>>2838I can't remember the details well or the order they did it in, but it went something like:
They disagreed with the way they would communicate during the movie. They didn't want to use IRC, instead they wanted it to be more like its own community in Discord or something.
They disagreed with the method of distribution. They wanted to have it streamed instead of having to download a copy.
Related to that, they disagreed with the way it should be coordinated. They wanted to use syncplay or streaming instead of just pressing play together.
They disagreed with the encoding and container format of the movies. They didn't want to handle .ISO or other DVD formats.
Probably more that I've forgotten over time.
When I explained it to them, they still didn't seem to understand that:
Discord channels feel too permanent and exclusive for this activity. It's not meant to be its own exclusive social circle, it lives on the board, not on an instant messaging channel. I didn't want to have people sign up for discord if they hadn't already either. If people wanted to join an IRC channel, there isn't any sign up process and you can just use a web client - it's temporary, lightweight, and appropriate for the activity.
I've watched enough gooey streams to know that even a 20 minute anime stream is likely to be shut down before it finishes. Additionally, my internet upstream bandwidth is very very limited (think 240p), there's no way for it to be readily streamed. Syncplay can't be used as it's very unreliable with multi-file inputs like DVD and bluray formats. It's meant to be more like a cinema anyway, prepare more before the movie so you don't need to pause and pee halfway through or something and counting down before pressing play together is a nice and simple way that fits.
My movie collection is already in .ISO and other DVD formats. Re-encoding it would just diminish the image quality and add an unnecessary step at this point. It was difficult enough for me doing it on /what/ just to find an appropriate movie without spoiling it for myself, coordinate it across multiple time zones ranging from -7 GMT to +9 GMT, the saturation of my bandwidth for days and days to upload it to multiple file hosts because some friends preferred mega over mediafire etc. The thought of messing up, picking out a movie that wasn't friendly to watch (whi
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