Step 1 be female
Step 2 be reasonably attractive
Step 3 Don't be afraid to show some skin
Step 4 become a huge success
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- I'm male
- I am very handsome
- I'm not that desperate for attention
- The question is how?
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I would suggest going to other streamer and offering/asking to play with them while you stream. Maybe that will draw some of their followers also follow you and get you more exposure.
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+1 to that, in my experience streams (especially in the beginning) mainly grow from networking with other streamers.
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You can talk in between games or stream popular games and become famous through getting on a team. Dyrus, a retired pro in league of legends rarely talks on stream and he gets lots of viewers. I guess you can play some music also. Constantly stream new releases to attract people that want to see what the game is like before buying.
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Well imo in streaming , most of times the game is not important , its the personality that people follow , not game .
Most popular streamers can keep stable audience even if the game they are playing is shit .
The 1 i follow had solid 15k ppl watching him play Barbie Dreamhouse party for about 2 hours .
So imo if you are not really into talking , the only other alternative is to buy something Day 1 of release and just marathon it over couple days .
And then hope that the people who came to see the game stick for the personality :P
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yup, i agree with this. Personality is everything for a popular streamer.
A few examples:
Day9: ex-pro(?) starcraft II player. Known for contagious laugh and amiable nature. Talks a good amount, about average for a streamer.
Kripparian: Set some records in Diablo III and WoW i think. This is a guy who DOES NOT TALK MUCH. He just kinda lazes around on the stream and gets mildly salty from time to time.
Tyler1: Used to be a LoL player before he was perma banned. This is a guy who TALKS A LOT. He was well-known for flaming frequently and screaming in his turd of a microphone; he built his streaming personality around his vocal-ness. After being banned, he still streamed other games and is viewed by his fanbase from LoL.
The vocal-ness of a streamer has little to do with how big they get. As long as you have some kind of niche or existing fanbase, you're good to go.
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Look, streaming is a business. If you aim to grow your audience and make money off of it, or become famous or whatever the goal really is, then you have to stop thinking of things like "enjoying the game". That's something you can do on your day off.
If you want to grow an audience it's all about finding your niche, seeing how many other people serve that niche, and then doing it better than them. Unfortunately I do believe the "silent streamer" niche is already filled with people who think they will magically grow an audience only playing games with the stream setting switched, so you'll have a hard time at it. Find something they don't do, and do it well.
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Suggestion 1: Be a girl
Suggestion 2: Play with a baby strapped on your chest
Suggestion 3: Play with a dog/cat in your lap
Suggestion 4: ...
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I don't think anyone should aim to make money off it when they're still dealing with such basic questions. They gotta grow a community first, and a community grows faster if they see you enjoying what you do.
My experience with streaming has been that if you're just yourself and play games you enjoy, people will join and stay. I've played games that are good to stream, but I realized even "bad" stream games result in a more fun stream if you enjoy them more than the "good" stream games.
But I agree, silent streamers don't have it easy. They gotta show great gameplay to make up for it, since most people watch streams for entertainment.
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I didn't say he should aim to make money of it, I said he needs to treat it like a business - because it is. You don't grow a community by accident, you grow it by finding your niche, finding your audience, then putting yourself in front of that audience and delivering quality content consistently. All that takes a bit of planning and a lot of hard work! To some people this comes naturally and they feel like they just "got an audience" magically - but they didn't. When you dig into it they mentioned their stream in the right places and they have that certain niche or something special that brings in a consistent and returning audience.
So better start out knowing what you get into - if your aim is to have an audience then you must work to find and then please that audience. Whether you monetize from the first day or never the work is exactly the same.
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Don't worry, many people don't want to hear comments while seeing someone play. But, those people don't watch streamers, they watch playtroughs on youtube...
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I don't watch live streams, but I do watch let's play videos on youtube and I find it very boring to watch someone who is not vocal. I don't like when people are artificially excited or try and put on a show, I just like them to honestly vocalize what they are thinking. I get enjoyment out of knowing what is going through their head as they play.
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I kind of straddle the line between watching streamers that talk during their playthrough, and silent ones. Sometimes, I watch a playthrough (speedrun or longplay) to have something in the background that can have my attention but doesn't demand it - especially if I'm having trouble sleeping. Other times I am actively watching the whole time, and those ones I usually appreciate more talking.
Though the talking doesn't have to be about the game. I really enjoyed when Yahtzee did his "Lets Drown Out" series of let's plays, the taking was about a few random subjects each week, while he played some game.
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Try some games that work heavily with Twitch. I stream pretty rarely but I used to play a game called Superfight (which is s fun one!) and that almost relies on Twitch. But I got something like ten followers from that game, most of which I'm reasonably convinced aren't just bots. Considering I only played the game for a couple months and never really advertised myself, I'd say that's pretty good. More than I expected anyway. There are a few other social games like that which could gather followers.
I also think there's definitely a market for playing things without commentary. I see it on YouTube pretty frequently with story driven games. I would imagine people on twitch like it too
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I'd say it depends on the kind of games you play. For some games talking ruins it, others don't require it. But all kind of games that require to understand your thinking process, won't do without talking.
Personally though, I don't follow and certainly don't subscribe any streamer who doesn't talk. Playing games is what pretty much anyone can do. Unless you are among the best gamers in the world, it's the extras that you provide, that make you stand out.
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There's billions of people on this planet.
There are people who prefer your game centric approach to streaming.
The real question is how can you find them in a cost effective way?
Right off the bat - I don't see a link to your youtube channel on your Steam profile......
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I've played Tales of the Borderlands a few months back. I'm thinking of Streaming Until Dawn and Game of Thrones since it will be free for PS Plus members next month.
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I want to do a lot more streaming in the future, but I've noticed that I don't really talk a lot while playing certain games. I don't want to force myself to talk while streaming because I doubt I will enjoy playing the game. I would like to hear your opinions on the matter and how to grow as a channel while streaming.
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