Channel Update, Introspection and Announcements

[@Halcylion]

Sorry for the long wait, and even sorrier for interrupting the wait with a video that's not an actual Guide, Review or Playthrough. I had to clarify some things before moving onto my next projects. But during this video's rendering process, I slightly reconsidered some of my plans. The original plan was to do Secret Project > Bannerlord Review > Bandit's Ballads, but after careful consideration, I'll switch things around like this: Bannerlord 1.9 Streams (preparing footage and my thoughts for the review) > Bannerlord Review (hopefully finished no later than 30th of October) > Secret Project (2-4 weeks of editing) > Quick Bannerlord Build Guide (1-2 weeks of editing) > Bandit's Ballads episodes 12, 13, 14, +++++ until it's finished or Balon loses his life in his reckless pursuit of power. Not all of you may be thrilled to hear this, but I kind of need to do things this way in order to alleviate the damage done by the Tax-Collection-Office, because 50% of my pathetic income goes to pay taxes, but I can drag that percentage down and even get deductions if I increase my earnings. I won't ask for financial support, all I ask for is your understanding as I attempt to improve my financial situation. :)

[@BracownReclidobo]

Hal your channel is an absolute gem and I love your content!! A lot of your viewers genuinely love your work. Look after you first- and know we have your back!

[@Halcylion]

Thank you, my spider friend!... Oh fuck, I just remembered.. I make a mean joke about Spider Lovers in my Conan video. Hope you won't mind. :)

[@BracownReclidobo]

@@Halcylion hahaha no I was genuinely petrified of spiders and hated them up until about 3 years ago. I decided to study them to try to overcome my phobia.... The more I learned the more fascinated I became!! Spider lovers are weird af haha

[@MiLK-oj3cj]

I can tell you what I personally like from the channel and that is the long form challenges like the raider playthrough. It could work for many games though just make it hard on yourself and it becomes a joy to watch you persevere. But honestly make whatever content excites you man the only thing that matters is that you are good at making gaming KZbin videos. Don't worry too much about what your viewers want to see and just make what you want. Also that first raider video did well in part to the great thumbnail so take that into account (its why I clicked on it)

[@Halcylion]

Thanks for the feedback! I honestly enjoy making all of my videos, but I think I'll reserve my heavy editing for Guides, Reviews and other Single-piece-content. When it comes to playthroughs, I'll go easy on the memes, transitions and other complex tasks, so I can upload more than once per month. It probably won't help the content spread, but at least it'll allow me to move onto other projects more rapidly. :)

[@aidant6469]

I agree - just like the Halcylion style.

[@razzledazzle1662]

Love your videos man, keep it up. If you've got a thousand fans, I'm one of them. If you've got one fan, I'm him. If you've got no fans, I have died. If it's you against the world, we'll be standing back to back, brother. Love you, no homo.

[@PictishPrince]

I Am Also One Of Thousands!

[@thegoodwillseventyseven]

Hear, Hear!

[@ucsmastara4975]

I will never forget about the bandits ballads its probably one of the best mount and blade bannerlord series in youtube its a shame that youtube is being dum and doesnt give the love it deserves!!!!

[@Halcylion]

If BB won't make youtube happy, maybe my other videos will. Either way, I won't abandon the series, but I have to take a short break from it and pursue other projects.

[@kopipal5484]

@@Halcylion hey man! it’s me the guy, who got dumped by his gf a few months prior, and wrorte a comment about how your youtube videos kept me temporarily happy. Everything ok now, i have a new gf still bb rocks.

[@ucsmastara4975]

@@Halcylion hopefully the break wont be long becos i cant live whitout my monthly dose of bandits ballads :>

[@robertthomas-ball9416]

As a new subscriber, I only started getting your videos recommended after I started doing some research on Google for Bannerlord. I don't watch a lot of guides and tutorials because I enjoy the challenges of figuring it out myself. Your content is awesome because you're creating characters and stories for us to immerse ourselves in. I would prefer to watch that than a guide on how to build the most profitable workshops. Plus, the effort you put in to making these episodes is nothing short of amazing. To me, the amount of time you take to make an episode is nothing compared to the quality of the end result. If it wasn't for youtube's stupid algorithms, I would say to just focus on creating awesome stories. I would gladly wait a month for an episode. I hope you will continue to make more stories.

[@Captainsolax]

can relate, cool videos 👌

[@sourmain5732]

I haven’t gotten recommended video of yours in a while finally got this one

[@Halcylion]

To be fair, it has been a month since my last upload...

[@n0t_kgb253]

Hey man i love your videos, please do not be dissuaded from you path of entertainment. It would greatly upset a great many viewers, me included.

[@Auxified]

This is great introspection into the channel, Hal. I understand the challenge of striking the balance of job and hobby. I checked out your competitors, and the biggest difference by far is upload frequency. The guys who are getting 100k+ views are putting out videos every 4-5 days. It actually compounds on itself because they get more views with more videos up. Something is jamming your logistics. You may be overvaluing editing and scripting. I think for a guide that type of work is much more valuable than a long format series. Most people just want something consistent to be part of their life and schedule. Working on the niche guides at your own pace, while maintaining a steady stream of long format content is probably healthier for the channel and yourself.

[@Halcylion]

I've been planning to run things like you've suggested for a while now, and other people have made the same suggestion. As soon as I set some things up and get those 2 reviews finished, I'll get back on the Ballads and use a "time & effort budget"... I'll limit the scripting to 8 paragraphs MAX, and the editing to 50-60 hours. If I budget my time correctly, I should be able to upload on a weekly basis.

[@itshenry8977]

Commander Halcylion demands that order 227. Will take Immediate effect! FORWARD, ONLY, FORWARD

[@Halcylion]

No orders have been issued yet, Private Henry! But the Assault will commence sooner, rather than later.

[@itshenry8977]

@@Halcylion got hooked on you with the Denrs Bannerlord Tutorial and since i own KCD i watched them too so those were my first vids from you, so your theory is probably right, no matter i enjoyed the BB anyway

[@averagestraightwhitemale6776]

Man i don't care what you upload I just watch you coz you got a great personality

[@Flesson19]

We love you bud, I still follow all Bannerlord videos because your way of doing videos is so unique and that carries a lot of weight for me. Your accent is so great for narrating

[@Halcylion]

Thanks, man! Your narrations are also great, clear and concise, especially for tutorial vids. :)

[@Flesson19]

@@Halcylion I had a teacher, learned a lot from you

[@xavierklassen7849]

This is truly one of my favourite channels on KZbin. I almost never comment on videos but always drop one on your videos in hopes that it saves you from the algorithm. I hope to see your channel grow more in the future!

[@Defoltbmd]

Hal, your videos are amazing. Eiting, script and jokes are so on point! I really hope you'll figure out how to catch with algorithm. Your content keeps me going, it's truly inspiring ^^

[@Mountaineer2]

I love your channel. I watched all your older bannerlord videos at least 2 times now, including the trader series, and get excited everytime I see a new episode of bandits balldads pop up in my sub box. I have to say though that yes... new eposodes of that series dont get recommended on the start page every time, even to me who has watched every single episode. I just love your content and especially the way you present it, be it a series or anything else. So do what you think is right... I'll enjoy the videos whether it is a series or single videos, be it bannerlord or other games.

[@Halcylion]

The Bard will not stop singing the Ballads until they're finished, but he has to have a sip of wine every once in a while.

[@AndrewTheMandrew531]

I love your content though. Screw the algorithm. Robots can’t judge how good content it.

[@Halcylion]

I share the same opinion... but robots do determine how much I'm getting financially screwed, so I have to make them happy from time to time. :)

[@pendantblade6361]

Take your time Hal, we'll wait as long as we need!

[@awuza7045]

Agreed mate

[@Halcylion]

Des-pa-cito!

[@notoriousnobody6639]

Just like all the other comments say, your channel is absolutely fantastic. I can't say any more about how good your channel is than anyone else, but on the topic of streaming - it may be a good idea. I can't boast an exceptional knowledge of KZbin (really any knowledge on KZbin at all), but if streaming helps your channel grow and/or put food on the table it could be worth a try. You mentioned needing to make a script, and I really don't have any preference as to if you stream or make videos (as long as you make soooommmmee videos), but if you can stream well it may help appease the algorithm and take some stress off your shoulders. Just do what you gotta do man, we'll support you with whatever.

[@Halcylion]

Well, once I'm done getting some things ready, I will stream Bannerlord 1.9, to prepare myself for the upcoming review.

[@gatsunoir]

Really like your quality content and style (and games you play). Just sad to hear about the BS system on YT. At the end do what you must to survive and have a good time. Will keep on supporting your vids. Good luck

[@kornelfarkas9913]

I think most people who see any of your videos, subscribe right away and jump on any new video you post. I sure am. I hope you find a good solution and can keep creating for everyone to enjoy. And on a side note, this is the first channel update video i have ever seen that i found enjoyable in its own right.

[@darrellkirkwood4196]

I've been watching your channel for a long time now and the fact that you posted this video just to explain things and keep everyone updated. Thank you. I cannot think of hardly any other channels or streamers that take the time to produce content or educate the way your channel does. Thank you again Halcylion

[@MyNameIsNotBob_1121]

hal, we all love you lmao. i would wait for years for the next episode of bandits ballads if there is a chance of it coming at all. take your time and do what you enjoy

[@awuza7045]

Yes mate, love the positivity man

[@amadoodles]

I always love your content. Especially the long form campaigns. It's where your talent truly shine. It's just so unfortunate the the algorithm is skewed in a direction away from that.

[@loonie5468]

Thanks for the update. I'm on the threshold of attempting a 'narrated-after-the-fact playthrough' as opposed to a 'Let's Play' series, that also reveals all the little hidden things about the game in question, and frankly this video is immensely helpful as to tempering my expectations. I wish you all the best and just so you know - you can apply a script in many creative ways to gameplay footage. In the end to be profitable here, it's all about what you can make yourself comfortable doing and somehow syncing up with KZbin's all-viewers-have-the-memory-of-a-fly algorithm.

[@Halcylion]

Whatever you do, keep them under 15 minutes. If something ends up being 20 minutes long, you could leave like that, as an exception, but if it goes beyond 20 minutes, chop it up into smaller parts.

[@Wee77778]

Been here since episode one I will wait every month and you’re still one of my favorite KZbinrs

[@Pixel-Lucas]

I've just recently discovered your video since I just started playing Bannerlord. My favorite videos are roleplaying videos so I've loved your Bandit and Trander playlists. Wherever you go moving forward, I will continue to watch. Also, I always forget to give thumbs up, but I appreciate when creators ask for likes because it reminds me!

[@Halcylion]

I have no intention of abandoning the Bandit series. Especially after patch 1.9, combat loot got much better and that means Balon will unlock his full potential as a raider. But since the series was slow, I needed to add something else to the mix. :)

[@o0oSM00THo0o]

Interesting look into the world of an aspiring youtuber. Refreshing transparency! One vid a month is out of the question, very very few channels can make things work that way. But daily uploads are also not required. From what I've seen through tons of YT usage over the last couple of years, the sweet spot for channels like yours is like 2-3 vids a week. 1 vid as the absolute minimum and it would have to be an absolute banger view wise.

[@amatuskrause9536]

saw the first bandit ballads and watched every video since, stay strong big man.

[@armoredspaz]

an ABSOLUTE lad, keep up the great work man you are truly an inspiration

[@awuza7045]

Vaas is cool I agree and get it if you need a break or something along the lines of that, all in all I really don't mind what videos are made as long you deem you are in a comfortable state, channel and personal wise, I wish the best and will be keeping up with the channel man. 🤠👍

[@McAwesomeNuggets]

Amazing! I have been playing conan exiles for the first time recently, awesome to see it coming up. Thanks for bandits ballads, looking forward to where the channel goes afterwards

[@AlwaysHimself]

I'll be here for whatever content you make man. I have not played a single minute of Bannerlord nor do I own the game. It's obvious you are a perfectionist and personally I don't mind waiting for new content. I look forward to seeing new content, even if you must change up your process. Good luck! I hope it all works out for you.

[@davidatkins9793]

Do what you gotta do man. We’ll light the beacons at the return of the king.

[@sleepdeprivationman3573]

Love the vids man, I've been following the bandits raiders ballad series and ive been enjoying it please dont stop.

[@monkeymayEH]

I would say I’m a majority when I say we aren’t just here for Bannerlord gameplay. You’re a great script writer and your style would translate well to many games. Keep it up and feel free to explore.

[@alex-of5wd]

Good luck with youre chanel. Wish you all the best

[@MarztheStoic]

My entire youtube career in a nut shell. just gotta keep on truckin. I have been rewatching your bandits ballads trying to ome up with some more ideas for videos myself and I've been enjoying them. Stay strong bro.

[@Halcylion]

The only ideas you should be getting from Bandit's Ballads is to not do it yourself. But if you attempt something like that, try to limit the runtime to 10-15 minutes, that way, if the video fails to perform, you wouldn't have wasted an entire month working on it. On a somewhat related note: In my Conan Exiles review, I'll be giving a "shout out" to a handful of youtubers who cover that game, and you are on the list. Maybe that will help a little, even though it's been a while since your last Conan Video.

[@MarztheStoic]

@@Halcylion I'll take that into consideration. I did two really long series for Conan and I really burnt me out but I enjoy going back to them from time to time. I would like to do some guides but I'm still putting together some ideas. I'm wanting to do a blacksmith guide or a charm guide but I came to the idea that I should make some builds. So that's what I want to do but I gotta do some more research on perks.

[@bram7703]

I loved the bandit story’s and your story telling

[@BracownReclidobo]

Just wanted to say you make the best content Hal

[@WhiteFox5Studios]

I have loved the series. Been listening to it whilst working :)

[@bubuluwithagoldendudul9709]

Damet garm !! dude we here again

[@mrvikingbob2635]

This is extremely interesting to watch especially for me and other "playmen" tubers. Probably. Don't know if this ever crossed your mind but here is a tip. You could livestream when you are editing the videos for a behind the scenes look. People who want to learn something about editing might learn something AND your getting exposure or err PREexposure for the upcoming video. And hey Mr Al Gorerythm probably likes it. Anyways keep on keeping on love your stuff.

[@howtosuck8274]

I knew this was gonna happen honestly it deserved millions of views

[@Halcylion]

So did I, but I was holding out hope that the people who gave Ukzug their thumbs would at least reap what they've sown by watching Balon's journey.

[@coldbumby]

Love the transparency. I want to grow a channel and this is very informative. Thank you

[@truechaosmulala3831]

Though I think what can work well in KZbin is the challenge in it

[@mennit4959]

i love some of your videos🙂for example bandit‘s ballads but also others

[@metalprime94]

Hey Hal, I know the feeling. This isn't my account for it (I intentionally separate work and play on this platform), but it also takes a lot of time for me to make videos, and as a result... two years in, 100 subscribers, and I struggle with so much as monthly uploads. Granted, this isn't my full-time job, and that's what takes my effort instead because... lights don't shine on hopes and dreams. Keep up the awesome work, thanks for being transparent, and I'm a huge fan of Bandit's Ballads. You can count me as one of the views every time you put it out. ...side note, I watched the Trader playthrough twice, end to end, it was that good.

[@zolrinzol9875]

We love you and your channel keep dooing it your way and we watch and like all of your perfect content 👍😘

[@Araragification]

3:03 a man of culture :)

[@cliffordtheverygoodboy1656]

yo Hal! looking forward to your next video, hoping for another bandits ballads but not holding my breath haha. regardless of what it is i’m waiting haha! lots of love man god bless!

[@Halcylion]

SPOILER for my next video: It's scheduled for Christmas. It's a 57 minute long review for Bannerlord.

[@truechaosmulala3831]

I’ll tell you exactly what I love in videos A STORY

[@Halcylion]

I do my best to craft one for every video. I don't always succeed. :)

[@truechaosmulala3831]

@@Halcylion I’m still here so I’ll say it worked

[@Frazec_Atsjenkov]

Perhaps ask people to press the bell button. In that case YT should send notifications to your subs whenever you upload a new episode. Your content is more than worth it. I only recently did it, only because I simply didn't think about doing it before... If I had, I would have.

[@JasperLane]

I can only speak as a consumer as my own success on the platform is just a hobby but I can at least say what I enjoy the most about your channel. My favorite episodes are your edited playthroughs, Bannerlord for me is a lot like Totalwar in that I love playing it but it can be a struggle to watch. However with your work do to the heavy editing and scripting I find myself actually wanting to watch as you cut out the slow moments or describe them in an entertaining manner, yet even I have to admit after maybe 5 episodes I started to feel my enjoyment waver, it never went away but I did stop looking forward to it and it was more of a happy surprise when the next installment came out. I don't know if this would be asking for you to work harder and longer and that will be up to you on the effort I won't ask you to put 60 hours into a video, but I think shorter more condensed playthroughs at 3-5 episodes would be great. I am still sitting on the edge of my seat for that necromancer playthrough and I can slit ball a few other ideas such as a mercenary playthrough, cult leader, displaced prince, and a few others. But at the end of the day so long as it has your stamp of approval I'll look forward to whatever content you make, be safe man.

[@alexandersen1987]

just an idea if the algorithm wont suggest a series dont number the title or descrpition

[@Halcylion]

I've considered it... It might be a good idea, when I finally return to the Ballads.

[@howtosuck8274]

The video is gonna be a banger

[@Halcylion]

Sure hope so.

[@sovietbear1917]

Hal plays Rimworld sounds amazing, ngl.

[@gamesretweets9979]

I absolutely love Bandits ballads and stuff like it but if you put up something in between those uploads to get the algorithm working for you it's not like we'd stop watching.

[@Halcylion]

Well, it's not really "putting up something IN-BETWEEN" Bandit's Ballads... it's more like pausing BB to do that something else. Wish I could do both.

[@gamesretweets9979]

@@Halcylion that's what I mean, I'd wait longer for an episode for you to work on other stuff. You've gotta eat and you've got goals you want to hit, I'm just grateful for the episodes you give us.

[@ionelsaracin4194]

hello, it might take a long time for your vids to get released, but they are perfect, congratulations

[@Halcylion]

Multumesc!

[@howtosuck8274]

Finally yes i love it move on Don't beat a dead horse

[@mortache]

I LOVE your unique narration style. Idk how to help you with the algorithm, but I think uploading a lot of videos rapidly would help tremendously. Maybe not everyday, but one in a week or two. Also, making the campaigns faster paced and moving on to more and more ideas would entice different viewers looking for different things! I don't think like ratios matter since videos with more views are bound to be seen by people who aren't really interested, but the videos like yours are seen by people who already like your content. Low likes per views means more discoverability

[@Halcylion]

You and the people watching the playthrough have already done enough to help it with the algo, the likes should have helped tremendously.. If that didn't work, then it's up to me to change things around to make it work. I already have a list of "best practices" that I'll have to apply to my videos, but they conflict with my core philosophy of video creation.

[@mortache]

@@Halcylion "this pill gives you pride and self fulfilment, the other pill gives you cash"

[@R.T_Go_Your_Own_Way]

I do think Bannerlord will catch a second wind with the console release. You put so much effort into these videos that they take so long to make and the algorithm punishes you for the infrequent uploads. Like the cyberpunk video mentioned , these high effort bannerlord will get more views later once more players pick up the game.

[@Halcylion]

My guides and upcoming review for Bannerlord are surely going to rake in a lot of views, but my playthroughs have no chance of amounting to anything. At the very least, they were experiences that will improve my future content. :)

[@enversiraz4072]

i am here for long long time

[@MrEmpify]

Halcylion: "SAUL I have to say" KZbin Algorithm: You might like this clip from Better Call Saul even though you have never seen anything related to it or Breaking Bad in your life Honestly, I found your Trader series so entertaining that I watched the entire thing 3 times over. People really are missing out. If you could transfer your patented Halcylion Humor™ from the script to streaming or let's plays (which I think would turn out better because that would allow you to pepper in the related pictures to your jokes when you make them) with practice, that would work wonders with Bannerlord. As you want to do other games though, that strategy might backfire and just create a strong cult-like fanbase that will tie you to this game like the slaves shown at 15:21 ; constantly churning out Bannerlord content with your fellow Bannerlord KZbinrs until every last drop of butter has been squeezed .

[@Halcylion]

There's this GTA&RDR youtuber, TheProfessional, who made a video about creating a gaming channel, a long time ago. In that video he warned that one of the worst things that can happen is attracting people who are extremely infatuated with just ONE type of content on the channel, and will endlessly complain about and dislike any videos that are not that exact type of content that they subscribed for. He calls them "demanding subs". I experienced that when I added Cyberpunk to the channel. In the future, I'll try to cover a lot more games, but I'll probably have to stick to a single type of content... most likely tutorials.

[@SipDisco]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!

[@Weaver0x00]

I liked the bandit series, but sometimes, because of the videos coming out a month apart, when the new episode came I have half-forgotten what was happening in the previous one so I didn't have an immediate itch to watch it and I thought "hey new Hal video, nice, I'll add it to watch later and come back to it" but because of the length of one video I never came back to it because there's rarely time to fully immerse yourself in a 30-or-longer minute video among other "life stuff". I don't know sh*t about youtube but maybe you'd like to try to split the next episode in 4 10-15 minute pieces and release weekly? that way you'd have uploads for the next month while you're working on the next vid. Thanks for content!

[@Halcylion]

You hit the nail on the head.

[@Dovakinplaygames]

It would be nice to see a revamp on your cyberpunk video and I have been following you since then

[@Halcylion]

I'd love to return to Cyberpunk one day.

[@ann4rchy]

i may be way too drunk rn but i really love your content soooooo please do produce more content lots of love:)

[@Halcylion]

I love all the content I produce, and I'll make more of it, even if it's not financially successful. But like swimming, if I sink too much I have to fight my way to rise back to the surface, or else...

[@bernardlapcik7642]

I really like your content but yt doesnt show me your videos so i miss like 5 of your masterpieces I send support from Europe🎉

[@voiceactorofdovakiin]

A Idea worth considering also is to show fun games that are not in vogue anymore, old games like mini car racing and stuff.

[@Halcylion]

I have an idea like that... there are some old as fuck scuffed games from my childhood that nobody has ever covered, so as soon as I'm able to, I might make a couple Sseth-styled reviews about these ancient games.

[@duncanturner4435]

It is unfortunate that YT sees likes more powerfully than views, having watched so many of your intricately planned and narrated walkthroughs but as many viewers, not having spammed the like button. Perhaps the same effort could be put to greater effect if you recorded an hour of output (a typical current episode) but then released it as 4x 15min weekly drops? Might keep viewer momentum and the YT algo in your favour. Keep it up chief, we're still watching

[@Halcylion]

In my case, not even likes help a whole lot. But in future episodes, I might limit them to 15-20 minutes if they end up being too long. I've already done so for episode 7, which was extremely long and contained the events of episode 8 as well, but because the 2 halves of that original recording were thematically different, I split them in ep 7 and 8.

[@MadjGB]

I'd expect a resurgence in bannerlord views later in the month Providing the devs don't fuck the console port. And please don't make the conan video too entertaining, I don't want to install it ever again. Your bannerlord stuff makes me do this lol Regardless, I hope everything works out, I look forward to your future content

[@Halcylion]

You will play Conan again after my review. >:)

[@NobodyImportant69420]

I don't mind you asking for likes, personally. Sometimes clicking the like button simply does not cross my mind, so because not liking is not a conscious decision, it gives me no trouble whatsoever to be asked to do it. I check in somewhat regularly even without any suggestions from KZbin. The KZbin algorithm is far from unbiased though, as you have seen so much evidence of already, but it may be black box AI technology, meaning no one knows exactly how it works and it seemingly does whatever it likes, to absolve the makers of responsibility when it does something offensive or stupid. I have no doubt that the algorithm learned its stubborn favoritism from the people running KZbin. Also, and I feel this is the most important thing I have to say to you, if I may share some experience from over a decade of watching KZbin, long form series on this platform have always had a tendency to diminish in views with each successive upload. Even if only as a side thing, doing one-off videos on a variety of different games may help your numbers considerably, and they don't even have to be the latest most popular ones either. I am not certain but I believe you should be able to pick whatever you want and still benefit, but novelty is the key here. It might help break any monotony you may be experiencing in your work, if it helps to see it that way. Hope I helped, and I am glad to be among the Halcylion gang!

[@linkwins]

I quite enjoy the bandits ballads series but KZbin hides your videos from me so I’ve made a point to search you up every couple of weeks to see

[@justsomedude7747]

Uuuuh Rimworld :)

[@hammadnayyar7454]

When is connon exiles vedio comes

[@RainOn2SunnyDay]

maybe do mass releases, your first bandit ballads has 200k views now, but falls off heavily later. if you release it all at once, you can put it in a playlist and it'll be more likely to be binge watched. i didn't even know you released two more episodes. i saw strat gaming recommendations then remembered you and wondered if you released any bandit ballads yet.

[@valentinolane1377]

Bro, I’ll watch channel updates as if they were a bandits ballads series.

[@Halcylion]

Too bad they're nowhere near the same quality.

[@Tainted_Delusion]

I wish you luck in your battle with the algorithm but i must know where you will be streaming. do you stream on youtube or twitch as i would love to come watch you play some rimworld or xcom 2

[@Halcylion]

For the moment, I'll keep my streams on KZbin, but if I ever change my plans, I'll post an announcement on the channel.

[@modelcitizenvlad]

I think i've heard you explain the optimal method for robbing a caravan so much that I might accidentally use it when robbing one in real life; if my local robbery crew goes to jail because of your videos you might make the news.

[@Halcylion]

Just in case you forget: you first have to sell them your loot, (to take their money,) then you have to attack them in a systematic way that first eliminates their cavalry after which you charge everyone into their archers. Make sure you leave at least 1 survivor, so that you can rob him afterwards. Godspeed!

[@cliffordtheverygoodboy1656]

Hal you should start clickbaiting bandits ballads lol, i'm sure the rest of the community won't mind if it means you get more views. love your content man, if i didn't i wouldn't be watching you talk about your channel for 17 minutes haha. keep making videos, regardless of the content

[@Halcylion]

I might combine that with the "trick up my sleeve" that I mention towards the end of the video. >:)

[@LcHR21212]

what platform are you thinking of streaming on??

[@awuza7045]

He's says yt on a comment

[@LcHR21212]

thnx

[@drlunarx4810]

We gotta get up to 20% likes

[@Halcylion]

That would actually be quite damaging, because if the ratio is 20%, then it means the video isn't being recommended to other people. :D

[@sirgriffo7838]

i would watch another trader playthrough

[@Halcylion]

I'd like to make another one, but I won't do that until I figure out how to make it perform well. :(

[@IcemanTPG]

Have you thought about starting a Discord? Adds more to manage but if you can get a healthy Discord that gives you a big boost immediately due to your discordbase.

[@Halcylion]

Creating a discord server is already on my to-do-list. Right now, I'm entirely focused on my next project, which I hope to finish before the 30th of this month.

[@IcemanTPG]

Best of luck Halcy! I have notifications on and looking forward to it.

[@5colNet]

Seems like the core problem is frequency, right? If you made shorter vids (same quality), would that allow you to publish more frequently?

[@Halcylion]

Shorter vids, less detailed scripting, simpler editing, and setting a time limit. I need to make these 4 compromises in order for the series to survive, or at the very least, reach the end faster and allow me to move onto greener pastures. The rest of my projects will mostly remain unchanged... maybe I'll learn to better manage my time and become more efficient.

[@voiceactorofdovakiin]

For the last year you've been a bannerlord youtuber. Do you think about having content of other games again?

[@odenguy3104]

What

[@Halcylion]

yes.

[@awuza7045]

@@Halcylion so deep

[@zagzyg2914]

You should definitely work to fill the gap with much lower production content, in between your major projects. While subscribers obviously love your content, I think developing confidence with your gift-of-the-gab and releasing a lets-play series with very little editing would be very good for you and your channel. I can never seem to catch streamers that I like streaming anyway, but a few basically dump the unedited VOD onto youtube, and often in 2 or 3 hour chunks, which I've heard the algorithm doesn't like, but I often enjoy those. The faithfull can also leave them playing in the background, so retention like that on a 3 hour video I believe is good, especially on premiums?. In short, I think your plans of working through the list you gave, is possibly the main problem. You need to multitask and be working on 2 or 3 projects at a time, so that you can have a more constant stream of content, as well as the polished blockbusters we love. If you split your day up into, for example, 6 hours on special projects, and 2 hours on filler content, see what you can do with a lets play in 2 hours, or 4 hours every 2nd day, or even 10 hours for weeklys!. I think you need to be planning at least weekly content like a simple let's play. Your "acceptable rough quality" is whatever you can work into that time frame, but regular and punctual should your main goals here. Hopefully you also learn useful skills doing that to improve efficiency, and ultimately being able to increase the frequency on those as you go along. I think you may also find some success streaming the editing process, as a lot of people would be interested in that. I'd love to see you do more "personal" and "rough" lets play runs of Bannerlord, Conan, even Ark, Grounded, almost anything. There's a feeling of honesty in them that makes up for the lack in quality.

[@Halcylion]

I was never able to work on multiple projects at the same time, because I have very limited hard drive space... Also because of how my attention works. I can stay focused on a task for hours on end, but if something breaks my focus, (like another project,) I find it hard to pick up the pace on the main thing. As for dumping an unedited VOD, I'll have to create a second channel for that. That's where I'll post "Let's Plays" as well, and shorts, and other low effort content that might do better for the algorithm.

[@zagzyg2914]

@@Halcylion I understand fully about the intense focus, but from experience I can say it's possible to learn to split your time. As a coder/ programmer/ developer/ analyst or whatever title is vogue, I'd love nothing more than devoting 100% attention to a project. But over the years, I did a lot of work on my own time at night as well, and as a consultant had multiple clients with varying priorities, so the ability to move between projects was required. In the early years, it literally felt like using swap space in my head, and would take half a minute or so to switch channels. These days, I think I have about a 2 day retention for work memory. Keeping good organisation and notes helps a lot to jog your memory and get you back up to speed. All the best with it!

[@hediyoshinagachika1663]

Halcylion Enjoyer 😭😭😹

[@Halcylion]

Such a stupid sounding word.... which apparently exists in the dictionary. xD

[@duxater2331]

Hey Halcylion! I'm a new subscriber, but I always liked watching your videos that popped up on the ol' feed. I honestly don't subscribe to many youtubers, but I really love your humor, and video style! Since this video is sort of a discussion as to how you produce content, If I may be so presumptuous as to offer a suggestion, I'd maybe recommend you go check out SplatterCat's content. He's a pretty big youtuber (not in the millions, but bigger), and from some of the stuff you've said in this video, you might get something out of checking out his content style! Maybe some inspiration, or something. Anyways, good luck with your channel. I'm here for the long haul now 👍

[@stuardcg]

My advice, focus you content on your self. The rockbottom video was great because of you, if you change it to be a series is not about you, is about the game.

[@ManeManeMane]

Your shit is good. =)

[@oscarnektarios]

Is there anything I can do bro? I’ve been watching a lot of your content and even though I don’t have much money myself it’s infuriated me that no one in your comments seems to genuinely care about your situation with content creation

[@Halcylion]

Not much you can do... It's up to me to find solutions, but if I can find a way to include other people, I'll let you know.

[@MM6MuitoMito6]

I think you should focus on guides, I mean I like the series but is much better your guides and all the series you do be on live streams and just do guides. And you should focus do guides on cyberpunk to get more views.

[@hammadnayyar7454]

Hi man

[@Beencheeling]

Brother, youtoube has excomunicated you, forsaken you!

[@Halcylion]

So it seems... Let's hope it's something that can be fixed.

[@trystanexul5681]

I never see your vids in my sub box idk y

[@flintsefton8044]

While I enjoy the let's plays I think I'd prefer a stream of the game tbh

[@Halcylion]

Streams are coming soon. At least until I begin the heavy production on my Bannerlord review.

[@voiceactorofdovakiin]

I believe that if the entire story of Balon would have been presenteded in one singular video it could have reached the sucess ukzug's got. That is because a long series can become quite slow and boring. I believe the public would like to see the whole thing in a 20 - 40 minutes video, I dont want to see a series with many irrelevant occurences that takes hours and hours to watch.

[@Halcylion]

As soon as Balon's journey comes to an end, I will compile all of his exploits into a single video: "The Not-so-Average Bandit Experience", or something like that. :)

[@voiceactorofdovakiin]

@@Halcylion That's quite the good idea my friend.