Hey!

Firstly, you're in New Zealand? :O lol haha
Well I understand what you're saying with the lack of confidence showing your face and stuff, it is up to you to whether or not you should put on face cam.
But I suggest you should do it because it will increase your confidence and that will help you a lot.
When I first create my channel, I wasn't sure if I should do it and I have a webcam so yeah.
It was strange and awkward for me but now I just do not care and go through with it.
One time,I was recording my video straight after I woke up

Don't worry about what you look like on YouTube or in real life. I know it's easier said than done, but trust me...character and personality (cliche, I know) prevails ALWAYS!

As for your question: your decision should be based solely on safety, not how you believe people would treat you.

There are some awful humans out there who WILL tease, bully and troll, especially on YouTube. Some might unsubscribe because of who you are; others will not subscribe for the same reason. Discrimination is something you'll have to get used to not only on YouTube, but in life.

It all really depends on YOU. Do you want to deal with the inevitable, or would you rather spare yourself from any hate?

All that said, there are some awesome people out there who will support you regardless! I'm sure there are people out there who will subscribe to you just because you're a young Asian girl who loves gaming.

If you feel safe showing your face, and think you can deal with the occasional hater, do it!

Good luck!

Facecamming probably wont increase the view ammount by that much..

if you dont feel comfortable do what I do and cover it! lol I'm shy so thats really why I cover it xD (well half of it) just dont record JUST like pewdiepie, try to be original

Adding a facecam justa dds to the entertainment value and makes the difficulty of making a good entertaining video harder.
I wouldnt judge you tho, go for it.

Just do it , but be prepared for potential butthurtness due to some people.

Go for it! I got my facecam as soon as I could

I am 26 years old, I've worn glasses all of my life. I have a baby face so I look like I'm 16 and I have a big mole on the left side of my face. Still every episode I record I go on camera and I show confidence. I personally think it would be great for your confidence. There will be a couple people who are complete assholes. Just ignore them. You know why? Because they are probably more self conscious about themselves than the person on camera, so in order to make them self feel better they make fun of others.

Be yourself, enjoy what you do. Don't think so much about what other people think. If people unsubscribed because of little things like these then I would have zero subscribers. They are there for the content, adding a camera adds a personal touch, it allows them to get to know you better.

ScottMasonGames wrote:

There will be a couple people who are complete assholes. Just ignore them. You know why? Because they are probably more self conscious about themselves than the person on camera, so in order to make them self feel better they make fun of others.

I disagree with the point that you think they are probably more self conscious. Usually and sadly it is often they, of all people ,who are ugly themselves that are judging others and writing hate comments. Self confident people in my opinion usually don't feel the need to hate on ugly people, because they feel good about themselves.

I think one shouldn't use a facecam necessarily just to have one. Yes I agree it could make you more self confident but then I also think if you are not self confidetn about yourself (and come on we all know Pewdiepie for example is really attractive) people we see that and use that weakness because we all know especially in the gamer world there are really lots of haters.

Sure, one can ignore hate comments but it could demotivate you very easily as well...

Just my two cents

Face cam adds some more fun to videos i find it more funny if i watch a vid with face cam =D that's just my opinion

I feel the only reason you should face cam is if your playing a horror game that way people can watch you cry. If your not playing a horror game I don't recommend it.

As for your self confidence, I feel you. I've got kinda a chubby face so showing my face in videos took a lot of courage for me. Haters are gonna hate and trolls will do anything to get a rise out of you. Just ignore the haters, thats what I do