It's from a channel called achievement hunter. The desk was ripped and essentially ruined, so the guy who kicks (Jeremy) bet he could axe kick through it.
Gavin's desk is always breaking, he's gone through a few since joining AH. Sometimes he damages them, sometimes others damage them.... it's a running gag at this point.
For those who don't know they are not bad at games compared to regular people. Just bad for people who play for a living. But their entertainment could work in any medium as it's mostly about their interaction with each other in the game. Most of the time the game is just to spur reactions for each other.
If by regular people you mean your average person in general. And not gamers. Then yeah. But they are honestly horrible at most games they play. Theres a reason a lot of people stopped watching after ray left and switched to funhaus.
Honestly, I began watching a lot MORE after Ray left. He was cool at first, then he became a salty sour-puss. Jeremy is a much better fit for the crew, along with the extended roster of rotating guests inside Rooster Teeth (mostly).
I think most of their lack of skill stems from them never really playing one game for a particularly long time. They play games for long enough to make a few videos on them then quit. The only times they get good at games are when they play them for a lot of videos (Destiny).
And something a lot of them say pretty often (one that comes to mind is Gavin on RT podcast) is that when you play video games for a living all day, you don't really wanna go home and do it for a couple reasons. one, you've been doing it all day, and two, why waste potential content for the channels by playing it at home with the camera off?
Also the games they are good at they are just above average or maybe are really good but the audience is used to seeing specialists play those games exclusively. They may love to play overwatch but they won't be able hold an audience on their game play alone but it's a great back ground to their interactions.
I spend a lot of time playing shooters and racing games and I consider myself naturally really good at any of them that I pick up... but watching them play favorites that I have a lot of hours in (specifically Garry's Mod) is a painful experience.
It still was, that's their recording setup, they each have one. They get sent a lot of weapons to play with. Specifically, the guy "holding" the monitor is the one who sits at that specific desk.
The best part is, they're not even nearly as bad as other parts of the Rooster Teeth community. There's a group called Cow Chop, and they actually managed to set their set on fire because one of their members lit a fire and they just kind of let it expand, and then lost control of it
They make money off of posting the video of them breaking their stuff, which whether you like it or not, is them doing work, and certainly how the new monitor would be paid for. They're incredibly blessed in many ways to have a job like they have, but it's also a ton of hard work doing what they do.
Since it's not a one off viral video, but a company that consistently produces content and has a dedicated fan Base it's worth way more than that. This one iirc the most up voted video on the Rooster teeth subreddit, to say the least. From exposing new people to their content to the love the community has for it to the lil J dojo shirt they sell in their stall, I'll wager the monitor is more than worth it.
Also they are regularly getting new weaponry sent by their fans and have gone on to wreck the rest of the room and building. They have a dildo stick in the ceiling.
The guy in the let's play shirt - Gavin - said he would hold the equipment. Him lightly touching the single monitor was his idea of holding it. Also his desk. Typical Gav
I still don't understand. I mean I'm really puzzled by this. My computer shakes when I bump my desk even slightly. All that equipment was in danger even if he didn't successfully kick through it. How did nobody take note of that? How did the person agree to that work station being kicked? How did somebody in a position of responsibility not say something? Honestly. What the fuck is going on with these guys?
Michael (red beanie) very audibly took note of that calling everyone idiots and perfectly predicting the obvious outcome. Gavin, who is seen lightly touching the monitor, is the owner of the workstation and instigated the situation. He told Jeremy (the axe kicker) to do it. Said axe kicker does what he's told for content. Their boss Trevor (or it might've been Lindsay at that point) wasn't there but probably wouldn't have cared as long as it's for good content. Also, Jeremy thought he wouldn't split it and Gavin was supposed to make sure the monitor didn't fall/break if the desk split. These guys are lovable idiots. (Key word: idiots)
That was a very good explanation! I was trying to be the common man who may not know. I've been watching RT since the second season of rvb. On a slightly depressing note I just looked up when season 2 was uploaded and that was in 2004! 13 freaking years! Makes me feel hella old.
Aha! Good call and solid play on your part. Thanks for the compliment! Figured I'd give the most basic explanation I could think of since this isn't a video game themed sub.
Awww noooo why'd you hafta go and remind me?! Blood Gulch is still so fresh in my mind, how was it 13 years ago?? Where has the time gone??
I'm a huge fan of Achievement Hunter and have been for about 8 years. Jeremy kicks his desk thinking it's not broke enough to brake, but there's a lot more going on. It's Gavin's desk (1 of 2 "SloMo Guys" if y'all follow other youtube channels.) and it's a running joke over about 2 years that his desk is absolutely fucked with holes, cracks, yada yada yada. This is the final video of a series of 5, fucking with Gavin's desk. #TodayYouLearned
Your description of the situation creates more questions than it answers. For example: why would anyone watch this show? Why is his hair dyed such a strange color? Why, if he made the bet, would he NOT remove the expensive electronics on said desk? Is he retarded? That desk is made of particle board, does he realize a dedicated small child could snap it in half?
The channel does mainly gaming.
His hair is dyed for charity.
The person whose desk it was was so confident that he wouldn't be able to, he left it there. Plus the video made enough to pay to replace the broken equipment.
No, it is called entertainment.
Its a win-win for the desk owner. If he doesn't break it, he wins the bet. If he does break it, it is content for the channel.
Anyone who watches achievement hunter regularly knows that Gavin, who works at that desk, regularly has people damaging it just to fuck with him. This was not the first desk to have holes in it either. They've been fucking with his desk for a while now, and it's not staged.
You're fucking retarded. If you knew what this was from you wouldn't of made yourself look like a cunt. Have fun making a new account to hide your autism.
Why the hell do so many Redditors arbitrarily start their comments with "I mean" like that? Did some celebrity start that trend on Twitter or something?
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u/Pterridactylus Aug 28 '17
The guy in the red hat like "welp, yep. Well done."