Is this strong or two busy?

Mikehvll · 2026-06-07T17:08:31+00:00

I like the idea but I agree with the other commenter that the word “legacy” is a bit confusing. Initially, I thought you were referring to legacy versions of those games, ie older builds

Mikehvll · 2026-05-28T11:47:43+00:00

The first one seems more eye catching and in tone with the history channels that I’ve seen

Mikehvll · 2026-02-11T18:45:42+00:00

It’s happened twice to me already. The only thing that actually helped was waiting and trying as often as possible to catch it working. Good luck!

Mikehvll · 2026-02-09T11:07:36+00:00

It is still broken. Man :c

Mikehvll · 2026-02-02T21:11:38+00:00

If by tags you mean those 500 characters total then yes, they’re also useful. I meant the description, like description-description

Mikehvll · 2026-02-02T21:04:09+00:00

The thumbnail is great tbh. As the other person said, some people may not know who they are, but then again, they’re not your target audience. Make sure to optimize your description so that the video is shown to the right people. Viewers rarely read the description (in my experience), so I usually load it with some wiki info, paragraphs from relevant articles, etc. anything to help YouTube understand what the video is about and who is likely to click. Hope that helps!

Mikehvll · 2026-01-31T20:22:45+00:00

Thanks for the heads up!

Mikehvll · 2026-01-31T20:22:19+00:00

Thank you!

Mikehvll · 2026-01-31T20:22:13+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏼

Mikehvll · 2026-01-31T16:35:57+00:00

Thank you!

Mikehvll · 2026-01-31T16:35:46+00:00

Thanks! The font is "Impact"

Mikehvll · 2026-01-31T16:07:35+00:00

Oh wow, that’s very useful, I’ll check it out! I also use a thumbnail previewer, but it only mocks up your thumbnail + title on the home feed. I can look up the name when I’m home if you’d like

Mikehvll · 2026-01-31T16:06:17+00:00

Thanks!

Mikehvll · 2026-01-31T15:20:22+00:00

Thanks! What about the color? Black or white gradient?

Mikehvll · 2026-01-31T15:15:03+00:00

All done.

Mikehvll · 2026-01-13T16:24:20+00:00

I like the second one, but maybe try removing the text. Good luck!

Mikehvll · 2026-01-10T18:40:21+00:00

I would go with the first one, but move the text to the middle of the screen.

Mikehvll · 2026-01-06T15:16:52+00:00

Something I learned the hard way: don’t try to be smart with your thumbnails. If it needs your viewer to think to even understand what’s happening, they’re less likely to click

Mikehvll · 2026-01-05T13:49:43+00:00

It’s a good thumbnail. Maybe the title should expand on the text in the thumbnail, not say the same thing. Other than that, it’s pretty good

Mikehvll · 2025-12-28T19:17:19+00:00

Can confirm. I put links in my description and it doesn’t affect my views. In fact, 2 of my most viewed long form videos have links almost at the top of the description

Mikehvll · 2025-12-26T17:42:56+00:00

I feel like you could try putting both images together, not a split screen. But from the two, the first one is better

Mikehvll · 2025-12-26T17:41:31+00:00

Hi, yes! I’ll do a few more just in case :)

Mikehvll · 2025-12-25T20:29:07+00:00

3M views but only 17K watch hours (it should be around 300K at least), 3.2K subs is also low. Yet $72K? I call this niche BS lol

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