The Frankie situation was so weird, all you ever did was test what he did and give valid criticism. I remember you had to apologise for it because of the completely unwarranted backlash, even I could see that and I was a big Frankie fan. It's amazing to me that some people would hold onto that and send hateful comments to you. Keep your head up! Love ya Phil mate
@@Bwercs yeah that’s true. Shouldn’t have needed to happen though! Don’t even get me on the RL & Thorin drama, those two are just shitty people. You can just tell Phillip is an honest lad.
@@Bwercs Did it really deserve an apology though? Philip seems to try to treat people similarly online as offline and I don't think it's really been paying off for him.. Let's be honest, online we are just a bunch of monkeys following trends and making exactly 0 use of the critical parts of our brains.. We behave as such monkeys and treat everyone else that way too, instead of seeing them as people..
@@nuxter6210 no it didn't. I'm just saying it wasn't really an apology. He responded perfectly In that situation. The 13 year old Frankie fanboys couldn't sense the sarcasm, but Phil's subs could
Ah man, sorry to hear how the Lewis and Thorin thing affected you that much. I watched most of the summaries of that period and was appalled at everything that happened. Hopefully '22 will be better and maybe it might be worth considering streaming stuff on top of RUclips
Lewis and Thorin basically outed themselves, especially Thoring lol. He's known as a complete fruitcake in the Esports community now.. I AM ESPORTSSSSSSS.....SPARTAAAAA
"It's been really, really tough to stay motivated when every month feels like more work for a little less result." I've been thinking this exact thing for the entirety of the last year. At the very least though there's some small comfort that, like you say, it seems as if no one is alone in that struggle.
Ya know man, i feel that. During the early part of the year i had my first tutor pass away from a covid induced heart attack over the christmas peroid and i walked into january struggling with things, struggling with my education due to the new tutor being shit. Thankfully in my second year thats been getting better but in life i think theres always gonna be something in our way and we have to get through it. Sort of whats talked about in the herdonic tredmill video.
I actually really enjoyed 2kliks this year, it’s almost like RUclips has walled you off from reaching outsiders. I noticed this year my explore page was a lot of people I had already subbed too and then the occasional enormous multi million video and spam of shorts. Maybe it was always that way but it’s definitely interesting. On the bright side though, the access to your music this year has really made an impact with it becoming part of my regular playlist
Also “when the party has run its course” was one of my favorite videos on the platform this year, without the current situation I think this would have been an enormous hit
RUclips suggestions suck very much. They keep suggesting videos i've seen, keep suggesting the same video for ages, videos from my subribed channels and just generally uninteresting videos stay on the home page
wow, someone else noticed that too? Its really has become IMMENSELY difficult to add to my subscription list lately. It feels like I get reccomended very little i actually care about, and my subscription feed is getting ever smaller, but youtube hasn't really encouraged me to replace any of it.
Hey Philip, just wanted to chime in as part of your usually quiet majority who watches and enjoys your videos silently and say thank you! Thank you for all you do. I'm a kliks1 and kliks2 viewer and do not care much for CSGO stuff, again just to point out that we exist too. I check your channels manually every week to see what you make and almost always watch your stuff. I'm glad you'll continue being you because that's what I'm here for. PS. your upscaling and AI content gets an instant click from me. Thanks!
@@kliksphilip Do you consider yourself a philosopher? I loved your older rant videos on creativity and other abstract topics, and really miss that you didn't make more.
Not gonna lie. It feels good to see another RUclipsr talking about these struggles. There is always so much pressure to upload videos that will "do well" that I sort of stopped just making what I enjoy. That's why this year the plan is to stop caring about the numbers and upload whatever I enjoy 🤔 Let's see if that's even possible or If my channel ends up dead 👌
Its nice watching this video. I've always felt like keeping a channel alive is like a desperate fight to keep your head above water, and it is reassuring to know that other RUclipsrs have the same experience.
As a random guy that enjoys your content, thank you for producing videos, I really like them, it's hard to find people that do content that they love, even if the industry is trying to bend them over. As for the video games, I'd tell you to try AA games, not indies or big budget games, but those games that are hard to find because they most likely belong to a niche. I was in a rough spot too, after being burned out by competitive shooters, I was incredibly surprised by the Yakuza series, to this day they have earned all the spots that I had in my most favorites games list, they create games based on what they believe is fun, and being a Japanese studio the cultural barrier is bigger, which to my eyes is actually a good thing, because each of their games truly shines when you embrace that games are meant to be fun, silly, sad or wholesome, a huge array of things, not just mindless following trends. if you have time try to play either Yakuza zero or Yakuza Like a Dragon, the early chapters are very hard to breakthrough but they really, really are something
@@kliksphilip yeah Yakuzas are an amazing pallette cleanser but can require a bit of a time investment, if you can I'd say you should absolutely try it
I've been following all 3 of your channels for several years now, even though I don't play CS:GO and it's somewhat painful to see what happened to them, despite your acceptance of it all. I love how much effort you put into your videos and they are a highlight whenever I see them, even of they're on topics I wouldn't be interested on initially. I don't know if seeing this comment would do anything for you, Philip, but I do want you to know that your efforts are appreciated and respected, whatever worth those two words have these days. May the artificial gods of the web guide you to glory. ... I'm sorry for that last line.
It's still admirable how honest your Youtubing efforts are, and I will appreciate the content you've created long into the future, whether it's feasible for you or not to keep going.
You have such a special place on youtube and in my heart. You say it feels like you are now in a pocket of your own on RUclips. Well cause you are! No one produces content like you. Your constant work ethos, smart journalism and unique video ideas make you so much more watchable than other youtubers for me and is definitely the reason why I stuck with your content for so many years. You create something special with your videos. I'm thankful to witness such an interesting and kind content creator. Everytime I watch you create something, your video games, your tech reviews, your music, your csgo maps, I get joy because I see you doing something you love. It is truly inspiring. Don't let this year get you down to hard. It's been hard for all of us. I myself have lost lots of different things, I never thought I would. It's been exhausting. But I still look forward to the future and I think I have grown a lot in the last two years, how miserable they may be.
Even if it wasn't for a very long time, 5min with phill did grab my attention every time, there were days i would leave it to watch before bed, so i could think on it while trying to fall asleep. And there were days i knew i would have some hard things coming, so i would watch it first thing in the morning, just so i could try to escape my irl problems by thinking about it. All in all, thanks for those videos, and thanks for some of the other videos on 2kliks that really made me think about stuff; Hope 2022 goes better for both of us.
Phil, have you considered Patreon? I'm sure you have... I just can't help but feel like you're disappointed and maybe even a bit afraid of the future every time you release a new analysis. You've been incredibly strong with everything coming your way these last years and I find that really, really impressive. I don't think could've lived through that myself.
Philip, I'll keep it short - I'm subbed to all three of your channels and have been for years. I watch every video, whether as pleasant background noise whilst at work or with a cup of tea after work as a cool-down. I know it's tough to do what you do when it seems like, as you said, a losing battle - and I imagine it's especially concerning due to the monetary results of this. No matter what happens, just know there's a lot of people like me who enjoy your content, no matter what varied form it takes, and will support your work wherever it takes you. Thank you for powering through, and I really hope 2022 gives your channels the attention they actually deserve.
I'm probably the minority here but I watch your content despite of CS:GO rather than for it. I personally don't especially enjoy the game, but I do like hearing about the map-making aspect of it. Thank you for all you do, and I'm sorry that you have to deal with the people you have to deal with.
i've seen the struggle of your channels, especially 3kliks being stuck at just above 1 millions subscribers for what feels like years now. But it does give me some hope because it's not just you, but everyone on youtube. I wish you all the best in 2022 also 5 minutes with phil was in 2021?! it feels like it was years ago. one thing i recently though of about that series is that it wasnt that fun to watch. great to listen to, but wathcing a 4k 60fps image of you with lens flare for 5 minutes wasnt that appealing. I would have suggested to play some background filler, like a random pro csgo match, so you get at least something to watch while listening, i know that in particular doesnt suite you, but you could think of something else
@@kliksphilip You could always just turn on your recording software while editing or playing Total War to get some random B-roll for use in videos like those, no need to edit it. Just to have something for viewers to look at, make it a little more engaging.
@@kliksphilip I think that your channel(s) would benefit greatly from experimenting with different types of content, or delivery of already existing content style. I think that this could draw in new viewers and subscribed viewers (for something to catch their eye) alike.
Sounds like a good idea. I know channels that do similar things to that like "theweeklyslap' which talks about random topics and uses COD gameplay as filler, and honestly even though it's just something mindless to be watching whilst listening to the creator talk, it makes a world of difference, especially for engagement. So I'd recommend doing it cos it honestly won't be much extra effort.
rlewis and his pet thorin are just reallife parodies of south park cartman. no point in even acknowledging their existence. keep doing what you're doing, philip. you're awesome.
Feeling you for this year man, it's been a tough one. Been the university life for me, I'm doing well academically but it's so much more difficult to motivate myself for anything. Wishing you the best on the year to come, hoping for a happy 2022 for all! Your videos have been great by the way, I know your stats don't show it but know that many peoples day are just that little bit brighter because of you, thank you. Made the year a bit more bearable:P
After seeing this I know youtube hasn't been easy for you but just know that the people who are already subscribed love your content. It's really exciting to see a notification that you have released a video and they are always high quality and satisfying to watch. So keep up the great work because we love to see it. Personally, I loved the content you made this year and some of the videos you made were Extremely relatable like "The Hedonic Treadmill comes for us all" and "When the Party has run its course". I cant wait to see what videos you will make this year!
You appear to me to be a person of very stable and strong mind. Good job withstanding that social media onslaught. Many people i believe couldn't have weathered it. And that's why they do it. Because it sometimes works. Despicable. Also, those odyssey comments are hilarious.
No matter what your view numbers are, I'm always excited to see what you have to upload! I really appreciate the way you treat your audience with respect, and just generally act like a solid human being.
I genuinely think 5 minutes with Phil could be a thing on this channel, be it weekly or so. I LOVED the format and just hearing what you have to say on seemingly random topics. I hope it'll be back in future. This is the best 'kliksphilip' channel, go tell your brothers that :V
Thank you for the hard work you put into your videos! I am always excited to hear your thoughts on new developments in gaming and hardware (Teardown, DLSS/FSR discussions, VR, etc) and I enjoyed that content this last year. Keep making stuff you enjoy and there will always be fans there to watch. Been a fan since the Hammer tutorial days
Great to see this level of transparency, really makes me respect you even more. It’s not often that you see RUclipsrs openly talk about the numbers, about what’s going on and whether things are bad or alright. I’d say I wish there were more people like you, but your unique, honest approach makes you special for me, and it’s a good way of distinguishing between the content creators I only watch for entertainment and those that I actually care about and root for.
Every time I see a new kliksphillip video it makes my day better. I love everything you make because it's all quality and interesting stuff and I'm actually excited for new music.
I don't know if you'll ever read this comment, but I truly loved this video. I spent thirty minutes of my weekend listening to a man who I've come to respect over the years without ever meeting him talk about their livelihood, of which they are very much passionate about. It is hard to describe how this video made me feel, but it was a good feeling. It was refreshing. You are so genuine in everything that you do, even something as "mundane" as these analytics videos. I don't generally find myself picking favorites but you are absolutely my favorite creator(s) to watch. I really can't put my finger on it, but I am just so encapsulated by your genuine nature (and humor, of course), that I just love watching all types of your content. The last line is why I have so much respect for you. Many creators will say it, but few are genuine about it. Thank you for being authentic, for being human, and of course for being a source of content that I can relate to/with and enjoy during difficult times. I know I'm just some stranger over the internet, but I really do appreciate you and your content, as sincerely as one can in this way. Thank you
I'm still happy that you do this analysis every year, you're the only channel who's doing it that I'm aware of and imo it shows some great insight that you as normal viewer normally never get.
I just spent about 30 minutes writing a very well thought out comment with a lot of interesting points and youtube just gave me an error and deleted it. To say I am mad would be a massive understatement. Anyway I will not be wasting more time with this, love your content and thank you for all you do phillip!
I love you Philip! I can also attest to the following two things: During 2021 I quit using youtube for a while. During 2021 I watched less of your stuff due to not getting it recommended, until I realised I forgot about you due to having your music on Spotify and then binging your latest 10~ or so videos! Cheers for a better 2022!
Just as a bit of anecdotal evidence about Odgrub 4, up until this video, I had no idea you even released Odgrub 4 and I love you and content AND am subscribed! What the hell youtube?
I've noticed over the past year of the lack of views on your videos, especially on your Odgrub video. It is sad to see, but I'm sure things will pickup as you say at the end :)
i love how upfront you are here. you dont see many youtubers going so in depth into their analytics, at least not publicly. love ur content and heres to a better 2022!!
Oh my, what a year. Seeing all those downshifting stats really hurts, but RUclips is getting harder and more evil and we can't really do anything about it. Even tho I still very enjoy every video you made this year on all of your channels. They are so different to the stuff I'm used to and gives me the motivation to get more involved into the topics you go into (especially the covid series). So thank you so so much for all you do and I hope next year is going to be better!
Just wanna say your channels are like nothing else I know on youtube, and I mean that in the best way possible. it’s such a vivid and transparent look into your brain, and I love that. Never change you glorious man
Klik and 2Klik are pretty much two of my favourite channels on all of youtube, no one else does the content you do and in the style you do, the COVID content, upscaling stuff, technology stuff and even the other types of videos like "the party has run its course" are amazing hell that video was a sucker punch to the soul, you've given me perspective on what else there is to love about games and I even managed to learn how to juggle from your videos lmao, keep up the good stuff!
It's so sad that a genuine incredible youtuber having to deal with this. I love your content Philip, i always going to be here for it, dosen't matter if is a csgo update or a covid analysis.
Gigachad 3kliksphilip -Gets attacked by Lewis and Thorin -Photoshops them on flowers -Refuses to elaborate further -Gets called mentally ill -Is finally left alone
Please continue being you Philip, for some reason you're the only content creator I come back to time and time again and have been for years despite not gaming much anymore. Your blend of charisma and realism is admirable and I wish you the best going forward!
As a big youtube watcher who enjoys some of your content from all 3 channels, I used to see a lot of you content on my homepage but it's been some time (6-8 months) I never see them apart from shorts on my homepage, I just rarely see now the videos of what I'm subscribed there only (7-12% of the videos suggested on my homepage are from channels I'm subscribed). In the end I felt like I didn't watched the content that I liked the most but passed more time watching short filler stuff that was on my homepage. Hope your channels do better in 2022
Hi! You probably already know this but, RUclips Shorts have seen a massive spike in viewers in 2021 and as a consumer myself, I can’t remember how much time I’ve wasted scrolling through shorts. I enjoyed every moment where i happened to stumble upon a klik’s short video so please keep making them!
Thank you for another year of content. I never comment, but I do enjoy your videos a lot and do find myself watching few series again and again. I hope you will keep at it!
Normally I don't leave comments but 2 things stuck with me from this video that made me decide to leave this. Firstly, I'm sorry you've been getting so much negative attention and bad comments on your content klik, I love your videos and will go through periods of consuming different kinds of media on RUclips. Secondly, the thing you mentioned about TikTok being a non-direct competitor to RUclips's audience. I feel youre right about TikTok competing for the same consumer time because while I've found it extremely difficult to find entertaining long form content here on RUclips, tiktoks platform of quick, algorithm based short videos make it very easy to find stuff you enjoy watching while also being easy to skim through the stuff that doesn't interest you and continue to consume more. Just my thoughts
i love your content man, no matter what you do it seems so polished. it's clean, to the point, and interesting. your channel is like a nice piece of warm toast :)
also, one possible reason i could see causing the recession is youtube's recommendation algorithm. i'm rarely shown videos i haven't already seen, and almost never recommend new channels, particularly small channels. everything that is recommended is family friendly, safe content, made for low attention spans.
Odgrub 4 just never made it into my feed, I imagine like plenty others. Maybe releasing it in November with everyone in holiday rush mode // new FPS mode it just got buried alive. Also, I just don't check your channels besides 3kliks much but your content is always a treat. Thorin can suck a vape with horse hair in it.
so what im really happy with is your monthly covid vids. at first i wasnt interested in them. even now i cant say im super excited when you upload one, thought at some point i started watching them, or rather listen on background, like 2nd party priority videos. it all changed the moment i realized you could be doing this not much for "the whats happening in the world right now" news, but rather for a documentary for future. i realized how much information people could gather from these videos in 5 or 10 or even more years. i ecen imagined myself in future doing some kind of presentation or something for a history project (or more likely not me, but my friend, who is more interested in history) and maybe its just me, cause im obviously not watching whole RUclips, but at least for me you are the only content creator who documents this. and if I or my friend(s) will need this information in futute, I'll rewatch your videos or will recommend it to my friend(s). so keep on with it and thank you!
As someone who loves most of your videos, especially your unique game dev perspective, I think a big problem with your videos are titles and thumbnails. Even though I always love your videos when I click on them, doing exactly that is the hard part. I slept on Odgrub and total war for way too long because I wasn't super interested in the games, but you always make it interesting with your personality and humor. I think that might be why you have so few newcomers, because a lot of your titles and thumbnails don't really convey the greatness of the content. Just some speculation, I'm not a youtuber so can't really say for sure, but that's what I've felt personally. Hopefully your 2022 goes better because you truly have something special, I'm always excited to see what you do next!
Philip, you have given me hours of entertainment. I sincerely hope that your channel will grow and that you will find fulfillment in your work, be it youtube or any other field.
Even tough I follow you, Thorin and a lot of other "CSGO people" on various social media platforms, this is the first time hearing about that "beef". 😅
Great watch, thanks for making videos! I hope this year goes better for you. RUclips doesn't often recommend me your videos, but when it does I always enjoy them.
It's stuff like this (The first part of your video) that constantly reminds me to always spread nice comments to creators I enjoy. People who have problems always share their statements first, but people without issue remain silent. I like knowing there's a silent majority that loves you and your content, Philip, but sometimes I think it's important to stop being silent. Your content is astounding, genuine and filled with passion. You inspire my emotions and have intelligent insights that I sometimes never even think of. Even when I quit CS:GO temporarily, I continued watching your content. The only content of yours I rarely watch is PC hardware because, frankly, I'm not really interested in it and your personality doesn't seem to come out in those videos as much.
the internet is just increasingly negative and toxic all the time, virtually nothing is safe from these voices, and it gets tiring. good job this year chief, i liked all the content
To touch on what another comment wrote about the quote: "It's been really, really tough to stay motivated when every month feels like more work for a little less result." I don't know how we're all feeling this but I've felt it too. Like it just takes so much more effort to do the same thing. And it doesn't really make sense from an objective standpoint because it feels like thing sin my life are going relatively well, but yet somehow all unstable. 1. I've been told I'm up for promotion from engineer to senior engineer in February, but that it hasn't happened yet so it feels like my financial situation is unstable as until then I'm not an employee and still get my contract renewed every couple of months. 2. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about inflation & what its long-term effects will be, so I don't know if earning more money will even matter or if we're in for a second great depression and/or hyperinflation. 3. I'm working on a new game that feels better than anything I've made before it yet I've never been so worried about its release as I worry that people have been burnt out of technology in general since the pandemic, and furthermore that the games industry has extremely devalued itself so I might be forced to release the game as a free-to-play to get anything, and that gamers in general have become far more jaded and critical of anything released so maybe my best just isn't good enough because I don't have a team? Even AAA's best isn't good enough anymore it seems, even Halo had to go free to play. How can I compete with that? Basically, is this extra effort at work going to get me that promotion to employee & senior? Will earning more money even matter if inflation goes rampant? Will the 6 hours a day I work on my game (on top of my normal job) even be worth it, will anyone even play it at launch? It feels like everything is requiring so much from me with no certainties or stability. And it's really burning me out.
I feel you man. All of those are super valid concerns anyone would be pulling their hair out if placed in a position like that. I hope everything works for the better for you in 2022
I’ll tell you what’s part of the reason for the missing views: RUclips cranked up the ads to the maximum, which makes it unbearable. Sometimes you have to watch 2 20 second clips to see a 30 second video. I got so annoyed that I bought RUclips premium, but I know others who just stopped using it as much.
i feel you, i use adblock on my pc but when im watching youtube in bed on my phone i just click off the video instead of watching 1 20 sec unskippable ad and 1 5 sec unskippable ad, its just not worth spending the time to watch the ads anymore
14:00 The CTR was double, because the number of impressions was lower in that time frame, not necessarily by better title/thumbnail. CTR can be often quite confusing because of that :)
sad to hear about odysee, it seems any potential competitor (in theory at least) to youtube just gets filled with those banned from youtube which essentially means unless everyone suddenly wants to expose themselves to a lot of reasonably bannable content youtube will not have a real competitor for a long time no matter what youtube does at this point
Thanks for all you do Philip, your videos are inspiring and have a very distinct and beautiful aura that clearly shows how much you care. 2022 is going to be a great year!
I can tell u something never lose hope ... U will also have one subscriber ... Me.. U have inspired me a lot from making music to tring new games also your 5 minutes with phil is my favourite series for this year ... Thank you for keeping us going through this dreedfull year
You would think that it's covid messing up time and the perception of it, but it's not. Not for me, at least. I go to college daily and we barely follow the lockdown guidelines (because they're barely present), and my perception of time is screwed up as well. This also affects all of my college mates, friends, and family
It seems a lot of content delivery is arbitrary. Personally, I'm being shown content by channels I'm not subbed to and will never watch again. This is quite annoying because my recommended page is littered with years-old videos that are just far from my interests. I found the 'interests' tab at the top to be quite intriguing; however, it seems the moment I follow a string of videos, the content I was exposed to before wholly vanishes. For example, it may go from CSGO -> guns - at which point I'll be shown no CSGO content until I actively remember. In content length, the videos I'm being suggested are either 20 minutes (with some being literally hours long). I have to commemorate you for trying so hard; I can't imagine how stressful it must be to have the goalposts constantly moved, and the need to keep an active audience entertained.
I'll be honest. It shows that you've been burned out. I've been watching your content and feeling like it's just "not the same" anymore. I've caught myself watching myself once and never rewatching, unlike the older ones. The Odgrub video just,felt like a shitpost to me and I didn't enjoy it's style much.
Yeah, i feel like the newer videos are less 'rewatchable' than older ones. I can understand myself not wanting to watch a video I saw yesterday, but if it was a month or two ago, and I still don't want to watch it, it's odd. Your series are often the most rewatchable for me, most notably the Game Making Journey, Sleep Disruption gambling, and going low in CSGO. Case Unboxing Millionaire (or CUM as i shall refer to it from here on within this comment) doesn't have what those series have, in a certain way. That way being that each video in the series is less unique, with sleep disruption, each of them focus on different types of 'sleep events', going low in CSGO has different matches, with different types of people in each, and with different things you're trying to do towards the end of the series (E.G. knifing people). CUM has very similar videos throughout, with each video essentially being the same format. This might not explain the 5 minutes with phil series though, I'm not sure whats up with that.
I really appreciate your transparency and honesty mate. You seem like a genuinely good bloke, and always seem very fair, introspective, and unbiased. I hope 2022 is a better year for you :)
@@ezekielrauch3703 Not to speak for Philip here but, at least in the UK, those 'opinionated pieces' are treated as fact by the vast majority. It's a completely different political landscape to the US where much of the opposition has come from, so it is hard for us to put ourselves in your shoes.
@@ezekielrauch3703 or they are phrased as his... opinions? At no point he says whole world is like he is, subjectivity IS OBVIOUS. If you dont understand that things are subjective while coming to youtube then you are part of a problem, not a solution. Also - just because Philip isnt struggling for food does not make wishing him "worse year" right. Make dumb and hurting comments - get ready for appropriate response. Not to mention Philip response is in no way hurting, agressive or unfair.
I feel you on the viewership, RUclips can be so damn confusing. One month it's recommending to everyone and the next, subscribers tell me they're not even seeing my videos. I don't know if you're aware/remember but m0e used to talk about RUclips "killing" his channel. At a certain point, he stopped getting recommended and all of his viewers plummeted. I don't know if it ever picked up, but I look to that for confirmation that sometimes RUclips just gives up on a channel.
The content you make that I enjoy the most is the content where you explain things, like your upscaling videos, and content where you geek out on something. I could watch you talking about useless details for hours. Simply put, you are an excellent investigator, and whatever you talk about is interesting.
I've beeen a fan of yours since your Source SDK tutorial days, but I don't comment on your videos very often. I just wanted to thank you for doing what you do, some of your videos have gotten me through some dark times myself, and I can't thank you enough for that. Let's hope 2022 is better than the last two years, maybe even better than the years before them! Again, thank you Philip. Much love, Mick
However low your channel growth has become, please do keep on uploading, after warching alot of other content watching your well-written videos is always very refreshing. Much love :)
The Frankie situation was so weird, all you ever did was test what he did and give valid criticism. I remember you had to apologise for it because of the completely unwarranted backlash, even I could see that and I was a big Frankie fan. It's amazing to me that some people would hold onto that and send hateful comments to you. Keep your head up! Love ya Phil mate
Ye it was stupid, but that Frankie apology was sarcastic af lol. It was a non-apology
@@Bwercs yeah that’s true. Shouldn’t have needed to happen though! Don’t even get me on the RL & Thorin drama, those two are just shitty people. You can just tell Phillip is an honest lad.
@@Bwercs Did it really deserve an apology though? Philip seems to try to treat people similarly online as offline and I don't think it's really been paying off for him.. Let's be honest, online we are just a bunch of monkeys following trends and making exactly 0 use of the critical parts of our brains.. We behave as such monkeys and treat everyone else that way too, instead of seeing them as people..
Reminds me of the crow and little bird meme
@@nuxter6210 no it didn't. I'm just saying it wasn't really an apology. He responded perfectly In that situation. The 13 year old Frankie fanboys couldn't sense the sarcasm, but Phil's subs could
Ah man, sorry to hear how the Lewis and Thorin thing affected you that much. I watched most of the summaries of that period and was appalled at everything that happened. Hopefully '22 will be better and maybe it might be worth considering streaming stuff on top of RUclips
Lewis and Thorin basically outed themselves, especially Thoring lol. He's known as a complete fruitcake in the Esports community now.. I AM ESPORTSSSSSSS.....SPARTAAAAA
lol, i just wanted to check out thorin's twitter profile, just for fun, and somehow i'm blocked? i have never commented on any of his tweets lmao
@@KrynexYT youve done something right then
When two sociopaths find the same target to bully... I bet they'll try and tweet of this saying its fake or something.
@@reevsy3 guess it's because i follow philip on twitter? lmao
"It's been really, really tough to stay motivated when every month feels like more work for a little less result."
I've been thinking this exact thing for the entirety of the last year. At the very least though there's some small comfort that, like you say, it seems as if no one is alone in that struggle.
Man how are we all feeling this?
Ya know man, i feel that. During the early part of the year i had my first tutor pass away from a covid induced heart attack over the christmas peroid and i walked into january struggling with things, struggling with my education due to the new tutor being shit. Thankfully in my second year thats been getting better but in life i think theres always gonna be something in our way and we have to get through it. Sort of whats talked about in the herdonic tredmill video.
I actually really enjoyed 2kliks this year, it’s almost like RUclips has walled you off from reaching outsiders. I noticed this year my explore page was a lot of people I had already subbed too and then the occasional enormous multi million video and spam of shorts. Maybe it was always that way but it’s definitely interesting. On the bright side though, the access to your music this year has really made an impact with it becoming part of my regular playlist
Also “when the party has run its course” was one of my favorite videos on the platform this year, without the current situation I think this would have been an enormous hit
RUclips suggestions suck very much. They keep suggesting videos i've seen, keep suggesting the same video for ages, videos from my subribed channels and just generally uninteresting videos stay on the home page
Yea my recommendations have been like that for a while it's broken
wow, someone else noticed that too?
Its really has become IMMENSELY difficult to add to my subscription list lately. It feels like I get reccomended very little i actually care about, and my subscription feed is getting ever smaller, but youtube hasn't really encouraged me to replace any of it.
Hey Philip, just wanted to chime in as part of your usually quiet majority who watches and enjoys your videos silently and say thank you! Thank you for all you do. I'm a kliks1 and kliks2 viewer and do not care much for CSGO stuff, again just to point out that we exist too. I check your channels manually every week to see what you make and almost always watch your stuff. I'm glad you'll continue being you because that's what I'm here for. PS. your upscaling and AI content gets an instant click from me. Thanks!
@@kliksphilip Do you consider yourself a philosopher? I loved your older rant videos on creativity and other abstract topics, and really miss that you didn't make more.
Not gonna lie. It feels good to see another RUclipsr talking about these struggles. There is always so much pressure to upload videos that will "do well" that I sort of stopped just making what I enjoy. That's why this year the plan is to stop caring about the numbers and upload whatever I enjoy 🤔 Let's see if that's even possible or If my channel ends up dead 👌
update: my channel is dead 🤣
@@ArcadeFL rip
Its nice watching this video. I've always felt like keeping a channel alive is like a desperate fight to keep your head above water, and it is reassuring to know that other RUclipsrs have the same experience.
You're a good creator. Wishing the best for you, Philip.
Damn 5 minutes with Phil was this year?? I remember being really hyped for those. It's a real shame they didn't work out.
i think you also forgot that it is also 2022 and not 2021 anymore time is weird
I misremembered these as having come out in 2020. Time is dead.
people liked them a lot, the algorithm/RUclips didn't
Dude 2018 was 4 years ago, shit's wild
As a random guy that enjoys your content, thank you for producing videos, I really like them, it's hard to find people that do content that they love, even if the industry is trying to bend them over.
As for the video games, I'd tell you to try AA games, not indies or big budget games, but those games that are hard to find because they most likely belong to a niche.
I was in a rough spot too, after being burned out by competitive shooters, I was incredibly surprised by the Yakuza series, to this day they have earned all the spots that I had in my most favorites games list, they create games based on what they believe is fun, and being a Japanese studio the cultural barrier is bigger, which to my eyes is actually a good thing, because each of their games truly shines when you embrace that games are meant to be fun, silly, sad or wholesome, a huge array of things, not just mindless following trends.
if you have time try to play either Yakuza zero or Yakuza Like a Dragon, the early chapters are very hard to breakthrough but they really, really are something
@@kliksphilip Yup he made a video praising Zero a lot if I remember correctly, but that entry came in 2017 to western audiences
@@kliksphilip yeah
Yakuzas are an amazing pallette cleanser but can require a bit of a time investment, if you can I'd say you should absolutely try it
I've been following all 3 of your channels for several years now, even though I don't play CS:GO and it's somewhat painful to see what happened to them, despite your acceptance of it all.
I love how much effort you put into your videos and they are a highlight whenever I see them, even of they're on topics I wouldn't be interested on initially. I don't know if seeing this comment would do anything for you, Philip, but I do want you to know that your efforts are appreciated and respected, whatever worth those two words have these days.
May the artificial gods of the web guide you to glory.
... I'm sorry for that last line.
Never played cs go, but I like his writing style and when the topic is mildly interesting, that's usually enough.
It's still admirable how honest your Youtubing efforts are, and I will appreciate the content you've created long into the future, whether it's feasible for you or not to keep going.
You have such a special place on youtube and in my heart. You say it feels like you are now in a pocket of your own on RUclips. Well cause you are!
No one produces content like you. Your constant work ethos, smart journalism and unique video ideas make you so much more watchable than other youtubers for me and is definitely the reason why I stuck with your content for so many years.
You create something special with your videos. I'm thankful to witness such an interesting and kind content creator.
Everytime I watch you create something, your video games, your tech reviews, your music, your csgo maps, I get joy because I see you doing something you love. It is truly inspiring.
Don't let this year get you down to hard. It's been hard for all of us. I myself have lost lots of different things, I never thought I would. It's been exhausting. But I still look forward to the future and I think I have grown a lot in the last two years, how miserable they may be.
Even if it wasn't for a very long time, 5min with phill did grab my attention every time, there were days i would leave it to watch before bed, so i could think on it while trying to fall asleep. And there were days i knew i would have some hard things coming, so i would watch it first thing in the morning, just so i could try to escape my irl problems by thinking about it.
All in all, thanks for those videos, and thanks for some of the other videos on 2kliks that really made me think about stuff; Hope 2022 goes better for both of us.
After watching this, all I can say is that I genuinely love what you do and wish you all the best. Here's to a hopeful 2022!
Phil, have you considered Patreon? I'm sure you have... I just can't help but feel like you're disappointed and maybe even a bit afraid of the future every time you release a new analysis.
You've been incredibly strong with everything coming your way these last years and I find that really, really impressive. I don't think could've lived through that myself.
This
He really should.
Ko-fi probably, not patreon
Philip, I'll keep it short - I'm subbed to all three of your channels and have been for years. I watch every video, whether as pleasant background noise whilst at work or with a cup of tea after work as a cool-down. I know it's tough to do what you do when it seems like, as you said, a losing battle - and I imagine it's especially concerning due to the monetary results of this. No matter what happens, just know there's a lot of people like me who enjoy your content, no matter what varied form it takes, and will support your work wherever it takes you. Thank you for powering through, and I really hope 2022 gives your channels the attention they actually deserve.
2021 was a strange year for everyone. Hopefully you'll bounce back in 2022! Your content is just as good as it always has been
I'm probably the minority here but I watch your content despite of CS:GO rather than for it. I personally don't especially enjoy the game, but I do like hearing about the map-making aspect of it. Thank you for all you do, and I'm sorry that you have to deal with the people you have to deal with.
I'm with you entirely. Prefer the non-CSGO channels too, but I understand why he has to focus on his big channel.
Very good video, a lot more than just a glance over your empire. Happy year, and continue being you!
i've seen the struggle of your channels, especially 3kliks being stuck at just above 1 millions subscribers for what feels like years now. But it does give me some hope because it's not just you, but everyone on youtube. I wish you all the best in 2022
also 5 minutes with phil was in 2021?! it feels like it was years ago. one thing i recently though of about that series is that it wasnt that fun to watch. great to listen to, but wathcing a 4k 60fps image of you with lens flare for 5 minutes wasnt that appealing. I would have suggested to play some background filler, like a random pro csgo match, so you get at least something to watch while listening, i know that in particular doesnt suite you, but you could think of something else
@@kliksphilip You could always just turn on your recording software while editing or playing Total War to get some random B-roll for use in videos like those, no need to edit it. Just to have something for viewers to look at, make it a little more engaging.
@@kliksphilip I think that your channel(s) would benefit greatly from experimenting with different types of content, or delivery of already existing content style. I think that this could draw in new viewers and subscribed viewers (for something to catch their eye) alike.
Sounds like a good idea. I know channels that do similar things to that like "theweeklyslap' which talks about random topics and uses COD gameplay as filler, and honestly even though it's just something mindless to be watching whilst listening to the creator talk, it makes a world of difference, especially for engagement. So I'd recommend doing it cos it honestly won't be much extra effort.
@@kliksphilip pod cast kind of content where you can listen rather than watch is mostly what I consume.
rlewis and his pet thorin are just reallife parodies of south park cartman. no point in even acknowledging their existence.
keep doing what you're doing, philip. you're awesome.
Feeling you for this year man, it's been a tough one. Been the university life for me, I'm doing well academically but it's so much more difficult to motivate myself for anything. Wishing you the best on the year to come, hoping for a happy 2022 for all! Your videos have been great by the way, I know your stats don't show it but know that many peoples day are just that little bit brighter because of you, thank you. Made the year a bit more bearable:P
24:37 “my channels are not an anomaly” proceeds to show stats for anomaly. Lol, love the work you always pour into your vids
History will sweep away the heap of garbage and lies placed upon you and replace it with a bed of roses. Keep on with the good content.
After seeing this I know youtube hasn't been easy for you but just know that the people who are already subscribed love your content. It's really exciting to see a notification that you have released a video and they are always high quality and satisfying to watch. So keep up the great work because we love to see it. Personally, I loved the content you made this year and some of the videos you made were Extremely relatable like "The Hedonic Treadmill comes for us all" and "When the Party has run its course". I cant wait to see what videos you will make this year!
You appear to me to be a person of very stable and strong mind. Good job withstanding that social media onslaught. Many people i believe couldn't have weathered it. And that's why they do it. Because it sometimes works. Despicable. Also, those odyssey comments are hilarious.
No matter what your view numbers are, I'm always excited to see what you have to upload! I really appreciate the way you treat your audience with respect, and just generally act like a solid human being.
I genuinely think 5 minutes with Phil could be a thing on this channel, be it weekly or so. I LOVED the format and just hearing what you have to say on seemingly random topics. I hope it'll be back in future. This is the best 'kliksphilip' channel, go tell your brothers that :V
2021 is where I started getting really into your videos. I’ve seen ur vids before but now, I’m a true klicker.
This is easily one of my favorites series that you do. hope 2022 treats you better!
I value your efforts immensely, and wish you the best.
Thank you for the hard work you put into your videos! I am always excited to hear your thoughts on new developments in gaming and hardware (Teardown, DLSS/FSR discussions, VR, etc) and I enjoyed that content this last year. Keep making stuff you enjoy and there will always be fans there to watch. Been a fan since the Hammer tutorial days
I love the honesty that you bring to these every year. I hope you have a good 2022
Great to see this level of transparency, really makes me respect you even more. It’s not often that you see RUclipsrs openly talk about the numbers, about what’s going on and whether things are bad or alright. I’d say I wish there were more people like you, but your unique, honest approach makes you special for me, and it’s a good way of distinguishing between the content creators I only watch for entertainment and those that I actually care about and root for.
Every time I see a new kliksphillip video it makes my day better. I love everything you make because it's all quality and interesting stuff and I'm actually excited for new music.
Happy new year Philip 💖
I don't know if you'll ever read this comment, but I truly loved this video. I spent thirty minutes of my weekend listening to a man who I've come to respect over the years without ever meeting him talk about their livelihood, of which they are very much passionate about. It is hard to describe how this video made me feel, but it was a good feeling. It was refreshing. You are so genuine in everything that you do, even something as "mundane" as these analytics videos. I don't generally find myself picking favorites but you are absolutely my favorite creator(s) to watch. I really can't put my finger on it, but I am just so encapsulated by your genuine nature (and humor, of course), that I just love watching all types of your content.
The last line is why I have so much respect for you. Many creators will say it, but few are genuine about it. Thank you for being authentic, for being human, and of course for being a source of content that I can relate to/with and enjoy during difficult times.
I know I'm just some stranger over the internet, but I really do appreciate you and your content, as sincerely as one can in this way. Thank you
I always found the video game making videos your best ones. I really appreciated flammable freddy and your 30 minuite game videos last year
I'm still happy that you do this analysis every year, you're the only channel who's doing it that I'm aware of and imo it shows some great insight that you as normal viewer normally never get.
I just spent about 30 minutes writing a very well thought out comment with a lot of interesting points and youtube just gave me an error and deleted it. To say I am mad would be a massive understatement. Anyway I will not be wasting more time with this, love your content and thank you for all you do phillip!
I like to copy the text of my comments before posting them. It might help to enable clipboard history too
I love you Philip!
I can also attest to the following two things:
During 2021 I quit using youtube for a while.
During 2021 I watched less of your stuff due to not getting it recommended, until I realised I forgot about you due to having your music on Spotify and then binging your latest 10~ or so videos!
Cheers for a better 2022!
Just as a bit of anecdotal evidence about Odgrub 4, up until this video, I had no idea you even released Odgrub 4 and I love you and content AND am subscribed! What the hell youtube?
I loved Five minutes with Phil! One of my favorite blips this past year
I've noticed over the past year of the lack of views on your videos, especially on your Odgrub video. It is sad to see, but I'm sure things will pickup as you say at the end :)
i love how upfront you are here. you dont see many youtubers going so in depth into their analytics, at least not publicly. love ur content and heres to a better 2022!!
Oh my, what a year. Seeing all those downshifting stats really hurts, but RUclips is getting harder and more evil and we can't really do anything about it. Even tho I still very enjoy every video you made this year on all of your channels. They are so different to the stuff I'm used to and gives me the motivation to get more involved into the topics you go into (especially the covid series). So thank you so so much for all you do and I hope next year is going to be better!
Just wanna say your channels are like nothing else I know on youtube, and I mean that in the best way possible. it’s such a vivid and transparent look into your brain, and I love that. Never change you glorious man
I really like these year recap videos.
Klik and 2Klik are pretty much two of my favourite channels on all of youtube, no one else does the content you do and in the style you do, the COVID content, upscaling stuff, technology stuff and even the other types of videos like "the party has run its course" are amazing hell that video was a sucker punch to the soul, you've given me perspective on what else there is to love about games and I even managed to learn how to juggle from your videos lmao, keep up the good stuff!
It's so sad that a genuine incredible youtuber having to deal with this. I love your content Philip, i always going to be here for it, dosen't matter if is a csgo update or a covid analysis.
Gigachad 3kliksphilip
-Gets attacked by Lewis and Thorin
-Photoshops them on flowers
-Refuses to elaborate further
-Gets called mentally ill
-Is finally left alone
Love ya content phil i still miss 5 minutes with phil, how long ago was that now?
Ages ago, probably even before covid or in a completely different era.
I'd guess around March 2021?
@@mattBLACKpunk only if some reliable records of these events are left. We might never find out.
@@felixinfinita3777 I looked it up after commenting haha 😅
2 years ago.
I know.
The time flies by...
Please continue being you Philip, for some reason you're the only content creator I come back to time and time again and have been for years despite not gaming much anymore. Your blend of charisma and realism is admirable and I wish you the best going forward!
As a big youtube watcher who enjoys some of your content from all 3 channels, I used to see a lot of you content on my homepage but it's been some time (6-8 months) I never see them apart from shorts on my homepage, I just rarely see now the videos of what I'm subscribed there only (7-12% of the videos suggested on my homepage are from channels I'm subscribed). In the end I felt like I didn't watched the content that I liked the most but passed more time watching short filler stuff that was on my homepage. Hope your channels do better in 2022
Hi! You probably already know this but, RUclips Shorts have seen a massive spike in viewers in 2021 and as a consumer myself, I can’t remember how much time I’ve wasted scrolling through shorts. I enjoyed every moment where i happened to stumble upon a klik’s short video so please keep making them!
Your videos are a joy to watch. Thank you
Thank you for another year of content. I never comment, but I do enjoy your videos a lot and do find myself watching few series again and again. I hope you will keep at it!
Normally I don't leave comments but 2 things stuck with me from this video that made me decide to leave this. Firstly, I'm sorry you've been getting so much negative attention and bad comments on your content klik, I love your videos and will go through periods of consuming different kinds of media on RUclips. Secondly, the thing you mentioned about TikTok being a non-direct competitor to RUclips's audience. I feel youre right about TikTok competing for the same consumer time because while I've found it extremely difficult to find entertaining long form content here on RUclips, tiktoks platform of quick, algorithm based short videos make it very easy to find stuff you enjoy watching while also being easy to skim through the stuff that doesn't interest you and continue to consume more. Just my thoughts
I completely missed all the drama you went through. Wow. Leaves me speechless. Thanks for making these klikempire analysis videos, I love them.
always enjoy watching these recaps, hopefully youtube can get their priorities straight in 22
i love your content man, no matter what you do it seems so polished. it's clean, to the point, and interesting. your channel is like a nice piece of warm toast :)
also, one possible reason i could see causing the recession is youtube's recommendation algorithm. i'm rarely shown videos i haven't already seen, and almost never recommend new channels, particularly small channels. everything that is recommended is family friendly, safe content, made for low attention spans.
Odgrub 4 just never made it into my feed, I imagine like plenty others. Maybe releasing it in November with everyone in holiday rush mode // new FPS mode it just got buried alive. Also, I just don't check your channels besides 3kliks much but your content is always a treat.
Thorin can suck a vape with horse hair in it.
so what im really happy with is your monthly covid vids. at first i wasnt interested in them. even now i cant say im super excited when you upload one, thought at some point i started watching them, or rather listen on background, like 2nd party priority videos. it all changed the moment i realized you could be doing this not much for "the whats happening in the world right now" news, but rather for a documentary for future. i realized how much information people could gather from these videos in 5 or 10 or even more years. i ecen imagined myself in future doing some kind of presentation or something for a history project (or more likely not me, but my friend, who is more interested in history) and maybe its just me, cause im obviously not watching whole RUclips, but at least for me you are the only content creator who documents this. and if I or my friend(s) will need this information in futute, I'll rewatch your videos or will recommend it to my friend(s). so keep on with it and thank you!
As someone who loves most of your videos, especially your unique game dev perspective, I think a big problem with your videos are titles and thumbnails. Even though I always love your videos when I click on them, doing exactly that is the hard part. I slept on Odgrub and total war for way too long because I wasn't super interested in the games, but you always make it interesting with your personality and humor. I think that might be why you have so few newcomers, because a lot of your titles and thumbnails don't really convey the greatness of the content. Just some speculation, I'm not a youtuber so can't really say for sure, but that's what I've felt personally. Hopefully your 2022 goes better because you truly have something special, I'm always excited to see what you do next!
As someone who has been following and regularly watching your content for more than a decade - keep it up!
I love these videos every year
stay strong philip you're the most real and honest person ive ever seen on youtube, no matter how many views/subs you get we'll always be here
and dont worry about richard and thorin, every single normal person in esports think they're boneheads
Wait what, it's analysis time again? A year has passed already? The heck?
Philip, you have given me hours of entertainment. I sincerely hope that your channel will grow and that you will find fulfillment in your work, be it youtube or any other field.
Even tough I follow you, Thorin and a lot of other "CSGO people" on various social media platforms, this is the first time hearing about that "beef". 😅
Great watch, thanks for making videos! I hope this year goes better for you. RUclips doesn't often recommend me your videos, but when it does I always enjoy them.
It's stuff like this (The first part of your video) that constantly reminds me to always spread nice comments to creators I enjoy. People who have problems always share their statements first, but people without issue remain silent. I like knowing there's a silent majority that loves you and your content, Philip, but sometimes I think it's important to stop being silent. Your content is astounding, genuine and filled with passion. You inspire my emotions and have intelligent insights that I sometimes never even think of. Even when I quit CS:GO temporarily, I continued watching your content. The only content of yours I rarely watch is PC hardware because, frankly, I'm not really interested in it and your personality doesn't seem to come out in those videos as much.
the internet is just increasingly negative and toxic all the time, virtually nothing is safe from these voices, and it gets tiring. good job this year chief, i liked all the content
To touch on what another comment wrote about the quote:
"It's been really, really tough to stay motivated when every month feels like more work for a little less result."
I don't know how we're all feeling this but I've felt it too. Like it just takes so much more effort to do the same thing. And it doesn't really make sense from an objective standpoint because it feels like thing sin my life are going relatively well, but yet somehow all unstable.
1. I've been told I'm up for promotion from engineer to senior engineer in February, but that it hasn't happened yet so it feels like my financial situation is unstable as until then I'm not an employee and still get my contract renewed every couple of months.
2. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel about inflation & what its long-term effects will be, so I don't know if earning more money will even matter or if we're in for a second great depression and/or hyperinflation.
3. I'm working on a new game that feels better than anything I've made before it yet I've never been so worried about its release as I worry that people have been burnt out of technology in general since the pandemic, and furthermore that the games industry has extremely devalued itself so I might be forced to release the game as a free-to-play to get anything, and that gamers in general have become far more jaded and critical of anything released so maybe my best just isn't good enough because I don't have a team? Even AAA's best isn't good enough anymore it seems, even Halo had to go free to play. How can I compete with that?
Basically, is this extra effort at work going to get me that promotion to employee & senior? Will earning more money even matter if inflation goes rampant? Will the 6 hours a day I work on my game (on top of my normal job) even be worth it, will anyone even play it at launch?
It feels like everything is requiring so much from me with no certainties or stability. And it's really burning me out.
I feel you man. All of those are super valid concerns anyone would be pulling their hair out if placed in a position like that. I hope everything works for the better for you in 2022
Really liked some of your 2kliksphillip content this year, the flammable freddy series was great and so was your Odgrub video.
I’ll tell you what’s part of the reason for the missing views: RUclips cranked up the ads to the maximum, which makes it unbearable. Sometimes you have to watch 2 20 second clips to see a 30 second video.
I got so annoyed that I bought RUclips premium, but I know others who just stopped using it as much.
RUclips vanced and sponsor block my dude
i feel you, i use adblock on my pc but when im watching youtube in bed on my phone i just click off the video instead of watching 1 20 sec unskippable ad and 1 5 sec unskippable ad, its just not worth spending the time to watch the ads anymore
@@Aygross this unfortunate there is no ios equivalent as far as I know
@@Aygross make the Chad move and get both vanced/block and premium
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! it is really interesting to look behind the scenes of a large youtuber and see how the landscape changes!
14:00 The CTR was double, because the number of impressions was lower in that time frame, not necessarily by better title/thumbnail. CTR can be often quite confusing because of that :)
Does click through rate count subscribers clicking on the video? Even in the subscription tab, or just the recommended.
@@Jona69 Yes it does. It counts everything on RUclips. Only external links from third sites aren't counted.
I loved watching your “5 minutes with Phil” series! It reminded of your vlog-style content before COVID.
sad to hear about odysee, it seems any potential competitor (in theory at least) to youtube just gets filled with those banned from youtube which essentially means unless everyone suddenly wants to expose themselves to a lot of reasonably bannable content youtube will not have a real competitor for a long time no matter what youtube does at this point
Yeah, I heard about this site but never went there. Comments he shown are really something else and they get upvoted like damn.
Thanks for all you do Philip, your videos are inspiring and have a very distinct and beautiful aura that clearly shows how much you care. 2022 is going to be a great year!
13:30 At some point the terrible YT algorithm changed and it never shows me new, unexplored stuff in my homer screen, and I hate it.
Yeah same i only get vids from subscribed channels, vids i watched like 5 years ago and sometimes a rdm late night show thing i dont want
True. It only shows the same 20 videos over and over. Such a shame
I can tell u something never lose hope ... U will also have one subscriber ...
Me.. U have inspired me a lot from making music to tring new games also your 5 minutes with phil is my favourite series for this year ... Thank you for keeping us going through this dreedfull year
You would think that it's covid messing up time and the perception of it, but it's not. Not for me, at least. I go to college daily and we barely follow the lockdown guidelines (because they're barely present), and my perception of time is screwed up as well. This also affects all of my college mates, friends, and family
Philip, the more I learn about you, the more I love you and your content. Keep doing what you do.
It seems a lot of content delivery is arbitrary. Personally, I'm being shown content by channels I'm not subbed to and will never watch again. This is quite annoying because my recommended page is littered with years-old videos that are just far from my interests. I found the 'interests' tab at the top to be quite intriguing; however, it seems the moment I follow a string of videos, the content I was exposed to before wholly vanishes. For example, it may go from CSGO -> guns - at which point I'll be shown no CSGO content until I actively remember. In content length, the videos I'm being suggested are either 20 minutes (with some being literally hours long). I have to commemorate you for trying so hard; I can't imagine how stressful it must be to have the goalposts constantly moved, and the need to keep an active audience entertained.
Amazing to see your backlog get so much more love thanks to the shorts format! You've worked hard on 3kliksphilip for years.
I'll be honest. It shows that you've been burned out. I've been watching your content and feeling like it's just "not the same" anymore. I've caught myself watching myself once and never rewatching, unlike the older ones.
The Odgrub video just,felt like a shitpost to me and I didn't enjoy it's style much.
@@kliksphilip I think it's just the fact that you delved into your sense of humor so much it alienated people like me.
Yeah, i feel like the newer videos are less 'rewatchable' than older ones. I can understand myself not wanting to watch a video I saw yesterday, but if it was a month or two ago, and I still don't want to watch it, it's odd. Your series are often the most rewatchable for me, most notably the Game Making Journey, Sleep Disruption gambling, and going low in CSGO. Case Unboxing Millionaire (or CUM as i shall refer to it from here on within this comment) doesn't have what those series have, in a certain way. That way being that each video in the series is less unique, with sleep disruption, each of them focus on different types of 'sleep events', going low in CSGO has different matches, with different types of people in each, and with different things you're trying to do towards the end of the series (E.G. knifing people). CUM has very similar videos throughout, with each video essentially being the same format.
This might not explain the 5 minutes with phil series though, I'm not sure whats up with that.
I really appreciate your transparency and honesty mate. You seem like a genuinely good bloke, and always seem very fair, introspective, and unbiased. I hope 2022 is a better year for you :)
I know you can’t possibly understand why I’m sticking around commenting this . But I wish you a even worse year in 2022 than you had in 2020.
I hope your New Year's resolution is to be a nicer person.
@@ezekielrauch3703 Not to speak for Philip here but, at least in the UK, those 'opinionated pieces' are treated as fact by the vast majority. It's a completely different political landscape to the US where much of the opposition has come from, so it is hard for us to put ourselves in your shoes.
Be careful what you wish for, it might just come back around, bud.
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@@ezekielrauch3703 or they are phrased as his... opinions? At no point he says whole world is like he is, subjectivity IS OBVIOUS. If you dont understand that things are subjective while coming to youtube then you are part of a problem, not a solution.
Also - just because Philip isnt struggling for food does not make wishing him "worse year" right. Make dumb and hurting comments - get ready for appropriate response. Not to mention Philip response is in no way hurting, agressive or unfair.
The video I've been waiting for for three days now. AND FINALLY THE TIME IS NIGH
I feel you on the viewership, RUclips can be so damn confusing. One month it's recommending to everyone and the next, subscribers tell me they're not even seeing my videos.
I don't know if you're aware/remember but m0e used to talk about RUclips "killing" his channel. At a certain point, he stopped getting recommended and all of his viewers plummeted. I don't know if it ever picked up, but I look to that for confirmation that sometimes RUclips just gives up on a channel.
The content you make that I enjoy the most is the content where you explain things, like your upscaling videos, and content where you geek out on something. I could watch you talking about useless details for hours. Simply put, you are an excellent investigator, and whatever you talk about is interesting.
I've beeen a fan of yours since your Source SDK tutorial days, but I don't comment on your videos very often. I just wanted to thank you for doing what you do, some of your videos have gotten me through some dark times myself, and I can't thank you enough for that.
Let's hope 2022 is better than the last two years, maybe even better than the years before them!
Again, thank you Philip.
Much love,
Mick
Big fan of all that your do Philip! Wish you all the best for 2022, I know I'll be here to watch and share
However low your channel growth has become, please do keep on uploading, after warching alot of other content watching your well-written videos is always very refreshing. Much love :)
Love your videos Phil! Hopefully 2022 treats you better
I enjoyed what you've done on 2kliks this year and its brought me back into your sphere
I admire how you talk about the channel figures, your worries and the outlook.
Quite the idol you are to me.