We Need To Talk.

Summary

In this video, the content creator addresses a 15-day hiatus from posting, clarifying that they haven't quit but have been focusing on other platforms like TikTok and Patreon. They discuss burnout from repetitive gacha games and their full-time business ownership. The creator also shares their health journey, weight loss, and the importance of self-care. They express a renewed passion for gaming, playing through their backlog, and a decision to diversify content beyond gacha games. The creator promises to return with more varied content, including upcoming game guides and sponsorships, while striving for a healthier work-life balance.

Takeaways

• 😓 The content creator has been experiencing burnout, particularly with gacha games, which have become repetitive and monotonous.
• 📱 Despite the break from the main channel, the creator continued to post content on TikTok, Patreon, and an animated channel, which are significant sources of income.
• 🍔 The creator co-owns a restaurant with his father, which is a full-time commitment that takes up a lot of his time, in addition to content creation.
• 🏋️‍♂️ Health and fitness have become a priority, with the creator having lost weight and aiming to get back to a healthier lifestyle, which has impacted the time available for content creation.
• 🏠 The creator has been focusing on self-care and house chores, which had been neglected due to the demanding schedule of work and content creation.
• 🎮 There's a renewed interest in playing games from his backlog and enjoying gaming without the pressure of content creation, which has been refreshing.
• 🚫 The creator is stepping back from the pressure of streaming and dealing with annoying interactions in chat, which had led to stress and demotivation.
• 📉 The creator acknowledges a drop in viewership on the main channel but is refocusing on creating content that they enjoy rather than being solely driven by views and subscribers.
• 🔄 There's a shift in content strategy to include a variety of games and not just focus on gacha games, aligning with the channel's broader gaming theme.
• 📅 The creator plans to return to regular content creation after fulfilling sponsor obligations and is committed to balancing online work with real-life responsibilities.

Q & A

How long has it been since the content creator posted their last video?

It has been over 15 days since the content creator's last video.

Why did the content creator take a break from posting videos?

The content creator felt burnt out from repetitive gacha games and needed time for self-care and personal life.

What platforms has the content creator been active on during the break?

During the break, the content creator has been active on TikTok, Patreon, and their animated channel.

What is the content creator's full-time job besides content creation?

The content creator co-owns and operates a restaurant/bar with their father.

How has the content creator's work schedule been affecting their personal life?

The demanding work schedule has led to burnout, weight gain, and a lack of personal time for activities like gaming or going to the gym.

What changes has the content creator made to improve their physical health?

The content creator has started going to the gym and meal prepping, resulting in a weight loss of about 15 pounds.

How has the content creator's perspective on streaming changed?

The content creator found streaming to be less enjoyable due to negative interactions in chat and decided to play games offline without streaming.

What realization did the content creator have about their approach to playing gacha games?

The content creator realized they were going about gacha games all wrong, focusing too much on guides and not enjoying the games' stories and characters.

What is the content creator's plan for the future regarding content creation?

The content creator plans to cover a wider range of games and topics, not just gacha games, and to create content based on personal enjoyment rather than just viewership.

How does the content creator feel about their current viewership and income from the channel?

The content creator is not satisfied with the current viewership and income but acknowledges that their other platforms like Patreon and TikTok are doing well.

What is the content creator's stance on early access to games for reviews?

The content creator expresses frustration with not receiving early access to games for reviews, which affects their ability to create timely content.

Outlines

00:00

📅 Content Hiatus and Personal Burnout

The content creator discusses their 15-day break from posting videos, addressing concerns about quitting content creation. Despite the hiatus from the main channel, they have been active on TikTok, Patreon, and an animated channel. The creator admits to feeling burnt out, particularly with gacha games feeling repetitive. They mention taking time off from certain games and focusing on other backlog games, revealing a full-time job co-owning a restaurant with their father, which takes up significant time. The creator also talks about health issues, having gained weight and recently losing some, and the impact of this on their content creation and personal life.

05:01

🎮 Gaming and Content Creation Struggles

The video script continues with the creator's reflections on their gaming habits, expressing dissatisfaction with the repetitive nature of gacha games and a renewed appreciation for immersive storytelling in games like 'Trails through Daybreak'. They discuss the pressures of streaming and content creation, the annoyance of dealing with chat during live streams, and the decision to play games offline for personal enjoyment. The creator also shares thoughts on the gacha game formula, their changing approach to it, and the realization that they need to re-evaluate their content strategy and channel focus.

10:02

🛠 Reevaluating Content Direction and Personal Well-being

In this paragraph, the content creator talks about their decision to diversify the type of content they produce beyond gacha games, inspired by the success of past videos on different topics. They express a desire to cover games they find enjoyable without being constrained by the pressure of viewership numbers. The creator also discusses the challenges of obtaining review copies of games in a timely manner and the stress associated with creating content for popular games that are already well-covered by other creators. They emphasize the importance of returning to creating content that they personally enjoy and the need to balance this with their personal life, including health and self-care.

15:02

🔄 Upcoming Content and Life Balance

The final paragraph outlines the creator's plans to return to regular content creation while maintaining a healthier work-life balance. They mention upcoming sponsorships, including a jiu-jitsu game and an anime-related sponsor, and express gratitude for the support from their community. The creator also discusses their intention to cover various games, including 'Honkai Impact 3rd', and to participate in live streams for game events. They conclude by expressing their love for their audience and their commitment to creating content that they are passionate about, without being overly concerned about views or subscriber numbers.

Keywords

💡Content Creation

Content creation refers to the process of generating various forms of content, such as videos, articles, or graphics, for online platforms. In the video, the creator discusses taking a break from posting videos on their channel due to burnout, but continues to create content on other platforms like TikTok and Patreon, which are significant sources of income for them.

💡Burnout

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It is mentioned in the script as the reason for the creator's hiatus from posting videos on their main channel. The repetitive nature of playing gacha games and the pressure of maintaining content output led to this state.

💡Gacha Games

Gacha games are a type of video game that incorporates a mechanic where players spend in-game currency or real money to obtain random virtual items, often characters or equipment. The creator expresses feeling burnt out from these games, as they became repetitive and felt like playing the same game over and over.

💡Patreon

Patreon is a platform where creators can receive financial support from their audience through monthly subscriptions. It is highlighted in the script as one of the platforms where the creator continues to post content during their break, and it is a source of income.

💡TikTok

TikTok is a social media platform known for its short-form videos. The creator mentions using TikTok to continue content creation during their break, emphasizing its role as another platform for sharing animated content and generating income.

💡Backlog

A backlog refers to a collection of tasks or games that one intends to complete but has not yet started. The creator discusses playing games from their backlog, which they had not had time to play due to their focus on content creation and other obligations.

💡Full-Time Work

Full-time work implies employment that requires a significant portion of an individual's working hours, typically around 35 to 40 hours per week. The creator mentions working full-time in a restaurant business, which they co-own with their father, and how it takes up a considerable amount of their time.

💡Sponsors

Sponsors are individuals or companies that provide financial support or resources for a project or event. In the context of the video, the creator mentions having several sponsor commitments, indicating that sponsored content is part of their revenue stream and work responsibilities.

💡IRL (In Real Life)

IRL is an acronym for 'In Real Life,' used to distinguish between online and offline experiences. The creator discusses the importance of balancing their online content creation with their real-life activities, such as going to the gym, cleaning their house, and socializing.

💡Algorithm

In the context of social media and content platforms, an algorithm refers to the set of rules that determine the order and visibility of content in a user's feed. The creator mentions the algorithm when discussing the challenges of getting their content noticed among other videos on YouTube.

💡Viewership

Viewership refers to the number of people watching a particular show, channel, or piece of content. The creator expresses concern over their channel's viewership and the pressure to maintain or increase it, which contributed to their decision to take a break.

Highlights

Content creator has been on a 15-day break from posting videos, but has been active on TikTok, Patreon, and an animated channel.

The creator experienced burnout from repetitive gacha games and took a step back from streaming.

Despite the break from one channel, content creation continues across other platforms where the creator earns income.

The creator owns a business and works full-time, which takes a significant amount of time alongside content creation.

Content creation process, including recording, editing, and posting, has been overwhelming and contributed to stress.

The creator has gained weight due to a busy schedule and lack of self-care, with a recent weight loss of 15 pounds.

A renewed focus on health and self-care includes getting back to the gym and meal prepping.

The creator took time off to clean the house and reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed by chores.

Experiencing depression and the need to take a step back from content creation to focus on mental health.

The creator found joy in playing games without the pressure of content creation, rediscovering the love for gaming.

Realization that gacha games were being played too intensively and a shift towards a more casual gaming approach.

The creator plans to return to making content but with a re-evaluated approach and mindset.

A decision to cover a broader range of games and not just focus on gacha games in future content.

The creator reflects on the importance of not stressing over views and returning to creating content for enjoyment.

Acknowledgment of the community's desire to see certain types of content and a commitment to fulfilling those wishes.

Upcoming plans for live streams and sponsored content, indicating a return to regular content creation.

A final note of gratitude to the audience for their support and understanding during the creator's break.

Transcripts

this is the longest that I have ever

gone without posting a video it has

currently now been over 15 days it's

been about 15 days since my last video

that I posted now a lot of people have

been asking oh did you quit making

content you're not making content

anymore no no no no while I haven't been

posting on this channel and I kind of

took a little break from streaming I

have still been posting on my Tik Tok my

animated Channel and my patreon my

patreon and Tik Tok where I get

literally all of my money from doing

content creation and I honestly was just

burnt out I am I was burnt the [ __ ] out

of gacha games Goa games just got so

repetitive and everything just felt the

same I felt like I was playing the same

game the same type of game over and over

and over and I think when zzz came out

that is when it became very apparent

even when I just like stopped playing ZZ

and went back to the other gotchas that

was playing like Star ra and woa haven't

really been playing those much either

thank God they added the thing in wo

where you can get your stamina just

stacked up because I haven't logged into

that I I did just log in recently but I

took about a week off from logging into

that game as well and the same for Star

rail I have just been playing games in

my backlog that I've been wanting to

play that I haven't had time to play

because for those of you guys that don't

know my life this is the last time I'm

going to explain this cuz a lot of

people think like oh I mean you're a

content creator and that's not the only

thing I do I work full-time I own a

business me and my father about 8 years

ago uh had a made a decision to go 50/50

in and buy in a restaurant so we bought

a restaurant together and we have been

restaurant/bar we have been working

together for uh about eight plus years

now going on 9 and it takes a lot of

time right so yeah we split it 50/50 so

I work 3 and 1/2 days he works 3 and 1/2

days uh we we have a day that we're uh

closed so I do have some time to do

content but lately all I've been doing

is doing that coming home going taking a

shower going to the computer uh record

content edit content post content stream

do sponsors think of ideas for the next

video for the next day barely get any

sleep uh and not only am I just

recording content from one channel uh

you know two channel three now but I'm

not really posting on other one till I

get something I want to make content on

post videos on two channels do Tik toks

do shorts uh do patreon videos stream it

it is a lot okay and it got to the point

where I I ended up gaining so much

weight dude I I got to the heaviest I've

ever been in my life was

278 lbs I'm proud to say now that I'm

263 so I bought I about lost 15s in the

last uh month or five weeks something

like that so we're getting there I want

to get back to like 215 2 210 205 5 220

220 I'll be happy right even 225 uh I

want to get back lower to that so it's

going to take a lot of work and honestly

that takes time from uh doing content

right it may only be uh two hours or so

but that is two hours that I could spent

recording a video editing a video

posting it or maybe two or three of them

and it just got to the point where I

just got depressed I was like wow I'm

sitting here playing a game that I hate

right now because I want to play other

things and I have no time for myself I

have no time to play any other games I

have no time to [ __ ] go to the gym I

have no time to go outside and and go

get a meal besides door dashing [ __ ]

which the amount of money I spent on

door Dash alone because I literally had

no time to even cook which I've been

cooking again and meal prepping again so

it's been great uh I have had time to

clean my house now like my house was

getting filthy because I just let things

stack up and and chores stack up and it

was just getting really bad and I need I

needed to take a step back and just

think like bro you need to chill out

like you are doing way too much I got an

editor for the anime channel now so I no

longer have to edit those videos I only

edit these shorts for them for Tik Tok

and those are so easy um but that was

taking a lot of time for me and uh you

know it it has been wow like I am so

much happier taking less time streaming

I was trying to stream during that

moment of me taking time off like about

two week two weeks or so from making

content on here but I was still trying

to stream here and there and man I just

I don't know if it's maybe I was just

burnt out and annoyed and aggravated but

every time I would try to stream

something it's just like every time I

get someone annoying in chat just I I

cannot stand it right I just get I I

Just Lose It Like mentally I'm just like

I'm checked out and uh I never used to

be like that I don't know if Chatters

got more annoying like firsttime

Chatters new Chatters just got more

annoying um back seating got more you

know equivalent like people just kept

back seating every time I tried to play

black myth wuka uh it was super super

annoying and you know people are like oh

just don't read chat what's the point of

streaming then my entire reasoning for

liking streaming was hanging out with

chat hanging out with the boys right

while while streaming building a

community and I uh I just I just got

sick of it I was like maybe I just need

to play some games and just not worry

about streaming it or making content on

it maybe we had just play offline and

you know what it's the best thing I ever

did I played through uh blacksmith

Wukong I'm literally on the final

chapter and I also finished Trails

through Daybreak which is a 100 plus

hour game by the way and I finished it

I'm finishing uh uden 100 uh uden

Chronicles 100 Heroes I've been playing

Shin Mami tensei Vengeance um I I I've

been playing so many games without

worrying about making content or

anything like that literally just

chilling playing and it's been so good

and and I forgot what it felt like I was

getting to the point where I was like

man do I even like playing video games

anymore because all I was playing was

[ __ ] gacha games but then I play

games like Trails through Daybreak and I

get engrossed in such a amazing story

and I'm like oh my God yes this is good

storytelling not the gacha [ __ ] right

and I think I was going about gacha all

wrong cuz the way I used to treat gacha

was just two guides that's it don't care

about story don't care about none of

this not saying I'm not going to care

about story for hawkey star all woo

anymore but uh I'm not going to like

force myself to care if I don't care

right like I'm not going to force myself

to play a game just because make like

Zena Zone zero for example I I will say

though I was wrong about that game

probably going to do a video on that I

was wrong about that game I think I was

just burnt out and I couldn't properly

ex uh you know enjoy that game because I

was literally just checked out of

playing gacha gam I just needed to play

a real game for for once right and I was

sick and tired of that formula right and

then playing it freeo play it's like ah

I I couldn't do it man and I've been

playing it off stream recently without

making any content on it and it is

actually a good game if you just play it

casually uh I don't care about doing end

game [ __ ] in that game um because I

think it's too boring uh it's way too

bullet spongy and I just don't enjoy the

end game in that and that's just the way

it's going to be and uh I just been

playing it for the story the music the

characters and just playing it maybe 30

minutes a day and that's it and it has

been infinitely better playing playing

it more casually cuz that is how gacha

games are designed to be played they're

not designed to be played for 10 plus

hours a day okay granted when games like

woa or genin get like big updates yeah

you want to play it for a couple more

hours than just like 30 minutes a day uh

but then after you're done with that

content which should only take a day or

a few days uh you're right back to just

doing the same [ __ ] just log in for you

know 10 15 minutes and then just log out

I will be going back to making content

on this channel I just I just really

needed to take a break and I really

needed to think to myself like I need to

re-evaluate what I'm doing I was trying

way too hard on this channel to get the

viewership I once got which I don't know

what happened there but hey it is what

it is I I still have my uh my patreon

and my Tik Tok and and the other channel

and uh they're doing fairly well so it's

not really a big deal that this channel

uh isn't doing performing like I wanted

to cuz everything else is um but I did

really want that sense of security of

getting good viewership and getting you

know good income cuz obviously I don't

just waste the my time of my life just

sitting here all day to just make no

money on YouTube right or not get any

views on my videos um I am still going

to be doing uh gotcha stuff but uh you

know what if I feel like uh a game comes

out like Monster Hunter wilds and I want

to know life that and I want to make

content on that I'm going to do it I'm

not just going to strictly do just gacha

on this channel that is why I made the

gacha channel I made a separate channel

for gacha and I started looking back at

my videos and I'm like you know what I

have had videos that I've done extremely

well that are not just gotcha I've done

Grand blue fantasy relink guides and

videos and they all did every single one

of them amazing over 20 30,000 every

single one of them better than I can say

for most of the videos I'm doing now on

Star and woa and I have done videos on

Final Fantasy 7 remake and and rebirth

and you know Final Fantasy 16 and all of

those videos did very good so you know

what going forward if there's a game I

want to do guides on because my my

channel is Legions gaming I'm do I'm

gaming not just gotcha so I am going to

be covering other things besides just

you know gotcha because at the end of

the day star Rail and woa while I love

both of those games have content for

like once every 6 months uh 6 weeks the

the struggle of trying to think to

myself like oh my God I need to find

something to make content on I need to I

need to figure out something and it was

like like mind-boggling to try to think

of something every day on a game that

doesn't have content it's easy in a game

like a monster hunter where you can like

do new builds and try challenges on

bosses and stuff like that that is

interesting to do and uh you know you

don't have to really go crazy looking

for something to make out of it going

forward I will be covering other stuff

that I find enjoyable uh that I want to

make videos on while still covering you

know the gotta stuff when there is

content like this Friday there's a live

stream for 2.5 I will definitely be

doing that I still have to do 1.2 sory

for woa if you made it this far video

let me know in the comments if you still

want me to post that I heard it wasn't

that crazy of a patch I was just

planning to stream it and then be done

with it and then you know go win win the

story in 1.3 because I can't say

anything but I am in the beta for 1.3

I'm not allowed to make content on it

I'm not allowed to uh post about 1.3

beta or anything like that you know so I

I can't be posting that but I am sure

that it's going to be very good so I

will be covering 1.3 when it does come

out but I think 1.2 I'm just going to

play it and just move on I'm going to

stop caring as much uh about views on

this channel uh because what used to

drive me insane to like stress and

depression was like okay I needed to no

life the gacha games to make content on

the gacha games and then if I wanted to

do games like oh metaphors coming out

right or a black myth Wukong if I wanted

to do games like that and do guides on

those games which I would love to do the

thing is by the time I get the game

because I'm not a massive reviewer right

I'm not IGN or Gamespot or anything like

that Kaku I don't get the game two weeks

early I have tried so many times with

other companies to get the games early

and I've had that happen to me a handful

of times other other otherwise they just

see my channel and they're like oh only

21,000 Subs uh but that most of them

don't go even though I have 100 65,000

on Tik Tok They Don't Really judge

reviews you know review copies for Tik

Tok platform and then on Twitch I I have

like 12 12K right so it's not worth it

for them I guess even though it's just a

free copy you know I sign an NDA I don't

it's not a big deal but anyway going off

on a tangent sorry I would get stressed

out cuz it's like what's the point of me

making a guide on the game when the game

is going to come out and people have

already had this game for [ __ ] like 2

3 weeks and as soon as the game comes

out and bgo embargo drops then they

could just post a [ __ ] ton of videos

that they already have ready to go and

then by the time I get to that point to

want like bro this is a 60 hour game 30

50 hour game Wukong right if you

depending on completionism

and if I was to go and like make guides

on certain special side quest Secret

side quests bosses like how to beat them

easy if I go to YouTube The Day the game

comes out there's already guides for

every single one of those and by the

time I get to the point where I can do

[ __ ] guides on that is going to be

like a week later so it's going to be

out even longer there's going to be

videos already cooking for like a week

or two so why would they watch somebody

uh with 20K Subs 21k subs and then like

barely any views on their video compared

to the one that was already posted a

week ago that has 100,000 views right so

I would always get that mentality that

like all it's not worth doing I need to

stop doing that and I will stop doing

that on this channel because I never

used to think like that early on and all

my guides used to do very well I never

used to think about timet I never used

to think about you know oh no one's

going to see it I used to just post it

and it would do well and I'm just going

to go back to doing [ __ ] like that uh

and not think about it because at the

end of the day yeah maybe those videos

have 100,000 views but there's also like

probably 100,000 other people that

haven't seen a video like that yet

because maybe it didn't hit their uh

recommended or their algorithm right so

I'm just going to go back to doing

content that I like and that I enjoy and

when I have time U because I am back in

the gym but that is time I'm taking for

myself I am uh trying to be healthier

IRL with like life like going out and

and spending a day to myself going out

to get some food cleaning my house go

for a walk stuff like that so I'm trying

to because my my life was pretty lonely

and miserable for a very long time I I

was literally just like I don't have any

friends any IRL anymore they've either

moved they've gotten married had kids

died or or whatever right or we've moved

on from each other so I've lived my life

every day for like the last couple of

years just work make content sleep make

work content sleep make work content

sleep over and over every single day no

other human interaction outside of just

talking to people on Discord or on on

streams and it just it just got to be

too much to where I was like I need to

take a break um and just maybe take some

time for myself which is one of the

reasons why I didn't go to anime NYC

this weekend even though crunchy will

sent me the past is because I just

didn't feel like being in in a space

where I was surrounded by thousands of

people uh as I was like not in a good

head space and I honestly just feel

disgusted with the way I look right now

and I know a lot of people are going to

be like oh you look great blah that's

fine uh I just don't I know what I'm

supposed to look like and what I used to

look like when I was in my Prime

probably like right during co uh before

Co happened and I just feel disgusted of

myself so I uh I just needed to take

some time to reflect think about things

what I wanted going forward and you know

just take some time for myself so I did

not quit I will still be making content

I know this was a long- winded video uh

if you made it this far I appreciate you

all I love you guys and uh I know a lot

of people have been saying oh you said

you were going to play hongy back third

when that coming I'm going to do it when

I feel like it cuz right now I'm just

playing through games and having fun and

when I don't have anything to play I

will go back to Hong back third and uh

do videos on that as well and if they

don't do well they don't do well but I

know there's a lot of people in my

community that do want to see that so

you guys made this far thank you love

you all I uh appreciate you guys I will

be posting a video um on Friday maybe

I'll be doing a live stream on YouTube

and twitch uh Friday morning for the 2.5

live stream for faia and you know uh

star rail as as a whole and I will be

doing a stream this week for withering

waves I do have a crazy amount of

sponsors to do this this month I got the

new Jiu-Jitsu kaisen game coming out

Infinity Nik uh there's so many like I

think I have like five or six uh

sponsors to do um one of them is like an

anime one too so I I I have a lot of

stuff I need to still do this week

because I need to finish it before the

end of August which is like 5 days from

now so I got a lot of work to do then

after that we will try to go back to

more normaly and I will try to make

content as regular as possible while

still kind of having that you know work

in iral Balance to keep myself from

going insane thank you guys so much for

watching I love you all and I'll see you

guys on the next video

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