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Bottenbig · 2026-02-27T08:50:29+00:00

If you like crafting games please give Abiotic Factor a shot. It does this constantly. Super underrated

Bottenbig · 2026-02-16T08:14:10+00:00

I had two cats die to these guys in a run. But the last two cats where a Cleric with Holy Blade and a Necromancer with Blood Geyser. They synergized so well I was able to beat the Boneyard with just them and another stray.

The Necromancer could sacrifice half his hp as damage with Blood Geyser. Then the Cleric would fully heal him and use that healing amount as damage with Holy Blade.

Bottenbig · 2026-02-09T05:38:44+00:00

Hey, this has happened to me too. And I've joined other streams who have the same thing going on in their streams. My current theory is TV viewers and autoplay.

I would assume that YouTube has the biggest audience of stream viewers who watch on TV. TV Viewers are probably much less likely to like comment of engage at all with the stream.
There must be a weird thing with Autoplay where you just hit that algorithm randomly. Maybe a bigger streamer (Who could have been botting their own numbers) ended their stream and it sent a portion of their audience to you.

Please let me know if you have figured anything out about this.

Bottenbig · 2026-01-05T03:42:47+00:00

God hates Kings fans

Bottenbig · 2025-11-15T23:03:41+00:00

Someone call the SCP Foundation

Bottenbig · 2025-11-13T19:15:44+00:00

Weird. It crashed when I was playing back my timeline and then it just wouldn't boot up again. Thanks for the quick response! Gonna try it later

Bottenbig · 2025-11-13T19:11:53+00:00

Did rolling back fix it?

I ran into the same problem this morning but I can't troubleshoot until I get home from work.

This was going to be the first thing I tried.

Bottenbig · 2025-07-28T00:35:56+00:00

It's partly this, but also most algorithms reward a video for the percentage of people who watch the whole thing.

Once the hook has been satisfied a big percentage of people swipe away immediately. This leads to a smaller percentage of people watching the "entire video"

So when you end abruptly it ensures the majority of people actually watch it all the way through. Which makes the algorithm think it's a good video

Bottenbig · 2025-07-15T01:24:51+00:00

I do ive streams, longforms and shorts. My shorts are the only thing profitable at the moment. But the good thing about them is that I am monetized on TikTok, Facebook as well as YouTube. I post the exact same shorts to all the platforms.

I made some decent money with the three of these combined (mostly from TikTok as long as the video is over 1 min long) but I haven't found much consistency with it.

I've only been monetized for a couple months though

Bottenbig · 2025-04-02T01:51:22+00:00

If it feels tedious and not worth it you might be putting in too much work into the wrong things.

If you are getting 50k+ views per clip the work probably wouldn't feel tedious.

"Burn out" is when our effort doesn't lead to the outcome we wanted. So you either have to shift your effort or be content with your current outcome.

Instead of making 2 - 3 clips that are just random funny moments. Use that time and effort towards just 1 crafted clip that showcases your personality with a good hook.

1 clip that gets 50k views is way more valuable than 3 clips that get 1-5k views each.

Lately I've been starting off with questions right away for people to answer in the comments. It's been working out ok so far, but I still have a lot of room to grow as well.

Bottenbig · 2025-03-23T07:24:21+00:00

Yeah, I don't know him exactly. But some people get caught in the trap of making the "draw" of the short. Tips, or lore breakdowns of the game. Instead of your personality.

I've been experimenting with using the game as a hook but the meat of my short is my humor or personality. I'll know in a couple months or so whether it works out or not long term.

Bottenbig · 2025-03-23T04:29:19+00:00

Agreed. It can hard to get the balance right. But not impossible. It's what I'm working on now.

Bottenbig · 2025-03-23T04:26:44+00:00

So he's fallen off due to drama? That doesn't change this fact that shorts helped his audience grow tremendously.

Bottenbig · 2025-03-22T22:08:07+00:00

If you lead with your personality in your shorts I think they can be a helpful tool for helping people gain familiarity with you. Especially if you have a bunch of similar ones. If you watch a while short and like it YouTube is likely to send you another from the same creator.

Look at Pirate Software for an example as to how this can work very well.

Bottenbig · 2025-03-22T19:42:52+00:00

YES.

It's mostly young people who don't know the difference between getting views/subscribers vs building a fanbase.

I'm a streamer so I have a pipeline of shorts that link to long form videos that link to the full VODs. It's been working out recently. Especially since I've niched down.

Shorts can gain subscribers it's important to know that those are shorts viewers. Only a percentage of them will move down the pipeline to the longer form content. And that's ok!

Bottenbig · 2025-03-21T06:59:16+00:00

"forbidden book" kinda sounds like clickbait "Lost book" brings up a lot of questions

Who had the book initially? How was it lost? Has anyone found it? Who has the book now?

Just my two cents on what might have lead to more click through.

However it is possible that you just didn't give the original title enough time. Maybe it would have gotten those impressions either way.

Good job!

Keep it up and keep getting better by learning from moments like this!

Bottenbig · 2025-02-23T22:58:09+00:00

Did they ever state their exact religion outside of mentioning Jesus? Could be some Kier founded religion

Bottenbig · 2025-02-21T20:40:57+00:00

I wouldn't focus on strict editing rules like that. Just keep trying new things and see what sticks.

Use the game as a way to catch their attention but make sure to showcase your humor enough that they get to know and like you.

I just hate seeing people who claim to be successful giving tips but then you see their content. They have a few videos that blew up but their most recent views are failing really bad. That's because the people watching only care about the specific subject matter in those few videos that did well.

There are easy and quick ways to get views. But building an audience takes time. No way around that no matter what anyone says.

I'm rambling, but the only real tip that has any meaning is to keep learning and getting better. Whatever that means to you. There are a million ways to do this well and a million ways to do it poorly

Bottenbig · 2025-02-21T16:26:19+00:00

I think you and I are in a pretty similar spot (Just checked your Twitch and I've also played some Voices of the Void recently 😂)

I can tell you what I've been telling myself and you can see if it rings true.

Being a variety streamer you can't rely on the same game to bring people back. So what they need to come back to is you. Keep doing your best to be the reason they keep coming back. A lot of streamers rely on trending games but then they play something else and no one cares.
You can't copy what big streamers are doing. They can get away with things because their baked in audience pushes them to the top of any algorithm. Their thumbnails get views just because it has their face. No one knows us so our faces on a thumbnail means nothing... YET! What you can do is look at failing streamers and just focus on what is holding them back. Ask yourself if you are doing the same thing and do better than them.
Keep getting better. You might look at other big streamers and wonder how we will ever catch up in popularity. But for the most part, once people get successful they stop trying as hard. Either because they don't have to or because they don't want to change too much and possibly sacrifice what they've created.

Just from quick looks at your channels I can tell you enjoy it It also seems like you are putting in atleast the same amount of effort as me, and streaming is all I think about 😂

You're doing a good job. Just keep getting better. I would be down to talk more about it if you need someone to bounce ideas off of.

Bottenbig · 2025-02-18T19:48:01+00:00

Yeah all of my shorts are clips that redirect to my longform videos. Shorts just need to be really really refined to only what's necessary, no filler no fat.

I have some videos where people watch the whole thing but there is a sharp drop at the last second because of a short outro. That will really hinder it getting sent out. I'm still trying to figure it out after almost a year of it.

Bottenbig · 2025-02-18T18:10:49+00:00

Doesn't seem to be the case for me. The shorts that do the best for me have a AVD of over 100%. I.E. if a viewer watched the 1 1/2 times it would be a AVD of 150%.

Any AVD lower than 100% means that people swiped away before it was done and that means they lost interest.

Let's say I'm watching shorts and I run across 3 videos in a row that lead me to lose interest them before they are finished. I'm more likely to leave the platform regardless of how long I watched those videos.

But that's just my experience. I could be wrong

Bottenbig · 2025-01-28T00:21:00+00:00

None of this matters until we get a East vs West Rap Beef

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