10:10 me repeating the same sentence was an editing mistake. Noticed it after I had already put the video out and didn't think it worth taking the video back down for. If I see any other FAQ down below I will add them here.
I thought I had brain lag. Thanks for making me feel better about myself as I was walking around the house listening with headphones. Respect the professionalism. Hang in there Muk
TBH I watched a video about that and I didn't F care, because it was mostly envy. I am tired of all those virtua signaling losers who come late to the party and then try to be the victims only to later if the have success be even worse toward new content creator since they are now in a position they don't want to lose. The hypocrisy on those people simply driuves me mad and I won't be watching anything from them since now. Thanks a lot anyways Muk for this video super clean explaining everything.
Bro, I know words don't do much in the face of the terror of someone finding you irl, but keep Rocking Muk!! I want to clarify that the following is 100% my opinion/experience: It's definitely good that you made a video that you can point new people to if they you or they get harassed. But this is the limit that you should validate this imo. Don't like this comment, or validate it at all (I don't want to create *more* drama for you.) But these people don't know how to *Make* so they try to *Take.* Don't give them the attention, it's what they want. Keep just owning them. P.S. Nike has always done this sh*t. I knew him for years in DnT (his guild that died cause he sucks at actually communicating with people) and he says he was everything from a Lawyer, to a Game's Journalist, to impersonating an actual ANet Employee on Twitter, and then feigns ignorance when he's caught red-handed. And his brain-drain followers just go along with what he says because they, like his personality, don't care if he's right or not. They just have no idea how to self-validate, so they yell and scream at something else to avoid fixing their own shitry lives for one more day. *In reality, Nike is none of these things. He's a child who just lobbs grenades into a community and watches the ants that he lights on fire dance.* And honestly Darren's gives me the same vibe. In it for the tiny $ GW2YT brings not the game or community. There's a reason he's already been removed from ANet's Partener Program for lots and LOTS of racist comments. I'm not for censoring people but honestly, I have no idea why ANet allows people like this to continue playing their game at all. Doesn't seem like it adds much to me tbh. If Darren, Nike, Whoever TF is jealous of you next makes a response to this, I highly just recommend ignoring it entirely. You've said your piece. If they really wanted to have a conversation about this they could. But they don't. That just want to try to change others because they don't want to change themselves. 😁
@@ezaf5989 So embedding a twitch stream on a relevant website, and users not taking responsibility for their own network usage while mobile browsing. And bonus points because he directly addressed the latter point as soon as it was brought to his attention. Sorry, you're not gonna convince me that either of those things are worth even raising an eyebrow at.
4g and LTE the HORROR jokes aside, its a good response that him and jen removed that default behavior on mobile Muk doesnt deserve the hate for this, these are clerical issues that adults could have handled with a conversation
@@ezaf5989 It's not faking viewer count. And it's HIS website, he can do what he wants with it... I've never once heard of any problems similar to this with any other websites that embed their videos. Make sure you watch the video to get all the correct information, kay?
@@ezaf5989aren’t you the one who keeps going to every comment justifying your views ? It’s not even that bad, you call me whatever you like but it’s just a little stupid to get mad at.
Hey, Muk! A few things! • You and Laranity are why I play GW2. • Even though I'm one of those lurkers-your streams have been a comfort in these dark days. Your dad jokes and just dad energy makes hard days just a little brighter.
The fact that neither of the other GW2 Streamers want to talk to you says a lot and them milking this drama for everything it has whilst they say you're farming views or having fake growth. Every accusation is a confession. Still, glad to see you bringing the receipts and not letting yourself get bullied. Hopefully everything resolves itself and you can go back to doing Daily Muk Activities. ❤
Exactly this. This is probably the most views they have gotten in a long time because ‘drama sells’. Despite Mukluk’s clear and concise response, for those streamers to nip it in the bud would be admitting they were wrong and their views/revenue would drop.
@galadrigal7644 Not gonna lie I clicked on this because I sniffed drama. I haven't even played GW2 in over a year, but when I did I used to follow Mukluk pretty often. He has always been transparent and runs his stream in a honest and wholesome way. I knew when I was clicking on this video he would be coming with receipts and the drama is likely to be a lot of people with a lot of nothing to say.
@@ezaf5989 this is a really weird take. Like its his JOB, he's actively supporting his kid by getting more viewers. Its also his website, so he can make whatever changes he wants to. If you don't like the changes find another resource to use.
Me and my disabled husband who can barely play. Found the desire to play guild wars 2 beacuse of your videos. I couldn't get him to do much felt broken and lost as a disabled father and couldn't do things with his son. Now we play together and he feels human and has another dad that knows the feeling of a parent teaching him the game in a happy and wonderful light. Please keep making videos you are our light in the darkness of guildwars 2. We only gotten this far beacuse of your guides and wiling to help others. God bless and I hope you realize how much you mean to this family.
@@echolotus1435 hi i dont know what kind of disability your husband has but do u know that its possible to play guild wars 2 with a controller. Me myself plays like that bevause i get cramps in mij hands when playing wasd . Easiest way to set it up is through steam after that xpadder
I'm sorry all this has happened, and hope it resolves soon for you. You, sir, are one of the good ones. I've been following you and enjoying your content for more than 4 years on Twitch, and you have always been one of the best and most entertaining content creators I've enjoyed. I found you because of your GW2 guides (as I was coming back to GW2 after a hiatus and it was kind of overwhelming) and your general positivity, honesty, and humor have kept me around since then, for GW2 and all the *many* new and amazing games you've introduced me to. Wishing you all the best.
YOU are the reason I can play. 63 yo woman playing since Feb 2013. Know a lot about game and lore. Retired now so I play many hours a day. Arthritis made things hard, but I almost quit. Feb 2023 I lost my right index finger to gangrene. I couldn’t do much of anything. Mice would squirt out of my hand. Lots of pain, etc. I have a “pile” of mice, different types. Even tried to switch to left hand. Was crying thinking about giving up gaming. When one day in comes Mukluk with his silly jokes, own pile of mice and low intensity builds. Hope was a flash. I switched to an Azeron cyborg on my left hand and learned key bindings like Mavis Bacon’s typing. Now I can do all new content, stories, etc. I will never be the best, but I am solid middle of the pack and I love the game. Thank you for all your hard work. I do subscribe on Patreon under my gaming name. I am visiting so many websites because of links or mentions from you. Please don’t be sad. We love you. Yeah old women can say stuff like that. Don’t let those minimally intelligent boys chew your tail. You have it, they don’t. Don’t let them take up space in your head rent free. Thank you again for all the LI you put out. And for all the other videos, critiques and updates. You are my go to for gw2. Your vids are an amazing place to start for beginners, experts, and people like me. ❤
I showed up in your stream on an entirely unrelated note a while back because you were playing Disco Elysium and Frostpunk 2. However, I'm now over 150 hours into Guild Wars 2 as a new player, just recently started Heart of Thorns expansion and am thoroughly enjoying myself. So thanks for what ya' do, how you do it, and all the best as you go forward.
DRAMA! *Excited for drama* *Rushes out to make coffee* *Sits down in couch and watches Mukluk drama* *Excited for drama to start* *Sips coffee* *… waits for drama to start* *Sips more delicious coffee* *Video almost done* *Confusion starts to begin* *Looks under couch for drama* *Sips for coffee… no more coffee* *Sad for no more coffee… and no drama* 3/10… sorry Muk, but I was really excited for this drama and it was disapointing. Was expecting something like “MukLuk out of “Luck” as he is caught running an underground Ecto gambling network”. But seriously Muk… you are awesome, stay strong! ❤
13 minuts in i had teh same thought. I cannot believe a grown man have to justify himself over this stupid drama, over something this meaningless, just because of Jealousy. I hope those jealous content creators get's cancelled and have 3 viewers. What a crap life they must live.
An example of why "terminally online behavior" is a problem. This didn't need to be an issue because it's not an issue, but some people decided to make it the biggest problem ever, and now we have someone who did nothing malicious getting hate for it.
Muk has been around for quite some years (in a row) and throughout that time he has come across as a genuine and honest person who wants to play games and have fun while entertaining others. He's been transparent with his 'business' and hasn't shown to be manipulative or attempting to swindle anyone. I trust Muk and I'll stand behind him with his future endeavors.
My dad was and is very protective of me, especially when I was a child. When I was just getting into GW2 I wanted to learn about all the builds and things I could do. So my dad did his research to find someone that he deemed as safe for me to watch this way my life would be positively influenced (he is very picky). "Safe" included the typical PG and well informed about GW2 but also being responsible and open to opinions. This is when my dad found muk, small streamer at the time but it doesn't matter how small you are to have a positive influence. Years later I'm on my own account and still continue to watch and support Muk because I appreciate what he does for the community. So I continue to watch him on UA-cam (yes my dad would still kill me if he saw me on twitch lol), and not just GW2 but all variety stream, I even engage with chat sometimes and Muk's chat is the only chat I have ever engaged with bc I trust his community that he built. Im not saying one should just listen to me, (yes I acknowledge I'm a just nobody here), but trust me, a good person doesn't randomly get up one day and say I'm going to be "evil". Life is going to be full of mistakes no matter what you do... but what matters most is how you respond to those mistakes, and this among many other things is what I admire about Muk. Muk, you are a very rare gem in this world and we love you for who you are.
Good to know your Dad takes internet safety and influence seriously but I hope he's not over controlling. There's a balance in there and some parents don't understand that. As someone with a VERY controlling mum you need to make it clear when they've crossed the line. How they handle you setting boundaries may determine whether they're worthy of being your parent. Unfortunately in my case my controlling parent turned out to also be completely batsh*t crazy. But time it right. If you're still living with them it has to be handled more delicately. If you're not then you can be more hardline and you don't have to deal with your parent's temper tantrum. I hope I don't seem like an obnoxious twit telling you how to live your life or something (and maybe you've already figured out everything I brought up) but if I'm able to spare someone some of the BS I've had to deal with, with 2 minutes writing a UA-cam comment then why not lol.
@@wafflingmean4477 While you raise valid points that the "safety" mindset can very easily veer into "overcontrolling" territory, keep in mind that this person may be a minor. In that case I think it's wise of the father to be especially concerned about what their child is exposed to online. The darkest alleys are around every corner.
@@wafflingmean4477 I very much appreciate your concern and the advice! Thankfully I have been blessed to have a very good relationship with my parents, if anything my mom would be the one that I would consider on the verge of controlling but my dad helps hold her back lol. Both my parents had very (and when I say very I mean VERY) bad parents, for example they where forced to live on their own at 15. Therfore my parents made it their mission to make sure that they never became like that and protected their children from those cruelaties of life. Thus, shielding us from alot of bad things of the world until we were the right age. I agree and I have told them when I thought they were being a bit too protective or controlling, especially as I got older and they have respected that which I appreciate. I owe alot of my success in life to them. Honestly wish I could share my parents with everyone bc I feel like there would be a lot less internet trolls XD I hope your life is going better now, and no! you are not an obnoxious twit! I genuinely appreciate it! For alot of what you said definitely still helps me and will help just in a diffrent way and I will always keep it in mind. So thank you!
@@thelightshineth8848 Oh yes, my dad is an avid gamer (where I got my addiction from XD) and he knows all about toxic people online. He always tells me, even to this day, to stay way from those dark alleyways and that guy's that are gamers and are on the internet are some of the grossest people out there. And this is coming from my dad whom is a guy a games XD
For what it's worth, these jealous crabs pinching at your ankles speak for the measure of your successes. You're a reasonable person and explained yourself well in this video. I really hope the storm clears and you remain safe and okay. Thank you so much again for your thorough content, Muk!
I'm sorry for what you've been going through, man. Regardless of what people think about embedding, the harassment you've gone through should've never happened.
I really don't care about Embedding and you are absolutely right that harassment is never right.. but Guildjen (The person on whos website Muk was embedding his streams on) was also dropped by Anet as a partner. Not saying whether it was fair or unfair.. A lot of people say she was extremely toxic and racist and frequently talked down about all minorities .. and a lot of others say it was all a misunderstanding. Idk what to believe... To add to that Vallun also uses the N word frequently and I believe there is also video evidence of it somewhere in the ether. Furthermore when people showed pictures/screenshots of it to muk on twitter, Muk has doubled down and is now defending Guildjen and vallun saying those are probably fake and anyone can make a screenshot and everyone is lying (but he confidently said on twitter that he is 100% certain that its all fake). I DONT care about Embedding but I do draw the line at associating with racists and many people in the gw2 community KNOW this. They were departnered for a reason.
@@Vallun brother at least have the decency to claim that you have changed ... Maybe you are unaware, the evidence is all on twitter thread that Muk is responding to. Growth is good. Atleast claim that it was years ago and that you have grown as a person. You denying all this just makes it clear that you are still that person
@@rac2090 I saw and it was literally 5-8 years ago clips, there's a reason I don't PvP anymore, because it made me toxic. The fact they gotta dig that far says something no?
It didn't stand because of an embed, it started because drama farming is a legitimate way to get money. People who want to make money off of it will do anything necessary, the embed was a perfect thing.
I never liked Nike!. This dude is obnoxious as hell. He oozes negativity, elitism and superiority complex. Every Time i saw him be on teapot stream, i immediately stop watching it.
I'm sorry you have had to deal with this. No one deserves to be treated this way. I 100% support you. Enjoy watching/listening to you. You keep me company during the day! :) Twitch needs to change it so embeds don't count towards the regular viewer count and are counted as a separate stat instead. This would go a long ways towards ending the embed controversy.
Hey, Mukluk I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you. I’m a middle-aged housewife in New England, late to gaming in general. I’m in Guild Wars 2 because nearly 12 years ago a bunch of friends of mine said you can play this game and it has a Mac client. For the next 5 years, I spent time as a horrible gamer. My group was very patient with me. My OG character has nearly 10k in deaths. Then I found you and Ayin and, later because of you, others who enhanced my abilities. I got better over time. I no longer die all the time. In fact people who used to shield, protect, and resurrect me are now getting the benefit of me doing the same to them. I don’t watch live streams because I have lots of Mom stuff to do. I’ve even switched to a pc box after 35 years of Mac loyalty so I could continue in GW2. (Ok my other software switched to cloud based and platform independent so I’d not loose 30 years of that software). Why am I telling you all this? I want you to realize how much of a positive influence you have. A few years back, you came out and discussed the finances of your channel for the purpose of full disc disclosure. You didn’t have to, but you did. This speaks to your character. The above video speaks to your character. I’m grateful for you because you make my hobby more enjoyable. A video from you every Tuesday makes me smile. Thank you.
You and Laranity have been my "go-to" since day one, you have always provided information in a factual and analytical way. That is the reason for your success. We are arguing over crumbs, gw is a small game compared to other household names. If you are watching a gw streamer you probably searched for him.
The fact that grown men are attacking you over internet clicks is insane especially with the lack of understanding of how this works at all. I feel like the "drama" is more about getting their name associated with your name. No such thing as bad publicity right? What you're doing works so keep it up. I considered reaching out on discord but couldn't grasp why this was even an actual issue. Envy can be a hell of an emotion I guess.
@@FirstZenGate Not really, no. This video, posted 4 hours ago, already has several thousand more views than Darren's first embedding video, which sits at like 8k right now and was released like a month ago. Nobody cares outside of the data-using thing on phones, which is understandable, but that was never why Nike and Darren weaponized the embedded streams against Muk in the first place. They were simply jealous because they felt they were "cheated" out of potential viewers due to Muk's numbers being minimally inflated. It's ultimately a cope to justify their low viewership.
I really don't care about Embedding and you are absolutely right that harassment is never right.. but Guildjen (The person on whos website Muk was embedding his streams on) was also dropped by Anet as a partner. Not saying whether it was fair or unfair.. A lot of people say she was extremely toxic and racist and frequently talked down about all minorities .. and a lot of others say it was all a misunderstanding. Idk what to believe... To add to that Vallun also uses the N word frequently and I believe there is also video evidence of it somewhere in the ether. Furthermore when people showed pictures/screenshots of it to muk on twitter, Muk has doubled down and is now defending Guildjen and vallun saying those are probably fake and anyone can make a screenshot and everyone is lying (but he confidently said on twitter that he is 100% certain that its all fake). I DONT care about Embedding but I do draw the line at associating with racists and many people in the gw2 community KNOW this. They were departnered for a reason.
@rac2090 I feel like people are way too invested in the groupism I don't think content collabs equate with every sin an individual has committed and painting them with the same brush. I'm not going to say it's "good optics" right, but collaboration is important in business and content creation. That said, I don't care one way or the other, streamers, video makers (like myself) are nothing more than a commodity; a dancing monkey, if you enjoy the dance they did their job. The rest is none of my business. I think muk is a genuine dude. But like I said originally, I don't have a dog in the fight nor do I really care.
Nike behaves like a manchild. And it's not the first time he hounds gw2 creators for the sake of stirring drama. I've no idea why he's invited into podcasts. You're handling it very professionally, Muk.
@@kajobluemane Yeah, same here, I stopped watching Teapot a while ago and his habit of giving a platform to ppl like Nike definitely played a role in that decision. GW2 used to have a reputation for having some of the nicest playing communities around but nowadays it seems like it's more and more drama and little else. I'm still playing a ton, but I avoid all sense of community even more than I used to because of such frequent drama.
Teapot himself is a mighty chad, but he surrounds himself with some mighty toxic people. Those people try to pass their behavior as competitiveness, but toxicity is still toxicity.
The fact that they wouldn't even attempt to start a conversation with you makes me so disgusted. Grown adults! Ugh. All this drama is so unbelievably unnecessary for such a small thing. I've watched you for 4+ years now and you're such a genuine and nice person, I hope this experience hasn't brought you down too much. Stay strong Muk, I 100% support you in this. ❤
I mean he is associated with you and KlanJen. I would say being associated with two people who got departnered due to their extreme racism is the issue here. Viewbotting is questionable af. Racism is never okay.
@@lodjur9458 I keep reading these things about them but there either never is any proof, just hearsay. The screenshots I have seen so far don't proof anything, people just lossely interpret in whatever way they wanted. Also the fact that they were dropped as partner does not proof anything since companies usually rather just distance themself to avoid drama. So... unless you have any proof, you shouldn't treat these allegations as facts. Maybe I missed some damming proofs but all this (apprently) baseless hearsay is getting really annoying.
I dont mean to make light of the situation because i can imagine how stressful it mustve been, but man it sounds like such highschool drama. "ur numba bigger than mine, im so mad rn. u cheater hacker evil man." must be nice having no other worries in life that they can put so much energy into THAT. Putting on my tinfoil hat, feels like certain individuals started a borderline smear campaign cause theyre mad theyre not the one in the spotlight. There were too many situations of "i tried responding but somehow couldnt", feels too much like no one really cared to hear your perspective in the first place. "HES EVIL, I KNOW IT, DELETE HIM GOGOGO!!! NONO I DONT WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY, I MIGHT BE PROVEN WRONG". The fact that you were potentially blacklisted on those peoples channels could be quite telling too. Thats like peak pettyness. Some Twitter cancel culture BS. I miss the age where we could sit down together and have a rational discussion about our problems instead of starting hate mobs behind peoples backs. Anyway! Keep mukking and lukking. Try not to let the petty drama drag you down too much, because theres no winning in trying to please people who want to see you fail :) Hope it resolves fairly soon and your mental can get some rest.
I have used your guide videos for years now. I used one again this morning which is when I saw this video. Anytime I want to know how to get better bags, holiday guides, ascended gear, etc, I always search you first. I am so appreciative of your fun, educational, and entertaining content and I hope these negative people don't keep you feeling down for long.
As someone who's been using your videos/guides as a reference for strikes and the like, I highly appreciate your content. While I don't really grasp the problem entirely (like, really over an embedded video for a stream that is openly displayed...?), I do hope these issues resolve itself. Don't let yourself get dragged down by this. Treat yourself, do something nice, have fun... after all, that's the main reason we all should be playing video games.
I am sorry this happened to you Muk, Frankly i also do not like embeds and i disagree with how it was embedded in GuildJen. But this is such an incredibly small matter that does not justify all this. It is insane. I am quite sure that Darens did not realize how bad this could go and he is only making videos on stuff he thinks are interesting as content. Nike is inexcusable. He just tried to cause drama ever since he got kicked from the Anet program with outright lies that he constantly doubles down on. His videos about addons are equally misinformed and just drama educing. I am amazed that people like Teapot and the rest in hardstuck still associate with him. I hope this make them realize that he is just a toxic individual.
I am 100% with you on this, about Nike. I have always found him extremely toxic and a dik. I have never understood why people follow and listen to him. Yes maybe he might be good GW2 player but my god he is the worst type of good since he think he is above everyone else
Hard disagree on darens. Indeed he started off with quite interesting content but he started having beef with various other people before this. Once maybe twice 50/50 thrice its a pattern.
@@selenang2006 Agree with you Selena, never again gonna watch anything Darens related and every single time I can I will bash on him. The guy wants views and will do harm to anyone to get it while virtua signaling, only to be worse than he point others to be when he finally can climb higher, such a hypocrite as many others before.
Wait Nike got removed from anet partners? This explains everything. It's just a seethe from him at this point lmao. He's even responding to comments on his personal account so his bad takes are less visible in replies. It's pathetic.
Insane that I found this channel via this video. Regardless, I went through a few of your videos and it made me want to reinstall GW2 and try it out again. This drama seems so silly compared to the dramas that are happening in other MMO communities right now, basically being accused of using embeds for their intended purpose of showing your stream off-site.
Muk, my dude. All the love for you. I stumbled across you when I restarted my journey in GW2 a couple of years ago (pre-covid). I'm not a super fan, but I stop by from time to time in your streams and I try to catch your videos when I feel they are right for me. That being said, I was getting a bit worried when I stopped seeing your content a couple weeks ago. I then saw the reddit post blow up.... You did not deserve any of that hate and I am glad to see you are doing okay (I wanted to say better but I know this stuff is hard). Thank you for making this video. Not because I think you needed validation that you did nothing wrong, but to let us in the community know that you are at least ok. Wish you all the best.
Nike is a tool, there is a reason Anet dropped him, he's clinging onto anything these days, just a sad man going through a year long midlife crisis. Try not to think much about it. If twitch didn't want embeds, they'd get rid of them. If twitch didn't want the view count to count, they can easily prevent it. I mean DarenS streams to like 15 people, like who?
@@themeltedchocolate Not disagreeing with you or supporting any side... but Guildjen (The person on whos website Muk was embedding his streams on) was also dropped by Anet as a partner. Not saying whether it was fair or unfair.. A lot of people say she was extremely toxic and racist and frequently talked down about all minorities .. and a lot of others say it was all a misunderstanding. Idk what to believe
It's crap like this that made me lose respect for Nike in the first place. Sad to see he continues to be like this. Sorry you went through this, Mukluk.
as a random from time to time viewer and guide enjoyer sending all the support. Its really sad how people who try to do the right thing in a thoughtful and tempered manner get abused like that. Please keep your ways and watch your mental health.
I am so sorry to hear that you have been going through this, Muk. Your content is incredible and from what I have seen both in live streams and your videos, you are a genuinely nice guy. Hearing that anyone would bear ill will against you over something like embedding is saddening and I so very hope that the vitriol stops soon and you can move on from this. Looking forward to the upcoming content. Keep smiling lad ❤
I'm sorry this is happening to you Muk, it's really awful that you're having to deal with drama. You'll still be my go-to for farming guides and tutorials because I like your voice and I understand things when you explain them. Hope this resolves soon for you man.
I joined Darens and Nike’s communities a while back and left within a few months. They felt real toxic. But that’s just my opinion. Don’t let them get you down friend.
Sorry to hear this happened to you. I love your content, your openness and honesty. I hope this video will help you clear this up and you can go back to having fun streaming and making guides soon!
Your honesty and forwardness is incredibly admirable. I had no idea about this drama and am sorry that you are going through such a difficult time. However, in my experience with angry people, they don't want logic or understanding: they want to be mad, they want to be upset. Something to fill the void because their problems don't feel like their's if they have someone else to focus on. You dealt with this in a mature fashion and eventually these people will peter out.
Mukluk ur one of the most chill people and down to earth guys I know of here online... I can not believe what those guys did... I discovered you just before the count of your "days live" thing started. I stayed cause I felt you are a cool dad, focused, structured and calm individual. Kudos how you handled all this! Stay strong, the other guys get blocked and never watched again... Thats what I will do. Thx for letting us in on all that!!! Keep doing what you love😊
I hope you know how much you and your work are valued by so many more people than the ones causing this drama. It is so disheartening to me that one of the most positive, forthright creators in the community would get attacked like this- you did nothing wrong and the harassment is unacceptable. It's clear every time you talk about it how much it's been dragging you down, and I hope being able to refer people to this video will bring you some relief from talking and thinking about it. It definitely doesn't deserve any more of your energy; keep doing your thing. I for one will continue to appreciate the positivity, honesty, and humor that you bring to everything you do. ❤
I'm starting to think players are allergic to grass. whelp those two just lost my sub. congrats muk you and nox are like my remaining 5 gw2 players, I'm willing to listen to
I can confirm that UA-cam does get pretty weird like that. Some words are banned for no reason whatsoever. And if you post a link in your first comment, all subsequent comments will likely be shadowbanned. It is really crap.
i have been following you for a while and of all the content creators you have always come across as the most honest and transparent and genuinely kind one. I cannot believe the dumb stupid crap you have to deal with just because people are jealous. Youve put insane amounts of hours into this and there is no reason whatsoever for you to feel like you need to justify it. Dont let the haters get you down. Stay strong and we all love you❤
Screw these folks. If you hadn't made this video, I wouldn't have known about this supposed drama. Never heard of D or N prior to this and won't bother watching anything from D. You have sent me towards other creators which I'm appreciative of since I find gw2 creators apparently randomly. Didn't even see N's thread on reddit because I don't check it every day and it tends to be more useful as a way to find answers when googling a question about gw2 than as a daily resource. Keep being you Mukluk.
Sorry to hear what you've been going through. I think the tool is meant to be used as it should be for marketing purposes, and the drama is just unreasonably ridiculous.
You, Laranity, GuildJen, AyinMaiden, MightyTeapot and a few others have been my go to for GW2 content for quite some time. I didn't even realize that Daren or even Nike (Who IS Nike?) were stirring the pot on this, nor was I aware of anything about this. I am truly sorry that you are going through this and this crap needs to stop. I am tempted to stop FOLLOWING Daren entirely, because if all he is going to do is stir unnecessary drama, I don't want to have any part in that. For all of your work on Gw2, I am grateful that you brought this up. Thank you! Just brush off your shoulders and move on, you have got this!🎉🎉🎉
I remember hearing you mention drama on one of your streams recently, I didn't know anything about this, so I assumed somebody had just brought up the time a few years ago where (IIRC) you and MightyTeapot had a disagreement about Dragon's End and some viewers decided to stir the pot. I remember that you quickly resolved the misunderstandings with a direct and honest conversation and then the drama died down pretty quickly after since nobody was feeding into it. I think that makes it clear that if this were another honest misunderstanding or disagreement that it would have been handled in a similar way, and the fact that neither of the other channels involved were willing to listen makes their priorities clear. I hope things improve for you soon.
This is the most asinine thing for so many losers to latch onto....it's crazy that so many people are so miserable and have so little to do in their life that they need to focus on something that has literally zero effect in their lives. Even with all this....what do these people believe they are fighting against? This really just reeks of jealousy and envy and I really can't understand what they are even after. What would even be the actual endgame for them? It's really just pitiful and I used to support some of those others in the past but this really makes me want to be sure I don't accidentally do so in the future.
@@ezaf5989 and yes....I will continue to support the people who actually contribute positively to this community, rather that stir up pointless garbage....you know, like you.
Well said. i wish people would start communicating more before causing drama. i dont know Nikes or DarenS PoVs, but if all this happened like you explained it, thats probably more hurtful to the gw2 twitch community than embedding a stream on a website for x viewers. Especially since the GW2 Twitch is small already in comparison to other games. I hope you guys talk to each other to figure stuff out. o7
Yeah watched Darren's vid last night about is embedding drama dead? And he just ranted about how he respects muk for not doing it anymore blah blah, when thats clearly not the case, specially after watching this video from muk. Where once guildjen gets her site redesigned and embeds are at the top sounds like muk will be back on that site if she offers it. So when/if that happens they'll just start it all back up again. Which view count from embeds are a twitch problem not a creator problem but the creator take the blame for it lol.
It's astonishing how little people will sell out their integrity these days. Doing the math that's like ... $33 on nike's most watched vid and ...$17 on daren's ... if that without accounting for ad blockers?? Lol that's pretty sad
I'm disappointed in Nike. I mean he's loud and often has some weird takes because he thinks only Raids matter, but essentially starting to a misguided war with someone who seems like a good egg should be beneath him. He's apparently decided it isn't.
I don’t even know who Nike is but I’ve blocked them on twitter months ago because this vendetta he had seemed so idiotic I didn’t care to see it anymore.
@@RecklessFablesJust now? That MF was impersonating ANet employees ffs. And lost his partnership for being a jackass. You still had something to be disappointed about them?
I started playing GW2 when it first came out and really enjoyed it up until my 4th or 5th year into the game. I ended up quitting but not because of the game itself but just life happening. Six years later, over this past summer I thought about GW2 and wanted to figure out if it was worth coming back to. It was your videos that inspired me to return, and I thank you for that! GW2 is extremely lucky to have content creators like yourself and in my opinion, they should give you and others like you more credit for helping to keep their game going. You are more than appreciated by the community and I'm truly sorry that there are haters out there who's only way to get any recognition is to go after one of the best GW2 content creators. Don't let them get to you, it just shows how awesome you are, haters are gonna hate. We thank you, we support you, we appreciate you, keep going, keep pushing, keep making an impact!
You have my support Muk! I follow and respect the other content creators who you cooperate with. I am sure this will blow over soon and we can enjoy a polite conversation about the game and look forward to more guides from you. Stay strong and stay positive!
Criticisms around embedding is valid, but attacks and blaming content creators for using them is not. Twitch’s rules around imbeds are the problem, and I hope they come up with better and less vague rules for them, or better ways to count viewers, or whatever. Regardless, targeted threats and hate for something like this is ridiculous and never ceases to baffle me. Keep up the great work, and I hope this blows over soon.
@@JReyesTbn46 Sad thing is, this won't be over. I just went into DarenS Stream for a sec out of curiosity and the first thing I hear is "Muk is lying" and his goons are completely unhinged. He's basically an Anet partner through Hardstuck ffs.
Sorry that this drama happened to you :( I hope you will come out of this strong and you will keep doing great and awesome job!! Stronk support from Poland!!
Or they just don't care and you are just projecting. We all criticize a million things or people without being jealous (which btw the correct term is 'Envy' jealousy is the fear to lose something) Most likely it's just people disliking or seeking attention or moral outrage. People are practically trained by algorithm to hate. This is just an observation. I only care enough to write this.
This comment is always the biggest red flag, could be something incredibly serious or innocuous and both would get this response, people tell the same thing to asmongold and Mr beast. Nobody is jealous of his success, people are considering how this affects twitch discoverability and voicing their issues.
I love your channel. It is the most helpful channel I have found. I am disabled, and finding your low-impact builds was a blessing. They allow me to play the game without my hands killing me. I appreciate all the work you do for the GW2 community. I watch you on UA-cam and Twitch and love all your content. This is so stupid. What does it matter what you do to make money? You deserve it. Thank you for your hard work. Some of us really do appreciate it. I am sorry others have been such jerks about it.
TLDR : 1. Muk and GuildJen agree to embed Muk's stream in GuildJen's website 2. Angry twitter/reddit kids are being angry about anything they hear about, they make videos filled with missinformations and false-truths and start harassing and insulting Muk 3. Muk, one of the content creators who've been carrying Guild Wars 2 on their shoulders for years, is forced to make this video to explain what happened and to remind people that harassing and insulting others is not cool. Hope things get better for you Muk, I don't agree with the principle behind auto-play embedding because of all the trauma I have from those websites with loud music or loud ads auto-playing and destroying my ears, but considering how much you've been doing for GW2 one would think that you deserved better than tanking that kind of useless Twitter-worthy drama
@@WingyLalka He is a GW2 content creator that was bigger back in the day, but now he creates drama for attention and tries to pretend he is still a big deal by being associated with MightyTeapot.
Absolutely love your videos Muk and didn't know you were going through this, but I watch most of your guides and haven't been able to watch you live yet. I'm sorry you've being attacked and harassed with fake hyperbole. Great response video and I really can't deal or understand why people behave this way with the drama... and then won't let you even respond to it. It's insanity to me :/ Positive vibes your way. You're a really good dude. Hope this video helps clear the air. Imagine being so mad at an embedded twitch stream on a Web page 🙄
This.. genuinely saddens me. We're all trying to keep the game going and it's been growing the more we've started to act like a cohesive community of individuals over the years.. but all that's happening now with this drama is hurting the game! For Muk-sake we kept the game alive THROUGH ICEBROOD SAGA. The place where the game had every right to die but the players kept it going and the Devs capitalized on it. I understand that people want to try to claim some sense of moral high ground-ery but attacking Muk is.. not the way to get themselves or the game anywhere. Stand strong Muk!
Muk is one of the only streamers I watch consistently because HE is consistently polite and entertaining, and he operates with such integrity that is refreshing to see and a pleasure to support. This kind of drama stirred up for seemingly no reason, and with seemingly no backing at all, is such a shame and Muk absolutely does not deserve it.
Kind of makes my blood boil that people are in agreement that "trying to make a change for the better" equals "never actually contacting the person/people in question, and spewing misinformation and sending an angry mob of sheep towards them is okay"
You have helped me in so many ways with your videos and ways of explaining how to make and do things that are easy to understand. On a different note I do understand how people are backstabbing you because of their short thoughts. Any job I ever had,and I am a jack of all trades, I have had to deal with others trying to put me down and they trying to get on top. Once I found them I would remember and work around them. I still enjoy your work and will always follow your work. Thanks and turn the cheek, because it’s the only way to go on.
Didn’t even know this thing was happening. For what it’s worth, hope you’ll get through this storm with your head held high. You’re an awesome content creator and your GW2 guides helped me be even more passionate about the game. So, thank you.
Keep strong !!! Thank you very much Much for your content ! You are one of the pillar of GW2 community! I am sorry to hear you have to go through not necessary drama!
@@artjom94 Muk was already at the top by the time this embedding stuff started though? And no one besides your little band cares about the racism stuff. "Oh no, she said these bad words instead of those other bad words". You are not the arbiter of moral truth in this situation; twitch is. You've no doubt already reported her to twitch and whatever their response was is the end of the matter. So drop it already.
It's not your fault they can't get viewers without using your name to do it... You are an absolute pillar of the community. Every time I've come to stream and asked you a question you've happily answered, and your videos have taken me from a totally confused and lost Guild Wars noob to actually somewhat knowing what I'm doing and having a blast. Keep doing what you're doing!
1) The whole embed drama is dumb, frankly anyone not taking full advantage of this sort of tool is leaving money on the table or are mad nobody wants to work with them. 2) That said, be very careful working with Jen and Vallun. As much as I would like to believe two of the largest gw2 content creators aren't racists, they are pretty notorious for it in the WvW community. My interactions with them and their group have been pretty overwhelmingly negative and toxic so I would not be terribly surprised as I feel that sort of character matches how they carry themselves. I recognize she has been a net positive on the PvE community and it may be hard to believe as a result, but Jen lives near the top of my block list because she was one of the first people I interacted with who was vile enough to warrant that for me.
I did my first raid a month ago and my guild leader used your videos to explain the mechanics. Ever since you have been my go to contact creator. I appreciate your not-over-the-top style of speaking while also including some dry humor. And to the claim itself: saying embeds are ruining gw2 twitch is insane. Gw2 twitch is ruined anyway and a higher general view count would help it. I realise that they would be problematic if people do the 1 Pixel thing and pay for it but otherwise it's just advertisement for the game we love. Thanks for your content, Mukluk!
Ugh! I'm so sorry you are having to deal with all of this! I've been out of the GW2 scene for a bit, but I have always really appreciated your contribution to the community. I hope this stuff is soon just in the past, allowing you to do what you do so well!! I appreciate you, sir! 👍
Muk plays Asura, Muk is clearly a knowledgeable and trustworthy person. Joke aside, you clearly don't deserve this kind of backlash. You've been a beacon for this community for a LONG time and your impact is irreplaceable.
Love you Muk, in my eyes your the guild wars dad who has taught me most (almost) all of the game, Thank you for teaching me so much. I will also support you and would gladly give up my time to listen to you talk.
Great job hanging in there Muk. Watching ur streams and videos guides for the past five years have always been something i look forward to in my day since my college days and now working days. Your guide to guilds was the best one i could get my friends to use to get our first guild hall in Lost Precipice. Great response video to all the recent drama with embed thing. As always, we only need ....the edge. P.S. Blood for the Blood Lord Chip!!
I appreciate social media content that is interesting, entertaining or useful in some way. You often manage to combine all three, so my condolences on being sucked into whatever weird undeserved drama this is. With any luck it will run out of gas soon.
Well thought out video response. Sucks that you have been dealing with this. I don't play GW2 anymore, but still enjoy watching your videos bc you are a good content creator. Wishing you the best!
Muk. Sending support your way. I been among the community and been playing gw2 since Lauch back 2012. I hard stopped at around 2022 because of "this" side of the community and have no interest in coming back. Among that time, I became very familiar with the like of the content creators like teapot, inks, boots, and many others and that also include the everlasting Spector that is Nike who should of gone the way of Bik the snake and brazil but for some reason continues despite the fact that another content creator by the name of "nemisis" put him in his place many years ago. But let me be clear Muk you are without a shadow of a Dout the best thing that has or will ever happen to the gw2 community because you always done your best to bring out the best of the game and its community. You have always been a joy to watch and be entertaining and informative and as a gw2 vet I will always support your work because I know you put a lot of time and heart into it. whatever you do, don't stop being the positive influence this community need and don't let bad actors get in your way.
Sorry to hear you're going through this. I honestly don't understand why people are upset. Hope they find something else to do with their time and stop harassing you.
10:10 me repeating the same sentence was an editing mistake. Noticed it after I had already put the video out and didn't think it worth taking the video back down for.
If I see any other FAQ down below I will add them here.
It's not going to reduce the impact of the drama any, but, you're much loved mate :)
I thought I had brain lag. Thanks for making me feel better about myself as I was walking around the house listening with headphones. Respect the professionalism. Hang in there Muk
TBH I watched a video about that and I didn't F care, because it was mostly envy. I am tired of all those virtua signaling losers who come late to the party and then try to be the victims only to later if the have success be even worse toward new content creator since they are now in a position they don't want to lose.
The hypocrisy on those people simply driuves me mad and I won't be watching anything from them since now.
Thanks a lot anyways Muk for this video super clean explaining everything.
for this mistake, I demand a remake of this video with the Wizard Denis PNG instead of the facecam!
Bro, I know words don't do much in the face of the terror of someone finding you irl, but keep Rocking Muk!!
I want to clarify that the following is 100% my opinion/experience:
It's definitely good that you made a video that you can point new people to if they you or they get harassed. But this is the limit that you should validate this imo. Don't like this comment, or validate it at all (I don't want to create *more* drama for you.) But these people don't know how to *Make* so they try to *Take.*
Don't give them the attention, it's what they want. Keep just owning them. P.S. Nike has always done this sh*t. I knew him for years in DnT (his guild that died cause he sucks at actually communicating with people) and he says he was everything from a Lawyer, to a Game's Journalist, to impersonating an actual ANet Employee on Twitter, and then feigns ignorance when he's caught red-handed. And his brain-drain followers just go along with what he says because they, like his personality, don't care if he's right or not. They just have no idea how to self-validate, so they yell and scream at something else to avoid fixing their own shitry lives for one more day. *In reality, Nike is none of these things. He's a child who just lobbs grenades into a community and watches the ants that he lights on fire dance.* And honestly Darren's gives me the same vibe. In it for the tiny $ GW2YT brings not the game or community. There's a reason he's already been removed from ANet's Partener Program for lots and LOTS of racist comments. I'm not for censoring people but honestly, I have no idea why ANet allows people like this to continue playing their game at all. Doesn't seem like it adds much to me tbh.
If Darren, Nike, Whoever TF is jealous of you next makes a response to this, I highly just recommend ignoring it entirely. You've said your piece. If they really wanted to have a conversation about this they could. But they don't. That just want to try to change others because they don't want to change themselves. 😁
"Oh god, what did Muk do..."
[literally nothing that I would ever think was even remotely controversial]
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@@ezaf5989 So embedding a twitch stream on a relevant website, and users not taking responsibility for their own network usage while mobile browsing. And bonus points because he directly addressed the latter point as soon as it was brought to his attention. Sorry, you're not gonna convince me that either of those things are worth even raising an eyebrow at.
4g and LTE the HORROR
jokes aside, its a good response that him and jen removed that default behavior on mobile
Muk doesnt deserve the hate for this, these are clerical issues that adults could have handled with a conversation
@@ezaf5989 It's not faking viewer count. And it's HIS website, he can do what he wants with it... I've never once heard of any problems similar to this with any other websites that embed their videos. Make sure you watch the video to get all the correct information, kay?
@@ezaf5989 no one cares, get a life.
@@ezaf5989aren’t you the one who keeps going to every comment justifying your views ? It’s not even that bad, you call me whatever you like but it’s just a little stupid to get mad at.
Hey, Muk! A few things!
• You and Laranity are why I play GW2.
• Even though I'm one of those lurkers-your streams have been a comfort in these dark days.
Your dad jokes and just dad energy makes hard days just a little brighter.
The fact that neither of the other GW2 Streamers want to talk to you says a lot and them milking this drama for everything it has whilst they say you're farming views or having fake growth.
Every accusation is a confession.
Still, glad to see you bringing the receipts and not letting yourself get bullied. Hopefully everything resolves itself and you can go back to doing Daily Muk Activities. ❤
Exactly this. This is probably the most views they have gotten in a long time because ‘drama sells’.
Despite Mukluk’s clear and concise response, for those streamers to nip it in the bud would be admitting they were wrong and their views/revenue would drop.
@galadrigal7644 Not gonna lie I clicked on this because I sniffed drama. I haven't even played GW2 in over a year, but when I did I used to follow Mukluk pretty often. He has always been transparent and runs his stream in a honest and wholesome way.
I knew when I was clicking on this video he would be coming with receipts and the drama is likely to be a lot of people with a lot of nothing to say.
@@ezaf5989 You mean like points that were addressed as soon as they got brought up to him? Why are you so obsessed with hating him?
@@ezaf5989 Not as cringe as you are being this obsessed with it.
@@ezaf5989 this is a really weird take. Like its his JOB, he's actively supporting his kid by getting more viewers. Its also his website, so he can make whatever changes he wants to. If you don't like the changes find another resource to use.
Me and my disabled husband who can barely play. Found the desire to play guild wars 2 beacuse of your videos. I couldn't get him to do much felt broken and lost as a disabled father and couldn't do things with his son. Now we play together and he feels human and has another dad that knows the feeling of a parent teaching him the game in a happy and wonderful light. Please keep making videos you are our light in the darkness of guildwars 2. We only gotten this far beacuse of your guides and wiling to help others. God bless and I hope you realize how much you mean to this family.
Sending you hugs from one disabled gw2 player to another
@@echolotus1435 hi i dont know what kind of disability your husband has but do u know that its possible to play guild wars 2 with a controller. Me myself plays like that bevause i get cramps in mij hands when playing wasd . Easiest way to set it up is through steam after that xpadder
I wish your family good times and good health.
I'm sorry all this has happened, and hope it resolves soon for you.
You, sir, are one of the good ones. I've been following you and enjoying your content for more than 4 years on Twitch, and you have always been one of the best and most entertaining content creators I've enjoyed.
I found you because of your GW2 guides (as I was coming back to GW2 after a hiatus and it was kind of overwhelming) and your general positivity, honesty, and humor have kept me around since then, for GW2 and all the *many* new and amazing games you've introduced me to. Wishing you all the best.
totally true!!
I agree. Some of the funniest videos. Not to mention all the helpful guides which I have used many times. Thank you Muk.
YOU are the reason I can play. 63 yo woman playing since Feb 2013. Know a lot about game and lore. Retired now so I play many hours a day. Arthritis made things hard, but I almost quit. Feb 2023 I lost my right index finger to gangrene. I couldn’t do much of anything. Mice would squirt out of my hand. Lots of pain, etc. I have a “pile” of mice, different types. Even tried to switch to left hand. Was crying thinking about giving up gaming. When one day in comes Mukluk with his silly jokes, own pile of mice and low intensity builds. Hope was a flash. I switched to an Azeron cyborg on my left hand and learned key bindings like Mavis Bacon’s typing. Now I can do all new content, stories, etc. I will never be the best, but I am solid middle of the pack and I love the game. Thank you for all your hard work. I do subscribe on Patreon under my gaming name. I am visiting so many websites because of links or mentions from you. Please don’t be sad. We love you. Yeah old women can say stuff like that. Don’t let those minimally intelligent boys chew your tail. You have it, they don’t. Don’t let them take up space in your head rent free. Thank you again for all the LI you put out. And for all the other videos, critiques and updates. You are my go to for gw2. Your vids are an amazing place to start for beginners, experts, and people like me. ❤
Persevering through all that is some true gamer shit. And good to have in the community.
man, you're so cool, miss
I showed up in your stream on an entirely unrelated note a while back because you were playing Disco Elysium and Frostpunk 2. However, I'm now over 150 hours into Guild Wars 2 as a new player, just recently started Heart of Thorns expansion and am thoroughly enjoying myself. So thanks for what ya' do, how you do it, and all the best as you go forward.
DRAMA!
*Excited for drama*
*Rushes out to make coffee*
*Sits down in couch and watches Mukluk drama*
*Excited for drama to start*
*Sips coffee*
*… waits for drama to start*
*Sips more delicious coffee*
*Video almost done*
*Confusion starts to begin*
*Looks under couch for drama*
*Sips for coffee… no more coffee*
*Sad for no more coffee… and no drama*
3/10… sorry Muk, but I was really excited for this drama and it was disapointing. Was expecting something like “MukLuk out of “Luck” as he is caught running an underground Ecto gambling network”.
But seriously Muk… you are awesome, stay strong! ❤
It is unbelievable that you have to justify yourself because of jealous content creators attacking you. Stay strong Muk, you‘re awesome
13 minuts in i had teh same thought. I cannot believe a grown man have to justify himself over this stupid drama, over something this meaningless, just because of Jealousy. I hope those jealous content creators get's cancelled and have 3 viewers. What a crap life they must live.
its ratface darrens and nike the toxic. teapot being their guild leader is probably no better. jealously reeks
An example of why "terminally online behavior" is a problem. This didn't need to be an issue because it's not an issue, but some people decided to make it the biggest problem ever, and now we have someone who did nothing malicious getting hate for it.
Muk has been around for quite some years (in a row) and throughout that time he has come across as a genuine and honest person who wants to play games and have fun while entertaining others.
He's been transparent with his 'business' and hasn't shown to be manipulative or attempting to swindle anyone.
I trust Muk and I'll stand behind him with his future endeavors.
100% THIS.
These people tryin to go after the Mister Rogers of the GW2 community.
well, the hardstuck garbage and their pvp pals are actually horrible people. now you know.
Your videos are the best. Keeps me engaged in GW2 even when I don't have time to play frequently.
Keep at it and ignore the haters. Love what you do.
My dad was and is very protective of me, especially when I was a child. When I was just getting into GW2 I wanted to learn about all the builds and things I could do. So my dad did his research to find someone that he deemed as safe for me to watch this way my life would be positively influenced (he is very picky). "Safe" included the typical PG and well informed about GW2 but also being responsible and open to opinions. This is when my dad found muk, small streamer at the time but it doesn't matter how small you are to have a positive influence.
Years later I'm on my own account and still continue to watch and support Muk because I appreciate what he does for the community. So I continue to watch him on UA-cam (yes my dad would still kill me if he saw me on twitch lol), and not just GW2 but all variety stream, I even engage with chat sometimes and Muk's chat is the only chat I have ever engaged with bc I trust his community that he built.
Im not saying one should just listen to me, (yes I acknowledge I'm a just nobody here), but trust me, a good person doesn't randomly get up one day and say I'm going to be "evil". Life is going to be full of mistakes no matter what you do... but what matters most is how you respond to those mistakes, and this among many other things is what I admire about Muk.
Muk, you are a very rare gem in this world and we love you for who you are.
Good to know your Dad takes internet safety and influence seriously but I hope he's not over controlling. There's a balance in there and some parents don't understand that. As someone with a VERY controlling mum you need to make it clear when they've crossed the line. How they handle you setting boundaries may determine whether they're worthy of being your parent. Unfortunately in my case my controlling parent turned out to also be completely batsh*t crazy.
But time it right. If you're still living with them it has to be handled more delicately. If you're not then you can be more hardline and you don't have to deal with your parent's temper tantrum.
I hope I don't seem like an obnoxious twit telling you how to live your life or something (and maybe you've already figured out everything I brought up) but if I'm able to spare someone some of the BS I've had to deal with, with 2 minutes writing a UA-cam comment then why not lol.
@@wafflingmean4477 While you raise valid points that the "safety" mindset can very easily veer into "overcontrolling" territory, keep in mind that this person may be a minor. In that case I think it's wise of the father to be especially concerned about what their child is exposed to online. The darkest alleys are around every corner.
@@wafflingmean4477 I very much appreciate your concern and the advice! Thankfully I have been blessed to have a very good relationship with my parents, if anything my mom would be the one that I would consider on the verge of controlling but my dad helps hold her back lol. Both my parents had very (and when I say very I mean VERY) bad parents, for example they where forced to live on their own at 15. Therfore my parents made it their mission to make sure that they never became like that and protected their children from those cruelaties of life. Thus, shielding us from alot of bad things of the world until we were the right age. I agree and I have told them when I thought they were being a bit too protective or controlling, especially as I got older and they have respected that which I appreciate. I owe alot of my success in life to them.
Honestly wish I could share my parents with everyone bc I feel like there would be a lot less internet trolls XD
I hope your life is going better now, and no! you are not an obnoxious twit! I genuinely appreciate it! For alot of what you said definitely still helps me and will help just in a diffrent way and I will always keep it in mind. So thank you!
@@thelightshineth8848 Oh yes, my dad is an avid gamer (where I got my addiction from XD) and he knows all about toxic people online. He always tells me, even to this day, to stay way from those dark alleyways and that guy's that are gamers and are on the internet are some of the grossest people out there. And this is coming from my dad whom is a guy a games XD
For what it's worth, these jealous crabs pinching at your ankles speak for the measure of your successes. You're a reasonable person and explained yourself well in this video.
I really hope the storm clears and you remain safe and okay. Thank you so much again for your thorough content, Muk!
Eat a bag of dongs, loser
I'm sorry for what you've been going through, man. Regardless of what people think about embedding, the harassment you've gone through should've never happened.
I really don't care about Embedding and you are absolutely right that harassment is never right.. but Guildjen (The person on whos website Muk was embedding his streams on) was also dropped by Anet as a partner. Not saying whether it was fair or unfair.. A lot of people say she was extremely toxic and racist and frequently talked down about all minorities .. and a lot of others say it was all a misunderstanding. Idk what to believe...
To add to that Vallun also uses the N word frequently and I believe there is also video evidence of it somewhere in the ether. Furthermore when people showed pictures/screenshots of it to muk on twitter, Muk has doubled down and is now defending Guildjen and vallun saying those are probably fake and anyone can make a screenshot and everyone is lying (but he confidently said on twitter that he is 100% certain that its all fake).
I DONT care about Embedding but I do draw the line at associating with racists and many people in the gw2 community KNOW this. They were departnered for a reason.
@@rac2090 keep shifting the goal post, and you will continue to do so after being asked for evidence im guessing
@@Vallun brother at least have the decency to claim that you have changed ... Maybe you are unaware, the evidence is all on twitter thread that Muk is responding to. Growth is good. Atleast claim that it was years ago and that you have grown as a person. You denying all this just makes it clear that you are still that person
@@rac2090 I saw and it was literally 5-8 years ago clips, there's a reason I don't PvP anymore, because it made me toxic. The fact they gotta dig that far says something no?
All this bullshit because of .. an embed? This is insanity.
What the hell. Feel sorry for you, Mukluk.
I can't wait for the drama because someone starts getting angry at the clickbait of "best expansion yet?"... r_r
Jesus christ this is a sad situation
+1
It didn't stand because of an embed, it started because drama farming is a legitimate way to get money. People who want to make money off of it will do anything necessary, the embed was a perfect thing.
Couldn't have said it any better. Some people really need to reevaluate their priorities.
I mean what do you expect by king toxic himself, Nike? That’s his MO
I never liked Nike!. This dude is obnoxious as hell. He oozes negativity, elitism and superiority complex. Every Time i saw him be on teapot stream, i immediately stop watching it.
I'm sorry you have had to deal with this. No one deserves to be treated this way. I 100% support you. Enjoy watching/listening to you. You keep me company during the day! :)
Twitch needs to change it so embeds don't count towards the regular viewer count and are counted as a separate stat instead. This would go a long ways towards ending the embed controversy.
But that would make sense. Therefore it must not be done.
Hey, Mukluk I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you. I’m a middle-aged housewife in New England, late to gaming in general. I’m in Guild Wars 2 because nearly 12 years ago a bunch of friends of mine said you can play this game and it has a Mac client. For the next 5 years, I spent time as a horrible gamer. My group was very patient with me. My OG character has nearly 10k in deaths. Then I found you and Ayin and, later because of you, others who enhanced my abilities. I got better over time. I no longer die all the time. In fact people who used to shield, protect, and resurrect me are now getting the benefit of me doing the same to them. I don’t watch live streams because I have lots of Mom stuff to do. I’ve even switched to a pc box after 35 years of Mac loyalty so I could continue in GW2. (Ok my other software switched to cloud based and platform independent so I’d not loose 30 years of that software).
Why am I telling you all this? I want you to realize how much of a positive influence you have. A few years back, you came out and discussed the finances of your channel for the purpose of full disc disclosure. You didn’t have to, but you did. This speaks to your character. The above video speaks to your character. I’m grateful for you because you make my hobby more enjoyable. A video from you every Tuesday makes me smile. Thank you.
You and Laranity have been my "go-to" since day one, you have always provided information in a factual and analytical way. That is the reason for your success. We are arguing over crumbs, gw is a small game compared to other household names. If you are watching a gw streamer you probably searched for him.
The fact that grown men are attacking you over internet clicks is insane especially with the lack of understanding of how this works at all. I feel like the "drama" is more about getting their name associated with your name.
No such thing as bad publicity right? What you're doing works so keep it up. I considered reaching out on discord but couldn't grasp why this was even an actual issue. Envy can be a hell of an emotion I guess.
I kept waiting to hear about who this dude murdered. Is this seriously something people give a shit about?
@@FirstZenGate Not really, no. This video, posted 4 hours ago, already has several thousand more views than Darren's first embedding video, which sits at like 8k right now and was released like a month ago. Nobody cares outside of the data-using thing on phones, which is understandable, but that was never why Nike and Darren weaponized the embedded streams against Muk in the first place. They were simply jealous because they felt they were "cheated" out of potential viewers due to Muk's numbers being minimally inflated. It's ultimately a cope to justify their low viewership.
I really don't care about Embedding and you are absolutely right that harassment is never right.. but Guildjen (The person on whos website Muk was embedding his streams on) was also dropped by Anet as a partner. Not saying whether it was fair or unfair.. A lot of people say she was extremely toxic and racist and frequently talked down about all minorities .. and a lot of others say it was all a misunderstanding. Idk what to believe...
To add to that Vallun also uses the N word frequently and I believe there is also video evidence of it somewhere in the ether. Furthermore when people showed pictures/screenshots of it to muk on twitter, Muk has doubled down and is now defending Guildjen and vallun saying those are probably fake and anyone can make a screenshot and everyone is lying (but he confidently said on twitter that he is 100% certain that its all fake).
I DONT care about Embedding but I do draw the line at associating with racists and many people in the gw2 community KNOW this. They were departnered for a reason.
@@rac2090 who genuinely cares about all this stuff? How can you be an adult and take any of this elementary school bullshit seriously
@rac2090 I feel like people are way too invested in the groupism I don't think content collabs equate with every sin an individual has committed and painting them with the same brush. I'm not going to say it's "good optics" right, but collaboration is important in business and content creation. That said, I don't care one way or the other, streamers, video makers (like myself) are nothing more than a commodity; a dancing monkey, if you enjoy the dance they did their job.
The rest is none of my business. I think muk is a genuine dude. But like I said originally, I don't have a dog in the fight nor do I really care.
Nike behaves like a manchild. And it's not the first time he hounds gw2 creators for the sake of stirring drama. I've no idea why he's invited into podcasts. You're handling it very professionally, Muk.
does he even have any own content? All I‘ve ever seen him do is stirr drama and whine about the game on teatime
I'll never understand why Teapot has someone as unhinged and purely racist as him as a Mod. One of the reasons I stopped watching Teapot at all.
And his fans mimic him, sad to see.
@@kajobluemane Yeah, same here, I stopped watching Teapot a while ago and his habit of giving a platform to ppl like Nike definitely played a role in that decision. GW2 used to have a reputation for having some of the nicest playing communities around but nowadays it seems like it's more and more drama and little else. I'm still playing a ton, but I avoid all sense of community even more than I used to because of such frequent drama.
Teapot himself is a mighty chad, but he surrounds himself with some mighty toxic people. Those people try to pass their behavior as competitiveness, but toxicity is still toxicity.
The fact that they wouldn't even attempt to start a conversation with you makes me so disgusted. Grown adults! Ugh.
All this drama is so unbelievably unnecessary for such a small thing. I've watched you for 4+ years now and you're such a genuine and nice person, I hope this experience hasn't brought you down too much. Stay strong Muk, I 100% support you in this. ❤
This is such a stupid out of proportion drama, for all you have done for the gw2 community, you don't deserve this at all.
If you were less popular this wouldn't be an issue. They claim to do this for the "moral high ground" but are just hypocrites.
I mean he is associated with you and KlanJen. I would say being associated with two people who got departnered due to their extreme racism is the issue here. Viewbotting is questionable af. Racism is never okay.
A sad reality of getting bigger and more successful is that people know taking a shot at you is a way to leech off your success.
@@lodjur9458 lets see some proof alt account #21341
@@lodjur9458 I keep reading these things about them but there either never is any proof, just hearsay. The screenshots I have seen so far don't proof anything, people just lossely interpret in whatever way they wanted. Also the fact that they were dropped as partner does not proof anything since companies usually rather just distance themself to avoid drama. So... unless you have any proof, you shouldn't treat these allegations as facts. Maybe I missed some damming proofs but all this (apprently) baseless hearsay is getting really annoying.
@@mayam.3240 you just gonna point out the evidence and say it don't count huh? lol.
I dont mean to make light of the situation because i can imagine how stressful it mustve been, but man it sounds like such highschool drama. "ur numba bigger than mine, im so mad rn. u cheater hacker evil man." must be nice having no other worries in life that they can put so much energy into THAT.
Putting on my tinfoil hat, feels like certain individuals started a borderline smear campaign cause theyre mad theyre not the one in the spotlight. There were too many situations of "i tried responding but somehow couldnt", feels too much like no one really cared to hear your perspective in the first place. "HES EVIL, I KNOW IT, DELETE HIM GOGOGO!!! NONO I DONT WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY, I MIGHT BE PROVEN WRONG".
The fact that you were potentially blacklisted on those peoples channels could be quite telling too. Thats like peak pettyness. Some Twitter cancel culture BS.
I miss the age where we could sit down together and have a rational discussion about our problems instead of starting hate mobs behind peoples backs.
Anyway! Keep mukking and lukking. Try not to let the petty drama drag you down too much, because theres no winning in trying to please people who want to see you fail :)
Hope it resolves fairly soon and your mental can get some rest.
I have used your guide videos for years now. I used one again this morning which is when I saw this video. Anytime I want to know how to get better bags, holiday guides, ascended gear, etc, I always search you first. I am so appreciative of your fun, educational, and entertaining content and I hope these negative people don't keep you feeling down for long.
As someone who's been using your videos/guides as a reference for strikes and the like, I highly appreciate your content.
While I don't really grasp the problem entirely (like, really over an embedded video for a stream that is openly displayed...?), I do hope these issues resolve itself.
Don't let yourself get dragged down by this. Treat yourself, do something nice, have fun... after all, that's the main reason we all should be playing video games.
Fuckin hell dude. Been out of the loop for a while with life but this sucks.
Take care Muk! Your guides have saved me a ton of headaches.
I am sorry this happened to you Muk, Frankly i also do not like embeds and i disagree with how it was embedded in GuildJen. But this is such an incredibly small matter that does not justify all this. It is insane. I am quite sure that Darens did not realize how bad this could go and he is only making videos on stuff he thinks are interesting as content.
Nike is inexcusable. He just tried to cause drama ever since he got kicked from the Anet program with outright lies that he constantly doubles down on. His videos about addons are equally misinformed and just drama educing. I am amazed that people like Teapot and the rest in hardstuck still associate with him. I hope this make them realize that he is just a toxic individual.
I am 100% with you on this, about Nike. I have always found him extremely toxic and a dik. I have never understood why people follow and listen to him. Yes maybe he might be good GW2 player but my god he is the worst type of good since he think he is above everyone else
Hard disagree on darens. Indeed he started off with quite interesting content but he started having beef with various other people before this. Once maybe twice 50/50 thrice its a pattern.
@@selenang2006 Agree with you Selena, never again gonna watch anything Darens related and every single time I can I will bash on him. The guy wants views and will do harm to anyone to get it while virtua signaling, only to be worse than he point others to be when he finally can climb higher, such a hypocrite as many others before.
Wait Nike got removed from anet partners?
This explains everything. It's just a seethe from him at this point lmao.
He's even responding to comments on his personal account so his bad takes are less visible in replies.
It's pathetic.
I'm out of the loop cos I've been on hiatus from GW2. Why'd he get kicked out of the Anet partner program?
Insane that I found this channel via this video. Regardless, I went through a few of your videos and it made me want to reinstall GW2 and try it out again. This drama seems so silly compared to the dramas that are happening in other MMO communities right now, basically being accused of using embeds for their intended purpose of showing your stream off-site.
I'm sorry this had to be how you found me 😅 this definitely blew up in a way I did not expect.
Muk, my dude. All the love for you. I stumbled across you when I restarted my journey in GW2 a couple of years ago (pre-covid). I'm not a super fan, but I stop by from time to time in your streams and I try to catch your videos when I feel they are right for me.
That being said, I was getting a bit worried when I stopped seeing your content a couple weeks ago. I then saw the reddit post blow up.... You did not deserve any of that hate and I am glad to see you are doing okay (I wanted to say better but I know this stuff is hard).
Thank you for making this video. Not because I think you needed validation that you did nothing wrong, but to let us in the community know that you are at least ok. Wish you all the best.
Nike is a tool, there is a reason Anet dropped him, he's clinging onto anything these days, just a sad man going through a year long midlife crisis. Try not to think much about it. If twitch didn't want embeds, they'd get rid of them. If twitch didn't want the view count to count, they can easily prevent it. I mean DarenS streams to like 15 people, like who?
I don't know who this nike person is but I've yet to see a creator get dropped by anet without a solid reason to do so
@@themeltedchocolate think he got dropped out of the partner program. not 100% on that one though
@@n3lix he did
@@themeltedchocolate Not disagreeing with you or supporting any side... but Guildjen (The person on whos website Muk was embedding his streams on) was also dropped by Anet as a partner. Not saying whether it was fair or unfair.. A lot of people say she was extremely toxic and racist and frequently talked down about all minorities .. and a lot of others say it was all a misunderstanding. Idk what to believe
If I'm remembering correctly which person is which from Teapot Time Nike always seemed kind of obnoxious.
It's crap like this that made me lose respect for Nike in the first place. Sad to see he continues to be like this.
Sorry you went through this, Mukluk.
as a random from time to time viewer and guide enjoyer sending all the support. Its really sad how people who try to do the right thing in a thoughtful and tempered manner get abused like that. Please keep your ways and watch your mental health.
I am so sorry to hear that you have been going through this, Muk. Your content is incredible and from what I have seen both in live streams and your videos, you are a genuinely nice guy. Hearing that anyone would bear ill will against you over something like embedding is saddening and I so very hope that the vitriol stops soon and you can move on from this.
Looking forward to the upcoming content. Keep smiling lad ❤
I'm sorry this is happening to you Muk, it's really awful that you're having to deal with drama. You'll still be my go-to for farming guides and tutorials because I like your voice and I understand things when you explain them. Hope this resolves soon for you man.
I joined Darens and Nike’s communities a while back and left within a few months.
They felt real toxic. But that’s just my opinion.
Don’t let them get you down friend.
Sorry to hear this happened to you. I love your content, your openness and honesty. I hope this video will help you clear this up and you can go back to having fun streaming and making guides soon!
Your honesty and forwardness is incredibly admirable. I had no idea about this drama and am sorry that you are going through such a difficult time. However, in my experience with angry people, they don't want logic or understanding: they want to be mad, they want to be upset. Something to fill the void because their problems don't feel like their's if they have someone else to focus on. You dealt with this in a mature fashion and eventually these people will peter out.
Any potential issues I would have had with a stream embed were dispelled with this video, appreciate how concise you were, as always!
Mukluk ur one of the most chill people and down to earth guys I know of here online... I can not believe what those guys did... I discovered you just before the count of your "days live" thing started. I stayed cause I felt you are a cool dad, focused, structured and calm individual. Kudos how you handled all this! Stay strong, the other guys get blocked and never watched again... Thats what I will do. Thx for letting us in on all that!!! Keep doing what you love😊
I hope you know how much you and your work are valued by so many more people than the ones causing this drama. It is so disheartening to me that one of the most positive, forthright creators in the community would get attacked like this- you did nothing wrong and the harassment is unacceptable. It's clear every time you talk about it how much it's been dragging you down, and I hope being able to refer people to this video will bring you some relief from talking and thinking about it. It definitely doesn't deserve any more of your energy; keep doing your thing. I for one will continue to appreciate the positivity, honesty, and humor that you bring to everything you do. ❤
I'm starting to think players are allergic to grass. whelp those two just lost my sub. congrats muk you and nox are like my remaining 5 gw2 players, I'm willing to listen to
I can confirm that UA-cam does get pretty weird like that. Some words are banned for no reason whatsoever. And if you post a link in your first comment, all subsequent comments will likely be shadowbanned. It is really crap.
i have been following you for a while and of all the content creators you have always come across as the most honest and transparent and genuinely kind one.
I cannot believe the dumb stupid crap you have to deal with just because people are jealous. Youve put insane amounts of hours into this and there is no reason whatsoever for you to feel like you need to justify it. Dont let the haters get you down. Stay strong and we all love you❤
Screw these folks. If you hadn't made this video, I wouldn't have known about this supposed drama. Never heard of D or N prior to this and won't bother watching anything from D. You have sent me towards other creators which I'm appreciative of since I find gw2 creators apparently randomly. Didn't even see N's thread on reddit because I don't check it every day and it tends to be more useful as a way to find answers when googling a question about gw2 than as a daily resource. Keep being you Mukluk.
Sorry to hear what you've been going through. I think the tool is meant to be used as it should be for marketing purposes, and the drama is just unreasonably ridiculous.
You, Laranity, GuildJen, AyinMaiden, MightyTeapot and a few others have been my go to for GW2 content for quite some time. I didn't even realize that Daren or even Nike (Who IS Nike?) were stirring the pot on this, nor was I aware of anything about this. I am truly sorry that you are going through this and this crap needs to stop. I am tempted to stop FOLLOWING Daren entirely, because if all he is going to do is stir unnecessary drama, I don't want to have any part in that. For all of your work on Gw2, I am grateful that you brought this up. Thank you! Just brush off your shoulders and move on, you have got this!🎉🎉🎉
Honestly, your better off not knowing who Nike is. Spare yourself the sanity.
Guildjen is racist btw
@@Harlequinlynnette Seen various comments saying this. Mind sharing a link to info on this?
Ayin is my go-to for jumping puzzles. She does a good job of breaking down the (literal) steps of them.
@@Harlequinlynnette Would love a link to this, thanks!
I remember hearing you mention drama on one of your streams recently, I didn't know anything about this, so I assumed somebody had just brought up the time a few years ago where (IIRC) you and MightyTeapot had a disagreement about Dragon's End and some viewers decided to stir the pot. I remember that you quickly resolved the misunderstandings with a direct and honest conversation and then the drama died down pretty quickly after since nobody was feeding into it. I think that makes it clear that if this were another honest misunderstanding or disagreement that it would have been handled in a similar way, and the fact that neither of the other channels involved were willing to listen makes their priorities clear.
I hope things improve for you soon.
This is the most asinine thing for so many losers to latch onto....it's crazy that so many people are so miserable and have so little to do in their life that they need to focus on something that has literally zero effect in their lives.
Even with all this....what do these people believe they are fighting against?
This really just reeks of jealousy and envy and I really can't understand what they are even after.
What would even be the actual endgame for them?
It's really just pitiful and I used to support some of those others in the past but this really makes me want to be sure I don't accidentally do so in the future.
Same with the last sentence.
@@ezaf5989 I imagine for one of your level that's a lot of words....it really just speaks to your mental capacity.
@@ezaf5989 and yes....I will continue to support the people who actually contribute positively to this community, rather that stir up pointless garbage....you know, like you.
@@ezaf5989what a crap reply.
@@ezaf5989
Wait, using your own logic, aren't YOU doing the same thing?
I came here for guides and I stayed for the laughs. I'm glad I found you and your community. Always helpful and funny.
Well said. i wish people would start communicating more before causing drama. i dont know Nikes or DarenS PoVs, but if all this happened like you explained it, thats probably more hurtful to the gw2 twitch community than embedding a stream on a website for x viewers. Especially since the GW2 Twitch is small already in comparison to other games.
I hope you guys talk to each other to figure stuff out. o7
good take. Darrens reason for not reaching out to mukluk cause "he doesnt know him at all" makes no sense when a nobody like me can talk to mukluk
Yeah watched Darren's vid last night about is embedding drama dead? And he just ranted about how he respects muk for not doing it anymore blah blah, when thats clearly not the case, specially after watching this video from muk. Where once guildjen gets her site redesigned and embeds are at the top sounds like muk will be back on that site if she offers it. So when/if that happens they'll just start it all back up again. Which view count from embeds are a twitch problem not a creator problem but the creator take the blame for it lol.
Love you brother stay strong. Sucks you had to deal with this but you know we got your back!
Basically, you didnt do anything wrong and people are stirring up drama to get their own clicks and views.
It's astonishing how little people will sell out their integrity these days. Doing the math that's like ... $33 on nike's most watched vid and ...$17 on daren's ... if that without accounting for ad blockers?? Lol that's pretty sad
We are here for you Muk. So sorry you are having to deal with this crap. Some people just have no dignity.
the moment i heard "Darens" i knew the "drama" was useless
im sorry you had to deal with these people
I'm hoping Darens loses his channel over this.
I'm disappointed in Nike. I mean he's loud and often has some weird takes because he thinks only Raids matter, but essentially starting to a misguided war with someone who seems like a good egg should be beneath him. He's apparently decided it isn't.
@@RecklessFables Yeah but you know how many views they get from this drama? It sells man....
I don’t even know who Nike is but I’ve blocked them on twitter months ago because this vendetta he had seemed so idiotic I didn’t care to see it anymore.
@@RecklessFablesJust now? That MF was impersonating ANet employees ffs. And lost his partnership for being a jackass. You still had something to be disappointed about them?
I started playing GW2 when it first came out and really enjoyed it up until my 4th or 5th year into the game. I ended up quitting but not because of the game itself but just life happening. Six years later, over this past summer I thought about GW2 and wanted to figure out if it was worth coming back to. It was your videos that inspired me to return, and I thank you for that! GW2 is extremely lucky to have content creators like yourself and in my opinion, they should give you and others like you more credit for helping to keep their game going. You are more than appreciated by the community and I'm truly sorry that there are haters out there who's only way to get any recognition is to go after one of the best GW2 content creators. Don't let them get to you, it just shows how awesome you are, haters are gonna hate. We thank you, we support you, we appreciate you, keep going, keep pushing, keep making an impact!
You have my support Muk! I follow and respect the other content creators who you cooperate with. I am sure this will blow over soon and we can enjoy a polite conversation about the game and look forward to more guides from you. Stay strong and stay positive!
From a Guildwars casual, keep doing what your doing.
"drama" sgh
Sending support
Criticisms around embedding is valid, but attacks and blaming content creators for using them is not. Twitch’s rules around imbeds are the problem, and I hope they come up with better and less vague rules for them, or better ways to count viewers, or whatever. Regardless, targeted threats and hate for something like this is ridiculous and never ceases to baffle me. Keep up the great work, and I hope this blows over soon.
DarenS and Nike make the GW2 community a worse place to be. It's really saddening.
Jokes on them. I never knew they existed and will probably forget they do within a day or two. lol I doubt I'm alone.
@@hardy83 I couldn't get past 30 seconds of a Daren video because he's such a spaz. You're not missing much.
@@JReyesTbn46 Sad thing is, this won't be over. I just went into DarenS Stream for a sec out of curiosity and the first thing I hear is "Muk is lying" and his goons are completely unhinged. He's basically an Anet partner through Hardstuck ffs.
Stuff like this makes me glad I'm not streaming at all. Stay at it Muk, haters gonna hate ❤
Love you, Muk
Sorry that this drama happened to you :( I hope you will come out of this strong and you will keep doing great and awesome job!! Stronk support from Poland!!
Don't let the haters get you down. Clearly they're just jealous of your success 😂
Or they just don't care and you are just projecting. We all criticize a million things or people without being jealous (which btw the correct term is 'Envy' jealousy is the fear to lose something) Most likely it's just people disliking or seeking attention or moral outrage. People are practically trained by algorithm to hate.
This is just an observation. I only care enough to write this.
This comment is always the biggest red flag, could be something incredibly serious or innocuous and both would get this response, people tell the same thing to asmongold and Mr beast. Nobody is jealous of his success, people are considering how this affects twitch discoverability and voicing their issues.
So you are saying they are not jealous, just assholes beyond redemption.
Good for me. But i think you just made them even more stupid
@@joshanonline
@@ezaf5989 Almost like he primarily runs off Twitch, and makes enough money to support his family off that. Why are you so obsessed over him?
Ah, I see Nike's wave of trash has arrived in the comment section.
I love your channel. It is the most helpful channel I have found. I am disabled, and finding your low-impact builds was a blessing. They allow me to play the game without my hands killing me. I appreciate all the work you do for the GW2 community. I watch you on UA-cam and Twitch and love all your content. This is so stupid. What does it matter what you do to make money? You deserve it. Thank you for your hard work. Some of us really do appreciate it. I am sorry others have been such jerks about it.
TLDR :
1. Muk and GuildJen agree to embed Muk's stream in GuildJen's website
2. Angry twitter/reddit kids are being angry about anything they hear about, they make videos filled with missinformations and false-truths and start harassing and insulting Muk
3. Muk, one of the content creators who've been carrying Guild Wars 2 on their shoulders for years, is forced to make this video to explain what happened and to remind people that harassing and insulting others is not cool.
Hope things get better for you Muk, I don't agree with the principle behind auto-play embedding because of all the trauma I have from those websites with loud music or loud ads auto-playing and destroying my ears, but considering how much you've been doing for GW2 one would think that you deserved better than tanking that kind of useless Twitter-worthy drama
Who was it? NIKE?
@@MrPhyxsyus Of course it was, is it even a question? lol
@devilous90 no idea about gw2 people outside of like 5, who's Nike?
@@WingyLalka He is a GW2 content creator that was bigger back in the day, but now he creates drama for attention and tries to pretend he is still a big deal by being associated with MightyTeapot.
There's a word for false-truths. It's called lies, and possibly even slander or libel.
Sorry to hear that. Hope you get better soon. Wish you less stress!
Oh so Nike is still being an awful person cool cool cool cool .. coooooooool..
does he still stream with Teapot?
Yeah, every time I watch Teapot and see some extremely unhinged comment in chat it's always Nike.
love your guides and everything you do for the community. hope you're okay and wish you and your family the best
Weird how all those GW2 dramas are always started by a specific YT channel....
People have said it for years they are all toxic narcissistic people.
@@publicuniversaldeaconyou mean Darens.
Don't slander Jen here. She's done damn good work for this community and you'll show proper respect.
Just look at his thumbnails. Even his "Useful Stuff" content is "ZOMG THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!"
Darens is just a tool. This harassment campaign is Nike's personal beef with muk.
@@GrubySzymek what beef do they have with muk
Your community loves, appreciates and values you Muk. Keep your head high and shine bright!
Absolutely love your videos Muk and didn't know you were going through this, but I watch most of your guides and haven't been able to watch you live yet.
I'm sorry you've being attacked and harassed with fake hyperbole.
Great response video and I really can't deal or understand why people behave this way with the drama... and then won't let you even respond to it. It's insanity to me :/
Positive vibes your way. You're a really good dude. Hope this video helps clear the air.
Imagine being so mad at an embedded twitch stream on a Web page 🙄
This.. genuinely saddens me.
We're all trying to keep the game going and it's been growing the more we've started to act like a cohesive community of individuals over the years.. but all that's happening now with this drama is hurting the game! For Muk-sake we kept the game alive THROUGH ICEBROOD SAGA. The place where the game had every right to die but the players kept it going and the Devs capitalized on it.
I understand that people want to try to claim some sense of moral high ground-ery but attacking Muk is.. not the way to get themselves or the game anywhere.
Stand strong Muk!
That Nike dude is super toxic.
Muk is one of the only streamers I watch consistently because HE is consistently polite and entertaining, and he operates with such integrity that is refreshing to see and a pleasure to support. This kind of drama stirred up for seemingly no reason, and with seemingly no backing at all, is such a shame and Muk absolutely does not deserve it.
Kind of makes my blood boil that people are in agreement that "trying to make a change for the better" equals "never actually contacting the person/people in question, and spewing misinformation and sending an angry mob of sheep towards them is okay"
Also thank you for speaking up about it on this channel too, I don't follow livestreams so I had no idea what was happening
You have helped me in so many ways with your videos and ways of explaining how to make and do things that are easy to understand. On a different note I do understand how people are backstabbing you because of their short thoughts. Any job I ever had,and I am a jack of all trades, I have had to deal with others trying to put me down and they trying to get on top. Once I found them I would remember and work around them. I still enjoy your work and will always follow your work. Thanks and turn the cheek, because it’s the only way to go on.
not the first time Nike is toxic, fame get to his head too much i guess
Never even heard of this petulant child
fame? the guy is streaming cycling to 7 people, guys a has-been at best
Fame? He is Mightyteapot's number 1 vassal thats all...
Didn’t even know this thing was happening. For what it’s worth, hope you’ll get through this storm with your head held high. You’re an awesome content creator and your GW2 guides helped me be even more passionate about the game. So, thank you.
Thank you for making this video, fellow human. I, too, don't like drama, although I do like Gen 3 bacon (I'm sorry Mrs. Luk).
Keep strong !!! Thank you very much Much for your content ! You are one of the pillar of GW2 community! I am sorry to hear you have to go through not necessary drama!
Let me get this straight… people are complaining about there being GW2 content on a GW2 website?
@@artjom94 I cannot believe anyone cares about this. The most baby shit I've ever heard.
@@artjom94 Muk was already at the top by the time this embedding stuff started though? And no one besides your little band cares about the racism stuff. "Oh no, she said these bad words instead of those other bad words". You are not the arbiter of moral truth in this situation; twitch is. You've no doubt already reported her to twitch and whatever their response was is the end of the matter. So drop it already.
@@artjom94think you're a bit foolish there friend. Maybe delete your comment to save yourself some embarrassment.
It's not your fault they can't get viewers without using your name to do it... You are an absolute pillar of the community. Every time I've come to stream and asked you a question you've happily answered, and your videos have taken me from a totally confused and lost Guild Wars noob to actually somewhat knowing what I'm doing and having a blast.
Keep doing what you're doing!
1) The whole embed drama is dumb, frankly anyone not taking full advantage of this sort of tool is leaving money on the table or are mad nobody wants to work with them.
2) That said, be very careful working with Jen and Vallun. As much as I would like to believe two of the largest gw2 content creators aren't racists, they are pretty notorious for it in the WvW community. My interactions with them and their group have been pretty overwhelmingly negative and toxic so I would not be terribly surprised as I feel that sort of character matches how they carry themselves. I recognize she has been a net positive on the PvE community and it may be hard to believe as a result, but Jen lives near the top of my block list because she was one of the first people I interacted with who was vile enough to warrant that for me.
I did my first raid a month ago and my guild leader used your videos to explain the mechanics. Ever since you have been my go to contact creator.
I appreciate your not-over-the-top style of speaking while also including some dry humor.
And to the claim itself: saying embeds are ruining gw2 twitch is insane. Gw2 twitch is ruined anyway and a higher general view count would help it.
I realise that they would be problematic if people do the 1 Pixel thing and pay for it but otherwise it's just advertisement for the game we love.
Thanks for your content, Mukluk!
You and them showed me the different between adult who have been in the actual world and ones live in their parent's basement forever.
Ugh! I'm so sorry you are having to deal with all of this! I've been out of the GW2 scene for a bit, but I have always really appreciated your contribution to the community.
I hope this stuff is soon just in the past, allowing you to do what you do so well!! I appreciate you, sir! 👍
Muk plays Asura, Muk is clearly a knowledgeable and trustworthy person.
Joke aside, you clearly don't deserve this kind of backlash. You've been a beacon for this community for a LONG time and your impact is irreplaceable.
Love you Muk, in my eyes your the guild wars dad who has taught me most (almost) all of the game, Thank you for teaching me so much. I will also support you and would gladly give up my time to listen to you talk.
What a dumb thing for people to get upset over. Muk, you do too much awesome for this community to deserve this.
Great job hanging in there Muk. Watching ur streams and videos guides for the past five years have always been something i look forward to in my day since my college days and now working days. Your guide to guilds was the best one i could get my friends to use to get our first guild hall in Lost Precipice. Great response video to all the recent drama with embed thing. As always, we only need ....the edge. P.S. Blood for the Blood Lord Chip!!
Whenever UA-camrs start instigating drama, its an instant unsub. Not that I was subbed to Nike or Darens to begin with. You have my continued support!
I appreciate social media content that is interesting, entertaining or useful in some way. You often manage to combine all three, so my condolences on being sucked into whatever weird undeserved drama this is. With any luck it will run out of gas soon.
keep up the incredible content muk! hope this violent mob gets bored and stops harrasing you... going far as finding your facebook is creepy af
Well thought out video response. Sucks that you have been dealing with this. I don't play GW2 anymore, but still enjoy watching your videos bc you are a good content creator. Wishing you the best!
Muk. Sending support your way.
I been among the community and been playing gw2 since Lauch back 2012.
I hard stopped at around 2022 because of "this" side of the community and have no interest in coming back.
Among that time, I became very familiar with the like of the content creators like teapot, inks, boots, and many others and that also include the everlasting Spector that is Nike who should of gone the way of Bik the snake and brazil but for some reason continues despite the fact that another content creator by the name of "nemisis" put him in his place many years ago.
But let me be clear Muk you are without a shadow of a Dout the best thing that has or will ever happen to the gw2 community because you always done your best to bring out the best of the game and its community. You have always been a joy to watch and be entertaining and informative and as a gw2 vet I will always support your work because I know you put a lot of time and heart into it.
whatever you do, don't stop being the positive influence this community need and don't let bad actors get in your way.
Sorry to hear you're going through this.
I honestly don't understand why people are upset.
Hope they find something else to do with their time and stop harassing you.