ZiggyD Gaming

New Path of Exile 2 podcast with ‪@nugiyen‬ and ‪@CaptainLance9‬ - was great to be podcasting again.

3 months ago | [YT] | 15

ZiggyD Gaming

ZiggyD Update: Ziggy Ow.

I haven't been able to post any content or stream or do much of anything for the past month or so due to an injury that we're still trying to nail down. Had an ultrasound and CT scan and seems I have some Bursitis, Tendonitis, torn muscle and neck/spine damage to the nerves/discs - all causing some serious pain in my neck, shoulder and arm.

What terrible thing did I do to sustain these fun and varied injuries? Existed incorrectly over 30. 🫠
More seriously, likely a combination of factors from overworking, posture and fitness.


I'm meeting with the physio again soon to come up with a more specific recovery plan but it's getting a bit better at least. I've gone from not being able to sit at the PC at all to being able to 2-4 hours every other day or so. Hopefully it'll continue to improve. We've at least ruled out anything majorly serious.

Content plans include some shorter streams over the next month while I recover with the occasional video if I can manage. I'm headed to NZ next month to cover the new PoE 2 update, and will likely have some content from that for YouTube (as well as hosting the Q&A). I have the good fortune to potentially be able to do a couple little sponsor pieces too, which will help the budget while I recover (some MtG streams and maybe some guides for new indie games coming out that have asked me to cover them).

Thanks for your patience and support while I recover folks, really appreciate you. <3

4 months ago | [YT] | 848

ZiggyD Gaming

New Guide Format: "ACTUALLY REALISTIC FARMING" - idea is to take the "X Div an hour farming Y" concept and make it as realistic as possible - and explain how to actually identify, price and sell things you get. No bulk trading or third party discord selling, services or crazy drops skewing the final profit result.

Already got an idea to make it better, community data sourcing through my discord to compare and contrast and get better sample sizes! Next time I'll investigate doing that!

If you like this concept and format and have any feedback let me know - this is a beta test and baseline for something I'd like to do long term for every actually realistic normie farming strategy in PoE 2

10 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 12

ZiggyD Gaming

Applications Closed as Several Great Editors have been found! Here's the first video I've posted working with an editor for the curious!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9qBn...

11 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 165

ZiggyD Gaming

Livestream VoD notification sub feed update!
I have changed livestream VoDs to not automatically be published which now lets me manually publish them (and hopefully THAT lets me publish without notifying subs). So VoDs should end up in my LIVE tab on my channel still but wont drown out actual videos!

Shoutout to ‪@itmeJP‬ for linking me this: x.com/ViceroySarruf/status/1850429940098830438 which put me on the right path.

1 year ago | [YT] | 74

ZiggyD Gaming

G'day folks, I'm enjoying livestreaming to YouTube as well now - thanks for stopping by if you have!

Quick Q: Are the VoDs filling up your subscription feed or causing undue notifications? If you have enabled notifications you should get notified when I go live but I would think the VoD shouldn't ping you and should stay relegated to "LIVE" section on my channel page (and maybe suggested feed). I don't want them to get in the way of my actual content.

1 year ago | [YT] | 139

ZiggyD Gaming

Had a nice long podcasty chat with Ziz about Path of Exile 2!

1 year ago | [YT] | 31

ZiggyD Gaming

Some behind the scenes & and thoughts on content:

YouTube's current algorithms tend to punish me a bit for posting indie content outside of ARPGs - Posting vids that get less views from your subs tend to get your content hidden away more... It's a really sucky system that encourages multiple channels (which I don't want to do) and it leads to content creators feeling like they can't post content that's not a sure thing. Similarly these days sponsors tend to average your recent video views in calculating offers, so you're best off posting 1 big view video and not a mix of content - unfortunate. Side note: clicking and liking sponsored vids of your preferred Yters is a big way to help them as it directly affects their future earnings more than ad watching or about anything else you can do for free.



I've been feeling a bit stuck about it and not sharing stuff I want to share - But I just love trying and sharing good indie games, and I love doing organic story-telling content like Rimworld runs. These things get fewer views of course but people tend to really enjoy them that do watch, which is very rewarding personally. And my partner Amy has encouraged me to ngaf about it so much and to just go for it so I'm going to try and share more, and hopefully, with time, it's something YT might end up supporting a bit more as more of my subs find they like that content (or as I attract subs that want to see that stuff). We'll see how it goes and I'll try posting some more stuff I want to share.



This doesn't mean no or less PoE or ARPG content btw - I love making guides for those but only when I feel inspired. I'm especially keen for PoE 2 for that reason as I'm feeling super excited at all the potential things I can learn and explain about that.


Poll below & comments if you'd like to share your content thoughts!

1 year ago | [YT] | 74

ZiggyD Gaming

G'day Backpackers! Just a post to say no video today (29th AEDT) but they will continue after the weekend! <3
Really loving the response to the Backpack Battles content, appreciate all your comment's and likes. I hear tell there is a Halloween update coming soon which could be fun to check out! 🧛

This is a good spot to request themed runs or builds you'd like to see in future videos too!

2 years ago | [YT] | 92

ZiggyD Gaming

I have had access to Starfield review code the past week or so and have prepared six videos ahead of time so far. My general approach is not to spoil things but rather to focus on guides to systems and to help people enjoy the game more right from when they start (effectively skipping those awkward first few hours where you are trying to figure out menus and systems).

You can expect a schedule something like the following:
- 2am AEST 1st Sept: Starfield Beginner's Guide (Bethesda Comissioned Vid)
- Later 1st Sept: Sandbox Exploration Gameplay Walkthrough
- Later 1st Sept: Guide to Skills To Take (or Avoid) in the Early Game
- 2nd Sept: Stealing a Ship
- 3rd Sept: A Guide to Crime
- 4th: TBD
- 5th: Comprehensive Looting Guide (Bethesda Comissioned Vid)
- More as I stream and play more!


Beth RPGs are some of my all time most played ever since countless hours in Oblivion and I love SciFi so it's been awesome to get a chance to cover this game and hopefully help folks enjoy it more. Getting commissioned and sponsored directly by Bethesda for a couple of the vids is just icing. Hope you all enjoy!

2 years ago | [YT] | 172