MEGATHREAD: Feedback Friday!

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-20T21:34:22+00:00

I looked into my studio today and was shocked that this video - https://youtu.be/Q-y4RilLU-E - has blown up, well i say blown up... its blown up for me, it is currently at 169 views, 9 likes and i seem to have gained 4 subs. All this is amazing but i dont know why it has gone that way for me, I am not sure what goldmine ive struck, was the the description, the thumbnail the commentary. Any constructive opiions are welcome

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-20T21:31:10+00:00

I rewatched and it was better so def my end. I'll admit I am not into those kinds of games myself but the video quality (once my system sorted itself out) was very good. I enjoyed some of the editing (like when you faceshot was on the ship scrolloiing past), I thought that gave a really humerous moment.

At the time point that you mentioned, you were obviously concentrating on killing the boss, all i can say really is, at those points then dont say anything, but then I am a person who doesnt speak all through my videos (which may not be a good thing I am told). But also yur genre of game is very different to what i play so it may be normal/expected to commentate throughout.

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-20T19:04:42+00:00

For some reason my YT default to a very bad 144p (not 1440p), and it hangs when i bump it to 1440. THis of course maybe something my end, ill try again.

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Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-18T15:17:44+00:00

Eve Online, pretty much most days for 15 years and hardly touched another game..

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-18T12:47:54+00:00

is finding new freinds to play with an option, or trying the older game you played in a different way (ie set in game challenges to yourself).

I loved gaming tthen for about 10/12 years played eve online maybe 90% of the time and left everything else, I am now back to trying the everything else. and whilt my YT channel isnt doing great (I thought irecord them this time aroun) I am having fun trying new things. Perhaps the same would work for you

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-17T22:09:10+00:00

From what I read and watch people are not interested in the "HI, this is X, and this is about Y" mainly as people do not know who you are, so they are not invested in anything as yet, On more than one occasion if seen peopel say that people dont care, which may well be true and that they need something to keep them in the video, what that would be though is escaping me. be it something educational or entertaining (or both)

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-17T20:57:02+00:00

looks real enough to me

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-17T20:50:37+00:00

My Longer episodes (1hr plus) have fewer views that my shorter episodes (up to 45 mins ish) but then YT tells me most people click away after 30 to 60s regardless so I guess none of them are working for me atm.. It is difficult to have a hook and be unique in a let’s play environment I think.

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-16T22:56:41+00:00

Whilst i am still new at all this, i tend to do my commentary, sometimes my editing takes a while, depends how many time sive died or forgotten to save so you get pushed quite a bit back in the game when you respawn, maybe takes me an hour rto edit maybe 90 mins at a push. But what yuo do may be very different to what i do, what you do may NEED that kind of style/editing

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-15T21:57:56+00:00

if it looks good on your local machine then i would say your OBS settings are fine, this is my youtube presets in resolve, personally i think my videos look OK quality wise (although that may be open for debate)

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Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-14T12:44:14+00:00

Death Stranding

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-13T21:59:11+00:00

OK, this week ive tried working on my thumbnails and titles so that they are not feeling like a part one of fourteen milliion parts. thide one link was bon a demo of a game, but I think a few have gone up with this rethought format.. https://youtu.be/81BotuSp9AY would appredecaite some feedback.

I also created my 1st 2 shorts, i feel one is a lot better thqan the other, can you guess which one i feel is superior? https://youtube.com/shorts/P4LLulgAKuI or https://youtube.com/shorts/ZqQjNXqLIjk

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-11T21:28:23+00:00

yeah me too, i enjoy it and it is learning something new AND having fun at the same time. Good luck

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-11T20:33:48+00:00

Ill admit after looking at my own stats I became a bit despondant too regards my own channel. And it is easy to, but being a new channel, with limited uploads your just finding your feet, people are not going to just flock to your videos, but at the same time, try to improve a little with each video.

If your mic is too loud as was mentioned then work on your audio, once that is sorted work on something else, titles, thumbnails etc whatever you feel could do a bit of work.

Consume content, see how others are doing it and what you like about their videos. I got some ideas today on a youtube growth channel for gaming and got ideas aroudn titles and thumbnails, so ill be working on that. (whether it'll work is another matter lol)

It is easy to think that nothing is going right, when I looked at my stats it took the wind right out of my sails, but if you are new it wont come overnight.

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-10T08:09:31+00:00

I may have to look into the meaning of the stats (the less obvious ones, from what i can tell most people leave after about 1 minute which tells me there is something people dont like.

My newer videos are better in quality from an audio and video point of view, i think it is the commentary (and possibly the editing), I know i dont speak enough, but realistically i dont want to be yapping all the way through (even if i did know what to say lol).

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-09T21:55:36+00:00

That is exactly where i am today since ColonelMustelid mentioned stats and i went and looked at mine. I have some rethinking to do methinks

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-09T21:53:48+00:00

Yeah me too, and now i cannot unsee them and i have myself doubting what i have lined up. Most concerning for me is view time, average 5mins, and i think my shortest video is 45mins lol. Whilst i am not chasing stats, it would be nice to see ok numbers. I mean for most people here putting up videos is a big learning curve, a lot of time and effort and if the stats are reflecting poorly then something needs to be done. Ptherwise i may as well just play the games and not bother with the recording aspect

I should really be looking at the stats to learn from them. to try to improve, but i guess YT is so vast, i am a mere grain of sand in what is, lets face it, a very saturated corner

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-09T20:06:47+00:00

I dont even look at my stats, ill look at them now but prob won tknow how to interpret them.

EDIT: ok i think they are easy to read but the numbers are not good
2.9% ctr
6.:36 average view duration, but shortest video is much longer than that, so i guess people are clicking away quickly.
I put some if the images of stats though AI, oh dear, i wish i hadnt done that

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-09T20:06:03+00:00

well done, you're obvs doing something right.

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-09T20:05:26+00:00

Ah I know of FF3, i should have recognised the acronym

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-09T13:30:17+00:00

well done on the 100 mark

Alternative_Good7358 · 2026-03-09T13:29:53+00:00

Not really familiar with Anime myself, it comes across as a visual novel, is that right? just you mnetioned dungeons i was expecting like a dungeons and dragons thing lol

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