Taking a big risk for you with my videos

[@Craytonex]

Brazilian air transport gonna be chillin when that 72 hour morrowind video drops

[@FacQue-c9m]

"Honey, I'm going into labor... load up the Morrowwind video!"

[@flavioromano8754]

as a Brazilian, i agree

[@skyler1469]

Sponsor confirmed

[@Enossogames]

Adeus às longas esperas no aeroporto de Brasília esperando conexão 😅

[@Loalder]

Eu e meus casas agradecemos

[@Phuzzi]

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised to find he has an Animal Rescue called 'Josh Strife Strays'.

[@ronraptr4863]

I think those are located next door to his pottery store, Josh Strife Clays

[@kthomas8688]

And his navigation channel Josh strife ways

[@Ninjujitsu]

Josh Strife Days - Josh's daily vlog Josh Strife Maize - Josh's corn-centric channel Josh Strife Graze - Josh preparing and eating light meals or snacks Josh Strife Maze - Josh's channel about labyrinths often confused for the corn-centric one Josh Strife Neighs - Horse Josh Strife Taze - Your hub for all things electric self-defense tool Josh Strife Pays - A live channel of Josh doing his taxes and paying bills. Josh Strife Trays - Josh shows off his antique tray collection

[@shambledunk2089]

🌈

[@GeebusCrust]

Gacha gaming channel, Josh Strife Pays

[@12SickOne34]

8 hours of pedantic, British nitpicking. LET'S BLOODY GOOO!

[@1_underthesun]

He's going the MauLer route I see. Love it! MauLer didn't earn the nickname "Longman" because of what was in his pants.....

[@cersela]

This guy gets it.

[@ilari90]

The easiest answer is the new Spiffing Brit technique: release that 4 hour video on 4 parts first and then after that release the compilation for triple the views to more than double the money. Remember to mark it to be sleeping content.

[@Kondrax]

this is the way

[@TurtleKwitty]

Ah is that what that was, the thumbnail said ot not watch it so clearly it aint worth watching *shrug*

[@EDSKaR]

"Some of you aren't watching the screen *right now*" I had to put my paintbrush down walk over the room to the TV just to glare at you for calling me out so bad.

[@TechnoSpice]

In our defense he has a very nice voice to listen to.

[@tuckerdidit5890]

I alt-tabbed my window away from my product photo editing to look suspiciously at the screen in case he put something on there silently as a joke

[@jackalo34]

Im glad others did exactly as I did.

[@jayjester4843]

You’re giving the Spiffing Brit a run for his money in breaking KZbin.

[@snickle1980]

First thing i thought of. Sleep content for ad rev. He'll do this til the algo shifts again. =)

[@jasperzanovich2504]

He has totally seen the video and thought he would be perfect for it, he is already second monitor.

[@JoshStrifeSays]

lol, I had the videos in works before Spiff's videos but KZbin just wouldnt process them up to HD. Morrowind was stuck on 360p and the Fallout New Vegas one fails the processing completeley for second time in a row (I have to upload it again and it takes ages)

[@backonlazer791]

@@JoshStrifeSays Spiff is obviously conspiring with KZbin against you 😂

[@1_underthesun]

@@JoshStrifeSays MauLer style! Love it.

[@Njald]

Totalbiscuit would be proud of the future of British pedantry.

[@DaWombatGaming]

His legacy will be carried forward so long as posh British men have access to computers and recording software

[@iCantEditBro]

Rest in peace

[@DukeOfJam7591]

o7 TB ❤

[@unfortuitousash]

As someone who works from home and plays games, I am always struggling to find videos long enough to keep me busy. If a video is only 20 minutes I have to keep spending 10 minutes finding another video every 20 minutes, it adds up and eats a lot of time. I appreciate long ass videos josh.

[@ajoshdoingthings541]

This

[@ruthejbooth8661]

To be honest, Josh Strife Hayes Sleep Club here. I really enjoy Josh's writing, and I'll watch Worst MMO and the retro reviews through once or twice for enjoyment, then the rest of the time I'll be watching because I find Josh's voice soothing and his cadences familiar enough to sleep to.

[@mlody_fifi8242]

i sleep with sound in background EVERYDAY for years, quiet essay for my delight as I fall asleep, Josh is easily in my personal top 3

[@MissPopuri]

Sleep Club? That’s a good one.

[@ruthejbooth8661]

@@MissPopuri Yeah, I got it from Luetin Sleep Club - he acknowledges it's a part of the fanbase for his Warhammer 40k lore.

[@MHBlacky_ENG]

I personally enjoy the longform videos A LOT. If I see a new one of your reviews on my front page, then I wait until I have the time to fully dedicate all my attention to it. I don't get much enjoyment out of watching a videogame review without... well... watching the review xD I'm sure you will make the right decision and it's a good idea to experiment with new formats. Cheers!

[@brwnipoundr8791]

This is perfect; I’m about to be traveling for 3 days exactly, and now I can make sure my main monitor has something to watch on the second monitor while I’m gone!

[@mb987987]

Sounds like you have a new 73hr video to keep the Brazilian Aviation industry in the air!

[@CanalFirstQuest]

I probably missed something, but what's up with all these Brazilian Aviation industry comments? XD

[@EdBurke37]

"I think two hour videos are best" Meanwhile I'm sitting here on my 3rd watch through of Noah Caldwell Gervais 9+ hour video covering THE ENTIRE FALLOUT SERIES.

[@Kar4ever3]

So now we just Josh Strife Waits for it all

[@Mug-Red]

Can't wait for asmond 10 hour reaction

[@thewolfenknight37]

@@Mug-Red Cant wait for Josh's 20 hr reaction to Asmond's 10 hr reaction

[@KingofAllThatIsMostlyBlue]

@@thewolfenknight37 Can't wait for Asmond's 40 hour reaction to Josh's 20 hour reaction to Asmond's 10 hour reaction

[@twiderechan]

Can't wait for Josh's 60 hour reaction to Asmond's 40 hour reaction to Josh's 20 hour reaction to Asmond's 10 hour reaction

[@idrinkmilk282]

Noah Gervais, YFS, Joseph anderson, civvie, and more, AND NOW JOSH? Long live long form. Also, i don't have em in the background. I watch em. ALL of them. If i fall asleep, i go back to wherever i was up to and continue. It's akin to dedicating to a good book in my eyes. If you have an attention span and are interested in the topic in question, there's no reason you shouldn't watch. It's a gift. I've always looked for long form content and there's always been something there waiting. It's become more popular of late and my subcriptions are almost exclusively made up of those that make this style of video. Adding you to that genre is the cherry on top, if it happens to last. Here's to hoping.

[@GrandHighGamer]

One bonus to split up videos is it makes navigating through it much easier. The longer the video, the less useful the progress bar is for getting to a particular section. That said, if there's chapters and chapter markers and clear spots for taking a break and resuming, then that should be fine.

[@blackbloom8552]

One issue i oftne encounter with those really long videos is that i can`t watch them in a single day due to pausing often and there always a chance youtube will reset my progress in some way when i open the tab again the next day.

[@das_evoli]

@@blackbloom8552 Bookmark feature would be so great

[@ImperatorSomnium]

Visa and Josh are like the planetiers, combined they form Captain Planet... And we're all whelmed

[@Cheesewizzard1]

im so excited! these videos help me study and sleep when my insomnia flares up. And when i wake up the next day i watch them again so i can actually enjoy the content

[@kogeratsu3885]

Pretty cool the way you're understanding and working with the way your content is used/enjoyed!

[@shanecoffing]

I LOVE long form content. Some of the only youtube videos I will rewatch multiple times are longer video essays they are so well done. I hope it performs well, as i already consider your 1 hour videos amazing (especially in a week idk how you do it honestly) but 4 hour would be incredible. Either way I'm here, but keep up the good work and dont let yourself get burned out!

[@vilopesful]

you're absolutely right, i love putting you in my phone and using my wireless earphones to listen to you talk about games i most likely don't care much about while i do the house chores or cook or eat. i don't know if it comes from your theater background or not, but your manner of speech is really concise and easy to follow so that i can understand wjat you're saying even without my full focus, and you're clearly knowledgeable and passionate about what you talk about, i love your insight about game design.

[@danieltilson4053]

A lot of my youtube "watch" time is putting a playlist on while I'm at work, because it helps keep me sane to have something I choose drowning out the sounds of Walmart Radio, Pallet Jacks clunking across floor seams, and the near constant yelling across aisles from various coworkers.

[@Chessrook44]

Okay, I am not going to lie, the moment he said the Neverwinter Nights video is going to be 4 hours long I let out a squeal of delight. Don't judge me.

[@MycketTuff]

I'm judging you for the avatar

[@philritter9042]

This NwN 2 was my childhood even tho it's not the same game i still really love the setting and worldbuilding. So having a peak into it's origin is perfekt. This might become my new favourite vid which until now was Baldurs Gate 1

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

My eyes went really wide and I reeled back in my seat when he said that 😂😂

[@Jef_Vermassen]

I watch 10 minute videos, 30 min reviews, 1 hour rants, 3 hour talks, 6 hour retrospectives... do whatever length you feel like it. I'll watch it if its good. The longer the videos then I might watch it in parts but I will watch it!

[@MrBallYarn]

Very excited for all the upcoming content

[@NimyueDoula]

Josh you are my favorite second monitor content while I work. Your voice is super great. Not only are you entertaining, but the actual sound is really good. Like super emotionally regulating if that makes sense lol

[@jaygaymes]

I once "watched" the entire Futurama series while in the throes of a WoW addiction. I've always been a background watcher somehow, and I never realized it until right now.

[@davidechiuchiu84]

Possibly just a confirmation of your points. I typically listen to your videos during my warhammer painting session. And to be fair, the humor and the smooth flow of the storytelling are the things that keep me in. To the point that I have no doubt that I will continue watching a long format video if I interrupt my painting sessions earlier. Also, it's quite nice when you filter your analysis through the optics of theatre. I mean, storytelling is storytelling no matter the medium, but theatre has been around long enough to provide an extensive analysis framework.

[@PandaKnight-FightingDwagon]

6:50 I've noticed this and it's actually a bit of a problem for my usual KZbin consumption strategy of listening while working. KZbinr references the visuals of a thing while not actually describing it so I have to either miss out on that part of the video or stop working to get a visual, I eventually stop watching the video and either forget to finish or wait until I get home

[@halsaufschneider1446]

Thank you Josh for your passion, dedication and thoroughness when making these long videos. Even if lots of the stuff will be missed by people putting it in the background. But people who do watch it, have an even better time. And on behalf of all these people, i thank you.

[@chalor182]

I can't wait for both of those videos

[@iamlegion3093]

I love it. I’ve watched all of your videos multiple times and find myself using them as background often now. I know you mentioned it, but I do agree that I think that length of video might be difficult for new people to the channel to get into (I feel like I instinctively skip over those length videos on other channels myself). I’m more of a fan of the 45min-1.5hr range. But I love this idea, and look forward to seeing how it plays out! And the community you’ve built supports you!

[@temixmixto]

Great lesson at the end! It'll be a blast to watch the vids thorough the week

[@OutXider]

I love putting Josh's videos in the background after watching them. It's never over the top and always trying to get your attention like other KZbinrs.

[@SteamedToast]

I am all about long form videos, happy to watch 8 and 12hr break downs / analysis of games and shows provided the content is justifiable for being that long. Very much looking forward to the vids discussed here!

[@marlysalt]

I love the longform stuff and sometimes 'save' them to.. well, listen to during certain activities. Usually so that I can see it or glance at it while I do my thing. I love your cadence and wit. I would be upset if I had to wait for part two of an otherwise finished video, despite understanding the business practicality that might be behind such a decision.

[@Mantosasto]

Oh I'll put the 12:41 long videos in the background too

[@rosalindcormier4384]

I like to either write or draw while listening to the videos like a podcast. They’re interesting enough that I’m invested and I find that I actually usually in a creative mode when I do.

[@kelseymiller7820]

I am super stoked for the Neverwinter Nights video! I grew up playing the main three campaigns and it was my first introduction to the Forgotten Realms. It has a soft spot in my heart, warts and all. You have my views guaranteed.

[@Deadhart72]

I watch a lot of these videos while I’m laying in bed waiting to fall asleep. Something interesting to entertain me and relax me at the same time. Whatever you end up doing, I’m good with it. Your content is great.

[@philritter9042]

4h is a little short but i think i'll manage if i put it in a playlist with all the other JSH vids

[@philritter9042]

Jokes aside I really love the long form content for the reason he mentioned he has a great voice so I love to put them on when I go to sleep and shorter vids have a chance to wake me up when the next one in the playlist starts. Also great for casual gaming and mindless farming in games

[@liamcroatt171]

Honestly, I love these kinds of long videos, and I love Josh. To me, this is exciting.

[@shawnkerner2923]

How is there not a playlist that is just "Life advice from Josh Strife". His advice is gold!

[@shinkak0]

I'm very excited, I absolutely devour long content at work, but there definitely are some videos I have to turn off during my shift because they require too much engagement for the work I do. Usually this means I only re-listen to videos I've already watched, but I've found long play streams are quite good to fill the background. Almost nostalgic, they remind me of when I used to play ffxi on my computer while my brother played Playstation on the other side of the room. But usually funnier. Just found the replays channel today and finished new Vegas pt 1, perfect work video.

[@cjbown542]

I absolutely love in-depth analysis of old RPGs that I loved, either to relive the experience of the game through a new set of eyes, or to hear about some of the issues and technical limitations that I glossed over as a younger gamer. Creators like NeverKnowsBest and Salt Factory come to mind. Excited for Josh’s version of the same concept.

[@JimDeFran]

I tend to watch/listen to KZbin videos on my second monitor when I play certain genres of games like ARPGs, Grand Strategy titles, or MMOs but I can't imagine actually trying to watch a show while also playing a game. That's insane to me. If I sit down to watch a show, my attention is fully on the show and I expect it to entertain me. With maybe the exception of things like cooking and game shows, I can't see a show that's deliberately designed to be background noise actually being good.

[@JoshuaSigloch]

I will watch both of these. Just put it up so we can be reminded of their release. Even if I don't "watch" the video. It will be played in the background while I am either at work or wherever else.

[@Kingcobra6699]

I am not ADHDed enough yet to only watch short videos (getting there, though), so I am looking forward to seeing long ones. I might not pay attention all the time (ADS got diagnosed, told ya I am getting there), but I enjoy long videos. They don't have to be background oriented - I might pay full attention. Just not all the time. I totally agree on the audio part, though. Even if I concentrate on something different the sound will be there and if it's unpleasant I will notice, eg I will be interrupted. I am especially sensitive to certain noises, so sound quality is really the most important thing. Whether I watch it in the background or not.

[@cendrieeR]

I love Josh's stories, they are often so full of empathy.

[@ShadowCoH316]

for whatever reason, I find 8-15 minute videos great, but also SUUUUPER long stuff. Dawnstir's recent multi-hour Age of Sigmar falling to Khorne video was fantastic and I was focused the whole way through. Talk to me for 3 hours about how City Of Heroes is and at the 2 hour mark when you finally get out of the character creator I'll look over at my second monitor for a bit before going back to playing total war or something, and I would be thrilled. And I'd probably watch it and the Everquest video several times.

[@xlucky1373]

You're a G for making that 72 hr cut. I'll watch (listen to) it over the course of a week and half at work.

[@no-rm9wg]

I'm a workday background listener, for me the sweet spot is about 2 hours, fits nicely between each break, still though i love listening to your voice at work, keeps me distracted and ill happily take any length

[@ChrisWhiton]

At home I appreciate the long videos because I hate having to constantly find new ones to queue up while I'm playing games. For your second point, I also watch your content (among others) like a podcast and queue them up before a drive. Since I don't see the video at all then your voice is very very important and I never have an issue following along with your stuff at all :)

[@xwaderman]

honestly doing both is good. i cant tell you how many videos of people renovating houses i have watched and the complete video with all the videos combined is always more watched even if they are mutiple hours long

[@ultrawhitebread]

I definitely enjoy your videos because the jokes are understandable and easy to enjoy with just the audio, even if the visuals from the video would enhance it a bit.

[@Teh_Zig]

oh man, I'm looking forward to listening to both of these several times in the background while I do my shitty job, and then come home and play them myself like with deathtrap dungeon and nightmare creatures.

[@Grimprospect]

Damn, I'm excited for this 4 hour video! Jordan Fringe does long videos and his channel seems pretty successful! Let's go Josh!

[@PatrickSochacki]

I am beyond amped for the 4 hour video about RuneScape 🎉🎉🎉 give me all the long videos!! you are my favorite creator mate and I am so excited to see you do more interviews and engage even more intensely in detail when it comes to your breakdowns. yee frickin haw

[@Tonbizzle]

Truth. I'm the kind of person who wants to listen to learned people speak about their subject matter, and if it's on some Xbox mic or I'm hearing motorcars in the background, it says to me "unprofessional" and I leave it. I was a public speaker in my subject matter, professionally, but I can hold that same weight just from what people are presenting.

[@johnlarken4744]

Was playing a game before I even started the video. Never looked at the screen once after that. Great background content. 10/10

[@FingerPuppetSarcasm]

I'm one of those people constantly looking for long videos for my 2nd monitor. Its nice to not constantly stop what im doing to find another video.

[@crackedjabber]

I would love a 4 hour video. I will absolutely watch the entire thing over a weekend.

[@cthellis]

“It’s a terrible idea.” *Josh Strife’s eyes light up excitedly*

[@lukasl3440]

That Morrowind video in 1080p is 110GB big if you want dowload it. 33GB for 720p. 12GB for 480p. 6,5GB for 144p.

[@randymarsh5176]

josh has great scripts i can follow without looking at the screen all the time, that's what i appreciate most about his videos and makes him stand out to me

[@svenjonsson9]

Great analysis at the latter half of the video- that part should being KZbin Videomaking 101

[@lunaangeleclipse9745]

i'm always excited for new, high-quality, multi-hour videos to complete my work to. honestly the only thing keeping our society productive at this point lmao

[@philippenachtergal6077]

8:00 I think Netflix should actually advertise that on their content. Maybe not with the term "backgroundable" as such but yeah, a direct indication of what should be viewed with full attention and what doesn't require it. We *know* that the new cooking competition show XYZ doesn't require full attention, even if we have never seen it but not everything is as clear cut.

[@zncon]

I'm so excited to watch these upcoming vids!

[@LucasSindri]

I am so unbelievably excited for this because I love the longer videos.

[@Naviachi]

I love it. I'm a merchant marine and I put your videos in the background while on watch.

[@fligg]

yooo, love long form content. always watching them.

[@jermainerucker2027]

I love your long video wish they were longer honestly Keep it up

[@malango255]

I watch everything one properly. 4 hours would be a bit much for me. But you do you.

[@GryffIsHere]

And Christmas comes early! Finally some quality videos I can play Skyrim to

[@keiyangoshin3650]

I have Josh Strife Every’ay’ running in the background equally. 😁❤️ PS: You rock Viza! 🎉❤️

[@Alkusanat]

I will watch your videos while painting warhammer 40k orks for sure.. Specially the neverwinter ones!

[@wishiwascooler]

I will put the 4 hour video in the background but sometimes just end up sitting there watching it. Can't wait to see your NWN video as it's easily one of my most favorite PC games of all time.

[@ca9796-ps5]

The art is in the details. Sometimes we want a movie. The historical contribution alone is significant enough to warrant someone making them.

[@АйдоралСмертестойкий]

A promise of not 1 but 2 Josh Strife Hayes detailed videos on 2 absolutely legendary games fills me with excitement.

[@Shane_Bozelie]

YourFavoriteSon also has long deep cuts of games, like the witcher games retrospectives. It really works to get the full feeling, not just a small impression

[@michaelmoskie1267]

Whatever happens just don't burn out my friend. Love the channel!

[@CWhiteAustria]

I think your "Was it any good" series is kind of best around the 2h hour mark (for me at least). To be clear I almost always watch those videos with intent and focus - fullscreen, no things on a seconds monitor, no phone - because what is happening on the screen is always in context of what you are saying and I either want to relive the parts I can remember from when I played it myself or I wanna see what the game looks like when it's something I never played. Personally i think i would go as far as 3h of watching those videos in one sitting - 1h more than that somehow starts to seems like an unholy amount of time commitment without doing anything else. :)

[@Onyx_Meda]

As somebody who "plays" Runescape (ex-comp, mostly just messing around now), I'm pretty excited for this. Hopeful that every little niche thing about the UI gets pointed out, including the weird things like * UI sub-tabs ("Melee" having an attack/strength subtab, "Defensive" constitution/defence, "Magic" spells/abilities/teleports/skilling, and necromancy abilities/incantations and how every indificual sub-tab can be dragged out of their "grouped" window, but nothing can be dragged in) * Dragging worn/inventory items (Inventory slots appearing to be a slightly wide rectangle but having a 1:1 yellow square when you drag an item over them, worn equipment can be directly dropped (this can lead to silly, insignificant bugs like collecting Oo'glog mud masks or getting wrong text on Great Orb Project equipment) * The obnoxity of trying to make a pixel-perfect interface when the interface is effectively shrunk 13px in edit mode because UI headers are force-enabled in edit mode * "Abilities" not being the default damage value displayed when looking at the Hero → Loadout tab * The general abundance of tab nesting

[@maolcogi]

That point about the audio is so big for me. It's why I got a decent mic and use actual audio software even just to communicate with friends (Shure MV7X with an Apogee BOOM interface), my friends don't get to see me, as I don't have a camera, so I make the audio as good as I can. xD

[@Catman_CM]

Two things: Spiffing Brit has a video explaining how multi-hour-long videos outperform shorter videos with significantly higher engagement. There is likely no major risk in doing this, and I completely support this test for all the usual reasons. Second, I will always champion the objective superiority of seriffed fonts. Here's why: I vs l. That's it, that's the whole reason why. Just put the serifs on "capital i" and sans-serif fonts will be fine.

[@jwegmantech]

I would absolutely Love to have a 4+ hr version of your review of Everquest.

[@Stratocaster42]

I cant wait for that NWN video! Consistent 4 hour videos sound a little much for me but Im very curious to see how it turns out

[@BirthrightGaming]

This is a glorious move. I applaud you and the efforts you will be putting into these longer videos You're a good man, Josh. Thank you for what you do for folks like me. Cheers

[@jacobgodserv]

I love longer videos. I put them in my "Watch later" queue and watch them 30m at a time. And I put it up on my main monitor, because I watch those videos over food. In other words, I actually watch it as primary monitor content. :) I appreciate your videos!

[@MrLightlike78]

Me frothing at the mouth for the 73 1/2 hour Morrowind super cut. Thank you Visa, The beautiful, kind, editor supreme.

[@jackalo34]

I feel so called out. I rarely have time to fully watch videos s when I notice one seems like its gonna require too much attn, I tend to put it off then nvr get back to it.

[@Liesmith424]

I was there when he announced his equestrian channel Josh Strife Neighs. And his Fashion channel, Josh Strife Slays. And his bodybuilding channel, Josh Strife Wheys.

[@OldManInternet]

A 4 hour video going into agonizing detail a game I don't care about or play? Can't wait to listen to that during one of my shifts! And the NWN one will actually be something I'm into, so that's a bonus. Also, the 73 hour video is crazy. I don't know what I'm going to do that Friday night when the video ends, but this'll cover a couple weeks for me. Appreciate it!

[@DJVevyVevs]

A several hour long video with Josh's voice in it will probably do crazy well in the algo rn with the amount of people who keep KZbin on while they're asleep

[@Funnnyminnie]

A 4 hour breakdown of RuneScape? I’ve never been more excited for an upcoming video!

[@scottsisneros3341]

I normally watch them first then if i need something to listen to at work i just run it thank you josh as usual you're work is inspirational

[@malango255]

Some one has been watching spiffing brit. Wants that sleeping video money.

[@wolfborn6483]

Are we getting JSH ASMR?! 'This better not wake something in me!'

[@MrLightlike78]

It's too late. You're already trapped by his Josh Strife Ways.

[@HealingBlight]

Another podcast/youtube channel I watch just did a 3 hour 45 minute video, having gone through a lot of their other content, I find that the 1h30min to 2hour seems to be a sweet spot where the shorter stuff I just feel like Im getting into, but the near 4 hour video had to be broken up into multiple slots and that might be a point where people drop off.