EPTSo the way I look at it, getting into Esports casting seems like a simple endeavour. The problem is because it's relatively new and the scene keeps changing, it's very hard to have a roadmap or any kind of metrics to tell how I'm doing.
My twitch channel, for instance, has 92 followers. Which seems quite good until you realise that only 10 of them at most will show up for any given cast. So is that considered good? I'm guessing not really.
I can hazard a guess at two metrics. One, the twitch partnership. You need 500 regular viewers in order to get that, which I can only dream of at this stage*. Second, you need to cast at least 3 times a week, which I do. So all I need to do is get more people in, right? Is that a social media blitz waiting to happen, or is that more like the icing on the cake that is my Esports life?
Perhaps a little more polish would make a difference, but I rather get the impression that the viewers I have as regulars stay watching because of the audience involvement rather than the polish on the whole thing. That said, I can't be sure that
So this leaves me rather stuck for a direction to focus in, so I rather worry that I'm going to end up trying to do everything rather than focussing on a specific thing that really needs fixing
My plan, as it stands, is something along the lines of
1)Cast regularly for 4 or 5 days a week
2)Work on my game knowledge
3)Cast more tournaments(?)
4)???
5)Cast Dreamhack
I would very much like to get to the point that I can be a caster at a major event. I know I need to work on my game knowledge, and I need more experience, but I can't help but wonder if there's something I'm missing. Perhaps it's finding events that bridge the gap between the regular tournament gig I have at the moment, maybe it's trying to expand the tournament I'm already involved with...
Will have to do more research...
*This might take a while...
