@colorsCrimsonTears Oh yeah, I've never considered that some people just have better luck on YouTube than on NG. For me it's the exact opposite where my animations clearly do better numbers on NG and it's just not worth it to fight the algorithm on sites like YouTube, especially if it means doing something I enjoy less than making funny cartoons. Of course, it also means I can actually take the time to make my animations the best they can be once I acknowledge the medium is not "algorithm friendly," and I can still upload them to YouTube so that more people can see my work (usually my parents and irl friends), nobody's stopping me.
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You seriously had to post and edit videos every single day for the past ~year and a half, just to get on YouTube's Partner Program? No wonder most animators merely use YouTube as just another place to dump their Newgrounds animations, or forgo animation entirely for Let's Play videos like OneyPlays.
Also, yeah, I suppose it's a bit boring, but considering the absolute corporate-manufactured drama happening in the real world right now, I suppose people don't really have the appetite for similar manufactured drama in their art communities at the moment. Personally, that's why I'm on Newgrounds in the first place, people aren't constantly trying to "cancel" each other here like on the website formerly known as Twitter. Though I suppose we could use some more "positive" excitement in our lives. I've participated in a little collab, it was fun and not a lot of extra work for me.
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Yup. It takes quite a while because of the requirements.
But even then, while it took over a year, I've still grown faster there, than I ever have on Newgrounds, which is sad, but I see why a lot of creators left to there. (I'd never do that though, I love the site too much lol)
I've been on good old NG for like 6-ish years now.
Yeah gameplay does a lot better, but some lucky animators have done really HUGE numbers. It's all just part of the luck game. There's also the fact that game vids are waaaaay easier to produce and edit than actually having to try and consistently make good animations on any type of schedule. Just look at poor Meat canyon.
Yeah, I kinda figured that irl events could be a huge reason. It's a shame though. Hopefully things quiet down and go back to normal. I'm on a buncha sites, and they've all got similarly quiet. And yes, it's why I love Newgrounds as well! It's a unique place nowadays, and I appreciate that.