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Question for you folks: Would you prefer weekly Bonfireside Chat even if it meant shorter episodes? One hour every week instead of two hours every two weeks? Please answer in the comments, or in this poll. Also, "Two hours every week" isn't an acceptable answer.

-Gary-

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Definitely weekly

Chris Biscuit

Weekly.

David Satterfield

Weekly

Sky

One hour weekly

Chuck Trudersheim

Preferably one hour weekly if it can be kept the same quality, since you're asking. But I appreciate what you do however you do it

Joshua Herman

Weekly for this blackflame monk.

Matt Ouellette

Whatever allows you to keep the quality high would be my suggestion.

Paul Swinglehurst

Weekly

Luis Martinez

Weekly imo! Could be valuable to at least try out and see how it affects the pod format + workload

Max Scribner

This game is taking me FOREVER. Every two weeks and I might be able to keep with y'all

Emil

Weekly!

Eric Luongo

Yeah, Bonfireside Chat starts at Duck. Here’s the post url https://www.patreon.com/posts/bsc-204-tutorial-64671107

Duckfeed.tv

Do I need to be on a higher tier than Sparrow?

Mark Bennett

I can’t see it in the thread. The last audio I can see is ep 203.

Mark Bennett

One just came out this past Sunday. Tutorial/Limgrave. Just go back a post or two.

Duckfeed.tv

When is the next pod? I signed up to Patreon 2.5 weeks ago and there hasn’t been one yet.

Mark Bennett

Weekly, if feasible. Quality over frequency/quantity.

Evan Connolly

Weekly sounds great, but dont do so if u feel it would generate extra stress or harm your preparation.

Bryan Egan

Weekly

Chase Bennett

Weekly

Curtis Green

weekly

Kyle C.

Weekly episodes please 😊

Jeffery Adams

I would prefer weekly episodes 👍🏻

Mitchell Turner

A bit late to the game, but I would prefer a weekly shorter show. Thanks for suggesting the option..

TriPaulyD

1 hour weekly. Please and thank you.

lowkeygrows

1 hour weekly, yes!

RafaeL Carballo

Weekly

Bradley Morton

As DrDogbot said, do what fits the content. 1 hour episodes for smaller big areas, 2 hour episodes for longer areas that warrant two hours. As long as you keep to 4 hours per month, you're fine.

Felix Metzger

I prefer the longer episodes too, but I think this would be a good compromise to keep both parties happy. I also worry that the shorter episodes will hamper discussion

Nicholas Prior

We can have this both ways. If the guys just put out bi-weekly 2 hour episodes. The people that want weekly episodes can then listen to the first hour then wait a week to listen to the 2nd hour. Everyone's a winner baby 😉

andy youngs

Weekly would be cool. Maybe some large area could be broken into parts.

Mcav86

Weekly for me. I get a bit disappointed when Sunday comes around and I remember it's an off week for BSC.

Paul K

This is like when I tell my students to read the syllabus. :)

Zackariah Long

Please choose from options presented! We laid out our rationale and talked about guest structure in the opening episode.

Duckfeed.tv

Weekly, but 1 hr, 15 min regular episodes alternating with 45 min appendix-style episodes with guests? I know scheduling guests can be a challenge but I don’t think a tight agenda for appendices is necessary; they don’t even need to be connected to the areas, really. I just enjoy hearing the different perspectives in the mix.

Zackariah Long

I would prefer the longer episodes. I worry that necessary intro and admin stuff would eat into the content more in a one hour format, and you guys would be less able to hit your stride talking about an area. On the other hand, if you were taking a single biweekly two hour recording session and just splitting it and releasing it in weekly parts, I feel like that might work well without breaking your conversational flow or the "deep dive" quality.

Eldon Hill

I think there are pros and cons to either length/frequency relationship with no clear best answer so either go with the popular choice or do whatever works best for you guys. Thanks for asking us though, and keep up the good work!

Tom Gilbert

Longer episodes every two weeks please

Ben Robson

I would enjoy either approach. Hoping for response episodes like you did with Sekiro though?

Ben Harvey

Do whatever works best for the areas you're covering. Truth to materials and so on. We get roughly 4hrs/month; the specific timing and episode length is immaterial.

drdogbot7

Casting my vote for weekly

Bill Kelly

Whichever you think will structure the season best, I trust you guys.

James Pollock

Two hours every two weeks. I've thought about this a lot and ultimately i think it would probably be better if you guys could do a deeper dive on stuff without having to break it up into smaller chunks.

Cameron G

weekly

NerdHusband

Weekly

Mitchel Karpinka

I'd prefer weekly episodes! :)

Conor Kemp

I think weekly one hour episodes would be a good way to encourage more subscriptions, I would expect that there are some folks who have been reluctant to sub due to the biweekly schedule. And if you do decide to switch to weekly episodes, it would also probably behoove you guys to make a quick announcement on the public feed to draw those people in. Just my 2cents, I’ll be here either way! Thanks guys!

Andy O

Bi-weekly. Like a Elden Ring mini-Christmas of anticipation. Patrician choice.

Daniel Toy

If it’s still an hour-ish discussion, think weekly would be great to accompany as we’re going through elden ring! Lots to process!

Josh Smicker

Weekly!

Cory P

Biweekly is good!

Isaiah John

Biweekly is good

Wyman Brooks

Idc it's all good baby👍

Scott Crews

Bi-weekly 🙌🏽

Kdfredo

Could it affect the flow of the episodes to change to weekly? I'd like the best format for the episode quality, and am not particular about weekly vs semi-weekly.

Eric Barbour

Just finishing up sekiro ATM, but the biweekly is fine with me. It give more room for life both to happen and to enjoy. 8-4 has been doing biweekly for decades and it works just fine.

Eric Rugh

Weekly !

Matthew

Weekly

alexander rathbone

Weekly

Addymcdaddy

Longer episodes every two weeks would be my preference. :]

phwoomp

I slighty prefer weekly releases.

Hank

I’d like to see it remain every two weeks.

Peter

I think I prefer the bigger episodes but if they were just getting split and coming out weekly, I’d be into that.

Stephen Haley

Weekly please

Ak1raTron

The bigger treat every two weeks has always been extra fun to me, but I wouldn't be mad about a change to weekly.

Greg O.

Weekly 👍🏻

Mark Bennett

Weekly, please.

Darrel

Love the longer format, so prefer the current schedule.

Taylor Trimarchi

I also prefer longer episodes every two weeks.

Christoph Herrmann

Weekly, please.

Joe

Longer episodes, every two weeks for me, please! I want to hear you guys talk about everything in depth.

Håkan Ibrahim

I’d prefer weekly, the pace feels real slow right now. This is a huge game!

editor89

Part of me just wants my fix but I listen to these on my graveyard shifts at work and I feel like they would be much more immersive if you continue them every two weeks.

Justin

I prefer longer episodes so biweekly for me as well

Lisa Slack

Weekly would be fun! This game has become a daily habit in a way previous games haven't. Knowing (day) will be a bonfire day could be something cool to look forward to.

Adam

I prefer biweekly episodes.

Justin Johnson

Weekly

Gorehoff

I'm a fan of longer podcasts. I don't like it when the hosts think they have to rush and cut conversation short to fit under time. Plus I listen to podcasts at work so the longer the better imo. That said, it's your show so do what works best for the two of you.

greyrain

Weekly! 😎

GreatVegetable

If an hour a week means you record each week, I'd say I prefer biweekly, just because you guys often get into interesting discussions about the broader themes of these games and a longer conversation means more points can jump off each other. But of course if once a week is more convenient for you guys, there's upside to that as well!

engrams

Biweekly. The longer episodes gives plenty room for great discussions.

Josef Wiklund

An hour every week would be great for me, but I'd prefer whichever one works for you guys.

Mark Laufgraben

An hour every week sounds great.

frank rever jr

I would prefer weekly short episodes

Dani Doyle

I vote weekly

Ben

Weekly episodes. Daddy needs his fix.

Holland Hume

Yes. I'm blocked on Twitter and would vote yes.

shea dewar

Like the thicc episodes. Gotta go with biweekly.

Jord

Weekly

Daniel Braga

Weekly episodes please.

Joshua Bulleid

A little bit over an hour weekly episodes :) ?

Elliot Nial

To me it seems, outside of the Legacy Dungeons, Elden Ring lends itself more to short-story adventuring rather than concentrated deep dives; I vote one hour weekly.

Kyle O

Of course, first consideration is whatever is more fun for you guys. If you're fine either way, then I'd like to know if weekly means less discussion in the long run. For instance, are there areas you may have spent 90 minutes to 2 hours on in the current format that you end up cutting down to one hour and then moving on? Because if every two weeks leads to more content overall I'm happy to wait for it.

Mike Cathcart

I prefer the longer episodes every other week. Makes it feel like I have more time to play ahead!

Abe

I like’em beefy (2hrs, but equally happy with the alternative)

Ross Foniri

Shorter eps every week!

Level Story

I don’t have Twitter but I would vote for weekly!

Taylor Osbourne

Longer eps every other week

Sam_C

I don’t have Twitter either for the poll. My preference is weekly.

Nick Presley

I'd like to vote for longer, less frequent, episodes.

Ed Stastny

I absolutely adore the precious, marathon episodes of bonfireside chat, the longer and more detailed the better. But I hate waiting for two weeks and would take an hour, weekly, if you could do it. That said I think you should leave yourselves some flexibility - haven beaten the game, I think you’re certainly aware there are some areas like legacy dungeons that may make more sense to simply do in one longer episode. I can’t think of a clean way to break those up.

Justin Zode

I'd prefer shorter and weekly, but I'm happy with whatever you're comfortable doing

Michael Slater

Hard call. It’s really comes down to what you guys find to be more enjoyable. Personally I would prefer weekly episodes

Siegbro

I would prefer a weekly hit that goes on for a longer season especially as lots of areas in Elden Ring don’t feel like they necessary deserve a 2hr chunk - maybe an 1hr normal but say hey listen guys we’ve got a legacy dungeon coming up and we’re going to unpack that so you’ve got to wait a week longer than normal for that one as it’ll be longer

Alexander Rowland

Hour long weekly. I hate waiting for 2 weeks

Drake Kincannon

I'd say heftier, 2-hour episodes. It would give y'all more prep time and would help them not feel as rushed. Can't wait for you to dive into it!

Scott

Hour long weekly!

Matthew Bookin

One hour per week seems great imo. But have been good with the current format for quite a few years now

James Bower

In the end it comes down to whichever frequency lets you guys create at a pace that you find optimal and sustainable. All else being equal, i would prefer weekly, though.

ArdorsAndArbors

I don’t have a twitter profile to take the poll, but absolutely would vote for weekly

Richard Everett

One 1 hour episode per week please!

Matthew Royed

To me, depends on the content. Weeping peninsula? One hour would probably work. Leyndell, two hours easily.

Coty Davis

I prefer long episodes

Johannes Bretz

One hour every week

Austin Bradford

Would love weekly but I think longer episode length and prep time results in better overall quality. But I mean you can possibly make a 1week episode and then a 2week (2 weeks later of course) and then we can compare. At the end of the date my vote goes to whatever is easiest for you guys!

Kane Judkins

I really like having the thicc bois to listen to. Gimme 2 hour blocks

My Dog's Name Is Yharnam

I prefer the juicy episodes, so I would say stick with every 2 weeks

Zach M

One hour every week

Jeff Stanis

2 hr bi weekly

TheGrizz

I’m no good with delayed gratification. I’ll take a shorter weekly show any day

Mark Mahler

I'm good with 2hr episodes. Gimmie dem long bois.

Kyle Sandy

I would love to have weekly content! but I don't want you guys to feel rushed about keeping to your schedule

Parra1el

weekly sounds great

dust_ballet

I pay to hear your takes when they come. I prefer you are doing your best work at a rate you deem appropriate.

Benjamin Loveless

I vote for weekly

James Downey

I would love weekly content if you two think Elden Ring can be stuffed into that box, but the areas and, especially legacy dungeons, are probably very tough to shoehorn into even a couple of one hour epis. I trust you guys to do what works best.

Erin Locke

Every week would be amaze. And I suspect we'd get lucky and you guys would go over time at least a handful of times

Clever Clogs

I know this probably isn’t practical, but could you vary as the content dictates? Maybe a few one hour episodes, then a week off followed by a two hour extravaganza on Stormveil, for example?

Frank Ferrara

I prefer weekly.

Aaron A. Aaronson

2hrs per 2 weeks

Mitchell Sickler

One hour per week sounds good but I'm not picky!

Chris DiFazio

Does shorter mean less on a particular area, or would it split things like Limgrave week one and week two. I know even at 2 hours some areas will be split. I am just curious. I am happy with either just wondering what to expect.

Jared

I've definitely been into longer episodes. 2 hours/2 weeks for me!

Sage Beatty

Weekly

Craig Herrington

hour….

Billy Richardson

One our weekly gets my vote

Billy Richardson

Weekly for me!

Duncan Geddes

I'd prefer weekly if it works for you guys.

Joe Robinson

Being purely selfish, weekly :) your analysis very engaging.

Michael Serraino

I like longer episodes every 2 weeks. X

andy youngs

One hour every week please and thank you

Joe Cruz

Weekly would be best for me, but do what is best for you!

Jared Mogen

Hour per week would be cool as hell, and I think better to reel in new listeners coming from the popularity of Elden Ring

Feir

I would like 1 hour weekly!!

Graeme Black Robinson

Weekly would be rad!

Make Ballet

1 hour weekly. It helps keep more actively engaged.

Autumn M

The way you guys dive into the lore may make it hard to split episodes down the middle and keep that level of detail. But I usually listen chunks anyways, so as Ling as you feel you can deliver the same quality, I'm cool with 1 hour.

Stefan and Erin S

I feel like two hours every two weeks gives more flexibility for listeners to have a chance to go back through areas on our own schedules. But obviously I’ll be here for whatever works best for you guys!

Patrick Galasso

One hour weekly would be my preference as long as it doesn’t make you guys feel too crunched. Happy podcasters make better pods, I’m sure.

Rigel Wise

shorter but weekly is perfect!

Stanley Roofner

1 hour per week is my vote. Thanks for offering the option.

Mathew Beaubouef

One hour weekly please!

Zach

My vote is for one hour weekly

Max Anon

1 per 1 would be my pref

Travis Low

Please one hour per week 🙏 need more bonfire side chat in my life!

kevin jones

With Elden Ring I think 1 hour a week would be great! I thought I would be playing this game forever but I’m already on my third play through.

Matthew Smith

2 hours every two weeks.

Giemsa

1 hour per week would give everyone the choice. If we want 2 hours every 2 weeks we can just listen 2 eps at a time every fortnight.

Martin Gallagher

Same depth, same level of zoom, more two parters. - K

Duckfeed.tv

100% agree with this. Happy either way, but if weekly episodes adds too much onto yours's plates and every two weeks is more manageable, then I'm happy to wait 😊

Feir

Would this mean we get less in depth discussion of areas in shorter episodes or more two parters?

BAAAAAARNES

It's the same amount of content, so I'd definitely prefer weekly if it wouldn't put too much pressure on you!

Chloe Brazier

An hour a week for sure

The Accident Channel

Would this result in more episodes? If so, weekly 1hr. I look forward to these a bunch and if it can be a consistent drip, hell yeah.

Chris Hudson

I'm happy with the 2 hour fortnightly cast.

Alexander Bartoszewicz

Weekly

My Marvelous Year

Hour weekly gets my vote, but I’ll be listening either way!

Joey

Whichever is easier for you guys and makes the most sense.

Charles Smith

It’s worth saying that we would not alter the level of zoom at all. It will still be as in-depth as before, just portioned differently. - K

Duckfeed.tv

Happy with either, to be honest.

Damian Kelleher

I think i prefer deeper dives so 2 hours fortnightly, but 1 hour a week isn't gonna break my heart.

Jonathan Scratch

All the hours in all the weeks, please

Rule34Bomberman

One hour every week'd be nice. Or two hours every week by just slowing down the recording by 50%

Luna

I'm easy. Whichever way you guys prefer to do it.

Gabriel

Holy shit I would love a weekly show! I've been waiting for this season ever since elden ring was announced. I think It would be a really nice format to do weekly on the basis that it would help the show to go along a bit faster and potentially cover more of the games vast characters and landscapes. Maybe an hour half each episode?

Jake Larson

Weekly

Adam W

Weekly

Benjamin Baldwin

Weekly

Michael Whitmore

I'd prefer shorter more frequent episodes!

sylvia

2 hours for me, I like anticipating it for a longer period of time!

Béa(u)

One hour per week is great.

William Neil Scott

I was going to say 1hr until I checked and found earlier shows in the series were 2hrs. They already went by so fast. 2hrs for me.

Dustin Burt

one hour per week please!

Taking Pelham 215

Neither is a dealbreaker, but I think I prefer longer episodes every 2 weeks.

Juliet St. Moon

Like the every other week set up, the longer episodes are awesome for my commute!

Corey Hiscocks

I prefer one hour per week, personally.

Manuel Soutullo García

Personally I’d prefer 2 hrs fortnightly. I imagine longer form pods less frequently probably gives you more leeway to go on tangents or take a deeper dive on something relatively minor without worrying about ‘using up’ too much of the pod’s duration

sean wright

Personally I like the big episodes every fortnight

Nicholas Prior

One per week gets my vote but really I'd prefer whichever is more sustainable and enjoyable for the two of you.

Chubbytired

One hour per week

p-easy

Weekly would be awesome

Zack Bowden

Definitely prefer more frequent episodes, personally

MariaPleaseStop SayingEverybody Please I am begging you please stop it is hurting my soul you have got to stop saying everybody

Personally, I'd prefer one hour a week. Especially since Elden Ring's structure might lend itself to shorter episodes as it's so dense, you will probably have to divide and subdivide game spaces either way.

Niklas Kuck

I'd personally prefer once a week. Thanks.

Martin McPake

Personally I prefer the longer more in depth 2 hour episodes but either option is fine.

Dean Ayotte

Weekly definitely preferred.

Sean McLaughlin

Weekly would be nice.

Owen RX-0

Yes

Sean McLaughlin

I'm always down for a little drip of BFSC every week, but I'd rather wait a week if it means we're getting better episodes that are more manageable for you guys.

griffith williams

Weekly I think

Ed Fitzgerald

Personally I’d like weekly just so I can hear about Elden ring, but if there’s a place for people to discuss in between episodes I’d love to join that and have longer episodes!

Adam Finn

Definitely an hour weekly. Especially with the amount of new players coming in who will find the podcast. Strike while the iron’s hot!

JB

Chose "Don't Care" in the poll, because I'd rather whichever option best matches the area you need to cover in the episode - would rather have two hours every two weeks if those two hours can wrap up an area, rather than the same area awkwardly split into two one-hour episodes. Conversely, if two-hour episodes end up needing to mash two sub-areas together, or worse 2/3 of an area (looking at you, Liurnia). In summary, The Lands Between is a world of contrasts...

Timothy Post

Weekly would be awesome. But you guys will make me happy either way.

Shane W

Do whatever’s easier

Caden

No preference here, whatever makes more sense for you and Kole’s schedule.

Ryan Weisse

As much as I'd like to see weekly, I think I like the longer episodes every two weeks. It feels like you guys have more room to breathe and take tangents to discuss something if it comes up.

William

I prefer one hour per week, thanks for the offer!

Astral11

One hour (or hell, 45 minutes!) every week is preferable for me. Just found you all recently after binging the first 2 DaS games and just wanted to say I love it!

Michael Weinberg

I hate the wait but still enjoy the present format - especially when I’ve gone back to your previous seasons - I think the same will hold true here - fewer episodes - longer running time

Travis Gleim

I would prefer 1 hour a week but that's simply because It fits my work schedule better aha

Snibbington

I'd prefer every other week, 2h episodes myself! I think having the time for a deeper dive is worth it.

Joe Mecham

I know you’re looking for binary responses, but I also really want y’all to do whatever would foster the best content, and make y’all happiest. I’d love weekly content, but if you guys feel a bi-weekly schedule is better for the content (and more importantly) you guys, I’d want that more

Rose Tallerine

One hour every week would be fantastic!

youngmoneySWE

Hour for a week!

Kade Louison

One hour every week would be awesome

Mike Kite

Neither answer would upset me but I'd love to get a little dose of Elden Ring each week so I'll throw my vote to Weekly 1 hour.

Abrahm Simons

One hour every week!

Kian Heinsbæk

Hour Weekly gets my vote

Colin Tevis

I would be a huge fan of one hour every week!

Jaron Guiley


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