Why Etho Left Mindcrack

I have seen a lot of people asking why Etho left Mindcrack so decided to put him explaining why up on youtube.

Watch Etho here:

[RedValourGames]

Classic Etho, he just wanted to play minecraft :P

[Murdokk]

You can hear his uneasiness. The chair movement, change of posture. Etho is always so upbeat. It's gut wrenching to listen to.

[conpadany]

I mean etho single handily gets more views than most of the mindcrackers combined

[pmudsau]

Who else watching this in 2020 quarantine because you’ve seen everything else on YouTube

[Wynnie]

The thing I love about etho is that he has forever maintained original gaming youtube by not branding himself, not getting into controversy, and never taking a sponsor. He's never corrupted his image and I have immense respect for that.

[MemeMapping]

Bdubs just came back from a well needed break
Generikb is a streamer now
Kurt still is trying to reach the farlands.
Zesteau is a factorio addict
Doc is having fun on Hermitcraft
The B-Team still occasionally collaborates
Etho and Zesteau play terraria occasionally
And Etho just keeps playing Minecraft :P
Good to see everyone still having fun despite splitting up.

[amediumhorse]

Remember when Mindcrack was more popular than Hermitcraft?

[alexsbricks]

I remember about 3 years ago, Mindcrack was my favorite thing. I used to come home from school everyday and would watch all the new Mindcrack episodes. I was subscribed to every Mindcrack member, when they had uhc, I would go to everyone's perspective and saw how they died. Mindcrack was awesome then. It has changed a lot... and in a negative way. They are getting rid of friends for buisness. Mindcrack was originally just a group of friends who would record Minecraft together and would have lots of fun. It has become a buisness with lots of events, conventions, and other things. Mindcrack has lost its originality and even some fans. It's sad how things change, even though we don't want them to. But, I guess that's just how life goes.

[DiggerjohnKansas]

That gentleman has class. in life groups, companies, teams etc. do evolve and end up heading in different directions. No one was to "blame" in this, and I hope all parties continue to thrive.

[Crwei]

When Mindcrack loses core people like Etho, Bdubs, GennyB you know it's not mindcrack anymore. :( forethor etho

[trentrobertson]

You can tell he's choked up. Sad to see these people leave but I get it. Hopefully they all can hangout sometimes. I've been rewatching old mindcrack videos and nostalgia is so real

[Sprastras]

To be honest, I don't blame Etho. He just wants to spend time with friends and have fun, not become a marketing tool.

[raerieMC]

Can’t believe this is nine years old now. I remember waking up to that reddit post and watching this live. I’m too old

[samhoward]

It kinda sounded like Etho was holding back tears the whole time during the video... Poor guy

[alexandera]

Etho holds all power. look at mindcrack now--> X )x

[genesisfrog]

It's interesting watching this as a Hermitcraft fan in 2020 who never watched Mindcrack. I watch Joe Hills' streams a lot, and when asked about how Hermitcraft makes decisions or operates, he often describes it as "an artist's collective"; in that they're making art together, and there's a lot of diversity in the work that's being made, and that's *celebrated*. Hermitcraft might be, technically, a brand, but it's not a business the way some folks steered Mindcrack into becoming. The contrast is interesting to me, I guess.

[StormageddonTMS]

The old days of minecraft The minecraft YouTube community has changed so much since the good old times, the pranks, the UHCs, the builds, the bonds, the feels.... Not just mindcrack tho, the whole community has changed a lot I feel.... Sad face

[machbooks]

2016, still watch old mindcrack videos. still very sad

[rogueseven]

You guys know how Etho's favorite show was The Office? It felt like Etho was Michael, and Mindcrack was the rest of the office. Sucks to see him go, but I have faith that Etho will reunite with Mindcrack in some way... :)

[plazasta]

the moment he mentioned the trademark agreement I understood why he left, I'd probably have done it too, when Guude mentioned that agreement I thought that mindcrack was becoming a business, which I did not like.