Hey all,
I’ve been inactive on the channel for some time now in terms of uploads, but I still keep an eye on comments and try to reply to some every now and then.
The reason for this isn’t all that interesting, as the years went on I found myself with less free-time to make content, and I started to enjoy the new content Rooster Teeth were putting out less than I did back when I was younger. With Red vs Blue in particular, I started to drop off around Season 14 and then I finally gave up on it during Season 16 (cyclops episode specifically was just too much for me). That said, I still hold the first 13 seasons of Red vs Blue in high regard; the characters, humour, story, animation - all of it. I was watching since the early days, before YouTube, and whatever RvB became after S13, nothing will take away those fond memories.
Anyway, the reason for posting this now in particular, is that I saw the news of Rooster Teeth closing yesterday and that they were going to be selling the rights to some of their IPs, including Red vs Blue. The majority of montages on my channel have been copyright claimed in some way by Rooster Teeth back in the day, and if another company takes over the IP there’s no guarantee that they will allow the montages to stay on YouTube. Therefore, I’d encourage anyone who returns to my videos regularly to download them, screen-record them, whatever you want to do to preserve them. I get a lot of comments from people who return to the montages regularly and would hate for the videos to just be gone someday with no explanation.
I know that some of you might also be disappointed that I’m not planning on making any more montages. As I said above, I’ve not really engaged enough with any of the newer seasons of RvB to feel inspired to make any. But more importantly, at this time I don’t feel like uploading a new montage would be a good decision for the channel, as it may just result in further copyright strikes and risks the channel being taken down. I’ll continue to interact with comments as long as you guys keep leaving them, it makes me happy to hear from so many of you that my videos had a great impact on your childhood.
I still remember making my first RvB montage for this channel. I was 16 and struggling a bit mentally, and I’ll never forget checking the video after a week and it had over 500 views and I was over the moon. In the early days of the channel, all the support and positive comments really helped to boost my confidence and it felt good to be making content that so many people were enjoying. I’d no idea that it would lead to more than 130k subscribers and millions of views, and all of your support over the years has meant a lot, even when I’ve not been uploading in recent years.
Anyway, thanks again to everyone who has watched the videos over the years, and especially to those who continue to return year after year to re-watch their favourites. Again, it’s completely unknown whether the new owner of RvB will allow the videos to stay up, so make sure to archive any videos that are important to you.
Much love,
Cynic
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Hey guys! My time at university/college is coming to an end in the next two or three months and I will finally have time to get back to making RvB montages for you. Despite my lack of activity over the past year, you guys have still been subscribing and commenting and it’s appreciated massively! I am almost at 100k subscribers, which is fucking crazy.
Once I finish my studies, I want to bring you guys some awesome RvB montages but I also want to try and expand my content. My question for you guys is, what sort of new content would you like to see me try and create? Any responses or ideas will help me out with inspiration once Summer rolls around. Unbelievably excited to get back to making videos.
Anyway, take a look at the poll below and feel free to vote on what you’d like to see me do most. I will probably be doing all of these at some point, just want to see what is most popular. Just to clarify, RvB montages will still be a big part of the channel, I just want to make some extra content for those of you who have supported me over the past few years. Hope you guys can wait just a little bit longer.
Peace and love etc etc,
Cynic
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I make RvB/RWBY montages and swear at video games.