Join me as we bring the Knights from their desperate starting position to regional dominance. The Knights offers one of the most difficult, but also most interesting, starts in Europa Universalis 4. This is Part 1.
I love long formats video, in this time where social is dopamine filled, quick and short for the maximum user retention... it's a nice breathe of fresh air to see long format videos of yours :)
I love the long quality videos, you are a unique creator in this level... But then having more frequent shorter achivement run videos would be amazing from you too!
I love your content! To answer the question: I appreciate the long videos. In my opinion, the lenght gives the gameplay a lot of room to breath and you excell at creating a relaxed, cozy athmosphere. So for me specifically: I would love for you to continue with the longer videos, I just rewatch your older videos while waiting for new releases 😊
Thanks a lot for the support! I'm thrilled you like the longer videos, I actually like making them to tell the complete story. I'll make sure to keep them coming!
Алекс-бей, как хочешь делай. Чаще, реже, как видится, так и надо. Главное, что ты лучший игрок в EU4, остальные ютуберы нервно курят в сторонке, кроме, разве что, Budget Monk. Рад твоему возвращению! TLDR any videos are welcome, at any frequency, as long as you enjoy recording and editing them😉
Благодарю за поддержку! Я сам давно смотрю BudgetMonk, многому у него научился. Его уровень пока для меня недостижим :) And thanks much for your preference, understood and noted.
I really love the long videoes and I think you should stay mostly with them but shorter videoes are propably better for channel growth. I think the best option would be to keep with longer vids but sprinkle some shorter videoes between.
Personally I love the long form content but regardless of the length of the video be it short or long yours is leaps and bounds above the rest Alex keep up the amazing work! I think it would also be nice to see a mix of both long form and short form but thats just because i love your videos!
i like long form videos best for eu4, but why not have smaller projects you can work on along with bigger ones? maybe you could experiment with shorter videos on the side
A world conquest is impressive, but it's not fun. I have never done it in 3000 hours of play because i like to keep my sanity. I'd rather see very hard achievements like Mzab or The isles. And 20 mins is fine ;)
Great video as usual. Regarding longer or shorter videos, personally i'm ok with both. The best option, if you have the time, would be making a long world conquest video a month and 1 or 2 shorter ones like this one.
Hey Alex! I think the video length is secondary, I can see how with some topics/campaigns or stories a longer format makes more sense and in some, a shorter format. As long as it fits :)
Hey! I'm actually from the Russian / Ukrainian roots, my family ended up in Tashkent because they were evacuated there from Ukraine and Leningrad during WW2. But yep, lived in Japan and many other places, lots of stories indeed :)
I really like the long form content, but I think you could also do really well making multi-episode series on the same campaign. That way we get to be invested in a nice long stream of content. I think this might also let you get more videos out for the amount of work you put in.
I like the old "let's lay" formula. I don't suggest to "only" do that, but 30 minutes videos, just the entire gameplay, with comments or without are highly interesting to me. It's what i did years back, a lot of EU4 as well. Never on your levels but it's like I learnt english. Still, great stuff from you :)
Already a lot of EU4 youtubers that do the shorter videos, one of the main draws of your channel for me is the longer campaigns, but doing both is propably better for you.
Ok.... Can we have both please? I would really like to see more frequent videos from you but I also like to see the complete campaigns... I watch Ludi and the Red Hawk and although I enjoy their content, because they quite often stop after about 100 years, I find myself asking "Then what?". I guess maybe splitting your longer campaigns into 20/30 min bites is a good compromise but tbh, I'll watch whatever you produce at this point ;-)
Thanks a bunch for the feedback! I hear you on the "then what" bit, had that question a few times myself. I'll see what I can do to mix it up and keep things interesting for you. Cheers for watching!
Lets. Fucking. Go! Literally yelled this and my wife across my house was like WTF IS HAPPENING! And I just said "He uploaded a video" and she walked back into our bedroom lol. As for your question, I like short and long form. So long as there is a completion to the video. Not necessarily 1821 or WC. But like this, the objective is made clear and we're along for the ride.
I do prefer the long form videos. Most other EU4 creators play until 1550 then quit. Finishing out campaigns sets you apart from other creators imo. You could break up the long campaigns into multiple uploads though, that way you could upload more frequently. However you want to do your videos sounds good to me.
Answering the question: It depends on the subject of the video, if it is a small race / small achievement, then the format for 20 minutes is ideal, if it is a long and potentially difficult game, then the format for 40+ minutes is much more suitable. (We'll be watching both). Thanks for the video!
Aslong as you can afford to have 12-16k troop, control Gallipoli and block the strait before ottomans can send their troops to balkans, you can easily 100% tge ottomans on your own (even in very hard). The key is to bait the AI into sending small stack at a time to siege constantinople/gallipoli, the block the straight and wile that stack. Repeat it a couple of times and ottomans will be lef5 without army or mapower ver quickly. Thats what i did on my most recent byz run.
Damn, i don't know what i did wrong, but as knight's i was never able to secure an alliace with Venice. Once i had a really fun campaing with them, where i conquered The Romans and got defeated by ottomans, putting up enough fight to remain opm on Cyprus. Suffice to say i decided to make an exodus to the new world and then retook Jerusalem. The most satisfying campaing i ever did
Ah, Venice seems to be really random. I didn’t even expect to be able to ally them, but it worked for a while. That sounds like a great campaign by the way, a true Phoenix!
I think long videos suits your channel best. I would love to see more long videos in your fashion like "eat your greens" achievement challange or "mehmet's ambition" in details. Despite that I have to agree: maxing AE/CCR in every video to achieve another wc will be boring eventually.
Hi Alex, I enjoy your long videos and it is what makes you stand out among other short guide RU-vidrs. However, achievement runs like Big Blue Blob, Animal Kingdom etc. can also be a good option without necessarily requiring you to conquer the world.
When you ask viewers if they want longer or shorter videos, theyll always say longer. This happens on every single channel that asks that question. When you look at what they click on however, its always the shorter, ~20 min videos. I dont know why this discrepancy exists. I personally also prefer longer format videos,but i might be part of that same fallacy.
This makes a lot of sense. Today's shorter video is so far outperforming most of my long-term campaigns, in terms of views per hour. I guess I'll start shopping up my grand campaigns into smaller chunks...
I 100% prefer the longer videos, especially the WC ones. I find it really annoying when EU4 youtubers start a campaign and drop it in the 1500s to start a new one, and you're one of the few outliers.
I guess you could always mix. I personally prefer long videos, but whenever you feel a bit burnt out, you can change to shorter and more straightfoward videos. We will keep watching regardless.
I was at war with Byz, occupying Morea when they flipped to the Latin Empire and Poland joined the war? I've never seen that event fire in 2k hours played lol
Hey mate! I had no idea you were from Tashkent! I enjoy your long form videos but the main thing I like is your detailed commentary. So don't feel like the only reason people enjoy your videos is because they are long. Don't burn yourself out, just do what you want to do and I'll enjoy it!
On the topic of video lenght: i like longer form video. like you do 2 part both with a different "topic" (opening moves --> WC) i dont like watching a short video just to be told the thing i want to see will be in the next epidsode. what im trying to say is they should be long enough to show a topic or a cool strat.
New lore on Alex's life 😲 As to the length question I don't mind the longer runtime but it can be an issue sometimes to get the time to watch it and actually pay attention, not having it in the background while you're working on your car or something and you don't really listen bc you're preoccupied with something else. Most people can manage to get half an hour of hassle free time and it's still long enough to make something actually useful and interesting to watch, so I say middle of the road, around 30 minute ballpark with the same production quality would be ideal.
I enjoy the longform content but I have no issue with shorter videos released more regularly as well. I enjoy the grandiose campaigns you do so I think as long as you still finish the campaigns you could break them up into shorter parts to get the videos released more often.
Haha well I did win the "megalomaniac of the year" award on the Paradox forums back in 2003, so I guess some things never change :) Thanks for sharing your preference, well-noted!
I think its hard to pick, for example the Dithmarchen video was pretty fun and that was long but this one was also a good one. I think its more on whether you'll get burned out by it
Sorry not to be helpful, but, either long and short, and any game you want to post is fine with me. I like you, you make the game your playing interesting to watch.
Great video as always, I feel like you long videos are amazing but some short videos sometimes would be nice (I only say that to see more of your content ahahah)
I tune out to longer series videos usually after the first one or two episodes, they are easier to produce but when your videos are released I know they are always worth my time.
Do whatever is best for you on youtube monetization. I just wish that you do a full world conquest series for each country you choose, if ita on longer or shorter videos i dont care.
Conquering the world, one country at a time :) We can indeed do full WCs now and then, and strong set ups for various countries as a guide. Thanks for the suggestion! As for monetization, what Ludi does is the best - frequent videos covering opening moves with strong titles.
I guess a quick achievement run like this one today (got 2 achievements) would be an example. I'll need to make it more explicit though, for the sense of completion.
I guess I tried to make an example with this one, cutting it off before getting to form the Mughals. Maybe I'll start doing short achievement runs, while keeping the world conquests going now and then.
I usually don't like the over-edited short form EU4 videos getting pushed out by a lot of creators recently because it feels like the cliff notes version where they basically skip through 200 years of gameplay in 12 minutes. Your Dith campaign was a perfect watch for me and I never felt lost keeping up with your gameplay. Was good as both a potential tutorial and just as pure entertainment.
@@StrategySphere Amazing, haven't been able to afford the last DLCs due to stuff happening in the world so I am very excited to see the Byzantium run as my first look at its new content :) Keep up the great work
Thank you, and it looks we're on track. I woke up to the video being half way there to the "like goal" in the first few hours, so I'm starting the Part 2 edits right now.
I feel like the longer form videos are a part of what sets you apart from other EU4 creators. Not a lot of others I watch see a game through to the end
love your channel! very educational and also always enjoy watching a pro. looking forward to more in future! would be happy to support on patreon if you had one if it meant content could be more frequent.
also i posted this before seeing your question, but my thought is that different campaigns lend themselves to different types of videos. i would love to see you produce whatever you are excited about!
Thank you, much appreciated! Yep, I'm starting to ponder different way to make this channel economically viable for me. As it stands, I can only do this in my spare time after the day job.
I think first you should choose what to do with the channel. Want to post casually and do it for fun or on the other hand farm audience. If it is the first choice just do what you want and focus on what content makes you happy. If it’s the second option go for your strong points, as part of you’re audience I watch your videos because they are different. you’re commentary is not very high energy and for me you don’t have that hability of telling histories and rolplaying but your gameplay y very good and unique it blends very well with the tone you give to videos. If you want to compete with the rest of RU-vidrs doing shorts videos I think you’re going to lose, keep been different and your will find you’re niche. At least that’s mi opinion I love your content and I’m glad you came back, I hope everything go out well.
Thank you, this is really helpful. I believe I'm now moving towards the second choice you mentioned -- build an audience and make this channel commercially successful. I appreciate your perspective on the niche, I guess I've just stumbled into it because I saw a void. So I'll keep doing what I love and see where it takes me! :)
I would see anything you come up with. Still rooting for that video, where you make your armies as strong as possible. Special units, modifier stacking etc.
Ahh, that's right! I still owe you that one :) Noted, thanks much. I've already recorded the next few campaigns but will do one like this. I did get the best unit type in the Aztec Sunrise, and some nice modifiers in the Dith campaign.
You don't owe me anything. Like I said, I would watch anything you put out. I think, that if you wanted, you could be the top EU4 content creator on RU-vid. The quality of what you put out is just that good. And I don't think I'm alone with that opinion either.
@@StrategySphere problem there will be that I will not get military access from Kebab and dont have that many transport ship :/ so merc is not a way in my run :(
@@TheDaroby Sometimes the Ottomans give access if Byzantium is allied to someone else. You can also get access from Venice and load lots of mercenaries on their island right next to Athens (which is what I did). In my case, Byzantium seems to have gone bankrupt after I took their southern lands and they disbanded most troops.
Great video! I enjoy long form videos more. But I think for your channel growth and also for work schedule short form may be more beneficial. And I can always watch videos back to back (if youtube ever fixes their autoplay algorithm)
Don't mind either long videos or short ones either way they always fun to watch. I love watching you explain every situation and walking through your thought process as you effortlessly destroy the ai!!
@@StrategySphere I mean, some people may not want to watch 30+ min videos. For those people, maybe you can put timelapses (like EU4.DE-Valois does), or make fast meme videos (like Jaydawarlord does). While still making 30+ minute videos of the same save files. But of course, who am I to know. I personally like your videos the way they are now.
To be honest I don't know what format I prefer, both have advantages but probably for the channel this works better but I like long videos too. The video was great my only problem is that you actually don't turn into the Mughals, but I understand that it's a long challenge for a 20 minuts videos😅
I prefer longer videos and as i could see with the recommended videos im getting, most of theme are long videos, even hours long videos, but maybe thats just how youtube leqrned to recommend me stuff so hopefully that helps you grow. Nice stuff you got here, its half an hour of good gameplay, explanation and commentary, very nice
I found this channel looking for WC tips, so i would say longer content, although it doesn't have to be WC just acheivement that will take quite awhile. ^^
to your question: i realy think you should define your ideal viewer. Your videos are great but very hard to digest (i am a weaker player than you are). Meaning they are FULL of information and i usually watch in several sessions. So maybe less information density but more videos for a run could work or keep it as is but adress necessarily more advanced players like yourself
Ahh, I see what you mean. Yep, this could work better, indeed. I agree with you on defining the ideal viewer. Thanks for your support as I learn my way through it...
I personally prefer the long form videos, but I would be very appreciative of short form videos if it meant a greater quantity of videos from you. Maybe you could do a mixture of both?
Honestly I just like when goals are completed. Wc or mission tree completions seem like a longer video. Quick forms or misc challenges could be much shorter.
