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I'm really happy that DanTDM and Hermitcraft members are really good role models irl, still remember having them as my childhood favourite youtubers

One thing that made me respect ExplodingTNT is that he left youtube because he doesn't know what to do with his channel. He doesn't want to just upload a few videos then leave again. He's a wonderful person and I'm glad I've been an actor of his for 9 years now.

The fall of Sky Does Minecraft was just sad, he was my childhood and to see what happened now is just downright heartbreaking.

This is why Hermitcraft will always be timeless. Because they strike a balance between both mature and Younger audience. And they are genuinely some of the most inspiring people on the platform. Just Look at Scar, he suffers from such illness, yet he is a ball of sunshine. Grian being a chaotic gremlin yet very considerate. Tango being such a genius that he makes game inside another game. They are proof that going PG is safe as long as you are entertaining.

KZfaq banning trolling but allowing "pranks" of actual irl harassment is crazy. Now we just have KZfaq kids on normal KZfaq cause parents can't monitor their kids.

I am actually super happy that PopularMMOs actually moved to being a podcast channel. He let go of the thing that gave him fame for something that he loves or wants to talk about now that he is unshackled of having to be kid friendly. I actually love the podcast he puts up and it's a good listen too when doing something else about fame and the stupid things you do for it.

The popular MMOs one hit particularly hard. It's a shame, the traps that a lot of content creators fall into, being stuck making minimally engineered cash grab souless videos for kids under 10.

A Part 2 would be nice. It's also comforting to know that folks like CaptainSparklez still enjoy doing Minecraft Videos so many years later. That's some serious dedication to your craft.

I vaguely remember Sky at his peak. Looking back, it's kind of tragic. It was already known that he had a terrible childhood, but it seemed like he had managed to break out of the cycle. In the end, that success was fleeting. I've seen this in my profession many times - the trauma perpetuates itself across generations if the cycle of abuse isn't broken.

Trolling channels back then were peak.

It's really sad seeing so many channels go down. I watched some of them and comparing their past to current times just shows really how things can go wrong.

I recently checked up on popularmmos, and one thing you didn't mention is that he has been doing podcasts on a different channel that has been relatively more consistent than on his main.

It's pretty sad what happened to PopularMMOs. Back in 2017, I used to watch a lot of his mod showcase videos, and I never knew about any of this stuff until now, and it just sucks that a content creator I really liked had all these things happen to him.

I'd love to see a part two. Curious to hear about some of the darker reasons some folks may have left.

It is sad to see so many people leaving. But yeah. I'd love to see a part two to this. I honestly forgot Sky and MMOs were still around. Unrelated, but on the topic of old KZfaqr's, Stampy's Lovely World ended last month on October 21st =(

One thing I remember about Sky during his Skymedia era, they did a FAQ with fan comments and one to this day sticks out with me. The question was “do you want your son to be like” and they simply said something directed to their son like “Don’t be like daddy” aged liked milk

The absolutely gargantuan amount of nostalgia with Sky and MU is hitting me like a sack of bricks from 10 floors up.

I watched a BajanCanadian youtuber survival games video recently and he had like 22 other youtubers listed down in the description of the video - going through every one of them, I believe only 5 or 6 of them even upload anymore. It's sad to see.

Its always sad to see how these old youtube giants have fallen. Ive only actually seen 1 of these old minecraft youtubers succesfully comeback which is antvenom, while they dont get the same views as before and dont upload super often they've found what works for them which is nice to see. I also know of 2 other old minecrafters that never really stopped and are still going being captainsparklez and ssundee. Sparklez doesnt get nearly the same views as they used too though and while ssundee regularly gets over 1mil views his content has very clearly shifted to be very targeted towards kids

SkydoesMinecraft aka Adam is honestly most shocking one tbh, I was there when it all went down on Twitter, where his ex, Elizabeth, came out and shared her evidence of abuse and everything, but not only that, people he used to film with GizzyGazza, AntVenom, Deadlox, JeromeASF, YourPalRoss (House_Owner), Mithzan, TimDotTV and so much more shared their stories against him. Even Alesa finally shared her story and how she was made the villain, even though he abused, starved her and sang a love song for another female employee in front of her. Setosorcerer, who was very much of an introvert, was screwed over by him, because Adam controlled Team Crafted and saw that Sato wouldn't be a fit for it anymore when they went the real life route, causing him to be cut from the group and then cut completely, especially with contact of the other members, basically losing his friend. Even SkyMedia, which at the time, seemed like the coolest place ever, was a nightmare behind the scenes. Jinbop, who was outed and arrested as a pedophile, Adam knew he was talking to younger fans and he played it off, then pretended to be shocked when it was revealed, Tim, who was a sweet guy, was the office punching bag and everyone was told to bully and harass him. SubZeroExtabyte, who was 15 years old when he worked for Adam, did a lot of work for him, was extremely loyal and his family was willing to relocate so he could continue working for Adam, was given a termination letter in a email, Adam didn't confront him at all or said anything, he sent a email saying he was fired. Also I'm pretty sure Adam was violating child labor laws, when Sub said he was working 20 hours a day for him. What else, oh yeah, their was two schedules at the offices, one for when Adam showed up and when for when he didn't, but the employees were "lazy and ungrateful" Honestly, their is so much to unpackage, but damn, Adam was a monster.

Seeing Sky's "return" was... painful. By that time I already knew what happened, but still I hoped to get some info from him. What we got tho was... very uncomfortable with no real info at all.

Ngl seeing what happened to PopularMMOs genuinely makes me sad. He was a great part of my childhood and part of the reasons I got into Minecraft as whole. I really hope he finds a way to continue on with his content and finds happiness somehow.

I’m happy Ethoslab hasn’t stopped uploading he always let it be known he has a job but keeps going and still makes stuff to this day

ig it really is just stampy, dantdm, and the hermitcraft crew who've thugged it out

Another interesting case is Mr360Games a.k.a. Double. He started getting popular for playing the Aether mod and the Super Hostile Legendary map around 2011-2012. He also frequently collaborated with other big Minecraft KZfaqrs like Chimneyswift11, ijevin, and Bodil40. Eventually he pivoted away from Minecraft content to more general gaming content, which actually ended up getting more views than his old Minecraft stuff. But his uploads got more and more infrequent over the years until he stopped all together in 2018. He never got into trouble thankfully so I guess he just wanted to move on from KZfaq. He had been making KZfaq videos for almost 10 years at that point. His channel was a favorite of mine back in the day and I still watch some of his old Minecraft videos once in a blue moon.

fun fact: at 11:13 you can see post malone. he used to hang out with team crafted a fair bit as far as i know

I highly recommend doing a deeper dive into the SkyDoesMinecraft. It is a huge ass downfall and sad to see this once popular dude be how he came to be. I also recommend a part 2 in where we check success stories instead of failures. Be a good contrast.

Mister Epic and PhoenixSC are both so unique. They can both do such an incredibly large variety of things and none of it seems outside the norms of the channel. Please do do a collab

PopularMMOS was the very reason I became interested in Minecraft in the first place. While his videos weren't of the best quality, they were filled with so much passion.

It's sad. These KZfaqrs made our childhood awesome, now seeing them like this. It's just very sad.

I choose to remember the KZfaqrs from the past not as they are now, but as what they once were. Am I upset that their content is years old and some series went unfinished? Yes, but watching them gives my brain that spark to help me remember my childhood :)

The PopularMMOs section is kind of incorrect. He is now focusing on a second channel where he makes podcasts with his friends (named "PopularMMOs Podcast"). Unlike most of his previous videos it's intentionally not kid-friendly; he is focusing on his more mature fans and as far as I can tell he and his friends seem to be having a blast in the process.

Something not mentioned with PopularMMO is that he's started a more adultish podcast second channel, so he might be swapping to doing that more. Either way, it's nice to see he's improving mentally

"youtuber hits a big milestone" KZfaqr: "children am i right?"

Finished the video now. Yeah a part 2 would be very interesting! What I also found fascinating in the case of TrueMU and Sky is how many MC KZfaqrs try to switch over to music… I mean one German one even made his own luxury clothing brand after quitting minecraft?? o0 Another MC KZfaqr became a racing driver. And a third one became a musician

Man, so many childhood channels either faded away or got caught up in drama. Some like Etho, DanTDM and CaptainSparklez are still going. Stampy got to call things on his own terms. The drama ones are sad though.

Now if only Sniperwolf had the same treatment

As no surprise to my username (if changed, it was "skytrooper" in some way) I was a huge fan of Skydoesminecraft. But after how brutally hard he fell, I want nothing with him

At minute 2:00 and MisterEpic hits me with the nostalgia music from the Christmas mashup pack! Sadly never had friends to play with in that world since I was the only one crazy enough to spend money on that. However, just wandering the world was wonderful. Sometimes not even buying the packs but just wandering over them when in their demo you can’t save, mode

I used to watch some of the KZfaqrs you mentioned here. I remember TrueMU (I think it was him, or someone who had a similar skin) once deleted all of his Minecraft content (or privated it) and tried to become a Fortnite channel, because that was what was becoming popular at that time. Naturally, a lot of people were turned off by it, including me, who was not a fan of Fortnite. Even worse is the fact he got into Crypto and NFTs. But I don't think anyone fell harder than SkyDoesMinecraft, he's one of countless KZfaqrs who pretty much ruined his career due to the kind of person he was.

its not a failed channel by any means, but im heartbroken that stampy will no longer be playing on his lovely world. he was my childhood

Man I remember Minecraft Universe, his one of my favorite KZfaqrs a long long time ago as a kid. I even got some of his videos in my old phone. It's sad how his in a rough situation now.

I remember watching Tobybuscus and TobyGames in my childhood. His Minecraft series was how I got into Minecraft. He disappeared years ago and his three channels died, but recently he has returned on his main channel making of all things based content.

"Good grief he's naked" -plankton

I still think that pat even in his youtube videos has the same energy and its just really nice to see if he starts uploading again i see no way he cant rise back to his old self. Popularmmos was the childhood of so many minecraft kids and i see myself going back atleast once a month

basically "how the mighty have fallen"

I think sky does Minecraft uploaded old style videos with bad mic cuz people were telling him they missed the old days so he tried doing exactly the same as 10 years ago

These channels make me glad that Stampy ended his channel on a high note. (Also, I'm pretty sure Xboxaddictionz confirmed that 90% of his videos were fake and staged.)

I’m genuinely sad popularMMOs gone the way it did, it was a part of my life which I loved, I’d watch his videos daily, I tried to figure out what was going on in the future with his uploads but didn’t find anything so I didn’t think anything bad was happening, I loved popularMMOs, I even have a book that they made

Xboxaddictions didn't deserve it. man's got picked out outta the thoughts of popular trolling channels no trolling KZfaq channels could compare to his authentic style. I'm happy TMOL revived himself tho I remember they both had some drama back then

It makes me sad to see how much things have changed for worse for some of these guys I loved watching them as a kid who was going through a hard time in life I miss watching team crafted go on crazy adventures as a kid as an adult now I wish them all the best with there life’s and I hope they can get through these hard time they are going through

Definitely prefer theses types of videos, pretty good bud 👍

Atleast even today some youtubers of the past like DanTDM, LDShadowLady, and others have never quitted but had just taken breaks but we have already lost so much..

i still deeply remember the good old days where I would hide my iPad watching popular MMOs into the night and its sad how far he has fallen. going back is brings back so much childhood happyness

All things considered, Pat has explained things and returned to KZfaq I believe that he has finally made a comeback and I am glad!😅

You should’ve mentioned that MinecraftUniverse is also now doing VFX for various different rappers as he’s recently worked with people like 21 Savage, Rae Sremmurd, $NOT and more

im lucky that my childhood isnt as ruined because while i watch these youtubers in the past, my main mc youtuber captainsparklez is still chillin

Pat (popularmmos) had a long good run on the youtube, raised many kids i remember watching him in 6th grade every single day it was the highlight of my day. Even though his videos werent anything special a bit scuffed at times thats what was so charming about it him and jen just goofing around and being themselves was really interesting and entertaining but all good things do come to an end and they did break up and sadly pat got the short end of the stick and he got into some pretty bad situations but he recently started a podcast with his friends and some people say "he made our childhoods now he will make our adulthood" because he is fully open in those podcasts when you listen to them its like Pat is a completely different person completely different from what you usually remember him as and his friends say that he was always like that but when he was with Jen that he was calmer but i really doubt that pat was always like that, i think the breakup had a way bigger effect on pat because it really did seem like they truly loved each other but i can be wrong what matters is that pat is back and finally happy, he may not be the same pat we know him as but most of his fans grew up and can understand his new content better.

It's a shame to see such nostalgic youtubers we came to love from our childhoods, fall from the years of time for their reasons of failing the new age of youtube. 😢😢😢

I would like to see a video documenting Minecraft KZfaqrs who jumped ship when Minecraft was failing, and found success doing so.

It's sad to see channels die even when the KZfaqr didn't do anything wrong, but instead just kinda fall off the platform

Its good to see PopularMMOs back tho doing podcasts with his friends, something he really enjoys doing. was definitely an OG KZfaqr for my childhood

I don't know if you've done this already, I remember seeing videos talking about MC tubers that retired but have been doing well for themselves. I wouldn't mind a more positive side for part 2 if one hasn't done this channel already

I keep forgetting team crafted hung out with Post Malone a lot that's so weird

Despite everything popular MMOs supposedly done I'm still rooting for him I've been watching Pat for a very long time and I know for a fact that he can get through this and hopefully bring his channel to its former Glory

What about Ssundee? That man changed for the worse EDIT: Yes I know he still gets over a million views. But I want to ask this. Is it still the Ssundee we all loved back in the day?

TrueMU hanging out with Post Malone before he was Post Malone is nuts. The Pre Malone

i feel bad for pat because his life just abruptly fell apart, seemingly do to sheer unluckiness if i remeber correctly

PopularMMOs now has a podcast channel and its fire, more for older people, not kids, but still great for the people who just want him back. and its great.

It is a shame TheMisterEpic youtube channel couldn't be saved. 😉

To see the Challenge Games say 8 years ago when I remember waking up as a kid to watch PopularMMO videos that were uploaded a few hours ago feels really weird. Time really does fly now that I am an adult

seeing post malone in old team crafted videos is crazy lmao

I remember when my best friend, who I’ve known since kindergarten, introduced me to the popular MMO‘s KZfaq channel. The interesting coincidence is, that was probably around the time of 2018, 2019, 2020. oh well.

When i was child. I didn't even knew how to say hello in english, i watched sky does minecraft's videos, i learned english from him. It is sad that he became like that.

i dont know at least three of these KZfaqrs but it is interesting to learn of their downfall and their attempt to revive their channels. in other words it seems like they had some major problems during their careers. my childhood favs were Dan and Stampy.

Looking back at the old youtubers I looked up to and see the utter decline/disappearance of them destroys me.

SkyDoesMinecraft's fall was sad but in the end well-deserved. I hated knowing the fact that I supported his comeback until he was finally cancelled in 2022. Thank god most of the people he associated with decided to distance themselves from him-Deadlox was right, there's a reason 99% of his friends left him.

It hurts to see Sky fall off.

Really liked the video and I enjoyed how concise you are!

A good amount of these make me sad since a decent amount of these people were my childhood

awwh i miss xboxaddictionz :( I might go rewatch his videos like the old days 😭

Sky was the Minecraft KZfaqr I watched most back in the day so it sucks to see what became of him.

There were so many nostalgic minecraft youtubers like SubZeroExtabyte, ExplodingTNT etc but they all left youtube. probably due to changing enviroment. they no longer have any ideas for new videos. i just wished i could see just 1 more video of them.

I have watched PopularMMOs since I was 5-6 (currently 16), I have been watching him for over 10 years and miss his old content, hope his channel makes a comeback

There are honestly plenty of stories to be told about the second generation of Minecraft KZfaqrs. Although I do Personally prefer the tales that end whit the creator leaving on their own terms, as rare as that might be

The real Minecraft Universe (Jason) is now a musical artist. He doesn’t own his Minecraft KZfaq channel anymore.

Nice vid, I didn't know about what some of these people did

God it feels weird seeing the end of popularmmos. As I had my username based off of him as grayskymmos for many video games that I still play to this day.

PopularMMOs got framed and hasn't really recovered from it

this guy is just SunnyV2 for minecraft now.

6:45 He was arrested for that? God it was his friends idea

1:56 as soon as I heard December 2019 i knew instantly it was the doing of COPPA

Watching this hurts a lot. But if I keep myself in the dark about this, I would've experienced a deep rabbit hole of disappointment and sadness. Nostalgia can be a hell of a drug. But once it wears off, the crash is painful.

the saddest thing is to see your favourite channel not upload or just leave :c

i want a part two just to have lionmaker talked about, i use to love him and it feels like no one knows the name, or only knows of the drama, which is sad to me :c

hah the video game me a wave of nostalgia after you covered sky does minecraft.

Skydoesminecraft was the reason I play minecraft. The reason I wanted to do youtube. When Skymedia was a thing, I wanted to apply for a position there so badly. Sad to see him go so far downhill.

Pat seems to be doing alright. he made a new vlog channel talking about his life and its working for him!!!!

Seeing sky tryna return but seeing him severely depressed and unhealthy is.. Heart breaking