Tell us about yourself:Where to begin? I'm 33 and I'm currently working as a Conductor with Amtrak. Before that I was a student/bartender studying ancient civilizations. Before that I was in the Navy for 6 years operating and maintaining RADAR.
Grew up in a small town in... blah blah blah. I like Halo.
What is your name? Daniel Garrett
What is your Gamertag? Harrold Nutt Your name or GT will sound familiar to some people, why is that? Where would people recognize you from? I'm a regular in the HTR chat box and I'm currently one of the many partnered broadcasters.
Do you use any other GT's that you would care to share? Nope. I had a second which is silver right now: Harold Nutt.. haha
Why did you choose your GT's? I knew a guy named Harrold Nutt. First thing he said to me was, "I've heard every joke about my name possible."
How young are you? I'm old for this site, 33.
Where are you from, and where do you live now if not the same? I grew up in a blam! town, literally. It was a dairy town that always smelled like blam! in the central valley of California. Right now I live in the East San Francisco Bay Area.
What got you into gaming, and Halo specifically? When I was about 5 my parents got my brother and I an Atari 2600. It was over after that. I'd say I really started keeping up on the video game world after receiving my first issue of EGM. From then on I always had to know what was on the horizon and had to keep up on the latest reviews.
I first played Halo just after arriving for duty on my first ship, the USS Lake Erie. One of the guys tasked with getting me acquainted with the ship had just bought a brand new Xbox with Halo and invited me over to check it out. I went out and bought an Xbox and a copy of CE the next day.
What are your favorite games when you are not playing Halo? The last couple years I've pretty much played only First Person Shooters. Bioshock 1 & 2, Borderlands and uh, that's about it lately. My job keeps me pretty busy, so I stick to Reach mostly.
Which Halo is your favorite and Why?I can honestly say that I don't have a favorite Halo. I've enjoyed every game in the series.
What is your favorite gametype and map?This is a tough one. Up until Reach, I was always a TS guy. In Reach I've mostly played OBJ and BTB. As for maps, H2 Sanctuary, Valhalla, H3 Pit, Boarding Action, Beaver Creek... so many that I like, but I don't really have a favorite.
What do you hope to see in Halo 4?COLOR!!!!!!!!!!
What got you into streaming?Looked like fun. I have a few people I play with regularly who also watch streams a lot. I mainly do it for them.
How long have you been streaming for?Only a couple months.
What days and times can you normally be seen streaming?I'm on randomly. When I am on, it's usually pretty late. Your best chance to catch me on is either Friday or Saturday night.
What are your favorite things about streaming?The abuse I get from my viewers.
What do the majority of your viewers like to see you stream? Since I know most of my viewers, it doesn't really matter.
What equipment do you use to stream?I have a BMI extreme, 2012 Macbook Pro and I used Wirecast.
What monitor do you use?24" Asus VS248H-P
What headset do you use?Wireless Astro A40s
What controller do you use, and what are your button layout and sensitivity settings?I use a wired Scuf. If you know what a Scuf is then you know there are two paddles on the back of the controller which can be preprogrammed to function as any other button. I went the cheap route and made the left paddle A and the right paddle B. I use Boxer, so A is jump and B changes nades. I play on 4 sense.
What is your connection? 20/4 with a 20 ping on average.
Do you have any highlights from your stream you would like to share? I do, but the quality isn't that great. I just recently upgraded and haven't recorded anything amazing yet.
Do you have any suggestions to people who want to stream?Be patient and try to stream in 720p if at all possible. Also, do it for fun, not because you think you're going to pull in about 500 viewers every time you play like Ninja does.
Please tell us 3-5 things about you that are interesting or that people may not know, but make 1 thing a lie. 1. I'm legally a midget
2. I hate Ketchup
3. I have a vegetable garden
4. I think dogs are awesome
What is your favorite thing about Halotracker? The community and the stats. Community first doe.
Do you have any shout outs or final comments for all your adoring fans? Blinkz, you will never be mod in my stream and to those who watch me regularly, thanks and I love you (no homo).
Well that is all the questions we have. I would like to extend a huge thank you from everyone at Halotracker for taking your time to do this. We are happy to have you in the Halotracker community! Be sure to Follow Harrold on Twitter: @HarroldNutt and via his Stream via Twitch or Halotracker. All past Broadcaster Spotlights can be found Here.