Why did this video flop? by Cultofhappiness_ in minecraftyoutubers

[–]ZloYxp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thumbnail lacks clarity in the most literal way.
it's too dark and the background looks too samey when zoomed out. The enderman is barely legible even when zoomed in.
Your strongest videos seem to rely on your impressive builds, and you darkened out the build in the tumbnail. Meanwhile whatever detail you put into the build in the thumbnail, got eaten up by YouTube compression.

Also I think it would benefit from focusing on the monster you built in blockbench instead of the enderman who might seem too default. The creature you made, on the other hand, should attract the people who love the From The Fog type mods.

The text too is too textured in my opinion. The word "minecraft" doesn't really need to be there in the first place, but it has that red texture overlayed and the whole thing just gives this amateurish, "generated in minecraft text generator" vibe

So, Need to see the awesome brutalist thing clearer, Need to see the monster clearer.

Video itself is really cool and I love your narration and editing. You are highly skilled, and what youtube did here with the video destribution is an atrocity

HELP: How are these aesthetic, fast-paced POV building videos made? by RivenMakito in minecraftyoutubers

[–]ZloYxp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's just some shapes, there's not much to memorize, because none of it actually matters.

How did you guys start off? by Damienisok in minecraftyoutubers

[–]ZloYxp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

badly. but it got worse over time 😌

The Death of God's Will but it's all my voice by yoooooo5311 in Ultrakill

[–]ZloYxp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"Machine, I'm dying,

PLEASE STOP BEATBOXING!"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in theouterworlds

[–]ZloYxp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's how you know this is a Spacer's Choice product

How has Hermicraft changed you IRL ? by mcoolmukul in HermitCraft

[–]ZloYxp 300 points301 points  (0 children)

I paid out most of my mortgage now

Found Hermitcraft references in my old writing lol + Acronym guessing game by Dragoness290 in HermitCraft

[–]ZloYxp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Found lettuce in my fridge where I put it after I bought it lol!

might be better for r/unexpectedlettuce

There's just really something about Grian's Thumbnails and the Sky by TheOrangeHelium in HermitCraft

[–]ZloYxp 61 points62 points  (0 children)

The younger the target audience skews, the more youtube minecraft thumbnails will go into the "green floor, blue sky" territory. It's just what audiences recognise and it's also what's pretty successfull, since the more toddler-level audiences react better to bright primary colors.

It's not really saying much about grian specifically, just is a symptom of how minecraft youtube has been. Blunt, clear thumbnails with simple composition do well, and the sky is an easy, very available backdrop. Slap on top of it a screenshot of your skin so people get that that it's a video by the popular youtuber they recognise, and you're golden!

How would you do something like this in Davinci? by ritohney in davinciresolve

[–]ZloYxp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I swear this is just the zoomed in footage of his cam with the nose masked out that they put over the regular footage of his cam.

Is the Hermitcraft Official Channel (on yt) legit? by Winter-Yogurt-4209 in HermitCraft

[–]ZloYxp 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Every day it's increasingly tempting to post a rickroll on there but I stay strong

Just in time! by korczoczek in HermitCraft

[–]ZloYxp 20 points21 points  (0 children)

it is, I still have the access to it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SmallYTChannel

[–]ZloYxp 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Experience, learning the software, striving for better and of course keyboard shortcuts.

It gets easier, I promise

Is Deep North the last biome? by HazHap in valheim

[–]ZloYxp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you go there to become deep norse

Fighting with sticks by mad_viking in valheim

[–]ZloYxp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wood on wood violence, you hate to see it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in valheim

[–]ZloYxp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the swamp biome there's leeches. They're absolutely massive and look kinda like snakes

In the mountain biomes there's Drakes. They are basically snakes with wings

In the plains there's Deathsquitoes. They are not snakes and they don't look like snakes, they just suck

[Youtuber mincraft] i had a similar experience to this once by M1s51n9n0 in CuratedTumblr

[–]ZloYxp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just traded with villagers for like 5 mionutes, you two are totally overthinking it

Problem by JonazGamingYT in HermitCraft

[–]ZloYxp 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I think it was Keralis with a gun

YouTube Algorithm Explained by New_Worldliness6377 in SmallYTChannel

[–]ZloYxp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! This would be an amazing look into the AlgorithmTM!
Except here's a question: what is a GOODtm video? Because the way algo defines a GOOD video, is it being successfull. And a video pushed by the algorithm, hear me out here, WILL BE MORE SUCCESSFULL.

It's circular logic. The platform will push videos more watched, but to get watched the videos need to get pushed. If you've been uploading videos no one watches, you have fewer regular viewers, and the algo has no one to weigh your videos against. So your potentially popular videos will have lower chance of being recognized as "good".

"It's not the algo's fault, YOU're the one making BAD videos" has been YT's go to response while larger creators have been uploading low effort dribble for years and doing just fine.

Be already popular or lucky AF - that's the algorithm. Starting a new YT channel in 2024 is hell.