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DKC:TF Ep. #23 | Idris Coming to Cybye (Patreon)

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2023-04-10 17:00:02
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2026-06
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Katherine DelMonte

This episode made me happy I decided to become a patron. You guys deserve to be compensated properly for your work, and it's a shame that Youtube would rather concentrate on their algorithms than their creators. And Jirard, good luck with any medical stuff in the future! I know personally that that shit is tough.

MysteriaKat

I just really love watching you guys make content that you're passionate about. Fully completing games isn't something I do too often but listening to Jirard speak about the games he truly enjoyed completing? Just warms my soul. And God of Work? -chef's kiss- When you all do anything outside of the norm, I'm always excited to see what's up.

Dave P

Happy to see y'all back. This episode was real talk time. I'm rooting for y'all. I love watching y'all!

Steven .Hayes

I just want to throw it out there, that Burger show you guys did is one of my favorite things on all of YouTube.

Via

The only reason i subscribe to patreon for youtubers is to support them financially because i know yt is doing small creators dirty. likewise i know the viewers can be assholes as well just cause theres a 30 second sponsorship in the beginning of a video. Jirard, i dont know if you read these comments, but i do recommend asking Arin how he goes about writing/editing the ads he does. hes managed to integrate them in a way that doesnt make the fanbase feral. I hope no matter what you guys are still able to make content, either competitionist or sbb, and we can in some way support it outside of just giving views on youtube. love yall :heartemoji:

BlackGeologist

Lots of food for thought here. QOTD: 100% would still watch The Completionist without the completion. For me, it's more about Jirard's voice as a reviewer than the actual completion. QOTD #2: I think y'all make in the neighborhood of $40-50 k from the combined YouTube, Patreon, Twitch, etc. of all the TOVG ventures. I think Alex is right that things like Burger Rush won't pop off on the Beard Bros channel, and one wonders how the algorithm pushes something like that - does it go to people watching gaming? People watching food content? People watching 10 minute videos? Who knows?

Zed

I subscribe because I want to support what you guys make. It doesn't really matter to me what shape that takes. I agree with Brett that the average viewer / listener doesn't always make their voice heard, because I rarely comment and don't participate in every single poll. I think there's a lot of variables when it comes to your yearly / monthly take across channels - I don't know the rent on your offices, for example - but I would say that to employ a small editing team, writers, effects and editing, you probably make between 35 and 50k. I think Beard Bros is probably on the lower end of that cut and TOVG / Completionist is the larger slice. Sorry to hear about how hard it's been Jirard - the peanut gallery of viewers are rooting for you, even if we don't make our voices heard as often.

David Eisel

Honestly, I really enjoy the completionist aspect. I do, however think that stupid achievements that are like 'beat this entire game without taking a hit'. I'm more than happy to not hear about that type of effort in frustration. Same with silly multiplayer achievements.

Michael Shilling

Not that it matters, the place you kept dying. I think you can ground pound the climbing area to knock the baddie down. Idk, this mechanic may come back in later levels. Just trying to help and did not look this up so I might be wrong. QOTD - Of course I'd watch The Completionist if games weren't completed.

PsiRockinU

Qotd: I would totally continue to watch!! Would love to see all the cool content you come up with! I mean I've been enjoying your content for years and have had soo much fun and good times with your content. Found God of Work to be hilarious. In the end its about what you need to do to get by. I will try to be as supportive as I can be and hope for more fun content in the future!

Sarah S

QotD: I would absolutely keep watching your content. You're a great creator, you're a down to earth person we can all relate to, you're all hilarious, and I truly enjoy your perspective on gaming. I would not be bothered at all if you stopped 100%ing. A lot of the stuff you have to to do for those is absurd, and frankly not fun. It can ruin the overall enjoyment of the game! Do what makes you happy Jirard, even if it's not on YouTube or anywhere else, just find what makes you happy, (Brett, Alex, Ted, all of you as well) I'm just glad to have been here for the ride. You guys are great, and I wish you nothing but the best. Please, pursue your happiness.

Sarah S

Just an addendum to my comment, Im a rare commenter, never on YouTube, but a few times here and there on Patreon. I enjoy all of the content you guys produce, even the things the algorithm hates, just because I genuinely enjoy all of your perspectives and humor. So just to reiterate what I said above, I'm here to support you no matter what you decide to do!

PkKirby

Won’t go a long diatribe about why I watch the shows TOVG produces, I’m just gonna echo what Alex says at the end. If you want to support a show you gotta finance directly. That’s why I’m on Patreon at the tier that I’m at. Y’all make quality stuff and deserve the amount you get each month from everyone here.

tangential

QotD: I might be one of the few people here on Patreon who _doesn't_ watch The Completionist episodes on the reg. I watch maybe a few episodes a year and only for games I'm very interested in. Playing video games is not actually something I do very much, I play just a few games a year and personally prefer to watch other people (like the bros) play them while I work. The whole Completionist niche of 100%-ing games isn't very compelling to me because I'm not interested in those rewards and frankly I'm not even going to play the game. Looking over The Completionist channel right now, the only videos I've watched over the last year are these: - Super Mario Movie review (I'm not even going to see the movie, I just want to hear Jirard's opinion on it) - God of War Ragnarok - Dead Space Remake - Callisto Protocol - Simpson's Hit and Run (because of the beard bros nostalgia) So Jirard's passion projects idea is compelling to me personally.

Trey Edwards

QOTD: I don't watch the completionism, and I believe that's what ya'll meant by Jirard's main channel. Nothing against Jirard though, you have brought a lot of joy to my life over the years, all of you have, it's just that completing games isn't really my thing, so I figure that content wouldn't be for me. Your passion project sounds great to me. Of course I don't know how ya'll work, but I assume Jirard writes as well when ya'll do more scripted stuff, and I've always enjoyed it. I think I might have just talked myself in to giving some of the completionist videos a go. I never really thought about them before, but I'm betting it will be a lot more entertaining than I would have thought at first. I think ya'll make probably around $45k a year. I'd think that's a bit high, but I believe you are in California, so figure it must be a bit higher than I would normally think since California is expensive.

Mr Plaid

For years now, I've thought that one person 100% a game is simply unfeasible - not only from a scheduling aspect but in terms of the psychological well being of the person playing it. Jirard, you are literally working yourself to the bone week after week to complete a game and I don't think that one person deserves that much stress - even if I do love your content. Seriously, Jirard, I don't want you to work yourself to death for so little payoff. BUT, on the other hand, I personally think that having ONE person/team completing a game is necessary in the games industry - though it most certainly DOES NOT have to be you. Literally thousands of games are released on a yearly basis and very few people beat the game's campaign - let alone 100 percent a game - that there's just hours of gameplay thought up, planned out, and executed that nobody will ever experience. Most game developers out there NEVER take the time to look over that bit of the game that literally nobody can double check and see if it has bugs or, say, gives the player an actual reward Imagine video games are a teacher in high school, right? They give everyone - reviewers, players, influencers, completionists, etc - a test. Most people answer the first three pages and leave the room - talking about easy that stupid test was. There needs to be someone out there that looks at the rest of the test to tell us if, how, and/or why it succeeded. Because - if no one looks through it - how will the games industry improve on things like difficulty, gameplay rewards, or improved polish? Jirard, all I want from a show called the completionist; is that you TRY to complete it AND - if bugs, bad grinding, glitches, etc - show up, tell us about it. THAT'S IT! Otherwise, no, I'm not the kind of fan that expects you to do 10 more Hyrule Warriors or master online multiplayer to prove that you're somehow not a real gamer

perplexpert

QOTD: Ultimately what I hope to see from Beard Bros., Completionist, etc is content that you enjoy making. I think Burger Rush was a better series because it was something y'all had put a LOT of thought and energy into, and the passion showed through in the end product. The WiiU/3DS eshop bit was also a fascinating detour from the format. Not everything you put out will be to my taste, and I may not wind up watching every single series, but if y'all are enjoying the ride that's usually enough to keep me happy too. As for the Completionist channel, sometimes I enjoy Jirard doing the improbable of completing something like Skyrim, but I always feel a bit bad when it seems like Jirard is suffering to keep up with the premise. If he'd done... 2-3 playthroughs of Persona 5 to finish the Grimoire and max out all the affinities and beat it on the hardest difficulty or get the platinum or whatever, cool. But beating the game 11 times or however many kind of highlights how the (somewhat arbitrary) notion of completion sometimes isn't about skill or cunning or passion, it's just sheer willpower, or a war of attrition. At a certain level it feeds into the 'man vs. game' setup of the channel, but being of a similar-ish age to the Bros, I also find I don't game or consume in the same way I did in my twenties. That's fine, and I think it's okay if Jirard wanted to draw the line sometimes as well. Is it a game that makes you *want* to complete it? When is enough enough? These concepts are already explored to a degree, and I don't think much value is lost if Jirard doesn't spend 50 hours doing private lobby online multiplayer with fans so he can get 10,000 headshots for a digital trophy. I'm not sure that element serves him anymore outside of his public persona as 'the Completionist.' Maybe there'd be some falloff in audience if he turned into 'the Finish-ist,' but I can only speak for myself in saying that he doesn't have to keep proving it. Those dues have long since been paid. /rant

Yvo

QOTD: Brett; 30-45k? LA is expensive as fuck, so this is not great, even in most parts of the country. I don't know what other income you have though.

Yvo

Additional comment: I am absolutely coming to the Beard Bros to watch you eat Taco Bell, or go get Popeyes sandwiches. I personally greatly enjoy your non game content. I just rewatched Brett selects SBB and loved it. Nostalgia Bros was fantastic. I know you don't have the liberty to go tell the algorithm to go fuck itself, but you guys have been making some of the best shit I've seen for the better part of a decade.

Joshua Queen

Honestly, I get what you're asking and I'd absolutely still watch if you didn't 100% games. That being said, you're obviously burned out so it's not an "if" question but a "how" question. So best I can say is you guys are ridiculously talented and I'm rooting for you. Also, I'm a 42 year old Dad who failed at a music career and found a career making video game music 7 years ago. With lots of tears along the way. So I get the realities involved. It's never going to be easy but y'all are TALENTED. Finally, I'm upping my patronage. ❤

Drew Helmes

Upped my patronage. I will likely support you guys till I'm an old gandalf bearded man showing my kids this show I used to watch. "See this? this was called 'Kaizo Mario'"

Joseph Zappia

I would still watch but honestly I tend to watch more based on the game getting covered more then it getting 100%. I will be honest that I didn't watch god of work but that was mainly because I never have played the god of war series and know nothing about it. The older I've been getting it is harder to make time to keep up with everything but I always make SBB a must and hope to always be able to support it. I wish you and the whole team good health and many years! If I ever hit it big I would love to be your finical sponsor, lets hope the next birthday lotto scratcher is the big million.

Violet Graves

burger rush was so damn good i would actually look forward to the next episode in between eps lmao

BeeOhBee

I'm pretty sure I'd watch and will always watch TOVG content no matter the format. I just love the passion that goes into the shows. It's comfort food.