Changing Direction in Content Creation, and How Much It Sucks - A-Kon Panel by JoCat
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2023
- "Just make what you want" is not as simple as it sounds
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Its a shame the character creator critiques didn't do better. As someone who spends waaaaay too long in character creation, I thought it was a very insightful and fun video concept.
Oh look, you
JoCat is so humble he doesn't realize we're all here to listen to his lovely voice.
It is but mostly what he’s saying seemed interesting
@@dapperblook5966 a nice bonus, yes
I just like carboys
one of the things that makes me really sad is when Jo says :
"when people say 'i'd watch anything you do' i get upset, because it's not about my content anymore" (or something along those lines)
i would absolutly watch anything Jo does BECAUSE it's his content, i just like the way he does things : the humor, the animation, the cozy and friendly vibes, these things are in everything he does, no matter what it is
True words, his character creation critique videos are entertaining. Although, I really liked his video about Raid Shadow Legends sponsor
there are lines between
The Obligation
The Person
The Content
I feel the same. I'll WATCH anything he does. Its been real hard for me to find anything of his I objectively do not enjoy. If I do, I am more than happy to speak about what and why I don't like something.
I think it's that he wants to be appreciated for his art, and that expression is appreciation for his person. To him, it's like a parent saying to their child that they'll love anything they make. No doubt it's true, but it's being appreciated for the wrong reasons, when he's striving for quality
What I think he might be missing is the intrinsic implication, in this relationship of fan and creator, is that the person is saying, in different words "I'd watch anything you make, not just because of your qualities as a person, but because you have made such things of quality in the past, that I have complete faith that no matter what direction you choose, you will execute it with such quality that I will enjoy it."
Not blind adoration of someone cared for, but complete faith in the direction of their leader; a crew following their captain, because they're certain the captain will make a good choice.
Right, i'm far more invested in who i percieve as an interesting and fun human than a peice of content that makes me chuckle a bit
One video that really explains the whole experience of Content Creation is Super Eyepatch Wolf's "Influencer Courses are Garbage." He talks about the whole experience of it and why these courses can't secure anything due to how much of a luck factor it is. But the most interesting part to me is when he recalls his journey and what it was like for him. It's a fantastic video if anyone wants to know more about the whole RUclips process.
I watch that video over and over again. It is mesmerizingly informative, and it definitely keeps me humble as a viewer, knowing that every RUclipsr is experiencing this same stressful, borderline traumatic lifestyle.
Oh boy a 60 minute jocat video to spend my time watching
I find it fascinating that the klonoa video bombed because that was the first video of jocat's that youtube ever recommended to me. I found the crap guides BECAUSE of your Klonoa video which I loved, without ever having heard of Klonoa before. I just enjoyed listening to this dude I'd never heard of before talk passionately about his beloved game from his childhood, because I knew what it was like to remember fondly a game that no one else had heard of or cared about.
yeah it is my most favourite video of his because of how passionate he was in it. His passion was so infectious that I just had to get the games when the remake/remaster came out on steam and I don't regret it
For me the crap guides were pushed to me first and the youtube algorithm never suggested or showcased klonoa
I am trying to figure out how your recommended list ever managed that one. Initially I assumed you were just looking up Klonoa stuff and youtube recommended more Klonoa stuff and his channel had a lot of views from the other stuff and the AI was like 'here'.
One thing I miss about content on RUclips is helping to spread the videos to a wider audience with Community Subtitles. I'm really sad that I can no longer help my favorite content creators as yourself to reach my friends, as they don't understand English very well. But at least I got the opportunity to make the subtitles of a couple of D&D videos of yours, and now they're happily playing the game with me as their DM. Thank you JoCat for the crap guides, and I hope that I can buy a Goblin plushie in the future once the opportunity arises.
They got rid of that? It explains why I dont see subtitles anymore. That really sucks because not only does it narrow the world for people who speak different languages, it also throws people with hearing and speech disabilities under the bus
It's fascinating to peek behind the curtain and get a peek at what's going on inside the mind of a creator.
To my mind, you've already found a *genius* solution to the issue of "What my audience is interested in" and "What I want to make", JoCrap and JoCat.
JoCrap is more formulaic, he does the same moves over and over but everyone loves him for it. JoCrap represents the "What my audience is interested in" side. The Crap Guide series especially. He's like a sweet treat, or a special seasoning only used during special occasions. Rely on him too much, he'll get stale.
Meanwhile, JoCat is free to do whatever he wants. He's not limited to any one thing. While I fell in love with the character during the "I like Girls" song, having him be a more personal representation of you sounds like a great idea. He represents the "What I want to make" side of things. You can stick him anywhere and he'll never get stale... because he's YOU.
*If I were you, I'd lean into that.*
JoBattle was a lovely interpretation of the battle between expectations vs creative freedom. They aren't always gonna mix... and that's ok! The last thing you wanna do however, is back yourself into a corner. If you ONLY make one type of content and that's all you're known for, the moment you burn out, it'll be less a spiral and more like a whirlpool that's also inside a hurricane. Not only from the disconnect with your audience but from the RUclips algorithm shoving you down a hole.
You're a genius mate, you just don't realize it. Lean into the world you've already created for yourself and through your personas you can freely move all over that Venn diagram without any restriction! The best of both worlds.
That's all well and good, I mainly only watch the funny videos with the shouting hyper manly persona though and leave this channel's notifications on just so I don't miss any. I really wish he'd make more of those videos too because they really get me good and always make me bust out laughing.
I think there’s a lot of wisdom here. It’s pretty clear that Jo has been on a wild ride, but it sound like he’s coming to a very healthy place for his own creativity and his ability to be healthy and sustainable in that creativity.
As mich as I do enjoy that JoCat battle video, I sadly didn't realize it was metaphorical until you just said so... Remember: we all enjoy your content and want your happiness over your videos
Ask NCHProductions, their channel is being curbstomped by the algorithm, it does kinda suck. Especially that your livelyhood depends on the whims of the flaming platform that is youtube
Interesting points! I’m glad to say I’ve been following you for most of your career, and I’m glad you’ve come so far!
I originally came here for the crap guides, and for a while that was all I watched - but then I checked out your other content. And slowly, you grew on me as a creator. Nowadays I'll pretty much watch anything you put out. I definitely share the crap guides around the most, but I am here for you and what you want to make. =)
This panel was so informative and well-structured!
It was also super interesting to see the spikes in viewership, since my favorite video has to be the one on why it took 300 hours to enjoy FFIX. Regardless I'm glad you're creating content and hope you continue to make what you enjoy the most ^^
A community I'm a part of put that and the crap guides to Final Fantasy in the new players area because they do such a good job of distilling the information needed for newbies into an entertaining, bite-sized package.
"The spiral" as joe called it is exactly how i feel when trying to make content. I'll make a video/stream and upload it, watch it do poorly then get stressed over it and then put nothing out for week or months before im able to stop the cycle and put something else out. It's a vicious beast to be trapped by and to this day i still haven't found anything that helps break out of the sprial easier. If anything it feels like it gets harder every time with the gap between content growing each time. Props to any content creators who are stuck in this and are able to break out with content that helps aleviate the struggle rather than add to it because the internet is a fickle beast these days and getting any momentum at all can be a challange.
Thanks for sticking with it, Jocat. I watched your Why it took 300 hours FF14 probably 15-20 times convincing myself to really try the game, and I'm so glad I did. Best of luck going forward!
This was an incredibly motivating video to watch. I constantly struggle to fulfill my personal needs creatively to the point that I almost feel stuck. I never wanted to try new things because I didn't want to dedicate time to something that would either be unfulfilling(which I don't know how I would know if it wasn't *before* I did it) or end up not meeting my standards for what I want to make.
After watching this, I'm motivated to actually...try, I guess. The knowledge that nothing is guaranteed to succeed is oddly comforting. Because now I feel like I can just try random stuff and see what I like doing and see what I despise. Point is, this video really helped with a lot of my worries about making stuff. Thanks :)
Just wanted to pop by and say I’m extremely impressed with the way you answered questions. I appreciated the way that if you didn’t have an explicit answer to a question you provided a close analogue, or drew from previous experience. Good job with the public speaking skills!
I think Jocat nailed exactly what I came to the channel for. The crap guide series basically set up the tone and format that's become the 'brand', and while variety is good it generally needs to follow this 'brand', else it struggles to feel like a part of the channel.
That being said, I wish there was more video essays and overly edited videos. I think Jocat really has a talent for it, and it's a shame that we won't see any more content like that.
The overly edited ones in particular smart, I loved those
Jo you are so awesome. I love seeing you do all the content your heart desires.
tl;dr: thumbnails are real important
I started to realize halfway through this talk that there's a lot of videos on your channel that I really would've enjoyed, but I just never clicked on them. When I tried to figure out why, I usually realized there was something about the thumbnail or title that gave me the wrong idea about what the video would be like.
For instance, your Halloween animation was just as cute as your gobboventures animations, but I didn't click on it because I didn't know what to expect. That's why recognizable characters help: they give people like me a baseline expectation for what the animation will be like. I didn't know if the animation would be spooky or cute or laden with meme references or whether it was even a proper animation or a Crap Guide-esque slideshow. With the gobbo on the other hand, I knew he was cute and he didn't speak, so I could guess that Gobboventures were short animations of gobbo doing cute things and making cute noises.
As for the J-Overly Edited videos, I really wish I had clicked on them earlier because they are right up my alley. Somehow, despite having "Edited" in the title (and often the thumbnail), I still thought of them as low-effort stream clips. I think a big part of that is that the thumbnails followed a template (often with a number), and the titles were standard. That communicated to me that the videos were part of a series (which increased the commitment required), that they were all pretty similar (so there wasn't as much to get excited about), and if the number was anything other than 1 then I needed to watch the other videos first.
Something I've seen other youtubers do is take one particularly funny (and easily compressed) moment from a video and showcase it in the title and thumbnail. For instance, if instead of "J-Overly Edited Worms W.M.D. part 1" you had prefixed the title with "GORB Will Never Die!" and the thumbnail showed a worm named "I AM GORB" surrounded by explosion holes, that would've prompted me to click. It may seem cringey, or like you're pandering to 10 year olds, but it communicates that not only is this something more special than just another standard episode from a series, but that it has at least one entertaining moment that requires no context from other videos.
1:50 I don't wanna be annoying (but already being annoying), the full quote is "I have five lessons to teach. What lessons they learn is entirely up to them" (so it's less about intepretation and more about acceptance - Nanny McPhee's five lessons were no fighting, share, work together, be brave, and have faith). By the way, the panel did have (harsh) lessons:
8:42 "Hard work, passion, dedication and quality don't always pay off"
11:32 "Sometimes people just aren't going to care about what I make"
14:20 "It is not the audience's responsibility or obligation to be interested in my work"
Also,
16:30 "There's only one problem: capitalism" I think this is the thing that encompasses all the other lessons: it's all about supply and demand, not how much passion and effort you put into something. You need to try and marry demand with passion, or at least find a balance between them (if you want to play the capitalist game, that is).
JoCat, I was initially drawn in to your Crap Guides as I was learning D&D. But after watching your other content I discovered that I liked your humor, cleverness, and your view of the world and the people in it. I have other people I can watch, but you always touch a special place for me. You are genuine, empathetic, and seem like such a great person. I like people like that in my life. Keep doing what you are doing; it makes my (and I can assume many others) life better for it. I hope to share many more adventures with you.
This was excellent and I'm really happy you made this
Great video and great panel! I've been a fan since those first monster hunter days and while I will say those are what brought me in, your other videos are an absolute joy as well! Sure, not everything is exactly what I am into and I haven't kept up with all of them, but I try to give it all a chance and I can genuinely say you are a fantastic creator. Thanks for letting us come along the ride with you! 😄
11:15 I'm sorry to hear you regret this short video, it's one of my favorites and I think about it and Tort Mambo when I think "JoCat" 🙂
Glad that you allowed us to peek behind the curtain, and thanks for opening up to us.
I know that I was drawn to the Crap Guides because of the type of humor and informative nature of them. Tried giving the other videos of yours a go, but it didn't have those two pieces for me to keep me invested in them for long. Watched one or two of the CCC, and some of the shorter clips, but didn't do it for me.
There will be an audience for whatever you make though, you've shown through your work that there's going to be a quality to it, and your style (in art, presentation, and what the content is about) is enough to keep people interested.
You keep doing you, and people will be here.
This was a really fun panel to attend and neat to see you in person. Thanks for answering my questions! ^_^
I appreciate that this was recorded. I knew you were going to Ai-kon, but I didnt realize Ai-kon was a thing only in my city lol. Thanks for covering this topic, Jo!
What an informative panel! It's really interesting to hear you talk about your experience. FWIW, I did find out about the channel via the D&D Crap Guide boom, but I do enjoy your long-form content like your analyses and J-Overly Edited. On top of all of the difficulties with what your audience wants, there's the fact that The Algorithm can just decide that it hates you; Loading Ready Run is just one example of passion + quality + consistency just...not being shown to people. That, and despite the fact that I've subscribed-and-hit-that-bell, YT sometimes just doesn't show me when you've uploaded!
I hope you can continue to thread that needle between making things that do well and make you enough money, and things that you actually want to make.
15:08 i like this expression.. because it allows you to channel the Frustrations of the lows, into something, wither it by in a hopeful context, or a spiteful one.
the problem is that, this doesn't prevent the cycle... you can still lose momentum or grow frustrated with your self... i've a couple times done this loop, but i often have to wait, to be not Frustrated in my self, this way i get back that hope/spite again.
a trick that kinda helps, is understanding, if you want change, are disappointed in something, this means you see a flaw, real or imaginary, you see something... there is always an answer in something... and no matter how unconventual the question, saying that the answer is pointless, is defeating yourself at the starting line... and you won't know until you hold that answer, actually holding the answer may not even tell you everything. Intelligence is a never ending loop of Doubt, Wonder and Pride... things fall apart when you are missing one of these, but each of us has trouble with at least 1 of these, there are those that have all 3, if we understood this better, we could realize something
if you have 2/3, just find someone who has the missing 3rd... a group of 3, each having 2/3 is perfect, just enough 2nd opinions. while covering each other
It's very interesting to see what goes into your thought process while creating content. I recently just got back into your content and I hope to see more.
😂 I really love Jocat's honesty and willingness to not maximize views. His content feels like what old youtube was like, in a good way. People peopling together. His work inspires me like an old friend's support, his personality is sweet and comforting on a hard day, and I hope his work continues to be successful and fulfilling for him.
Hey multi plush owner here. This is also the only creator merch i own.
The content that i like is the goblin animations. The i like girls one (i dident even know the original song)
The worms lets play's were great
The caracter creator rants. But i used to be a game dev
The jocrap stuf i often show the dnd crap guide and you made me play monster hunter.
I tried the belkin hunt but that spot is still occupied with drunks and dragons. Im gonna lisen to it later.
What id like to see the most is short animations i think something with a lil bit of ongoing theme or story would be cool.
And your take to tutorials on stuf non jocrap style. I like the vibe you put out.
My reccomended rhythm game is chunithem
Hope this helps :)
I was mildly into D&D once upon a time and then what cemented my obsession was thr Crap Guides to D&D. I find your wit and flow absolutely fantastic, and your ability to relate things to one another is a true talent. As sad as I am that the Crap Guide to Subclasses will never exist, I look to you for most things D&D, not because they are in depth guides, but that relatability you bring in to both those videos and your live plays.
Thanks for all the great content you did and I love it
Thank you Johnathan Catrick, that was very insightful
This entire panel is just good vibes all the way through.
I was at this panel, and it was genuinely one of the chillest and most genuine atmospheres I've ever encountered at a creator meet-up! I'm really grateful Jocat came out to talk with folks and share his experience 💙 Gotta make that rice recipe too lol 😆
I've definitely been in "The Spiral" before. I'm glad you found your way out.
I like you JoCat. ❤ As a content creator, and, now that I know you more as an individual as well, if like to think we’d get along. ☺️ But that’s not important. I’d like to thank you for doing this panel and for all the work you’ve done over the years. It’s never easy being honest about your feelings and your struggles in front of strangers but, you did it and, not because you wanted attention, or more viewers, but so we could learn something from your experience. It took courage to do so. Good on you and good for us. Thank you JoCat! If I may be permitted to give a small piece of advice (not that you need it). Be passionate about what you do. I speak from experience when I say that, working full time just for a paycheque, is not the way to do it. 😅 This isn’t new wisdom, but it’s important to be reminded sometime. 👍 Take care and stay safe. 😊
The character creator critique videos were some of my favorites
I find this very interesting, just very interesting to see behind the screen.
I had no idea the tom morello video was a metaphore
Seeing your personal view on Zero Punctutation's content is where I think I'd have to disagree. "Making the same thing for over a decade" specifically.
Just because the format of the videos share a genre likeness, it doesn't ever mean they're the same content. While they are all indeed reviews, seeing this content as restrictive and inside guard rails is far from the truth.
The component to each review is a completely different videogame played after all. This would likely keep it never feeling stale, as the scriptwriting would vary greatly depending on a game's quality and how easily you could riff on it, or praise it.
The review of current day content is where a newcomer sub is hooked on the video, while the established subscriber base goes directly for the personality behind the review, and its comedy. With jokes, you can't afford to just do the same thing, unless you want to be labeled stale.
The crap guides are not your double edged sword. The format and character charm isn't some crutch for when revenue is down. You forged a quality product through and through, and people enjoy consuming it. If you think the guard rails is that they have to do with videogames, then tear it down. Crap guides to more hobbies, crap guides to cooking flavors that synergize, crap guides to why furnishing a home is absolute hell.
Deep down, the persona people wanna watch is you after all. The art, the comedic aspect, the brain space.
If your take-away from RUclips is that you can't make what you want, then make what you didn't want to make, resemble what you WANT to make as close as the border allows.
PS: Seeing that DnD is a large part of the downtime content, using a crap format to show or shed light on weird creatures, lore, realms of the game you love would be a smooth transition. That or even a retrospective to the headaches of picking which RPG system to play, and why X or Y system could be someone's bread and butter.
I know what you mean and in some ways agree, but at least for me it's not a matter of subject, but the format itself. I could make a crap guide to anything: music, pop culture stuff, everyday slice of life scenarios. The issue is that the Crap Guides themselves - that style of humor, fast talking, joke writing, rapid presentation - it's just not creatively fulfilling for me long-term, and is actively taxing on me creatively. It's just not something I want to do anymore, and the struggle is feeling like I HAVE to in some form in order to make that smooth transition.
Should I do it even though I dont want to if I wanna keep the audience? maybe, but that's not as big a priority for me anymore personally
@@JoCat I wonder then if you can try to use the Goblin or other animated characters to find a personality or set of personalities you like writing for. Like a naive goblin filled with wanderlust excitedly telling the audience about the thing they learned, or some of the DnD characters explaining areas of interest they've looked into. You could even combine both.
The best part of having this "Crap Guide Universe" you created with gobbo and the other characters is that now you can explore that content free of Jocrap while still fulfilling some of the characteristics that brought success.
At the end of the day I'm an internet idiot throwing 2 pennies to someone I like watching, but I hope something in here gives you some inspiration.
@@JoCat
Your second few points kind of shows the hard truth people don't believe from long time youtubers.
Creatively taxing, something you feel a struggle witch, long term fulfilment.
That's a job. All these things are the same description as any first year in a 9 to 5 I've had. RUclipsrs don't lie here, there is indeed a struggle to find the best rhythm to produce what you think is best, and also what is best for its stability. A channel's analytic plummet is very much the same graph as a bad sales chart.
You are as free to toss away anything of the old video format you produced, as a storeowner is to throw away the racks of most sold produce. This leads to the store downsizing or straight up closing.
I think what leads to feeling disheartened is seeing youtube as a type of livelyhood but not a job if its to be taken seriously.
While this one is me assuming. The clear goal of a content creator is to do what they love, while getting payed in return to live in stability, and produce more of what they love, correct?
If that's your goal, it's a clear and great one, but it isn't some straight line. Most of the channels that started to steer away from their 2010 or 2015 formats, had an audience big enough, and a creator with a low spending habit (funny but a must), to survive a large scale content transition and carry over to foster a new audience. To have a buffer does not come easy, but it came with the trust of an audience that was usually 6 to 7 years strong in the making.
Last thing I ever want to see is a creator ghost out like Etalyx. But if that's the rocky path to finding your happiness and fulfilment in live, it's not my choice to make!
Just remember that whichever audience you want to foster in your new runs also depends on video runtime. Kids and Teens are made out of time, 1h+ videos can be easily digested by them, while adults don't have the same available time. This means that the viewer base will not be the same every 4 to 6 years, since teens grow up and lose that available time. I love XPto3 for instance, but I don't watch their long DnD formats, busy playing my own.
Yet short form content might not create a dedicated or attentive viewer base (unless contantly produced; i.e. SolidJJ or guides), but can by casted as an extremely wide net.
Think that will be the double edged sword, fulfilment vs career. They can happen together, or only one could.
I remember that video! It helps me so much seeing people do those posts about how you can't stay stuck on the repeat of what made you famous.
i really like and appreciate this video a lot, as someone who gave up on the "easy" to gain views formula (let's plays) and started focusing more on highly edited scripted videos i feel this a lot, my main goal is to make videos i wanna watch but i do agree, that seeing that spike in views and seeking it is really unhealthy but necessary
This is very helpful. I'm a smal channel trying to find my niche and it's been hard given my channel size and my topic. You also have given me hope that as long as I keep doing what I want to make it'll all be okay.
It's so awesome to see how kind and generous JoCat's community is, sharing out their Gobbos and medals and the like.
Remember that as a creator you are always your own biggest critic. You might dislike some of your older content, but to most other people they are still great videos!
Its hard because I came to the crap guide to D&D series when I was literally creating my first character. Since then, i have become basically a forever DM and I watch the crap guide to DMing whenever I am struggling to get set for a session. But Jo was also the person that really pushed me over the edge to adopt FFXIV and I have found such a deep community there. It's just crazy to have seen this journey and I'm excited to follow along for more.
The approach to the solution was quite neat.
Been here since the monster hunter days, throughout different accounts of mine. So happy that you’ve gone the direction you have.
Thanks for uploading the panel. Budgets are tight and travel is super limited right now, so it's hard to make it to even a few conventions let alone all of them
JoCat I feel a bit bad because I'm one of your viewers only riding the high waves, but I got a crazy busy life and digestible is definitely an essential trait for me. But man never feel bad your content got me through my COVID layoff lockdown a super low point for me. Can't wait to get my OG green goblin in the July rerelease. He's going next to my Glowblin and Kobold.
This is great to watch now cause it’s kind of what i’m going through on a smaller scale. I just uploaded my very first high effort youtube video that was designed FOR youtube. Not Twitch stuff or anything. And that Video just crossed the 1,000 view threshold. While I am incredibly proud of it doing that well. I am scared that’s an exception and I will never reach that high again.
I really appreciate this talk, thanks for uploading your video👍
I miss the Character Creator Critique videos. I remember that being my first exposure to your channel and it really connected with me because of how obsessed with character creators i am. I can spend hours making characters in even a half decent charavter creator.
The first goblin animation cought my attention and then I became a fan since.
I like the different kind of content you come up with, and this one was a great video.
I think this conferences are less about giving advice but doing more what you did, which is sharing your experience.
The goblin was a great one, the d&d animation was fantastic, and there was one you didn’t mention which was the raid shadow legends one.
Numbers on youtube is like a disease, so there are actually plugins to hide the numbers. Id recommend looking at comments for feedback rather than numbers because they are more humane
Oh right, I remember character creator critique. I really liked those.
Really good analysis. You are a really good example of how to keep a channel relevant with multiple overlapping disciplines. I'm glad you get to do what you like and what you feel like. You're a great animator and DM, but in the end I think people stay because of your dedication and personality. Best of luck.
As someone who is currently at a crossroad career-wise I would like to thank you for uploading this video and giving me some food for thought.
And as a proud owner of a Gobbo, a Globbo, a Wizbo and a Kobold I will definitely be putting some money aside to get a Barddo. Oh and I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that I've watched Tort Brush Mambo more than ten times... in one day.
Several things i like about jocat in terms of videos: becoming clear and straight to the point in topics being discussed. Humor and creativity with references and puns. Explaining processes simple and clean. Their passion to games whether its boardgames or video games. I really liked how the pokemon video explained the process of character creation. Lately I been noticing processes of creation is getting a trend rise on youtube and twitch rather than the final product. Maybe do videos on how video game industry whether games or merch came to be. Or how players transformed creation processes. I apologize if this doesn't help. Tossing ideas early in morning. Im sure you will find something in comments to what you are looking for jocat. Please dont give up! Fight!
That all said, while it's no one's fault really, it IS still a shame that thu D&D VODs don't do so well because they're honestly some of my favourite videos you make. Of course they're long, not easily digestible, and not too many people are there for that kind of content/have the time to watch it. Still, I just wanted to say that despite all of that I really do adore that content and hope that you'll continue making them for as long you still enjoy it.
It's so difficult for me to try to get into it... Because if I want to watch the newer episodes I feel like I would need to go back to the start to understand things and then suddenly that one 2-3 hour video feels to me like a 90-hour investment and I just... Pass.
Jocat is a fuckin great dm
@@ksad96 Oh yeah, totally valid.
I'm late but honestly this was great, while I do enjoy your more informative content, hearing your opinions on stuff is equally as amazing honestly.
Excellent panel, very important stuff that's worth way more than most "How to RUclips" videos.
An important part is subscription feed being relevant and search bar actually working. After search bar broke the whole site is bound to be ruled by the algorithm. You can even search exactly what video you want to see but unless you are in the right box RUclips search bar won't give it to you.
This is more of a platform problem than people think
your klonoa video is one of my favorite videos on the internet, i am so sad it bombed
I can tell you this; I flat refused to play D&D no matter what any of my friends who played said for years. You with your Crap Guides to D&D single-handedly got me to try it and it was wonderful experience. Thank you, sir. 🙂
Professor Joseph Jocat Esquire. Finally delivering his finest lecture to the public directly.
20:40 Please know that I absolutely love the Belkinus Necro Hunt series, as have I enjoyed your other long form D&D content. You're a fantastic DM, and your players clearly love playing in your games. These longer videos are great to watch during commutes or even just on the couch like an actual show rather than a short video watched on a PC or mobile device. I hope we get to see more of such projects in the future, perhaps not with D&D (considering WotC's kinda sucks) but other game systems. Pathfinder is all the rage, I hear.
Very interesting video, as a viewer I like your animation content, the crap guides are my favorite, you could literally do "crap guide on how to grocery store" and I would watch it.
But the thing that was talked on the Q&A about educational/informative content with animation I think its a great idea.
Aw man, I went to A-kon and didn't even know I could have seen JoCat there.
Very Nice
The klonoa video really solidified the channel for me.
Also, the Belkinus campaign was pretty sweet
Our sweet JoCat, he’s just a good boy.
F.D. Signifier has a system where, as he puts it, he makes "one for the audience, one for the algorithm, and one for me" that I think summarizes some of these conclusions pretty neatly.
Lol I watched your overedited videos back in the day and I didn't know it was you!
I always wondered what happened to the person that did them, I enjoyed those videos a lot.
Ill miss your content man i got my mom into dnd in part thru your crap guide to dnd, thank you wish you the best!
I like all your content. Not just because you made it, but because I think you do really good work. Your Crap Guides are great, but the first time I watched your Klonoa video or CCC I just became really invested in how you talk about game design. Not from a designer perspective really, but from a player one. It's so interesting and fun, but very informative. I love Tort Brush Mambo, not even recognizing it was you who made it at first. I've watched most of your videos (I honestly fell off of the ttrpg series due to time constraints, but that has happened with literally all ttrpg series I try to watch) because I enjoy them. I rewatch them a lot because I like the work you put in.
LMAO love the RVB call out. There’s a show that should have ended at like Season 13 (maybe 14, since that was just an anthology)
The rice recipe sounds very good.
I really liked character creator critique :)
Jo Jo Jo
You might not see this but I think its important that you know that what youre making does effect other people quite a bit, and it wasn't the crap guides (even if thats how I found you and learned Hunting Horn) but it was this video
I'm a content creator too, and I started through Twitch but I always wanted to do RUclips. I've recently started to really hit my stride as far as scriptwriting and editing goes and I've put together some videos I'm rather proud of, and they don't do very well. I can have a killer thumbnail, title, video, whatever, and sometimes it just doesn't hit.
Recently, I threw together a stupid little video with some jokes about a game that was very much meant to be a funny thing that gets like 100 views and I forget about it and go back to making "good" things
That video has almost cracked 100k now.
I'm not proud of it, the 2 videos immediately following it haven't even hit 1k, and I am absolutely struggling on a much smaller scale with some of the things that you mention in this video, so I wanted to say that it was refreshing to hear someone who has "made it" dealing with the exact same kinda issues that us little guys deal with sometimes. Its also worrying that the feeling of always wanting to be as good as other creators never goes away lol
I'm still not sure what I want to do but I do find it funny that your response to the crap guides doing well and not wanting to make more was a video essay on something you loved, as that is what my response is and I'm already in the process of doing lol, I am fully prepared for it to bomb o7
Thanks for posting this talk
I've been going through a massive burnout and its made it so difficult to go back to my streaming. I'm only 15mins in and already this is so so helpful. I've realised that at some point I slipped far away from the much healthier mindset I had when I first started streaming, and that as a result its put a truly unreasonable amount of stress on myself which is bogging me down even further. I know this wasn't intended as advice but even just that reminder to take a step back and really evaluate why you are doing something, or certain content, has completely changed my perspective on the last few months and the cause of my burnout and is undoubtedly going to help me even more going forward.
Thanks so much JoCat!
Hi, hope you're doing well. I got to know your channel when I was starting to get interested in D&D and found your crap guides, I think they are a great and funny introduction to a great game that seems to have a scary steep learning curve. I played with a couple online friends but we only got 2-3 sessions in because of time zones and schedules, just when I was really getting invested. I try to watch your sessions, but my big issue is time. I feel like if it was cut in smaller chunks, it would be easier to keep track of.
(or even minimal animation highlights / condensed episodes, but please don't take this as a request, I'm just throwing ideas around, feel free to completely ignore it).
Just felt like giving some feedback, take care! :)
I generally will watch whatever Jocat does but Necrohunt is still among my favorite live plays! Sorta bummed those didn't do better for the channel.
@Jocat I just had a crazy thought. Have you thought about making a video series of animated story-telling? The adventures of Jocrap and Gobbo. Narrated by Jocat. It could be like the Gobbo series, but with more defined story. Just a thought.
35:06 for the recipe!
My godchild has loved the JoBattle clip since she was 3! She thinks JoCat is super cute, and the Wiggler (she couldn't say JoCrap, but she loves saying Wiggler) makes her laugh. She's also a huge fan of your Gobbo Adventures!
Aye man I think your pretty cool and so is your content
34:25 JoCat spittin out hot recipes
I dunno man i just liked your humour and animation. You do those two dont matter what im sold
i just wanna see a weird cartoon with gobbo, jocrap, and anyone who wants to join them having mundane adventures that end with JoCat coming in like christopher robin explaining the moral of the story in his soft gentle Mr. Rodgers Voice™ (ie: it's not about the content as much as the energy you provide for me specifically)
Of course the thing that gets the room talking is Cilantro 😂
Was that Gibbontake from the ProCrastinators Podcast asking one of the questions?
Jo!
I actually really liked the Klonoa video and kinda want more like that, although I realize it takes a LOT of work for very little in the way of metrics.
OMG I am the very comfortable person in cosplay! (also asking questions at 38:20) Also did start my 300 hours of final fantasy 16