Why The Yogscast Failed

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[@Bagster321]

Brilliantly detailed essay. 8/10 cats

[@Shinsoo_Graves]

Does countdown?

[@Bagster321]

@@Shinsoo_Graves eyyy you got the reference

[@beastbum]

Wow. I didn't expect you to hack Barry's laptop to find Lewis' offshore YogVentures bank accounts. This is journalism at its finest.

[@claytonno2571]

ah yes that missing 150,000

[@LogicReel]

That damned outro man, core memory unlocked.

[@_ayohee]

What’s the story here?

[@LogicReel]

@@_ayohee It's the outro Sips used to have on his old videos when he made mostly youtube content.

[@Cheesepuff8]

@@_ayohee it’s Sips’ old outro

[@charlesgrimmer6486]

​@LogicReel I was wondering why this hit me so hard! Thanks

[@Tonnesofnoob]

Happy Chiptune, I cry every time

[@SaintPhoenixx]

Some controversial takes in this video, but it's well researched and eloquently put across. Really gives me something to think about. I was inclined to disagree but you're convincing. Really defining what a video essay can be, there's a lot of KZbinrs out there who are seething right now, they've been one-upped. Raising the bar as always.

[@Sir_Gwan]

Fucking hell Xhenix, you really had to bust out a nostalgia killer eh? Thanks man... just gonna go happy cry over in that corner and think about all the years that have passed as I can never get them back, but at least I enjoyed them 🥲

[@R2911-u2h]

LOL I didn't see your channel name and I thought "Really? Another one of these?"

[@TheTartanTaylor]

Honestly? A lot of valid points raised. I think you tapered off at the end, when you could have really hit home with a stronger conclusion, but the criticism of the "values", "core beliefs" and "unexplored sexual tension between Lewis and Simon" really made me think.

[@cyancat5451]

I feel like this video failed to address the elephant in the room, the fact that when Tom Clarke became a content creator in 2016 everyone in the office got too distracted by his cleavage to get any work done anymore, ending the era of pre-built Minecraft series

[@belgianstar]

A clear statement based on facts

[@stalhein62]

Based and jaffapilled

[@MrGrim]

This is a masterclass in how powerful the thumbnail alone is. Well done.

[@rocketforthree4479]

22:43 Oh my god, I never realized that was a thing they did! How did they keep that a secret??

[@Cheesepuff8]

U wouldn’t believe how hard I started headbanging instantly

[@kommodore6691]

Most importantly who cares I'd kill to have the Lewis-Simon/Tom-Ben/etc. dynamic with someone even with 0 viewers, the real treasure was the friends we made along the way. Endless unsustainable growth now or you failed, yay capitalism with a side of clickbait drama social media cancer.

[@desOOOm]

Screw SunnyV2

[@Erlisch1337]

pretty deep lore in this essay. Shows that you have really done your research

[@DistinctionDave]

It's exactly like an HBomber video that explains why the game I like is good and the game I don't like is bad, because art is objective!

[@KIRA666790]

How dare you like an entry in a series WE came to the conclusion is bad.

[@DistinctionDave]

@@KIRA666790 Stop it! Stop liking things you enjoy!

[@UkeaOP]

Best take so far on the whole Yogscast controversy. A fair and reasoned analysis of all the facts. 1000000/10 would watch again

[@acatwithaids5398]

Lmao they fell off so hard their entire roster is now a diversity hire roster. All the entertainment in Yogs were removed, left, or atrophied.

[@xSuperiorManx]

I've seen so many videos with similar titles, trying to downtalk the YC and its success. >_> I wish they all went like this one.

[@jgg3080]

ThEy'Ve BeeN CoNsisTenTlY LoSiNGinG suBs!!!11!!

[@dybdab]

I was so relieved... Clicked the video thinking you'd somehow stooped to the same low as other creators.

[@NeinBreaker]

Such a truthful admission of what went wrong straight from the founding members' mouths. This has been eye-opening.

[@snrcbpco]

this is still my ringtone!

[@Xhenix]

haha that's awesome

[@Shanehudson27]

This is the longest essay I've seen. like how it was full circle. 4/20

[@Sheriff_Ochs]

Gonna have to make a 3 hour irate refutation of the claims made here. As we can clearly see, it is no longer 2012 and the main channel isn't making minecraft videos that get millions of views. Ipso facto, therefore, truly and obviously...the Yogscast are in the damn toilet! Huh? ...What's Twitch?

[@GhostGiraffe]

I'd say this is more about Sips_ than Yogscast on a whole

[@heyojayo8642]

Jesus! Chiptune by Pond5! Now that takes me back decades to Sips outro

[@TheSilverOrn]

This music, I can hear it in my soul!

[@BigCMiner]

OMG THE MUSIC, AAARRGGHH THE NOSTALGIA

[@emilakerlund9679]

What is the songname and which series had this song? Its driving me nuts not remembering!

[@CraftyMCFish]

was already clicking on the video to go and see what absurd things they had to say, I only saw it was Xhenix as I had clicked lol. I was got.

[@immortalaxolotl]

I literally said they haven't as I clicked on the video lol

[@Fireeld1]

What a well researched video with many valid and irrefutable arguments lifted. Congratulations on making such an excellent and thoughtfull video.

[@ppumpkinhead937]

long time no heard this this song you sir made a smile on my face today😁

[@airl10]

Its cause the Yogventures money ran out.

[@Ranger_Kevin]

Really?? He did WHAT? Unbelievable.

[@ManticTRIGGER]

I see what you did there and for that 1 full watch

[@rustedopus3414]

I don't get it. What did Simon break?

[@chrisloder3363]

Support clap clap clap I love it

[@Tu0nii]

better than the sunnyv2 vid tbf

[@cyriell]

This music takes me back 🥹

[@danielshepherd1935]

My thoughts exactly

[@JDT-Loadsamoney]

The only way I could tell this is fake from the thumbnail is that I’m subscribed to this channel. Genuinely had to check to see if I was subbed to SunnyV2.

[@ivyartemis2431]

0/10, Kim's old chiptune outro music was better

[@Xhenix]

oooh, good shout tbf.

[@dsalinaplays]

amazing detective work. I would have never known they failed if if wasn't for this video. KAPPA

[@Groovewonder2]

Libs: Owned

[@SECURITEH]

Wow way better then something like that Sunny person releases. Keep up the good work!

[@DrLonePony]

Perfect

[@mistermonday1994]

Damm

[@lewisvanhugten]

😅

[@mangamer0343]

oh my god what is this song from is this from

[@_ayohee]

I’m dying to know, what is this from!

[@legostuffman512]

Happy Chiptune! It was Sips' old outro music

[@slimebaby1211]

​@Vallence wasn't it davecaos outro aswell

[@HailHydra27]

​@@legostuffman512 there we go. It was bugging me so bad

[@nickgaurd]

Interesting points made and I think I would have to agree 100%.

[@Dotexclamationmark]

All very good points

[@Xhenix]

Thank you

[@TheMorbidHobo]

They definitely haven't failed, their quality colaborative content has just been segregated to the game nights and civ channels.

[@HailHydra27]

Spicy take but I think at the end of the day no matter how hard you fall off, if you can still make a living making content you enjoy making then you're still successful

[@Ameszillas]

I love happy chiptune! I haven’t heard it in so long since it got taken off Spotify

[@GrouchyGander]

Came for the take, stayed for the nostalgia hit!

[@aidenauty9716]

Holy shit, you actually got me XD

[@RobbieIsntAmerican]

I laughed, i cried, i fist pumped in the air

[@connorgow]

10 out of ten would watch again if they fail again

[@Wilboforce]

Smiley face :)

[@NoctisAtra]

Ooooooh, you got me there, nice one though 😂

[@ixhilkalaskiiver792]

a banger, for sure

[@fingkey]

Bop

[@docwho9]

Oh, you!

[@ElectariumTunic]

Has MadCat infiltrated Xhenix?

[@Xhenix]

Let's not have that rumour resurfacing again!

[@armyvet7070]

Sips outro miss that thing on KZbin - we lived in a golden age

[@brynley]

Touché

[@cinemaker321]

whats the song?

[@_ayohee]

Yeah i need to get the name of this too

[@legostuffman512]

Happy Chiptune! It was Sips' old outro music

[@Oderus1151]

Reported.

[@finleyjennings6051]

Being real for a second. The only reason the Yogscast has stagnated and is 'failing' is because they let it happen. Everything they put effort into is always top quality, taskbox, gamesnight etc

[@netyr4554]

Problem is they don't get enough views for those types of videos to be viable as their regular content, unless perhaps they took more sponsorships, but they're probably never gonna be the British OfflineTV.

[@finleyjennings6051]

@Netyr Not saying they would be massive but yogs has been it's own little insular community for a long time. They have many talented creators in the network and if they were willing to play the twitch 'game' I have no doubt they could do better. Most don't seem to bothered though which I appreciate as a viewer.

[@aeromorte]

Well.... 7 million subs and they can only make GTA5 and TTT videos. And even then they get ~100k views. Now im not calling it failure. But if you divide the amount of views by the amount of people in each video then you got different numbers. "But but they have 20+ different channels" ... yes yes they do.

[@6022]

There's more to life than youtube. They're on twitch, they've got podcasts on pickaxe, and they're releasing actual games. KZbin isn't worth the time for a lot of creators these days.

[@You-Know-Youre-Right]

they are slowly dying but content is still entertaining

[@Cheesepuff8]

They’re not really tho, with the rise of streaming and members content I’m pretty sure they’re doing good

[@K-dis_Boher]

maybe the main channel, but the network as a whole is only continuing to expand