Why are there barely any twitch viewers for this game?

[oke]

For example compared to WoW, why do top streamers streaming this game have only 1k viewers?

[Singrave]

i don't even understand all those "streamers".
when i was a kid in 199x i prefer to PLAY than WATCH how other kids play Mortal Kombat 1-3 on Sega Megadrive.
and now i watch only youtube and only for guides, not "let's plays".

[Z]

Originalmente postado por lameover:

i don't even understand all those "streamers".
when i was a kid in 199x i prefer to PLAY than WATCH how other kids play Mortal Kombat 1-3 on Sega Megadrive.
and now i watch only youtube and only for guides, not "let's plays".

Same when i was kid in 198X. I get some joy and fun because it's live and some streamer interact right a way with viewer. Perhaps it's just me.

[Gin-chan]

Originalmente postado por lameover:

i don't even understand all those "streamers".
when i was a kid in 199x i prefer to PLAY than WATCH how other kids play Mortal Kombat 1-3 on Sega Megadrive.
and now i watch only youtube and only for guides, not "let's plays".

Let's plays of games with a decent chunk of story in them like JRPGs or western rpgs are enjoyable for the players reaction especially when they have huge twists like the dangan ronpa games Imo.

[Rampant Luck]

Originalmente postado por lameover:

i don't even understand all those "streamers".
when i was a kid in 199x i prefer to PLAY than WATCH how other kids play Mortal Kombat 1-3 on Sega Megadrive.
and now i watch only youtube and only for guides, not "let's plays".

Back when I was a kid in 199x I too prefered to play, but sometime in 200x I found that I really enjoyed watching my friend play DMC 3 because he was so much better than me and watching him gave me a goal to aim for.

Nowadays, I watch for a few more reasons. I'll watch someone play Liberal Crime Squad, I don't enjoy playing the game myself, but watching someone have fun with it has me enjoy watching. Sometimes I'll watch someone play an obscure game, just to see if I want to play it myself. Maybe I'm on the fence about buying a game, so I'll watch someone I generally agree with play it and see if they enjoy it. Other times I just watch because I enjoy someone's personality or their take on life.

Edit: I agree with the two above me as well, streamer interaction is very important in my opinion. If they're not interacting with their viewers, what's even the point of streaming and not just uploading to youtube?

Reactions to certain events are fun as well, whether it be a story point, or someone getting ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over by game mechanics.

[Z]

Some streamer did it for fun and they enjoy it. I hate watching girl streamer. Most of them stream just for money but some are good at game. I like the second one. I do stalk beauty girl streamer sometime for man research purpose.

[Singrave]

mamberu, there is no reason to watch "streams" to decide if you wanna play some game.
you can just type "%game_name% playthrough\letsplay" and voila.
really, what the reason of streams?

-Today i'm gonna have fun in a %game%, stay with me and donate for more streams!!!©
wat?

and all those chat overlays saying "why you doing %something% instead of %other_thing%??"
or "what's your PC config my game lags as hell and you have 144fps!"
or "show your boooooobs!1!"

i know what i'm talking about, i've watched some streams other days and i decided it's a real bullcrap, %game_name% doesn't matter

just imagine Skyrim stream where some stranger gonna complete some quest.
20minutes of talking and preparations, 10 minutes of goin' to the quest location
then 10 minutes of dungeon crawling with stupid comments and then he dies in some stupid trap and reloading.... oh welp, i'd turn it off in first 5 minutes.

[Singrave]

Originalmente postado por eXarp:

For example compared to WoW, why do top streamers streaming this game have only 1k viewers?

why you compare it to WoW and not CS:GO or Dota2?

[Z]

Don't blame all streamer if you never watch real streamer. Did you try watch canta or especially dave mhw the better one. Good guy.

[Gin-chan]

Thing is. Game name and who the streamer is actually does matter. You won't wanna watch someone who you don't enjoy. Just the fact you don't know how to enjoy a stream or knows which one to watch doesn't mean they're all the same lol.

Hell for example I'd be more interested in Cryaotics stream of Yakuza 0 than his stream of overwatch since I don't like games like overwatch but I love the hell out of Yakuza's story and would love to see how he reacts to the plot and the crazy sidestories alongside twitch chat. (and what a ride it was a dev even joined chat at one point and was surprised how many was enjoying the karaoke mini game lol)

[Z]

Originalmente postado por Gin-chan:

Thing is. Game name and who the streamer is actually does matter. You won't wanna watch someone who you don't enjoy. Just the fact you don't know how to enjoy a stream or knows which one to watch doesn't mean they're all the same lol.

Hell for example I'd be more interested in Cryaotics stream of Yakuza 0 than his stream of overwatch since I don't like games like overwatch but I love the hell out of Yakuza's story and would love to see how he reacts to the plot and the crazy sidestories alongside twitch chat.

Agree and as a viewer, you can switch to any channel you want or not watching it at all. It depend on your interest. As long you have fun out of it. Plus it's free to watch.

[fireandice]

Mh is one of those games you need to have played to understand more or less whats going on. Those that are playing are generally doing just that

[Rampant Luck]

Originalmente postado por lameover:

mamberu, there is no reason to watch "streams" to decide if you wanna play some game.
you can just type "%game_name% playthrough\letsplay" and voila.
really, what the reason of streams?

-Today i'm gonna have fun in a %game%, stay with me and donate for more streams!!!©
wat?

and all those chat overlays saying "why you doing %something% instead of %other_thing%??"
or "what's your PC config my game lags as hell and you have 144fps!"
or "show your boooooobs!1!"

i know what i'm talking about, i've watched some streams other days and i decided it's a real bullcrap, %game_name% doesn't matter

just imagine Skyrim stream where some stranger gonna complete some quest.
20minutes of talking and preparations, 10 minutes of goin' to the quest location
then 10 minutes of dungeon crawling with stupid comments and then he dies in some stupid trap and reloading.... oh welp, i'd turn it off in first 5 minutes.

Wow, if that's your experience in streams no wonder you can't see why people like watching them.

Personally, I have never found someone through their stream alone and thus have never watched a strangers stream. Most of the time I watch people who've done let's plays on youtube but have moved over to streaming due to interactivity being better.

Sure there are still questions like "why you doing %something% instead of %other_thing%??", but usually it's asked as a question by someone wanting to be informed so they themselves can play better. Occasionaly it is someone who believes they know better, but usually that's not the case.

I too have watched people stream The Elder Scrolls, mostly Daggerfall. They usually go in with a challenge they set for themselves like minimum agility or minimum speed. And while I could just watch the VoD or wait for them to upload to youtube, I'd rather watch while interacting with them and the community in chat that has fostered for years.

[Bisquetz]

Originalmente postado por eXarp:

I know, but WoW isn´t a fun game to watch either?

With WoW there are LOTS of topics to cover both by the streamer and the stream chat. The lore, what sucks and what's great about past expansions, and the long history of WoW from player's perspective. And memes.

With MH all you can really talk about are the monsters and the meta. And memes too i guess.