# Answer a viewer comment from earlier hit

A gaming format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming/answer-a-viewer-comment-from-earlier-hit

Make a follow-up that replies to a comment or criticism on a previous successful post, leading with the answer or the flaw. It worked for 4 accounts, with a median of 12x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Voiceover, Screen recording, Talking head.

## Why it works

It reuses an audience already interested in the topic and feels like a conversation. Moviecomicjunkie and gaminginyellow both build follow-ups from viewer reactions.

## How to make it

1. Pick a top comment or objection from a hit post
2. Give the blunt answer or show the flaw first
3. Tease the next step

## Hook formula

You asked [question], the answer is [blunt answer]

## Examples

- @ashsden (5K followers, Instagram voiceover): 31x their usual views. Hook: “as soon as I” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfXRm-eIxMs/)
- @glistco (310K followers, TikTok screen recording): 39x their usual views. Hook: “Reply to pokemonmonstero4d's comment Never vertical always horizontal” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@glistco/video/7704354577025584391)
- @moviecomicjunkie_2.0 (43K followers, Instagram talking head): 12x their usual views. Hook: “Just wondering why didnt the people of middle earth create a bunch of those dragon killer bow things like surely the dwarves...” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DexQw7EMf6h/)
- @gaminginyellow (78K followers, TikTok screen recording): 2.6x their usual views. Hook: “Ever since I got my CRT TV, I've brought you guys along on this journey.” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@gaminginyellow/video/7690753334864629005)

More gaming formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/gaming.md

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## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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