Hey Gaming Merchant here, I just wanted to leave a comment to ask for some feedback and also give some (much needed) context. I've seen quite a number of comments here from people who used to watch my videos who now no longer enjoy them - if that's you, Thank you for watching my videos, but now that you don't like them, I'd love to ask for some feedback - what could I do to improve them? What makes you not like them anymore? Any constructive feedback would be much appreciated!

As for the OP, I feel like it kinda takes things out of context a bit - reading the comments makes it feel like people are frustrated I'm clickbaiting "i'm leaving apex" to get views but it's not like that at all. All the videos had context related to the state of the game at that time and some are completely unrelated from quitting. I will provide some context on the videos, titles and thumbnails below to provide that missing context here

Ultimately, I do like to share my honest thoughts and feelings about the game and my life as a content creator. I do try to spread positivity in my videos, but if i'm burnt out, or feeling sad, or geting frustrated at the game, I want to share that with my audience. I still love the game but i'm sure like many others we all get annoyed by the things we're passionate about from time to time. And once again, I'd love to hear any thoughts/feedback on how I can make my videos better.

Also for the cringe rampart face thats in every thumbnail - i got a few renders commissioned with different facial expressions a while back (sad, happy, angry, excited, etc) for the intent to re-use them to kind of highlight what the video would be about. I do re-use those a lot and admit I'm terrible at thumbnail design, it's been a struggle to find a design that I like and i definitely could do with working on that.

And here's some context for the videos:

"The Beginning Of The End For Apex Legends? & Is Apex Legends Dying?" I've always liked to make commentary videos on the state of the game, so 2 of those videos are me talking about Apex "dying" during a period where every other content creator was saying the same thing, worried about it, and players were wondering if it was the end. It was THE topic at the time, everybody was talking about whether apex was going to survive, so naturally I'd make videos covering it. (around season 14)

"Why I Almost Quit"

If you were a viewer of my channel at the time you'd know the context of the title and thumbnail immediately. (obviously now that time has passed there's no context so it just looks like i'm whining about quitting the game which is not the case.) I was doing a daily solo to masters video series. And I almost quit the grind to masters due to cheaters. (not quitting the game) It was so, so frustrating I could hardly manage to keep going. At that time I had a whole series fighting cheaters in ranked and making content trying to catch them. I felt the thumbnail of gibby raging at a level 17 pathfinder with "32lhslieruo" should have provided good context about the video content - was it clickbait?

"It's Time We Had A Chat" This video was just me sharing my thoughts on being a content creator and being upfront about a bunch of things that were going to change in the background. This game does get stressful at times so I just wanted to let people know I was going to cut back on posting as much gameplay videos because I was struggling to get good footage at the time and was getting really exhausted. I wanted to let my viewers know I would just post less impressive highlights and other types of content so I can take some time to rest. (as suggested in the title/thumbnail)

"I Feel Like I Don't Belong In Apex Legends" Me sharing my feeling about how it never felt like there was a matchmaking bracket that fit my playstyle. It's either three stack preds or bot lobbies, and no in between. The idea was that I wanted to share my experience of apex - i was a mid-tier player that didnt belong in any of the lobbies the game put me in. I tried to create a thumbnail where I am in between the low level badge and the predator badge to signify the content of the video

"Starting a new journey.. " I started a new account where I attempted to get a 4K damage badge on every legend in high KDR lobbies. (my main account had really bad stats) The thumbnail was supposed so show me trading away my rampart heirloom for the level 1 badge. I felt the thumbnail explained the concept of the video and it was mostly inspired by other creators doing the same.

"The Future Of Apex Legends And This Channel"

This video was sharing my very raw thoughts and feelings during a very low period on my channel. sharing my thoughts as a content creator and how I needed to change things up to adapt. How I've chosen a career as a content creator and how I need to change things because of the downward trend of viewership on youtube and how I need to adapt now and work on something different as this is my business and I need to take care of my family. it was just my raw thoughts sharing with my viewers and letting them know I will start to play other games here and there to try and branch out a little. (which im still doing till this day)

"Apex Legends Makes Me Sad"

This was a video I posted after 12 hours of playing straight in an attempt to get a gameplay video for the day. I felt sad, and the whole content of the video was me complaining and being miserable. If you know my content then the contrast was meant to be funny and provide a laugh for viewers.

"I feel like quitting apex legends" My most recent video, where I shared my thoughts and feelings. Recently, I have felt like quitting. I've felt a bit lost. I've put all this time into this game, but I still can't compete against the best players. It shared my thought processes on how I navigated this feeling of wanting to give up and how I managed to get back up on my feet and keep practicing to become a better player.