It was a great Matt Chat. Mr. Jacob is a very engaging personality (as was Mr. McCord). It did feel like he was "cut short," though, as if he had much more to say, and I would definitely have liked to hear more!
I think I have the original, "chesty" DotC advertisement (referred to in the Matt Chat comments on YouTube) in one of my old Amiga magazines. I did a quick Google search for it and didn't find it. Perhaps I should scan it and upload it here? It was.... memorable, especially since you didn't see gaming ads like that back in the day (or really, even now!).
I was a bit worried about how this episode would turn out, based on your ridiculous "I'm too hideous to show my face on YouTube" comments in a previous post you made, saying you're considering replacing yourself with a CG avatar. Damn, is that what would happen to my self-esteem if I ever post a video???? Other than an occasional, change-of-pace gimmick, I think the idea of replacing yourself with a CG avatar is ludicrous.
Some things to keep in mind about your videos, your appearance, and your audience:
At the risk of sounding sexist, I suspect that the vast majority (at least 95%) of your regular viewers tend to be male, and couldn't give a damn about how "hot" you are. Your appearance is actually "cool," and certainly more pleasant than many (most?) other YT commenters. You look like a "rocker," or at least one of the Three Musketeers, (and NOT the Three Stooges!), and that's cool in anyone's book. And you have more personality than, again, most other YT commenters. Together, this makes for a winning combo, and most (if not all) hardcore gamers and gaming industry types will enjoy your appearance! If there's anything that works about your show, it's Matt himself!
Second of all, I suspect a lot of the "grief" you received may have coincided with your "hit" video on WoW, whose general audience is probably made up by otherwise non-hardcore gamers, and probably consists of a whole lot of "griefers" and "haters," and thus the very people who ruin the game itself for potential players are the ones probably making the comments! It's not surprising that these twits would want to spread their lowlife sickness on YT.
Third of all, you're doing serious, informational videos for hardcore and nostalgic gamers. What seems to get attention on YT is humor or shock videos, and you're not doing that. You're taking the hard road, doing informative, classy videos, and that's not going to attract the audience of a vulgar comedy video. Perhaps you should throw more jokes in to lighten it up, but not get TOO whacked out in the comedy.
Keep in mind that your shows will stand the test of time, and may make for scholarly reference in the future, just like your books will do!
I still think that hardcore gaming geeks just don't know your show exists, and that's why you're not getting larger audiences (unless you cover games like WoW). It will take time for them to find you, but eventually they will! They will have to!
Anyhow, sorry for getting off on a tangent. As always, I love the show and look forward to it each week!
It was a great Matt Chat. Mr. Jacob is a very engaging personality (as was Mr. McCord). It did feel like he was "cut short," though, as if he had much more to say, and I would definitely have liked to hear more!
I think I have the original, "chesty" DotC advertisement (referred to in the Matt Chat comments on YouTube) in one of my old Amiga magazines. I did a quick Google search for it and didn't find it. Perhaps I should scan it and upload it here? It was.... memorable, especially since you didn't see gaming ads like that back in the day (or really, even now!).
I was a bit worried about how this episode would turn out, based on your ridiculous "I'm too hideous to show my face on YouTube" comments in a previous post you made, saying you're considering replacing yourself with a CG avatar. Damn, is that what would happen to my self-esteem if I ever post a video???? Other than an occasional, change-of-pace gimmick, I think the idea of replacing yourself with a CG avatar is ludicrous.
Some things to keep in mind about your videos, your appearance, and your audience:
At the risk of sounding sexist, I suspect that the vast majority (at least 95%) of your regular viewers tend to be male, and couldn't give a damn about how "hot" you are. Your appearance is actually "cool," and certainly more pleasant than many (most?) other YT commenters. You look like a "rocker," or at least one of the Three Musketeers, (and NOT the Three Stooges!), and that's cool in anyone's book. And you have more personality than, again, most other YT commenters. Together, this makes for a winning combo, and most (if not all) hardcore gamers and gaming industry types will enjoy your appearance! If there's anything that works about your show, it's Matt himself!
Second of all, I suspect a lot of the "grief" you received may have coincided with your "hit" video on WoW, whose general audience is probably made up by otherwise non-hardcore gamers, and probably consists of a whole lot of "griefers" and "haters," and thus the very people who ruin the game itself for potential players are the ones probably making the comments! It's not surprising that these twits would want to spread their lowlife sickness on YT.
Third of all, you're doing serious, informational videos for hardcore and nostalgic gamers. What seems to get attention on YT is humor or shock videos, and you're not doing that. You're taking the hard road, doing informative, classy videos, and that's not going to attract the audience of a vulgar comedy video. Perhaps you should throw more jokes in to lighten it up, but not get TOO whacked out in the comedy.
Keep in mind that your shows will stand the test of time, and may make for scholarly reference in the future, just like your books will do!
I still think that hardcore gaming geeks just don't know your show exists, and that's why you're not getting larger audiences (unless you cover games like WoW). It will take time for them to find you, but eventually they will! They will have to!
Anyhow, sorry for getting off on a tangent. As always, I love the show and look forward to it each week!
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