# Idyl: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-11-04, Idyl has 93,900 subscribers, 10,661,728 total views, and 131 videos. It ranks #734,833 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Idyl](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Idyl is “I Played Retail WoW for 132 Hours as a New Player”, a long-form video published Apr 15, 2026.
- These are Idyl’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Sep 12, 2023 and Apr 15, 2026 (38 long-form videos and 10 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 128,511. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “I tried every mobile MMO... it was a mistake.” (1,011,521 views, May 7, 2024). Least viewed: “Leagues IV IS HERE” (3,898 views, Nov 15, 2023).
- Median length: 31:35 for 38 long-form videos; 0:53 for 10 Shorts.
- In this sample, Idyl’s consecutive uploads were a median of 17 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 69 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 4, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [I Played Retail WoW for 132 Hours as a New Player](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/EusaOBjRv0w/) | 2026-04-15 | Long-form | 262,253 | 1:16:11 | 1.28x |
| [Diablo II: The RPG that changed gaming forever](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/8xjPCgdxnMU/) | 2026-02-23 | Long-form | 490,964 | 1:04:42 | 2.4x |
| [The strange history of Disney MMOs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/tlExaIZZrV4/) | 2025-12-16 | Long-form | 46,257 | 35:31 | - |
| [MMORPGs aren't "fun" anymore](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/vei3SQnlUw8/) | 2025-11-19 | Long-form | 92,088 | 27:18 | - |
| [The dead MMO no one can move on from](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/useuUr6p6hk/) | 2025-10-07 | Long-form | 175,246 | 36:10 | 0.72x |
| [The entire history of Microtransactions](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/oneFygcYmKI/) | 2025-08-31 | Long-form | 61,864 | 41:38 | - |
| [I played 100 hours of Lord of the Rings Online (it did not go well)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/hk9zDlLl7UM/) | 2025-07-24 | Long-form | 271,551 | 1:11:57 | 1.12x |
| [I Hate Runescape 3.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/NTSxJ5GtUY4/) | 2025-05-29 | Long-form | 271,871 | 29:40 | 1.12x |
| [The Quest to Dethrone World of Warcraft](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/9NnZh7NHl5E/) | 2025-04-23 | Long-form | 166,148 | 39:30 | 0.81x |
| [I played the first MMO ever made for 100 hours. It was a mistake.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/XJzFH9Anxuc/) | 2025-03-31 | Long-form | 233,660 | 43:59 | 1.1x |
| [Guild Wars: A Forgotten Masterpiece](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/3PPqaIcWdYY/) | 2025-02-10 | Long-form | 353,119 | 46:19 | 1.59x |
| [Why do people play MMORPGs?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/imVPjrua3r4/) | 2024-12-29 | Long-form | 76,522 | 20:23 | - |
| [How To Kill a MMORPG in 1 Day](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/FqSNNSx1u3A/) | 2024-12-20 | Long-form | 284,612 | 24:59 | 1.54x |
| [How is World of Warcraft Classic STILL So Popular?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/rA0y3GYMCGo/) | 2024-11-30 | Long-form | 252,589 | 27:00 | 1.7x |
| [You don't want a new MMORPG](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/-MkEC0DfJuw/) | 2024-11-13 | Long-form | 115,994 | 22:05 | 0.78x |
| [I played 5 more mobile MMORPGs so you don't have to](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/BzRNBwlYl7M/) | 2024-10-24 | Long-form | 178,020 | 33:43 | 1.2x |
| [...why is Runescape so popular?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/v3T75WvlNv4/) | 2024-10-02 | Long-form | 318,940 | 22:29 | 2.48x |
| [Your favorite MMORPG shut down... now what?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/NyXhZlfYDTs/) | 2024-09-15 | Long-form | 62,810 | 26:04 | - |
| [I Played the Worst Rated MMORPGs Ever Made](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/hPfL17LC1SY/) | 2024-08-15 | Long-form | 190,732 | 30:13 | 1.36x |
| [I Played Every Blizzard Game Ever Made](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/XgwEDjSNa6A/) | 2024-07-25 | Long-form | 257,041 | 47:47 | 1.83x |
| [Did I waste my money? #gaming #diablo](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/d9JNKsRLOY4/) | 2024-07-07 | Short | 12,692 | 0:59 | - |
| [Video games aren't for everyone](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/BwN3Ao2puPY/) | 2024-07-02 | Long-form | 66,489 | 25:14 | - |
| [The Real MMORPG Killer (and how to fix it)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/SUF5Yx5H9iA/) | 2024-06-15 | Long-form | 112,502 | 27:27 | 0.88x |
| [New World isn't an MMO anymore? #gaming #mmo](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/DMTFLNTU0x8/) | 2024-06-09 | Short | 12,892 | 0:58 | - |
| [The Paradox of MMORPGs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/rdsRgyQVvrc/) | 2024-05-20 | Long-form | 118,456 | 20:56 | 0.93x |
| [Life as an MMO Player #mmorpg](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/-JDN5flvIFM/) | 2024-05-08 | Short | 16,192 | 0:12 | - |
| [I tried every mobile MMO... it was a mistake.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/Mp_Rq_JxIfU/) | 2024-05-07 | Long-form | 1,011,521 | 40:32 | 7.2x |
| [This is the WORST Top 10 MMO List...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/y5vMyv8KGrQ/) | 2024-05-06 | Short | 37,553 | 1:00 | - |
| [Stop Trying to Make PVP Happen](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/wW1qjW2It6k/) | 2024-04-04 | Long-form | 110,058 | 29:59 | 0.88x |
| [Dragon's Dogma 2 is Awful #gaming #dragonsdogma2](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/_sx1U0zl1qU/) | 2024-03-27 | Short | 13,142 | 0:55 | - |
| [Riot's MMO is Starting From SCRATCH #riotgames #mmorpg](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/TZPETpahX4o/) | 2024-03-20 | Short | 9,669 | 0:52 | - |
| [The Truth about Runescape's Skills #runescape #osrs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/GxCLaalV2r0/) | 2024-03-08 | Short | 185,678 | 0:43 | 10.4x |
| [Oblivion NPCs are always listening... #oblivion #bethesda #elderscrolls](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/lg1VzuGfbjQ/) | 2024-03-07 | Short | 6,207 | 0:05 | - |
| [Oblivion character creation was ahead of its time #oblivion #bethesda](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/5QT1mOQlEBk/) | 2024-03-07 | Short | 4,483 | 0:12 | - |
| [The Rise of 'Classic' MMORPGs (and why modern ones suck)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/vpCA8n3EbG4/) | 2024-02-22 | Long-form | 138,565 | 47:17 | 0.98x |
| [He made the first MMORPG, then he went insane.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/7VzxW16j7fQ/) | 2024-02-01 | Long-form | 217,699 | 28:42 | 1.5x |
| [So I finally tried New World...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/F5A7oT9USA0/) | 2024-01-18 | Long-form | 142,164 | 32:57 | 0.99x |
| [98 Hours: The Fastest "MMO" Closure of All Time](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/_c3dzyslpT0/) | 2023-12-22 | Long-form | 217,236 | 36:05 | 1.33x |
| [The year that revived MMORPGs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/G0gH3eJgLnI/) | 2023-12-07 | Long-form | 58,946 | 25:08 | - |
| [Temporary Game Modes are Saving MMORPGs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/VozA14tOBLI/) | 2023-11-22 | Long-form | 46,174 | 17:04 | - |
| [Leagues IV IS HERE](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/Ges4v9J3a7Y/) | 2023-11-15 | Long-form | 3,898 | 5:05:47 | - |
| [They made an offline "MMO"](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/J5V1MsPL8zk/) | 2023-11-12 | Long-form | 33,352 | 15:19 | - |
| [I played the WORST MMORPGs on Steam](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/UOQMtCS2MLs/) | 2023-10-31 | Long-form | 181,042 | 30:07 | 1.46x |
| [the WORST mmorpg expansions ever #mmorpg #worldofwarcraft](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/QqmZpMyCndQ/) | 2023-10-31 | Short | 5,508 | 0:54 | - |
| [We need to talk about expansions...](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/bwHFYeq-4z8/) | 2023-10-26 | Long-form | 97,850 | 29:22 | - |
| [The best MMORPG no one is playing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/BBVoosRVe5Q/) | 2023-10-09 | Long-form | 303,352 | 34:40 | 2.44x |
| [MMORPG Quests are a Waste of Time](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/-A4a874Ip8Q/) | 2023-09-28 | Long-form | 145,589 | 36:55 | 1.41x |
| [Yes, old MMORPGs were actually better.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@idylontv/videos/mL29yBPVIJY/) | 2023-09-12 | Long-form | 273,625 | 34:47 | 3.5x |

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