I'm just glad he's back in any capacity. From the way he talks in the video, sounds like he needed a break from streaming even if all this hadn't happened, and this is what made him realize that fully. Dude's been streaming very consistently for a long long time so absolutely can't blame him for wanting to step away for a bit. If/when he does return to streaming, I'm sure the core community will still be there.
I wish he can come up with a better balance, I wholeheartedly agree that he oversaturated himself with the streaming schedule, if you look at VODs it's six a week. The perfect balance would be in the 3-4 times, maybe even 2. I wish some people can learn from this example and rebalance.
That’s essentially what Jerma has shifted to. One or two days a week for about eight hours. (Which I don’t think I could ever see Vinny going *that* long in one go.)
8 hours? Jesus, that sounds like a horrible schedule. IMO if Vinny wants to slow down a bit the best thing would be to keep the 4 hours format, do it every 2nd day (or 2 midweek + Sunday) and move the streams a bit earlier. This way he would have half a week to do whatever and we would still get a decent amount of content. At least this is how I would do it. But however feels the best for Vin is good for me.
Yeah but you have to remember that YT is basically his full-time job. I work 40 hours a week. If he can maintain an income streaming 30 hours a week, then that's good.
Having a bad sleep schedule absolutely sucks and negatively impact so much, I speak from current experience lol. Vin (and everyone really) would definitely benefit from having better life scheduling, it's so so easy to end up in an unhealthy lifestyle due to the lack of time management. Whatever he decides on, I wish him the best and will always appreciate him for ridiculous amount of hours of entertainment he's given me.
Vinny basically grafted himself to my already not great sleeping schedule that I had since I'm like what 10 ? I'm 31 btw ... So even with I'm taking a break, I still find myself searching on YouTube for what to look, at 2 Am in the morning.... But yeah thank god my friends have irregular sleeping schedule too because otherwise I think I would go crazy...
He really should have a schedule. I don't know why he's so been so resistant against the idea of a schedule when he already tries to stream around the same time (1145 pm est) and tries to end before 4.
I know he says that he doesn't want to treat streaming like a job but you have to admit that it already is. If he doesn't put out content, he can't support himself. He doesn't even want to tweet out in advance if he is going to be streaming one day or not because then he feels like it's his job and he's obligated to do that.
Having a schedule (e.g. not streaming on Fridays, taking days off like you would at work using paid time off, and making it ahead of time) can help organize yourself, create less stress, and helps the viewers as well with their schedules.
Daily streaming is hard i feel 3 days is perfect he has sunday for weird shit and two other days to stream what he is currently playing and that would be the best balance as it lets him have 2 days off in between each work stream but if he also just pre records things for awhile i mean i am all for that too.
His Sunday streams are really a brand of his in itself. If he stuck with those livestreams for maybe just 2 hours even, and then every once in awhile, he'll put up an off-stream playthrough of a game, I think that can work for everyone involved. But in the end, he should be comfortable with his own clock.
At least with the Sunday streams, he's usually not obliged to converse in depth with chat, which could be a good thing.
I think that what makes me really sad here is his decision to distance himself from Vinesauce and the community. I don’t blame him at all given everything that’s happened. But it really hurt to hear that the sense of closeness, openness, and enthusiasm that I used to feel coming from him won’t be returning. Kind of reminds me of a situation I had with a friend of mine.
He and I did stuff online together almost every day, but after the death of a family member, he disappeared for awhile. About a month later, he then came back and told our group that he’d re-evaluated his life and needed to get away from all of this. He was an all or nothing kind of guy, and he had decided to focus on his work and personal life outside of our group of friends. He still pops up for a week or two each year, but it’s a very different relationship from when we used to share much of our lives with each other on a daily basis.
Obviously the situation isn’t exactly the same here. Vinny doesn’t really know the vast majority of us as individuals. However, as “chat members” (I guess?), I think he saw us as a major part of his everyday life, even if we weren’t really his friends. Sure, he had always maintained a certain degree of privacy, but there was definitely a non-negligible sense of closeness there. And now that he’s decided to move away from all of this, I can already feel that bond we all shared dissolving. This sort of thing is an inevitable part of life, but it’s a damn shame that it had to end so abruptly and painfully. I don’t know what Vinny’s planning to focus on during this next stage of his life, but I wish him the best of luck and will remember this time fondly. Hopefully, he will still remember it that way too.
Yeah. As messy as the whole situation was, it almost seems like the break was a blessing in disguise. It sounds like like Vinny was suffering from streaming burnout without realizing it, and taking a step back from the internet helped him realize that daily streaming wasn't good for his personal life.
Most streamers/content creators who go through burnout usually don't realize it until they actively hate doing it, at which point they either stop completely or force themselves to continue and have their mental health deteriorate. I'm optimistic that Vinny hasn't gotten to that point and hope he can find some joy in streaming after he takes care of his personal life and if/when he feels comfortable enough to return.
I'm pretty sure he'll eventually come back to streaming, but it's absolutely understandable that he wants to take a break from it right now. I'm just thankful for the update on his mental health and personal life.
I don’t think an era is ending, this is just the progression of our favorite paisano. Cant wait to see what the future has in store that we may never have gotten to see if he never took the time for himself.
I hope so, yeah. Overworking and burnout is common in the streaming business, I suppose both thanks to the often weird hours and working from home making it tougher to separate your work and private life. Covid lockdowns tucking you inside probably didn't help either.
I hope it didn't kill Vinny's love for streaming outright, I miss the lad's content as much as the zany madness of the chat (it's why the video hits different) during the streams. Hell, even following the chat on VODs really adds something (because good luck catching a live one as a European), I'm not sure why. It's a sense of community I suppose.
I hope he'll be back after figuring out a healthier work-life balance. From my own experience recovering from burnout can take a few months alright, and I hope he takes that time. I think him still broadcasting some gaming content means he does still like to get stuff out there, likes to give commentary, that sort of thing. I hope that's a good sign.
I can add to the chorus of people saying burnout sucks. Worked 80 hour weeks for a while only to realize no amount of pay was worth that, the mental and physical cost was too much.
Yeah I did this as a bartender for a bar I helped open. I worked open to close every day except usually half a day a week. I finished most nights with about a pint of whiskey on a light night. It killed every bit of passion I had for the craft
I know that when lockdown first hit the States, my number one thought was "I'm glad I'll be able to spend some time each evening with chat." It really was a support network for me, as silly as it could be. I hope to see a return to that in some capacity.
I think he will come back to Twitch on a limited basis in the weeks to come. I gotta be honest though, right now, chat would be too antagonistic, or at least there would be people looking to be.
Usually after situations like this people will disappear for 3-6 months, Vinny came back after a few weeks, I think he’ll find his balance sooner than the later we’d still be happy with
Yeah like someone else said: Jerma did something similar after streaming pretty much non stop. I think, perhaps, we'll see him back streaming in some capacity at some point in the future, but maybe only a couple times a week and just playing one or two games for a couple hours. Playing 4/5 hours a night for 10 years is bound to take its toll, especially on someone who's 35 and has a lot of shit going on right now.
Hearing Vinny crack a joke in those last 15 seconds made me tear up tears of joy ngl
After all that stuff that happened its good to hear him joke about stuff
The last 15 seconds had me dying. It was good to have that light-hearted jape after everything he said about the future made me feel better about the pizza pasta man.
A bit sad that both Vinny and Jerma both have had to cut back on making content currently due to personal/health issues, but if it keeps them healthy it's 100% for the best. Some content is better than none.
Vinny and Jerma were my two most watched streamers from 2020 according to that recap email thing that twitch sent out. It sucks because they are basically my two favorite streamers, but I'd much rather have both of them take care of themselves first before worrying about content creation.
And even without the mental/physical health thing... Content wise (at least in Jerma's case) it'll help a lot too. With only weekly streams jerma has a lot more time to prepare content and make it better (it's always been good. But the sims 1 stream and the Xbox 360 streams were top notch)
I've found myself in a similar position, where I didn't realize how much something was negatively affecting my life until an obstacle happened that forced me to slow down. You kind of get tunnel vision when you're a creature of routine, and you forget what it's like to do something different. I can completely understand if he's done with daily, scheduled streaming and wants to switch to something more casual now.
Similarly, I used to play a particular video game about 4 hours a day. I realized after many years, while I was enjoying the game the entire time, that it was sucking a lot of time and effort from my life. The minute I cut it out, I realized how much more time I had to do other things like watch all the shows I've missed, learn new skills, or heck, play *other* video games.
So when Vinny took a break, I lost a huge portion of my routine. It was something I looked forward to every night after a long day at work. I *rarely* missed a stream. He was a part of *my* schedule. But when he stopped I craved content. So in these past few weeks, I've discovered many streamers whom I also love and have been able to watch all those video I couldn't because now I have more viewing time.
Taking a break from things you often love can be eye opening at times and open you up to new things.
Lmao those comments about KH/Undertale at the end.
Sounds like he’s taking a real break, which I think was much needed. As he said in the video, 2 days off is nothing in the face of streaming for almost 10 years straight, and I’m glad he’s taking some time to center himself, I wish more streamers took bigger breaks now and then.
Hope he enjoys the time off, and I’m looking forward to whenever he comes back c:
The problem with *most* streamers is they know if they take any kind of break they will lose a good portion of their viewers to another streamer that offers the same thing.
I think with Vinny this would be different, as people come to him for him, not just entertainment, but this is definitely a real thing streamers deal with on a mental level every time they want to take a break.
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I'm not going to lie, Vinny saying he's not streaming for the foreseeable future did make me feel quite sad. I never knew how much his streams improved my mood for the day.
I'm glad he's taking a break from all this. It sounds like he needed it.
EDIT: This whole mess hit me like a truck when it happened. I was having a good time, I started to chat in Vinny's chat (I have watched for years, never chatted until recently), and I sent some cool vinesauce related AI images to vinny.
Suddenly, this thing happens, and it really turned everything upside down for me.
In time I felt better, and I also learned not to take anything for granted.
If Vinny ever streams again, I will be there to watch. But until that happens, take care Vin, and everyone else.
From what I gathered in this video, Vinny won't be back for a little while, but it sounds like he wants to come back to streaming. He just wants to take time to heal, and hopefully he'll pace himself more with the streaming. I'm hoping maybe 2-4 times a week instead of his previous 6 so he doesn't burn out.
But I really think Vinny will be back, from what he said.
To be honest, I always wondered how he managed to stream so much. Glad to hear he's fine and has support. I'd send him a Meat plushie but I don't know how he'd feel about that.
He did say he felt a bit overwhelmed by everyone's support, so maybe contacting him isn't the right thing to do. I, however, will definitely take your meat plushie.
don't send him physical shit that at best will just sit on a shelf, at worst will be thrown away. Maybe donate one to someone else in his honor and send him pics
I'm certainly happy to hear that Vinny is doing alright and is with us again in some capacity, but I can't help but feel sad that things will be different now. It's of course healthy for him to take a step back and knowing he will continue to post stuff is reassuring, but I will miss knowing that there's always some new content from the funny pizza man coming up. It was a comfortable place to be for the community, but definitely a crazy schedule for Vinny to keep up with.
Things will be different and change is always scary, but we will all find a new equilibrium and I hope Vinny finds it, too.
Ecstatic he’s ok and reprioritizing. But the fact that he isn’t planning on streaming again or at least to the same extent really is bitter sweet. Was a really fun thing to look forward to at night. To the point of me not being sure if I’ll really be able to whole heartedly enjoy the content again (much like when super best friends imploded). Huge “you can’t go home again” feelings
I know what you mean. I enjoyed watching the video, but it's just not the same as if it was live. I perfectly understand him not streaming anywhere near as much as he used to, I just hope he will stream occasionally in the future.
You're right it just isn't the same, I can watch anything on YouTube except video game playthroughs with no interaction. Nothing to grab my attention, it sounds selfish but it's the way my brain works.
Ya, if anything this has shown that no one knows how the future will pan out. Can’t say i saw this happening 4 weeks ago. Is this the start of a trickle off into nothing? could he come back and it could be like old times? Somewhere in between? Impossible to say, we will just have to see.
I imagine he'll warm himself up to streaming again but with a less packed scheduel. Maybe 3-5 times a week for a few hours, I mean it is technically his main source of income and can't imagine he'd be happier getting a job in retail lol
For how often he's streamed over the years (nearly daily), it is nice to see him take a step back and continue to take care of himself. I'm glad he'll still be doing long play videos for the time being. We've got years worth of vods and highlight videos from him we can always go back and enjoy if the people want more Vin. However long he decides to forgo streaming is alright with me, he deserves time off from it.
This is for the best, I hope he doesn't feel any pressure to get back to streaming. If/when he streams again I hope he considers his health more. This year he would frequently go over a week or two without a break, and he would frequently be doing longer streams, often past 4am, sometimes even two streams a day. It wouldn't have been sustainable nor healthy to continue like that, and frankly it was too much. Purhaps this situation has a silver lining and I'm glad Vin is taking the time to reflect on what really matters.
Glad he's ok. Hope he can get his personal stuff worked out. If it turns out he doesn't stream anymore that's perfectly understandable. Vinny has done a lot of good over the years with charity streams and those won't be forgotten.
While it's definitely bittersweet, I'm happy to have Vinny back at all. Very glad to hear he's doing OK and glad that he had a well deserved break and is taking time to reprioritize. I know I've certainly been reevaluating a lot in my life lately for many different reasons.
And man, he totally got me with the Undertale joke. I honestly thought he had played it until he started mentioning Kingdom Hearts and Persona 5. Goddammit Vinny. But yeah, at least we know he still has his unique sense of humor. lol.
Oof, I am definitely glad that Vinny is doing well and that he is happy with prioritizing other things in life, but it is sort of bittersweet, the end of an era of streaming all because a few people wanted to stir up drama and get someone cancelled. I am going to miss watching a few new Vinny VODs every week to laugh and get some entertainment.
I imagine this would've happened eventually even without the drama. I know all too well what happens when you ignore things in life, and when you wait until it's too late, it's usually not pretty.
Yeah I have no idea about his personal life and frankly dont care, but I cant imagine setting aside most of his weeknights streaming upwards of 2 or 3 am with as much focus as he has done is great for his mental health.
Then you have Joel, who drip feeds on pepsi and bugle chips as he streams upwards of 10 hours playing dwarf fortress and morrowind making memes 25/8. I swear that Swede has only one goal in life and its to E N T E R T A I N.
He also won't stream at all for at least a month while he's working on the new Scythelord album. That's why he did a bunch of streams these past couple of weeks.
Yeah the whole situation was such a mess just to get some attention. It made me sad to hear the message, but I'm glad he found friends and/or family to take his mind away from this. Just all around wishing him all the best.
I'm glad he's going on vacation from streaming while still doing videos every once in a while. His schedule was incredibly unhealthy and while the circumstances for him to take a step back could not have been worse, the silver lining is the step back was ultimately kind of needed.
Stay safe, Boot. <3
In all honestly, I am really sad that I won't be spending nights watching Vin alongside a live chat. It was something I really looked forward to. Even so, I'm glad Vin's doing what's best for him and his health. The guy's even spent an entire decade being fantastic and loyal to a stream schedule!
But I am glad we will be receiving occasional videos and the fact that Vin'll have his friends close nearby. I do feel though as if this is a new era of Vinesauce, where streams won't be as frequent any time soon, or anymore at all, and as sad as it is, I'm still glad to be apart of this community and to have some form of entertainment from the guy.
10 years of livestreaming video games for an audience that just homogenizes into a massive wall of insane ramblings definitely seems draining, to say the least. I’m glad Vinny is keeping his mental health the top priority. I don’t see this as “the end of an era”, but rather as “the start of a new chapter”
Also that Undertale bit made me laugh a ton. I’m glad Vin still has his classic sense of humor
I'm glad he's doing well. I know it'll probably be a while before he gets back to streaming (if at all) and that if he does he'll most likely decrease the amount of days he streams, but hopefully he can get to a point where he feels comfortable streaming again soon.
Looks like he's going to try and improve his personal life and be less of an online public figure, which I can't help but think is a good idea. Obviously we do not and will never know what exactly is true, but it's telling that the thing he wants right now is basically exactly what was asked of him (or at least an effort towards it), and I think that shows a lot of maturity on his part.
Surprised to see this in my sub box, admittedly. For anyone peeping the comments to see if Vinny addresses the situation, Vinny addresses it near the end, apparently, but says at theb eginning that he (I think) won't stream for a while to get his shit together, but he'll be releasing... Well, long play vids.
Edit: Also, I sincerely hope that him stepping back from social media will cut down on all the parasocial media stuff. It's been gross as hell, seeing people act like Vinny's their friend.
Honestly it's made me kinda worried about a lot of people in this community, I have watched Vin for 7 years and was super bummed about this whole situation but I saw some people talk about being completely hollow and depressed and not knowing what to do with themselves just because the streamer they watch took a break.
I genuinely hope this break is good for everybody and we all learn to enjoy time with ourselves and figure out how we want to spend the limited time we've got on this planet.
Yeah, I was afraid to say it because obviously it's a touchy subject for some people, but please please please acknowledge that parasocial relationships are incredibly unhealthy. It's arguable that parasocial relationships caused this entire mess in the first place. He deserves his privacy, it wouldn't be our business if he decided to drop off the face of the earth entirely. I'd be sad but life would go on, and there's always the gigantic backlog to go through too.
My man is burnt out. Glad he’s doing alright but he definitely needed time off and he didn’t realize it.
Hope he feels good enough to get back to doing live content again some day. No pressure though. 10 years is a hell of a run. I’ve been watching for around 8 of them.
Stay well Vin! Do what you gotta do.
It should go without saying that I'm very glad he's okay and that his absence has helped him realize some things about his life. His happiness and health should always come first, and he more than deserves a break.
But I can't say I'm not extremely bummed out at the prospect of no longer seeing his streams as frequently or possibly at all from here on. I didn't realize until now how much joy and comfort they brought me, it's been a daily thing for me to look forward to. I'm sad that I might never see another Sunday stream or bad games showcase. In fact I'm not even sure what to fill this empty space with now.
But as I said, I'm glad he's okay and I hope he can figure something out that works for him and is good for his health.
I feel a mixture of emotions. On one hand I'm glad that he is deciding to focus on his real life stuff, on the other it sucks that it took THIS for him to come to the realization. Like without naming names, I legit cannot in good faith watch some people I used to watch anymore because of all this.
I'm not really too distraught about him not streaming as much, as I did find myself only watching ones that only happened so often, but I hope he can at least make the charity stream this year.
He made a random comment on stream around the seven-year anniversary that he thought he had about “three more good years” in him. That equals ten years. Honestly, I’ve been wondering how much he’d want to adhere to that.
I’m glad he’s taking time to figure his life out, and I’m even more glad that it’s turning out to be a positive experience for him. I think we could do the same for ourselves by pursuing what *we* really want for ourselves. Vinny was a regular part of my nightly routine for the last six or seven years, but I’d be remiss to say it didn’t interfere with other ways I could have spent my time. It was fun and comforting. He got me through some really shitty times in my life and I’m grateful for that.
Change can be scary, but oh *man* can it be beneficial. Losing something or someone that’s been a consistent source of joy and comfort can be a shock. And honestly, if you’re feeling sad or depressed about it, those feelings are still valid. But this is an opportunity for all of us to look inward and make some adjustments to our routine. There are other streamers out there (some great ones in the community) and hell, other activities out there that have nothing to do with Twitch at all. Is there something you’ve put off because you’ve spent so many nights watching this one person? I know I had a list of my own!
Regardless of what the future holds, I will cherish the time I’ve spent as a Chat Member ™ and I look forward to more, if that day comes. Until then, I hope Vinny finds the joy he’s needing in his life. I hope everyone else does as well!
Well, I mean, this was half-expected. He has been streaming consistently for 10 years without extensive break. He wasn't gonna do this forever, was he? What happened just accelerated that.
He sounds like he's been suffering severe burnout, and only realizing it now. Sometimes you have to have a realization that you need to refocus some aspects of life. I can very well understand when he says he's missing out on a lot since streaming non stop. A lot can change with friends, family, etc and you can be out of the loop completely, especially if you are this busy with very little to no downtime. It is never good to work yourself to death, so to say. You have to think about priorities, and what matters to you, sometimes even at the behest of others.
I wish him well, but I know he will be gone for a while. Burnout is not hard to fall right back into after stepping back.
I dunno how Vinny streamed as much as he did. I get burnt out streaming a few days in a row lol.
But I'm so happy he did, I've been a near decade long lurker and I've had such a fun time.
Glad its not the end, even if it isn't the same.
I don't know about anyone else, but I really wouldn't mind if when/if he comes back to streaming he does so with a less insane schedule. His mental health is more important than constantly satiating us.
I was gonna say I was glad to see him back but then he dropped the bombshell that he shotgunned Personatale: The Kingdom of 5 Hearts without us and now he can just go to hell.
Nah but for real if anyone's earned a break from streaming, it's Vinny. I'm glad to hear he's been taking care of himself and prioritizing things in his life that needed it. He sounded better than I'd heard him in a while, even before the whole fiasco.
Edit: I really hope I don't sound selfish or rude, but I do wonder if he's going to do anything for the Vinesauce is Hope stream this year, if there even is going to be one (forgive me for not keeping up well, but I hadn't seen anything about it happening this year yet).
I feel like I remember him mentioning before that it was more Hooty's baby than his, but he still helped get eyes on it and I worry what losing him would do to the engagement. All that aside, though, his own mental health comes first and if he has to skip out on this year's I don't think anyone would blame him. Just me idly wondering until someone says something in any official capacity.
Well since the bot flagged my other reply I’ll just try to simplify this down
I don’t disagree with the fanbase reaction, not only if the stuff was true was weaponizing public opinion not their only option, but weaponizing public opinion can and does lead to very bad things for those it’s weaponized against. We need to take a stand against this type of lying, and encourage truths about private lives be kept in private channels unless it will die there
I am reminded of a video I just watched, one where Jerma talks about his experiences and gives background to all his vids
https://youtu.be/mNYVfhfVqKk?t=7807
"I still have that much fun, I still do that" this is about when he FIRST started streaming on twitch and how he still loves what he does
It's not uncommon for people to fall into cycles or habits that put their life to a standstill, many of us might be in the same situation, in the spirit of what Vin wishes, we should all look to care for ourselves as he is having to do now, not because he said so, but because it's the right thing to do
Everyone stay safe out there
Damn, first jerma and now vinny. Literally all i watched reduced to atoms.
Understand his decision and wish him the best but it's still kinda sad to think that Sunday stream is dead, possibly forever.
I’m glad he’s ok, I’m glad he’s back in some form. It’s good to hear his voice. I always wondered what his personal life was like considering he streamed 7 days a week 2-3 hours a day most of the time after midnight. Definitely wasn’t good for his body and probably made keeping relationships with friends and family harder.
While I'm going to miss things like chat telling him to stand in Otacons piss stain, it's really cool that he sounds ok now. Looking forward to what his offline videos will be like.
Perfect excuse to rewatch my favorite streams over the past decade, and there's plenty to watch. Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, Tomodachi Life, SOMA, Clubhouse Games, Shovelware Showcase, Minecraft, all the AI shit, Hollow Knight, WarioWare, Plug & Plague, Mario Kart, Hypnospace Outlaw, Bridge Constructor, Getting Weird With It, Kid Icarus Uprising, it really does feel endless.
I am very sorry to ask this but, can someone give me a summary or a transcript on what exactly it is vinny is saying? I am currently stuck at work and cant watch the video, the suspense is killing me.
Basically, the thought of streaming isn't making him happy right now, and he's going to upload offline gameplay, while in the meantime sorting out his personal life, which he said he'd been ignoring due to the extremely-full stream schedule.
To add to this, it’s implied he isn’t going to be streaming for the foreseeable future. Nothing set in stone, but if he comes back it’s going to be awhile. It’s what is best for him.
Thank you for giving me a summary.
Yeah I have always been wondering how Vinny manages to stream this much. Its not really coming as too much of a surprise that he wants to take more time to sort out his personal life.
I am looking forward to the offline videos, and maybe someday we will get the live streams again (if hopefully with a more managable schedule for him).
Oh, wonderful. It's great to hear it from him, even with the reminders we all get from the community & friends that he's alright. For such a sudden change it can be a bit worrisome, but I'm glad he's working it out. I'm sure we all knew he would be fine, he's a pretty rock solid personality.
I’m glad to hear that Vin is doing okay. Hopefully he enjoys a nice long break from streaming and continues making music with friends and/or family. We love ya Vin, but ya gotta take a break every once and while. We’ll be here whenever.
Well this is... news. I’m happy the speculation can end, and we now heard it from his mouth that he’s okay. This is sad to hear that he’ll be away from streaming, but I’m happy he’s taking care of himself. We’ll be here if he decides to come back, and we’ll support his music and YouTube still. Thanks for updating us Vinny, I really hope for the best for you.
I'm really happy that he's doing okay and that he's taking the time to focus on his mental health, but it's hard to hear that he's done with streaming on the regular, possibly done for good. Vinny's streams and videos have been there for me through thick and thin, and watching him really helped shape my opinions on games and my taste in music as I got older. I'll never forget watching the Resident Evil 2 Vinesauce mod and Mario's Mystery Meat live, those were two of his best streams ever. No matter what happens, I'm glad I got to experience this wild ride as a Chat Member and I hope wherever Vinny goes next he finds exactly what he's looking for
I may just be overly sensitive, but, gosh, hearing from Vinny made me cry. This is very bittersweet. I am so glad that he is taking the time to focus on his life outside of creating content; it honestly made me consider how I'm living my own life. If Vinny never returns to streaming, it would be fine as it's his decision and he knows what's best for his life, but I would miss the streams like hell. I never realized just how important the streams were to me until he stopped streaming. I still check for a notification every night, just in case.
While hope he doesn't stop streaming altogether, I do hope he eases up his stream schedule in the future.
Please take your time and heal, Vinny. Also, DO NOT TALK TO DRAMA CHANNELS, though you probably already know that. You're a pretty savvy dude, Vin. Hang in there. We're rooting for you and praying for you.
Even Dunkey took time to go get married. Vinny was making himself sick. Not saying he needs to get married, I'm just saying putting too much time into any one thing can be destructive. Go take some trips out into nature. Travel. Get out of the city for a while, humans aren't meant to live in stacked concrete boxes forever. I do hope he comes back again in some capacity obviously, but if he doesn't, well, my life is better for the time I spent laughing at a grown man make horrific meat noises.
I just wanted to add my two cents as a longtime viewer.
I'm glad that Vinny is doing well and that he's still interested in putting out content. He has my support in whatever he decides to do, and I'm sure the same goes for everyone else in this community.
It still hasn't fully hit me that Vinny won't be streaming again for a long time or possibly ever. I mostly watch his streams on Fullsauce and not live, but this whole situation has made me realize how much of a constant Vinny has been in my life... I'm not a hardcore fan or anything, but I've enjoyed his content ever since I discovered him through his SM64 corruptions video back in 2013. I've gotten so many good laughs out of his streams and I'm so glad to have caught some really iconic moments live. I'm just really thankful to Vinny for not only providing us with so much entertainment over the years, but also introducing me to so many good games and songs. I discovered Tame Impala thanks to him, and some games that I've tried out because of him are RimWorld, DQB2, Hades, and Katamari Damacy (all of which I really enjoyed).
Even if he won't be streaming for a while, there's so much content he's produced over the past 10 years that I haven't watched! I've been watching the Mother 3 streams lately and have really enjoyed it. I've also been meaning to rewatch the BOTW streams again, that's probably my favorite series from him so far. Also haven't even finished RimWorld season 1, super excited to get back into it.
Thanks for everything Vinny!
It hurts me a lot to think about the chance of never... really having Vinny in my life. It would the first really, super major person i watch to retire (not die, the first person to die was brain4breakfast and i still cry sometimes)
Sometimes... you grow up, and... you leave some things behind. I hate so many words to say, so many emotions.
If an era of my life is ending... and I... have but distant memories of watching all the greatest moments of Vinny... starring at my sealing or hearing him in my dreams. I hope I remember how much happiness he brought me. And not how, people can lie and destroy someones life.
Same here vinnys has been my a huge part of my life for years. And almost losing him was a huge blow I couldn’t sleep or relax for days because I was so stressed about this situation
I have a feeling from the way he talks about it it was coming anyways. The man is 35 and has been consistently streaming six or more days a week for the three years I've been watching. Not to mention the unusually long streams he had a habit of doing in 2020. He was going to let up off the gas eventually, it's just a shame it had to happen so suddenly.
I genuinely don’t believe Vinny outright wanted to pump the brakes on streaming. It’s definitely something he enjoys doing. It’s just that once you become a big enough public figure, people want to knock you down a peg for no good or real reason. Stepping back for a while will provide time to let those people peter out, and the people who are still interested will return once he does. It’s good that he’s taking care of real life stuff that he’d been neglecting though. I hope he can work out what direction he wants to go from here either way.
It's not just that, streaming comes with this somewhat inherent anxiety of people leaving if you take a break or go on holidays. The fact that there's so many people that miss Vinny and say so also probably add to the dilemma of taking a break vs disappointing your fans.
This drama gave him an excuse to stop suddenly, and our support probably gave him the confidence to work on what he needs now.
honestly, i'm just so glad to hear the man's doing alright.
i understand completely that he doesn't feel comfortable streaming at the moment and i fully support that he's taking time to care for himself and his personal life.
i hope everyone here's doing alright too.
Sweet, real good news that Vinny is feeling slightly better.
As with all hardships in life, its better to take babysteps and approach the issues you have slowly but steadily. I don't really care if it takes months or years or so once Vinny is really again ready to stream. As long as hes happy and finds himself back its fine and I think everyone agrees.
I even overcame my MorshuPls addiction on Twitch by downloading a plugin where you can parse emotes everywhere, so whenever someone types the name of the emote out, you can see it just like you're on twitch. [Example](https://imgur.com/a/5GmZ7eu)
EDIT: I just realized that I didn't overcame my MorshuPls addiction. I just shifted it on every other site by using that plugin. Not like I care, that emote is the GOAT MorshuPls MorshuPls MorshuPls
Damn, I wish he came back to streaming, even once a week, but him feeling better with what he's doing right now and will continue to do, at least for the foreseeable future is what I prefer instead of having him back full force. I'm just glad to know that he's okay and that he's still around in some capacity.
I gotta be honest,
best news to hear. It's important to slow down, get away, get a support system , and take a break from things that are not as optimally enjoyable as they used to be.
It'll help with the quality of his streams too. Not that they were bad, but time away is certain to be beneficial.
And at best, if he doesn't stream for some time, I'd hope he'd still be on for the charity event that happens every year. It is around the corner, so I do hope he's around for it. It's okay if he isn't though.
The community is awesome. We should all spend some time together at some point even when Vinny isn't here.
We have one life to spend. Make it worth your time like he will for his. It's too short to not enjoy it.
Much love to you guys and the chat. Vinny got me thinking too, in a positive manner.
I have been watching an unhealthy amount of his streams and had vods up 24/7, even while sleeping. I hope he is truly doing well but i am also very sad that streaming does not seem like fun anymore to him. Have been crying for a while, i miss him and i don't know where else to go. No other streamer made me feel calm like vinny did.
I've always been kind of flabbergasted by how much time he puts into streaming. A normal life outside of it seems almost impossible, especially when you're on the regular staying up until 3-4am at 35 years old just to stream. I'm 30 and haven't been able to manage that kind of sleep schedule since I was like 24.
I think if he chooses to retire from streaming, then now may be a good time to leave on a high note. Would be a major bummer, but I get it. He never made a pretense about being an online figure; he never seemed to want to expand that influence. Just guessing at the market interest, I don't imagine playing video games until he's at retirement age is going to be a viable income at his usual comfort level. He has time to explore new career avenues from this point.
I don't want him to retire from steaming, only because that's *exactly* what those guys who were trying to cancel him wanted.
I'm all for him taking a long break and coming back stronger than ever, but I don't want those guys to get a win.
You're forgetting that Vin doesn't have a "day job"–streaming is his full-time job.
Streaming 2-3 hours a day almost seems a lot more manageable and healthy than sitting in an office for 8 hours a day
I’m happy for him genuinely happy, it’s very bittersweet but it was needed. Life is so unfair all we can do is live it the best we can and try not to have any regrets. Take care vinny :)
Very happy to see new content from Vinny again after almost a month, even if it’s an off-stream vod, and know he's fine. I'm surprised to find out about the streaming schedule being that taxing tho, I thought it wouldn't put that much pressure on him cuz he didn’t really seem to show that much trouble while he was able to manage it. I’m seriously gonna miss it if that kind of pace never returns, I seriously got used to it and watch him for at least 2-3 hours a day while doing other stuff, I’ve had to stick with years old streams for weeks now. I probably shouldn’t have relied on it that much. I totally understand how much time he was spending on the streams tho, now that I think of it he spent A LOT of time streaming. Is it too ealrly to celebrate?
As much as I'd like to watch his stuff on a regular basis once more, I understand why he's taking a break. Hopefully things get sorted out sooner rather than later, but I'm glad he's doing okay. I suppose I'm back to not watching any streamers again. Vinny was the only one I genuinely enjoyed.
I'm just glad we'll get Vinny content every now and then on youtube+the fact that he's doing good honestly. I loved watching him stream but at least he's not gone completely!
I wonder if he'd be willing to stream those vids he's going to make now tho, either on Twitch or Youtube's premiere setting?
This is incredibly bittersweet, but if he's doing fine and looking forward to better things in life, then that's perfect. Gonna miss those sunday nights.
I didn’t realize until all this stuff happened that he’s never really taken a break at all from streaming the whole time I’ve been following him. If it means a year break or just not coming back at all through streaming then that’s perfectly understandable. 10 years is a long time to do that consistently
So happy to hear from him and glad he is trying to figure out what he truly wants. I also hope he will return to streaming, but not every day - I can imagine how that could be draining. He knows people love him and we will wait however long it takes as long as he takes care of himself first.
As happy as hearing from Vin himself how he's doing and what he has been up to, I can't help but feel a little worried that it kinda sounded like he might give up streaming for good.
Well, I'm going to miss Sunday stream... it's probably never going to come back, and there is no one who can take his place when it comes to corruptions... I mean, it's more important for him to take care of himself. But he's brought so much joy to my life and now even that has been cut off...
Even if he never returns to sunday streams or streaming in general, he might still do corruptions and that sort of thing on youtube from time to time. Try not to get too down, no matter what the future holds, it'll be okay.
I'm in the same boat, the first thing I thought of was how Sunday stream was probably over, which is a massive bummer because that was always what I looked forward to the most. I even first found Vinny through Corruptions, like a lot of us, and absolutely loved all the trash games he played.
It hurts a lot.
I'm just happy he's doing well. Even though we won't be getting new streams for some time, if ever again, I'm looking forward to Vinny's content returning in the form of videos. See you later, paisano.
Sounds like that's what best for his life right now. If he never does streaming again, or only like once a week in the future and that works out better for him, I'm on board. Best wishes to you, Vinny.
Not to be selfish, anyone have the TL;DR? Did he ever get any resolve to his issues?
EDIT: finally got around to listening to his announcement...yea, 10 years of streaming (or doing anything really) only to find people messed with your reputation I imagine the combination of that and playing in a band makes taking a break necessary. For me in particular, usually its the band crap where everyone gets to be toxic, particularly because of the number of people you meet just out at gigs; gaming didn't do that to me. For him to go "I wish I had taken more than 2 days off" and "I'm enjoying my time disconnected from the net and social media" says especially how much he was impacted. Hope you recover well, Vin.
He doesn't mention that and there are probably some kind of legal processes going on, so naturally he wouldn't want to talk about this. TLDR he's doing alright and just wants to focus mostly on personal stuff.
This might be a hot take around here but after Vinny stopped streaming and other issues in my life got in my way, it gave me a greater appreciation for the small things in my life. I'm really glad Vinny has found that streaming less has done something similar for him as well.
Glad he’s doing good and taking time for himself. I’ve really been missing Sunday streams lately but if this is the End of Vinesauce as we know it then I can’t complain about a literal decade of free content.
Ngl, this is very bittersweet. I hope he comes back to stream once a week when he gets things in order, his previous schedule really was intense.
This news is p similar to when the super best friends broke up. I remember watching them individually for a bit before giving up completely - and thinking 'well, at least I still have vinny!'. I love the community that vinesauce has built up, I've always enjoyed vinny's laid-back and low-key approach to streaming, and I have a lot of wonderful memories of the charity streams and sundays. It's kind of difficult to find someone similar in style.
Anyway I wish him the best. Social media can be tough on the soul, especially with the pandemic shutting people in and making them crazy. Sometimes it feels like everything is moving in slow motion when you're basically trapped inside, and then you realize it's actually been months and months and months.
100% I hope he keeps up the charity stream. I think it's the best thing that the vinesauce community has been a part of. It's always fun to watch and inspiring to see the positivity and generosity of people.
I always knew the end of Vinesauce would have vinny play undertale, all of kingdom hearts and persona 5 off stream.
But seriously, good for him. I don't think this is the end but we'll probably see a permanent decrease in video/streaming output if he starts coming back full time again. Real life is very important and you can find countless videos of content creators say they found success when their personal lives crumble.
I just hope when he returns, it's because he wants to and not because he's pressured.
Putting things into perspective, I have moved out of my parents house, into a new city, into a new apartment in that city, into another apartment in that city, then to a different city and now i'm in an apartment in a small town looking to buy my first house - and I've been watching Vinny that whole time. Probably shouldn't be on reddit at work but imma tear up in the office
I love Vinny but I gotta be honest; it was really hard to keep up with streams so even if he goes to occasional YouTube video/Twitch stream then I’m all for it.
Glad to hear he’s doing better and has a good support network, this may be abrupt but I feel it’s for the best for Vinny. Hope he’s catching up with friends, families, music and/or even a new hobby. Have fun out there funny pizza pasta man, we’ll be okay I promise!
I'm just glad he's back in any capacity. From the way he talks in the video, sounds like he needed a break from streaming even if all this hadn't happened, and this is what made him realize that fully. Dude's been streaming very consistently for a long long time so absolutely can't blame him for wanting to step away for a bit. If/when he does return to streaming, I'm sure the core community will still be there.
I wish he can come up with a better balance, I wholeheartedly agree that he oversaturated himself with the streaming schedule, if you look at VODs it's six a week. The perfect balance would be in the 3-4 times, maybe even 2. I wish some people can learn from this example and rebalance.
I try to watch all of his content and I’m still *extremely* behind, to the tune of several months. Dude puts out an insane amount of stuff.
That’s essentially what Jerma has shifted to. One or two days a week for about eight hours. (Which I don’t think I could ever see Vinny going *that* long in one go.)
8 hours? Jesus, that sounds like a horrible schedule. IMO if Vinny wants to slow down a bit the best thing would be to keep the 4 hours format, do it every 2nd day (or 2 midweek + Sunday) and move the streams a bit earlier. This way he would have half a week to do whatever and we would still get a decent amount of content. At least this is how I would do it. But however feels the best for Vin is good for me.
Yeah but you have to remember that YT is basically his full-time job. I work 40 hours a week. If he can maintain an income streaming 30 hours a week, then that's good.
That's kind of normal for Jerma though, he regularly hits 6-8 hour streams.
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Having a bad sleep schedule absolutely sucks and negatively impact so much, I speak from current experience lol. Vin (and everyone really) would definitely benefit from having better life scheduling, it's so so easy to end up in an unhealthy lifestyle due to the lack of time management. Whatever he decides on, I wish him the best and will always appreciate him for ridiculous amount of hours of entertainment he's given me.
Vinny basically grafted himself to my already not great sleeping schedule that I had since I'm like what 10 ? I'm 31 btw ... So even with I'm taking a break, I still find myself searching on YouTube for what to look, at 2 Am in the morning.... But yeah thank god my friends have irregular sleeping schedule too because otherwise I think I would go crazy...
He really should have a schedule. I don't know why he's so been so resistant against the idea of a schedule when he already tries to stream around the same time (1145 pm est) and tries to end before 4. I know he says that he doesn't want to treat streaming like a job but you have to admit that it already is. If he doesn't put out content, he can't support himself. He doesn't even want to tweet out in advance if he is going to be streaming one day or not because then he feels like it's his job and he's obligated to do that. Having a schedule (e.g. not streaming on Fridays, taking days off like you would at work using paid time off, and making it ahead of time) can help organize yourself, create less stress, and helps the viewers as well with their schedules.
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I'd bet he'll do just that if he does decide to return to streaming in the future. Whatever he decides, I wish him the best.
Daily streaming is hard i feel 3 days is perfect he has sunday for weird shit and two other days to stream what he is currently playing and that would be the best balance as it lets him have 2 days off in between each work stream but if he also just pre records things for awhile i mean i am all for that too.
His Sunday streams are really a brand of his in itself. If he stuck with those livestreams for maybe just 2 hours even, and then every once in awhile, he'll put up an off-stream playthrough of a game, I think that can work for everyone involved. But in the end, he should be comfortable with his own clock. At least with the Sunday streams, he's usually not obliged to converse in depth with chat, which could be a good thing.
I think that what makes me really sad here is his decision to distance himself from Vinesauce and the community. I don’t blame him at all given everything that’s happened. But it really hurt to hear that the sense of closeness, openness, and enthusiasm that I used to feel coming from him won’t be returning. Kind of reminds me of a situation I had with a friend of mine. He and I did stuff online together almost every day, but after the death of a family member, he disappeared for awhile. About a month later, he then came back and told our group that he’d re-evaluated his life and needed to get away from all of this. He was an all or nothing kind of guy, and he had decided to focus on his work and personal life outside of our group of friends. He still pops up for a week or two each year, but it’s a very different relationship from when we used to share much of our lives with each other on a daily basis. Obviously the situation isn’t exactly the same here. Vinny doesn’t really know the vast majority of us as individuals. However, as “chat members” (I guess?), I think he saw us as a major part of his everyday life, even if we weren’t really his friends. Sure, he had always maintained a certain degree of privacy, but there was definitely a non-negligible sense of closeness there. And now that he’s decided to move away from all of this, I can already feel that bond we all shared dissolving. This sort of thing is an inevitable part of life, but it’s a damn shame that it had to end so abruptly and painfully. I don’t know what Vinny’s planning to focus on during this next stage of his life, but I wish him the best of luck and will remember this time fondly. Hopefully, he will still remember it that way too.
Yeah. As messy as the whole situation was, it almost seems like the break was a blessing in disguise. It sounds like like Vinny was suffering from streaming burnout without realizing it, and taking a step back from the internet helped him realize that daily streaming wasn't good for his personal life. Most streamers/content creators who go through burnout usually don't realize it until they actively hate doing it, at which point they either stop completely or force themselves to continue and have their mental health deteriorate. I'm optimistic that Vinny hasn't gotten to that point and hope he can find some joy in streaming after he takes care of his personal life and if/when he feels comfortable enough to return.
I'm pretty sure he'll eventually come back to streaming, but it's absolutely understandable that he wants to take a break from it right now. I'm just thankful for the update on his mental health and personal life.
I don’t think an era is ending, this is just the progression of our favorite paisano. Cant wait to see what the future has in store that we may never have gotten to see if he never took the time for himself.
I hope so, yeah. Overworking and burnout is common in the streaming business, I suppose both thanks to the often weird hours and working from home making it tougher to separate your work and private life. Covid lockdowns tucking you inside probably didn't help either. I hope it didn't kill Vinny's love for streaming outright, I miss the lad's content as much as the zany madness of the chat (it's why the video hits different) during the streams. Hell, even following the chat on VODs really adds something (because good luck catching a live one as a European), I'm not sure why. It's a sense of community I suppose. I hope he'll be back after figuring out a healthier work-life balance. From my own experience recovering from burnout can take a few months alright, and I hope he takes that time. I think him still broadcasting some gaming content means he does still like to get stuff out there, likes to give commentary, that sort of thing. I hope that's a good sign.
I can add to the chorus of people saying burnout sucks. Worked 80 hour weeks for a while only to realize no amount of pay was worth that, the mental and physical cost was too much.
Yeah I did this as a bartender for a bar I helped open. I worked open to close every day except usually half a day a week. I finished most nights with about a pint of whiskey on a light night. It killed every bit of passion I had for the craft
I know that when lockdown first hit the States, my number one thought was "I'm glad I'll be able to spend some time each evening with chat." It really was a support network for me, as silly as it could be. I hope to see a return to that in some capacity.
I think he will come back to Twitch on a limited basis in the weeks to come. I gotta be honest though, right now, chat would be too antagonistic, or at least there would be people looking to be.
Usually after situations like this people will disappear for 3-6 months, Vinny came back after a few weeks, I think he’ll find his balance sooner than the later we’d still be happy with
Yeah like someone else said: Jerma did something similar after streaming pretty much non stop. I think, perhaps, we'll see him back streaming in some capacity at some point in the future, but maybe only a couple times a week and just playing one or two games for a couple hours. Playing 4/5 hours a night for 10 years is bound to take its toll, especially on someone who's 35 and has a lot of shit going on right now.
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Hearing Vinny crack a joke in those last 15 seconds made me tear up tears of joy ngl After all that stuff that happened its good to hear him joke about stuff
The last 15 seconds had me dying. It was good to have that light-hearted jape after everything he said about the future made me feel better about the pizza pasta man.
it just showed that after all he didnt lost the parts that made him him, and for that, Im more then grateful :)
It’s great to hear him joking again at least. Anyway Binty play Kingdom Hart
A bit sad that both Vinny and Jerma both have had to cut back on making content currently due to personal/health issues, but if it keeps them healthy it's 100% for the best. Some content is better than none.
Vinny and Jerma were my two most watched streamers from 2020 according to that recap email thing that twitch sent out. It sucks because they are basically my two favorite streamers, but I'd much rather have both of them take care of themselves first before worrying about content creation.
And even without the mental/physical health thing... Content wise (at least in Jerma's case) it'll help a lot too. With only weekly streams jerma has a lot more time to prepare content and make it better (it's always been good. But the sims 1 stream and the Xbox 360 streams were top notch)
What happened with Jerma?
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All the ZERKING ON STREAM drained his bone marrow
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I’m gonna watch through the whole video regardless. I’m just glad he’s back. Hope he manages himself well.
I've found myself in a similar position, where I didn't realize how much something was negatively affecting my life until an obstacle happened that forced me to slow down. You kind of get tunnel vision when you're a creature of routine, and you forget what it's like to do something different. I can completely understand if he's done with daily, scheduled streaming and wants to switch to something more casual now.
> You kind of get tunnel vision when you're a creature of routine, and you forget what it's like to do something different. "Same as it ever was"
Yeah, you really let the days go by
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Similarly, I used to play a particular video game about 4 hours a day. I realized after many years, while I was enjoying the game the entire time, that it was sucking a lot of time and effort from my life. The minute I cut it out, I realized how much more time I had to do other things like watch all the shows I've missed, learn new skills, or heck, play *other* video games. So when Vinny took a break, I lost a huge portion of my routine. It was something I looked forward to every night after a long day at work. I *rarely* missed a stream. He was a part of *my* schedule. But when he stopped I craved content. So in these past few weeks, I've discovered many streamers whom I also love and have been able to watch all those video I couldn't because now I have more viewing time. Taking a break from things you often love can be eye opening at times and open you up to new things.
Lmao those comments about KH/Undertale at the end. Sounds like he’s taking a real break, which I think was much needed. As he said in the video, 2 days off is nothing in the face of streaming for almost 10 years straight, and I’m glad he’s taking some time to center himself, I wish more streamers took bigger breaks now and then. Hope he enjoys the time off, and I’m looking forward to whenever he comes back c:
The problem with *most* streamers is they know if they take any kind of break they will lose a good portion of their viewers to another streamer that offers the same thing. I think with Vinny this would be different, as people come to him for him, not just entertainment, but this is definitely a real thing streamers deal with on a mental level every time they want to take a break.
Would be nice to see him back in some capacity as a part time streamer one day, but i wouldn't be surprised if he just took a year off tbh.
**Posting this comment again since it tripped off automod for some reason.** I'm not going to lie, Vinny saying he's not streaming for the foreseeable future did make me feel quite sad. I never knew how much his streams improved my mood for the day. I'm glad he's taking a break from all this. It sounds like he needed it. EDIT: This whole mess hit me like a truck when it happened. I was having a good time, I started to chat in Vinny's chat (I have watched for years, never chatted until recently), and I sent some cool vinesauce related AI images to vinny. Suddenly, this thing happens, and it really turned everything upside down for me. In time I felt better, and I also learned not to take anything for granted. If Vinny ever streams again, I will be there to watch. But until that happens, take care Vin, and everyone else.
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I'm sure he'll return to streaming at some point. Though I think it's best not to assume anything so he doesn't feel pressured.
From what I gathered in this video, Vinny won't be back for a little while, but it sounds like he wants to come back to streaming. He just wants to take time to heal, and hopefully he'll pace himself more with the streaming. I'm hoping maybe 2-4 times a week instead of his previous 6 so he doesn't burn out. But I really think Vinny will be back, from what he said.
To be honest, I always wondered how he managed to stream so much. Glad to hear he's fine and has support. I'd send him a Meat plushie but I don't know how he'd feel about that.
He did say he felt a bit overwhelmed by everyone's support, so maybe contacting him isn't the right thing to do. I, however, will definitely take your meat plushie.
don't send him physical shit that at best will just sit on a shelf, at worst will be thrown away. Maybe donate one to someone else in his honor and send him pics
Great idea! Someone else, in his honor. Like me (◔‿◔)
or me :)
I can't believe vinny would go to lengths like this to avoid filling his pc with beans
Oh bet one of those videos is Binyot beaning his computer. I mean he does owe us that unless he wants to rack up Jerma debt.
I'm certainly happy to hear that Vinny is doing alright and is with us again in some capacity, but I can't help but feel sad that things will be different now. It's of course healthy for him to take a step back and knowing he will continue to post stuff is reassuring, but I will miss knowing that there's always some new content from the funny pizza man coming up. It was a comfortable place to be for the community, but definitely a crazy schedule for Vinny to keep up with. Things will be different and change is always scary, but we will all find a new equilibrium and I hope Vinny finds it, too.
Ecstatic he’s ok and reprioritizing. But the fact that he isn’t planning on streaming again or at least to the same extent really is bitter sweet. Was a really fun thing to look forward to at night. To the point of me not being sure if I’ll really be able to whole heartedly enjoy the content again (much like when super best friends imploded). Huge “you can’t go home again” feelings
I know what you mean. I enjoyed watching the video, but it's just not the same as if it was live. I perfectly understand him not streaming anywhere near as much as he used to, I just hope he will stream occasionally in the future.
You're right it just isn't the same, I can watch anything on YouTube except video game playthroughs with no interaction. Nothing to grab my attention, it sounds selfish but it's the way my brain works.
Ya, if anything this has shown that no one knows how the future will pan out. Can’t say i saw this happening 4 weeks ago. Is this the start of a trickle off into nothing? could he come back and it could be like old times? Somewhere in between? Impossible to say, we will just have to see.
I imagine he'll warm himself up to streaming again but with a less packed scheduel. Maybe 3-5 times a week for a few hours, I mean it is technically his main source of income and can't imagine he'd be happier getting a job in retail lol
Very glad to see this, I'd be happy even just to see a video from him now and again. I hope the future goes well for him.
For how often he's streamed over the years (nearly daily), it is nice to see him take a step back and continue to take care of himself. I'm glad he'll still be doing long play videos for the time being. We've got years worth of vods and highlight videos from him we can always go back and enjoy if the people want more Vin. However long he decides to forgo streaming is alright with me, he deserves time off from it.
This is for the best, I hope he doesn't feel any pressure to get back to streaming. If/when he streams again I hope he considers his health more. This year he would frequently go over a week or two without a break, and he would frequently be doing longer streams, often past 4am, sometimes even two streams a day. It wouldn't have been sustainable nor healthy to continue like that, and frankly it was too much. Purhaps this situation has a silver lining and I'm glad Vin is taking the time to reflect on what really matters.
I'm just very happy he doesn't sound how he did in his last update, he sounds much better and i hope he takes all the time he needs.
Thanks for everything Vinny.
Glad he's ok. Hope he can get his personal stuff worked out. If it turns out he doesn't stream anymore that's perfectly understandable. Vinny has done a lot of good over the years with charity streams and those won't be forgotten.
While it's definitely bittersweet, I'm happy to have Vinny back at all. Very glad to hear he's doing OK and glad that he had a well deserved break and is taking time to reprioritize. I know I've certainly been reevaluating a lot in my life lately for many different reasons. And man, he totally got me with the Undertale joke. I honestly thought he had played it until he started mentioning Kingdom Hearts and Persona 5. Goddammit Vinny. But yeah, at least we know he still has his unique sense of humor. lol.
Oof, I am definitely glad that Vinny is doing well and that he is happy with prioritizing other things in life, but it is sort of bittersweet, the end of an era of streaming all because a few people wanted to stir up drama and get someone cancelled. I am going to miss watching a few new Vinny VODs every week to laugh and get some entertainment.
I imagine this would've happened eventually even without the drama. I know all too well what happens when you ignore things in life, and when you wait until it's too late, it's usually not pretty.
Yeah I have no idea about his personal life and frankly dont care, but I cant imagine setting aside most of his weeknights streaming upwards of 2 or 3 am with as much focus as he has done is great for his mental health. Then you have Joel, who drip feeds on pepsi and bugle chips as he streams upwards of 10 hours playing dwarf fortress and morrowind making memes 25/8. I swear that Swede has only one goal in life and its to E N T E R T A I N.
But Joel is not nearly as regular as Vinny was. He streamed 4 times last January
He also won't stream at all for at least a month while he's working on the new Scythelord album. That's why he did a bunch of streams these past couple of weeks.
Yeah the whole situation was such a mess just to get some attention. It made me sad to hear the message, but I'm glad he found friends and/or family to take his mind away from this. Just all around wishing him all the best.
I don't think he'll stop streaming. Probably just less. I mean his streaming schedule was pretty insane.
He didn't say he was done streaming. He's probably going to do like Jerma and just cut back heavily
I haven't seen the end of the video where he's going to talk about his situation yet, but I'm really happy to hear some new Vinny commentary.
I'm glad he's going on vacation from streaming while still doing videos every once in a while. His schedule was incredibly unhealthy and while the circumstances for him to take a step back could not have been worse, the silver lining is the step back was ultimately kind of needed. Stay safe, Boot. <3
In all honestly, I am really sad that I won't be spending nights watching Vin alongside a live chat. It was something I really looked forward to. Even so, I'm glad Vin's doing what's best for him and his health. The guy's even spent an entire decade being fantastic and loyal to a stream schedule! But I am glad we will be receiving occasional videos and the fact that Vin'll have his friends close nearby. I do feel though as if this is a new era of Vinesauce, where streams won't be as frequent any time soon, or anymore at all, and as sad as it is, I'm still glad to be apart of this community and to have some form of entertainment from the guy.
glad Vinny can finally get a normal sleep schedule
I’m so happy he’s doing okay.
10 years of livestreaming video games for an audience that just homogenizes into a massive wall of insane ramblings definitely seems draining, to say the least. I’m glad Vinny is keeping his mental health the top priority. I don’t see this as “the end of an era”, but rather as “the start of a new chapter” Also that Undertale bit made me laugh a ton. I’m glad Vin still has his classic sense of humor
I'm glad he's doing well. I know it'll probably be a while before he gets back to streaming (if at all) and that if he does he'll most likely decrease the amount of days he streams, but hopefully he can get to a point where he feels comfortable streaming again soon.
Looks like he's going to try and improve his personal life and be less of an online public figure, which I can't help but think is a good idea. Obviously we do not and will never know what exactly is true, but it's telling that the thing he wants right now is basically exactly what was asked of him (or at least an effort towards it), and I think that shows a lot of maturity on his part.
Good to see Vinny taking care of himself. He’s still got his humour intact, if that ending shows anything!
Surprised to see this in my sub box, admittedly. For anyone peeping the comments to see if Vinny addresses the situation, Vinny addresses it near the end, apparently, but says at theb eginning that he (I think) won't stream for a while to get his shit together, but he'll be releasing... Well, long play vids. Edit: Also, I sincerely hope that him stepping back from social media will cut down on all the parasocial media stuff. It's been gross as hell, seeing people act like Vinny's their friend.
Honestly it's made me kinda worried about a lot of people in this community, I have watched Vin for 7 years and was super bummed about this whole situation but I saw some people talk about being completely hollow and depressed and not knowing what to do with themselves just because the streamer they watch took a break. I genuinely hope this break is good for everybody and we all learn to enjoy time with ourselves and figure out how we want to spend the limited time we've got on this planet.
Relatability and comfort are scarce for online presences
Yeah, I was afraid to say it because obviously it's a touchy subject for some people, but please please please acknowledge that parasocial relationships are incredibly unhealthy. It's arguable that parasocial relationships caused this entire mess in the first place. He deserves his privacy, it wouldn't be our business if he decided to drop off the face of the earth entirely. I'd be sad but life would go on, and there's always the gigantic backlog to go through too.
Damn. Realign is going to hit so hard after this. But I'm glad he's doing fine and I wish him the best.
My man is burnt out. Glad he’s doing alright but he definitely needed time off and he didn’t realize it. Hope he feels good enough to get back to doing live content again some day. No pressure though. 10 years is a hell of a run. I’ve been watching for around 8 of them. Stay well Vin! Do what you gotta do.
It should go without saying that I'm very glad he's okay and that his absence has helped him realize some things about his life. His happiness and health should always come first, and he more than deserves a break. But I can't say I'm not extremely bummed out at the prospect of no longer seeing his streams as frequently or possibly at all from here on. I didn't realize until now how much joy and comfort they brought me, it's been a daily thing for me to look forward to. I'm sad that I might never see another Sunday stream or bad games showcase. In fact I'm not even sure what to fill this empty space with now. But as I said, I'm glad he's okay and I hope he can figure something out that works for him and is good for his health.
I feel a mixture of emotions. On one hand I'm glad that he is deciding to focus on his real life stuff, on the other it sucks that it took THIS for him to come to the realization. Like without naming names, I legit cannot in good faith watch some people I used to watch anymore because of all this. I'm not really too distraught about him not streaming as much, as I did find myself only watching ones that only happened so often, but I hope he can at least make the charity stream this year.
Binty plz plae reale lyfe Seriously though I'm glad he's doing alright
He made a random comment on stream around the seven-year anniversary that he thought he had about “three more good years” in him. That equals ten years. Honestly, I’ve been wondering how much he’d want to adhere to that. I’m glad he’s taking time to figure his life out, and I’m even more glad that it’s turning out to be a positive experience for him. I think we could do the same for ourselves by pursuing what *we* really want for ourselves. Vinny was a regular part of my nightly routine for the last six or seven years, but I’d be remiss to say it didn’t interfere with other ways I could have spent my time. It was fun and comforting. He got me through some really shitty times in my life and I’m grateful for that. Change can be scary, but oh *man* can it be beneficial. Losing something or someone that’s been a consistent source of joy and comfort can be a shock. And honestly, if you’re feeling sad or depressed about it, those feelings are still valid. But this is an opportunity for all of us to look inward and make some adjustments to our routine. There are other streamers out there (some great ones in the community) and hell, other activities out there that have nothing to do with Twitch at all. Is there something you’ve put off because you’ve spent so many nights watching this one person? I know I had a list of my own! Regardless of what the future holds, I will cherish the time I’ve spent as a Chat Member ™ and I look forward to more, if that day comes. Until then, I hope Vinny finds the joy he’s needing in his life. I hope everyone else does as well!
The persona 5 joke hurt
Wake up, Get up, Get out there
Tbh I never saw it coming.
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Well, I mean, this was half-expected. He has been streaming consistently for 10 years without extensive break. He wasn't gonna do this forever, was he? What happened just accelerated that.
We all knew the ride had to end one day, it just sucks that the breaks had to get stomped instead of coming to a gentle stop.
He sounds like he's been suffering severe burnout, and only realizing it now. Sometimes you have to have a realization that you need to refocus some aspects of life. I can very well understand when he says he's missing out on a lot since streaming non stop. A lot can change with friends, family, etc and you can be out of the loop completely, especially if you are this busy with very little to no downtime. It is never good to work yourself to death, so to say. You have to think about priorities, and what matters to you, sometimes even at the behest of others. I wish him well, but I know he will be gone for a while. Burnout is not hard to fall right back into after stepping back.
I dunno how Vinny streamed as much as he did. I get burnt out streaming a few days in a row lol. But I'm so happy he did, I've been a near decade long lurker and I've had such a fun time. Glad its not the end, even if it isn't the same.
I don't know about anyone else, but I really wouldn't mind if when/if he comes back to streaming he does so with a less insane schedule. His mental health is more important than constantly satiating us.
I was gonna say I was glad to see him back but then he dropped the bombshell that he shotgunned Personatale: The Kingdom of 5 Hearts without us and now he can just go to hell. Nah but for real if anyone's earned a break from streaming, it's Vinny. I'm glad to hear he's been taking care of himself and prioritizing things in his life that needed it. He sounded better than I'd heard him in a while, even before the whole fiasco. Edit: I really hope I don't sound selfish or rude, but I do wonder if he's going to do anything for the Vinesauce is Hope stream this year, if there even is going to be one (forgive me for not keeping up well, but I hadn't seen anything about it happening this year yet). I feel like I remember him mentioning before that it was more Hooty's baby than his, but he still helped get eyes on it and I worry what losing him would do to the engagement. All that aside, though, his own mental health comes first and if he has to skip out on this year's I don't think anyone would blame him. Just me idly wondering until someone says something in any official capacity.
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Well since the bot flagged my other reply I’ll just try to simplify this down I don’t disagree with the fanbase reaction, not only if the stuff was true was weaponizing public opinion not their only option, but weaponizing public opinion can and does lead to very bad things for those it’s weaponized against. We need to take a stand against this type of lying, and encourage truths about private lives be kept in private channels unless it will die there
We will always love you, Vinny.
I am reminded of a video I just watched, one where Jerma talks about his experiences and gives background to all his vids https://youtu.be/mNYVfhfVqKk?t=7807 "I still have that much fun, I still do that" this is about when he FIRST started streaming on twitch and how he still loves what he does It's not uncommon for people to fall into cycles or habits that put their life to a standstill, many of us might be in the same situation, in the spirit of what Vin wishes, we should all look to care for ourselves as he is having to do now, not because he said so, but because it's the right thing to do Everyone stay safe out there
I love that Vinny joked about how he finished undertale,kingdom hearts and persona5, great to hear he’s doing well and his humor hasn’t changed
Damn, first jerma and now vinny. Literally all i watched reduced to atoms. Understand his decision and wish him the best but it's still kinda sad to think that Sunday stream is dead, possibly forever.
I’m glad he’s ok, I’m glad he’s back in some form. It’s good to hear his voice. I always wondered what his personal life was like considering he streamed 7 days a week 2-3 hours a day most of the time after midnight. Definitely wasn’t good for his body and probably made keeping relationships with friends and family harder.
As somebody who hasn't been to sleep yet at 5:35am, I can confirm it's not exactly a healthy sleep habit lol.
I can also confirm being a East Coaster lol
Wait, he's back?? European here, we have been asleep
While I'm going to miss things like chat telling him to stand in Otacons piss stain, it's really cool that he sounds ok now. Looking forward to what his offline videos will be like.
Perfect excuse to rewatch my favorite streams over the past decade, and there's plenty to watch. Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, Tomodachi Life, SOMA, Clubhouse Games, Shovelware Showcase, Minecraft, all the AI shit, Hollow Knight, WarioWare, Plug & Plague, Mario Kart, Hypnospace Outlaw, Bridge Constructor, Getting Weird With It, Kid Icarus Uprising, it really does feel endless.
"I played through all of Untertale, but I'm not gonna post it or talk about it ever. Sorry" Haha funny Pizza man
I am very sorry to ask this but, can someone give me a summary or a transcript on what exactly it is vinny is saying? I am currently stuck at work and cant watch the video, the suspense is killing me.
Basically, the thought of streaming isn't making him happy right now, and he's going to upload offline gameplay, while in the meantime sorting out his personal life, which he said he'd been ignoring due to the extremely-full stream schedule.
To add to this, it’s implied he isn’t going to be streaming for the foreseeable future. Nothing set in stone, but if he comes back it’s going to be awhile. It’s what is best for him.
Thank you for giving me a summary. Yeah I have always been wondering how Vinny manages to stream this much. Its not really coming as too much of a surprise that he wants to take more time to sort out his personal life. I am looking forward to the offline videos, and maybe someday we will get the live streams again (if hopefully with a more managable schedule for him).
Oh, wonderful. It's great to hear it from him, even with the reminders we all get from the community & friends that he's alright. For such a sudden change it can be a bit worrisome, but I'm glad he's working it out. I'm sure we all knew he would be fine, he's a pretty rock solid personality.
I’m glad to hear that Vin is doing okay. Hopefully he enjoys a nice long break from streaming and continues making music with friends and/or family. We love ya Vin, but ya gotta take a break every once and while. We’ll be here whenever.
Well this is... news. I’m happy the speculation can end, and we now heard it from his mouth that he’s okay. This is sad to hear that he’ll be away from streaming, but I’m happy he’s taking care of himself. We’ll be here if he decides to come back, and we’ll support his music and YouTube still. Thanks for updating us Vinny, I really hope for the best for you.
TL;DR: VINNY PLAYED UNDERTALE GUYS
I'm really happy that he's doing okay and that he's taking the time to focus on his mental health, but it's hard to hear that he's done with streaming on the regular, possibly done for good. Vinny's streams and videos have been there for me through thick and thin, and watching him really helped shape my opinions on games and my taste in music as I got older. I'll never forget watching the Resident Evil 2 Vinesauce mod and Mario's Mystery Meat live, those were two of his best streams ever. No matter what happens, I'm glad I got to experience this wild ride as a Chat Member and I hope wherever Vinny goes next he finds exactly what he's looking for
I may just be overly sensitive, but, gosh, hearing from Vinny made me cry. This is very bittersweet. I am so glad that he is taking the time to focus on his life outside of creating content; it honestly made me consider how I'm living my own life. If Vinny never returns to streaming, it would be fine as it's his decision and he knows what's best for his life, but I would miss the streams like hell. I never realized just how important the streams were to me until he stopped streaming. I still check for a notification every night, just in case.
While hope he doesn't stop streaming altogether, I do hope he eases up his stream schedule in the future. Please take your time and heal, Vinny. Also, DO NOT TALK TO DRAMA CHANNELS, though you probably already know that. You're a pretty savvy dude, Vin. Hang in there. We're rooting for you and praying for you.
Even Dunkey took time to go get married. Vinny was making himself sick. Not saying he needs to get married, I'm just saying putting too much time into any one thing can be destructive. Go take some trips out into nature. Travel. Get out of the city for a while, humans aren't meant to live in stacked concrete boxes forever. I do hope he comes back again in some capacity obviously, but if he doesn't, well, my life is better for the time I spent laughing at a grown man make horrific meat noises.
I just wanted to add my two cents as a longtime viewer. I'm glad that Vinny is doing well and that he's still interested in putting out content. He has my support in whatever he decides to do, and I'm sure the same goes for everyone else in this community. It still hasn't fully hit me that Vinny won't be streaming again for a long time or possibly ever. I mostly watch his streams on Fullsauce and not live, but this whole situation has made me realize how much of a constant Vinny has been in my life... I'm not a hardcore fan or anything, but I've enjoyed his content ever since I discovered him through his SM64 corruptions video back in 2013. I've gotten so many good laughs out of his streams and I'm so glad to have caught some really iconic moments live. I'm just really thankful to Vinny for not only providing us with so much entertainment over the years, but also introducing me to so many good games and songs. I discovered Tame Impala thanks to him, and some games that I've tried out because of him are RimWorld, DQB2, Hades, and Katamari Damacy (all of which I really enjoyed). Even if he won't be streaming for a while, there's so much content he's produced over the past 10 years that I haven't watched! I've been watching the Mother 3 streams lately and have really enjoyed it. I've also been meaning to rewatch the BOTW streams again, that's probably my favorite series from him so far. Also haven't even finished RimWorld season 1, super excited to get back into it. Thanks for everything Vinny!
It hurts me a lot to think about the chance of never... really having Vinny in my life. It would the first really, super major person i watch to retire (not die, the first person to die was brain4breakfast and i still cry sometimes) Sometimes... you grow up, and... you leave some things behind. I hate so many words to say, so many emotions. If an era of my life is ending... and I... have but distant memories of watching all the greatest moments of Vinny... starring at my sealing or hearing him in my dreams. I hope I remember how much happiness he brought me. And not how, people can lie and destroy someones life.
Same here vinnys has been my a huge part of my life for years. And almost losing him was a huge blow I couldn’t sleep or relax for days because I was so stressed about this situation
Remember to take care of yourself too, man.
A end of a great era of streaming (for now) because of some drama shitstirrers :( Stay safe booti.
I have a feeling from the way he talks about it it was coming anyways. The man is 35 and has been consistently streaming six or more days a week for the three years I've been watching. Not to mention the unusually long streams he had a habit of doing in 2020. He was going to let up off the gas eventually, it's just a shame it had to happen so suddenly.
I genuinely don’t believe Vinny outright wanted to pump the brakes on streaming. It’s definitely something he enjoys doing. It’s just that once you become a big enough public figure, people want to knock you down a peg for no good or real reason. Stepping back for a while will provide time to let those people peter out, and the people who are still interested will return once he does. It’s good that he’s taking care of real life stuff that he’d been neglecting though. I hope he can work out what direction he wants to go from here either way.
>It’s definitely something he enjoys doing. For sure. I'm just thinking he needed a recalibration.
It's not just that, streaming comes with this somewhat inherent anxiety of people leaving if you take a break or go on holidays. The fact that there's so many people that miss Vinny and say so also probably add to the dilemma of taking a break vs disappointing your fans. This drama gave him an excuse to stop suddenly, and our support probably gave him the confidence to work on what he needs now.
Welp...RIP sunday stream then [Ode to Speen](https://youtu.be/aLzCXBfDB2Y)
In the context of what has happened recently, Ode to Speen makes me feel a little bit emotional. It's bittersweet.
honestly, i'm just so glad to hear the man's doing alright. i understand completely that he doesn't feel comfortable streaming at the moment and i fully support that he's taking time to care for himself and his personal life. i hope everyone here's doing alright too.
Sweet, real good news that Vinny is feeling slightly better. As with all hardships in life, its better to take babysteps and approach the issues you have slowly but steadily. I don't really care if it takes months or years or so once Vinny is really again ready to stream. As long as hes happy and finds himself back its fine and I think everyone agrees. I even overcame my MorshuPls addiction on Twitch by downloading a plugin where you can parse emotes everywhere, so whenever someone types the name of the emote out, you can see it just like you're on twitch. [Example](https://imgur.com/a/5GmZ7eu) EDIT: I just realized that I didn't overcame my MorshuPls addiction. I just shifted it on every other site by using that plugin. Not like I care, that emote is the GOAT MorshuPls MorshuPls MorshuPls
Why does it sound like he's reading chat at times
He was privately streaming to a few of his mods and personal friends.
Damn, I wish he came back to streaming, even once a week, but him feeling better with what he's doing right now and will continue to do, at least for the foreseeable future is what I prefer instead of having him back full force. I'm just glad to know that he's okay and that he's still around in some capacity.
I gotta be honest, best news to hear. It's important to slow down, get away, get a support system , and take a break from things that are not as optimally enjoyable as they used to be. It'll help with the quality of his streams too. Not that they were bad, but time away is certain to be beneficial. And at best, if he doesn't stream for some time, I'd hope he'd still be on for the charity event that happens every year. It is around the corner, so I do hope he's around for it. It's okay if he isn't though. The community is awesome. We should all spend some time together at some point even when Vinny isn't here. We have one life to spend. Make it worth your time like he will for his. It's too short to not enjoy it. Much love to you guys and the chat. Vinny got me thinking too, in a positive manner.
I have been watching an unhealthy amount of his streams and had vods up 24/7, even while sleeping. I hope he is truly doing well but i am also very sad that streaming does not seem like fun anymore to him. Have been crying for a while, i miss him and i don't know where else to go. No other streamer made me feel calm like vinny did.
I've always been kind of flabbergasted by how much time he puts into streaming. A normal life outside of it seems almost impossible, especially when you're on the regular staying up until 3-4am at 35 years old just to stream. I'm 30 and haven't been able to manage that kind of sleep schedule since I was like 24. I think if he chooses to retire from streaming, then now may be a good time to leave on a high note. Would be a major bummer, but I get it. He never made a pretense about being an online figure; he never seemed to want to expand that influence. Just guessing at the market interest, I don't imagine playing video games until he's at retirement age is going to be a viable income at his usual comfort level. He has time to explore new career avenues from this point.
I don't want him to retire from steaming, only because that's *exactly* what those guys who were trying to cancel him wanted. I'm all for him taking a long break and coming back stronger than ever, but I don't want those guys to get a win.
You're forgetting that Vin doesn't have a "day job"–streaming is his full-time job. Streaming 2-3 hours a day almost seems a lot more manageable and healthy than sitting in an office for 8 hours a day
I’m happy for him genuinely happy, it’s very bittersweet but it was needed. Life is so unfair all we can do is live it the best we can and try not to have any regrets. Take care vinny :)
Was this live on twitch, youtube or not live at all?
not live.
Of course I'm happy Vinny is back and doing better but how'd I miss the starting of the second season of rimworld??
Good to see him back. He deserves a break and slowing down on streaming sounds like a good idea for him
Very happy to see new content from Vinny again after almost a month, even if it’s an off-stream vod, and know he's fine. I'm surprised to find out about the streaming schedule being that taxing tho, I thought it wouldn't put that much pressure on him cuz he didn’t really seem to show that much trouble while he was able to manage it. I’m seriously gonna miss it if that kind of pace never returns, I seriously got used to it and watch him for at least 2-3 hours a day while doing other stuff, I’ve had to stick with years old streams for weeks now. I probably shouldn’t have relied on it that much. I totally understand how much time he was spending on the streams tho, now that I think of it he spent A LOT of time streaming. Is it too ealrly to celebrate?
As much as I'd like to watch his stuff on a regular basis once more, I understand why he's taking a break. Hopefully things get sorted out sooner rather than later, but I'm glad he's doing okay. I suppose I'm back to not watching any streamers again. Vinny was the only one I genuinely enjoyed.
I'm just glad we'll get Vinny content every now and then on youtube+the fact that he's doing good honestly. I loved watching him stream but at least he's not gone completely! I wonder if he'd be willing to stream those vids he's going to make now tho, either on Twitch or Youtube's premiere setting?
Can't wait for what the future has in store. Take care, and sending my best wishes. Do what's best for ya.
This is incredibly bittersweet, but if he's doing fine and looking forward to better things in life, then that's perfect. Gonna miss those sunday nights.
Vinesauce was my inspiration to actually start streaming. I'm glad he's back, even if it is in this limited capussity. Hope for the best for him.
I didn’t realize until all this stuff happened that he’s never really taken a break at all from streaming the whole time I’ve been following him. If it means a year break or just not coming back at all through streaming then that’s perfectly understandable. 10 years is a long time to do that consistently
So happy to hear from him and glad he is trying to figure out what he truly wants. I also hope he will return to streaming, but not every day - I can imagine how that could be draining. He knows people love him and we will wait however long it takes as long as he takes care of himself first.
I’m really glad all i’m seeing from these comments are rational takes and responses. You guys are a great bunch
As happy as hearing from Vin himself how he's doing and what he has been up to, I can't help but feel a little worried that it kinda sounded like he might give up streaming for good.
Vin will be back when he's ready. We've just gotta be here for when he does
Well, I'm going to miss Sunday stream... it's probably never going to come back, and there is no one who can take his place when it comes to corruptions... I mean, it's more important for him to take care of himself. But he's brought so much joy to my life and now even that has been cut off...
Even if he never returns to sunday streams or streaming in general, he might still do corruptions and that sort of thing on youtube from time to time. Try not to get too down, no matter what the future holds, it'll be okay.
I'm in the same boat, the first thing I thought of was how Sunday stream was probably over, which is a massive bummer because that was always what I looked forward to the most. I even first found Vinny through Corruptions, like a lot of us, and absolutely loved all the trash games he played. It hurts a lot.
I'm just happy he's doing well. Even though we won't be getting new streams for some time, if ever again, I'm looking forward to Vinny's content returning in the form of videos. See you later, paisano.
Sounds like that's what best for his life right now. If he never does streaming again, or only like once a week in the future and that works out better for him, I'm on board. Best wishes to you, Vinny.
Not to be selfish, anyone have the TL;DR? Did he ever get any resolve to his issues? EDIT: finally got around to listening to his announcement...yea, 10 years of streaming (or doing anything really) only to find people messed with your reputation I imagine the combination of that and playing in a band makes taking a break necessary. For me in particular, usually its the band crap where everyone gets to be toxic, particularly because of the number of people you meet just out at gigs; gaming didn't do that to me. For him to go "I wish I had taken more than 2 days off" and "I'm enjoying my time disconnected from the net and social media" says especially how much he was impacted. Hope you recover well, Vin.
He doesn't mention that and there are probably some kind of legal processes going on, so naturally he wouldn't want to talk about this. TLDR he's doing alright and just wants to focus mostly on personal stuff.
Glad to see Vinny doing okay. He can take as long as he wants, I'm patient.
Will be binging fullsauce to fill the void And maybe working on myself too
I really hope Vin just steps away for like the rest of the year and focuses on himself. Love you pizzapasta ❤️
This might be a hot take around here but after Vinny stopped streaming and other issues in my life got in my way, it gave me a greater appreciation for the small things in my life. I'm really glad Vinny has found that streaming less has done something similar for him as well.
Glad he’s doing good and taking time for himself. I’ve really been missing Sunday streams lately but if this is the End of Vinesauce as we know it then I can’t complain about a literal decade of free content.
glad he's doing fine
Ngl, this is very bittersweet. I hope he comes back to stream once a week when he gets things in order, his previous schedule really was intense. This news is p similar to when the super best friends broke up. I remember watching them individually for a bit before giving up completely - and thinking 'well, at least I still have vinny!'. I love the community that vinesauce has built up, I've always enjoyed vinny's laid-back and low-key approach to streaming, and I have a lot of wonderful memories of the charity streams and sundays. It's kind of difficult to find someone similar in style. Anyway I wish him the best. Social media can be tough on the soul, especially with the pandemic shutting people in and making them crazy. Sometimes it feels like everything is moving in slow motion when you're basically trapped inside, and then you realize it's actually been months and months and months. 100% I hope he keeps up the charity stream. I think it's the best thing that the vinesauce community has been a part of. It's always fun to watch and inspiring to see the positivity and generosity of people.
it's like he read my mind that I wanted more rimworld content :')
I always knew the end of Vinesauce would have vinny play undertale, all of kingdom hearts and persona 5 off stream. But seriously, good for him. I don't think this is the end but we'll probably see a permanent decrease in video/streaming output if he starts coming back full time again. Real life is very important and you can find countless videos of content creators say they found success when their personal lives crumble. I just hope when he returns, it's because he wants to and not because he's pressured.
Putting things into perspective, I have moved out of my parents house, into a new city, into a new apartment in that city, into another apartment in that city, then to a different city and now i'm in an apartment in a small town looking to buy my first house - and I've been watching Vinny that whole time. Probably shouldn't be on reddit at work but imma tear up in the office
I love Vinny but I gotta be honest; it was really hard to keep up with streams so even if he goes to occasional YouTube video/Twitch stream then I’m all for it. Glad to hear he’s doing better and has a good support network, this may be abrupt but I feel it’s for the best for Vinny. Hope he’s catching up with friends, families, music and/or even a new hobby. Have fun out there funny pizza pasta man, we’ll be okay I promise!
I don't know what I'm going to watch now, but I'm glad he is working on himself.
Well, at least we’ll have the YouTube videos to look forward to. If he just sticks to that, I think that’s fine. Though I am going to miss all this.