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Going to start streaming as I have a lot of free time and feel I am fairly entertaining (though I fully expect to get no more than 1 viewer for an endless amount of time) however I can't decide which game to focus on, since I am not a pro nor do I aspire to become a pro I play a decent amount of games. Currently I play,
Dota 2 (I am in the "high" bracket)
Starcraft 2 (I am plat/low diamond but I havent really focused on laddering in HOTS all that much)
WoW (I mainly run old raids and do BG's, nothing special)
Dota 2 I would likely focus on playing Inhouse games and some pubs
Sc2 I would focus on getting to masters and playing in diamond/masters tournies
WoW I don't think would be a good option as I don't really play this game for anything other than fun with friends.
Thoughts? I haven't really been able to decide myself since I don't have enough information to make an informed decision.
Thanks!
 
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Play the game you enjoy the most...
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I agree with Scarecrow.
You can also just alternate between a whole bunch of games that you want to play 
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Is it for viewership or for personal enjoyment?
I believe your apporach to streaming can change the answer quite a bit XD
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On July 08 2013 13:35 Mahanaim wrote:
Is it for viewership or for personal enjoyment?
I believe your apporach to streaming can change the answer quite a bit XD
It would be for both, Obviously I want viewers but I would be perfectly happy with 100-200 regular viewers. The problem is I enjoy both games for different reasons.
I enjoy Sc2 because it's a solo game and I can compete in it without much investment from a social point of view however the game feels fairly lonely and the games can get a bit repetitive but a lot more people watch player streams of Sc2.
I enjoy Dota 2 because every game is different and its honestly a very well designed game (tournament tickets/cosmetics/international/very esport oriented client). However the game doesn't really do much for the mid level gamer competitive wise with the lack of a ladder and needing a team/no solo queue stuff.
You can also just alternate between a whole bunch of games that you want to play
It seems astronomically harder to retain viewers if you play multiple games
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On July 08 2013 14:40 Defury wrote:Show nested quote +You can also just alternate between a whole bunch of games that you want to play It seems astronomically harder to retain viewers if you play multiple games
Maybe so, but the only way you're going to get a few hundred viewers is if you and your stream can offer viewers something special. It's probably going to be related to your personality (so many people who stream play at top levels, have good video and audio quality, etc.), so they may want to see your stream to watch you, rather than the particular game. ::shrugs::
Good luck 
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On July 08 2013 12:28 Scarecrow wrote:
Play the game you enjoy the most...
A great way of getting viewers is to play old / current popular single player games with alot of viewer interaction and talking on stream.
Make sure the stream is of good quality (video, audio, AUDIO LEVELS cap's for focus!) and play through the old classics (which you enjoy) or some well known current games that arent streamed a whole lot.
There are a ton of people out there who will tune in for things like Resident evil playthroughs (the old ones) or newer games like Nino nu kuni (whatever its called) So pick some single player games you always wanted to playthrough / find interesting and go through them, you'll get some viewers, with a good stream + good interaction those people will follow you and pop in every now and then. Taking votes from your viewers on what to play next is a good idea (let them pick from your selection etc)
Of course stream you're online gaming too, but being the only dude streaming that awesome SP game is going to get you soe viewers. Alot more then the random 6000th guy streaming dota2 at least.
Of course doing this will eventually get you a following / viewer count that will translate over to your dota2/wow/sc2 streaming etc.
Good luck :D
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Personally, I've been thinking about maybe starting to do some streaming myself along the ideas of Capped. My main question is... how do you start? I mean sure you could fix xsplit, pick a game, fix video and audio quality and start playing... however, you obviously won't have any viewers at first. Do you just speak to no one anyway (and put it on youtube), or do you check the chat and wait for people to join? Seems like it would feel dumb to talk as if you have several viewers when there's 1 person in the chat.
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Depending of your computer's specs, since xsplit takes many ressources, try OBS, it's completely free and very light.
About the games, it depends. LoL is very popular atm, but it also means a TON of people stream it.
You need to be creative or entertaining if you want to attract viewers. They will remember you as "the guy who does this or that", but they won't as "oh it's just a random streamer".
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On July 08 2013 18:31 Tobberoth wrote:
Personally, I've been thinking about maybe starting to do some streaming myself along the ideas of Capped. My main question is... how do you start? I mean sure you could fix xsplit, pick a game, fix video and audio quality and start playing... however, you obviously won't have any viewers at first. Do you just speak to no one anyway (and put it on youtube), or do you check the chat and wait for people to join? Seems like it would feel dumb to talk as if you have several viewers when there's 1 person in the chat.
If you pick the right game you gain viewers quickly because as i stated above, you're the only one (or close to it) streaming and there is interest. I know this as im good friends with somebody who did just this, he built up a steady 2-300 viewer count when he streams this way and worked his way up
Yes, you speak to no-one, its practice, you'll start to get a flow for rambling bullshit in general / about the games and just build on it when you get viewers to interact with. Uploading is a way of making those hours of talking non-useless too.
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On July 09 2013 01:22 Capped wrote:Show nested quote +On July 08 2013 18:31 Tobberoth wrote:
Personally, I've been thinking about maybe starting to do some streaming myself along the ideas of Capped. My main question is... how do you start? I mean sure you could fix xsplit, pick a game, fix video and audio quality and start playing... however, you obviously won't have any viewers at first. Do you just speak to no one anyway (and put it on youtube), or do you check the chat and wait for people to join? Seems like it would feel dumb to talk as if you have several viewers when there's 1 person in the chat. If you pick the right game you gain viewers quickly because as i stated above, you're the only one (or close to it) streaming and there is interest. I know this as im good friends with somebody who did just this, he built up a steady 2-300 viewer count when he streams this way and worked his way up Yes, you speak to no-one, its practice, you'll start to get a flow for rambling bullshit in general / about the games and just build on it when you get viewers to interact with. Uploading is a way of making those hours of talking non-useless too.
This actually sounds like a good idea however I unfortunately get extremely bored playing non competitive games and don't really have the desire to either. Great advice though.
I've been keeping an eye on twitch activity when I can for the past few days and it really seems like no one is watching Dota player streams outside of Waga or Purge (community figures) so I think that might be out of the question.
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