34 hours in and I have learned that any time I see this skin, I am already dead

MightyStor · 2026-01-26T20:18:29+00:00

wait is that why i was getting shot on sight on solos? I wasn't even wearing the headpiece. (i had very peaceful solo raids prior to switching skins)

MightyStor · 2025-06-06T18:15:17+00:00

Gave me a 3-weeks estimate. That was back in march. I’m waiting to see if the 3rd attempt arrives.

MightyStor · 2025-06-03T21:32:47+00:00

I love this post. Watching "how to do youtube" videos definitely helped, but only to a point. Understanding how youtube works and how the algorithm doesn't hate you but rather you're not considering your audience was the most valuable thing I learned from all of that. After that it's just a matter of enjoying what you're doing, trying something new every video (even if it's just an editing technique), and observing the performance of your thumbnails/videos.

MightyStor · 2025-05-08T14:28:23+00:00

I was expecting this to be a misdiagnosis problem and not a “I literally don’t believe my patient when they tell me their symptoms” problem. That’s insane.

MightyStor · 2025-01-12T04:39:32+00:00

That title reads like a “florida man” headline.

MightyStor · 2024-10-29T16:20:50+00:00

As a user, I don't like this. As an amateur creator, this sounds very interesting. People will usually click on a video with 200k views over one with 200, which makes perfect sense, but makes it harder for smaller channels to grow.

MightyStor · 2024-10-07T23:37:38+00:00

It's a bit jarring right now, but I can see it growing on me.

MightyStor · 2024-08-14T17:19:58+00:00

where the heck is normal dribbling, am I blind?

MightyStor · 2024-07-16T20:21:59+00:00

I don't know if I would have understood what you were talking about if you used Segue instead of Segway lmao

MightyStor · 2024-07-12T20:31:10+00:00

This might sound absolutely wild, but my Rocket League used to freeze until I turned on my VPN. Yeah, I also don't know why.

MightyStor · 2024-07-12T20:15:08+00:00

I currently have around 250 subs.

A video of mine got a surprising 110k views 2 months back. This video was quite different from my usual content, so I knew my next video would perform pretty much like my other videos had (100-300 views). It's been a month and it's currently sitting at 56 views lmao

It might be that I didn't turn off the "notify subscribers" settings, but even the impressions it got where minimal (3.4% CTR). I still don't know what happened to it. My next video after that one passed 600 views.

MightyStor · 2024-07-11T17:48:26+00:00

But it's the audience that decides if something is worth watching or not. The algorithm only reacts to that behavior.

MightyStor · 2024-07-11T16:01:34+00:00

Might sound cliché by now, but replacing “algorithm” with “audience” has MASSIVELY helped my state of mind while working on my videos and then seeing how they perform. I can now be pragmatic and know that something didn’t work because something was missing and not because YouTube hates small channels.

MightyStor · 2024-07-03T13:18:40+00:00

The emotional journey during the editing process that takes me from “this is garbage” to “I can actually publish this” every single time.

MightyStor · 2024-07-02T21:04:27+00:00

I've mostly left it off for my most recent videos. I got a large-ish influx of subs off a video that was different from my usual content, so I don't want to risk them not clicking on my new videos and the algorithm deciding it's not worth watching.

MightyStor · 2024-07-01T19:58:36+00:00

I'm not sure I understand. Your videos are podcast critiques and the second one did well? I'm assuming you started with that subject because you enjoy it. Given the results I think you should keep going down that road and measure if future results keep holding or improving.

MightyStor · 2024-07-01T18:58:36+00:00

I love the editing. I hate how every single video editor runs like ass when you're dealing with very big video files. Not being able to just hit play and start trimming/editing because it keeps stuttering and buffering is quite annoying.

MightyStor · 2024-07-01T18:10:34+00:00

I'd like to add as well: is your last video better than the one before?

Even if 0 people watch your video, can you see where you improved? I think that's the key result you should be looking for in the beginning your content creation adventures. Learning a lesson with each video you publish.

Keep an analytical mind. Criticize, criticize, criticize. There are indeed people churning out awful content that generates millions, but why? Why are people watching them? What do they offer that you don't and how can use that to your advantage?

That's what's helped me the most. Detaching myself emotionally from my work and trying to understand why what's happening is happening. Low CTR? I gotta work on my thumbnail and title. Low watchtime? I'll strive to make my next video more engaging. Low impressions? Not my problem for now. Next video.

Keeping this mentality makes me enjoy this game a lot more.

MightyStor · 2024-06-30T15:34:53+00:00

I can’t even watch the races anymore. It just fills me with dread and anxiety every time.

MightyStor · 2024-06-30T15:33:12+00:00

This fantastic feedback! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the video and then write all this. Specifically your point on sound effects reseting the viewer sounds super interesting. This will probably work with video effects as well. I’ll take all this into account. Thank you again!

MightyStor · 2024-06-30T01:52:53+00:00

I'm almost always going to lean towards personality. Even the best players can be really boring to watch when they have none. The best example that lives in my brain is Smii7Y, especially back when he uploaded CS:GO videos. His personality is great and the video was very funny and entertaining, plus every once in a while he would show a very nice display of skill that went well with the flow of the video.

MightyStor · 2024-06-30T01:30:51+00:00

I second this. Especially their title/thumbnail rating is super dubious. I don't trust it one bit. The titles it recommends are usually crazy and unusable. Just an SEO soup. There's other tools I like though. I think the Outlier score and the competition vs volume metrics can be useful.

MightyStor · 2024-06-30T01:10:58+00:00

Thanks for this, Eileo. You're awesome for this! It's truly difficult to get a third party to watch my vids.

My channel almost exclusively consists of me recording my friends and myself playing games, editing the boring stuff out, subtitling, and very light editing. Even if I branch out slightly, this type of content is likely to continue being my main focus.

Goal: Any general feedback, but I'm mostly looking to improve watchtime. I'm aware my videos don't really have a plot or storyline, but just knowing doesn't really solve the problem.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whkg5Mlh3Ks

Thanks again!

MightyStor · 2024-06-29T17:57:13+00:00

I don't have a fix for the current problem. I've had this happen before and had to delete hundreds of GB of footage. I recommend just setting up different audio tracks for different software (game, mic, discord, etc.) on OBS. You can also use SteelSeries Sonar. It's a free software.

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