The 2 Week Minecraft Phase Explained

The 2 Week Minecraft Phase is a phenomenon that most of us experience. In this video I explain why it happens.
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[@nikoyaps]

Yes I know I mixed up Sweden with Subwoofer Lullaby. I am also aware that I called it Sunflower instead of Subwoofer, oops lol

[@ShadyGD]

It's okay we forgive you 👍

[@nikolasathanasopoulos8180]

i have a question nico if u can answer i am a 15 yo kid alr and i believe i am better looking then an average guy and thats cuz a lot of girls liked me but i couldnt talk to them and its like that to this day like im really shy and i personally have a lot of things to say like i had a crush we where talking a lot from instagram but when i saw her from close it was like a cat bit my tonge i would try to stay as far away as i could cuz i was really shy what could i do to fix it and should i say yes to a girl even if i fully like her looks

[@nikolasathanasopoulos8180]

and also ur greek???? i would never known im greek too man

[@RoyaltyFruadulent]

Whenever I hear Sweden I think of my old tv stand, and the Xbox controller in my hand, thanks for bringing back my memories Niko, you’re a w

[@Tan_The_M4n]

Erm actually its subwoofer lullaby

[@ezmna57]

I remember every night I would go downstairs and play minecraft with my dad for hours. We build castles and I vividly remember we were trying to push animals into our pens instead of luring them because we didnt know what that was! Unfortunately, we stopped playing together. Last year, my dad died to cancer, and I've never cried harder running through our old world, looking at the landmarks, unfilled creeper explosion holes, farms, etc. Minecraft is truly more than just a game, it holds so, so, so many memories that we can just never get again. Edit - All of the replies on this are so sweet 😭 I know all of you are just some random youtube commenters that I don't know anything about but it really warms my heart waking up, opening my phone and seeing so much gratitude. Thanks guys :)

[@damri_notfound]

I'm so sorry about your dad. I can't imagine how it feels to lose a loved one like that. I hope you get/do better.

[@Finite_yt]

oh man this makes me want to cry. I'm sorry about your dad, Minecraft truly is a masterpiece isn't it

[@toobritish-is-british]

that really hit me, i dont live with my dad but i still see him. i never had those experience with him but seeing this brought a tear to my eye. i genuinely hope this gets better and he lives on in your hearts and minds.

[@jaeteejee343]

sending love ❤

[@onglaoguy5250]

Sorry for your dad:

[@MatthewSauceda]

I never go through a two week Minecraft phase, I’m always the last one in the server after a month when no one else is playing

[@pople5996]

Same, it is such an empty feeling being all alone in a world which once used to be filled with life.

[@KoiKingKookoo]

I agree. I still get laughed at for wanting to play bedwars with friends from school. They all finish their phases while I haven't stopped between them.

[@cooperhayes1194]

@@pople5996easily one of the most deflating experiences throughout my gaming life

[@maxlibertor]

ME TOO OMFG

[@user-ts1rt3xi1s]

@@pople5996 I used to walk around the buildings remembering the memories of we building them, thats enough to make a grown man cry

[@GuilhermeRassi]

I’m actually in a two-week phase thats been going for almost a month! I gathered 10 friends, found a nice seed and started the game. It is so fun to see everyone playing in their own way, there is the friend that looses everything every time and recovers everything in 2 hours, there is the friend who never joins, the friend who joins always but still has full iron because decided to build a aquarium for an non-existent fish, the friend who has like 10 pets, friend that joined once, the friend that fcking sucks at the game and on and on. Never had a greater experience before

[@TheMaltianRobloxian]

I'm the friend that plans out big projects but doesn't complete most of them lol

[@lookitsadrian]

​@@TheMaltianRobloxianONG FR

[@Samuele-hm2jv]

​@@TheMaltianRobloxianim the friend that likes biulding but sucks at it😢😂

[@Martyste]

That feeling of having none of your squad around anymore... hits hard. 2015, 1.7.10 Pixelmon server... i built a nice town, with as many as twenty folks inhabiting it. Then as it dwindled I saved the chunks locally before the server had any chance to reset the world, and, most of my future 2 week phases involved going back, solo, to that town, and fixing it, improving it with new blocks, and reminiscing all the memories that are part of it. I even kept a copy of what it was like the moment I saved it in 2016, to compare to present time. I also miraculously got 1 guy to connect to Skype again and visit my restored town with me for a bit, but he was no longer the hyperactive kid i once heard, he was, like me, a grown adult, and with a gf and responsibilities... so to him this adventure was just that, memories.

[@mybreadjinie1694]

calling on skype to play minecraft is a memory i forgot i had...

[@KyraKystonia]

My 2 week phase - create a new world - obtain woods,foods,stone -strip mine or mining for the entire time (I love mining)

[@eggi4443]

oh my god same. I don't even make bases, I just live in the caves 😭

[@StarboyXL9]

You are a gigachad. I'm so base-obsessed that I've wanted to do a homeless run for forever, but I keep putting it off.

[@eggi4443]

@@StarboyXL9 wouldn't recommend it if you like building bases tbh. the limited inventory space is a huge issue after like 2 hours of gameplay

[@TheRatLiker]

The -children- furries yearn for the mines.

[@aggravatedassaultduck]

I also love miners

[@ghostpotato8041]

What's so surreal to me is that it isn't only our generation that has gone through this Minecraft phase. I have a little sister who is 4 years old, and she happened to stumble upon Minecraft while watching some slop on KZbin. At points, she'd come into my room to say goodnight to me, while I'd be in my 2 week Minecraft phase, playing with some friends, and she'd be like "Is that Minecraft?" It fills me with such joy that the generations after us will get to experience the same games we grew up with, even if they are through different mediums.

[@VGODP]

Im 2 hours Minecraft phase every 2nd day

[@Djcorrr]

Same thing with my little brother haha

[@fxneto7903]

@@Djcorrrcool pfp

[@_freaky]

I have the same thing! I have a nephew and although I dislike the content he usually watches, I once stumbled upon him watching a Minecraft video. It was just a tutorial on how to build something, but seeing that just made me grateful that Minecraft can still entertain younger generations.

[@-Teague-]

That's sweet but please get her off KZbin 😭

[@wasunomi512]

It feels nice for me to see myself grow better and better at the game after each phase

[@BrookieTheCookie16]

this is so true!!!

[@Pvalenz29]

i vividly remember playing Minecraft CLASSIC and the demo version for free for the first time on Minecraft’s website back in 2011, and then in summer of 2012 buying the full game. I remember me and my brothers taking turns playing it on one of the family computers that we had, making our worlds, downloading maps, playing on servers like The Hive, Hypixel, and Mineville. From 2011 to 2024 now, I’ve seen Minecraft evolve from so many versions, updates, eras, and mutually, the game has seen me at different versions, eras, phases… from when I was 7, to now almost 20 years old . Ive played Minecraft from virtually every generation- from the old blocky Windows XP computer and Xbox 360, to the newest gen PS5, Minecraft isn’t only the longest game I’ve continuously played but one of my best friends. forever be grateful to Mojang for creating a masterpiece

[@Zytron]

From the old blocky Windows XP to the new shitty Windows 11 Jokes aside, I feel you. I started playing on Pocket Edition back in like 2013 or so. Now I'm also almost 20, and rarely play Minecraft. I just can't think of anything to do before I get bored. Heck, I've been a gamer my whole life, but during the last year or so, I just don't enjoy almost any video game anymore. It's honestly really sad. All I enjoy is being productive or going out and doing stuff irl, which I almost never do.

[@nickelfoolish2]

Yo man, if you wanna spice up your worlds I bought the tinkers construct add on and it’s so awesome!! Closest we have to mods on console and it’s so refreshing bro

[@wolfdasavage7967]

Minecraft really is the only game that has made me tear up consistently, and it doesn't even have a storyline. Its YOUR story in those worlds. Maybe that's what's so sad, happy, nostalgic, lonely, and overall melancholy about it. It is a testament about you. It its your own life and struggles, all your memories, in a single game. And that's beautiful.

[@DemonPig666]

fr

[@starry_mycelium]

That goes so hard bro. Especially when you read the "finale" text after beating the ender dragon.

[@dmnd7]

Ultimate 'rpg' yet its the exact opposite of one. crazy game, notch is an artist.

[@turtlesrprettycool3379]

Not that deep

[@Reeviea]

@@turtlesrprettycool3379maybe to them it is.

[@Sarcastican_]

Stepping up the production value, are we? Good work on the video, it's very well edited and fairly concise.

[@nikoyaps]

just on ocassion

[@Hacodaa]

@@nikoyaps As a minecraft youtuber myself ( a smaller caliber ) this is VERY high quality!

[@maezrfulldive2770]

Well he did quit the other editing job, he has more time, good for you Niko 😚

[@jancraft1230]

@@nikoyaps you should try doing this at least once a while, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Ill keep listening to your yaps tho. They help me quite a lot.

[@svijj_]

​@@nikoyaps Also for two weeks? Haha jk, well done!

[@dusk606]

This has convinced me to again begin my 2 week Minecraft phase.

[@Zytron]

How's week 2 going

[@mike17gr]

Comment is almost 13 days ago. We'd like a full detailed report of the phase.

[@HaltsZZ]

Now that your phase is over please can we have a report

[@clofh]

guys I think he's not coming back alive...

[@mynameisHuff]

Affording a house line hit hard. Thanks

[@36AUGGIENTITY]

I've begun noticing a rise of this nostalgia in negative ways. Many people complain that Minecraft is not the same, which is true, evidently. But why does nobody consider their own change and growth. Minecraft is 13 years old. A lot happens in that time, no matter what stage of life you were in. Your brain has changed, therefore, Minecraft will never be able to be the same. You will never be 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 again. Whenever you discovered your love for Minecraft, you will never be there again. We are all growing up. To be able to embrace Minecraft today, you have to say goodbye to your childhood. You have to accept that those memories are now nostalgia, a past version of your life. But the great thing is, you still carry all of the joy and wonder with you that you did then, and Minecraft has grown up with us. Playing Minecraft today alone is not quite as lonely anymore. I'm playing a game that has watched me grow and change, a game that has seen me through good grades, bad grades, abuse, COVID, partners, jobs, and so much more. Minecraft is a game like no other, in the way it has somehow managed to become a friend to all of its community. It has grown and changed just like we all have. Give it another approach, but with the eyes of who you are now, not who you wish you still were. Two weeks might start to seem like not enough.

[@ihateweetabix8829]

Well said. Took me years to let go of the old minecraft and start playing the new one. You just get to that age where you realise it’s been with you all this time and you can still enjoy playing it despite how long you’ve had it.

[@unaitellez5578]

Speaking true facts. I think people say that because now life is so different for all of us and we'd like to go back to certain moments of our childhood and Minecraft seems like the perfect option for that, only that it has changed, and that is normal. But they don't like the idea that they can't go back cause it's changed and they have changed too. We can't go back to those moments because they are in the past and I know it feels awful. But we can be glad and proud that we lived in this golden era.

[@alexandra_symphony]

I'm honestly crying rn. This is beautiful, thank you. I agree.

[@StarboyXL9]

Everyone: "You've changed, you aren't the game I fell in love with." Minecraft: "You've changed too, you aren't the player I fell in love with when you were seven."

[@Llamu]

hate to be that guy but its actually 15 years old

[@Mr_J_1030x]

It's funny how despite my age i have nustalga for Minecraft because it was <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="40">0:40</a> the first game i ever played. I remember covering a village in zombies and making a mess of magma blocks and saying that it was my home.

[@thetriathigamer1544]

2 week Minecraft phase stages Stage 1: Watching Minecraft videos Stage 2: Thinking about playing Minecraft (like in the videos) Stage 3: Open Minecraft Stage 4: New survival world, enjoy it for a while Stage 5: spent too long without making progress/ bored of repetition Stage 6: Stop playing Minecraft for a while Stage 7: start watching KZbin videos Stage 8: Refer to stage 1

[@melonresourcepacks3362]

The part about feeling alone because your friends aren't around anymore hits the hardest. People whom i literally grew up with, met with irl, are just gone. Some leave slowly, some are just gone after 1 day :(

[@Wraithy_Poo]

i got the same feeling man... and i feel lonely so if you need someone to play with i am here.

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

SAME! Its just sad

[@liquidsquid5295]

i only had this feeling with the official foolcraft 3 server. some people i met there would play every day for months, but after server resets and the eventual server shutdown we havent spoken in a long time

[@sibsnake]

I don't understand why you people response to these complaints and do not even care of creating the new friends group to play stuff, and just chill with each other, for long time you wish.

[@laron1231]

Why I never wanna bother with servers anymore I just play single player. Oh I'm getting bored? Dl some mods add some spice to it.

[@IIHyperSh0TII]

First video I’ve ever seen of this topic…and I’ve just gotten back into the phase. Perfect Timing.

[@Krisztian08]

same

[@DamonDraven]

Me too!

[@WhyNotDogie]

algorhithm

[@TotallyNotDaveDotCom]

Same

[@Majohne]

Same

[@paytonhill3556]

when I was younger, I would wake up the earliest out of my family members. I would get out of bed on the weekend, sneak downstairs, turn on the good old playstation 3, and play Minecraft until my mom woke up. I also remember my brother calling his friend on the home phone and playing together for hours while I sat on the couch in awe at how they were able to play in survival mode. I never had friends who were interested in Minecraft when I was younger, but now that I have friends who play, that 2 week Minecraft phase heals a part of my inner child.

[@kopn5673]

2012, was playing this game with my older brother when I was 8 and he was 10 on our xbox 360. I'm 20 now, still play with close friends in these brief 2-week periods, but nothing will take away the fun and memories I had with my brother on the tutorial world on splitscreen. I vividly remember it being the closest period of our lives together, before life happened, and it makes me sad in ways I don't necessarily know how to describe. Not to mention playing with my friends on my shitty $50-100 computer (Green Asus, I loved it) at 15-20 fps til 2am on school nights, those are another bundle of memories. This video hits man, and makes me think back to when I was closer with others and gaming was still a surreal experience. Minecraft has been with me for a long time and has connected me with so many great people that I have had the pleasure of meeting in real life and I can't thank this game enough for the amazing memories it had produced.

[@paths7969]

imo the thing that stops be from playing longer is when i play for a while then realize i just have to grind

[@limon5k]

Then you should check out an older version, I'm playing on 1.7.10 and I don't really have to worry about grinding

[@Thekorbanator]

Here's what I do, I take the game incredibly slow (no you don't have to take it as slow as me) but building is actually so much fun, gathering the resources, planning it out, all with stone or iron tools I have a blast, there's no reason for you to do anything, you don't have to do anything, just play how you want too, it doesn't matter.

[@heliumfire]

​@Thekorbanator I totally get that but I get so quickly bored of building if I dont have a good pickaxe with efficiency and a normal axe, I just don't want to deal with waiting one second between blocks. Still I used to do what you're talking about and it does have it's merits. It's a matter of opinion

[@TheKEK]

welcome to hypixel skyblock

[@1KiloDepartment]

Yes, this! I get so bored easily that not even older versions can fix this for me. On the other hand, the grind in Terraria feels much much better, with no durability and keep inventory by default. And you can pretty early on start creating beautiful builds (and Journey mode is just the best thing ever)! Only problem is lack of shaders and the 3rd dimension :/ I have of course tried to mod Minecraft, but that process gets boring too.

[@TheBigSmqch]

I think that this topic relates to me a lot. I used to have times where I played Minecraft every day, then stopped a while and out of nowhere come back to it. It was like Minecraft was speaking to me, calling me to play again.

[@StarboyXL9]

It does you know.

[@NunuDaRat]

I think the fact that it's both a game and sandbox, you can always come back to it and don't have to "remember" the mechanics or where you left off when you don't play other games for awhile. And the creativity. Every human has a nature to be creative so that's the part that always calls me back, when I have an idea for a building or design. I love creative games like sims also cause I spend ours in the build mode. The creativity is what calls us back imo

[@Phon3y]

My buddy and I have had a realm for 6 months. We haven't even been to the end yet. We've both only killed a few endermen. We have been building massive projects.

[@atlas_hcr]

Wow, very well made video, coming up on the 2 week mark but I've really been enjoying it this time and don't plan on stopping!

[@thmtrs]

as a greek person myself, cracked minecraft was a savior to my childhood

[@guitarcovers1992]

Κι εγώ είχα πολλά "cracked" παιχνίδια κατεβασμένα.

[@NightmareRex6]

its a savoir to me becuase google and microsoft BOTH decided to FK me at SAME TIME and why do i want to buy it again when i ALLREADY BAUGHT IT, but MAJOR PROBLEM, popular minecraft CRACKED launchers decided something STUPID they REQUIRE INTERNET WHAT WHY!!!! some peaople pirate and crack games to PRESERVE them SK LAUNCHER is USELESS 100% for that!!!!!!!! (it REQUIRES INTERNET TO UPDATE WHY!!!!!!!!) and if it cant update when wants to REFUSES TO OPEN!!!!!!!

[@Berker1237]

as a turkish guy, same here! i remember begging my friend for his cracked minecraft lmao

[@zaf2774]

I ain't greek but Minecraft was expensive in my country and I would never ever play it and have the time of my life during my childhood if Minecraft cracked never existed

[@xitee4245]

Anyone remembers "Explore", the cracked version of Minecraft PE in the playstore?

[@chama6775]

"you realise that what you are looking for only exist in your memories" that shit hit realy realy hard, my man... Can be applied on a ton of subjects. Great vid btw !

[@kinghosty]

tbh you cant be even sure that ur memories are real, they just feel this way, there are so many things that happend in your life that you prob dont remember but will get random flash back of it few years later

[@toetie2019]

Really painful realization

[@unlimited8410]

enjoyment of delusion

[@rogeliotrevino3124]

Just started my phase two days ago. It started with telling my girlfriend about restone and how it works which prompted me to open my old Minecraft world from 2 years ago where I have several auto farms and got to show her how the redstone works for each machine. After that I got the itch to keep playing and now I’m working on actually finishing my builds that I left undone. The music has been great as always.

[@velor837]

this video is actually perfect works the logic perfectly and not to mention the whole video design is amazing good job man 👌

[@AltPlus30]

My "2 Week Phase" basically goes like this: 1. Booting up the game with my favourite mods 2. Making a new world 3. Running around, looking for a good biome/place to make a base which can take a lot of time (If i have a bad spawn, i make another world) 4. Having fun for a while, building a house, finding materials, mine for a bit 5. It's getting late and I most likely have to go to work tomorrow 6. Logging out, remembering that I also have a huge backlog of games i haven't even started yet 7. Forgetting about MC and coming back some time later 8. Trying to remember what I did previously, coming up with huge plans on what to build, what to get, etc etc 9. Getting bored after an hour of playing because of the grind for my plans 10. Logging out, not coming back for another half a year 11. Repeat this every 6-8 months The thing is, I have so much to do, too many games to play so I can't just relax and enjoy the game properly And the grind for my builds and projects takes a lot of time and patience (which i don't have most of the time (or at least i think so)) It's hard to get back into the game I once loved when there are a bunch of things on my mind that I can't stop thinking about while I'm playing: "I could've been playing that game I bought on sale" "I have to get up early tomorrow, can only play for an hour" "This build will take me at least 4 hours to make" "Can't find the biome I'm looking for but I don't want to use Chunkbase" "What should I build next? Watch tower? That's gonna take a lot of stone and I don't have the time to mine for it" Such a shame

[@averyblurryduck749]

psstt, uussee chunkbaassee it's a life saver for getting that perfect base locattiiooonn

[@zortlungac3846]

i usually play with my siblings and cousins on a server so even if I'm bored building giant farms and builds they get to relax and enjoy the game and thank me lol

[@tienthoihoangtong7152]

@@averyblurryduck749 The fact that he doesn't want to use chunkbase is very understandable. If you actually play minecraft survival without wanting to cheat, you'll know how unfair chunkbase is, but in the later game I usually allow myself to use it.

[@legoivan44321]

This is why I started playing my survival worlds with cheats enabled, but not creative by default. I don't have to grind for the materials to landscape a beach. Just F3 + F4 and build. I don't have to grind if I don't want to. It takes the charm and some of the fun out of playing survival but I don't have the time to no life the game anymore Watching this while playing MC btw

[@darez8105]

My little advice is to take it slow, you don't have to rush things, like, the other games are and will be there, if you enjoy one game now, play it, if it gets boring, go play another, neat thing about gaming is, you can let yourself get spoiled a bit, meaning if one game gets boring, you can play another, they will be always there, they won't escape, you know what I mean? hopefully this comment helps a bit. Just wanted yo say that you don't need to force yourself into something you don't want to do (when talking about gaming ofc), relax, go with the flow, gaming is time if rest and enjoyment, it is a free time activity, not a chore. Yeah, that's it. Hope this helps.

[@_freaky]

I play Minecraft to have fun, but every single time I play I always set myself a small goal to do by the end of the day. Maybe something like making a farm, or building a new room in my house. Personally, I found that this method makes Minecraft much more fun. Of course, I still progress but not as quick as somebody who just speedruns the game straight away. I have a world that I’ve been playing on for about 1-2 weeks now (not every single day though) and this is how I’ve kept myself entertained. I don’t just straight away build an XP farm, grind, go strip mining and find a crap ton of diamond. Although I do have some, it’s because I was exploring caves and having fun while doing it! And whenever I get bored of doing a small goal, I either stop doing it and start another one or I just stop playing for the day. It’s that simple! Of course, this is just a personal method and this may not be what helps. But this is just what I do, and this way I’ve been able to keep my old worlds for even a few months! Hope that helps :)

[@TheMaltianRobloxian]

On my main world on Java, i'm currently making an underwater base. I also improved the design of a village, and I built a wall around it. I also stored a few things in that village, since I set up a mini camp there. I plan to connect both of these points and other landmarks around my world using a nether minecart system. I don't try to beat the game or make crazy farms or anything like that. I stick to my playstyle, just like you and everyone that plays the game has a playstyle. You can be a builder, a redstone enginner, an explorer, a speedrunner, a miner, whatever. This tip will help you stick to your world for longer than simply two weeks. Your comment is an example of this tip. Hats off to you for figuring out what many cannot.

[@Dude8718]

Always stop playing when you're bored and have no goal left. Just get off the game and do something else and you'll find eventually you'll think of something to do in the game and build the motivation and excitement inside, and then when you get back on it's exciting.

[@_freaky]

@@Dude8718 Yeah, exactly! I like that :]

[@iris-impressions-art]

What a lovely video! You explained that feeling of video game nostalgia so well. I don't have this so much with Minecraft (I only came to it in about 2017 when I started playing it with my kids), but much more with things like The Sims (yes, the original one) and World of Warcraft. Which makes me think there must be an element of age that has to do with this feeling. When I played those games when I was a child/young adult, it felt like I had seas of time and there was nothing better than playing those games with friends endlessly. These days when I have a craving for WoW but no time, I just fire up the soundtrack to indulge in a bit of nostalgia. It brings up the feeling perfectly without having to be frustrated that I can't invest the amount of time that makes playing games like that worthwhile.

[@juloso8]

Thank you for starting my minecraftphase. I'll try to rebuild the castle I built with my siblings in 1.14.4 from my memories.

[@robyyy978]

I agree with the fact that Minecraft have to be more "slow paced". We started a Beta 1.7.3 server with my friends a few months ago and it was honestly much funnier than all of our 2 weeks phase : No sprinting, not more than 200 blocks, no hunger bar... The simplicity just felt like we were discovering Minecraft again.

[@meghanandrockmackay5804]

True. I started a minecraft server with my friend last month, and I stopped playing a week in because my friend was speedrunning it. He wouldn’t take the time to decorate his base, and he had full enchanted diamond 3 days in. I couldn’t understand why he was trying so hard. He would get mad at me when I suggested he added wood to his base, as it was nothing more than a cobblestone box with a bunch of furnaces built into the wall. My favourite way to play Minecraft is to build, take it slow, and enjoying every sweet piece of that nostalgia I can muster. That is the essence of minecraft to me.

[@IbailI]

@@meghanandrockmackay5804 There is no right way to play minecraft. I agree that the way he plays prolly doesn't allow for much fun but that's the way he wants to play. What I do to encourage my friends to build (they think they suck at it (which is prolly tru, i wouldnt know cause they dont build) is to build my own things and let them marvel at them. I've been playing for 14 or 15 years so obviously im going to be way better than my friend who has never really built anything. If they make a comment about my build I encourage them to build something of their own. Usually what happens is they say they're too bad at building to build, but over the years i've gotten that thought down to a, "I suck at building but maybe I'll try to make something." They still haven't tried but changing their perception to be more willing and open to building goes a long way (even past minecraft as this is just a lesson in perception and mentality. If you can convince your friend to build I suggest a complement sandwich method of 2 things you liked about the build and 1 thing you think they can do better (try and make the thing they can do better small. Ex. Hey I like the palate you chose but maybe if you add logs to the corners it could add a bit more depth.) this sustains their ego while giving tips to help them become better builders. Sorry for such a long comment I jus felt like it

[@MrBruno-mz7yd]

What can I say, I hope you could listen to my following story real quick, this video represents it so perfectly, I think everyone had those times: -> I get so much flashbags of my own Minecraft-World that I also play on my YT-Channel (Its in german), now the world is nearly 3 years old. I miss the times where my friends played all at the same time and almost begged me to open the server once more, a group of 5 main players and in total around 15 friends played in this world. Even some I didnt even knew irl joined the world. We build a giant city stretching over 500 blocks, some smaller towns, underground bases, accurate miltary recreations. We created politics, realms. It happened so rarely that someone's house got damaged due to trolling. Even if it happened it was another part of the whole story and would be remembered for all the coming episodes I made. Now I am stuck at episode 204, nearly 2000 hours in this world... And in the end what did I got from it. Nothing... Nothing then some of the best memorys I could ever get, all these times will be remembered for an eternity in my mind. When I hopped on to different games with a few friends and we ended up playing together at 3AM, one time even playing till next morning. But as said before, it ended up with you being only. My last friend says he still likes playing it but I am pretty sure that this is a lie, he doesnt even try to keep playing just playing it once a month, back then we played almost every day. I wouldnt call it betray, but I guess he wants to convince me that we could keep the community alife, just us two. But that just isnt possible, 15 people, now 2... And at last only one lasts... Me, searching desperatly for new friends that wanna play the world with me, or trying to get the old ones back. I am the one that has these 2 week minecraft phases before taking breaks from it. I keep building like they are still there, keep writing storys like they are still at my side, saying things like they would all come back in a few days, just for me to realise that its not going to be the case. That I'll be stuck alone, and all these times we played are now just memorys that are NEVER going to come back ever again. It was such a nice time and this video reminds me of it so much. I guess all that played mincraft can agree on that.

[@supertank0751]

That is why I love GTNH ( modpack ). Its huge, and takes forever. but because of that, It makes me slowdown and pace myself. Building a factory, planning what I would need, and doing it slowly.

[@Fire_Axus]

your feelings were irrational

[@triangel1401]

spotify is always out there to make me cry, just randomly putting minecraft background music in at the moments where im most active thinking, and then me just tearing up from the good memories flooding in

[@Jonny5726.]

real

[@BLET_55artem55]

Idk, Minecraft music annoys the sht out of me so I always had it turned off for the last 7 years 😂

[@cozzy124]

@@BLET_55artem55 thats what we all thought at first :3

[@CatsAreUs_]

I used to have a 2 week obsession but I think its because I mainly played in Creative and really had no goal but I created a Survival world and actually explored and aquire block and I think im gonna be obsessed with for a whole year. The main reason why people have a 2 week obsession is because they play it too fast and probably only have one goal, "to defeat the dragon" and probably has done everything but I think players should take a step back and explore the world, create more, be creative, take your time, and play Minecraft how its supposed to be.

[@perfecttroubler1767]

Your english is so good that I haven't thought you might be a fellow balkan member

[@KABOOM-32]

fr man

[@draftymamchak]

same

[@RavenVader01]

He's Greek,

[@draftymamchak]

@@RavenVader01 And Greece is in the Balkans

[@SuperEpicGaming]

neither did i

[@DeltaBravo05]

this video genuinely made me tear up, because it made me remember the times when I knew nothing about the game, and playing with my brother and just building random houses, and dying in caves, and eventually getting to the nether, and then leaving out of fear. This game is the most nostalgic game ever. Nothing will ever compare to the early 2010s of minecraft.

[@kiwitou420]

i discovered you because i got some older videos of you recommended and i have to say im really touched by some of the topics and how you interpret them. your production quality is simple but very enjoyable and you managed to convey a whole story of emotions 👍

[@mingamerking]

I have this server where me and some friends started playing on it. It has been online for a month and we have spent countless hours in it, like the 4th week I reached 3 days of real life time on the server, with another one of my friends creeping to 5 days, but more recently people are getting busy due to it being middle of summer, when many activities start happening. I go in there, maybe make a farm for the storage system me and my one friend made that will fit every single item and block to hopefully gather every single one, but the friend im making that farm with hasn't been on much because of reasons. I think my 2 week minecraft phase was a month long and is slowly coming to an end. I don't want it to end because I have had the most fun ever playing minecraft in this server, but once the others stop playing, it feels empty and alone, which makes me not want to play on it. I hope we can find freetime again to play more on this server because I will never delete that server, spent far too much time on it.

[@aquawrld]

can resonate with this video. I play mod pack after mod pack to try to satisfy and still nothing. Motivation still only lasts 2-3 weeks :/ Turns out i still do just enjoy vanilla minecraft with some Vanilla+ mods added. The thing that just sucks is i’m not a builder, i like adventuring. Best thing i figured to do is add adventure mods that just take minecraft to a level that’s enjoyable with my play style. And that’s possibly the best thing about minecraft. The way you play is all your choice.

[@ni__wolf143]

The Yung's and Hopo's structure overhaul series of mods along with the good old reliables (Tectonic, Biome Makeover, Ecospherical Expansion, Geophilic Reforged, Lucky's Spelunker's Charm 2, Regions Unexplored and Tectonic Tweaks) makes adventuring so much better, also try out Variant Crafting Tables, there's also some other variant-type mods, though these are only for 1.20.1 I think, but you can still use mods to backport some newer features.

[@BrunoCosta-jl8uz]

Nah don’t say you are not a builder, part of the fun is experimenting and learning new things

[@13_cmi]

Vanilla+ is my situation. Some world generation mods for all 3 dimensions and a mod that ADDS LIGHTNING BUGS and whatnot. Slap some shaders on it and it's cozy as hell.

[@13_cmi]

@@BrunoCosta-jl8uz I'm not a great builder. At least in the crazy creative ways that a lot of people are. I just build a variation of the same general concept for a little house in every world. It's an if it ain't broke don't fix it situation. I stick to what works. And never finish the roof.

[@BrunoCosta-jl8uz]

@@13_cmi I get it lol, I know some people who just build a big ass plataform, but you know, for your style, if you are comfortable enough, you can always do a house inside a mountain or underground (roof included), you only have to worry about interior design and for bonus it’s expandable :) (Sorry if I came as rude with words, English is not my main)

[@Mickler.]

I now feel so lucky as I am in high school and am experiencing the “glory days” of Minecraft right now. Thank you.

[@melonresourcepacks3362]

enjoy it :)

[@JohnDoeWasntTaken]

When people tell you those are the best years of your life, they mean it. Don't waste them thinking adulthood is where the good life is.

[@shenp1e]

same

[@simplecrowfigure]

This made me cry, and gave me an insight to why I have this kind of ~2 week cycle with other games as well. Thank you niko sir.

[@parispapadimitriou482]

Φίλε μου μαρεσουν υπερβολικά τα βιντεάκια σου και πατάς πάνω σε πολύ σωστά θέματα. Συνέχισε δυνατά❤️🇬🇷

[@ZaYn.91]

Crazy how i went from playing minecraft everyday to once or twice a year. 7 years ago, that was my last time i truly enjoy playing minecraft, since then 2 week minecraft phase hits me hard. I remember my last time playing minecraft was a year ago with my high school friends before i moved out for college and it was like a week and a half. Sometimes i look into my old youtube videos to see my younger self playing minecraft, just to hope someday i can enjoy playing minecraft like what i used to.

[@RaphpowerSGSUModding]

this is the best comment, exatcly the same, happens with a lot of games active life is HARD AF even with the job you love if you think about how things were

[@13_cmi]

I still enjoy it. I do go through the on and off phases but I still really love the game. Just I'll play 12 hours from night to sunrise and get a little bored for a while. But when I actually am playing a game usually I'm super into it. I've been installing mods and whatnot too so it's an interesting fresh experience.

[@romper3319]

Am I the only one who's never experienced this "2 week minecraft phase??" Like I've been playing minecraft since I was 7, and I would play it on and off for months at a time.

[@damri_notfound]

ihaven't played mc that much but i did have this phase wherei played for like 3 weeks, then 1 month, then 2 weeks, etc.

[@Samstercraft77]

since i got minecraft ive literally never stopped help

[@Archiv1st]

Yeah, same. I started around 1.16, but I’ve played the game a lot, never really having stopped. I’ll get bored of a certain aspect, but then I’ll just go do something else. Don’t think I’ve ever gone a week without at least watching a Minecraft related vid, a month without launching the game.

[@Insane_user]

i had fear playing alone, all by myself... with no one to play even when i was 6 or 8, i played roblox instead for many years and still plays to this date. i wish i had friends to play minecraft (Edit: i found people to play minecraft on a modpack, im happy right now.)

[@cheesekiller2]

same i have been playing the game for like 7 years and never had a two week phase

[@SparksSowa]

I had a two week phase with a server called Novylen, the oldest known server, I had started a town and made a load of friends, eventually we started expansion, but that was right before summer break ended. By the end of summer, everyone had left, this summer they didn't come back. If anyone who was there sees this, Mystyvale isn't the same without you, Godspeed.

[@Peterring]

In my opinion the way to extend a 2 week minecraft phase is to sell potions to people and call them drugs or build houses in other peoples floorboards and walls.

[@maje2610]

the biggest thing i get from playing minecraft is it's natural landscapes and rural feel, which i long for as a city dweller, so every time i play it, continue my house in a forest, explore biomes and converse in villages, it feels like i'm on a holiday! but like with all holidays, they always come to an end and then you have to get back to work.

[@stevencobb6653]

Its always the start of summer when I think 2 things, no school, but then I remember Minecraft. no school fits so well with Minecraft in my mind.

[@yoshivr15]

I’ve been chilling playing Minecraft mainly going for the trophies, I only need 3 more trophies and it’s been a blast collecting them all and it’s kept me on for a while other than just playing every 5 months

[@rFey]

Yes, I kinda find it weird that he doesn't mention how big projects can make your 2 week phase into a 2 month phase (or more even) if you're into that sort of thing. I actually stopped playing last year only because I had no more huge building/farm projects planned, after about half a year on the same world in mostly singleplayer.

[@mooncookies7803]

man the music really does bring me back, it makes me remember a simpler time when i would get up at 6am on weekends just to start playing minecraft with my brother, we would build huge treehouses and cities and try to complete the game (which we failed at many times lol) and when i used to play with one of my cousins, i would go over to his house for sleepovers and we would stay up playing for hours until like 5am and it was simple, we had a simple house and just played for the fun of playing, we didn’t defeat the ended dragon or anything like that we just had a good time. i miss those days :(

[@EvanDaGr8]

Wow. Nice editing on this one dude. Totally relate to everything said in this. I ended up breaking my "two week Minecraft phase" by doing what you did, playing slowly. I'll sometimes just fire up some three hour video essay and just play like I'm exploring this immersive world with beautiful landscapes. With my world seed being totally unique, I get to explore and see things nobody has ever seen before. The sandbox aspect of the game just amplifies that and it truly engrosses you and sucks you in. It's one of those games where you can actually do or build whatever you desire. Once I realized that a couple months ago, I just kept coming back. The world I play on will grow with me, and it will always be there when I come back. Great video! :)

[@mm-ez6xn]

I remember when I was younger I'd play split-screen xbox 360 minecraft with my friends and have fun. That was a long time ago. Recently, after being bored of Minecraft for a long time, I played Minecraft on the Switch with my friends-the controls were so janky that basic movement was difficult. We played slowly, and our first night was a struggle to survive: we painstakingly threw together a hut made of a patchwork of different blocks that we had collected during the day. Out of all of us, I knew the most of the game, and my friends were piece-by-piece remembering "*player tried to swim in lava* Oh! Don't dig straight down" and other basics. Struggling through the controls again, genuinely fighting for our lives in the game, and playing with people who don't know its ins-and-outs gave me a taste of what those first days back in 2013 were like for me-magical.

[@ImVerifiedYT]

The best Minecraft years of my life is when 1.11 released. I used to play on my Xbox for hours a day and had so much fun with my friends, nowadays it's all fast paced stuff with KZbin just being full of clickbait and just so many things to keep up with. I miss the old days

[@kieronfarley1924]

One thing I have found is although I don’t have those old friends which I play with anymore I have the new ones instead. Current friends add such a different experience and as the group changes and evolves so does what we do. Last year it was a bit of a slog with primarily a couple of speed runners and a bad seed but this year there’s a large group with different interests. This has resulted in my favourite project to date which is a freight rail system to everyone’s houses with all recourses going through a central building. To me it’s the ever changing nature of who you’re with and what you want to achieve is what makes it so fun. Would love to hear other peoples favourite projects are.

[@final4932]

Sat here watching the whole video slowly feeling like my 2 week phase is almost up; fully enchanted netherite gear with armor trims and all the fun bells and whistles, and now I’m wondering if I’m gonna play tomorrow. Amazing video and encapsulates at least how I feel about Minecraft near perfectly.

[@ni__wolf143]

I'd say try keeping that netherite armor exclusively for dangerous expeditions, and never get the elytra, most end-game gear just completely ruins what makes the game fun, try making up some goals like building a windmill or making a gold statue or something goofy like that, make up your own goals, don't do the goals the game has made for you, Minecraft just isn't really the kind of game where you're supposed to follow a specific list of goals or anything like that, don't forget that it's a sandbox. Though that's just my idea, I don't guarantee that it'll save you from the end of your 2 weeks phase, but at the very least playing Minecraft how it's meant to be played, aka as a sandbox, definitely makes the game way more fun and makes it easier to keep motivation for it.

[@Enforc3r]

@@ni__wolf143Exactly i just but the barrier that “if the end update is within the next 2 updates i not going” so now i get to make new transport devices like actually making a railway.

[@glimpse5038]

I'm 15 and I've played Minecraft since I was 4, but honestly I think my MC peak is now. I used to play solo with no friends and now almost every friend I have is willing to hop on Minecraft every so often. Actually just spent the last 5 hours doing random stuff in creative with a friend. Of course we don't commit to much. Our longest server ended because someone used xray and found my secret base which sent everyone into an anger filled spiral. Our second longest server ended because the owner "accidentally" deleted it after dying. The 3rd longest and my favorite server got deleted by the server host I was using. All of these failures yet my friend group is so persistent.

[@theotrovato8250]

It’s the circle of life, i have the same story to tell from 10/12 years ago

[@TheGoldenApex]

I used to play Minecraft every day for years. Than about 2-3 years ago I just stopped, and every once in a while I booted up Minecraft, played for 1-2 hours got bored of collecting iron, and quite the game. You video was awesome and I connected with it. The covid years were my peak in Minecraft, just truly awesome🔥🔥🔥

[@serpentine6318]

This video literally boils down to, "People like to play with their friends" this essay vid is literally on the same par as "How save states affect gaming"

[@Lay_ss]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="580">9:40</a> isn’t that sweden? Not subwoofer lullaby? I might be wrong

[@samkoji10]

You copied a comment

[@Lay_ss]

@@samkoji10I didn’t see that comment + it was a minute or 2 before mine

[@FearsomeEminemHasEvolved]

It is Sweden

[@klopsmmm]

​@@samkoji10and you copied my lifestyle because you breathe

[@JakePlayz37]

pinned comment lol

[@RocketRidge]

This video is great. Your style of laid back commentary works so well with this more relaxed editing style that's not overly in-your-face, keep it up!

[@cristinaungureanu5333]

"for me middle school was in 2014" - sudden realization of how much older I am than the way I feel 😅 it's both funny and surprising that the 2-week minecraft phase is a thing 😮😊

[@creepercrepe8910]

It's called a lack of creativity. Those of us with enough creativity can just make cool builds and code minigames while everyone else is bored of Minecraft and show it off once everyone is back. Everyone else's off-time from Minecraft is my development time, and everyone else's Minecraft phase is my game release date. I've been a consistent Minecraft player since nearly the beginning, and I'm not slowing down yet.

[@unconscious5630]

I only ever had the 2 week phase for survival mode, whether it's modded or vanilla. But I used to spend months straight playing minigames and building and socializing on servers. That was where I spent thousands of hours straight as a kid.

[@jon1kastr]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="77">1:17</a> YO im Greek too! Γειά! your accent is good for a Greek xd

[@thegaygachakid197]

This video made me remeber the Minecraft world me and my brother started two years ago. We would play for hours, we built a castle made of deep slate and called it "Blackstone castle", hunted achievement, mined for netherite, dies so many times, and finally beat the ender dragon. Sadly, time passes. He has graduated highschool and has moved away. And the world became corrupt during a power outage (damn PS4) and that put an end to my Minecraft phase. Untill about a year later where I joined a server. I played on it for hours, racking up a weeks play time in a few months while I was in school. Again I met people, built a castle of deep slate in my brothers honor, gathered netherite gear, helped the server kill the ender dragon, and created lore for my character. It was one of the best times online of my life. But then, I was grounded for a year and when I came back it just didn't feel the same. My friends had moved on to another server, all my progress was gone due to being AFK, and no one remembered me. I haven't been able to get back into it since. But I want to thank Niko for bringing those feelings back, while simultaneously making my eyes a bit misty.

[@43ozone48]

until now, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS SO CALLED 2 WEEK PHASE. i was able to play forever through the years, i always played on legacy x360 then x0ne then eventually bedrock on a switch or somin, Y was i able to play for so long without seemingly a never ending plethora of ideas, or stamina? it was because i always saw these youtubers do things i would never be able to until i got a pc, i have siblings, and in all honesty, except for when i could watch things on youtube with my parents..... i was never allowed to be on the internet so nothing would over stimulate my brain of dopamine, i have a perfect sleep routine thanks to my parents always pushing me, and got plenty of exercise spending hours outside a day till my feet turned black. but the most important thing, and i cant stress this enough. LIMIT HOW MUCH SCREEN TIME YOU HAVE TO LIKE AN HOUR A DAY, unless of course you need to do work, or wanna have social time online with friends.

[@sewagzy]

my 2 week phase was a while ago and it was incredible but sadly it was during the game pass trial i often think let's launch a new world but no it was gone from library... with this you convinced me to buy once and for all so thank you niko ;)

[@QuickTurtleKL]

unlike others who have the two week minecraft phase- i've had the 12 year minecraft phase... i'm heavily addicted to this game.

[@noima13]

I still remember 2013-2016 as a period where I could endlessly play Minecraft, on a PSVITA of all things, completely alone without any multiplayer/mods. Just endless hours of survival and creative in my own worlds. Nowadays it's hard to boot up the game and play for longer than 2 hours. When friends tell me to start a new server, I flat out refuse. It always lasts for a day now and nobody wants to put more dedication into it (other than the guy who will in fact always speedrun the game in exactly 1 hour and reach the end; I'm not that guy). Minecraft to me is a great reminder that we all grow up. Interests come and go, you discover new things. You can never reach that nostalgic state of pure nirvana playing it as you did as a kid, and that's the beauty of it. The memories made. Sure, there are still things I like just as much as I did when I was way younger. For example I've been playing Team Fortress 2, another game people have lots of nostalgia for, for half my life now. It's not the same thing for everyone, but everyone feels this way.

[@chlo2902]

Reminds me so much of the “spend hours and hours building a house and then save and quit and never touch that save again” playing of The Sims

[@genericusername5671]

Honestly I think the fact that Minecraft has a definitive "end goal" of killing the dragon that can be achieved so quickly defeats the point of an open-ended sandbox game. Once you beat the dragon, nothing else feels worth it because you've already "beaten the game". If the "end goal" was instead defined purely by the player, this would be at least somewhat remedied. Of course, there is no going back. The End exists now and that's just the way it's going to be, and it's a cool dimension. I just think that the fact it is quite literally "THE END" leads to the end of at least some people's two week phases.

[@Alexia-ys6yx]

This is it. This is the number 1 issue I have with the game since it got added. It just shouldn't have a goal. Everything before it, feels like it has to work towards the goal, otherwise it's a waste and after, everything is a waste anything because there is nothing to do anymore. Minecraft turned from a perfect sandbox, into a semi-adventure game, with only 1 goal. I never actually beat the dragon once, since, ever since it got added, I could never get far enough without feeling like "Wait. I'm not even playing this for the sake of playing anymore". Everything now feels like it pushes you towards the goal, which is just, not right.

[@genericusername5671]

@@Alexia-ys6yx Minecraft has slowly been turning into a dungeon (Structure?) crawler game where you move from structure to structure to grab gear and then beat the game. Sure you can build and mine, but why would you do that? Spawn in, steal a village, take all their loot, find one-three shipwrecks, cast a portal, barter for pearls, rush a fortress with only a shield, find the end, blow up a few beds and you're done. The world doesn't feel empty any more, nor does it feel like 'your world'. It feels like a world populated with various structures, and you exist solely to raid them and then kill a dragon. I'm a big fan of the game Vintage Story which is also an open-ended block-based survival sandbox game, except in that game progression takes time and there is no "END GOAL" meaning that I am content to spend ages just building my little town and exploring the world. The game does have structures, but every single one (except trader wagons, which the game prevents you from breaking or stealing from) is in ruins. They do not offer much loot that isn't just decorative furniture, a few metal scraps or similar weak materials and the occasional clothing piece. (Which is nice, fashion is always fun). I think this is a much better design philosophy than Minecraft - the structures may not have much loot, but if you are interested in building (the many unique decorative items), lore (the lore books you can find) or fashion (the clothing you can obtain) you will still want to seek them out and explore them. I think Minecraft's structures are too filled with loot that they have become the entire main gameplay loop before you reach the end goal and just stop playing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry for the whole essay, I just had a few thoughts about Minecraft and how the common structures combined with a definitive end goal are, in my thoughts, detrimental to the experience. 😅

[@IbailI]

idk the ender dragon hasn't ever felt like the final boss to me. It kinda feels like the separation between early game and end game. The problem is if you perceive it as a final boss you may never realize that end game minecraft is literally doing whatever u want.

[@genericusername5671]

@@IbailI This is true. The dragon isn't the end of the game if you make your own goals. The only problem is that once you have "beaten the game", making your own goals can seem futile to some players. It depends if people have the mentality of "I already beat the game. Why should I build something?" or not.

[@IbailI]

@@genericusername5671 my point exactly. People often struggle when there is no clear goal ahead. Typically in games they tell you what to do but that’s not fully the case with sandbox games. To take it a step further, minecraft which literally tells you nothing about how to play it and it’s up to your interpretation. This being influenced by the other games you’ve played since they already have a format that you could apply to minecraft.

[@nroe1337]

modded has kept minecraft fresh for me for years. I love this game so much

[@Sans100k9]

Bro, towards the end i was tearing up, what you said was so beautifully written. Good job

[@starry_mycelium]

Bro, I wasn't expecting to get hit in the stomach with such an overwhelming sense of nostalgia today, but I'm glad this video made it to my recommended.

[@deknusapt]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="215">3:35</a> is relate for me too, i often quit to play together after few days because 1 or 2 friends speedrun the game get fullset armor, tools, weapon and defeat the ender dragon. They can't enjoyed the slow phase of playing together, thwy just wanted to show off and pissed me off...

[@bribonner5655]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="581">9:41</a> Im pretty sure that’s Sweden not whatever song you mentioned

[@Nsquare_01]

He probably meant subwoofer which still isn't

[@MrPieguyDaBoss]

I think this video is going to trigger my annual 2 week Minecraft phase

[@kishel7]

Kinda off topic, but your editing feels so original. Every video of this type only difference is content, but everything else feels the same. Your on another hand, not sure why, but feels different slightly, but enough to feel fresh

[@crucciolo.]

got chills every 30 seconds of the video. This means: this video is perfect. When you said "play with the version you grew up with" i remembered a lot of things like when i played on a tablet, and when i got java edition for the first time. 1.11 or 1.12 i dont remember, but i remember the exact time i opened the game.

[@isabelaeyris6932]

I have 2 week minecraft phases very often, but I'm still till this day playing the same world. It's more like 2 week of new exciting projects, and then wait for another phase.

[@drewh7345]

I don't think any video has ever made me so emotional in my life. I've had a lot of good memories with Minecraft. It was the first game I ever played. I started playing almost 12 years ago, after earning money all summer to buy my own Xbox 360. I still have that thing and it still works. I remember playing with my brothers almost every single day. I miss being 8... 9... 10 years old, playing Minecraft with my brothers on an old Xbox 360 on a school night way past our bedtimes. I might boot it up and take a peek into the mind of my younger self. Times were easier. Times were better. And boy am I glad I have the blessing of being able to go back to the good old days of not worrying about work or bills or how anybody feels about me. Thank you.

[@DragonBallStrike]

managed to keep the 2 week phase going for like 3 months by getting a realm with some friends. we spent HOURS completely remodeling and building out the top of a mesa. so much detail n shit. gave us a project to work on and made me look forward to getting online. you're absolutely correct that it isn't a game meant to be min-maxed...

[@Grog_Geebus1932]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="6">0:06</a> HOW THE FUCK DID YOU KNOW BRO IM LIKE A WEEK INTO ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A FEW YEARS

[@TheQuietKidwww]

I've been playing since I was 6 (2017) And I Play For A Long time Never 2 weeks. Never knew that people are playing for 2 weeks

[@ZacharyOAO]

2016 to 2017 was an absolute blast for Minecraft and my friends, while Minecraft had died on KZbin it had exploded in our friend group, I still know my main buddies from that era, some of us have moved on completely and others are probably living normal lives, despite the anger some of us had for each other, I still wish those guys great lives.

[@Lex--gk4xp]

Im currently in the middle of a 2 week phase that has lasted for about a month. It's been so long since I've played minecraft. Instead of speed running it, I've been taking my time and building. There are no plans on stopping anytime soon, and I'm genuinely enjoying it so much.

[@aggravatedassaultduck]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="255">4:15</a> flowstate!

[@Darth-TitanisGojira]

The feeling of acomplishment on your first world was unreal, not just beating the ender dragon or surviving your first night. But every single thing felt so good when you did it

[@Vo1dwave]

The Nostalgia hit hard this video dayum almost made me shed a tear

[@horse700mc]

Currently in my 2 week minecraft phase :') I've noticed that the soundtracks are quite different in recent updates, compared to the og music. They still incorporate some of the classics, but most of it simply doesn't feel right. Might go back to the early versions, where I, like countless others, first fell in love with this game. I remember creating minecraft videos with friends and even making online friends to play with. Minecraft got me through some hard times, especially after losing my grandma in 4th grade (2012). The combination of my close friend from school, who played minecraft with me (and created this gmail account for me), and experiencing the countless wonders of minecraft in our childhood years, brought light + hope back to my life < 3

[@tannerye]

this was recommended to me just now, uploaded 3 days ago...when i started playing minecraft again. "Odds are you are going through one of those phases right now" Is nice use of the algorithm, someone starts playing again and looks up cool shit to build, gets mc put into their algorithm and if your video pops up thats probably why. Whole lotta yappin to say nice video man.

[@opal_2476]

may i present to you the data collection

[@tannerye]

may i present said data collection being referenced in the comment you replied to

[@ToastyCarnotaur]

i get this feeling with a lot of games. the urge to go back on those memories. minecraft just hits the hardest, many people wanna go back with their friends, start from scratch, lose all the knowledge they have about the game and just have fun. but having played minecraft and many other games for so long, it's just not possible. the feeling of loneliness and nostalgia reminiscing on memories from the early 2010s and wanting to just experience the game for the first time. we all wish we could. but we're older now, we have responsibilities, jobs. "dang i can't play very long i have to go to work tomorrow morning" "damn this will take me too long to build" "i have better things to do" i really wish we could just turn back the clock, experience the game for the first time again. but, knowing that i was there to make those memories is all i need. i'm happy with that. i got to make those memories, and i know my friends also reminisce on those memories. i even talked to my friend about it a few weeks ago, they too think about those times a lot

[@Dr_Dariano]

Minecraft has been a game for me that has had a special place in my heart. I started playing Minecraft back in 2011, when it first got released. I remember playing Minecraft on my iphone 1 and just having a blast. After a couple of years, I got the game on the PS3, in around 2013 or 2014. I played with my Dad on it so many times. I still have the PS3 and all of my old worlds (I still have iron armor on one of my old worlds lol). Literally 1 month ago, I checked out every world on my PS3, and I genuinely cried. My dog passed away about 1 year ago, and he was my best childhood friend I could ever have, and, I saw a world that was named after him. I cried so much on that day, just remembering all of those memories. After the PS3, I got my laptop, which I also still have lol. I'm not too sure when I got my laptop, or which version I played Java on for the first time, but it was fantastic. I slowly started moving away from PS3 to computer when I got it. I have never had a 2-week Minecraft Phase, because I always played the game very slowly and just to have fun. I never wanted to mine diamonds on the first day, I just played. I have been playing Minecraft for a little over 13 years now, and it still brings me joy everyday. I remember when I used to play 1.12.2 (which I still do, that is my favorite version on Java Edition), and had tornadoes just absolutely destroying villages in its path. That was my childhood, and I still cherish it everyday. I do agree with niko about how KZbin has changed and how Minecraft is changed. I literally go on KZbin and see 100 days of Parkour Civilization or I built the largest flying machine in history. I mean that is fine, but everyone is doing it and it has become so saturated. We need the old Minecraft videos back, and the old KZbin back. Also more authentic and raw videos, not cuts every 2 seconds. I am actually making a Minecraft KZbin Survival series in 1.12.2 with my childhood mod in this format. Just playing the game for fun, and not grinding 100 hours to get the best gear possible. If I can share one thing to newer and older generations who played or are playing Minecraft, it would be to just have fun, because that is more important than getting the best gear possible or grinding out the game. Go explore, play with your friends, build a house, and just have fun doing it! That is all I ask. I could write a 100 page essay about all of the memories and fun I had, and how truly special it is. Thank you Minecraft for making my childhood, and for everyone out there, please just have fun playing it. Thank you.

[@Iamyxd]

I remember that i used to play minecraft with my neighbor on his Xbox, and everytime i hear the soundtrack i think back and ask myself what hes doing right now. since we couldnt keep in touch ,because of me moving away. The Soundtrack really is amazing in making us think back and remember. I hope that the ones growing up with minecraft in the future will also experience this, although it can be a sad thing to think about the way that u cant go back to your childhood.

[@HerZoMan]

So basically all we need to do is go back in time, become kids, have no responsibilities and enjoy life again... Enjoying life is not an option nowadays for the average human with high aspirations unfortunately.

[@blazenative708]

Just saw this on tiktok today, i started to remember all those times i used to play minecraft. I started about the same year but i was in highschool, i remember it used to be only on PC and wish it was on console but another year later it came out on xbox 360 and i rush to download as soon as possible. 360 version I played for months, i played with family, friends, and solo the game by myself but back then 360 version didnt have all the stuff PC first offered. Times has passed, after 10 years of minecraft; i have a son now that loves minecraft and wishes to play with me but just like this video i am stuck trying to search the feeling from all those years ago but really i should be making new ones with him.

[@Jackson_Zheng]

Haven't played minecraft in almost 10 years and currently 4 days into the 2 week phase: Day 1 - survived, just barely. Mined for coal and iron, built an automatic chicken farm. Day 2 - full set of iron armour, got killed twice, lost 2 hidden treasure maps, found another 2. Day 3 - strip mined, got bored, built an iron farm. Day 4 - can't be bothered to strip mine for diamonds in deepslate, so used a duplication glitch to get infinite string -> turn that into wool -> trade with shepherd villager for emeralds -> trade emeralds with armoursmith and toolsmith villager for full diamond gear. Pretty proud of myself :)

[@zerotimeleft]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="323">5:23</a> wizard101

[@Styrofoam-ee]

I'm able to play in one world for so long because of my slight ADHD tendencies funnily enough, what I mean is, this is how my brain functions. Create a world > Get materials > Get geared up > Decide I'm going to make this _something_ my project > But wait I need 50 stacks of iron blocks > Build an iron farm > Now I have this iron why not collect a bunch of beacons? > This wither killing can go faster I need a pumpkin farm for iron golems > etc. Not saying that this'll work for everyone and it's highly unproductive to your main project, guarantee you will not get anywhere close to your main project until you feel like you have 64 shulker boxes full of every item you'll need for your one project 6 months down the road. My point being; it's important to give yourself random side quests to keep yourself entertained and interested in playing your one world. This is coming from someone who was able to play a superflat hardcore world for about 9 months the most barren and boring genre (seriously don't do it unless you wanna be afk for 100's of hours) Even if you can't seem to come up with random side quests increase the challenges, play on Hardcore, play on Ultra Hardcore, make a no shulker box rule, play with only your hotbar, etc. Make up challenges for yourself so when you accomplish a goal or project you can be satisfied you did it with the odds against you. You can go past the two week phase, regardless if you get distracted by something else or not just keep building and exploring whatever you wanna do just go for it that's the beauty of it in my opinion. Even if you feel like the challenge ideas are boring, play on older versions or seriously play on Singleplayer easy mode or even peaceful there's no shame in playing with keepinventory on or better yet disabled phantoms (phantoms suck.) As long as you're having fun that's the ultimate goal for playing any game focusing on what makes you happy when playing is literally #1 for not getting burnt out. Nothing wrong with taking breaks as well, which I haven't played that superflat world in a few months. I got a few new ideas!

[@knofffernworth9573]

Omgg this is literally me. I was planning to raid an ancient city because I want to get Swift Sneak for future projects. Now I'm planning to build a brewery because I'll need a lot of Night Vision Potions, then I built a bee farm because I'll use a lot of copper for the build, then also making a wool farm just for it to run in the background while I build all of the above. Having sidequests are such a fun way to play the game long-term!!

[@13_cmi]

I had a world on an ipad and decided to line the walls of my slime farm with iron. That kept me occupied for a while since bedrock iron farms are super slow. I might do that again cause I think it looked sweet and a little bougie with the expensive iron blocks. I'm gonna go finish my starter house and get to it.