Looking to severely improve my stream...

On May 04 2011 12:55 CrazyF1r3f0x wrote:
Do you talk?
I personally always think that adding a bit of personality/interaction with the streamer always makes it a cooler experience.
As for aesthetics; just improving the sound/video/graphic quality is always nice.

On May 04 2011 14:05 Phraxa wrote:
Sorry to say, but when I look at streams, I'm looking for mostly the quality of the streamer, whether they're good players. For example, Spanishiwa's stream background is not very attractive looking imo, but he is an awesome player with a good attitude, which keeps me coming back. IdrA doesn't talk at all and I don't like most of the dubstep music he plays, but his Zerg play is incredible to look at, so that keeps me coming back as well. I like FXOSheth's stream the best however, because he talks to the viewers, and makes interesting small talk while he's playing. He also goes over some of his plays and talks about the strategies he's going to use.

If you're confident that you can thoroughly engage the viewers with talking, then skip on the music and just do commentary while you're playing. Know that this might be distracting to play and comment properly at the same time, so work on that.

On the aesthetic issue, I'll just have to say that your stream shouldn't be too flashy or overly done. Keep it simple.

On May 04 2011 14:46 Robinsa wrote:
This is going to sound very cliche but my main advice would be - be yourself. If you're the guy that love to talk with people (in this case the viewers) I think you should do that. If youre not don't force it.