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[xNYROx]

Thinking about starting a youtube.channel for walkthroughs and fun videos for scifi game fans. Any input,tips and things you guys would like to see more often from youtubers and streamers?
The main reason I am asking is because I feel it is always best to ask the people that might be looking at such videos and streams for their opinions in order to offer a decent product or place of reference. I wan't my videos to not only be helpful and informative but also put a little bit of fun/flavor in them. I have noticed alot of walkthrough people and gameplay videos are so boring.

Anyways any input is appreciated. Happy Gaming.

[TimYates]

I noticed a channel that just started out called Tytanite and yeah I agree with you theres a lot of Youtubers who do Lets plays, walkthroughs etc. Try to think of something original or do something better than other people do it, this guy is doing something a bit different and I wish him luck on it, good luck to you too my friend.

[Fiddles dee dee]

DON'T DO IT!

If you'd really like to though post the vids on different forums where the content is related to start up an audience and then take their feedback.

2 cents deposited.

[shit's fucked cunts]

Teach me how to play EVE properly. I suck.

[xNYROx]

The Mad Hanar wrote...

 Well, I can show you what NOT to do. 

Sorry could not watch the whole thing. I will definitly be avoiding political/religious topics in my content though.

Modifié par xNYROx, 02 juillet 2013 - 05:01 .

[xNYROx]

The Mad Hanar wrote...

xNYROx wrote...

The Mad Hanar wrote...

 Well, I can show you what NOT to do. 

Sorry could not watch the whole thing. I will definitly be avoiding political/religious topics in my content though.

As a person who watches a lot of youtube, the things I can suggest are good audio/video quality,try as hard as you can to make HD videos, be ready to do a video at least every week if you're looking for a large and sustainable sub base, try to avoid drama and controversy, don't get into an oversaturated "market", have fun with it and don't try to make money off of it too soon because that will upset a small fan base.

After seeing a lot of channels crash and burn, those are my suggestions for you. If you're not looking to create a massive fan base or making a monetized channel and you're just looking to create content that you personally have fun with, then you really can't go wrong. I'm subbed to channels that only get 1,000 to 5,000 views per video, but those guys have just as much if not more fun than the bigger guys. 

The main goal is to make fun but still helpful walthrough videos for fans of sci-fi games. Money is no where in my mind, I am a disabled vet with time on my hands. The government pays me so this is just a project in mind to help gamers have fun and as a reference for them in case they get lost in a game. It will be pretty much 100% sci-fi games simply because I enjoy sci-fi themed games more ( IE Mass Effect, Gears of War, Star wars, Star Trek, Eve, Dead Space, Fallout, Halo and many others).

I am not "entirely" set on whether I should focus more on streaming or youtube honestly. I am just gathering info from people who may watch such videos. I have posted on many sites gathering input about this. It was also recommended by someone that even a web page or Facebook group focused on helping gamers with walkthroughs and issues would be well received.

So basically I am gathering ALL the opinions I can get and making a decision and focus on the fan base that I am targeting. That way I come up with a decent product that people really enjoy.

[Isichar]

I will throw in my thoughts, though I mostly agree with TMH.

Video/sound quality is pretty important. Consistency in your content will also matter if you want to be drawing in an audience a bit more long term.

I will say also this, I watch streams for 2 things mainly: The streamers personality and to see live access right away. I personally would never watch a stream in order to decide if I want to buy a sci-fi game that was released years ago so if that is the angle you want to approach your videos on, I would suggest doing youtube instead of streaming. Consider experimenting with both and collecting feedback before you decide on one or the other.

Modifié par Isichar, 02 juillet 2013 - 07:31 .

[xNYROx]

Isichar wrote...

I will throw in my thoughts, though I mostly agree with TMH.

Video/sound quality is pretty important. Consistency in your content will also matter if you want to be drawing in an audience a bit more long term.

I will say also this, I watch streams for 2 things mainly: The streamers personality and to see live access right away. I personally would never watch a stream in order to decide if I want to buy a sci-fi game that was released years ago so if that is the angle you want to approach your videos on, I would suggest doing youtube instead of streaming. Consider experimenting with both and collecting feedback before you decide on one or the other.

The plan is most definitly not for advertising games either, as I said I am looking more to creative fun/helpful walkthroughs for sci-fi games. The ones I have watched seem so dry and either the streamer/youtuber does not talk at all or they do but in very general terms. They make it so impersonal and just simply boring to watch.

[Vort3xX]

I think it's best to not go too much mainstream, most people already have hundreds of videos on triple A games so what about mixing it all up among indie titles, retro and AAA games to something that suits all gamer tastes and don't be like most other youtubers and like other says have a personality (your own), try to interact with your viewers like answer questions etc and try to be out early when new games are out and such, if you're going to do it, good luck and enjoy it.

[ShepnTali]

Is this for PC or console games? Both? If console, I use the hauppauge hd pvr, which has worked well.

[xNYROx]

Thank you all for the input and tips.

I have also considered just making a Sci-Fi fan group here on BSN, this would allow me to be alot lazier LOL.

Modifié par xNYROx, 02 juillet 2013 - 09:31 .

[Fishy]

I once had a channel with video reaching millions of view. Sadly it got terminated because of copyrighted materials(a stupid song that nobody listened to) and I never had the patience to start it over.

Back when you could not make any cash from the tube. Before that the tube had any publicity. Back when you were limited to 100 MB and 10 minutes video. You had to have a special director account to upload longer video.

Seriously if you plan to become a youtuber celebrity .. I have no idea how. All it's take is one video that draw a lot of attention. Does not matter if it's good or not. It's just require one popular video. Don't try too hard to make it viral .. People dislike wannabe and attention ****.

Be either professional or ''authentic'' or both. Make video of quality .. Even if you do good stuff, if your video is of poor quality no one will give a flying damn about it. So have decent hardware like a Camera recorder or a good quality mic if you do play-through with commentary. For streaming .. Having a good upload speed is a must ( At least 5 mbit for over 720 P).

Having editing skill is not really needed, but always help. Also be you. Don't try to sound like somebody else. Unless you're extremely popular and can pretend to be dumb like Pewdiedie. Just don't.

[frustratemyself]

Be prepared to put in a lot of work op. I have friends that have done game guides on forums and you tube channels. If your channel gets popular you will get a lot of questions from people for clarification or further details if you're doing guide vids. If it's for recent release games you would also need to be updating things when games get patched/balanced etc.

Also be prepared to get some bad comments from some people. A former friend of mine that used to do guide vids on you tube used to get accused of cheating by some people via the comments. He was just insanely good at the game that he made guides for and knew the mechanics very well.

And as others have said, video quality. If the vids are good quality it makes it more enjoyable to watch and makes it easier to tell what's going on in the gameplay.