Coldrip

just a few deviants with an enormous fondness for charming and authentic gaming content - [email protected]

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

If I die before release I'm fixin' to become one of those ghosts that has unfulfilled goals in life

[PC Gamer @pcgamer]

GTA 6 trailer sends fans into frenzy, earns game dev praise, and leads people to ponder their inevitable demise: 'What if we die before GTA 6 releases in 2025?' https://t.co/gvAnlOUnA8

[Muaaz @mws]

Just finished a meeting with YouTube about their New Midrolls Update

[this will be a long Tweet, please Like/RT]

The situation is currently worse than I thought

But YouTube wants to work with me to figure it out, so I'll be sending them a bunch of feedback

What's Happening:

Starting May 12th YouTube will no longer let Creators manually place Ads wherever they want in their videos

What’s This Mean:

Ads will have to be approved by YouTube as Non-Interruptive Ads

Interruptive Ad: This Ad appears for viewers in the middle of a sentence, when something big is happening in a video, etc.

Non-Interruptive Ad: An Ad that only shows up during Natural Breaks (like Pauses, Transitions, etc.)

Why is YouTube doing this:

YouTube believes showing Ads that don't interrupt the viewing experience will increase Views and Revenue

Now at first glance, this makes sense... BUT

Why this is horrible:

Many YouTubers, especially Gaming ones, edit their videos so there's No Deadspace, No Pauses, No moments where the viewer can get bored, etc.

There’s entire Niches on YouTube designed to keep the viewer hooked the whole time

For these Creators, since there are no Natural Pauses or Transitions, YouTube’s system will mark most Manual Midroll Ads as interruptive

Gaming Creators will probably earn way less revenue

YouTube’s Solution:

They said to let YouTube’s systems automatically determine the best place to put Ads for your video if your Manual ones aren’t being approved

But if you’re a YouTuber, you know how bad their Automatic Ads System is

It usually places Ads in the most random spots. Sometimes the first Ad being 10+ minutes into the video, which results in WAY less money being made because Viewers don’t get served that Ad

And for Gaming Creators, the system might still find ZERO suitable Ad Slots even with the automatic system, which is horrible

So I asked YouTube about this scenario:

I straight up asked them if people like Gaming Creators will earn less money if YouTube can’t find Non-Interruptive Ad slots in their videos

and they basically implied that Yes, these Creators will earn less money…

I was even told that if making revenue through Midrolls is important to you

Then you should consider changing how you make videos to include things like Natural Breaks, Natural Pauses, etc.

I’m normally the biggest advocate of YouTube but I couldn’t believe this when I heard it

Many Creators will make less money going forward if this goes through

What happens to your old videos?

Any videos that you uploaded in the past, WILL be affected

YouTube won’t show Interruptive Ads to viewers anymore after May 12th

They’ll only show Ads when there are Natural Spaces/Breaks in your video

So if you have old videos that bring you passive revenue monthly

And YouTube can’t find any suitable ad slots in them..

Those videos will start earning significantly less money.

Where we’re at now:

- Nothing is changing until May
- YouTube wants to work with me to gain feedback
- We can fix this before it goes into effect

The fact YouTube is willing to listen to Creator Feedback on this means anything is possible

It looks really bad right now but I think they’re slowly realizing that

DM me if you want me to pass anything to YouTube

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@Dexerto I checked it out and honestly thought it was garbage. I don't get it. They lied, it doesn't have access to live internet, it's cutoff is in like 2023. Seriously the functionality felt terrible. No where near on par in my opinion, I get way more use out if other options.

[PC Gamer @pcgamer]

CD Projekt Red boss says 'around 100' Witcher 3 designers still work at the company, while the Witcher 4's story director is 'the same person since Witcher 1'. https://t.co/xxHNTeAZja

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@R_htes_k @LudwigAhgren @loltyler1 Taking a Lud post that seriously is why you're catching flak lol.

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@robertoblake Hard agree, from personal experience. Even with doing pretty alright for myself and my family I've found so many opportunities to focus my time on by freeing up time I used to spend gaming.

Time management and vision are OP. It's the meta.

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@pcgamer I'm definitely not mad at Mass Effect-esque. Also it'd be dope if they pulled of the time travel aspect well, it's always so gimmicky and shallow

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@Acu4D Whats uppp Acu

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

yes please, I 100% believe Cavill will pull it off & can't think of a better person to produce a 40K live-action series

[ScreenTime @screentime]

The ‘WARHAMMER 40,000’ live-action series is officially in development at Prime Video

Henry Cavill is set to star, and produce the series

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@toluaclake The score not going to SH2 makes zero sense to me, absolutely stunning work

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@kevinschrage @seancannell you're not getting anywhere on YouTube if you don't use YouTube

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@ShawnB1919 @BigfryTV I thought the same thing too, Hello Games went apeshit years ago creating content for No Man's Sky and just never stopped

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

W4 has been such a long time coming, can't wait to see how this game evolves once we get past the "iTs DEI" phase of the modern game development cycle

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

The Witcher 4 has been announced, with Ciri as the main character #TheGameAwards

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@BigfryTV Honestly the number of dope games I've gotten under $30 lately is pretty damn high. Games like Exfil that are up around $30+ I "wait and see" and then usually what I see doesn't end up being that great

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@PostsOfCats I often ponder about how many cats get catnapped with all the "they came up to me in the park and now I have a cat" posts

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@VOIDInteractive I know I'm probably a monster for saying this but I feel like PvP fights in this game would be insane. Still a fantastic game though

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

Shadow of the Colossus is still hands down one of my favorite games I've played in... 19 years? Crazy how some games just endure.

[PC Gamer @pcgamer]

8 years after The Last Guardian and almost 20 since Shadow of the Colossus, Fumito Ueda's new game finally announced—and it's sci-fi this time https://t.co/Z84ddZCiJM

[SQUAD 44 - WWII milsim @Join_Squad44]

📅 Mark Your Calendars: Early 2025

🌊 Prepare for the Pacific Front! 🇯🇵
Dive into the most authentic WWII milsim experience yet with our Iwo Jima map, featuring 1:1 scale terrain, new factions, weapons, and vehicles.

#Squad44PacificFront #ww2

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

Seriously nothing else like it when you get the full crew together for some FPS action

[Squad @JoinSquad]

"Squad with friends is peak gaming."

Agreed, u/TheLewdHistorian 😎

[MoiDawg @MoiDawg]

Full trailer for Squad 44's Pacific Update has dropped... and it's from the Japanese perspective.

Absolute banger.

[Coldrip @Coldrip__]

@Dexerto I honestly want to be on the other side just so I can see what that looks like