How the FUCK so you start a gaming channel in 2020? What else could be done?

this, i would just stream stuff i already enjoyed and was doing, if i had any interest in streaming

>have a vidya channel
>over a thousand subs in 3 years now
>slow but constant grow with some good hits with some 6 digit view videos
>but mostly quit on it now, since most of my projects are either too complicated, or require some friends
>due to autistic discord drama i lost many of my friends, and even if it seems some are still out there, it doesn't seem worth it to come back

Don't, the bigger the channel grows the more you need people. People are hard to get to help you do anything ever.

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Play videogames and record it

Hey Cybershell, how ya doin?

map popular songs for a rhythm game people watch (osu, beat saber) as soon as you can after they come out to harvest views from "x song beatsaber"

perfect stategy

have fun
This is the only thing necessary. I've known multiple people who attempt to game the system through soulless thumbnails and a business like approach to content creation, but they all plateau after one thousand or so subs. Most channels with long term quality and loyal fanbases are people who have some type of drive.

I have an idea for a new channel which will cover the evolution of a genre in two-year segments in thorough detail, in half-documentary half-analysis style, and I'll share it with you guys once I finally get a few videos up. Today I managed to get a decent mic sound at last so I feel like the dream is realistic now.

You dont have to whore it out but it helps to do basic shit people dont do and wonder. Use tags and end screens and cards. You still get extra clicks regardless even if they're not much. You want people to keep watching and adding end cards and playlists, thats what makes youtube go brr because it shows them you are engaging with their platform and people are curious

Post your channel

Stop making this thread.

Nah this aint him. Cybershell hit millions and has like 80k subs right now.

You do it for fun only. Like me.

>Stream on twitch
>Do stream-of-consciousness talking while you play
>Seriously, more than a minute of silence in any given stretch is bad
>Keep recordings of your stream
>Cut them down to the interesting parts
>Upload them on youtube, and link your stream shit on every video
>Be patient with your numbers and growth
>Reach out to people that are on your level, popularity-wise, and network with them
>Play different games, but never RPGs

RTGame is an Irish spaghetti noodle and he did it. Why can't you?

There are only two channels like that. The rest are sub 100k

You don't.

Why never RPGs?

It's boring to watch, and hard to make it interesting and engaging to the viewer.
Besides, the kind of people that would watch a RPG let's play is also the kind of person to constantly give you shit for "playing it wrong".

>>Do stream-of-consciousness talking while you play

You have to naturally have a funny personality though. It's unfortunate that most people have to resort to "shit sining" like DSP where they just sing obnoxiously whatever is happening on screen at the moment and that ends up being habitual and taking over the whole stream

Subscribe to my channel because shameless shilling is ok right.
youtube.com/user/DasRidray

A lot of time is spent on grinding, which is repetitive content that requires you to spend a lot of time coming up with new things to talk about. You'll burn through the "oh, another malboro encounter" material really quickly and find yourself floundering. The story might be fucking great for the game you're playing, but your viewers aren't there for the story. They're here for you, reacting to the stuff they're too boring to buy and play for themselves.

Entertainment is hard with content that's largely bland with the occasional bit of spice.

I kind of have to assume that the OP is an entertaining personality, else he wouldn't be asking about advice on pursuing an entertainer career.

Make shitty meme videos of a fotm game
Go to therapy and disappear for years
Cultivate a relationship with the merchant's guild

>Make shitty meme videos of a fotm game

Brainlet tier advice. For every 1 "meme game of the year" channel that takes off, 10,000 fail.

>A thousand subs
I only wish to make it that far, why giving up?
How did you reached that high either way?

It seems in recent years on youtube the main thing is playing the algorithm rather than improving the quality of your content past "watchable." In addition to things like clickbaity titles (that are specific enough to generate curiosity), solid thumbnails, etc. there are also things you have to do so the algorithm picks up your video. Videos that get demonetized or aren't the right length drop off significantly in terms of how often they'll be recommended to people. Also, especially when starting out, there shouldn't really be a focus on yourself in the content because nobody cares about you. Just framing the same content differently can make a difference, like "user's first 30 kill game" is a lot worse than "How to top frag every match in valorant" or something like that.

Same way you get famous with anything these days. Get a brand, or more accurately, a gimmick.
Be the "X" guy. Something people can know you for and only you, or lesser channels that will then become your copycats, do.

You can stream RPGs but you have to do a lot of things to make them work
1. Grind off stream so you're super overleveled and can just blow through the story sequences without much care
2. Read all of the text in cutscenes aloud but do NOT make up silly voices because that shit will get old and grating quick. If the game has voice acting, just talk over the cutscenes and let the nerds who are there for the story just read the text
3. Never go in blind, always have your route and basic game plan plotted out or at the very least have a guide on standby in case you hit a snag. Nothing kills viewership like watching some retard meander around with random encounters every minute.
4. Have some kind of special overlay to track party member stats and progress so the viewer always has something to look at in case the game gets boring
5. Have a buddy with you to riff on the game or have side convos with when the game gets braindead