EVERYONE: Through many bumps in the road: I FINALLY HAVE BEGUN WORKING ON PART 2 STAY TUNED

i miss the era where everyone and their friends would make cute little modded letsplays together and i mean smaller content creators just doing their own thing but still getting the recognition they deserve T__T

We let this small creator cook, and they made a 3 Michelin star 7-course meal.

I think you've made some spot on observations here, and it's a problem that seems to exist in every minecraft genre lately. As more of a let's player, it's hard not to notice the repetitiveness of the typical let's play thumbnail and script as I scroll down my suggestion feed, and like the video examples you gave, the top ones are often the ones that repeat the hardest 😂 I'll be interested to see you continue to explore this.

average minecraft youtuber checklist: -very loud voice -beg for subscribers (often showing how many people arent subscribed) -upload hardcore videos where you just make a decent looking base and lots of farms without a twist -troll your friends -try to make an smp -odd challanges that you always win (100 days included) -do something illegal

I don't know why, but I have a gut feeling this channel will end up getting big.

I’m convinced that one of the only good Minecraft KZfaqrs that makes actually good content is Forgelabs

While it may be annoying for us to see, in reality as long as its successful for them, there's no reason to change. They don't have to be making original content as long as its good for them. We can only really chose to not watch the videos if we don't like them.

Another thing I noticed about newer Minecraft KZfaqrs is the skins, older KZfaqrs tend to have skins with effort put into them or something that goes with theme of their channel. Newer KZfaqrs cover their skin in a vibrant color and add a smiley face or just a random skin with a onesie on.

I'm going to add to the discussion here. KZfaq's algorithm picks videos that either have lots of watch time, or videos that "trend jack" around the currently popular topics. It is an extremely difficult and hard thing to become popular in 2 years like Dream, who did have fresh content to offer KZfaq. Through his wake, several other KZfaqrs copied his formula and made fast paced videos to keep audience attention. Now, fast paced content has nearly always been a thing on KZfaq, but there have been slower paced KZfaqrs that got popular (I.E DanTDM* and Technoblade). I have hope that some content creators who are chill and reserved can provide a calmer aura in this competitive environment, as people's interests constantly fluctuate to the more wild personalities. *He's more medium paced if anything

I'd like to point out that "every Minecraft video in the last 3 years" includes all four of Grian's life series... and if that isn't someone making original content, I don't know what is. The point being, never use absolutes.

bro this is blowing up because its speaks out for all our collective frustration. ty for making this, as a modpack maker im so tiered of the billions of vanilla+ modpacks that are the exact copy and paste shit. its so annoying the lack of creativity

I completely agree. I am tired of seeing videos about "Minecraft but..." or random Minecraft mods/pranks. Nice to see that you gained 2000 subscribers in under a week.

I'm convinced all of these KZfaqrs follow the principal of: If it ain't broke, don't fix it

As a person who was a builder for Minecraft curios and even was a moderator in his server, I can confirm all. Not much effort went into the videos, just getting small kids to do unpaid acting work for him in a way they won't even notice. I remember him saying always he had the original content and thumbnails and that he started upon the "revenge roleplay content", which we all know is not the case, just a bit of photoshop color adjust and he thought you got a different thumbnail. I left the place in July of last year due to a lot of those reasons and due to him saying he would pay every time and getting away with it with every promise, and also due to another reason i won't open here. Thank you for making this video as Minecraft content has been going downhill in the past few years.

Finally someone commented on Quiff, his videos are basicaly the exact same, and it's not even difficult to tell

Another problem with these is that sometimes, the concepts or ideas aren't actually too bad and could potentially be quiet unique. Unfortunately, people just use them as a way to make extra green papers.

You're one of the channels that make documentaries and actually make it fun

Quiff really got dementia he keeps on talking about pro builders

2:15 every time Quiff says "these are" the more it progressively becomes "diesel" at least what i heard of

FINALLY SOMEBODY COVERED THIS. I've been trying to make a google doc with all the annoying unoriginal channels because of how prominent the issue is. Keep up with the great content!

This is great! Being a fellow small content creator I can tell just how much effort and time was put into this. Also here is a few tips: 1. Sorry but in the description it's supposed to be "you're" not "your" 🤓 2. In some parts of the video it's very noticeable where there are cuts in the audio so try to either make the transition smoother or try to record the whole sentence in one go. You can see this happening at 4:05 3. At 3:08 the voice volume got very quiet so make sure to check that each voice recording is at the same volume.

THANK GOD FOR THIS VIDEO OMG. I think every good Minecraft KZfaqr has just been thinking of talking about the unoriginality and terrible state of MCYT for a while, but none of them actually do it. I'm so glad someone finally has! I myself was planning on making something like this but then I decided to assume everyone already knew this and it wouldn't make a difference to talk about it. Great video!

3:59 you can see him cut to picking up the scaffolding, and his xp bar changes lmao

This is my fear as a tiny content creator that I’ll make boring or repetitive content really is hard to think of new ideas sometimes

Thank you man! Nobody has ever made a video calling out Quiff, and NOBODY OTHER THAN YOU realized he never tries, it’s just copy & pasted.

10 years from now ChatGPT is gonna be pumping out millions of these videos in seconds

Actually Tommyinnit pointed this out in a video called “Creativity is dying” or something like that on his serious KZfaq channel, I think he made a point very similar to yours and I genuinely think this is a big issue, everyone’s just going by what will get them views and earn them money, no one seems to care about originality or actual entertainment that isn’t targeted towards six year olds anymore. It’s quite sad.

i agree with this video for the most part, except for that original hook that "the first Minecraft video in 2009 was better then almost every single Minecraft video in the last 3 years" but i would say a minor majority of Minecraft videos are worse then that first video. my only gripe aside amazing video, worth my subscription.

This is pretty good! I’m surprised you don’t have more subs

I like how your voice is so calm and laid back in contrast to literally 80% of the YT channels in this era. The chill music is really a good vibe setter. You're going to be big one day, I'm sure :)

If you look closely you can tell that Quiff doesn’t make the mlg first time and has to start from lower down in the dropper (indicated by the fact that his fall speed randomly slowls down after cuts, unless I’m somehow imagining it)

A lot of KZfaqrs are kinda pressured to stick to this formula, mostly because they'll be overshadowed by other creators doing the same content, right now most Minecraft KZfaqrs just copy off of each other, one example are roleplay 100 days KZfaqrs, I think they got the idea from ForestBono or something, but the idea is that they play 100 days with a twist like modded or something else, the first series of 100 days were good but it later devolved into crazy editing and high quality mods, but it could've been great if they had removed the roleplaying, now like 100 or even more KZfaqrs are copying the same idea, at this point it's getting so repetitive that they get more attention that those who actually deserve it.

honestly youtube has evolved to a point where 90 percent of all content is catered to kids. this is a nice video.

Kier and Dev and their friends’ channels (Yellowool, Qandres, Bubbo, etc.) are my favorites right now. Some of their videos are kinda repetitive, but they get very creative with others.

I don’t like watching the content that feels like they’re milking it until it dies, but I guess Quiff is just making content his audience likes, they don’t really care that it’s scripted.

Every youtuber has their famous quote, quiff is "IM GOING TO BE CHEATING"

2:58 *Staring intensifies*

This is so true. As a fellow small content creator, I salute you. New sub. We need more original creators with their own style of content that do not make content purely for the money.

6:26 sad to see how some people don’t care about making interesting content but rather stealing it. Such a shame how people actually have the motives to do such things, take steveee for example. Dude just blew up but then got exposed nearly a year later when mumbo called him out for directly copying his video.. In the end, maybe some people milk content just for cash, even now there’s plenty of people milking the infamous hardcore gamemode. With every rise there is a fall” - Akira__743

The moment a KZfaqr starts making my ears ring with there videos I instantly know its a red flag for there content

Really loving the content in this channel! Keep up the good work and this channel will blow up! ❤

For such a small channel this is a really high quality video. And I agree with everything in this video as well. You just earned another sub.

hit: what's the difference between quiff's and curios's thumbnail me: the arrow

Any game that gets too popular is bound to be milked to death by KZfaqrs, for example Falls Guys and Among Us. To be honest, 2016-2019 was my favorite time of Minecraft youtube, since all the kids left for other games like Fortnite and only the OG's stayed in the community you had to get creative to be popular in the community. I still miss PopularMMOs...

People like you are the ones who deserve the views and subs instead of those lazy KZfaqrs. Amazing video, I subbed.

Thank you for making this. I think you put what everyone has thought at some point into cohesive words, and I respect you for deciding to call these people out. I think the main problem is, these bigger channels know what will get them views, money, etc, and have absolutely no incentive to stray from the same exact videos they made to get them there in the first place. It's sad that creative, out of the box videos are increasingly rarer these days.

Yeah, along time ago I was watching one of Minecraft Curios's video for the first time, he was being chased by like 6 people and then he randomly started flying in mid-air for a split second and the guy was like "shit!" and then it just cut back to where they were running like normal this time. Bro couldn't even take the time to cut that out or redo that part 💀

Incredible video. Love to see someone bring this shit to light. I’d also like to see a follow up video of the “speedrunner vs hunters” copycats.

Ilmango is an incredible creator. I appreciate his build/design videos and how low key he keeps it

man I miss when there were a handful of popular creators who admittedly did repetitive content but definitely differed from one another, making a repetitive thing in their own "style".

Damn, I'm impressed with this video, especially since you said that at the time of recording, you had so few subscribers. That aside, your video perfectly encapsulates how I feel about current minecraft content. See, I was 12 when minecraft first came out, and I spent my time watching the original minecraft youtubers of that time. Now, as an adult, I watch my 8 year old cousin watch obviously staged and obviously fake minecraft content, and it makes me want to unplug the TV and show him real minecraft content.

I loved this. Honestly, I've seen so many stupid videos recently for the past two years, some being Bionic and like Doni Bobes and I know that some people have moved into catering towards everyone below the age of 12 demographic, which is really frustrating. Anyways, thank you for the great points and I'm glad to be here before you really pop off :)

1:13 I read that as queef 💀💀💀

Hey! Small content creator here! Great Video! Congrats on blowing up dude! Unfortunately, this is probably a trap that most medium sized Minecraft KZfaqrs can fall in, they make a certain type of video, that video then blows up, so they repeat that formula over and over again, luckily this doesn't happen to everyone, but sadly reusing ideas just works, and sometimes uploading anything else will just make the view count terrible! (I've had personal experiences with new ideas not working lol) It's pretty obvious to see that Quiff is making videos for a younger audience (I'm guessing), which isn't a bad thing of course, but again, it could hinder creativity. Also Minecraft Curious should definitely stop straight up stealing people's video ideas, maybe putting a spin on things and such would definitely be better, but yeah you kind of already said this. Another problem that exists (I think) is that we're just running out of ideas for Minecraft videos, There are some youtubers who still do some new cool stuff here and there, but for most Minecraft content it's just the same with a very slight difference, which isn't bad by the way, I literally do it lol but it could feel same-y after a while. Anyway great job! Will definitely be sticking around for Part 2! ^^

I feel the same way with all the videos made on the Minecraft Super Creeper using the same thumbnail style and same videos. 💀

0:54, how did you get so many subs over the course of 4 days? also, congrats!

hard to believe you are the first one to speak about this (atleast from what I've seen)

Nice job for talking about this. I saw some of these channels and they single-handedly forced me off of internet content for around half a year.

My goal as a Minecraft youtuber is not to make it big, but not to make it into this list lol. Even as a micro creator, I realized my videos are getting repetitive. This is a nice video, we'll be waiting for the Part 2!

Just marking my existance before ur channel blows up

Legit quality content. I always kept finding random content like this every so often and I am glad somebody called em out.

Dude you blew up But really did point out the obvious issues with new aged Minecraft videos. It's so hard to get any of my Minecraft videos out there because it's nothing compared to the fast paced content. I was getting very discouraged and was ready to give up on recording Minecraft content until I saw this video

hope you make it big!! you seem like someone who actually cares about their content and not just money

only 119 subs... you deserve way more man! keep up the good work!

I could look up "I stole stuff from my friend in minecraft here's why" and it will have the same music and editing style, and of course it has to be a modded smp.

For whoever's wondering the music at the start is "goat simulator: waste of space: Engage hyper Goat" But it's a bit slowed tho

Can we all appreciate the convenient cuts when he is "doing" the MLGs?

Ohh my god finally someone who talks about the truth!

theres alot of youtubers who just folow the formula, but theres also alot who dont! just you gotta search for them more becouse they dont follow the formula. or you could follow the minecraft youtubers that went popular before the formula existed^^

It's definitely hard to find success nowadays. I try to make my content unique, but it doesn't get picked up by the algorithm like those channels do.

Excellent video! It's nice to see more and more small channels getting the attraction they need, especially on topics that aren't discussed often, such as this one.

I personally have no problem with videos being scripted. It’s meant for entertainment. But I will agree that the actual content itself is just farming clicks from little kids who don’t know any better and just watch the loudest, most colorful and in your face content because it keeps their attention. Doesn’t matter to them if it’s unoriginal or the same thing they have been fed before. Which personally as long as those KZfaqrs are doing anything harmful to their audience (besides probably ruining their attention span) I’ve got no issue with them personally. Like yeah their content is annoying as fuck, clearly uninspired & unoriginal but I’m not going to fault them for wanting to make bank. I myself am a recent graduate of game design that wants to and has made different forms of entertainment other than video games and I don’t expect my content to be for everyone. I make it for the people that enjoy what I also like. So I agree with your criticism but at the same time, their content is CLEARLY not meant for people like you and me.

From personal experience some of my favorite minecraft related videos this year have been made by people who only play it once and then never make content of it anymore.

Love the video. The reason why I still watch Minecraft KZfaqrs is because I like the KZfaq themselves and not the concent. I like story telling and just hearing people talk with Minecraft if great for.

Honestly, it doesn't even matter if this type of video has already been done before, or if we kind of take this as a fact. I just like that you have such a high quality video with so little subs. THese inds of things inspire me to make better videos (even thought I can't), and I hope you come to succeed soon!

Marking my existence before your channel blows up

im glad you pointed this out because its so sad to see so many successful youtubers only becoming successful by milking content. I have a youtube series with an ongoing storyline but of course im far less popular then the farm owners (aka content milkers)

KZfaq reccomendations are always bad, but this... this is too good for me to believe in that now

you mispelled repetitive in your thumbnail idk if thats intentional or not

Honestly I think everyone watching this video can tell you’re going to make it big on KZfaq. One can only hope they make good, original content like you and not copy some crappy formula that every other KZfaqr who plays Minecraft videos follow. Stay strong bro, you’ll make it.

I noticed most Minecraft KZfaqrs follow a trend because they know it’ll attract a certain audience. Even if the video is the same as their 7 other previous videos, if they are growing, they really don’t care. It can be the 100 hardcore Minecraft days to building competition where someone cheats for the 100th time. I realize that most of these guys lack ALOT of creativity in their videos. I use to watch a bunch of guys build a treehouse and sometimes sabotage eachother. It was a whole series and I loved it. There were also adventure maps left and right. Now I just don’t see that anymore and if I do, you rarely see them pop off.

Hey man I know you probs won’t see this but I also made a video similar to this 6 months ago although that was mostly faced on a certain niche of the mc community but I couldn’t agree with you more. Minecraft creativity is dying and it’s depressing that everybody’s doing the same thing. I’m glad to know I’m now the only one who spotted this and good luck man your editing was amazing. Wish you the best

This dudes so damn good I hope he remembers these times when he becomes even more famous

Hey, I'm one of the people who did videos for Baked (Minecraft Curios) and I moderate his server, I thought I'd give my opinion on this. There is nothing wrong about following a trend as long as it's not pure copy pasting. The reason Baked copied some thumbnails is because they *work.* As for the videos themselves, the idea of "My friends trolled me so I got revenge" might not be original, but we did our best to include original parts in the videos (different chases, traps, battles... even the actors changed a lot throughout the vids). Saying Baked doesn't spend any time when working on videos is also completely wrong. Baked first has to come up with a revenge idea, because he doesn't always use the same troll/way of revenge, it always changes. The recording themselves take at least an hour, sometimes two. Then there's the editing, which also takes a pretty long time. As for the people in the comments who are gonna say "unoriginality bad, not being original=bad KZfaqr", how many subscribers do you have ? How many views ? Most of you are just jealous because some people managed to successfully follow a trend. And I don't blame you, I just want you to think carefully. Those KZfaqrs' success wasn't just luck. They were able to seize the appropriate moment and use it to grow. You can't just post a bunch of videos around a trend and expect it to work. It's not that easy, and I know it, because Baked told me himself, and I believe him. I myself accidentally got 200k views because I made a video at the appropriate time of growth in popularity from that meme. A lot of people use trends to grow, and there's nothing wrong with that.

King Tier Vid honestly mincraft ytubers like Shark and Craftee also sadly do these as well but the good part about both of them is that they actually make their videos INTRESTING! (Most of the time).

Congrats on 3k! This video is great.

Minecraft 2015 >>> Minecraft 2023

How do u not even have 100k ur do good

The horribly sad thing is, this bullshit works. It gets them so many views, and they're not even doing anything good. And even sadder is that some of these people are amazing creative people, like RyGuyRocky, Aphmau. It's so sad to see these people fall so low when they have so much potential

I've been waiting for someone to make a video like this...

ı dont mind ıt being unorginal but low quality is vast

this is one of those channels that will eventually blow up out of nowhere

as a larger-sized minecraft creator currently trying my best to make the most original content I can, (and struggling to) I can tell you that Minecraft content is currently poisoned with this shitty copy paste content that's aimed at kids. this content is everywhere. it's getting views, which makes good content IMPOSSIBLE to surface in this community, and it also drives older viewers away. originality in this community is dead, however i do believe there is still a chance for someone to rise up and finally give people some good, original content. just give it some time. I'm trying my best to be that person who can bring authentic, original content back to Minecraft, the stuff that everyone likes, but I'm currently struggling to do so, but i ain't giving up till i succeed and give this community the best i can give. wish me luck

I think they're attempting the same thing mobile ads do, where they release two separate but similar videos, and then see which creates more engagement. Then by comparing the two, they can experiment to figure out exactly which concepts the audience prefers more to double down on (i.g. "my video where I used the imposter account to cheat in a build competition got more views than my video where I used mods to cheat in a build competition. So I should make more videos involving imposter accounts").

i shall now compete with you

i love how you're pointing this kind of stuff out, but after part 2 you probably shouldnt make another type of video like this. because you have 3 or 4 videos on your channel that are similar to this one. but don't get me wrong i love this content and you do it well, and i hope to see you blow up one day

98 subs to almost 3k, amazing vid my dude and congrats

There is an even bigger example of this. Videos made by modern hardcore creators like carvs, sb737, cookiegod, lockdown life, and many, many more, are all doing the same videos. If u search up "i captured every mob" or "i built every biome", then 15 clones of the same video appear, becuase hardcore is molked for all its worth, oversaturated, and rotting.

Bros really got an opinion on originality while making a stereotypical documentary style video with Minecraft parkour in the background