I wish you well on your recovery.

He paused in the middle of the sentence and made it sound like two different sentences instead of delivering it all within one sentence. Maybe the crew was pressed for time and couldn’t find a better take?

And here are the current tally results:

Paid VO
Yes: 287
Selective: 1
Not Yet: 9
No: 3

Voluntary VO
Yes: 173
Selective: 92
No: 34
Game Jams Only: 1

Original Projects
Yes: 294
Selective: 6
No: 0

Fanmade Projects
Yes: 141
Selective: 108
No: 51

I’ve sometimes wondered if 1,000 VAs would be too far fetched of a goal, and if I should cut it in half to 500?

I guess I should’ve said “hobbyist VAs in fandoms” instead.

Oh, right.

🧵Of course, there are career non-union VAs who couldn’t work in fandoms either because they only do paid VO or choose to avoid fanmade work, but the point is I want to remain available for fandom VOs as long as possible, and help other indie creators find others who do the same.

🧵I’m not saying any of this to diss my commenters who’d like to hear me officially work on their favorite games nor throw shade on the companies that make them, just that I enjoy helping fandoms bring their headcanons to life and don’t want to let that go by joining a union.

🧵That’s another reason why I made my voice actor roster, to show indie creators that I’m generally open to voluntary VO and fandom content in addition to every other willing participant listed who shares my preferences.

🧵The official VAs for these IPs are prohibited from taking part in fandom projects, especially if they’re part of trade unions, but non-union VAs within fandoms don’t have to deal with such restrictions if they don’t work on the same games or other mediums.

🧵When several video games only have written dialogue but no full voice acting, video game fans like to hear characters who are either limited to short phrases or effort sounds speak in full sentences like the aforementioned Super Mario games among others.