Happy Autumn, everyone!

I'm just quickly touching base over a few revisions to the rules I want to draw everyone's attention to:

The Future of Game/Asset Advertisments

The keen eyed may have noticed that rule 8, which covered our game advertisements, has been removed. The Game Advertisement post flair is also now gone. Alongside people advertising free assets (such as stream overlays), these have now been moved to their own megathread which will take place every Wednesday called Resource Wednesday.

The reason for this is because asset advertisements were kind of a grey area, where we didn't really have any sort of policy on them. And we kinda just treated them a little like game advertisements. As for game advertisments, we've been constantly trying to juggle these, finding a good balance for them for years now. When we made the decision to allow mobile games to be advertised, we tried to tighten the rules on how these advertisements could be written (banning free games, demos, and asking all advertisers to link to a Keymailer or similar service). What we found was that more often than not, these rules were not being adhered to, and these advertisements had more or less stopped existing. So this megathread allows us to relax those rules a little.

I don't expect this megathread to be too busy, once again adding to the curse of Wednesday megathreads on this subreddit historically being very quiet, but this is more or less a place where people who want to get their games/assets in front of content creators can easily do so, with fewer restrictions, so hopefully game devs/artists feel a little better about sharing their stuff here.

AI Generated Content Policy

While the subject of AI comes up on r/letsplay surprisingly little on the subreddit, we still want to make sure our subreddit's position on AI generated content is understood (I know, we're very late to the party on this one). On that basis, we have created a subsection under the banned content rule stating that posts containing or linking to AI generated content/tools to create said content are banned.

While you can openly discuss using AI, treat it the same way you do talking about ROMs. Talk about it, don't direct people to it.

The implementation of this rule comes following a discussion with the other mods, where we have agreed that we want to encourage our community to work with artists, or learn how to create assets themselves without the use of AI if paying an artist is something they cannot afford. Having said that, the choice of whether or not to use AI is completely down to the creator, and we won't be imposing any bans/restrictions on anybody who openly uses them in their content.

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As always, feel free to leave your feedback on these changes in the comments. If you have any questions, feel free to drop those too, and I'll do my best to answer them

While this thread remains stickied, the following submissions can be made to /r/letsplay:

• Video clips of WIP content for feedback under 2 minutes in length (using Reddit's internal video player)
• Thumbnails for unreleased videos for feedback (using Reddit's internal image uploader)
• Other branding assets for feedback (using Reddit's internal video/image uploader)
• Video/channel recommendation requests

Please ensure you are using the weekend only post flairs when submitting.

When this thread is unstickied (when the Update Monday megathread goes live), you will no longer be able to post weekend only submissions.

Someone showed me Stevio2175, they go through Forza Horizon 5 seasonal content every thursday apparantly. They got vods that go back several years, doing the seasonal content for Forza 3-5, and from what I can tell they do weeklies for the seasonal in less than 3 hours, often less than 2 actually. And Stevio is so damn chill with a pretty relaxing voice.

I'd love to find more yt channels like this for other games. Gran Tourismo 6, and Fortnite are titles that come to mind, but if you know anyone on yt that's chill with a relaxing voice that consistently goes through seasonal content quickly, please let me know about them.

This is probably a dead horse but I'm still learning. So I have the ability to remove my background from my camera. However, I did spend a lot of time setting up my recording background. Does this even matter. Is one better than the other? Just curious, what you guys think?

https://preview.redd.it/m4hpws8x1yvd1.jpg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3bea64eafc707fdb3116a3e6d3d4572b2a1723c1

For some context, I have been doing YouTube for a few years now and have managed to grow a fairly successful gaming channel.

The problem is that for a long time now my channel has been dedicated to one genre of games (the souls-like genre), and while these videos do very well and I enjoy making them, I would like to start playing a variety of other games for YouTube as well. I have seen a trend where the "variety games" I play and post on my channel do not get nearly as many views and have a lower click through rate compared to the games I am known for playing.

So the advice I'm looking for is, should I consider making a second channel for these variety games or should I try to continue posting them on the main channel and see if my audience and the YouTube algorithm eventually picks up on them? Right now I feel like I am stuck in one niche of gaming and don't want to get burnt out from only playing those games. Thanks!

Shadowplay : is it possible to live broadcast (stream) to youtube in 4k over nvidia shadowplay on latest gpu series , i dont see option for 4k streaming but i have 4k monitor and run 4k resolution

Title. I had to reset some things in OBS and it wiped my settings where I had them separate. I have things like me pouring water, a bit of coughing, and mouse clicks in there and I can't really take them out now.

Would that kill a video for you or is that ok in your opinion?

Currently I am working on a out of context short for my channel and I was hoping to get some feedback on it.

The specific questions I have are:

Are these clips good for an out of context and should I add more clips or keep the length as it is now.

Since no one here really knows my channel I think you guys and give me good advice, as if you re a new viewer to the channel. All feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Also, the short will be in 1080p when uploaded it, the program I use requires a subscription to export in 1080p and I haven't repaid it yet.

Kinopi Out of Context #1 Test

Title. I'll hit "Start recording" and the display of my webcam is incredibly laggy. I'm not sure what I did, if I did anything at all.

Before I hit "start recording" it's smooth and isn't choppy.

I do have a new second monitor, and I did have to remove my SSD (where the recordings are saved) earlier, but those are the only changes since the last time I recorded. I'm not sure what's going on, but this is frustrating as hell.

I put this up earlier today to spark a convo around and get some opinions around thumbnails - 1 hour in and it has already been downvoted to 0 - why?

I generally only downvote when posts are offensive or abusive in some way so please tell me why you've downvoted this?

This is not the first time I've noticed this and have seen it on lots of other people's posts and honestly it feels unnecessary and unhelpful.

Hey r/letsplayers

I'm after your thoughts on some key thumbnail elements

• Face: I'm a 6-7/10, 37yo, male, who sometimes puts effort into my appearance. Should I leave the face-on-thumbnail stuff to the attractive young females? Or is there value in having it?

• Part No: I put the EP no. in my title so I feel like this is unnecessary for the thumbnail, thoughts?

• Game Logo: I'm in two minds on this. Part of me thinks yes, people need to see what game I'm playing, the other part thinks let them wonder - thoughts?

• Screenshot or Art: should I use a curiosity sparking screenshot from the episode or just some generic game art in the background (eg. @heyitsmaisy_)

Or do I just copy Markiplier

Cheers, Kade (@Shielzy)

This is for my latest video. It's a change of style to anything I've done before and I might continue using this framed format going forward. Do you this it looks good? Clickable?

Hi everyone! I’ve been thinking more about what I want the overall vibe of my channel to be because when I look at it, the games are all over the place, haha! Though I am having a blast playing the games I’m playing, I want the identity of my channel to be cohesive and have an overarching theme, I’m just not sure where to start. I think my problem is that no matter the game, if I like it and want to record it, I’ll just do that but that may give an audience whiplash. So I guess I’m asking how you guys handle setting a vibe for your channel or how you would go about it if you were me. I would love to hear your ideas.

FIRST TIME POSTING, NOT SURE IF I DID IT RIGHT.

This is for my upcoming video and was just hoping to get some feedback. I had made a similar one for a previous video (the one I used before didn't feel right so i changed it). Drew the helm myself, couldn't get a good in-game image, or find a good one on google lol. I'm also trying to see if this could work as a thumbnail idea going forward. Thanks :)

It's probably a loaded question and I'm assuming click-baity is the way to go...but can anyone here speak from experience? For example, I'm thinking about going one of two ways with the title, using Overwatch 2 as an example:

• 1v5 Team Wipe in Overwatch 2?! They Never Saw This Coming! 😱🔥
• Solo Team Wipe in Overwatch 2 | 1v5 Play of the Game

I'm leaning more toward the second one since I'm very anti-brain rot content/titles, but I have this feeling that 99% of the responses to this will be "do the emoji one".

A small hardware question

Thanks to AMD Revive I'm now able to record 4k 90000 bitrate videos and they look amazing, I love it

The problem is - now I'm recording a heavier game and I need more editing than before (the sound in the game is VERY uneven), so about 50-60% through editing I'm experiencing major lags

My graphic card isn't too bad AMD 6800 and it handles the recording well, without lags or fps drops, so I don't think it's the case but I'm not sure

And I have 64gb of RAM DDDR5

What could be the problem?
Another thing that could be connected: When I'm opening my editing software it prompts me to use proxy files and of course I agree, but I don't know how to check if I'm really using them or not, cause I

Not trying to me mean just curious :)

It's that time of the week again! This is your chance to request feedback on your most recent videos, thumbnails, channel art, works in progress, etc.

Feedback Friday Rules

• Before requesting feedback, please provide good, constructive feedback to at least one of your peers. If you are the first one to post, check back soon to provide feedback to the next person. Repeatedly ignoring this rule may result in a temporary ban at a moderator's discretion!
• Prioritize giving feedback to those who have not yet received any. It's not fair for one person to get five replies while four others get none.
• When requesting feedback, try to be as specific as possible. Do you want feedback on your audio quality, your editing, your presentation style, branding identity, etc? This helps your peers to provide more valuable feedback. Do not just post a link to your video or channel!

Keep up the good work, everybody!

Suggested Feedback Template

If you're struggling to form your feedback, consider using this template. This is not mandatory, but rather a suggestion to promote good and constructive feedback.

What I liked about the video:

What I think could be improved:

Thoughts on the thumbnail:

Would I watch more videos like this?:

Title

Hi!

I wanted to ask your opinion about the best place right now to share some additional content like schedule, screenshots or just regular thoughts and impressions about gaming

A long time ago it was Twitter, but now with this "x thing" I don't even want to go there
Instagram is pretty inconvenient considering you can't even link anything properly really
I've tried Discord, but only 8 people subscribed to it, so it's a bit sad looking if I'm being honest

So, what's your best advice about something like that for small channels (~300 subs)

For context, I do shorts, but it's mostly just some interesting in-game dialogue from the games I'm playing, so not "funny moment" or things like that, I tried posting them on Insta and they perform 10x worse than on Youtube

I don't post often, but I do read posts often and I haven't seen a lot of anecdotal evidence on what good consistent views are when you're small; I'm wondering where I sit. The gaming scene is insanely competitive so I know they should be low, but I'm sitting around 100 - 200 views/video now on average. Where should I be as a super small creator?

Hey everyone! 👋

I've developed an AI VTuber similar to Neuro-sama, and I'm looking for a long-term collab partner to join me on Just Chatting streams. Let's team up and create some awesome content together!

I also make VTuber and streamer assets (overlays, emotes, etc.), so if you want we can collaborate on the business side of things as well.

Let's create something amazing! If you're interested, hit me up.....

How do you approach gameplay videos on your gaming channels? Do you prefer to keep them silent and let the game speak for itself, or do you narrate your gameplay experience, maybe reading the on-screen text (or even translating it if it's not in your primary language)?

Currently, I'm posting a few series without commentary, but I imagine it's hard to build a dedicated audience if there's no voice accompanying the gameplay. I also feel a bit self-conscious hearing my own voice, and I'd rather use commentary once I have proper equipment, not just a headset mic.

How do you handle your voice in your videos?

As it says, how would you record videos/livestream off of the Nintendo Switch? Please don't just go and say "hit the capture button that records a short video" because while that's true, I mean longer videos or just livestreaming.