I will have to respectfully disagree. The landscape has changed completely since PewdiePie. It is an over saturated market and anyone with a screen recorder and a laptop want to run a gaming channel.
Sure there will be a few that break through, but the odds of that happening are much much less now. The idea of progress, of accomplishing something has been curb stomped. I have a really good job and this is a side thing for me, so money wasn't a big deal. But this was a kick in the junk, like I wasn't "cool" enough to be part of the club. Because I didnt beg for subscribers or farm them or join the "I sub You sub" circle jerks that people are doing I am now being punished. That is just the hard facts of the ideals of that Google (Yes Google) and Youtube have given us.
You have worked and worked and worked to get your channel going. Now, you can go **** yourself because idiots like Logan Paul do stupid things. It is the whole, "Coffee will be extrmeemly hot" on the side of a cup because 1 or 2 people spilled coffee on them, got burnt and sued. i.e. we all suffer for the actions of a few.
Nothing will truly change for me, but like my nephew who was just starting out and learning new things and excited about having a gaming channel... now told my sister he is not going to bother anymore. I feel so bad and I am trying to talk him out of it, because he can really learn a lot about video creation, marketing, etc from doing this.
It wasn't about the money, it's about where Youtube is headed. Long term, years down the road, content will still be there, but I will guarentee you that there will be far less unique, new "big" channels out there. YT has just said, screw you little channels, we do not want you any longer. From a business stand point and the situation they are in, it does make sense... but once again, their PR is maybe the worst in the world... it is "EA" caliber IMO.
It is what happens when you are the only game in town, ginormous and poorly managed.
Just my 2 cents and nothing more. Just frustrated for the small channels that put effort into it. I realize they can still work at it and grow... it is just the perception and over-all idea behind all this that really sucks.
I am hoping they will let us know how these lower channels will fair in the search algorithms and suggested column. Will we be completely cut out? What am I saying, of course they are not going to let us know!