Explaining the AFK Phenomenon

[@Fishtank.]

aprils fool

[@notsocreative7045]

Impossible, it’s not even Sunday

[@zizo5349]

real

[@Game-qi7qd]

albania

[@Bluntula]

whoa, he fooled me.

[@chillin_mc_chillington]

holy fuck

[@Wiki1184]

The most unrealistic part about this is Valve's anti cheat actually working.

[@TK-7193]

no actually its pretty realistic, banning all the wrong people

[@thewanderersrespite8074]

Had a buddy who very blantly cheated on a Minecraft Trade Server (Wall Hacks + Aimbot). We were on most of the night (him doing his thing, I think I was failing to do a jumping puzzle as all the classes). It took like, multiple days to a week of him doing this to get a VAC Ban. Crazy

[@tfolz1351]

Wait what irs illegal.

[@alface935]

@@kikio2913 lol

[@PaintedParadox]

@@thewanderersrespite8074 Yeah Vac is made so it bans people with a delay so they don't know what cheats caused the ban more info here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eajQnKeFl6mIoq8

[@HintShot]

I got through about 80% of this video before I remembered what day it was. I was genuinely intrigued by the story too, but that ending was just masterful. Bravo sir.

[@rolph5967]

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[@ikene3375]

Yoo Hintshot, i love your videos man very well edited and it helped me with spy alot

[@stresswaves01]

lol

[@Sinstarclair]

@@ikene3375 Fancy meeting you here

[@ikene3375]

I see you almost everywhere as well

[@Yahiamice]

GODDAMNIT I WAS ACTUALLY SO INVESTED

[@DegenWeb]

Bro you have no idea

[@squaredanimator]

HAHAAAA FOOLED BY YOUR VIEWERS AND NOW FISHTANK

[@begoneheretic9760]

YOU FOOOL

[@fujiwaranonekobiodrando1257]

THE YAHIAMICE!!

[@KnownOnlyAsDM]

oh shit thats yaamihamice

[@yoshyfoods]

That was the greatest build up to a joke I have ever witnessed

[@nateee2970]

Wow your comment was front of the page and you spoiled it

[@gavink.9970]

@@nateee2970 eh, fishtank himself pinned a comment saying "april fools" so u rly shouldnt cry or spoiled milk!!! (see what i did there)

[@brooke6472]

What was the joke

[@idk-cc1ep]

@@brooke6472 it's all a build up to a scizzors pun

[@brooke6472]

@@idk-cc1ep Ohhh I finally got it

[@turkeysamwich00]

Even though this was an obvious april fools joke, I thought maybe it was just an out of character video where you talk about something serious, until "sizzler's mod" got shortened to "sizzers" and I knew there was gonna be some kind of scissors pun somewhere

[@AWormsPurpose]

I thought is was gonna be scissor sisters or something like that TF2 Inflation joke

[@Crimera137]

thank god i didnt see it coming

[@MrKoiking1]

hi kez

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

My brain entirely forgot about that joke and i only realized it was April fools when the "website" he showed seemed like one made in 2001

[@currentlycaffeinated3882]

"obvious"

[@gmoss101]

Let this cautionary tale be a lesson to all traders.

[@paintball7797]

It's fake. It's an april fools joke with a really long build-up. (the joke happens at the last 3 seconds of the video) In the description he says its all misinformation just for an april fools joke lmfao.

[@Rei322]

@@paintball7797 wow sherlock holmes is alive and well

[@paintball7797]

@@Rei322 Honestly the video did seem kinda convincing, I can see why this guy was fooled. (I know its april fools btw)

[@nav9]

@@paintball7797 oh dude you are such a silly little goblin

[@J09-555]

"Don't run around with sizzer's" -_Fishtank 2022_

[@thewindwakinghero7423]

That was the longest set up for a joke I've ever seen, and I love jokes that take forever to set up

[@alface935]

Yeah Love Thoses Too

[@ChazwickAmadeus]

If you love jokes like that then I highly recommend "Lost in the Desert". Allegedly, it's the longest joke in the world.

[@alface935]

@@ChazwickAmadeus Wow

[@ProkiTheBuck]

@@ChazwickAmadeuswhat is it?

[@MrNe0_]

Thought this was gonna be a joke about the bots infesting casual games so it genuinely caught me off-guard. Good job, sir.

[@tompycz2225]

Same here.

[@idot3331]

Damn, I was actually hoping for some kind of scientific human behavioural analysis on why you always end up with like 5 AFK players in casual mode. Even when you started talking about a mod, I thought maybe it would result in an answer more interesting than people just leaving their computer to do something else and forgetting about it. I was pretty convinced on this until the bit where the mod would randomly "infect" people's computers, then it just started sounding like some old creepypasta.

[@Rockzilla1122]

its an april fools video dumbass

[@waterboys5006]

The real creepypasta here is why I can’t see the other reply on this comment.. KZbin..!

[@Madman98746]

Well, although the video itself is a joke, the idea of community servers sometimes having old outdated code which you are forced to download, isn’t too far fetched, at least with my limited coding knowledge

[@inserisciunnome]

He did mention other modders using It to test, It makes sense: a big part of coding Is All about reusing and repurposing preexisting assets, so It would be reasonable for other Mods to have some of the code from this One if the bot menù was that usefull. ..then the grey, overly dramatic screen arrived and the pun hit me. Goddamnit, i didn't realize what day It was three weeks ago. This Is the YT equivalent of stepping on an unexploded mine set there years ago.

[@ワˬワ]

@@waterboys5006 some comments from other areas of the world are blocked for other people

[@MaximusXavier]

I went into this assuming it was an April Fool's joke, but through your delivery and storytelling, I seriously forgot and became invested. Well played, Mr. Htank

[@IInferno]

The fact you took a small part of an interesting video and completely uncovered the mystery of said part is baffling and I'm infatuated with that. Wait.

[@TextualDeviant]

*The two stages of April Fools.*

[@brentambrielcabigas1086]

foreshadowing at its best

[@theingeniouspebble1192]

I'm almost happy to say that this April fools joke got me. It was too well contructed. I just can't be angry. Genuinly well done.

[@reptarien]

I watched this after april fools and didn't check the date so I was genuinely hooked until the final moment, and it actually took a second for it to click. I was like, come on man finish the story!! and then I realized. Like, obviously it makes no sense that mods could cross server data and vac ban other people but your presentation was so captivating that I just didn't even think about it. Bravo, man.

[@WTFBOOMDOOM]

Me watching on 24th of April: "There was no way I could've seen that. RIP, me." Though I did see some creepypasta elements that I should've given more thought to.

[@sergeantswiss2401]

Idk maybe it could be spread by sprays or something

[@SanicStudios]

Now I want a Sizzer's Mod ARG. I was genuinely interested in this story.

[@bbyrat]

Hello! I am 45 years old and I recently found my 6 year old son watching this horrifying video! Please take this down immediately he will not stop having nightmares about somewhere called "two fort"(?). I am in immense distress and this recent event is tearing my family apart! I hope one day my poor little son Jeremy elbertson jr will be back to normal. For now though, the nightmares wont stop. Please will someone help my son? I've tried all I can but nothing works... Please.

[@hypnotised-clover]

Piss on him.

[@mr.pootis9213]

what

[@themilkman2422]

oh fuck oh god jermas cloning himself again

[@friendly_local_killing_machine]

trolle

[@bbyrat]

@@themilkman2422 i found him under a bridge screaming about something called a 'shpee' i fear he may be possesed

[@Geobeetle]

I cannot beleive how hard that april fools joke _blindsided_ me. I knew instantly on hearing that last joke that I got pranked! One of the best april fools videos I've ever seen

[@RealityRogue]

Its 2 weeks after April first so this ABSOLUTELY GOT ME. My god.. I was just sitting with my face in my palm for like 3 minutes in silence after the punchline. I was so invested in the story

[@Camad]

This is a crazy amount of effort man. Amazing job, best April Fools I’ve seen the entire day!

[@thewildruda6113]

Jesus I’ve seen many “April Fools” videos that were blatant like “Heavy Update, Captaincy Update, Ice Biome for SoT, Deleting my own channel, etc” and didn’t fall for any of them, because without even clicking the video I knew it was bait. But this however was just a masterpiece, and didn’t even realise it was an April fools til the end.

[@not_quiteknown]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh "running with scissors"

[@sleebs7814]

you wrote one of the most genuinely interesting TF2 stories, about how the inner workings of the game were screwed up by a mod with mostly believable concepts, AND THEN- fr tho your stuff is killer.

[@PizzaDeliveryService]

You see, the REAL effectiveness of this video comes from the fact I had it recommended to me on the 6th... and I had no idea anything was up right until that abrupt pun right at the end that hit me like a semitruck bursting through the drywall and smattering my remains across half the neighborhood.

[@dismaned6675]

Oi boy I can’t wait to play TF2 *proceeds to leave the game open and do anything else

[@thwomp1542]

yes

[@SoulPriest]

this had me thinking how videos can be made to bring awareness to misinformation with a "gotcha" moment in the end, highlighting people's inability at asking questions and their tendency to take things at face value, believing in everything they see online.

[@TheDsRequiem]

This dude makes videos of a 15 year old game on KZbin. Are we really supposed to expect someone to be lying about it at this point?

[@binbows2258]

@@TheDsRequiem Thats what allows people to be fooled by misinformation. They take it for what it is, and don't expect them to lie about it. You only proved his point.

[@ThatBeePerson]

god the amount of time and effort put into this still BAFFLES me today, probably one of the best april fools jokes I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing

[@et1033]

You had me completely invested. Mouth agape, full interest, procrastination on full force. And you pull that. Phenomenal work lmao.

[@Chrispydummy]

You're just gonna play with my emotions and say "April fools"?

[@DIMM4_]

I was looking at the April 1st 2022 the entire time and thought, "wow that's a bad day to upload a serious video, that's unfortunate"

[@LilSticcBoi]

This was genuinely the best April Fools prank I’ve ever received. I’d never heard of the channel, and I’ve never been super interested in TF2, but for 9:07, I was HOOKED. Being April 25th now, I didn’t expect a thing lmao, kudos

[@zenithzv]

You genuinely had me until the last sentence i commend you

[@Chvddy_Bvddie]

are we not going to talk about the fact that he managed to do 621 damage with the equalizer at 7:37

[@gasolineandwine]

equalizer + low health + crit + fists of steel melee vulnerability + L + ratio

[@DragonsIayer182]

2 weeks after april fools and I STILL get fooled, wow

[@applsauce4729]

Didn't see when it came out, heard the pun, saw the date, cried.

[@MrHenrry98]

I was completely invested, from the beginning till the end, when you dropped the "you shouldn't run with scissor" + black screen my disappointment was immeasurable, and my day was ruined

[@lmaoxy1423]

that is such a genuinely good story, the joke actually got me by surprise by the end due to how invested I was.

[@LazySpaceRaptor]

Imagine watching this 2 weeks later and not realizing anything until the punchline at the end.

[@BrianAstovi]

Here I am, 22 days later, finding this video in my recommended. I play tf2 every now and then, but not enough to know in depth stuff. I was thoroughly invested in the story being told, overlooked the whole "shortened to scissors" thing. That last sentence. Followed by me realizing what day this was posted. A truck could not have hit me as hard as this. Well played.

[@nikinikipikipiki8547]

6:40 HEY THE ESCAPIST SOUND TRACK

[@RandomJD]

They really had us in the first half ngl

[@MintyyFrost]

Man it took me a solid minute after reading your pinned comment to realize the punchline at the end… I ACTUALLY BELIEVED ALL OF THIS!!

[@MystralThunder]

I knew this video seemed a little TOO serious for you, and that April Fools is beyond an insane troll fest, but THIS was a step further man...

[@owencmyk]

Watching this in the future, I didn't even realize this was an April Fools video. It's genuinely very interesting

[@shadrawdragon6560]

Strangely enough, I have experienced this phenomenon in casual... over half the team was afk, but everyone was decked out as you'd expcet an average tf2 player to be To this day I think about that sometimes

[@phantomasque1102]

1. Hi Shadraw, greetings from your friend Phoebe 2. This was an april fools joke

[@shadrawdragon6560]

@@phantomasque1102 >:(

[@binbows2258]

Amazing april fools joke. I didnt realize it was even an april fools joke until I checked the upload date.

[@Signcology]

I really thought this was a true story even after I fully watched the video. Realized this video was an April fool joke when I read the description. Amazing video, kept my interest all the way.

[@L_U-K_E]

Bruhhhhh I didnt bother to notice what date it was uploaded ffs. The abrupt ending had me confused.

[@muffpuff5632]

watched this the day after and the overwhelming feeling of wrath at that ending is unimaginable

[@queefedworm]

Watching this not on april fools was a rollercoaster

[@Adomas_B]

As a person who has never played TF2 before I literally believed the story until the very end

[@kanoakorai5320]

As a person with nearly a thousand hours in the game, so did I tbh

[@exdeefacemusic]

it's 3rd of august for me right now. there was no way i could've prepared for this..

[@FwuffyKittens]

the most elaborate joke ive seen on youtube. your videos never dissapoint

[@triandot]

4:32 was the moment i knew the punchline anyway, sequel?

[@lapikolko2]

This is the best April fools joke I've ever seen man. Before I went to the comments after watching the vid, I literally forced myself to investigate this "situation". Holy crap man great job.

[@RedHeadForester]

This is so nicely done. The algorithm suggested this video to me. It's April 28th, but I had a feeling very early on that this was probably an April fools joke. Then I forgot. Then I darn sure remembered again at the end! Fantastic.

[@ckinggaming5bucketmadness766]

I smell April fools joke, watching it anyway

[@enbybunny9940]

Halfway through the video I had the EXACT thought: ‘Hey wouldn’t it be funny if this was just a super elaborate set up for some wordplay joke at the end.” Some sixth sense warned me and I’ve forsaken it

[@stephen7587]

This had such an eerie early 2000's creepypasta vibe. Part of me knew something was off but it was told so well it just worked so I rolled with it. Well done sir.

[@teethcoat4274]

Should never have rolled with scissors

[@doommedd]

I never got April fooled since it’s April 2 now

[@engi9715]

Sir, you have occupied 9:09 of my lifespan and have fooled me up until the very end of this charade, to which you have my greatest commendation

[@SirGoonsquire]

I thought this was real until I read the description because I was confused on why the video ended there

[@gabe1656]

Your editing is always so good I can't help but watch your videos twice

[@partially8194]

Watching this while high, complete failed to notice anything wrong at all and was genuinely interested in the story line, only to be slapped in the face with a joke with the greatest amount of build up known to man

[@F_I_J_I_W_A_T_E_R]

What's funny is that there's a real mod that overhauls the bot AI and gives them hats, so I initially thought it was related to that.

[@Wiki1184]

I think I’ve been in servers running that mod/a mod like it.

[@KatwithaKinit]

I want a version of this where you don't cut it off, and continue the script. I was so invested until I read the disclaimer and now I want to know what would have happened next.

[@JoeBurgerCinematicUniverse]

This actually felt very real

[@ItsYee64]

Man this was amazing! I really wish this existed in my recommended way ealrier, would've been (and is) the best april fools video I had witnessed.

[@itsjustwolfe5525]

GG man what an excellently edited video, unironically super interesting and ofc that joke actually got me laughing, happy April fools!

[@drkinetics384]

At first I was confused why it ended so abruptly but now after knowing it’s an April fools prank I get it now lmao

[@painoman5083]

I don't think a video has gotten me this badly in my entire life, gg

[@user-pw8sg7vm6f]

Watching this 5 months later thought this whole thing was real

[@Melrieoi]

This video has changed my life.

[@wormwoodmain8385]

all of this, a whole ass story that was incredible believible, for a second long joke. at first i thought my video glitched, then when i rewinded i understood and laughed my ass of lmao

[@remag-yx4ed]

My god man, even though I knew it was april fools you had me hooked with (what I'm assuming to be) this ridiculously made up story right until that stupid pun at the end. Your trolling powers are weapons of destruction.

[@PepperoniMilkshake]

The build up to a "running with scissors" joke was legendary

[@gibbdev]

I knew the day it was posted. But all that suspence for a stupid scissors joke. Maaann, peak comedy

[@unconnected1457]

The research you did was astounding! Can’t wait for more content

[@DimentiosLoyalest]

I knew this was an April Fools joke the whole time but I am still _absolutely_ *_fkn_* *_FURIOUS_* at the punchline.

[@lukerdeez3228]

that was the greatest joke ever, and the fact that i sat through nine minutes for it was worth it 10/10

[@jjgamer1178]

You bastard I checked the description to see if there was more to the story cause I felt legit sad and then hit with “disclaimer this is not real” the best I’ve ever been gotten

[@Cheesetruethe]

Doo doo fart

[@letminecraftgo]

The entire video I thought the punchline would have something to do with pH and I kept waiting for you to make a science pun and you just

[@chase1146]

It’s April 23 when I first seen this. I legit thought the video cut off for no reason.

[@VikingPontus]

Congrats on 100k!

[@blucky_yt]

There is a website that claims to give you steam gift cards for AFKing on their cs:go server for a while (a long while) so this actually sounded realistic, I can't velieve I fell for an april fools joke 2 weeks after april fools

[@TristanJ1984]

For those wondering, the music at the 2fort segments near the end is the left 4 dead 2 menu ost

[@MaxAndrew]

That did sound plausible until at the end that this was all an April fools joke.

[@dauntlessrebel2313]

Didn't realize it was an April fools joke til I read the comments since I'm watching it over 2 weeks later haha

[@Blu_Turtles]

Even when he's joking his efforts show no bounds

[@sirvachansari6947]

9 min drag lead to a single punchline. Clever.

[@purplehaze2358]

The problem with doing April Fool's content on an inherently silly channel is that every video feels like an April Fool's video. So, saying that, I'm impressed with how you went about it; a superficially serious video whose entirety can be seen as buildup to the punchline.

[@ToxikBox]

This is one of the most creative and unique uses of the mockumentary genre I've ever seen and its a fucking April fool's video. It's like a horror story about a virus or curse, but instead of killing you it bans you on Tf2

[@flowershopapt]

This has been in my Watch Later for literal ages and now that i finally got around to watching it IT TURNS OUT TO BE A JOKE

[@kodaworms]

this got recommended to me today on my tv so i didnt see it was uploaded on april fools. i thought every moment was true and the punchline at the end left me in a state of utter shock

[@TacticalFunnyMan]

Watching this a year later, on not April Fools, and I believed it until the very last sentence. I was literally about to go and search for Sizzers mod

[@TamTroll]

here i thought this was going to be a situation similar to a post detailing a "Quake 3 arena" mod, where all the players were bots with a learning A.I. designed to get as many kills and as few deaths as possible. the person left the server running for a few years, forgetting about it before finally logging on again. All the bots stood perfectly still, as far apart from one another as possible. If the developer killed one, all the other bots rushed in, killed him, and then returned to their previous locations to continue standing perfectly still. Almost got me thinking the afk phenomenon was something like that during those first few minutes there, but now my greatest shame is that i didn't realize it was a prank until the very end.

[@maxswagcaster5315]

Me learning that in MVM the blue robots (especially spies) will actually ignore you if you have been AFK long enough until you move again

[@birb4121]

that entire fucking setup just for a singular joke. Good job man

[@kushine_]

I should have checked the video date before

[@No-Me3]

"...some say he's still waiting for a response from Valve to this very day..."

[@sammym6239]

Genuinely thought this was gonna end with a man losing $20,000 and immense guilt and offing himself, the whiplash from that ending