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I'm doing this kind of stuff for nearly two decades professionally. I know that it feels strange in the beginning but people do appropriate openness without any second thoughts and you never know 
If you need a more elaborate explanation I wrote a guide on networking for this community. https://medium.com/@synthie_cat/no-streamer-is-an-island-networking-101-f2b61019cd6b
You already do quite some things pretty good but there might be some additional impulses in there. I'm also thinking about finally writing that Networking 102 
This is all good advice tbh my community is essentially at 0 again tho since I had been on like a 2 year hiatus until recently. And don’t worry, I don’t just walk in and tell people I stream that seems rude and like I don’t actually want to also be part of their community. Cause I do also want to find other communities I’d have a place in as just a regular member too. I think I do wanna take the approach of hanging around for a bit and then maybe asking cause I want to kinda case out and see if I could have good chemistry with the person I’m talking to.
I think that's a pretty good first step (the finding communities you're comfortable in). Takes a bit of time but you got this.
Idk it’s kinda sad that I came back and everything’s changed
I feel that. However that's also the beauty of it; there's always new people to meet. From what you wrote thus far it feels like the biggest obstacle is your frustration of having to start over. While I emphasize it might also be a bit liberating from another perspective: Think about the things you did before that you didn't enjoy but which were expected from your viewers. You have a clean slate and can remove those. It will still be an uphill journey but you have everything to re-define what you want to do, something that others might not have anymore.
Good (morning) peeps
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It's mind-blowing how supportive people can be
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That latest post in #🔻│subreddit 
Some peeps...
Instant remove and ban.
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My camera is on the top of my main monitor and the chat is on the second monitor. It actually works well because it looks like I'm looking at the chat box above me on screen when I'm reading it, and people can tell if I'm looking at messages or not ❤️
Now I understand how that Aprils Fools stream destroyed your back
I also think someone who gifts/donates that much to smaller streamers expects that the receiver will be overwhelmed, so there is no "right" response (don't forget to thank them tho 
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For anyone wondering if Kick is worth switching over (it isn't, for many reasons), they don't have their own infrastructure to support their platform, so they pay... Amazon for theirs. Should be obvious that this isn't a sustainable business model for a place that has been called by many people the "Twitch Killer". https://twitter.com/zachbussey/status/1646596485742579727
it's hard to set up a major streaming business these days. building your own infrastructure from scratch is a colossal project, so you have to buy into existing solutions
Really depends, tho. We're massively suffering (and partly profiting) from lock-in effects. If you look at the basics twitch is only an RTMP and IRC service (which both aren't to tricky to setup) and an payment/ad facilitator. The tricky part is really the content distribution and yes - that's where we run into Amazon and co. There's ample room for different solutions - from federalized servers to CDN+peer-to-peer distribution but none of them is going to generate as much profit for a single entity as the current platform structure.
Many people refuse to see Kick for what it is. But that is going to change when it's owners decide it's not profitable enough for them, and cut any support they give to the platform - including payments, which will make a lot of people surprised that it all happened and they didn't see it coming.
It's the same reflex that i see with crypto bros tbh and I'd put kick in the same realm.
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Also as a side note: I worked on my first (back then: IPTV for a multi-national operation) project 20 years ago. The scale that twitch is driving is insane but I have some insight. I'd argue that the issue is mostly a self created (and fostered) one. Streaming culture would obviously be different with other solutions but I have little to no pity with either platform currently dominating the market. They have to deal with the ghosts they summoned 
Their costs will cut into the streamer split first, mark my words.
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Finally you'll be able to install emulators like RetroArch without any extra steps
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I didn't catch on the news, what's new with RetroArch?
I just ment that it will be easier to install RetroArch on IOS because before you needed to do a bunch of steps to actually put it into your iphone, and you needed a PC
With the new regulation on EU, right?
I guess so, i only learned about it today because you wrote it
This kind of restriction is what always kept me away from the Apple ecosystem.
I will probably still not use an Iphone, or any Apple product at, because 1. They are too expensive, and 2. I just much prefer Android
I will probably still not use an Iphone, or any Apple product at, because 1. They are too expensive, and 2. I just much prefer Android
I considered saving up to get a Mac Pro years ago, but the price was absurdly over my budget, and since I don't have rich parents to bankroll my gear, it got down on my priority list real quick.
I've kept looking into alternatives, but after all this time, we'll have to code our own.
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Good Luck 
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coding a discord bot is pretty fun
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Morning everyone
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Twitch is adding an overlay for paid content.
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Who else here is pumped to not be in classes for a bit lol I am so freaking excited for the summer.
Same, but also kinda sad since next school year I'm gonna need to go to a different school
same here, I've got less than a month left and super excited to get back into streaming once classes are done
Yea me being down even one class now has allowed me to stream again xD
I finished all my regular school in 2005 so not the case for me
Yea me being down even one class now has allowed me to stream again xD
I wish I was down a class lol, school doesn't end for me until june 2nd so now is the time that everything is starting to ramp up lol
morning!
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You can DM me
thnx
so i am 90% certian a scammer sent me a few dm's. where should i properly report this?
Is this them?
Is this them?
i assume this person is another potential scammer
i also want to publicly say that the mods on this server have been of great help to me and give a big thanks to them
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or is that something you want private
brb
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Yeah. The good part is that OBS already has a VLC integration, so you can look for this source to add
I am not sure, never touched a MacBook in my life
But it should
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Hey
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What’s twitch turbo
Previous version of Amazon Prime
Amazon/Twitch won't change it though, simply because it makes them (and Bezos) lots of money, while the platform isn't profitable.
Ya
Also my phone is about to die talk once I get home 30 minutes or less
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Made some investment and savings
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If they want, they can always choose to pay their moderators.
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Just requested that our subreddit be added to the growing list of participating subs.
Did you guys see they no longer allow Multistream for everyone too ?
I've seen that they updated the TOS but I haven't fully read them.
They just killed now playing widgets
They just killed now playing widgets
You're misunderstanding this as it seems: All of this is about paid promotions. So if you want to display something (but you aren't getting paid for it) it's fine.
And they will apologize. But they won't live it down.
They already did
You're misunderstanding this as it seems: All of this is about paid promotions. So if you want to display something (but you aren't getting paid for it) it's fine.
Still annihilates any sponsor and ruins: eSports tourneys, music festival streams, anything that has a contractual obligation
They already did
You better not be going all "okay well that's settled" no. Don't just completely forgive them.
You better not be going all "okay well that's settled" no. Don't just completely forgive them.
Oh, I agree with you -- at least partly. I still see it a bit more diverse I guess. I understand the struggle of content creators to earn any significant income from their many hours of work yet the sponsorship model is not sustainable, manipulative to viewers (debatable; I am an anticapitalist so I am seeing it through that lens) and at large one of the issues why content creation is in a worse state. This ranges from the need to be click-baity to the many scandals (e.g. selling crypto and running with the money, gambling streams) to the algorithmic (or lack there off) visibility that we all face today.
Still annihilates any sponsor and ruins: eSports tourneys, music festival streams, anything that has a contractual obligation
I've worked in the eSports industry, I am personal friends with some influencial people in that space. The growth and cash flow in that industry was, for a long time, absolutely overwhelming and the structures were simply not in place to even absorb that. Still: It was in fashion so a lot of "old money" companies jumped on the bandwagon. We see the same at large in streaming. Twitch - and Amazon - however believe they are entitled to a large part of the monetary value that is created by each and every streamer; we put our personalities in, our creativity and skill to make a product that they believe they should be allowed to sell. The whole state of the web based platform economy is absolute and utter trash.
Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk.
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The no multi-streaming is insanely stupid. Ludwig’s latest vid had some kinda interesting thoughts / takes on why they kept the advertisement stuff in their TOS. I could see it working that way for the right company (read: a company that knows where to draw the line), but something tells me that Twitch probably isn’t going to be that company.
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Do not trust everything these brands say.
Did you even read my reply to you?
Also I'd really appriciate if you wouldn't come so aggressive at me.
Y'all see this
It's interesting to me what information is being seen as the kind of "nail in the coffin" right now from this policy "change". A lot of people are focused on this $25 fee that you will be "charged" if you break Aff/Partner contract and deplatform, but it's not really a fee, it's a clawback of the lesser of your Program Fees or $25. I think we can all agree that either situation is a dick move, but it's not like they're going to send you an invoice for $25. If you're a low-level affiliate who has $2 in Program Fees accrued, that is what you will lose and nothing more. (Again, still a dick move.) I blame Dexerto for basically spreading fake news on this one. The on-screen ads things is a VERY BIG DEAL. Twitch obviously was going after accounts that run 24/7 ads, but the policy as written was a complete miss and would impact every streamer negatively; Nobody wins. They do need to do something, but a policy change isn't it. Having better moderation tools is likely the better route to find and cull streams that violate existing TOS. The one that is getting very little focus, and to me should be the reason streamers consider leaving Twitch, is the payout terms moving from Net-15 to Net-45 on some things. Twitch seems to think they get to not only ad-hoc change the terms of their agreements via the TOS, but as a consequence hold onto your money for 30+ days longer now, and hasn't provided any justification as to why. This is... It's just scummy, bad business. My conspiracy brain kicked in this morning... I kind of think this is a genius move on Twitch's part. If Twitch really isn't profitable, the best way to reduce cost would be to drive down user count and scale back resources. Not only that, but if streamers move to Kick, AWS/Amazon still win because Kick uses AWS and Kick has to pay the bill, not Twitch. As a business move, it's not a bad move to stir up the pot a little bit. Back in the day, if you had a niche interest, you had to host your own website and pay for all the infrastructure yourself. Justin.TV and Twitch changed the game, but perhaps has led to some people feeling entitled, that a streaming platform should be available to all for free. Unfortunately, there are costs involved with everything, and someone has to pay. I assume that for every Top-10 streamer, there are 10,000 streamers with under 2 viewers. I would go a step further and say that the bottom 90% of streamers on Twitch average less than 5 viewers. There are 88K live streams right now. That means that nearly 80,000 channels are live and streaming to less than 5 people each, but consuming the same ingest resources on the backend as Gaules, which is streaming to 87.9K viewers. From Twitch's perspective, lowering the cost of both ingest and the playback of the stream means eliminating low viewcount streamers. Bad PR might be the thing to help them do that. They have to overcome years of conditioning, where every streamer recommended Twitch as the go-to platform. Just a thought.
The policy is the same as youtube.
The policy is the same as youtube.
You'll have to be more specific. I wrote a novel up there.
Y'all see this
It was bound to happen sooner or later; They are managing seperate apps and codebases, and now that they own all the IP, it's wise to unify the brands and work on a unified management app.
It was bound to happen sooner or later; They are managing seperate apps and codebases, and now that they own all the IP, it's wise to unify the brands and work on a unified management app.
Funny thing was kick off amazon
We are still public, but not for long
This is the website that I've used to check which ones are participating, and which ones are already dark: https://reddark.untone.uk/
This is so satisfying to watch right now
I just saw that r/funny joined. That's pretty huge.
@DT_11 Here is a resource: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/5/23749188/reddit-subreddit-private-protest-api-changes-apollo-charges
This was all of Reddit for a little while. My friend just said it’s back but it looks like Twitter was talking about the servers being down.
Is that the official Reddit app?
Yes. It’s up now, but me and multiple friends had 0 connection to Reddit for a few hours this morning.
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We gottem, but u/spez will say we "sabotaged" Reddit, because he got no spine.
Sabotage can be cool and based as demonstrated
Is 0,0004% really a significant amount? 
We have received a few "join requests" through modmail, so I updated our description
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This is how it looks on the official app, soon to be the only way to access the site on phones
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Just another reason to never go anywhere near Kick.
Sheesh...I just started streaming and I heard Twitch is a dumpster fire, and now this. Where should I stream then?
Sheesh...I just started streaming and I heard Twitch is a dumpster fire, and now this. Where should I stream then?
All platforms have their negatives and all of them are a dumpster fire tbh. Tbh: many of the changes on twitch are not streamer friendly but you'll likely not run into those restrictions any time soon if you're just starting out. My pro/con list goes like: Twitch Pros:
- Community way more active and chat focused (e.g. Channel Points system, Emotes)
- Easy to use, established and known culture of supporting streamers directly through subs and cheers
- viewers always expect long form and relatively unstructured content Twitch Cons:
- Tech is meh; the bitrate limit can get in your way especially when you're playing fast games.
- Communication by the platform is trash.
- Their TOS are getting continuously worse (however I don't think it's closing down any time soon); way to many ads.
- Amazon.
YouTube Pros: - Tech is a lot more stable and allows better streaming quality
- Larger user base and an actual content discovery algorithm which however... YouTube cons:
- ... Is pretty biased and will not help you until you're established
- most viewers expect a lot more organized, structured content
- Their website is a lot less optimized for live communication with your community
- less focussed on providing e.g. community gift subs etc.
- google
Train has said he supports Nickmercs which considering nick has literally said DeSantis is "the goat"..... yeah.
I really thought a while about if I want to reply to this. Prefacing: Your take is based. Fuck DeSantis. 
️⚧️ However the argument is also somewhat weak; e.g. considering how much right-wing creators are active on twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and more. There's plenty of things speaking against kick: Their gambling background, lack of moderation, unsustainable model, tech - but an argument like this will likely be dismantled in a public space with ease. Again: you're not wrong - but outrage is often not a good way to pursue an argument.
️⚧️ However the argument is also somewhat weak; e.g. considering how much right-wing creators are active on twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and more. There's plenty of things speaking against kick: Their gambling background, lack of moderation, unsustainable model, tech - but an argument like this will likely be dismantled in a public space with ease. Again: you're not wrong - but outrage is often not a good way to pursue an argument.
I really thought a while about if I want to reply to this. Prefacing: Your take is based. Fuck DeSantis. ️⚧️ However the argument is also somewhat weak; e.g. considering how much right-wing creators are active on twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and more. There's plenty of things speaking against kick: Their gambling background, lack of moderation, unsustainable model, tech - but an argument like this will likely be dismantled in a public space with ease. Again: you're not wrong - but outrage is often not a good way to pursue an argument.
️⚧️ However the argument is also somewhat weak; e.g. considering how much right-wing creators are active on twitch, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and more. There's plenty of things speaking against kick: Their gambling background, lack of moderation, unsustainable model, tech - but an argument like this will likely be dismantled in a public space with ease. Again: you're not wrong - but outrage is often not a good way to pursue an argument.
Yeah.
Still on my checklist: 
️Get harassed by Twitch staff: https://twitter.com/teddward_/status/1668426064748507136
️Get harassed by Twitch staff: https://twitter.com/teddward_/status/1668426064748507136
spez is expecting us to be violent or something.
It blows my mind that the dumbest people end up in charge of good things like what does he expect to happen
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It blows my mind that the dumbest people end up in charge of good things like what does he expect to happen
Power erodes good will.
Yeah thats true, whats a "snoos"?
Snoo is the name of the Reddit Alien
@DT_11 Here is a resource: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/5/23749188/reddit-subreddit-private-protest-api-changes-apollo-charges
@Xerora The subreddit has been locked down. Please see the link above.
If you have a technical issue, feel free to post it in #🔧│tech-support
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why would someone even ask that 
Kick (Stake) just keeps throwing money at big streamers. Last time such a big payout was made, it was around 30M for Ninja to move to Mixer, and Microsoft pulled the plug on that platform soon after. https://twitter.com/zachbussey/status/1669813867524833280
Let's see what happens in a month or two
There's a huge difference when looking at the Ninja/Mixer deal:
It turns out that Reddit's volunteer moderators were the slave emerald miners all along
I know what you mean but - nah. Nah, not even close.
Joking about stuff like that can be severely misunderstood. We are speaking about heavy, bodily exploitation as well as hard physical harm in case of actual slave work; I'd call that a huge difference.
I agree, and to clarify, I didn't make the joke to take lightly the situation of the emerald miners that made the fortune for Elon's dad (and himself), only of the treatment that the moderators are receiving all this time, after doing unpaid work for years to the benefit of not only the communities, but of the platform.
I agree, and to clarify, I didn't make the joke to take lightly the situation of the emerald miners that made the fortune for Elon's dad (and himself), only of the treatment that the moderators are receiving all this time, after doing unpaid work for years to the benefit of not only the communities, but of the platform.
I know you meant well. Just can't help myself I guess. ❤️
Just can't help myself I guess. ❤️
- You don't pay for your work
- You have no opinion on how and what you do in your work for us
- If you don't comply you will be replaced What does this looks like? Ideal workforce, for pieces of shit like Musk and Huffman, apparently.
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hello everyone
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for some reason noone can join my streams or vods and just says offline and my friends cant even watch is there anything I can do? I even tried signed out and it was fine
Hey, we need more information about what's happening and where. u/kNIGHTSFALLN asked you the correct questions:
- Which platform are you using?
- Which software?
- If OBS: Make sure Bandwidth Test Mode is disabled (Check if
Settings => Stream => Enable Bandwidth Test Modeis selected)
Hey, we need more information about what's happening and where. u/kNIGHTSFALLN asked you the correct questions:
- Which platform are you using?
- Which software?
- If OBS: Make sure Bandwidth Test Mode is disabled (Check if
Settings => Stream => Enable Bandwidth Test Modeis selected)
im on streamlabs on pc
It has limited viewership and content creators.
Anyone have a favorite command (or fan favorite command) on their stream? Because I just came up with a couple that I love so much and I just hope my viewers do too one is to track how many times I talk to my cat during stream and the other is to demand my bf give me forehead kissies.
one is to track how many times I talk to my cat during stream and the other is to demand my bf give me forehead kissies.
I think my current fan favourite is the "draw this moth" on my art streams, people have been getting really creative with their moth ideas xD The "ad read" gets redeemed a lot too because I just find some way to change the current conversation to buying soup. Its lovely to find little things that make people happy
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Good soup good soup
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This is so bad... I hope their open-source software can at least provide some support for current (and possible future) GoXLR owners.
Wait they have open source software
From my point of view, this was purely a business decision, with no regard for the product or the customers.
That is exactly what it looks like
With the year half over, what has everyone's favorite and least favorite been so far for games?
I'm rediscovering my love of Stardew Valley. And I got Jurassic World Evolution 2 from the PS Plus monthly games and was pleasantly surprised by how addictive it is. It's very nostalgic for me, reminds me of zoo tycoon
With the year half over, what has everyone's favorite and least favorite been so far for games?
Least favorite: Jedi Survivor. So much potential, so many cool ideas but the technical implementation - gosh f*ck. Favorite: System Shock (Remake) I have no nostalgia for the original game, never played it before. I was taken by complete surprise and it was SO GOOD. It's a bit gory (so be warned) but has some of the best atmosphere I've encountered in any action game ever. It also has a distinct old school charme which I really enjoyed.
Which channel should I ask for sources of custom virtual backgrounds?
Well you could post something in #⭐│job-postings
I'm rediscovering my love of Stardew Valley. And I got Jurassic World Evolution 2 from the PS Plus monthly games and was pleasantly surprised by how addictive it is. It's very nostalgic for me, reminds me of zoo tycoon
Really can't go wrong with Stardew lol, have you done that game multiplayer yet?
Least favorite: Jedi Survivor. So much potential, so many cool ideas but the technical implementation - gosh f*ck. Favorite: System Shock (Remake) I have no nostalgia for the original game, never played it before. I was taken by complete surprise and it was SO GOOD. It's a bit gory (so be warned) but has some of the best atmosphere I've encountered in any action game ever. It also has a distinct old school charme which I really enjoyed.
I'm glad I haven't had any issues on Survivor, some of the stuff I've seen on it suck much like how some people the pokemon games from november basically couldn't run
I'm glad I haven't had any issues on Survivor, some of the stuff I've seen on it suck much like how some people the pokemon games from november basically couldn't run
Friend of mine had a total of 40+ crashes while streaming the game. It was so infuriating
Really can't go wrong with Stardew lol, have you done that game multiplayer yet?
Noooo but that would be so fun. I don't really know many people that play it
I'm sure if when ya stream you put playing with viewers in the label you can find people pretty quick. The one thing I usually say is have a moderator pull them into a VC first to kind of make sure they aren't going to go crazy or anythin lol
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Yea that was Gollum for me for sure lol
I know some people personally at Daedalic. It's still mindboggling to me that something like that shitshow could happen
I'm sure if when ya stream you put playing with viewers in the label you can find people pretty quick. The one thing I usually say is have a moderator pull them into a VC first to kind of make sure they aren't going to go crazy or anythin lol
Yeahhh that's a smart call for sure lol I'll keep it in mind
This seems like a huge improvement to in-platform discoverability for Twitch https://twitter.com/LowcoTV/status/1676979995170820096
my stream looks fuzzy on the playback and idk if thats on my end or twitches end. i need someone to take a look if possible
Probably a little late, but I've just taken a look at your latest stream and couldn't see any fuzz. Well, the webcam had a bit of fuzz but I think that's just the webcam.
anyone know how to setup a dual pc setup
There are several ways:
- Use a capture card
- https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/obs-ndi-newtek-ndi%E2%84%A2-integration-into-obs-studio.528/ Beyond that:
Damn. I heard a crash and - RIP.
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I might just use the LED array and build an external diffuser for it 
Do you have any of this where you live? J-B Weld 8237 PlasticWeld Plastic Repair Epoxy Putty - 2 oz. https://a.co/d/gbmDJ8c
Not sure, but I'll have to go to the hardware store anyway tomorrow. If I find it I'll give it a try
Not beautiful but functional
Thanks again for the suggestion @TenderSausage
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yo
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Ok thank you
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Posted, any feedback greatly appreciated
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it's not a very efficient use of space either...
I was about to suggest embedding both the chat and activity feed pop-outs into a single page, but you can probably create something more efficient than that
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Well it depends on the stream and the way you want it to go of course. I read really fast so I read the dialogue and continue chatting to the steam and leave the character dialogue up for a moment before moving on Really juicy bits I may read out loud like, "You killed him!?!?!?!" etc... Games with no voice dialogue it is important to keep things moving and entertaining for my particular type of stream. Rarely on twitch at least do people want to just sit and watch the game, instead they are there for the stream and the community aspect. The one time I focus extra on it is a brand new release since a lot of people are curious if they should get the game and stuff if that makes sense?
thank you for the reply! my way of thinking was by reading it out loud that would make the stream longer (idk why but in my mind this is a good thing) but i think doing that makes me tired fast
thank you for the reply! my way of thinking was by reading it out loud that would make the stream longer (idk why but in my mind this is a good thing) but i think doing that makes me tired fast
I mean there's a reason why story based games are generally less popular (in a casual manner) but things like Randomizers and Speedruns are crowd favorites. I wouldn't call it a best practice but I personally try to play games on stream that are either less lore focused or that I finished before but love dearly so I am able to answer all questions that might pop up.
I mean there's a reason why story based games are generally less popular (in a casual manner) but things like Randomizers and Speedruns are crowd favorites. I wouldn't call it a best practice but I personally try to play games on stream that are either less lore focused or that I finished before but love dearly so I am able to answer all questions that might pop up.
i agree story based games being less popular unless theyre brand new, but thats the kind of games i like playing, but i never expected that streaming them would be a different experience.
Reading the dialogue constantly will wear you out tho and you will go monotone without realizing it so I say don’t over do it but also don’t sit there in silence
yeah thats what i feel, im still in "just talk whatever to kill the silence" part of learning so while i talk and read alot, im usually tired in 2 hours, yesterday i could only stream 1.5 hours before giving up i still havent found the right spot on how i want my style of streaming would be