ericravenscraft
Eric Ravenscraft
ericravenscraft
Eric creates video essays as Lord Ravenscraft on YouTube. He's also a freelance writer with bylines in The Inventory, Wired, The New York Times, and a former Senior Writer for Lifehacker.

I would not view a monopod as comparable to a tripod. If you want stability, a tripod is absolutely the way to go (obviously). Read more

I would not view a monopod as comparable to a tripod. If you want stability, a tripod is absolutely the way to go

I have corrected the spelling but I will never apologize for my candy opinions.
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I have corrected the spelling but I will never apologize for my candy opinions.

This is a good point. I picked up mine at a ThinkGeek store for about $20-30, but it was a while ago and on a sale, so I wasn’t comfortable quoting that as the official price. Read more

This is a good point. I picked up mine at a ThinkGeek store for about $20-30, but it was a while ago and on a sale,

I haven’t gotten tired of all this Bowsette stuff and I see no reason to start now. Read more

The Overwatch community is gonna have to learn that the Overwatch League is going to have concerns beyond your competitive games. Yes, watching the game and then going to play it later is fun. It’s even easier than with regular sports because you can just play it on your own computer with strangers. That’s great! Read more

About the same as the odds that reading the CIA Wikipedia page magically installs a camera in your house. Read more

Not that it wasn’t rough for them, but London not only played three matches in one day, and the last two back to back, but they also had to play NYXL *twice*. It’s not impossible, but there’s no shame at all in Houston losing to teams this good. They’re still some of the best players in the world. Read more

I was really pulling for NYXL but I have to agree. Not many teams could do what London did. They played 14 maps in one day and they were as strong as ever by the last one. They played hard and they played well. They deserve the prize for that one. Read more

This is so key. There are a ton of interactions and strategies I never would’ve figured out if I hadn’t played other characters. It took me way too many levels to figure out that Genji even had a reflect ability. And I wondered why I always died as Bastion against this tiny squishie. Oh, and Reaper heals when he deals Read more

This is an instance where someone on an enthusiast publication is covering a topic that they’re a fan of (and it would seem so are other people, judging by the traffic). They’re given the freedom to cover what they and the audience thinks is cool. Not because a company paid for it, not because there’s a demand for Read more

This mechanic makes sense, but I really, really, really wish it weren’t a game-interrupting cutscene every time. I understand from the glowy red embers and the red moon in the sky that it’s happening. I would like to continue questing, please. Read more

Thorin, this might be one of the best things you’ve ever written and I love it. Read more