I know my upload schedule has been pretty lackluster in the past few months (though I will say I was happy with how many videos I released over summer, since in 2024 and 2023 I barely uploaded at all) I want to be transparent and be honest: I've been slowly losing motivation to make Gmod FNAF videos, and that's partially due to my channel being pretty dead.
No hate at all, but I see channels with 2-3k subs getting 1k views per video, when I can barely get that in my biggest videos recently (Random Events S2 Finale, and the Halloween Special) To be honest, with over 30k subscribers, I expected to be getting at least 2-3k per video easily, but I seems my content isn't what people like anymore, which is a shame, but what can I do?
Another part of it is that, while being a YouTuber has always been a dream of mine, growing as part of the Gmod FNAF community has given me a bit of a roadblock. Xman himself is the pioneer of this style of video, and he's always going to be the biggest creator in this genre. I have no problem with that, but not having my own niche and unique community to cultivate myself is a bit of a bummer.
I've always been thankful for all the chances and support I've gotten over the years, but especially in the last year or 2, my motivation has slowly died, and I've only continued because I wanted to keep videos out for those fans who are still here, watching my content.
Suffice it to say, I'm probably coming near the end of this channel. Unless the next FNAF game is a massive hit like Security Breach and give me a brief revival, I feel almost weighed down by being in such a tight-knit community, even with all the support I have received over the years.
Obviously, whether I decide to start a new channel unrelated to Gmod or FNAF in the future, all the people and friends I've grown to know because of this community will still be my friends. And I hope that the community that's still loyal to me will follow me onto my next stage of my YouTube journey. For now (and I know I often promise certain things that I never fulfill, but please trust in me) this is my plans for the rest of 2025: - I have plans for one final (the ACTUAL finale) of the Gmod FNAF AU, or specifically the Afterstory Arc, taking place after a decades-long timeskip to modern day for my characters (For reference, it's currently 1991 in my AU, I think) - Once the AU is over, I'll probably do one last stream tierlisting all the characters, and maybe series too. I might make Best OF FNAFJunkie, covering from 2021-2025, and an afterparty stream right after the premiere of the Finale, discussing everything for the last time. - Chances are that, then, I might move onto something else.- However, I may decide to juggle the two channels (FNAFJunkie and my new one), so that I can check out anything new FNAF-related (and MAYBE a JunkieSMP Season 6 :D)
Overall, thank you all for the support, and here's to whatever I decide to do next on my YouTube journey. I hope, in the end, it'll be a journey worth coming along with me on.
FNAFJunkie
Hello, everyone. I just needed to talk.
I know my upload schedule has been pretty lackluster in the past few months (though I will say I was happy with how many videos I released over summer, since in 2024 and 2023 I barely uploaded at all) I want to be transparent and be honest: I've been slowly losing motivation to make Gmod FNAF videos, and that's partially due to my channel being pretty dead.
No hate at all, but I see channels with 2-3k subs getting 1k views per video, when I can barely get that in my biggest videos recently (Random Events S2 Finale, and the Halloween Special) To be honest, with over 30k subscribers, I expected to be getting at least 2-3k per video easily, but I seems my content isn't what people like anymore, which is a shame, but what can I do?
Another part of it is that, while being a YouTuber has always been a dream of mine, growing as part of the Gmod FNAF community has given me a bit of a roadblock. Xman himself is the pioneer of this style of video, and he's always going to be the biggest creator in this genre. I have no problem with that, but not having my own niche and unique community to cultivate myself is a bit of a bummer.
I've always been thankful for all the chances and support I've gotten over the years, but especially in the last year or 2, my motivation has slowly died, and I've only continued because I wanted to keep videos out for those fans who are still here, watching my content.
Suffice it to say, I'm probably coming near the end of this channel. Unless the next FNAF game is a massive hit like Security Breach and give me a brief revival, I feel almost weighed down by being in such a tight-knit community, even with all the support I have received over the years.
Obviously, whether I decide to start a new channel unrelated to Gmod or FNAF in the future, all the people and friends I've grown to know because of this community will still be my friends. And I hope that the community that's still loyal to me will follow me onto my next stage of my YouTube journey. For now (and I know I often promise certain things that I never fulfill, but please trust in me) this is my plans for the rest of 2025:
- I have plans for one final (the ACTUAL finale) of the Gmod FNAF AU, or specifically the Afterstory Arc, taking place after a decades-long timeskip to modern day for my characters (For reference, it's currently 1991 in my AU, I think)
- Once the AU is over, I'll probably do one last stream tierlisting all the characters, and maybe series too. I might make Best OF FNAFJunkie, covering from 2021-2025, and an afterparty stream right after the premiere of the Finale, discussing everything for the last time.
- Chances are that, then, I might move onto something else.- However, I may decide to juggle the two channels (FNAFJunkie and my new one), so that I can check out anything new FNAF-related (and MAYBE a JunkieSMP Season 6 :D)
Overall, thank you all for the support, and here's to whatever I decide to do next on my YouTube journey. I hope, in the end, it'll be a journey worth coming along with me on.
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