Opinions on streaming?

MBF Musnt·Jan 11, 2015·1 votes·459 views

A few months ago a had an idea to start streaming to twitch when I play league mainly because when I play with my brothers we have a lot of funny moments and we aren't toxic or terrible players. But I then came to a realization after about 3 streams that unless you were a pro or a female with late breasts, you weren't going to get views. I thought of telling friends (which I did) and hoping they would spread it by word of mouth,etc. I wanted to ststream as a hobby and a way to earn a few extra bucks on top of my job to pay for school. In your opinion, is there any way other than being pro or being a woman with the features mentioned above to become a successful streamer?

Thanks for your opinions!

2 Comments

Deep Terror NamiJan 11, 20151 votes

People love funny and unique. Apparently you can just wear a cow suit :3

I started watching a guy stream, just to support him because he was new to it (he was only Silver with 1 other viewer). You don't need to be amazing, just not terrible. If you can get just 1 person to watch and converse on the stream, another will join, and another, and it will multiply from there as long as you are consistent with announcing your stream and doing it.

MBF MusntJan 11, 20151 votes

Thanks for the answer! Yeah I think I had like only 1 viewer when I did it and figured I was drowned out by the streamers in the 1,000s and 100-999s. That and I was using OBS which has a weird habit of making the game go black on stream for half the match.