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8/27/2015 7:39:38 AM
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The thing I don't get is why people even spend time watching these people stream or watch their videos on YouTube.
When did it come to be that people spend just as much time, or more, watching someone play a game than playing it themselves?
The concept is mind bogeling to me.
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It boggles my mind to think that people still don't realize that people watch youtubers/streamers for the commentary and not the game itself.
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Do you watch movies with the commentary?
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Once. When I moved and all my stuff was delayed because of an ice storm. The internet wasn't able to be turned on for 5 days because the same storm. I had my work laptop and the only physical movie I owned was the directors cut of hell boy. I watched the movie about 10 times in those 5 days and the last time was with the commentary on.
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They watch them mainly for the commentary cause it makes them laugh or keeps them entertained, or to see if they can learn something. It's really not that hard to understand LOL
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Edited by Shadow Artiste: 8/27/2015 8:35:14 AMI watch a lot of Hearthstone streamers (it's an online collectable card battling game based on WoW with a huge community) because it's super fun and varied content. Sometimes it's fun to watch the streamer create and test interesting new decks, other times I like watching them during high level play as they explain their strategies and make interesting moves and just talk in depth about the strategy of the game. Some streamers create random decks constructed by votes from the audience and bet fake currency on how many game they'll win in a row. Sometimes I watch tournaments and see the best of the best go head to head. Other times there's interesting charity streams. One in particular was a bunch of well known HS players were in a 24 hour challenge to see who could get the highest rank on a new account without spending money on it. Some of my other favourite channels are Saltybet - 24 hour stream of MUGEN, an open source fighting game that has a roster of thousands of characters (street fighter, mortal kombat, the Simpsons, BDZ, robocop, you name it and it's in there). Saltybet is random AI character vs random AI character all day long and people bet fake currency on the outcomes. I won 200,000 salty dollars watching an MS paint power ranger defeat Master Chief. No Hands Ken - an armless gamer who plays Diablo and MOBAs, extremely well. It's inspiring to watch him play and even more inspiring watching the audience encourage him and donate. He earns a living gaming now and doesn't rely on a pension. The world of streaming is actually really unique and incredible if you open your mind and look around, and it is often more than just mindlessly watching a person play a video game.
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People watch football, baseball, and other games instead of playing them. So why should video games be so different?
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Never quite got that one either.
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Haha same here
