Coop772 Reviews Were Peak | Ep. 4

[@Velduanga]

"There's no N-Strike Barrel Lug" still lives rent free in my head.

[@dandanger5637]

his retirement was definitely an end of an era

[@jackschafer5789]

tru tru

[@mattsubi3950]

Coop's objectivity and wide target audience are what set him apart, in my opinion. To me, he came off more as a 'product reviewer' than a hobbyist youtuber, which isn't to say other nerf reviewers aren't good, but that Coop's were different. Tech reviewers, like MKBHD always have a standard, and most 'product reviewers'- especially in a niche like tech or nerf- have a standard reviewing procedure, and in my opinion, Coop's was the most in depth and thorough. While I do agree it's shortsighted to only listen to one persons review, I liked Coop because he provided objective opinion and left his personal remarks and comments till the end. He would talk about the specs of the blaster, shoot it, then chrono it. I remember on reddit a few years ago, Coop got some criticism regarding the fact that it seems he only stuck to stock blasters. However, it was the fact that he reviewed blasters from a consumer standpoint that set him apart- he didn't have hobbyist opinions on blasters, and by that I mean he only reviewed the blasters at face value, and not necessarily the potential they had. More on his in-depthness- Coop was usually late to the party- he would put out his review on blasters after most other youtubers like walcom or drac would have their video out already. This, I think, speaks to how thorough he was, testing the blaster for weeks, and really determining the longevity of the product someone was potentially going to spend their money on. While yes, he was not perfect in his opinions *cough imrs cough* he had his own niche and he did it best- and the lack of reviewers like him, in my opinion, is kind of a loss to the hobby.

[@SwordBotMk3]

I agree wholeheartedly on this, especially about reviewing from a consumer standpoint. As a casual plinker, I don't get into competitions or mod my blasters. Because of that, I really enjoyed how, for the longest time, Coop only reviewed stock blasters that one could find at their local Target. I lost touch when he began going over 3rd party/3d printed blasters near the end of his channel, as they're nowhere near accessible as to at least something like Adventure Force. I wonder what he thinks of the current blasters on the market right now.

[@BrxIghtside]

I prefer drac but coop was great but drac is who i trust before any purchase

[@mattsubi3950]

@@BrxIghtside Yeah, its all up to personal preference, Drac was definitely more 'hobby' oriented- from when I last watched him, he would review blasters based on 'modability' and not usually just from the consumer standpoint. I will say though, his reviews did not feel as extensive as, say, Coop's reviews. No hate to him at all though, he does good at what he aims to do.

[@aidenlegobatman]

IMRS? What's that? /gen

[@mattsubi3950]

@aidenlegobatman Coop was very fond of IMR batteries- drop-in, high discharge batteries that stock motors were able to run on- it took out the hassle of rewiring, re-soldering, and replacing the motors. However, this wasn't good for the stock motors and was prone to overheating- Coop was stubborn on this and did not switch to LiPo batteries till far later than the rest of the hobby.

[@jakknova]

Beret: "some people may like a blaster for something that another reviewer doesn't" The deploy:

[@foamquest]

I don't think anyone will replace Coop! And I wouldn't want anyone to try and replace him or his content style. He was definitely a HUGE inspiration for me and starting my channel! But I think making your content, well, YOU, and not attempting to artificially recreate his format and style are the best ways to respect his legacy while creating something worthwhile.

[@peterterry7918]

It's cool that Coop is remembered fondly and has and should inspire reviewers. No reviewer should try to be anyone but themselves. The truth is, Coop needed to go. By who's authority do I say that? Coops' words at the end. Life and people are bigger than You Tube. He has every right to decide when he was done and ready to do other things. I hope he has Joy and Peace this Holiday. I hope he feels passion for whatever he does now and feels satisfaction in what he did with his channel.

[@beretnarf]

Careful you almost enraged the Coop fans

[@squintsyadams8463]

@@beretnarf His fanbase isn't toxic or anything is it?

[@OutOfIdeas9977]

@@squintsyadams8463 When you say that the Deploy is good, then yes. That’s the part when they will be toxic.

[@catalyst999]

​@squintsyadams8463 not really, just passionate and loyal

[@Fires_Stuff]

Coop is irreplaceable. No one will ever fill in for him, because only he can do that. Coop is Coop, Beret is Beret, Walcom is Walcom etc. Doesn’t matter who it is, or if someone even does exactly what they did. Can’t replace a person, especially one as beloved in this community as Coop.

[@Donghua-clips]

Coop was the only blaster creator I thoroughly enjoyed. WHich is not to say you and others are not creating quality content. I just really enjoyed his style.

[@johanbjorkman1914]

He was the Ian Mcollum of nerf.

[@ddog9301]

This makes so much sense

[@Namasu604]

I think each Nerf content creator should make 1 meme video formatted like coop as an homage. That way we know it's in good fun and not a copy.

[@NelsonKNelson]

Frank Cooper is SORELY MISSED because he was "The Bible" for providing basic stats, package contents, and visual overview of every blaster he reviewed - plus shooting footage (that was less useful since he never bothered to hang a $6.99 black flag with a target on it, LOL). But COOP was my FIRST VIDEO GO-TO when deciding if I wanted a blaster. Drac was always my second stop since he provided a lot of the same content in a bit looser format, with different opinions. But I disagree with the idea that just because Coop found a certain feature a deal-breaker that would turn off the masses. Frank Cooper is an IDIOSYNCRATIC GUY, and viewers got used to that, and priced it in when considering his advice. For example, I'm pretty sure Coop hated the Ultra line almost exclusively because of the jaggy-shaped grips (he had/has a grip fetish) but that wasn't the big problem with the Ultras, and I don't think it was Frank's opinion of the grip that ever stopped an Ultra sale - pretty sure it was the price plus the non-standard darts. 🙂

[@thetwofacedassassin75]

4:36 The Ace of spades is best for Russian Roulette because you cant see what darts are in the cylinder until you open it up, not simply because its a cylinder fed blaster

[@beretnarf]

Maverick.

[@failfurby]

I miss Coop's mods and integrations. You could tell when his heart wasn't in the hobby anymore though, I don't begrudge him his choice to finally move away and move on.

[@vexidoodlegaming4734]

I remember those days. I watched one of his live streams modding a stryfe back when he did that. Good times.

[@TWDragonflyTommy]

Modding existing blaster is way cheaper than building your own 3D printed blaster, even if you print it yourself.

[@seanmack1087]

Especially if you’re able to thrift the base blaster.

[@JohnDoe-og2bt]

I spend roughly 5 bucks printing a 2ft blaster shell. 2 or 2.50 if materials are on sale. Now from there, price of internals are the price of internals. If you and I buy the same spring we spent the same amount.

[@GinxZypher]

According to the wikipedia page for Koosh: "As of 2020, Koosh balls are manufactured by PlayMonster in cooperation with Hasbro."

[@Atlantic_dummie]

3:49 me and my cousin tried a round of russian roulette with the ace of spades a couple days ago when he came to my place, gotta say it SUCKED spinning the cylinder, maverick/ strongarm is way better. Not only that the barrel of the AoS, kinda hard to point it at your own head (at least that's how we did it)

[@Salamander2-i6c]

True I miss Coop772. I think Foam Quest does reviews with that same vibe.

[@albertosara416]

I do miss Coop a lot, and nobody will replace him. But then again, you can say the same about everyone. Everyone has their own unique style, and I can definitely say I'd miss a bunch of the revieweres if they left.

[@ultimateaquiles]

Coop's videos truly were peak. Even if they had "flaws" like you say (which I would disagree with but whatever) he's still better than 90% of Nerf youtubers nowadays. Everybody always has the safest and most lukewarm opinions on everything, like they're afraid of engaging in any sort of meaningful discussion or something. Coop had an attitude and that's what I liked about him, he had no qualms telling you if a product was garbage or not. He wasn't afraid to call out companies on their BS unlike most youtubers today. His reviews were super objective and when he gave his opinion it was always founded in facts and experience. Nobody will ever do it like him I'm afraid

[@Salamander2-i6c]

check out foam quest. lower quality but still great.

[@techstormdarkvision3590]

Does anybody know what Coop does now? He doesn't have to come back to Nerf, but I'd love to see him bring the same humor, enthusiasm, and overall magic to whatever he does now.

[@theycallmesocks1369]

I miss his in-depth and standard of videos

[@gargunkle]

Re: Rampage/Alpha Trooper I'm sort of on the fence about this one. I find the pump grip on the AT/EAT fairly uncomfortable too. Rampage foregrip is much more comfortable. Main downside of the Rampage for me is it is decidedly not left-handed friendly.

[@Tomatoes562]

We all agree Brett we all miss coop772, he had the best reviews. Before I bought any nerf gun I looked for his review

[@niksitera]

I miss coop a lot expecialy sience i started filming nerf videos because of him ,but I try to keep it out of my mind and whatch other great reviewers like tessera`s nerf room or bricosaurus 227.But I still whatch some of coops vids every now and then to get some nostalgia.

[@maritimefoam]

I think another reason we don’t see a perfect coop replacement, is that to create reviews that structured every time might feel like a grind. I feel like I KNOW my reviews would do better if I was more consistent… but that’s hard haha. I miss them, they were where I jumped too if I needed specific info! Edit: I see now similar things have been said whoops ha. :)

[@mattzehr4133]

Coop needs to make a come back, I do miss him and he did a lot for the nerf community.

[@Dart_Conscript]

Big on the scripted nerf wars take because it is true, the nerf videos with the highest amount of views..ARE scripted nerf videos; Cacox, gunvsgun, PDK films, nerf boy productions to name a few, they're absolutely healthy for the community and bring the hobby into the mainstream

[@Jackalblade9]

I agree the Rampage is better than the Alpha trooper, honestly, and I have two strikes against the Alpha Trooper. One isn't really the Alpha Trooper's fault; Nerf packaged it in such a way as it could be primed in the package, meaning you could buy one that's been sitting with its spring compressed for months on store shelves. And they didn't fix this with the Accutrooper! Second, the Alpha Trooper is known to blow out its own air restrictor. Can't tell you what a surprise it was when my own just vomited up its own internals after a round of normal, unmodded, use.

[@SodapopperAnimations]

Idk how hot this take is but bradley philips has the best dart and blaster test/review type videos.

[@akagainesy]

HOT TAKE: Homemades and old skool modding is the best and 3d printing is overrated.

[@JamesWhite-hg8yg]

I just miss coop, his funny video's and his attitude was a great, However I respect his choice for stepping away.

[@TylerSnyder305]

To me his later years seemed like he was out of the hobby but felt obligated to at the very least keep reviewing products until he realized that it just no longer made sense.

[@vexidoodlegaming4734]

In terms of the Big 3 for me (Walcom, Drac, and Coop), I believe they fulfilled certain reviewing niches across the spectrum. On one side of the spectrum, you had Walcom who would be the more emotional reviewer who would gush about the features and dive into the modability aspect way more. And on the other side you had Coop, who would look at it from the factual, average, consumer stand point. And then you had Drac who would be a bit down the middle providing some aspects of both. It was a wonderful time when you could cross reference these three key aspects of their review styles in order to make an informed buying decision.

[@icy3-1]

Ahhh Coops grip gripes... Man I miss those

[@azerik92]

Him leaving a hole isn't due to being "the only good reviewer" it's the loss of that perspective in the greater picture. It's important to have different perspectives as you say, and losing one is definitely something to mourn. People who looked at his reviews as the ones for them preferred them because his values were similar to theirs, they could trust that his opinion on a product would line up with their own sensibilities.

[@ediesheik7185]

We still have WalcomS7 world is'nt over yet guys

[@beretnarf]

if you say so

[@T.E.D-m5t]

I'm so glad someone brought up the rampage because i prefer it (when upgraded) as my springer primary, its not for any practical reason but my tacticool level far surpasses anyone else's while fumbling the mag out of my gear and into the blaster. its a sight to behold.

[@carefulman3673]

Do you think Gun Vs Gun was/is content farm? Content farm before it became its own thing. Sometimes they sure feel like it

[@bigfootnintendorazr]

Miss you Coop772

[@ZstackZip]

Where girls cried: Titanic Where boys cried: Avengers Endgame Where men cried: Zane’s sacrifice in Ninjago Where legends cried: Coop772’s retirement

[@Penguinnoly]

hot take, buying an expensive blaster like an apex prime is better than buying filament, a printer, a hardware kit, and printing a blaster. You will ultimately have more enjoyment in all metal construction than say a lynx and the cost difference will not be all that different, often cheaper if its core xy, depending on what printer you buy.

[@anja3084]

8:36 sturdier internals??? brother the amount of priming bars ive seen bent out of shape in those things is insane

[@Tyler_the_cremator1]

Wow... How have I not found out sooner? I used to watch him all the time.

[@Abcd-up3us]

The guy asking why nobody replaced Coop, wasn’t saying that there should be an exact Coop clone, not sure why that’s the route he took when answering that question. I’m pretty sure he meant that nobody does the thing Coop did, that being, reviews of most retail releases of foam blasters, in the most objective way possible. Coop’s concept was a great thing for getting a baseline of what is worth the money and what’s not, and I knew several parents who used them to get an idea of if they should buy a blaster for their kid or not.

[@beretnarf]

my video, ny answer :P

[@JosephQuillen]

I do wish someone would literally make an exact copy of coops video format. Be ur 9wn personality and all, but the structure and info in his videos is what i want so bad.

[@T238dotnet]

It is truly amazing for a foam flinging channel to reach 1M subs

[@orbit9237]

7:05 Two different lines, nerf had a line called koosh around 2010 that was the "nerf jr" of its time, koosh vortex was late 90s and made by a company i dont remember

[@armyboy516-wz7nt]

His reveiws were not from a modder's veiw, but from a child's/normal adult who likes to have fun. That is what was god about him.

[@xthefirstpariahx]

Lots of nerf KZbinrs have gotten lazy without much competition.

[@beretnarf]

I want names lol

[@xthefirstpariahx]

I feel like legit bread has gotten a bit lazy, his quality and consistency has gone down, making shorter videos too.

[@KorribanGaming]

Drac's quality has gone to the shitter lol

[@howardchaiminghaomoe2930]

Yeah😢

[@afterburner44]

Does it have an N-strike barrel lug?

[@Penguinnoly]

Maybe hot take but after being in this hobby for a year, i think that as long as you know that it's something you're interested in long term and funds permit, you should buy one expensive blaster after saving instead of accumulating many mid range blasters. I know people with enough nightingales that had they skipped that drawn out acquisition process, could have bought a diana.

[@ianbui5356]

The part I liked about Coop's reviews was his ability to balance breadth and terseness while being as impartial as he could until the very end. If I'm basing my purchase decisions on watching reviews, I want to watch the most objective ones that I can find and usually those were from Coop. I do get valuable info out of other reviewers, but while even Coop had his bias, I have to keep their biases in mind when they don't set them aside, especially if they are being compensated for the reviews. While we're on the subject of reviewers, another one I miss is Randomshadow09. All he did were range tests, usually stock, and since most of my battles are with little kids or I'm looking for gifts for those kids, that's typically the information I was looking for.

[@oltr8110]

I even bought a Stryfe because of him

[@rickhodge6482]

Bro i actually cried when i saw he retired 😭😭😭

[@willco5431]

You are all good reviewers in the circle of Nerf friends. I got sick of the front n strike attachment thingy joke.

[@anthonybynum11]

Honestly? maltime foam is my perfect runner up.❤ And second best runner up some guy That wears a Beret idk where he is tho

[@beretnarf]

Ha it's funny, if someone says that I inspired them to get something or deterred them from a purchase that's great to hear. But I fully recognize that most of the time I'm not producing full fledged reviews.

[@maritimefoam]

Where should I send the cheque for this compliment?! 😂

[@anthonybynum11]

@ send it to the next video ya post ! !!!

[@freewave04]

Doesn’t have an N-strike barrel lug 😢

[@Salamander2-i6c]

Hot take: flywheel blasters are overrated. batteries are expensive and run out. springers are just better

[@Demonanimator]

I feel like that's just a fact.

[@Salamander2-i6c]

@@Demonanimator Everyone is always saying "Flywheelers are wayyy better" and I don't think that's true.

[@johanbjorkman1914]

I don't like the noise they make and the need to rev up. Never mind the fact the batteries make things heavier.

[@Salamander2-i6c]

@johanbjorkman1914 i know right?!?

[@fasthippy]

Koosh vortex best ring ammo but oddly named the same as vortex discs sooo uhhh.

[@Shotgunuser42]

Coop772 was fixing amazing he was just an all around great dude as he said he was tacticool

[@Alpha_2-6]

6:28 Lever action is cool but the top of my right hand's fingers disagree.

[@TheIceKing_005]

RIP Coop772

[@Redbaron99]

After coop retired i started phasing out of nerf

[@BobOBob]

Coop re-shells, you mean

[@dudelabowski2771]

what yall know about dude labowski? OG nerf youtuber

[@randallslinkard1819]

Also miss RandomShadow

[@ghostcat11]

oh shit he retired i love his videos

[@brickosaurus2276]

I absolutely agree with the scripted Nerf war take! The brainrot ones of course are terrible, but the videos that have actual heart and effort put into it are amazing, and the reason I'm in the hobby

[@wekg4915]

idea put an image of the blaster or series on the screen for idiots like me

[@Bobololo]

Oooooofffff, I'm going to say something I've been wanting to for so long: Coop was just okay. Mid even? As a blaster reviewer, he was close to A+ if he just stopped with the lame memery and childish jokes all the time. I get going for the audience but I couldn't stand it. There's 'behind-the-scenes' stuff that lessens my enthusiasm, too, but yeeeeeeeaaaaaah.

[@sirspoonkm.]

BRO I LEFT A COMMENT ON THE DEPLOY EPISODE ABOUT COOP

[@beretnarf]

Thanks but did you leave one on the video back in November?

[@Makotosaber]

Coop doesn’t just speak from a hobbyist point of view. Watching him for me feels like watching classic top gear uk. It’s not the blasters, it’s his attitude towards them that caught my attention. Classic coop was best in my opinion but i can sort of tell that he lost his passion towards the end.

[@station7thedoor]

You are better at hats, Brett

[@wh4202]

i miss his videos........

[@niksitera]

Why is your channel dying.You said it yourselves your channel is dying but why i didn`t whatch your videos in quite the long time and when I saw your vid I saw that you were getting so little view expecially for the amount of subs you have.I have the social blade extention and it shows you got 200 subs in the last 30 days I got 24,that is 12% of the subs you gained and i have 192subs.So if you could tell me what happened I would be thankfull.

[@beretnarf]

I have joked about this before yes. But I must admit, comments like these that "break down the numbers" and analyze how the channel is doing based on public analytics are the worst. Do you enjoy the videos? That's what should matter to you.

[@niksitera]

@beretnarf I like your videos I just wanted to say that you deserve more views.I didn't mean anything bad 😓

[@beretnarf]

@@niksitera appreciate it, for future reference then :)

[@niksitera]

​@@beretnarfAnd also did you know that you can unlock the xshot lock blaster by holding down the safety button and rotating the numbers going from far right to left and when you hear a click you got a right number then you do that for the other numbers to unlock it.TAG did that in his video and I am gonna do it when mine comes.But I think its really good to be able to unlock it if you trift it or the sticker comes of.

[@freewave04]

o7 coop

[@Wrlzlego]

i think it was a bit rude of coop to leave us in the dark like this.I mean SERIOUSLY it’s been more then a year and NOTHING!!!!!!

[@Demonanimator]

I mean, you guys could stop being sheep and carry on where he left off anyways regardless of how people feel.

[@Vanderlingang2552]

Should do a list of worst most popular nerf tubers, drac is def top 5 imo lol he's just got this vibe and personality that oozes cocky and egotistical and I don't vibe with that lol