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Chris Biscuit

Definitely weekly

David Satterfield

Weekly.

Sky

Weekly

Chuck Trudersheim

One hour weekly

Joshua Herman

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

Matt Ouellette

Weekly for this blackflame monk.

Paul Swinglehurst

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

Luis Martinez

Weekly

Max Scribner

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

Emil

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

Eric Luongo

Weekly!

Duckfeed.tv

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

Mark Bennett

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.

Duckfeed.tv

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

Mark Bennett

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

Evan Connolly

Weekly, if feasible. Quality over frequency/quantity.

Bryan Egan

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

Chase Bennett

Weekly

Curtis Green

Weekly

Kyle C.

weekly

Jeffery Adams

Weekly episodes please 😊

Mitchell Turner

I would prefer weekly episodes 👍🏻

TriPaulyD

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

lowkeygrows

1 hour weekly. Please and thank you.

RafaeL Carballo

1 hour weekly, yes!

Bradley Morton

Weekly

Felix Metzger

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.

Nicholas Prior

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

andy youngs

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 😉

Mcav86

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

Paul K

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

Zackariah Long

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

Duckfeed.tv

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

Zackariah Long

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.

Eldon Hill

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.

Tom Gilbert

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!

Ben Robson

Longer episodes every two weeks please

Ben Harvey

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

drdogbot7

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.

Bill Kelly

Casting my vote for weekly

James Pollock

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

Cameron G

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.

NerdHusband

weekly

Mitchel Karpinka

Weekly

Conor Kemp

I'd prefer weekly episodes! :)

Andy O

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!

Daniel Toy

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

Josh Smicker

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!

Cory P

Weekly!

Isaiah John

Biweekly is good!

Wyman Brooks

Biweekly is good

Scott Crews

Idc it's all good baby👍

Kdfredo

Bi-weekly 🙌🏽

Eric Barbour

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 Rugh

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.

Matthew

Weekly !

alexander rathbone

Weekly

Addymcdaddy

Weekly

phwoomp

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

Hank

I slighty prefer weekly releases.

Peter

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

Stephen Haley

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

Ak1raTron

Weekly please

Greg O.

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

Mark Bennett

Weekly 👍🏻

Darrel

Weekly, please.

Taylor Trimarchi

Love the longer format, so prefer the current schedule.

Christoph Herrmann

I also prefer longer episodes every two weeks.

Joe

Weekly, please.

Håkan Ibrahim

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

editor89

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

Justin

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.

Lisa Slack

I prefer longer episodes so biweekly for me as well

Adam

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.

Justin Johnson

I prefer biweekly episodes.

Gorehoff

Weekly

greyrain

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.

GreatVegetable

Weekly! 😎

engrams

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!

Josef Wiklund

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

Mark Laufgraben

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

frank rever jr

An hour every week sounds great.

Dani Doyle

I would prefer weekly short episodes

Ben

I vote weekly

Holland Hume

Weekly episodes. Daddy needs his fix.

shea dewar

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

Jord

Like the thicc episodes. Gotta go with biweekly.

Daniel Braga

Weekly

Joshua Bulleid

Weekly episodes please.

Elliot Nial

A little bit over an hour weekly episodes :) ?

Kyle O

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.

Mike Cathcart

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.

Abe

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

Ross Foniri

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

Level Story

Shorter eps every week!

Taylor Osbourne

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

Sam_C

Longer eps every other week

Nick Presley

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

Ed Stastny

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

Justin Zode

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.

Michael Slater

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

Siegbro

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

Alexander Rowland

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

Drake Kincannon

Hour long weekly. I hate waiting for 2 weeks

Scott

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!

Matthew Bookin

Hour long weekly!

James Bower

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

ArdorsAndArbors

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.

Richard Everett

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

Matthew Royed

One 1 hour episode per week please!

Coty Davis

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

Johannes Bretz

I prefer long episodes

Austin Bradford

One hour every week

Kane Judkins

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!

My Dog's Name Is Yharnam

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

Zach M

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

Jeff Stanis

One hour every week

TheGrizz

2 hr bi weekly

Mark Mahler

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

Kyle Sandy

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

Parra1el

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

dust_ballet

weekly sounds great

Benjamin Loveless

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

James Downey

I vote for weekly

Erin Locke

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.

Clever Clogs

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

Frank Ferrara

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?

Aaron A. Aaronson

I prefer weekly.

Mitchell Sickler

2hrs per 2 weeks

Chris DiFazio

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

Jared

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.

Sage Beatty

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

Craig Herrington

Weekly

Billy Richardson

hour….

Billy Richardson

One our weekly gets my vote

Duncan Geddes

Weekly for me!

Joe Robinson

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

Michael Serraino

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

andy youngs

I like longer episodes every 2 weeks. X

Joe Cruz

One hour every week please and thank you

Jared Mogen

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

Feir

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

Graeme Black Robinson

I would like 1 hour weekly!!

Make Ballet

Weekly would be rad!

Autumn M

1 hour weekly. It helps keep more actively engaged.

Stefan and Erin S

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.

Patrick Galasso

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!

Rigel Wise

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.

Stanley Roofner

shorter but weekly is perfect!

Mathew Beaubouef

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

Zach

One hour weekly please!

Max Anon

My vote is for one hour weekly

Travis Low

1 per 1 would be my pref

kevin jones

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

Matthew Smith

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.

Giemsa

2 hours every two weeks.

Martin Gallagher

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.

Duckfeed.tv

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

Feir

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 😊

BAAAAAARNES

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

Chloe Brazier

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

The Accident Channel

An hour a week for sure

Chris Hudson

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.

Alexander Bartoszewicz

I'm happy with the 2 hour fortnightly cast.

My Marvelous Year

Weekly

Joey

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

Charles Smith

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

Duckfeed.tv

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

Damian Kelleher

Happy with either, to be honest.

Jonathan Scratch

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

Rule34Bomberman

All the hours in all the weeks, please

Luna

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

Gabriel

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

Jake Larson

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?

Adam W

Weekly

Benjamin Baldwin

Weekly

Michael Whitmore

Weekly

sylvia

I'd prefer shorter more frequent episodes!

Béa(u)

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

William Neil Scott

One hour per week is great.

Dustin Burt

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.

Taking Pelham 215

one hour per week please!

Juliet St. Moon

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

Corey Hiscocks

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

Manuel Soutullo García

I prefer one hour per week, personally.

sean wright

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

Nicholas Prior

Personally I like the big episodes every fortnight

Chubbytired

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

p-easy

One hour per week

Zack Bowden

Weekly would be awesome

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

Definitely prefer more frequent episodes, personally

Niklas Kuck

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.

Martin McPake

I'd personally prefer once a week. Thanks.

Dean Ayotte

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

Sean McLaughlin

Weekly definitely preferred.

Owen RX-0

Weekly would be nice.

Sean McLaughlin

Yes

griffith williams

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.

Ed Fitzgerald

Weekly I think

Adam Finn

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!

JB

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

Timothy Post

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...

Shane W

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

Caden

Do whatever’s easier

Ryan Weisse

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

William

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.

Astral11

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

Michael Weinberg

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!

Travis Gleim

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

Snibbington

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

Joe Mecham

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

Rose Tallerine

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