Board 8 > I'm here to beg for some pity follows on Twitch like a loser

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@wg64Z let me know when you're online

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I found a better headset if we game tonight.

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gonna stream some overwatch

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TheRock1525 posted...

I found a better headset if we game tonight.

we need to decide on a game then

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Punnyz posted...

looks like there still one more hurdle. I have have 5 people chatting in my chat at the same time...I think

I'm not 100% sure

Nah, that's just for VIP badges. It has nothing to do with affiliate requirements.

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ah okay. I probably don't stream nearly enough

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Punnyz posted...

we need to decide on a game then

whatever you'd like, bb

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Punnyz posted...

@wg64Z let me know when you're online

@Punnyz What's up?

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wg64Z posted...

@Punnyz What's up?

ya know, I could've easily just contacted you on twitter lol

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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

show feet and i'll consider

Is Punnyz a hot girl or something

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I was follower #53
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lol I have one follower. Go nuts, maybe I'll even finish the game I was playing last week

www.twitch.tv/fumangoo

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So one thing you guys CAN"T help me with is I apparently need an average of 3 viewers. I suppose yall CAN but the thing is I have to be able to achievement that by myself

The funny thing is I was getting way more viewers streaming Castle Crashers and Metal Slug than I was on my PC streaming Overwatch, an FPS

:thinking:

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I had more viewers streaming Fallout 1 than I did Spiderman, so who knows

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I'm just not sure what the difference is yet

like, did I get more viewers on console because I was playing old school style games on XBONE? That sure would make me stand out like a sore thumb, huh?

and then PC FPS was I just a small fish in a big pond and I got lost for not standing out?

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Followed again last night on a second account, since that is the one connected to my consoles. I enjoyed the Mercy gameplay before falling asleep

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Punnyz posted...

So one thing you guys CAN"T help me with is I apparently need an average of 3 viewers. I suppose yall CAN but the thing is I have to be able to achievement that by myself

you probably know this, but just in case you don't: remember that if you have your own stream open, you count as a viewer. So always have it open and muted

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Punnyz posted...

So one thing you guys CAN"T help me with is I apparently need an average of 3 viewers. I suppose yall CAN but the thing is I have to be able to achievement that by myself

The funny thing is I was getting way more viewers streaming Castle Crashers and Metal Slug than I was on my PC streaming Overwatch, an FPS

It might seem hard but it's possible. I got affiliate about 3.5 months after I began streaming.

As for the second part, that might be because a lot of people stream Overwatch, shit's oversaturated like Fortnite and CoD. One time I had 20+ viewers for Sonic Forces during the month is was on PS+

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For something like Overwatch, people already have "their" streamers, for the most part. So unless you bring something unique to it, it's going to be a lot harder to find random viewers.

Castle Crashers probably has a much smaller selection of people streaming at one point, so the selection of streamers is smaller.
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X_Dante_X posted...

you probably know this, but just in case you don't: remember that if you have your own stream open, you count as a viewer. So always have it open and muted

I actually didn't know this

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I was trying to watch last night on my phone, but I had huge stutters and couldn't figure out how to turn down the quality (only had Auto and 720(Source)).

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Shaduln posted...

For something like Overwatch, people already have "their" streamers, for the most part. So unless you bring something unique to it, it's going to be a lot harder to find random viewers.

Castle Crashers probably has a much smaller selection of people streaming at one point, so the selection of streamers is smaller.

That makes alot of sense. There are no "expert" castle crasher streamers or anything, its a much broader platform

thanks for the insight!

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SockoressKnight posted...

Followed again last night on a second account, since that is the one connected to my consoles. I enjoyed the Mercy gameplay before falling asleep

were you swarmy man?

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Punnyz posted...

were you swarmy man?

SmarmyWhiplash, yes, that was me. I wasn't expecting you to have notifications set up.

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I do appreciate your follow but maaan thats disheartening

I knew smarmy was watching

but I had NO idea it was a b8er

That means I Had NO random viewers playing it LOL

perhaps I shouldn't stream OW then, it might literally be detrimental to my stats


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Lol, sorry to get your hopes up. I just happened to see your post last night, then had to do a search for the stream, since I wasn't already following on that account. I can't imagine many randoms would wade through so many other streams

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also I can't believe I'm thinking like that. I shit around on OW sometimes and like playing it but I'm thinking about the views now. I guess thats now this "life" is, huh

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Punnyz posted...

That makes alot of sense. There are no "expert" castle crasher streamers or anything, its a much broader platform

thanks for the insight!

Excuse you, I consider myself the castle crasher expert. Sadly, I injured myself in the 2009 crash, and can't crash on stream.
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Punnyz posted...

also I can't believe I'm thinking like that. I shit around on OW sometimes and like playing it but I'm thinking about the views now. I guess thats now this "life" is, huh

Ugh, the 'totals' mindset. I remember when I used to play games and come to the message board for fun. Then WhatPulse happened and I needed to do ALL THE KEY PRESSING (hi Mega Man Battle Network).

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So I have to find a platform with a smallish but dedicated fanbase but I also have to enjoy playing it

Man this getting complicated compared to just "play games "

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If it were that easy everyone would do it
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Well, everybody does. But I guess nobody succeeds at it lol

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I try not to think about Twitch viewership too much. Slowbeef (the guy who invented Let's Plays!) usually gets like 30 viewers. ProtonJon gets 1,200

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Maybe since Overwatch is too oversaturated?

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It probably is

I tried standing out by mentioning healing and my absurd lootbox count but it didn't work

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can you fall OUT of affiliate ?

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Punnyz posted...

can you fall OUT of affiliate ?

Barring like, getting your account banned for being a tremendous asshole, no.

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I doubt I can make a living off of twitch, thats like making pro or something

but glad to see I can just hang out once I make it then

I thought the 3 viewer thing was a constant forever

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wg64z is giving me some hawt tips

the thing is, I also have to come off appealing too, so i gotta dress my shit up

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I'll say one more thing that might help:

If you're going to try to get a bunch of viewers, and try to make money off of streaming, you need to view it as a business. What makes your product more appealing than all of the competition. If your answer is "well, I'm a fun guy that likes to play video games", it's going to be an uphill battle, as there isn't anything there to differentiate you.

Now, if you're doing this just for fun, no worries!
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Yea, I figured I would make some change on the side or something

but yea, yea, you ARE right, you can't half ass this. You gotta put your full ass into this

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WarThaNemesis2 posted...

Barring like, getting your account banned for being a tremendous asshole, no.

If you make less than $100 a year, your status can be revoked.

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"oh"

also hai tera

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I do post my streams on twitter.

I'm probably gonna run an experiment

run another retro game on xbone, maybe metal slug again?, and see if I do get more viewers or it was just an accident or a fluke last time.

as I brought up earlier, if it wasn't for homeboy in my stream, I don't think I got ANY constant watchers in my OW stream

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I had OW open on my phone for about an hour or so while I was watching a movie :D

But honestly you should just regularly stream whatever game or genre of games you will find most palatable. If you like retro games in general you could rotate between a few games that have almost nobody playing them that way you can be found by "the people who randomly happened to be checking the metal slug streams" and "the people who randomly happened to be checking the double dragon streams" and "the people who randomly happened to be checking the [whatever other obscure game that few people play] streams". If your hook is getting people who enjoy the nostalgia of old games then they will be more likely to watch your next stream if it also hits that nostalgia button.

If I followed someone because I enjoyed their vintage metal slug stream that I randomly found, I might not be keen on watching the next day when I see the same person go live playing the super popularized arena shooter overwatch that I'm too old to care about. But if I saw them streaming Bubble Bobble the next day I'd probably say 'hell yeah, i remember that shit'.

At least that's what makes more sense to me. Alternatively you could pick a popular game and just stream it exclusively and regularly and mentally prepare yourself to be buried beneath hundreds of other people playing the same game. But the plan there would be to have enough polish on your content, that when you DO get that person who only watches overwatch streams who decides "heck, i'll scroll down and check out a stream that no one else is watching", that they are impressed enough by what they see that they will tune in regularly. And once that lightning strikes a few times you can find yourself moving up in the algorithm and being less buried.

(I'm by no means a professional streamer, this is merely how things appear to work from my perspective as someone who watches a lot of streamers of varying popularity)

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I appreciate the point of view, it makes sense to me

like, its possible to juggle a few things but you might alienate people as well

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Punnyz posted...

Yea, I figured I would make some change on the side or something

but yea, yea, you ARE right, you can't half ass this. You gotta put your full ass into this

Full ass, but still no feet.

It's like you're actively trying not to have my viewership.

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but but....maybe if I make that viewership money, I can afford a camera :(

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I definitely want to do a stream but I have some things I still have to take care of

but still, I'm eager!

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now that I'm more into twitch, if I see yall playin, I'll definitely click into it and help out

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