In this video, Daniel Raymond from Ray’s Guide announces the winner of a special giveaway celebrating the channel’s milestones, reflecting on the channel’s growth and future plans to increase engagement through more frequent contests and content adjustments. The winner, Gret Adam, is invited to claim their prize—an LTI Arta ship or upgrade certificate—while Daniel thanks the community and encourages continued support and participation.
In this video, Daniel Raymond, the voice behind Ray’s Guide, announces the winner of a special giveaway tied to the channel’s milestone of reaching 20,000 subscribers. The giveaway was larger than usual because it was initially intended to celebrate this subscriber milestone. However, since subscriber growth slowed after reaching 15,000, Daniel decided to shift the giveaway strategy to more frequent events tied to specific weeks, such as the IAE week and ILW week giveaways, as well as exploring other creative contests and ways to grow the channel’s audience and revenue.
Daniel reflects on the channel’s progress, noting that it recently surpassed 2 million total lifetime views and that he has completed 500 videos. He shares a bit about his journey, explaining that the channel started during the pandemic when he built a sound booth to create content while staying safe at home. He emphasizes the amount of work involved in scripting and voicing videos and hints at possibly loosening the scripting process to increase output and maintain quality.
The giveaway winner was selected from participants who responded to a specific video titled “White Planning for 3.23,” which discussed an upcoming game update involving a wipe and how players might recover. This video included a secret word challenge to filter out bot comments and encourage genuine engagement. The winner, channel member Gret Adam, is asked to contact Daniel for identity verification and prize delivery.
The prize offered is a choice between an LTI Arta ship or an Arta to Merchantman upgrade certificate, which can be applied or not according to the winner’s preference. Daniel clarifies that the prize is considered gifted under the game’s rules and advises the winner to review any restrictions related to gifted ships. He also notes that unclaimed prizes after 90 days will expire and be reused for future giveaways.
Daniel closes the video with a friendly sign-off, encouraging viewers to “fly safe” and stay engaged with the channel. He thanks the community for their support and hints at continued efforts to grow the channel through new giveaway formats and content strategies. Overall, the video serves as both a celebration of milestones and a look ahead to future developments for Ray’s Guide.