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- May 15, 2019
I'm surprised Joel isn't more popular to be honest. I don't think there is a stream that has me laugh more than his. Feels sometimes like he's a comedian playing video games. His E3 streams are magical.
I'm honestly ecstatic about getting to watch him stream E3 again this year. It's my favorite way to celebrate that clusterfuck. I wish he would make compilation videos for his E3 streams, cause they're glorious.
As for why Joel is less popular, I think a few things contribute to it:
- He doesn't play mainstream games very often; most of what he plays are either fan games, indie games, older games, or just really niche games. It's harder to get attention when people are only searching for popular games on Twitch.
- He takes streaming way less seriously and doesn't do things like thanking subscribers or donors. I really appreciate this personally, but fans who want that recognition are going to be turned off by that. He definitely retained the pre-Twitch style of streaming, and not everyone likes it.
- His sense of humor is REALLY esoteric and makes reference to some ancient/incredibly niche jokes and memes, which a lot of people don't get (like Gachi, as a prime example).
- He definitely didn't start "late," but he did start after Vinny, and Vinny is obviously the face of Vinesauce. It's difficult to become more well-known than the guy who literally gave you your job.
All that said, Joel's still doing pretty well for himself - he has more than 200,000 followers, and has started some memes that have extended even outside the bounds of his channel, which is a hard feat to accomplish. But I'm also biased toward him because he's my favorite, too. Been watching his stuff since 2011 and everything he does is pure gold. Him, Vinny, and Rev were the only streamers I was really ever able to get into even after all this time.
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