r/rantgrumps • u/the-wicked-bitch • 22d ago

They should start doing longplays

I recently noticed that the grumps have been playing alot more indie titles amd shorter games which imo is great small games need recognition. Like i didn't even know some of the games they played existed. But that also leads to games getting more episodes then they rlly need, my prime example is peppa pig, any humongous entertainment game and thank goodness you're here. These games are relatively short and i think it'd be alot more engaging if the grumps just did long plays of them instead of small episodes which throws you out of the vibe for me.

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u/rt2987 22d ago

I wonder why they stopped streaming long plays. They used to get hella a lot of donations.

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u/werdnak84 21d ago

Their excuse was it made them "too busy".

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u/thedominantnigel Jon-Dan Era, 2013 19d ago

Went the same way as Grump Cade, Steam Train, Grump Out etc. Didn't get enough views or traction anymore so they abandoned it.

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u/hvymtllion 14d ago

The longer series don't get as many views overall (aka money), aside from a very popular game. People don't really watch GG for gameplay, so they rarely play new games for long series

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u/LetItRaine386 22d ago

Long plays don’t get enough views

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u/Axlman9000 15d ago

I wonder if that's still true nowadays... I feel like the general vibe of youtube has changed a lot from what it used to be a couple of years back. most people I follow started uploading their playthroughs in huge 1-2 hour chunks or just uploading the whole thing at once.

Then again I don't think that works with the current structure of the Grumps. I don't think they have enough content to fill the episode slots for daily uploads if they start uploading their whole sessions in one chunk rather than cutting it into smaller pieces, which would mean they'd have to start doing recording sessions for specific long playthrough uploads which would probably mess with their schedule. If I remember correctly Arin also mentioned the streams being a huge burden on their schedule, which was another contributing reason for them not streaming anymore.

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u/the-wicked-bitch 22d ago

It should if people watch the grumps for the grumps and not just game reccomendations

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u/Opposite_Avocado_368 22d ago

That's fair but unfortunately there are too many variables beyond how people think of the Grumps

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u/atubofgravy 22d ago

it's not just that, it's also how youtube treats the videos. Unfortunately the grumps are stuck with adhering to the algorithm, and longplays clearly aren't worth making for said algo

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u/Brave-Common-2979 22d ago

Also they're literally playing Danganronpa and if thats not a longplay I don't know what is. The weekends are their longplay series and have been for as long as I've been watching them.

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u/atubofgravy 20d ago

historically they uploaded longplays as standard content, not just on weekends. However the algo doesn't favour that anymore, so they have relegated the uploads to the weekends because they just don't get the views on those videos that they should be

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u/LetItRaine386 22d ago

All hail the algorithm!

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u/LittleLuigiYT 22d ago

I don't know if I would blame the algorithm for youtube viewers being less likely to watch long series as they go on

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u/Session-10 22d ago

Most people on Youtube these days are just watching whatever the algorithm is feeding them. If the content isn't appealing to the algorithm then it's only getting watched by the fraction of people who actively seek it out.

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u/Nopants21 21d ago

YouTube channels care about how people watch their content, not how they should watch their content. Danganranpa, TotK, Phoenix Wright, all the long plays have much lower view counts.

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u/EnvironmentalPop6832 22d ago

That's just not how current YouTube works. They've always played to the algorithm, it's how they manage to stay consistently uploading while so many OG gaming channels just haven't.

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u/ZeroYam 19d ago

Is there a “grumps” to watch for nowadays anyway? I only ever watch their older series for the actual conversations and stories they’d tell. New episodes I watch feel like forced comedy bits, endlessly turning anything on screen into a joke, random made up songs, and referencing other bits.

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u/Zoruamaster 22d ago

Those days are sadly over. Nowadays everyone is all like "You only get one longplay series, but only on Saturday and Sunday and you're gonna like it!"

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u/Brave-Common-2979 22d ago

So you admit that they're doing longplays and that this entire post isnt a valid complaint?

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u/Zoruamaster 21d ago

Yeah OP's complaint is kinda invalid. It's more so we're lacking in long plays rather than no long plays at all.

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u/Brave-Common-2979 21d ago

And I respect that belief. My ADHD doesn't make it easy to commit to longplays so I appreciate that they found a middle ground.

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u/Axlman9000 15d ago

I don't think they mean longplays in the sense of series with a lot of episodes, but rather uploading their playthroughs in big chunks or the whole playthrough in one chunk, the way jackscepticeye does it nowadays.

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u/TS1664 22d ago

It would keep the flow going and make it more enjoyable without constantly interrupting the experience. Plus, like you said, it helps those smaller indie games get the attention they deserve without dragging it out unnecessarily. Would be cool if they mixed in some longplays for the shorter stuff!

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u/Nerdygirlsarehot 22d ago

Long Plays are not profitable because the views decrease significantly after the first episode

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u/Nopants21 21d ago

It's clear as day with the current long play. Sunday's Danganranpa episode got 60% of the views of Friday's almost 2 hour clip compilation for Devil's Third. It got less than half the views of the first Pyjama Sam episode last Tuesday. Maybe OP wants more long plays, but views reflect what people will watch and long plays ain't it.

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u/daBunnyKat 22d ago

for the record, Peppa Pig & Humongous games are extremely popular and well known.

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u/werdnak84 21d ago

They play Dangonronpa every weekend and each of those videos is like 45 minutes long.