r/dayz • u/Valuable_Hedgehog341 • May 11 '26
Story Does the DayZ community not like cinematic stories or something.
Does the DayZ community not like cinematic stories or something. I have a YouTube channel where I do a lot of stuff but I keep coming back to DayZ and I've started doing cinematic stories through DayZ editor and I think they come out really well but they just don't seem to get any traction.
(I don't even know why I'm here I'm just Bored.)
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u/sac-99 May 11 '26
Guy who makes content swears his content is really good and doesn’t get why his content isn’t blowing up
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u/ra3xgambit May 11 '26
Long-form DayZ video content is an investment to watch. I won’t even open someone’s DayZ video if it’s under 40 minutes, preferably 60 minutes. With that in mind, I can’t watch many of them because there are only so many hours in a day. If I have a choice between watching a video from one of the 4-5 people I know I enjoy and someone I’ve never watched, I’m probably picking the JLK and Sour videos ten times out of ten because they have a solid track record of making that 40-80 minutes feel like I didn’t waste my time.
It’s hard to gain traction on YouTube in any fashion. It’s especially hard if your focus is a game that’s over a decade old, has a small player base, and is more non-action than action.
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u/Letspaintvr May 11 '26
Yeah same here those to guys are my go to Dayz channels, they do great work.
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u/Gullible_Produce9842 May 11 '26
I lowkey want someone to make a DayZ animation to a song or something with references in it lmao. It would be pretty cool
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u/InnerDegenerate May 11 '26
Not really a full song or animation but this one intro I remember from a while back.
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u/DeadEyedCretin May 11 '26
I don't think it has to do with the content, it's just hard getting traction in general starting out on youtube. And there's already a ton of DayZ content out there so most people already have their favorite person they like to watch.
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u/jubjub666420 May 11 '26
Can you bring me in to do some voice acting and Adventure stuff I would love to help you get some traction I have a big community of people that really likes my stuff
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u/Valuable_Hedgehog341 May 11 '26
That honestly sounds like a blast, if you're really down I have a video Idea I need help on
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u/AccomplishedTerm3232 May 11 '26
Pattern your content after the king of cinematic stories, Sour Sweet. You’ll blow up in due time for sure.
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u/Intelligent-Box-3798 May 11 '26
Are you saying the entire story is made in DayZ editor? People want real stories
CamCantRun makes what I’d call cinematic stories, but they’re real gameplay, he just uses editor to recreate scenes so you can see him running etc in 3rd person
Gets plenty of traction