Im an Insurgency causal, I come back to it for some coop matches every few weeks or so and then leave it and find that a really good balance. I think people like me make up a lot of the player base
tbh I'm more disappointed by the fact that they dont really put as much effort into coop than pvp considering that most of the new stuff they are doing are now behind pvp, if they were to bring to modes that they done for pvp to coop then it would've been something good
i always play cmd in coop but every time i log in nobody wants to get observer. this pretty much made me quit multiplayer, now if i want to get some gunplay i'll do local ISMC mod
I fully agree with you. I played this game almost everyday when it dropped in 2017, and it is now in an utterly abysmal state. From the dumb decision to not use the Workshop for mods, barely any new maps, or killing the campaign it was a mess. But what finally made me ditch the game was when they ruined survival instead of just copying the way it was in the original.
I bought it upon release but played it about five times lol What caught my interest was the fact that it was supposed to get a next gen update, but still no...
Just a lurker here. I started watching your videos for the Insurgency gun guides. The truth is that now I'm watching your videos for you and your humor. Keep doing what you're doing and makes you happy. You're a talented one.
While I found you through the insurgency guides, I subbed and watched most videos not because you were covering insurgency, but because your personality and style of editing & humor really speak to me. Hope your success continues through the transition, wishing you the best.
That neatly packs it together. I bought sandstorm half a year ago and played only a few hours. Recently I started again because I got recommended sick snipes. I enjoy the game for now, but I don't see it viable on a long term. Especially for content creators. He should do as he likes. Maybe come back from time to time, but in the end this channel is way too good to be an insurgency channel!
This is the first game I seriously put time into. I was an LV30 noob who barely landed a kill when I started following and now I'm the LV500 vet who knows many maps like the back of my hand. Sandstorm wouldn't be such fun for me without your channel, but I feel more and more strongly that I'll need to move on to another game now. Thank you for everything along the away and hopefully see you somewhere else!
@@snowcow1173 My in-game name is tonyyy actually and we most likely played together a few times. This was a great game tho - I'm sure I'll come back from time to time.
we've all played in a match most likely. Statistically with how many players are on sandstorm each day you run into the same people every once in awhile.
Honestly dude I couldn’t care less on what you make videos on. Your delivery, personality, and editing makes every video you do a treat. I almost EXCLUSIVELY use an m4 in sandstorm yet I have watched EVERY gun guide knowing I will continue to use a m4 regardless, yet I watch because it genuinely makes me laugh and brightens my day. You make grade A content and I will watch your videos until the power grid collapses or until the lizard people that run the simulation hit reset
It’s a shame NWI is letting insurgency die and it’s a damn shame they’ve managed to push you away. I was so excited when the console release was announced seeing as how sparse the authentic/tactical shooter offerings are on console and you helped me prep for it in a major way. Thanks man
Maybe it's for the best and whatever new project that NWI is working on will be better than whatever the hell insurgency in general just went through cause frankly I'm sure they can make a good experience once more, but was getting tired of insurgency and want to do something that they wanted the entire time and the fact that insurgency is getting a slow painful death, now it's make sense
Thanks for the all the content on Sandstorm you’ve shared with us. We’re glad to see you move on to much needed greener pastures and hopefully see you make vids on other games you enjoy! Keep up the great work!
I really really wanted Sandstorm to succeed and get bigger but like you said it's never going to happen. I didn't even know Father Hank had left until I saw this because he was one of the few people in nwi that seemed to stick around and actually cared about the game. The gun guide format is very well done so I honestly don't mind at all what games you play because you always make it work, and I love the MWII content especially as someone also playing it a lot recently
@@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971 What the hell is with game developers drawing up projects for new games, when the one they released is brimming with glitches and bugs.
This is honestly heartening, to know that you can see what is going on around you and honestly say from your point you need to make a change even if some people may be upset. And props to all the people supporting that change despite originally coming for another reason.
I’ve stopped playing sandstorm long before watching your vids. Heck I don’t even game much nowadays, but when I found your gun guide, you managed to make me binge watch them. You have a way to entertain, keep being you! I wish you success, and I’ll stay around too.
I said this to ya ages ago, but you have the personality and charisma to pretty much upload whatever you want and people will watch. That's rare on TH-cam. You're gonna be a very successful TH-camr and I'm looking forward to see where you go 🤝
Thank you for the honest and sincere explanation of why you are moving on from Insurgency. It totally makes sense. Love your videos... educational and entertaining. Take what you have learned from creating videos for Insurgency and I am sure you will have success make videos for other games. Wish you well and looking forward to your future videos!
In my honest opinion. I think the first insurgency was way better. Mods were better and it ran amazing and just overall feeling and character design was just so much better.
@@dud5606 Never really felt the Kurdistan-Iraq-Setting of Sandstorm. Always wished they would go for classic Iraqi-style maps and visuals. Instead we got Fortnite skins.
Unfortunately I just never played the original much, so when Sandstorm dropped I just started playing that. Part of me is grateful I never played the original enough to have nostalgia for it, cause there was definitely things that it did much better than Sandstom does.
The last year has seen them fix most bugs and it's better than ever. People play every night. While it's a few thousand, you can always find a busy game.
You gave one of my favorite games ever the attention it deserves. With a care and dedication I deeply respect. Thank you for all the laughs, advice and constructive feedback over the years. While I hate that they made a game so close to perfection that never really got it’s chance to shine. This game will always be my favorite. I hope on day someone will see the potential it had and take it in stride.
I agree with everything you're saying about the game, it's the painful truth. I just discovered your channel like at the end of November and I've been hooked since, wherever you choose to go with the direction of your videos I'll keep tuning in
it really hurts seeing the first content creator ive ever watched on this game leave, but i understand. Insurgency doesnt really have enough content to create youtube videos. Thanks for being such a great ins youtuber, and i hope your expanding into other games goes well for you
I got this game when it first came out and was so excited to see where it would go in the future, but like almost every game that's in continuous development these days they ended up losing sight of the end goal and now here we are. I'm just never giving my money to another early access game again. Screw this crap.
One change that will keep this game alive for years: make it a mostly coop PVE game. Thats why I and many many others picked this game up. To play a somewhat realistic game against bots or players. We thought, that there will be great private lobbies to play with...we didn´t get any. Making every map as an PVE experience and making it possible, to make private lobbies (I know you technically can....but it succs) will keep many player in the game.
They should do another coop overhaul. It’s hilarious to have enemies running M4s with no front sight, but stuff like that really holds the game back and hardcore checkpoint is just barely fun.
This is the first of your videos I've seen, almost certainly because of Badger's video. I know this isn't the type of video you're likely to ever produce again, but even so, it won me over. Your eloquence perfectly displays your passion, for youtube, this game, the past, and the future. And it's that passion that had me sub. Keep it up man
@@SickSnipes That comparison to badger is apt. I found him through his siege videos. But as that game slips into obscurity, his channel hasn't because he has dedicated himself to quality videos on a richer variety of games. Even making superior content in more obscure titles like TABG and EDF. I look forward to your future videos and am happy you didn't turn into Gregor from his operator how to's. He went from an engaging creator to a bitter curmudgeon who wanted to make valorant content, to going back to siege while making lower quality video. Funnily enough it is through gregor I found your first krink vid because he did one video on sandstorm. One of his best videos on sandstorm.
i got sandstorm when it first came out and it was a blast, deafening combat, constant action, the fear of drones, the excitement of capturing a technical to defend the last couple of objectives and just how much fun it was in general. Now when i hopped back in idk it just felt off, the coop was not as fun like it used to be and it felt more frustrating than thrilling alongside all the gameplay changes such as PMC's could not use all weapons anymore in coop for what ever reason (dont know if its been changed back) and stuff like that really just killed it for me as i loved having a coop shooter i could play with randoms without any of the grind for skills, money or weapons like in payday while keeping a class system like that of my favorite battlefield games.
I remember finding your channel a few months ago by randomly seeing a gun guide. I promptly binged all them within a few days. I even had my brother rewatch some of them with me. When I first saw that you were making a CoD Gun Guide I was so hyped. Love watching those as well. But honestly I think I’d watch anything you post. Keep up the good work and I hope the best works out for you
As one of those people who discovered your channel through MW2 (hey mom i was in the video yay) , i kept watching because of you. i watch pretty much every shooter, but your personality , humour and 'density' of entertainment per video if that makes sense, stood out to me. whatever content you decide to make, i know that everyone who is going to keep watching will be the subscribers who love you and this channel, not just whatever is game is on the screen
Discovered through Insurgency, stayed around to keep watching the man making content that always puts a smile on my face. Whichever game or activity you decide to do is completely fine because, at the end of the day, I came to watch Snipes. Not Snipes doing this or Snipes doing that. I’m sure I’m not the only one with that mentality. Can’t wait to see what you have in store. Ready or Not gameplay sounds great.
Thank you so much for all of the effort and love you’ve put into your gun guides and videos on sandstorm. They were one of my main sources of entertainment especially when first becoming familiar with the game. Unfortunately I can list the same reasons when it comes to coming back to insurgency and I completely understand why you’re saying goodbye to it. Nevertheless, you’re a hilarious and witty creator and I can’t wait to see what you have in store for your channel in the future :)
Well this is the first vid of yours I’ve seen. But hey it seems like you now exactly how things work and what you want. For me, great first vid from me.
imagine if this game finally added that infamous co op campaign we were incredibly hyped for id love to co op with up to 4 people in some imaginary middle eastern terrorist coalition and be like some spec ops squad that grows in difficulty and what not honestly even if its fully singleplayer id love to play it
I found your channel a few years back when I started to play Insurgency and I loved your content. Stopped playin' but continued to watch your videos every so often. Hell I still come back to watch'em just 'cause they are fun. Seein' you suddenly upload MW2 just made me super happy. And now you're tellin' me that there will be more of different games in the future? Well I'll be damned this will be a very merry christmas.
Go for it Snipes! You channel has a lot of potential in branching out! We are going to stick through any path you go with because your type of videos don’t rely on sandstorm, your personality and all that jazz is what made most of us subscribe, so good luck man!
The low player count most likely is due to the really high skill floor wich is kinda sad and its really sad to see you move on from this incredible game but im happy to see you expand the channel and look foward to whatever you do next. In the beginning i was here for insurgency, today im here to watch you ;)
Oh yeah on insurgency sandstorm I find myself in first or second place almost every singe match and it’s not even close once you can learn how the game mechanics really really work
Its not a high skill ceiling, its just horrible dev decisions. The game had 15,000 players at launch, and it had the entire old insurgency community on board, and the first 2 years of the game were not good by any means due to alot of the technical issues, hence why the player count never really went up. The devs have noone but mostly themselves to blame for making this franchise go to shit.
@@codemy666 thats a really good point actually. Insurgency is kinda a middle ground between tarkov and cod so it should have high player numbers to go with it. It's all on the devs
Lmao high skill floor I quite because dealing with shitters splayed out on every corner with a bipod isn't fun also you can tell the devs don't care and if they don't why should I
I know this video is a year old now but its a damn shame you are finally moving on. I totally get it and for the exact reason you are quitting is the exact reason why i struggle to maintain a constant relationship with the game. Every time i play i wish there was more content, some new maps, more weapons, a better melee system, private lobbies and above all else better AI but yea it really doesnt seem to be a priority for the devs. By the off chance you see this i highly suggest Easy Red 2. That game is amazing
thanks chief. I just don't play video games as much as I did anymore. between this and a couple other games sort of falling off it's just been a big bummer and I find I have better things in life to do. hope you're doing ok man best wishes
Oh man. I’ve just got into sandstorm on console and wanted to say a heartfelt thanks for your videos. Thanks for the content on sandstorm, i appreciate why you’ve dropped it for now but i genuinely hope you post the occasional video on it as I don’t play cod anymore. For me COD peaked with World at War and had been going downhill since then.
Since sandstorm has launched I had bought it for about 7 friends, only one actually played it and it was for one damm week Finished high school, went through a bit of depression, in college for year and half Made friends in sandstorm, made enemies too in sandstorm Got a driving license, became a driver brother in home Got into vr since i saw shooters that play similarly to sandstorm I have my own car now I wrote an entire game story script cause of how much i loved the game setting Was in the early accuses to mod tools of the game when it was still under NDA, but cause of technical difficulties and luck of help (with the former mentioned depression) I left my map to broken for months, update and meet new problems that i can't get help for Got over 950 hrs in sandstorm, about 500 in the editor (tough am still shit in it) But now, after glasshouse, i can't play it for over half an hour Probably because i may overplayed it, or my brain wants me to do something else I do still love the moments i got from it But can't stay with it anymore since it has moved too much away from the direction I loved it in first place for Like at least now we have on pc similar games but they don't do it the same, for example RoN Before we had nothing other than ins2014 and rising storm (never played it though) if anything the problem was me, cause i really didn't have anything to play at that time Sandstorm was everything for me After sandstorm, i can't find any shooter i could invest time as i did with sandstorm, since am at what other may call it adulthood Will i replay it soon, in few years in retrospective? Probably, as that’s what I have been doing with racing games from the 2000s in this and last year The best 23 dollars I ever spent in steam to this day
Check out stalker anomaly with modpacks, its like singleplayer tarkov had a baby with a tactical shooter and fallout. Idk but it changed video games forever for me.. and if youre into modding you can mod this one until the end of time
I'm not a huge fan of COD but I'm liking all of your videos and will support you no matter what. Have fun with games. Don't force yourself to do what people want you to do. Do what you want to do.
God dude. I've seen too many youtubers i liked get stuck making the same content on the same game for years, and when they finally try to switch either their community starts hating them, or the algorithm never picks up the new stuff. I think you're still at the point where you can make a switch and I sincerely hope that a transition works well for you. Just ignore the people who can't handle the change (which I don't imagine you'll have a problem with) and it'll go well.
Hey snipes just letting you know I don’t actually play Sandstorm, like at all I’ve probably had a total of 5 hours of gameplay total and 2 of those were me sitting afk in the menu, I don’t watch your content for Sandstorm, I watch for you. Your personality, content and style is why I watch your content and I’ll still be watching whatever game your playing I’ll be here supporting you. Best of luck to you mate.
Seeing what's left of the staff I knew leave really put a damper on the excitement I've had for this game. I know that is bound to happen with any company, but it still sucks. Talking to Mikee on community game nights, I knew there were some well meaning people on the team. I still come back to this game occasionally to play modded co-op with the boys, but I don't blame you with how slow it's been on updates this year.
There's always gonna be the OG's that are upset you're leaving IS but, honestly, your content is more than capable of standing on its own. Your humour, editing style and topic selection are better than one game. You're making the right decision, can't wait for your next video regardless of what it is 👍
Subbed originally for gun guides but here to stay for the humor. Your MWII and maybe potentially future Ready or Not content will keep me coming back regardless of how the channel started. Do what you gotta do to keep the channel and yourself healthy and if that means stepping away from an old game that's fine.
Snipes, you've built your channel on Insurgency but not cause of the Insurgency (or at least not cause of it alone, nor for the most part), you've built it cause of the way you make your vids. I personally started watching you quite recently, half a year ago perhaps, cause of your gun guides. Nope, i did not watch the gun guides so i can learn how to play a gun. I watched it cause of the way you were making them. Whatever game you play and vid you post, as long as its your own original self, for what your fanbase cares man, you're gonna do awesome and we're here to support you along the way.
You're a great dude and shouldn't listen to people get butthurt bc you don't want your channel to die with insurgency. I recommend checking out hell let loose its a ww2 Sim as well as 6 days in fallujah
I started watching your channel because of the Insurgency videos. Even bought the game because of them. Can’t wait to see how this channel grows and changes! Love the new COD vids. I wish you the best on your future endeavors 🤝.
The game finally gets added to xbox and they are killing it. I cant afford a pc and I have been yearning for a tactical shooter on console for years. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. First video of yours ive seen and you earned my sub. Hopefully tactical shooters stop being pc exclusive hopefully you succeed in whatever game you pick up.
Thanks man, yeah it seems really hard to escape the stigma of a gaming 'casual' if all you play on is a console. hope you guys get more titles like Ready or Not in the future
I would say you do you man. When i got in2 youtube i never wanted to cover only one game always wanted to cover more games and i will still be watching you what ever games you play. Stay strong my guy.
Whatever decision you have to make, I'll gladly be watching your videos as they are always entertaining and funny. I have to admit I didn't watch the MW2 ones because I have somewhat of a grudge against cod itself ever since it became less of a fun arcady shooter and more of an instrument to keep low skilled players playing and spending as much as possible for skins. I do wish you you all the success you deserve with whatever content you decide to produce and I'll happily enjoy your vids as your sense of humor is pretty unique on this platform. With that said: Ready or Not, YES PLEASE!
It sucks that you are leaving , this is the 1st video of yours I have seen and already I like your Sense of humor , I just started this game a few days ago and only found your channel because I looked it up. I will still subscribe because you are funny, But this is a shame.
I’ll be honest I kept watching this channel not because of sandstorm but because you are a genuinely entertaining person to listen to and to watch play so I’m here to stay no matter the game.
I remember watching your videos a year ago and loved them, then I quit playing Insurgency sandstorm and returned to it just yesterday and my goodness the game barely changed from a year and now I just watched your video and understand why the game barely changed
From the outside it's obvious that Insurgency is a niche game at best and clearly isn't enough on its own to support a channel. The biggest draw imo were your in-depth guides that, while often hilarious, actually gave great info. Those videos remind of older JackFrags, Matimio, and LevelCap content on BF4, and I'm sure most people are at least somewhat familiar with that style. The problem is no one is doing that anymore. There aren't the huge playlists of gun guides on current shooters. In my opinion, and if you wanted to produce that sort of content, you would probably find great success expanding into most modern shooters with that same goofy but informative format that you've proven works. Personally I'd love to see Gun Guides for Ready or Not and especially Escape From Tarkov if that's a game you'd enjoy. Either way we're all here because we enjoying watching what you make, so we'll be looking forward to what comes next.
This is the first vid of yours I've seen but generally, people stop in for the content but stay for the personality. If your peeps like you, they'll follow you. I subbed for the sheer curiosity of seeing what direction you go. Good luck!
You've come on my homepage on TH-cam and I really like your vibe. I've been playing cod since 2007 (among other games obviously) and I can wholeheartedly tell you that even though the cod content is very saturated on TH-cam, I've always liked discovering new channels that I can make part of my daily routine. Sorry about Insurgency, I've been a super big fan of the mod and it's sad to see it fall this way, but cheers for new beginnings, I'll be here moving on.
@@SickSnipes hahaha, gotta say you still domed the fuck outa me with the new L96. I was Azazel btw. European playing on us servers with high ping because that's the only place I can talk in English with my entire team and have them understand it 🤣.
Honestly, I followed your channel for your humour and candidness. No sugar coating, just straight up. I've been enjoying the MW2022 GGs just as much as the Sandy ones (though I do prefer the old school OTT distorted "HI" you did on the older Sandy vids, always gave me a laugh) so I'll be sticking around. Gotta go where the passion is, be it your passion for the content creation, or the passion behind the game devs keeping their game fresh and moving forward. ThanksSnipes!
Whatever you may end up choosing we all still here for ya, that much i can tell u. And this might just be how i feel and think but to me the game doesnt matter much ever its always the person who’s playing. i enjoy watching you as a person its because of your personality and just relatability. I can tell you put your heart into ur content and the finished product never fails. Its insane to me how many hours one puts into a video for it to come out as a 10 min video. People don’t see what’s behind the camera. The preparation, the work, the editing, script, right equipment…etc. All that to entertain us for 10 mins. Its honestly crazy but amazing. So really what i’m trynna say is you’ve developed a pretty loyal fanbase from what i can see and many of us aren’t going anywhere anytime soon so whatever game you do end up picking up just know that we’ll still enjoy your content. Who know’s maybe we’ll get some compilation clips of RoN or Warzone/MW2 Multiplayer funny moments like with sandstorm. Personally i’m all for it man, i get where you’re coming from but i can’t say i won’t miss sandstorm though of course. Always a special place in my heart. Devs just made horrible choices along the way. ❤️🔥💪🏻
As a long time fan of the Insurgency franchise (I remember I started playing Insurgency 2014 shortly after Panj was added) I totally understand your grievances with Sandstorm. I personally played Sandstorm for a decent amount of time but went back to Ins 2014 because tbh the gameplay just feels overall better to me (even though I do miss a lot of the features Sandstorm added). The thing that I think a lot of people (including NWI) seem to miss about the franchise is that it INHERENTLY cannot be a mainstream fps. Given the way that it is structured with the low TTK and overall realism, it does not have the easy, addicting gameplay necessary for a mainstream game. Personally I really can't play any Insurgency game for too long, and that is because the mental energy that needs to be invested in a game like Insurgency is draining. That isn't a bad thing though, at least in my opinion. I love Ultrakill to death but by god I can not play more than a couple hours of it before I need a break. Draining/intense games have their place and I love them for that, but any attempt to get people "addicted" to playing them will only end in failure because it is inherently unsustainable. This is also why so many people buy Sandstorm but it never seems to have a lot of concurrent players: people can't spend a ton of time playing it like they can a simpler game like Battlefield or COD. NWI tried to make Sandstorm into a mainstream shooter but, in keeping it's core realism as an Insurgency game, only ended up creating some unfortunate middle child that both moved away from the franchises core audience while failing to produce a product that is able to function as a mainstream game. Also Snipes, if you ever end up reading this, try out Ins 2014 just for kicks sometime. You can play some regular PVP or Coop, although I most recommend trying out a server like Bot Massacre or Sernix. It might give you a bit of extra insight into the original dream of the franchise.
The thing that hurts the most is that like you said, all the old staff are gone. All the staff that made this game as fun as it was when I bought it have left and there's little chance NWI's next game will be even close to as much fun as Sandstorm was when I bought it over 2 years ago. Like others have said, you are partially why I bought Sandstorm but you are why I watch you, not Sandstorm.
I have this game ( insurgency ) , played it barely 20 hours. I did not have fun at all... BUT I have watched a lot of your gun guides and I laughed so much, I would watch you play any games, you are just very funny and your editing is epic level. Big love
I've only been subscribed for 5 or so months, your channel got me into Sandstorm, and even though I'm not too into tactical shooters, Sandstorm was one of the very few I thoroughly enjoyed. Like you said though, there isn't enough updates to keep me playing for a long time. After a couple of weeks my friends just stopped playing it and moved onto some other game, and honestly that's a big factor to even get me playing a game. Recently, I only play games if my friends are playing with me and playing games by myself just feels like a waste of time unless it happens to be a game with a lot of progression that I also happen to be playing with friends.
I honestly don't understand why people make dramatic and depressing videos like this shit. Why can't people just play games to enjoy them!?! I hate the term "writing on the wall". I haven't seen it personally. Insurgency Sandstorm is one of my favorite games of all time and I'll always continue to play it because there's nothing else like this game. What other fps offers 8 player co op? The gunplay is satisfying and the weapons have a punch that no other game offers. The sound design is incredible. Just play the game casually every now and then and I guarantee you'll have just as much fun. This is why I don't take games seriously or competitively. I play for fun. When I get bored, I play something else and I go back to the game when I feel like I'm in the mood for it
I found your channel through your MW2 vids and have been having a fun time going through your backlog even though I don't play Sandstorm. I've only played the standalone Source release and was looking forward to getting it - only to be caught up with so many other games like Monster Hunter World. Hearing your thoughts on it definitely got rid of any FOMO though; as an Aussie it's easy to get fucked by a dwindling online playerbase simply because the only people that care about it don't live within spitting distance of me.
I support this move you're making. I think you've got the personality and the energy to make something else work better than sandstorm. I've been a fan since it came out and I have also felt the slog of it all just getting stale. Much as I love it I can't stand one more round of push on crossing. Whatever game you move onto next I'll watch it for your presence, as I think you've got equal parts sincerity and personality to make a wide variety of content work. Do your best not to let comments get you down. They can call you cringe all they want but so long as it's content you're passionate about it'll be worth watching. Good luck out there.
best of luck with the future dude. i understand your pain with this game, watching content on it forever and bought the game a few months ago but haven't touched it much due to a variety of issues, both mentioned in your videos and in other media. do what you want, if youtube is what you want you need to move on to more sustainable things that are enjoyable. looking forward to seeing the future meme compilations and guides
hey bro i don't even play insurgency, I have maybe 20 hours combined in the 2 games, and haven't touched either in years - that being said I've watched every single one of your gun guides because they're entertaining as hell, and have been a subscriber for some time (idk how long) good luck with whatever you wanna do next, probably gonna watch anyways, lol. just you do you.
Discovered IS just recently through game pass and have been binging your videos. Love this game and your content. That being said I understand where you're coming from. I wish this game had the following and development it deserves. Good luck to you and your TH-cam quest brother
Probably your biggest mistake, this video alone raked in 170k views. Nobody gives a shit about cod anymore, guides are not useful when every year a new game comes out and is boring as hell.
Your humor and hilarious memes are what brought me to your channel and sandstorm was the cherry on top because it was a small game.I love this game but I understand why you would wanna leave this game because of the channel growth since insurgency is only peaking at 2k players most days you do you snipes I’ll always remain here no matter the content I subbed here for you.
Dude, it's fr fine, I don't think you should play a game you no longer like. I think we all knew it was going to happen eventually, there will be more to come. I'll still be here, supporting and watching you.
It's sad really, the game itself is far better than anything battlefield and cod have put out in roughly 15 years. Simply not being a famous AAA title and exposure is what is hurting it.
Nearly 2 mins into this and you haven’t actually said anything yet, just whining - does anyone actually care if you, a random TH-cam nerd, stops playing one random game? This is so sad 🤣
Makes sense, Sandstorm doesn’t have much guns anyways, that’s why I also quit the game. I believe you’ll like EscapeFromTarkov, I’d recommend you to do videos on that game.
your delivery is great. your to the point. your videos are amazing. no matter what game you go to, you will succeed because of how you operate your channel
Man, I love your content. I found your channel because of the gun guides and I dont even play sandstorm. If you wanna branch off to other games go for it, games come and go but I’m here for the hilarious and quality stuff you put out on your channel. Don’t let the haters bring you down!
I don't think anyone expected you to do Insurgency Sandstorm videos forever. Whatever you decide to move on, I'll probably still be watching your videos.
Im an Insurgency causal, I come back to it for some coop matches every few weeks or so and then leave it and find that a really good balance. I think people like me make up a lot of the player base
I'm right there with you lol
tbh I'm more disappointed by the fact that they dont really put as much effort into coop than pvp considering that most of the new stuff they are doing are now behind pvp, if they were to bring to modes that they done for pvp to coop then it would've been something good
i always play cmd in coop but every time i log in nobody wants to get observer. this pretty much made me quit multiplayer, now if i want to get some gunplay i'll do local ISMC mod
yep lmao
same but i play it on xbox so i try to drag my friends along sometimes so far they all like it
I fully agree with you. I played this game almost everyday when it dropped in 2017, and it is now in an utterly abysmal state. From the dumb decision to not use the Workshop for mods, barely any new maps, or killing the campaign it was a mess. But what finally made me ditch the game was when they ruined survival instead of just copying the way it was in the original.
I completely forgot about the cut campaign. God damn... Lol, I can't even imagine what a Sandstorm campaign would look like
I bought it upon release but played it about five times lol
What caught my interest was the fact that it was supposed to get a next gen update, but still no...
the same flaws that on the last counter strike. don't defend this game. i still play I:S time to time , and it's fine to me.
hello thít game still have hack in 2023???
Damn they gave this man his RPK and he said "too little too late". I respect it.
Yeah. Let it be known that Livewire is as close to the perfect update they've ever made and I'm still dipping. It won't fix the game.
Yeah. Seems fair enough when you look at the state of the game.
@@SickSnipes Respect
@@SickSnipes
Thanks for the good time. You’re the one who got me to play insurgence
@@udinthetomato what is the state of the game? The game is fine why is everyone whining so much.
Just a lurker here.
I started watching your videos for the Insurgency gun guides. The truth is that now I'm watching your videos for you and your humor. Keep doing what you're doing and makes you happy.
You're a talented one.
While I found you through the insurgency guides, I subbed and watched most videos not because you were covering insurgency, but because your personality and style of editing & humor really speak to me. Hope your success continues through the transition, wishing you the best.
Same dude.
That neatly packs it together. I bought sandstorm half a year ago and played only a few hours. Recently I started again because I got recommended sick snipes. I enjoy the game for now, but I don't see it viable on a long term. Especially for content creators. He should do as he likes. Maybe come back from time to time, but in the end this channel is way too good to be an insurgency channel!
SAME
Exactly what I was thinking
yeah. i dont even play the game, i just think ur funny sicksnipes
This is the first game I seriously put time into. I was an LV30 noob who barely landed a kill when I started following and now I'm the LV500 vet who knows many maps like the back of my hand. Sandstorm wouldn't be such fun for me without your channel, but I feel more and more strongly that I'll need to move on to another game now. Thank you for everything along the away and hopefully see you somewhere else!
@@snowcow1173 My in-game name is tonyyy actually and we most likely played together a few times. This was a great game tho - I'm sure I'll come back from time to time.
I play on PS4 not sure if there is cross play I always see Mrgrimm or Woodstock 68
@@tonyzhang788 fuk you tonyyy i remember you
@@Cesar-so5no imagine me saying "I don't even know who you are" in Thanos voice. But srsly what's your in-game name.
we've all played in a match most likely. Statistically with how many players are on sandstorm each day you run into the same people every once in awhile.
Honestly dude I couldn’t care less on what you make videos on. Your delivery, personality, and editing makes every video you do a treat. I almost EXCLUSIVELY use an m4 in sandstorm yet I have watched EVERY gun guide knowing I will continue to use a m4 regardless, yet I watch because it genuinely makes me laugh and brightens my day. You make grade A content and I will watch your videos until the power grid collapses or until the lizard people that run the simulation hit reset
Lol me too with 2x sight, kill everybody!
Yeah, same, but it's the AK for me. M4 is just too expensive most of the time.
It’s a shame NWI is letting insurgency die and it’s a damn shame they’ve managed to push you away. I was so excited when the console release was announced seeing as how sparse the authentic/tactical shooter offerings are on console and you helped me prep for it in a major way. Thanks man
Maybe it's for the best and whatever new project that NWI is working on will be better than whatever the hell insurgency in general just went through cause frankly I'm sure they can make a good experience once more, but was getting tired of insurgency and want to do something that they wanted the entire time and the fact that insurgency is getting a slow painful death, now it's make sense
Console is always a cash grab, You will never get a quality milsim with controller gameplay period
Thanks for the all the content on Sandstorm you’ve shared with us. We’re glad to see you move on to much needed greener pastures and hopefully see you make vids on other games you enjoy! Keep up the great work!
Bros channel died before the game
lmao top comment
XD
He shot himself in the foot. I dont want to watch trash COD bs
XD
He could’ve stuck around with other micro-niche shooters
I really really wanted Sandstorm to succeed and get bigger but like you said it's never going to happen. I didn't even know Father Hank had left until I saw this because he was one of the few people in nwi that seemed to stick around and actually cared about the game. The gun guide format is very well done so I honestly don't mind at all what games you play because you always make it work, and I love the MWII content especially as someone also playing it a lot recently
If the current NWI team is making a new game I can only imagine what kind of train wreck that's gonna be.
mw2 is traszh...
@@cococock2418 cry about it
@@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971 What the hell is with game developers drawing up projects for new games, when the one they released is brimming with glitches and bugs.
@thefbi5767 Warzone 2 is trash.
This is honestly heartening, to know that you can see what is going on around you and honestly say from your point you need to make a change even if some people may be upset. And props to all the people supporting that change despite originally coming for another reason.
Considered making the title "[SERIOUS] Why I'm Leaving Insurgency Sandstorm *GONE WRONG* *GONE SEXUAL* *WEEPING* *FARTING* *SHITTING*"
do it
A part of me wished you did not sure why tho
You should've
try hell let loose, dont even make a video idc just try it. Brings you *all the joy*
Love the content on sandstorm but honestly if you bring your format to other titles you’ll be huge man. I hope to see you there one day.
I’ve stopped playing sandstorm long before watching your vids. Heck I don’t even game much nowadays, but when I found your gun guide, you managed to make me binge watch them. You have a way to entertain, keep being you! I wish you success, and I’ll stay around too.
The older you grow, just like your taste pallet changes, so does your interest in entertainment
I said this to ya ages ago, but you have the personality and charisma to pretty much upload whatever you want and people will watch. That's rare on TH-cam.
You're gonna be a very successful TH-camr and I'm looking forward to see where you go 🤝
Dito for both your channels
@@bazaks447 ❤️
Thank you for the honest and sincere explanation of why you are moving on from Insurgency. It totally makes sense. Love your videos... educational and entertaining. Take what you have learned from creating videos for Insurgency and I am sure you will have success make videos for other games. Wish you well and looking forward to your future videos!
In my honest opinion. I think the first insurgency was way better. Mods were better and it ran amazing and just overall feeling and character design was just so much better.
Gameplay was worse in terms of how it felt but I sort of agree. I prefer the aesthetic, maps and soundtrack of the first one.
@@dud5606 nah, gameplay was superior
@@dud5606 Never really felt the Kurdistan-Iraq-Setting of Sandstorm. Always wished they would go for classic Iraqi-style maps and visuals. Instead we got Fortnite skins.
Unfortunately I just never played the original much, so when Sandstorm dropped I just started playing that. Part of me is grateful I never played the original enough to have nostalgia for it, cause there was definitely things that it did much better than Sandstom does.
It's bizarre how blind nostalgia curses all games
Human beings are so predictable
The last year has seen them fix most bugs and it's better than ever. People play every night. While it's a few thousand, you can always find a busy game.
You gave one of my favorite games ever the attention it deserves. With a care and dedication I deeply respect.
Thank you for all the laughs, advice and constructive feedback over the years.
While I hate that they made a game so close to perfection that never really got it’s chance to shine. This game will always be my favorite. I hope on day someone will see the potential it had and take it in stride.
I agree with everything you're saying about the game, it's the painful truth. I just discovered your channel like at the end of November and I've been hooked since, wherever you choose to go with the direction of your videos I'll keep tuning in
it really hurts seeing the first content creator ive ever watched on this game leave, but i understand. Insurgency doesnt really have enough content to create youtube videos. Thanks for being such a great ins youtuber, and i hope your expanding into other games goes well for you
Didn't they celebrate four years? I thought they added a sht ton of content
@@R-SXX 2 new guns, no new map and a limited time cooop mode...
@@R-SXX the vid they released only served to show how little content there is
@@R-SXX not quite
I got this game when it first came out and was so excited to see where it would go in the future, but like almost every game that's in continuous development these days they ended up losing sight of the end goal and now here we are.
I'm just never giving my money to another early access game again. Screw this crap.
One change that will keep this game alive for years: make it a mostly coop PVE game.
Thats why I and many many others picked this game up. To play a somewhat realistic game against bots or players. We thought, that there will be great private lobbies to play with...we didn´t get any.
Making every map as an PVE experience and making it possible, to make private lobbies (I know you technically can....but it succs) will keep many player in the game.
They should do another coop overhaul. It’s hilarious to have enemies running M4s with no front sight, but stuff like that really holds the game back and hardcore checkpoint is just barely fun.
This is the first of your videos I've seen, almost certainly because of Badger's video. I know this isn't the type of video you're likely to ever produce again, but even so, it won me over. Your eloquence perfectly displays your passion, for youtube, this game, the past, and the future. And it's that passion that had me sub. Keep it up man
Thanks man. Really crazy how many people are seeing this as my first video rather than it being shown to my subscribers mostly.
@@SickSnipes That comparison to badger is apt. I found him through his siege videos. But as that game slips into obscurity, his channel hasn't because he has dedicated himself to quality videos on a richer variety of games. Even making superior content in more obscure titles like TABG and EDF. I look forward to your future videos and am happy you didn't turn into Gregor from his operator how to's. He went from an engaging creator to a bitter curmudgeon who wanted to make valorant content, to going back to siege while making lower quality video. Funnily enough it is through gregor I found your first krink vid because he did one video on sandstorm. One of his best videos on sandstorm.
i got sandstorm when it first came out and it was a blast, deafening combat, constant action, the fear of drones, the excitement of capturing a technical to defend the last couple of objectives and just how much fun it was in general. Now when i hopped back in idk it just felt off, the coop was not as fun like it used to be and it felt more frustrating than thrilling alongside all the gameplay changes such as PMC's could not use all weapons anymore in coop for what ever reason (dont know if its been changed back) and stuff like that really just killed it for me as i loved having a coop shooter i could play with randoms without any of the grind for skills, money or weapons like in payday while keeping a class system like that of my favorite battlefield games.
I remember finding your channel a few months ago by randomly seeing a gun guide. I promptly binged all them within a few days. I even had my brother rewatch some of them with me. When I first saw that you were making a CoD Gun Guide I was so hyped. Love watching those as well. But honestly I think I’d watch anything you post. Keep up the good work and I hope the best works out for you
I just found the game and I’ll be playing until I can’t anymore. Good luck to you and I love all the sandstorm content you’ve made
As one of those people who discovered your channel through MW2 (hey mom i was in the video yay) , i kept watching because of you. i watch pretty much every shooter, but your personality , humour and 'density' of entertainment per video if that makes sense, stood out to me. whatever content you decide to make, i know that everyone who is going to keep watching will be the subscribers who love you and this channel, not just whatever is game is on the screen
Discovered through Insurgency, stayed around to keep watching the man making content that always puts a smile on my face. Whichever game or activity you decide to do is completely fine because, at the end of the day, I came to watch Snipes. Not Snipes doing this or Snipes doing that. I’m sure I’m not the only one with that mentality. Can’t wait to see what you have in store. Ready or Not gameplay sounds great.
Thank you so much for all of the effort and love you’ve put into your gun guides and videos on sandstorm. They were one of my main sources of entertainment especially when first becoming familiar with the game. Unfortunately I can list the same reasons when it comes to coming back to insurgency and I completely understand why you’re saying goodbye to it.
Nevertheless, you’re a hilarious and witty creator and I can’t wait to see what you have in store for your channel in the future :)
Well this is the first vid of yours I’ve seen. But hey it seems like you now exactly how things work and what you want. For me, great first vid from me.
imagine if this game finally added that infamous co op campaign we were incredibly hyped for
id love to co op with up to 4 people in some imaginary middle eastern terrorist coalition and be like some spec ops squad that grows in difficulty and what not
honestly even if its fully singleplayer id love to play it
With the state of the AI right now? No thanks.
They gotta rework coop
I found your channel a few years back when I started to play Insurgency and I loved your content. Stopped playin' but continued to watch your videos every so often. Hell I still come back to watch'em just 'cause they are fun.
Seein' you suddenly upload MW2 just made me super happy. And now you're tellin' me that there will be more of different games in the future? Well I'll be damned this will be a very merry christmas.
Go for it Snipes! You channel has a lot of potential in branching out! We are going to stick through any path you go with because your type of videos don’t rely on sandstorm, your personality and all that jazz is what made most of us subscribe, so good luck man!
Happy for you man!! Wishing you the best as you change and grow, on and off youtube.
Just found this channel, also just started playing Sandstorm, against bots on the offline of course, I wish you luck!
The low player count most likely is due to the really high skill floor wich is kinda sad and its really sad to see you move on from this incredible game but im happy to see you expand the channel and look foward to whatever you do next. In the beginning i was here for insurgency, today im here to watch you ;)
Tarkov has a miles higher skill requirement and has way larger numbers, it's the devs who can't keep this game alive
Oh yeah on insurgency sandstorm I find myself in first or second place almost every singe match and it’s not even close once you can learn how the game mechanics really really work
Its not a high skill ceiling, its just horrible dev decisions. The game had 15,000 players at launch, and it had the entire old insurgency community on board, and the first 2 years of the game were not good by any means due to alot of the technical issues, hence why the player count never really went up. The devs have noone but mostly themselves to blame for making this franchise go to shit.
@@codemy666 thats a really good point actually. Insurgency is kinda a middle ground between tarkov and cod so it should have high player numbers to go with it. It's all on the devs
Lmao high skill floor I quite because dealing with shitters splayed out on every corner with a bipod isn't fun also you can tell the devs don't care and if they don't why should I
I know this video is a year old now but its a damn shame you are finally moving on. I totally get it and for the exact reason you are quitting is the exact reason why i struggle to maintain a constant relationship with the game. Every time i play i wish there was more content, some new maps, more weapons, a better melee system, private lobbies and above all else better AI but yea it really doesnt seem to be a priority for the devs. By the off chance you see this i highly suggest Easy Red 2. That game is amazing
thanks chief. I just don't play video games as much as I did anymore. between this and a couple other games sort of falling off it's just been a big bummer and I find I have better things in life to do. hope you're doing ok man best wishes
Oh man. I’ve just got into sandstorm on console and wanted to say a heartfelt thanks for your videos. Thanks for the content on sandstorm, i appreciate why you’ve dropped it for now but i genuinely hope you post the occasional video on it as I don’t play cod anymore. For me COD peaked with World at War and had been going downhill since then.
Since sandstorm has launched
I had bought it for about 7 friends, only one actually played it and it was for one damm week
Finished high school, went through a bit of depression, in college for year and half
Made friends in sandstorm, made enemies too in sandstorm
Got a driving license, became a driver brother in home
Got into vr since i saw shooters that play similarly to sandstorm
I have my own car now
I wrote an entire game story script cause of how much i loved the game setting
Was in the early accuses to mod tools of the game when it was still under NDA, but cause of technical difficulties and luck of help (with the former mentioned depression)
I left my map to broken for months, update and meet new problems that i can't get help for
Got over 950 hrs in sandstorm, about 500 in the editor (tough am still shit in it)
But now, after glasshouse, i can't play it for over half an hour
Probably because i may overplayed it, or my brain wants me to do something else
I do still love the moments i got from it
But can't stay with it anymore since it has moved too much away from the direction I loved it in first place for
Like at least now we have on pc similar games but they don't do it the same, for example RoN
Before we had nothing other than ins2014 and rising storm (never played it though)
if anything the problem was me, cause i really didn't have anything to play at that time
Sandstorm was everything for me
After sandstorm, i can't find any shooter i could invest time as i did with sandstorm, since am at what other may call it adulthood
Will i replay it soon, in few years in retrospective?
Probably, as that’s what I have been doing with racing games from the 2000s in this and last year
The best 23 dollars I ever spent in steam to this day
Lol
@@TaylorWilmes you might like squad, you should check it out
tarkov
Check out stalker anomaly with modpacks, its like singleplayer tarkov had a baby with a tactical shooter and fallout. Idk but it changed video games forever for me.. and if youre into modding you can mod this one until the end of time
You buy games for your friends? And not one, not two but seven?
Damn can I be your friend
I'm not a huge fan of COD but I'm liking all of your videos and will support you no matter what. Have fun with games. Don't force yourself to do what people want you to do. Do what you want to do.
God dude. I've seen too many youtubers i liked get stuck making the same content on the same game for years, and when they finally try to switch either their community starts hating them, or the algorithm never picks up the new stuff. I think you're still at the point where you can make a switch and I sincerely hope that a transition works well for you. Just ignore the people who can't handle the change (which I don't imagine you'll have a problem with) and it'll go well.
My brother in christ, you are funny as fuck and nothing is gonna stop me and the boys from watching you. You do nothing but pop out bangers.
Hey snipes just letting you know I don’t actually play Sandstorm, like at all I’ve probably had a total of 5 hours of gameplay total and 2 of those were me sitting afk in the menu, I don’t watch your content for Sandstorm, I watch for you. Your personality, content and style is why I watch your content and I’ll still be watching whatever game your playing I’ll be here supporting you. Best of luck to you mate.
Funnily enough this is the first video I’ve seen from your channel, lol.
Edit:
Just watched all your MW2 videos and have now subscribed.
Seeing what's left of the staff I knew leave really put a damper on the excitement I've had for this game. I know that is bound to happen with any company, but it still sucks. Talking to Mikee on community game nights, I knew there were some well meaning people on the team. I still come back to this game occasionally to play modded co-op with the boys, but I don't blame you with how slow it's been on updates this year.
If you just got here havent watched the vid or played this game, just move on this isnt what your looking for if your deciding to buy this or not
Bro what are y'all talking about I got it last year and still play around 10 hours a week
There's always gonna be the OG's that are upset you're leaving IS but, honestly, your content is more than capable of standing on its own. Your humour, editing style and topic selection are better than one game. You're making the right decision, can't wait for your next video regardless of what it is 👍
Subbed originally for gun guides but here to stay for the humor. Your MWII and maybe potentially future Ready or Not content will keep me coming back regardless of how the channel started. Do what you gotta do to keep the channel and yourself healthy and if that means stepping away from an old game that's fine.
Snipes, you've built your channel on Insurgency but not cause of the Insurgency (or at least not cause of it alone, nor for the most part), you've built it cause of the way you make your vids. I personally started watching you quite recently, half a year ago perhaps, cause of your gun guides. Nope, i did not watch the gun guides so i can learn how to play a gun. I watched it cause of the way you were making them. Whatever game you play and vid you post, as long as its your own original self, for what your fanbase cares man, you're gonna do awesome and we're here to support you along the way.
Dude, thank you so much for the content. You sound like a very smart guy and could do anything you want bro.
It’s been an honor, wouldn’t have wanted any other rival schmuck to compete with and grow my channel against. GGs friend.
what's it like being the biggest insurgency creator again? must be nice even if it had to be given to you you rat fucking bastard
You do you man. I’m excited for whatever comes next.
You're a great dude and shouldn't listen to people get butthurt bc you don't want your channel to die with insurgency. I recommend checking out hell let loose its a ww2 Sim as well as 6 days in fallujah
I started watching your channel because of the Insurgency videos. Even bought the game because of them. Can’t wait to see how this channel grows and changes! Love the new COD vids. I wish you the best on your future endeavors 🤝.
The game finally gets added to xbox and they are killing it. I cant afford a pc and I have been yearning for a tactical shooter on console for years. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. First video of yours ive seen and you earned my sub. Hopefully tactical shooters stop being pc exclusive hopefully you succeed in whatever game you pick up.
Thanks man, yeah it seems really hard to escape the stigma of a gaming 'casual' if all you play on is a console. hope you guys get more titles like Ready or Not in the future
I would say you do you man. When i got in2 youtube i never wanted to cover only one game always wanted to cover more games and i will still be watching you what ever games you play. Stay strong my guy.
Whatever decision you have to make, I'll gladly be watching your videos as they are always entertaining and funny. I have to admit I didn't watch the MW2 ones because I have somewhat of a grudge against cod itself ever since it became less of a fun arcady shooter and more of an instrument to keep low skilled players playing and spending as much as possible for skins. I do wish you you all the success you deserve with whatever content you decide to produce and I'll happily enjoy your vids as your sense of humor is pretty unique on this platform.
With that said: Ready or Not, YES PLEASE!
It sucks that you are leaving , this is the 1st video of yours I have seen and already I like your Sense of humor , I just started this game a few days ago and only found your channel because I looked it up. I will still subscribe because you are funny, But this is a shame.
I’ll be honest I kept watching this channel not because of sandstorm but because you are a genuinely entertaining person to listen to and to watch play so I’m here to stay no matter the game.
I remember watching your videos a year ago and loved them, then I quit playing Insurgency sandstorm and returned to it just yesterday and my goodness the game barely changed from a year and now I just watched your video and understand why the game barely changed
From the outside it's obvious that Insurgency is a niche game at best and clearly isn't enough on its own to support a channel. The biggest draw imo were your in-depth guides that, while often hilarious, actually gave great info. Those videos remind of older JackFrags, Matimio, and LevelCap content on BF4, and I'm sure most people are at least somewhat familiar with that style. The problem is no one is doing that anymore. There aren't the huge playlists of gun guides on current shooters. In my opinion, and if you wanted to produce that sort of content, you would probably find great success expanding into most modern shooters with that same goofy but informative format that you've proven works. Personally I'd love to see Gun Guides for Ready or Not and especially Escape From Tarkov if that's a game you'd enjoy. Either way we're all here because we enjoying watching what you make, so we'll be looking forward to what comes next.
This is the first vid of yours I've seen but generally, people stop in for the content but stay for the personality. If your peeps like you, they'll follow you. I subbed for the sheer curiosity of seeing what direction you go. Good luck!
I'm on console.
This has been my most played game of the year.
One of my favorite games ever now.
You've come on my homepage on TH-cam and I really like your vibe. I've been playing cod since 2007 (among other games obviously) and I can wholeheartedly tell you that even though the cod content is very saturated on TH-cam, I've always liked discovering new channels that I can make part of my daily routine. Sorry about Insurgency, I've been a super big fan of the mod and it's sad to see it fall this way, but cheers for new beginnings, I'll be here moving on.
I saw a sick_snipes in insurgency today,
If by any small chance that was you, im glad I could still play with you brother!
YEA that was me fighting for my life out there. Game doesn't play the same anymore. Nice to see you man
@@SickSnipes hahaha, gotta say you still domed the fuck outa me with the new L96.
I was Azazel btw. European playing on us servers with high ping because that's the only place I can talk in English with my entire team and have them understand it 🤣.
@@Reaper-J129 Bro I was cussing you out on ministry if I'm being honest, you weren't doing much worse.
Honestly, I followed your channel for your humour and candidness. No sugar coating, just straight up. I've been enjoying the MW2022 GGs just as much as the Sandy ones (though I do prefer the old school OTT distorted "HI" you did on the older Sandy vids, always gave me a laugh) so I'll be sticking around. Gotta go where the passion is, be it your passion for the content creation, or the passion behind the game devs keeping their game fresh and moving forward.
ThanksSnipes!
Whatever you may end up choosing we all still here for ya, that much i can tell u. And this might just be how i feel and think but to me the game doesnt matter much ever its always the person who’s playing. i enjoy watching you as a person its because of your personality and just relatability. I can tell you put your heart into ur content and the finished product never fails. Its insane to me how many hours one puts into a video for it to come out as a 10 min video. People don’t see what’s behind the camera. The preparation, the work, the editing, script, right equipment…etc. All that to entertain us for 10 mins. Its honestly crazy but amazing. So really what i’m trynna say is you’ve developed a pretty loyal fanbase from what i can see and many of us aren’t going anywhere anytime soon so whatever game you do end up picking up just know that we’ll still enjoy your content. Who know’s maybe we’ll get some compilation clips of RoN or Warzone/MW2 Multiplayer funny moments like with sandstorm. Personally i’m all for it man, i get where you’re coming from but i can’t say i won’t miss sandstorm though of course. Always a special place in my heart. Devs just made horrible choices along the way. ❤️🔥💪🏻
As a long time fan of the Insurgency franchise (I remember I started playing Insurgency 2014 shortly after Panj was added) I totally understand your grievances with Sandstorm. I personally played Sandstorm for a decent amount of time but went back to Ins 2014 because tbh the gameplay just feels overall better to me (even though I do miss a lot of the features Sandstorm added).
The thing that I think a lot of people (including NWI) seem to miss about the franchise is that it INHERENTLY cannot be a mainstream fps. Given the way that it is structured with the low TTK and overall realism, it does not have the easy, addicting gameplay necessary for a mainstream game. Personally I really can't play any Insurgency game for too long, and that is because the mental energy that needs to be invested in a game like Insurgency is draining. That isn't a bad thing though, at least in my opinion. I love Ultrakill to death but by god I can not play more than a couple hours of it before I need a break. Draining/intense games have their place and I love them for that, but any attempt to get people "addicted" to playing them will only end in failure because it is inherently unsustainable. This is also why so many people buy Sandstorm but it never seems to have a lot of concurrent players: people can't spend a ton of time playing it like they can a simpler game like Battlefield or COD.
NWI tried to make Sandstorm into a mainstream shooter but, in keeping it's core realism as an Insurgency game, only ended up creating some unfortunate middle child that both moved away from the franchises core audience while failing to produce a product that is able to function as a mainstream game.
Also Snipes, if you ever end up reading this, try out Ins 2014 just for kicks sometime. You can play some regular PVP or Coop, although I most recommend trying out a server like Bot Massacre or Sernix. It might give you a bit of extra insight into the original dream of the franchise.
I love that your game guides contain a little bit of history of rhe gun before digging into the statistics.
well after 11 months...guess what????
The thing that hurts the most is that like you said, all the old staff are gone. All the staff that made this game as fun as it was when I bought it have left and there's little chance NWI's next game will be even close to as much fun as Sandstorm was when I bought it over 2 years ago. Like others have said, you are partially why I bought Sandstorm but you are why I watch you, not Sandstorm.
I have this game ( insurgency ) , played it barely 20 hours. I did not have fun at all... BUT I have watched a lot of your gun guides and I laughed so much, I would watch you play any games, you are just very funny and your editing is epic level. Big love
This is gonna age like milk
I've only been subscribed for 5 or so months, your channel got me into Sandstorm, and even though I'm not too into tactical shooters, Sandstorm was one of the very few I thoroughly enjoyed. Like you said though, there isn't enough updates to keep me playing for a long time.
After a couple of weeks my friends just stopped playing it and moved onto some other game, and honestly that's a big factor to even get me playing a game. Recently, I only play games if my friends are playing with me and playing games by myself just feels like a waste of time unless it happens to be a game with a lot of progression that I also happen to be playing with friends.
I honestly don't understand why people make dramatic and depressing videos like this shit. Why can't people just play games to enjoy them!?! I hate the term "writing on the wall". I haven't seen it personally. Insurgency Sandstorm is one of my favorite games of all time and I'll always continue to play it because there's nothing else like this game. What other fps offers 8 player co op? The gunplay is satisfying and the weapons have a punch that no other game offers. The sound design is incredible. Just play the game casually every now and then and I guarantee you'll have just as much fun. This is why I don't take games seriously or competitively. I play for fun. When I get bored, I play something else and I go back to the game when I feel like I'm in the mood for it
For real it's not that deep
I found your channel through your MW2 vids and have been having a fun time going through your backlog even though I don't play Sandstorm. I've only played the standalone Source release and was looking forward to getting it - only to be caught up with so many other games like Monster Hunter World. Hearing your thoughts on it definitely got rid of any FOMO though; as an Aussie it's easy to get fucked by a dwindling online playerbase simply because the only people that care about it don't live within spitting distance of me.
how can you quit this amazing game,now that it became alot more amazing, the coop is a blast
I support this move you're making. I think you've got the personality and the energy to make something else work better than sandstorm. I've been a fan since it came out and I have also felt the slog of it all just getting stale. Much as I love it I can't stand one more round of push on crossing.
Whatever game you move onto next I'll watch it for your presence, as I think you've got equal parts sincerity and personality to make a wide variety of content work. Do your best not to let comments get you down. They can call you cringe all they want but so long as it's content you're passionate about it'll be worth watching. Good luck out there.
jeeze the salt goes deep in this vid.
best of luck with the future dude. i understand your pain with this game, watching content on it forever and bought the game a few months ago but haven't touched it much due to a variety of issues, both mentioned in your videos and in other media. do what you want, if youtube is what you want you need to move on to more sustainable things that are enjoyable. looking forward to seeing the future meme compilations and guides
hey bro i don't even play insurgency, I have maybe 20 hours combined in the 2 games, and haven't touched either in years - that being said I've watched every single one of your gun guides because they're entertaining as hell, and have been a subscriber for some time (idk how long)
good luck with whatever you wanna do next, probably gonna watch anyways, lol. just you do you.
Dude says hes not going anywhere, but hasnt uploaded a video in 6 months. 😬
He is still here because he replied to a comment on the latest vid if you sort by new.
Discovered IS just recently through game pass and have been binging your videos. Love this game and your content. That being said I understand where you're coming from. I wish this game had the following and development it deserves. Good luck to you and your TH-cam quest brother
Probably your biggest mistake, this video alone raked in 170k views. Nobody gives a shit about cod anymore, guides are not useful when every year a new game comes out and is boring as hell.
His channel didnt grew exponentialy nor he got more views
This is actually the first time I’ve come across your channel but i can definitely say i’ll be sticking around, love the attitude, keep it up man
Thanks man
Bro come back for sg553 and MDR 😭😭😭
Your humor and hilarious memes are what brought me to your channel and sandstorm was the cherry on top because it was a small game.I love this game but I understand why you would wanna leave this game because of the channel growth since insurgency is only peaking at 2k players most days you do you snipes I’ll always remain here no matter the content I subbed here for you.
*he starts to play halo infinite
Dude, it's fr fine, I don't think you should play a game you no longer like. I think we all knew it was going to happen eventually, there will be more to come. I'll still be here, supporting and watching you.
And nothing of value was lost
Hey man if it wasn’t for you in this video I wouldn’t have even known that those problems existed thank you excited to see what else you got planned
It's sad really, the game itself is far better than anything battlefield and cod have put out in roughly 15 years. Simply not being a famous AAA title and exposure is what is hurting it.
uh, no? did you even watch the video? The devs aren’t giving the the love it needs. It’s being kept up by lackluster updates and shitty bug “fixes”
@@koldbrew7582 to each their own I guess.
Your content is an inspiration for me. No matter what game you play, I’ll watch your content.
Nearly 2 mins into this and you haven’t actually said anything yet, just whining - does anyone actually care if you, a random TH-cam nerd, stops playing one random game? This is so sad 🤣
Makes sense, Sandstorm doesn’t have much guns anyways, that’s why I also quit the game.
I believe you’ll like EscapeFromTarkov, I’d recommend you to do videos on that game.
your delivery is great. your to the point. your videos are amazing. no matter what game you go to, you will succeed because of how you operate your channel
Oh no! Anyway....
Man, I love your content. I found your channel because of the gun guides and I dont even play sandstorm. If you wanna branch off to other games go for it, games come and go but I’m here for the hilarious and quality stuff you put out on your channel. Don’t let the haters bring you down!
I don't think anyone expected you to do Insurgency Sandstorm videos forever. Whatever you decide to move on, I'll probably still be watching your videos.
Lol this guy quitting a game because his videos ain't getting enough views lmao
Gotta love how mfs treat this shit like a job instead of going out and getting an actual job lol