So Many Thanks | The Making of Arica

[Yams313]

Do you play on PC as well?

[mw20999josh]

One change i would have done to the lyrics when you were talking about someone stealing the chopper in stead of saying rape us you shouldve said rape face because it sounds a tad better

[TheMattyice23]

You're actually a pretty good singer man, Arica is what got me subbed to you.

[Doctalen]

nothing special but i am the 300th like

[Zurvivorr]

What? There was like like 3 times when someone on the enemy team killed a buddy of his!

[123Chris123032]

lol 7000 viewer

[KongKegso2]

I think you should do some more music.

[MinimalTango1973]

love it! good luck broth in game! nice job m8! cYa

[badboi787]

Fucking Black Ops Took All The BFBC2 I Can Hardley Find A Game On BFC2 On Xbox

[Codename205]

do you play on PC, Colin? I'd love to play with you! I loved your "Arica" video. Downloaded the whole video :D

[SemperFiINC]

hey you have a small accent lol i dont know what it is..lol are you from wisconsin?? lmao

[xXgamer678Xx]

i would love to play this game with some decent players on xbox, i really couldnt find a whole lot so i bought it for pc

[xSomeTexasKidx]

I saw that video with that acapella group of Africa... The guys that were beat boxing are crazy! They were really good lol

[beckstrom1826]

Now if only the community was as strong as COD, last four or five times I've hopped on there's never any full matches in either Vietnam or BC2.

[Thunder4124]

@beckstrom1826 Do yourself a favour and stop smoking weed :) The BC2 community is at least 10 times friendlier and more secure than Cod's. Anyway, congrats on the massive channel growth Colin. I've been following you on youtube under the names Puffin130 and The0riginalbadboy and I believe you are the best commentator out there.

[MinimalTango1973]

@Thunder4124 thats right dude!!! :)

[gamingfreakBfBc2]

Can u add me on PSN? I wanna play with you!!! Awsome vid that arica :)

[oplim77]

@gamingfreakBfBc2 I think my friends list is full on PSN. Next time I clean it up a bit, I will post a vid and let people know!

[gamingfreakBfBc2]

@oplim77 Awsome! Cant wait!!!

[lemonboyz43]

@oplim77 thumbs up and also you have my subscription! :]

[27YinYang]

@oplim77 is that posted yet

[DonFlugel]

Well done Colin. Good on ya! Keep em comin and make another tune sometime! NICE

[oplim77]

@DonFlugel Thank you man. I will definitely have to make another sometime :)

[AfrOmaNtiS]

Hey Congrats on the recognition for the Arica. You are the first good BC2 commentator I have come across on youtube and I'm so glad I did. Keep up the good work!

[oplim77]

@AfrOmaNtiS Thanks so much, man. Check out dontrevivemebro (dot) com as they are working to keep track of all of the BFBC2 commentators out there :)

[RichGTR]

glad you did put it out was pretty awesome it definately cheered me up haha and well deserved look forward to the pod cast.

[oplim77]

@RichGTR LOL.  Glad you enjoyed it!

[TheKillDred]

Whats it like to go viral off one vid? Must be exciting. All youtube commentators want to go Viral and you did. Congrats Colin - So glad it happened to you. You put so much effort in, its about time Youtube rewarded you for your efforts!

[oplim77]

@TheKillDred It's been crazy to watch it take off like it did, and more than a little satisfying :) I'm happy with the response to all of my videos, and this has just exceeded any of my wildest expectations by a LOT.

[MrMantalopeful]

Thanks for all the vids you put out Colin. You are easily one of the best battlefid commentators.

[oplim77]

@MrMantalopeful Cheers man. I appreciate it.

[nadavkomor]

my favorite: "i see a camping asshole in our base, waiting to steal our chopper so he can fly around and raaaaape us.." makes me lol every time

[oplim77]

@nadavkomor :D

[pice644]

Congratz dude. Keep up the bfbc2 vids. Btw you should tell those guys at NGT"Games" to stop doing so many damn COD vids. I thought it was NGT GAMES not NGT COD FAN CHANNEL. sorry but yea man keep up the vids!

[oplim77]

@pice644 LOL. No worries, I will be putting more BF up on that channel soon, as are a few of the other directors :)

[pice644]

@oplim77 Awesome, Thanks man. Can't wait to see what you put up next.

[TheMadders88]

Colin also sings on the Good Ridance MW2 tribute that is in the suggestions beside this video! you sly dog you!

[oplim77]

@TheMadders88 That's odd because I didn't try and tag this in a special way or anything!

[KTROUBLE360]

Every time i watch one of your videos i feel like playing BFBC2

[oplim77]

@KTROUBLE360 Then I'm doing something right :) Everytime I make a video I want to play.

[dporter25]

Really liked the description of what all it took to put the video together. Great work man.

[oplim77]

@dporter25 Thank you.

[Kapitan234]

Please, don't thank! We are the ones who are trully grateful, is very nice to see someone who puts a bit of brain into a game related video, and not just show his camping abilities! The only thing i can dare to ask, is you to make more videos =D

Long Live BC2!

[oplim77]

@Kapitan234 Well thank you so much. Rest assured there will be more videos!

[Mac84uk]

you earned everythin u get dude the only way is up

[oplim77]

@Mac84uk Thanks man. Things are growing like crazy at the moment!

[Mac84uk]

@oplim77 and so they should, legend in the making i reckon :)

[PhibeRCoRe]

Hey man. Great video. Make some more music tributes. Cheers!

[oplim77]

@PhibeRCoRe I'll have to do that!

[TheAlphawolfy]

The music video has nearly 100k views! :D Awesome job Colin!

[oplim77]

@TheAlphawolfy It's unbelievable... thanks man!

[frugtkompot]

It was great, Colin. You're gonna have to make a sequel now :)

[oplim77]

@frugtkompot LOL, I know. How do I top that?

[SMR333333]

Congrats man.

[oplim77]

@SMR333333 Thank you so much.

[GamingSponge]

I don't know if you know but the video got featured on PC Gamers website :D

[oplim77]

@GamingSponge Yes, someone sent me the link. I can't believe the different sites/blogs that reported on it. The last 2 days were unreal.

[TheVGamer]

Fuck Gaga and Kanye , Colin is the man!

[oplim77]

@TheVGamer LOL

[iamozone72]

Ummm...Your nades need some practice, refer to IamOzone72, nevertheless the outcome was commendable. You got stabbed twice as well, hmmmm, not very Colin like, but you did get some gold tags which negates that as well...LOL. Great job once again Colin, your gun skill on ps3 is amazing, much better than mine. I'm glad to hear of the success of your parody, a man of many talents.

[oplim77]

@iamozone72 LOL What? I got a double with that nade! :) The first stab was a sound-whore fail, and the second one, I don't know WHERE that guy came from! Thank you so much as always, Ozone :) Black Ops still treating you well?

[iamozone72]

@oplim77 Im doin ok, I was much better at BF, but I am really enjoying BO right now.

[kurkkutus]

hehe, i actually watched the christmas acapella version of toto few weeks ago so this hit me well :) also playing BFBC2 o/

[oplim77]

@kurkkutus Cool.  Classic toto and BFBC2 apparently makes an excellent combination!

[MrWatupdog]

I accidently called Arica Harbor Africa Harbor for a month before i realized there was no "F"

[oplim77]

@MrWatupdog I'll admit, it took me a few plays through the map before I realized that as well!

[xboxniellas]

Also you and TheRussianBadger should play on PSN and do a dual comm. That would be so awesome.

[oplim77]

@xboxniellas You're right.  That guy is hilarious.

[xboxniellas]

Its up on Kotaku and a friend of mine on Facebook linked it to his wall and I was like, 'I've played with the guy that sang this!' lol you deserve all the congrats Colin.

[oplim77]

@xboxniellas LOL. That's awesome :) Thanks so much.

[jbiskitz]

man id love to get on PS3 and play a few rounds with you. im sure you dont have room for more friends but ill leave my PSN anyway. JBISKITS

keep up the great work with the vids and CONGRATS on 5 K subs !

[oplim77]

@jbiskitz I'll have to check next time I'm on PS3. Since I'm not on too often, room frees up from time to time:)

[jbiskitz]

@oplim77 thanks for that reply. but i must have had a HUGE brain fart cuz i spelled my PSN wrong. lol i realized it after i made the comment and played a bit. its actually JBISKITZ. the "Z" is the difference. and look forward to it if the space is available and your on !

[mdevilm2]

I really love your "Arica" video and can't get enough of it

[oplim77]

@mdevilm2 I'm really happy that everyone is enjoying it so much :)

[Floepkip]

It was real well done so enjoy all the credits and compliments for Arica!

[oplim77]

@Floepkip Thank you much man!

[G3GabeL]

Thanks for the vid it is now my ringtone haha

[oplim77]

@G3GabeL LOL. That is so epic!

[icebad123]

great song man. you know your video is posted on joystiq which is pretty cool. congrats on this new fame and this awesome song

[oplim77]

@icebad123 Yeah, that is really awesome. Thank you much!

[PCGamingEnthusiast]

Well it was an incredible song and video, good job man. I'm going to go watch it again. :)

[oplim77]

@PCGamingEnthusiast Awesome. Really glad you've enjoyed it, more than once!

[WhitetailBowmaster]

Excellent job, Colin. You've outdone yourself with this one.

[oplim77]

@WhitetailBowmaster LOL. Yes. I have set the bar unreasonably high for myself :)

[Benzo0117]

:D

(encase you hadnt realised - i love your videos)

[oplim77]

@Benzo0117 Thank you! I'm glad to hear it :)

[oplim77]

@iplayvideogames1 Yessir. That was me :) I don't think I'll get away with NOT making another music video at some point :)

[uberdude221]

Arica was certainly a great vid Colin. I like bringin' the pain on Arica...

[oplim77]

@uberdude221 And Port Valdez too :)

[donramon5000]

Arica Chile!!!!!!!!!!!!

[oplim77]

@donramon5000 I know :)

[donramon5000]

@oplim77 :D

[uartscat]

No need to thank us, Colin. Thank YOU for all the great vids. All your effort is much appreciated. Looking forward to 2011!

[oplim77]

@uartscat Let's call it mutual thanks then. I make videos because I enjoy it, and I enjoy it because you guys are so awesome. Without the subscribers, this kind of thing wouldn't happen!

[Gundam00Exia100]

DCRU on ps3 YESSS!!!

[oplim77]

@Gundam00Exia100 Just me so far :)

[lordsangone]

much props to u colin. same goes for the bfbc2 community. hope we can play soon. hope we all can continue to make the bfbc2 experience that much better. keep up the great work colin and to all the bfbc2 commentators out there. keep on rockin...

[oplim77]

@lordsangone We have to keep this game alive and keep interest high! More full lobbies and awesome games! :)

[bigMooney06]

haha man you deserve all the success that video got.

weird thing is, I was goin to link people to it on my na vid I was posting a few days ago but couldn't post it (internet probelms =/) and then you get featured by like every major online gaming company (including DICE!)

well done man, that song was really good :D

[oplim77]

@bigMooney06 Thanks man. This BFBC2 community kicks ass. Way to represent on Machinima! :)

[DryBSIA]

Its on kotaku... Bfbc2's facebookpage... Machinima respawn ... Dice HQ (like that would Ever happend to any COD players xD) thank u Colin, for the vid(gotta learn the lyrics:D)

And Also thank u Dice for listening that much to the community, i would never had imagined that a gamecreator would look "down" to the gamers and see what they are doing :P u shud work out similar clips maybe? :)

[oplim77]

@DryBSIA DICE routinely run contests getting the community to submit cool videos. Definitely awesome on their part!

[Alkamone]

your arica vid is now featured on kotaku.com :)

[oplim77]

@Alkamone I know, it's unbelievable :)

[TheMadders88]

du du du du du du baaaaaaaaa

[oplim77]

@TheMadders88 :D

[GEORGE94123]

Thank god there's someone on youtube who posts good bfbc2 vids and appreciates good fps. LAD.

[oplim77]

@GEORGE94123 I do what I can :) Love BFBC2.

[Rekopaa]

haha my name on 2plus2 (a poker playing forum) is dontraisemebro.

[oplim77]

@Rekopaa LOL. Nice.

[SlowMoBullet]

You already got an extra 460 subs. I bet you that by the end of March you will have 10k. Guys, if you aren't a subscriber yet, subscribe right now. Let your friends know about Colin as well. This guy is going to be big.

[oplim77]

@SlowMoBullet LOL. Thanks man! As you know, however, I only have about a month left until I have to take a hiatus!

[SlowMoBullet]

@oplim77 Yeah, but it doesn't matter. Even if not by end of March, you will still reach that point because you are an talented commentator and person. I and many of your subscribers and followers are only happy for you. I wish you and your family all the best with the upcoming and uniting event. We will always be behind your back.

[oplim77]

@SlowMoBullet I really appreciate the kind words. You guys are absolutely the best.

[S13M12]

You're definitely going places right now!

[oplim77]

@S13M12 This is just nuts.

[PinkEyePanda]

Arica's about to top 50k

[oplim77]

@PinkEyePanda So unreal.

[AttractiveNinjaMan]

WHAT'S THIS ABOOOT?!?!?

JK, dude, Great job on teh 5k Baby.

[oplim77]

@AttractiveNinjaMan Where ya been?? :)

[cymaratechoverdragon]

When i first saw that video i thought it was gonna be one of those "embarassing dad" scenarios, but then i found you could actually sing and was blown away.

[Kozmo198]

theres a green blob forming on the floor at around 41 seconds o.O

[oplim77]

@Kozmo198 Nice glitch...

[GhostHunta88]

I wish i could give you more of the top rated comments, but you already have alot of people saying that, so i won't be bothering you with that, just wanted to let you know: Appreciate the content, and the things you do for some bunch of nitwits on the internet, its awsome and i love your stuff man, your rappidly becoming one of my favorite youtubers... Thats also including WingsofRedemption, Hutch,Seannaners etc....And Ray William Johnson, keep em coming man (Y)

[oplim77]

@GhostHunta88 I really really appreciate that. Thank you.

[GhostHunta88]

@oplim77 no thank you collin :) And the rest of dcru :)

[d0n7bl1nk]

YAY! You sound really happy :).

Question: Did you put the song together in Final Cut, or did you use a more specialized music program?

[oplim77]

@d0n7bl1nk I used Garage Band. And man, I am really happy. I'm glad to have made something that so many people are enjoying, especially when I figured it would be a bit of a novelty video that people here on the channel would get a kick out of, and that would be it :)

[PinkEyePanda]

Respawn just tweeted the link!

[oplim77]

@PinkEyePanda Unreal.

[TheEvilPorcupine]

I don't think I've seen a single negative comment on that video. Well, if you don't count the hate towards CoD and Xbox that is :) It must be a perfect combination of a truly amazing video and a great BF community :D

[oplim77]

@TheEvilPorcupine Well, given how widespread it is, there have been some negative comments, but I'm not really worrying about them at all :)

[MegaSonTard]

ill never forget when u had like 1000 or less subs! best of luck colin :D

[oplim77]

@MegaSonTard It really doesn't seem like it was that long ago.

[PowderedAsh]

Hey Colin, i finally bought bad company vietnam! Havent been able to play it too much yet (exams) but its been great so far.

[oplim77]

@PowderedAsh Sweet!

[xstraightedgeveganx]

I noticed when you knifed a player, they had gold dogtags. What is the difference between the gold, silver and bronze?

[Vodkalova]

@xstraightedgeveganx depends on the level of the player

[xstraightedgeveganx]

@Vodkalova ok thanks

[oplim77]

@xstraightedgeveganx I think it's something like level 0-21 bronze, 22-40 silver, 41 and up gold. I'm not 100% sure of the exact numbers but that is roughly the ranges.

[xstraightedgeveganx]

@oplim77 That makes me feel better when i get knifed, they only get a lowly bronze.

[cardsnumber7]

OMFG! You did the beatboxing as well too! DUDE that is amazing. Couldn't of happened to a better person.

[oplim77]

@cardsnumber7 Yeah, LOL. As bad as my beatboxing is, I managed to tune it up so it didn't sound too bad :) Thanks cards. You're a hell of an asset to this community and an even better friend.

[jayekaiser]

You deserve it dude, I love seeing good things happen to good people! Now, about that "When Dove's Cry" cover I mentioned earlier...

[oplim77]

@jayekaiser Thanks man. And you know I'm all over that cover tune...

[Cottagepk]

@oplim77 Anytime you can read it, just hope you can soon it somewhat important.

[S7R1K3RR]

It was a great video and I'm so happy for ya that it's taken off. 45,000 views!!! Hope to see it go over 100,000. I'll be curious to see how many new subs you pick up. Good luck.

[oplim77]

@S7R1K3RR I know, it's almost at 50k now. So insane and humbling. So far, maybe 400 new subs have come on board which is awesome. I now have work to do!

[strue80]

That video was awesome. I come from a large clan of BFBC2 players, and we've all given you thumbs up. I'm excited and happy that there's a commentator out there doing stuff on the game that I really enjoy playing. Keep up the great work and i'll be looking foreward to more of your videos

[oplim77]

@strue80 I really appreciate the support from you guys.  This is such a fantastic community.

[BeBarnee]

first time I saw the video, I was like, WOW this is on a whole new level. I saw plenty of Cod music montages, but since I'm not a huge cod fan, they didn't really move. On the other hand, your video very much did! The "C4 on the UAV ain't right" line was so heart melting, it almost brought tears to my eyes.

I said you I was gonna watch it every day. I gues I lied, 'cause I've watched it at least 3 times each day since it's been out.

As for the popularity, no one deserves it more than you do!

[oplim77]

@BeBarnee Dude, you're awesome. Sounds like you are accounting for like 1/4 of the views! Keep it up :)

[PinkEyePanda]

Haha! that's how thing's are best; No real "Plan" and talking about it with your friends.

[oplim77]

@PinkEyePanda It was definitely a spur-of-the-moment idea!

[arrestedpie]

nice one man :) you need to do more when u get the inspiration to

[oplim77]

@arrestedpie I will.... I figured this would be a novelty/gimmick video that you guys would get a kick out of on the channel. I was wrong LOL.

[Leeejon21]

btw.. love seeing u use the best.. gun.. in.. tha.. game !! the UMP :D

[oplim77]

@Leeejon21 SO smooth.  Love that gun.

[martinw917]

@Leeejon21 that and the AUG :)

[XLNTCASUAL]

Have you received any respons from the folks at DICE? :-)

[oplim77]

@XLNTCASUAL It was Zh1nt0 at some of the developers at DICE that starting this thing on the road to becoming somewhat viral in the first place!

[Leeejon21]

Im so downloading it :D ... congratz on 5k subs,, u totally deserve it

[oplim77]

@Leeejon21 Thanks. Enjoy!

[cymaratechoverdragon]

@oplim77 Also OfficialBFBC2 tweeted it.

[oplim77]

@cymaratechoverdragon I saw that... and it wound up on some gaming news sites, and then Machinima Respawn tweeted it as well. It's overwhelming.

[OMGaBALLOON]

You and DCRU should post one of those live commentaries where all of you use the flamethrower on rush (just a thought). You deserved all of the views that your parody got. Its epicosity levels were through the roof :D

[oplim77]

@OMGaBALLOON Thanks man :) I think we will try to do more "fun" live commentaries for sure!

[mrvarrex]

that vids almost got 50k views o_0

[oplim77]

@mrvarrex It's insane. I never EVER would have thought it.

[SuperDuperFoolTool]

i love you! ( NO HOMO) :D

[oplim77]

@SuperDuperFoolTool I love you too!

[bosshog36]

Well Colin on 5K subs, great song

[oplim77]

@bosshog36 Thank you.