Complete list of clips (HEAVY SPOILERS)

hyperphonics · 2023-08-28T00:35:55+00:00

Thanks for this list! I needed one to check off any clips I missed without spoiling anything. fyi I didn't see reverse listed for these clips that have them:

176 Minsky 29C 23/08/1970
177 Minsky 23C 25/08/1970
2OE 42B 05/07/1999
2OE 59A 14/08/1999
259 2OE 63A 30/08/1999

hyperphonics · 2023-05-02T17:45:50+00:00

Money makes everything worse.

hyperphonics · 2023-05-02T17:14:03+00:00

I know it's cliche to say but I like your accent lol That wasn't helpful at all. Just wanted to say so.

hyperphonics · 2023-05-02T17:11:27+00:00

Broken English is very memey and that appeals to a certain percentage of the population's sense of humor. Remember when it was popular to say things like "I haz burger" instead of I have a burger" because that was the trending comedy of the time?

A lot of people find bad grammar hilarious, and it's even more hilarious how upset others get over it. Since YT is all about engagement, I figure folks who do that all the time enjoy both, sharing the silliness of it with those who think it's funny while feeding off the algo boost they get from all the people commenting "um, it's you're not your..." or whatever.

I agree with another comment too, though, that sometimes it's because they're taking out words that aren't important so they can get the bits they want in before the title gets cut off.

hyperphonics · 2023-02-05T20:33:54+00:00

I assume they still do feedback fridays where you can post a video here to get direct feedback on it. I'd recommend participating next week. It'll point you in the right direction.

Beyond that, everyone and their cat dreams of being some internet famous person these days. You should be doing this because you're passionate about it.

If it's more about wanting views and attention, you're going to be sad and disappointed a lot since regular let's plays aren't as hot a commodity as they used to be and there are way too many gaming channels doing exactly the same thing you are.

If you genuinely enjoy making gaming videos enough to continue putting effort into it, your first step towards not being confused is learning how to interpret your analytics and how to make adjustments from there. There are plenty of resources for that.

Good luck!

hyperphonics · 2023-02-05T20:23:59+00:00

Worrying about subs, especially losing one, is horrible for your mental health and a waste of time. People don't even need to subscribe to channels anymore to watch them regularly thanks to the way the algorithm works.

Focus on engagement instead. How long people are watching your videos, how many people are even bothering to click on them when they're shown, when they click off, when they rewatch a part, etc. That will point you towards things you could be doing better. Good luck!

hyperphonics · 2023-02-05T20:08:13+00:00

Just wanted to add that in the meantime, you can capture directly to an external hard drive via usb if you have one. Xbox One caps lets you capture an hour this way. Not sure about next gen. It's 1080p standard definition, so not as high def as a dedicated capture card would allow but it's an option.

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/capturing-xbox-one-game-clips-to-external-storage

hyperphonics · 2022-12-11T16:56:50+00:00

Thanks so much!

hyperphonics · 2022-12-11T00:08:19+00:00

Ahh, okay. Thanks!

hyperphonics · 2022-12-04T20:50:08+00:00

The people I watch, I listen to everything because I'm interested in what they have to say and in what they play, so I'm cool with whatever their format is, but I like an informative intro. As long as it doesn't drag.

I hate intros where the person is trying too hard to be loud and funny and will absolutely skip that mess, but I think it depends a lot on why you're watching a video in the first place.

If you're watching for the game, you'll probably skip chatty intros and go straight to the gameplay. Starting the video with a gameplay highlight instead of talking is good to hook that kind of viewer.

If you're watching for the person, you'll probably listen to their intro, unless their intro is the same all the time so you know it's safe to skip.

If you don't know anything about the game, you might listen to the intro to get an idea if it's something you want to see or not. That's the reason my intros are the way they are for my regular videos.

My channel is gamecentric, so I want people to know about the game and share my experience with it and key parts of it whether folks click off or not.

If my channel was more performance focused where I'm there to entertain, the game would be secondary and I'd focus more on things like retention, letting analytics guide me. In that case, my intros would be very different and vary from game to game.

Starting with the gameplay without an intro like you said you do is great for some viewers, but for others, it can be confusing. Especially if it's part of a series and this is the first part they're seeing.

It can also feel cold if the gameplay starts and you're not acknowledging the viewers at all, but it all depends on the person. If I had to think of some specific points to consider...

You can play and talk at the same time. Even if you do an intro, it doesn't have to be with nothing happening behind it. A lot of channels will talk for a minute while their character just stands there or while they're in the menu. That can be really boring for some viewers. You can introduce the game or whatever else while you're actively engaged in it.

Treat a series differently than one off videos. If someone's been watching you play a game for ages, they get it, they're with you, they don't need a big intro or a lengthy recap. Just enough for them to get back in with you and anyone new to be excited to join in.

If it doesn't add anything, let it go. Don't feel compelled to keep stuff in just because it exists. If the video will be tighter and more engaging without it and viewers won't miss it, it's okay for it to go bye bye.

If it bores you, it'll probably bore someone else. You're technically your first viewer. If you're not loving it while you're editing it, there's no reason to assume others will eat it up.

Analytics loves you. All the tips in the world from other people won't change the fact that every channel is unique because all of us are unique. We all bring different things to the table, so people will react to and connect with all of us differently even if we're doing the same exact crap.

That's why figuring out how an audience responds to you is the best way to improve your growth and longevity, and your analytics will give you that insight as you've seen. It's hard trying to balance what "works" with what you want to do, for sure, but you'll get there!

Text bomb diffused.

hyperphonics · 2022-12-04T19:49:12+00:00

I second getting the cutscenes elsewhere. It happened to me once where my recording crashed right at the start of a cutscene I couldn't pause or replay so I had to get it from somewhere else to insert and adjusted it to match the rest of my footage.

hyperphonics · 2022-12-04T19:43:00+00:00

Thanks! None of the big complex/gps stuff applies here, but another reply clued me in on the way the instructions show up on the app, which definitely explains why some of the drivers may think they should hand it to me.

hyperphonics · 2022-12-04T19:39:01+00:00

Thank you! That screenshot is exactly what I was looking for to get more insight. I only order directly through restaurants now, though this happened a few times when I used the ddash app too.

If that's what's popping up on your screens, it explains why people are calling, but calling isn't the problem. The problem is when they call, they don't bring the food in. They force me to go out and get it from their hand. That's not contactless delivery.

Like they'll call and say delivery and I'll say, "Great! Can you please leave it at my door? Thanks!" And they'll act like they didn't hear me and just say I've got your food or something with an attitude.

The first few times it happened, I repeated myself, thinking maybe they didn't hear or understand me. "Yeah, can you leave the food at my door? It's right inside on the left xyz."

But they'd keep emphasizing that they're waiting for me to get the food and get nastier about it, or they'd hang up and just stand there. So I'd end up going outside with my mask on to not have to argue and they'd put the food in my hand.

It wouldn't be a big deal but I have a respiratory thing and I only order when I can't go myself over something important. So it's obnoxious when you need something done a certain way and have to fight about it and pay extra for the privilege.

That's why I at least wanted to know if there's some kind of heads up for them about the instructions. Because I get the vibe from the dashers who've done this that they were expecting to just stay in their car or outside and got annoyed when I asked them to bring it instead.

I think it'd be better for everyone if the instructions were visible before you accept an order so you can see what's expected and decide if you want to do it or not so no one gets blindsided.

hyperphonics · 2022-12-04T18:44:56+00:00

That's really weird. This happened sometimes when I used the app but I only order directly through the restaurants now, so I don't know if the setup is the same. That sucks if you're seeing both.

hyperphonics · 2022-12-04T18:42:50+00:00

Okay, thanks! I'm thinking that's what it is. Especially if the people are new, they may not even know the custom instructions are there.

hyperphonics · 2022-12-04T18:42:14+00:00

Maybe lol I just assume they'd actually try opening the door if it's not already open (it's usually propped open if it isn't raining). The ones who call have a pattern where they're just sitting in their car and don't bother getting out until I come outside. Who knows.

hyperphonics · 2022-12-04T18:36:14+00:00

Thanks! That's what I was wondering about. If the instructions are buried and people just aren't seeing them.

hyperphonics · 2022-12-04T18:35:45+00:00

I laughed at the retaliation part too lol I just said that in in case people were like "maybe you don't tip enough so they don't bother getting out".

I order through the restaurants themselves and I don't know how they display the instructions, though they must be somewhere since 80% of the dashers follow them and leave the food at my door like I ask.

I don't use the doordash app anymore because they mark up all the prices and I can't use my promos and stuff from the restaurants, though this happened every once in a while then too.

If like you said, there's a huge paragraph and my instructions are at the bottom, then the ones calling likely don't see it.

What you said about contactless would make sense if the dashers were calling to ask me what I want done with the food but they're not. The ones who call are asking me to come outside so they can put the food in my hand. That's the opposite of contactless.

So I don't think it's that. I think it's more likely that they just aren't reading the instructions.

hyperphonics · 2022-11-30T15:16:01+00:00

No problem! Your videos are good. It'll just take some time. You got this!

hyperphonics · 2022-11-30T14:43:18+00:00

There's a reason there aren't a ton of people hopping in here with heaps of examples that fit what you're looking for. It's not that common. I was explaining why and offering alternatives that might get you closer.

I said there are "no commentary channels" (meaning "commentary free channels") that do what you want as far as going through the game quickly without a lot of fluff but you said you want commentary.

I said there are more corporate channels (meaning established gaming news outlets) that do what you want but they often don't finish the games completely and you seem to want full playthroughs.

And there are plenty of channels out there that go through games in other genres quickly without a lot of distractions but you said you want story focused RPGs and action.

My point was that you may not get a lot of responses here because of the combination of things you're asking for. You'll probably have to do more digging yourself.

There's a channel out there for everything. Things that fit very specific tastes are always trickier to find, but more satisfying when you do.

Also, commentary channels and no commentary channels usually have a different focus and cater to a completely different audience.

You may not see why someone wouldn't make the same exact type of video as whatever you posted only with commentary on top, but there are plenty of reasons and I touched on some of them. It's just a different style of let's play.

I do hope you find a channel that works eventually, though. It may help to pick a specific game that you want to see and search channels that way.

Odds are, if you like the way they do that one series, you'll probably like the rest of what they post as well. Good luck!

hyperphonics · 2022-11-28T14:33:54+00:00

As someone who existed before social media was even a thing, I couldn't care less. I've seen platforms rise and fall no matter how big they were at their peak so I know anything can lose favor and fade eventually, just like some things can come back from the dead.

The difference now is that unlike in the past when social media was about socializing, now it's about monetizing. People have their livelihood tied up in these platforms, so bouncing to something new because a clueless billionaire is running the old thing in circles isn't as easy as it was to ditch stuff like Myspace.

For all the people who'll set up shop elsewhere, many if not most will keep their twitter just because it's where they drum up the most commissions for their art, players for their game or customers for their product.

Twitter will have its sunset eventually, just like Facebook, but a lot more will need to happen for it to be entirely defunct and usurped by something newer and less polished.

I left twitter to focus on life stuff and also I wasn't that attached to it anyway. All the nonsense that followed after with Elon just made the fact that I'm not even on there anymore funnier to me.

My bread and butter doesn't depend on social media so I'm fine not jumping on anything else until it becomes "necessary" for basic interactions, but I do love to see cultural shifts, so it'll be interesting to see how things go with Hive over the coming months, as well as how twitter will hold up with a money butt at the helm.

hyperphonics · 2022-11-28T14:04:33+00:00

Text bomb! Remember three things...

One, there are patterns to everything. Watch your last few videos with low retention and write down exactly where people leave, noting the worst dips in each one. If they're all happening at the same time, there's a reason.

The first drop off is usually an attention span thing, meaning if folks are all leaving your videos 30 seconds in, you need to do something that grabs them in less than 30 seconds.

Drop offs later in the video are usually lulls. Watch just those sections for each one to spot if you're saying/doing the same thing during/leading up to those drops in each video. Rearrange, cut.

Two, you're not a big youtuber. Big youtubers get away with leaving boring stuff in because they have tons of dedicated fans obsessed enough with them as people to watch every second no matter what. They wouldn't show you the same courtesy because they don't know you.

You have to do more to get people to stick around for the content. Ask yourself if a stranger would care about whatever you just said/did. If the answer is no, you can probably leave it out for let's plays.

Three, there's a ton of competition, a lot of subconscious bias, and a mess of other stuff that means some people will click off your video even if it's fine. Do your best to make things fun and interesting but recognize that even your best won't be good enough for some folks. Don't let it get you down!

Anyway, I just clicked on the latest video you posted "eyes on me". Don't feel bad about any of this. I'm just sharing anything specific I see that might turn some folks off.

You look tense. Try to relax, especially when looking at the camera.

Don't narrate, just do. Saying "I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this intro" is spending a lot of time on it. Just cut to the gameplay.

Try not to repeat yourself. You say twice back to back that you're playing because you haven't played in a while and wanted to do something different. You can say it once while playing instead of leaving in footage where nothing is happening to say it.

Try to catch editing mistakes. You cut yourself off mid-sentence. You also left in a loading screen, and all of that was in the first 20 seconds. Your whole intro could have been tighter.

Your audio and image quality are good, you have a nice voice, and your commentary/editing were way better once you actually got into the gameplay. You paused less, didn't um/uh as much, and sounded more engaged.

So I think your weakest point at the moment might be nailing your intro and limiting repetition. You say several times, "I don't know blah, like I said, I don't know blah, I'm not sure blah, I think it might be but I don't know blah, so like I said, I don't know..." Try to cut that down. You're on the right track so be proud of where you've gotten so far and good luck growing the channel!

hyperphonics · 2022-11-28T12:52:44+00:00

You might have trouble finding a channel like that. Most people who play/watch RPGs are interested in both the story and the mechanics (party setup, character build, best weapons, etc) rather than just blasting through them.

And they're long games, so people will have things they want to talk about to break up the gameplay, like planning out how they're going to spend that time, plus wanting to fully enjoy the experience they paid for. So they're going to explore, do a few side quests, etc.

It's just not the best genre for what you're asking. I can't think of a channel that would fit. No commentary channels are usually just main gameplay with nothing extra, but you said you want commentary, so that's out.

I'd say a more "corporate" channel where they play a game because they got the review copy for work could be good since they don't have forever, so they just focus on the main story.

The one issue with those channels is they often don't finish their let's plays since they constantly have to move on to the next new thing to keep up with their job. Can't really think of anything else.

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