Hello heroes. Pogiforce here. I thought I'd pick today to speak candidly about the channel that I run on Youtube, and where we as a community would like it to go.
Firstly, if you somehow happened upon the blog first, hello, welcome! Stay a while, make yourself at home. And don't forget to check out the Youtube channel Pogiforce Plays, because that's what today's blog is about.
I began this channel as a way to speak about my passions in gaming, and to bring people together as a community for a common good. My inspiration came mostly from big Youtube gamers like Markiplier, Jack Septiceye and the like. Those guys are my heroes, and I aspire to be like them. These are people who take something that they are passionate about, build a community around it, and use that community to do some very positive things in the world. I really admire that about them, and it's something I aspire to do also. I want a channel that can grow and build a community, to bring people together and use that community to do some real good in the world. And to do that I need your help.
The last week the channel has been hemorrhaging subscribers. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's my voice, maybe it's my personality, or my lack of a webcam or creative editing. I'm not sure, and I'll do my best to address all those things and work harder to produce high quality and entertaining content for you guys moving forward. But I also think part of the problem may be how stale and repetitive the content has become. The channel currently features three or four ongoing let's plays, which barely receive any views each week. Most of these are older games that have been out for some time now, so I imagine people aren't as excited to see those games in action. I think also doing only one episode a week of a new game makes you wait too long for more content, and so the enthusiasm is gone by the time the next episode or two have been released. This also affects me as a content creator, and I think it's probably noticeable that in Episode 28 of Xenoblade Chronicles X I don't have nearly as much enthusiasm for the game as I did in Episodes one, two and three. Just as an example. While I hate ending a let's play without completing the game, because I know people don't like that, I also don't think that I can continue a let's play that I no longer am having fun with, and I don't want to pester people with videos they don't want to watch either.
So what I want to do is suspend the Let's Plays for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Pokken Tournament. Neither of those Let's Plays really get any views, so I know there isn't much interest in them, and I've also lost interest in the games themselves, so the passion just isn't there. There is no sense making videos people won't watch, that will just make them unsubscribe because it keeps popping up in their inbox. Instead I would like to record newer games, and record them more often. I also want to try to do a monthly stream where I play a game for a few hours at once, and collect donations which can be used to purchase better equipment for the channel, and hopefully, eventually, begin a charity donation for a cause we can all rally around. And this is where I'll need your help.
My spending budget for new games and equipment is very tight. Which games do you want to see? Which games do you want to see more of? Would you like more news commentary? Because I can only buy new games so often, I don't want to buy a game that ends up being something the channel isn't interested in, or is too old to be relevant. I know we can come together and have fun, and do some real good at the same time. So please, let me know what you think in the comments below, and recommend any new games that you think would be great to have on the channel. I really look forward to hearing from you. And as always Heroes, I'm Pogiforce, and stay awesome.
