Split up videos or release as one?

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So I have decided to start doing some custom zombies videos, they're fun I know, however I'm in bit of a dilemma here.

So obviously zombies in Call of Duty games can go on for quite an amount of time since it's endless hordes of zombies, even with buyable/winnable endings, my latest video is 43 Minutes long and another one is 1 hour and 30 minutes long, I know, huge amount of time.

I understand this channel is new and expecting to people to watch my 30000 hour long video is asking a bit much for channel they've never heard of, however at the same time I don't want to release a Part 1 video and have people wait the next day to see the next part, I could release them as parts all at once but this is allot of rendering and having specifics for each video such as call to actions to bring them to next ones it's just an entire mess.

I understand having them split up and over the course of a few days isn't necessarily a bad thing and in some way it's kinda ok to have them wait to "SEE WHAT'S NEXT!" but at the same time I like to allow them to see the video straight off the bat. You can see why I'm in a dilemma here, I am shifting between the 2, I feel it's a good idea to split up the video but at the same time I prefer to release it as one whole video for subs to watch but then it's a long video and as I mentioned earlier it's asking allot of people to watch a 1 hour long Zombies gameplay for a channel they have never even heard of.

I'm looking forward to the opinion of you guys below, should I split these videos up? Or release as a whole? :)
 
All I'll say is that it would have to be some pretty compelling content to keep me watching for even more than 8 minutes. You would have to be one of the most entertaining mofos on YouTube to get people to watch that long. I assume this is a commentary? I'd say split them up or edit them down.
 
I think you should do neither. The thing is that your channel is too new, so neither is really viable. If you release one really long video, odds are not many people are going to even click on it to begin with, just because they see how long it is. If you release it in parts, odds are not many people are going to keep up with the series. I recommend just taking one zombie session and cutting it up into a 15-30 minute video, just exclude any unnecessary or unfunny material and make sure that the cuts aren't so rough that the viewer can't keep up with what's going on.
 
JewBearBagel said:
I think you should do neither. The thing is that your channel is too new, so neither is really viable. If you release one really long video, odds are not many people are going to even click on it to begin with, just because they see how long it is. If you release it in parts, odds are not many people are going to keep up with the series. I recommend just taking one zombie session and cutting it up into a 15-30 minute video, just exclude any unnecessary or unfunny material and make sure that the cuts aren't so rough that the viewer can't keep up with what's going on.
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I might try this, thanks for the input.
 
JewBearBagel said:
Longest video I've watched on Youtube was 11 hours. Took a couple sittings though.
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Yeah I understand that it happens but I don't know...I guess I have a shorter attention span...I see 10 minutes video on a channel I'm not familiar with and I immediately start losing interest...the first minute better wow me or I'm gone.

Out of curiosity what kind of video was that 11 hour video?
 
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WilliamRayWalters said:
Yeah I understand that it happens but I don't know...I guess I have a shorter attention span...I see 10 minutes video on a channel I'm not familiar with and I immediately start losing interest...the first minute better wow me or I'm gone.

Out of curiosity what kind of video was that 11 hour video?
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It was a stream from Markiplier that he uploaded to Youtube.
 
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