40 Seraphine & How Corporations Are Coming For Us
2:12:15 One Form of Long Term Content Creation Strategies
2:1:40 Exclusive Content = Immoral?
2:27:30 Making eSports Stable as an Industry
2:39:45 Different Philosophies - Personality or Anonymous Content?
2:48:20 Content Creation: Passion First
2:53:00 The Internal Struggles of a Content Creator
3:02:35 The Future of OW2 & Content Creation
3:44:00 Concluding Thoughts
My Merch: teespring.com/stores/svbs-store
Patreon (Who Get Discounts and Free Gear): patreon.com/svb.
Twitch: twitch.tv/owsvb.
Twitter: twitter.com/OW_SVB.
Discord server: discord.gg/svb. Join me!
Prints: redbubble.com/people/OWSVB/explore?asc=u
Gamivo: https://gvo.deals/SVB. Please use this link to purchase games and add the code SVB to your purchase! You can get a discount from Gamivo and also help support me!
In this special episode of the Group Up! podcast, a few crusty old content creators - Jayne, Freedo, Andygmb & SVB - gather together and talk... just about everything from OW the game, how to make it better & more appealing but also about the nature of content creation - the philosophical quandries, the economic realities and the personal decisions and investments involved.
Podcast Links:
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/ow_svb/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-content-creator
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6sRWutKTc0gnWuguo62Vpa
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/svbs-group-up/id1490256265
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:20 Content Creation & The OW Community
04:00 Where are the '10 million active users'?
10:00 The Separation of Communities
29:10 Why Doesn't OW Get More Views?
39:35 Down With Voice Comms?
43:30 Do Content Creators Love To Hate OW?
54:30 The Problem With Seasons
1:00:35 Stream D/C
1:00:48 Summarizing What I Missed
1:01:30 The Success Of Tournaments
1:09:40 Why Was GSMR So Successful?
1:16:10 How Do We Make Comp 'More Fun'?
1:24:13 How Can The Workshop Help OW?
1:28:50 'The Funnel' & How To Become a Content Creator
1:48:15 The Catch 22 of Making a Living Making Content
1:53:30 Supporter Economics
2:00:40 Seraphine & How Corporations Are Coming For Us
2:12:15 One Form of Long Term Content Creation Strategies
2:1:40 Exclusive Content = Immoral?
2:27:30 Making eSports Stable as an Industry
2:39:45 Different Philosophies - Personality or Anonymous Content?
2:48:20 Content Creation: Passion First
2:53:00 The Internal Struggles of a Content Creator
3:02:35 The Future of OW2 & Content Creation
3:44:00 Concluding Thoughts
My Merch: teespring.com/stores/svbs-store
Patreon (Who Get Discounts and Free Gear): patreon.com/svb.
Twitch: twitch.tv/owsvb.
Twitter: twitter.com/OW_SVB.
Discord server: discord.gg/svb. Join me!
Prints: redbubble.com/people/OWSVB/explore?asc=u
Gamivo: https://gvo.deals/SVB. Please use this link to purchase games and add the code SVB to your purchase! You can get a discount from Gamivo and also help support me!
