I cant fathom why anyone would want to watch OTHER people play videogames instead of playing then yourself. It makes even less sense because you dont even know who this faggy streamer is and they dont know/care about either.
The only time its acceptable to watch others plat videogames is if youre trying to see gameplay before you buy.
yes
yo
People watch for the personality not the game.
>have no friends or family
Twitch is my only social outlet
I'm watching lirik play some movie game right now
it's fun and I'd never buy this dogshit game
I recently starting putting Saltybet on in the background while I'm doing stuff. It's nice to have some music and occasionally turn around and see some crazy shit happening on-screen every now and then.
i watch people play the games that i suck at
Those people are no different than women paying attention to kim kardashian
I like watching roleplayers, it's funny and I have no desire to do that shit myself.
It's entertainment, if you can't understand that you're a literal fucking retard. Why do people watch professional sports when they can just play the games themselves?
There are hundreds of apps that allow you to talk to strangers. Youll be sure to find one whos more interesting than a guy whos half paying attention since they're playing a videogame
Literally go to Zig Forums or /soc/ and look for similarly autistic friends. There is no excuse not having someone to be social with in this day and age
>BE LIKE ME!!!!!!!
>I can't believe people watch stand up routines instead of doing it themselves
>I can't believe people watch movies instead of printing out the script and doing it themselves
>I can't believe I watch my wife fuck blacks instead of doing it her myself
OPs got a good point
>talking to random people
lol
most people who watch twitch don't talk to the streamers
There are so many streamers that have huge sub numbers and i dont fucking understand why. Specially those who watches youtube vids allday and react to them
I dont know why someone would watch sports either. But atleast with sports its usually you and your friends watching and chilling. With streamers youre alone donating money to some thot. Also with sports youre watching the best of the best, whereas people will watch streamers of any skill level
You talking about roleplaying like Critical Role? I can half understand watching ttrpgs if youre too autistic to have am IRL friendgroup
Same could be said about any celebrity. People just find them entertaining.
Honestly what is even your point? Do you not understand people like shit that you don't or are you so fucking dense this basic idea is impossible to understand?
I only watch streams for getting better at certain games or for skill showcases at said games I'm interested in; that alone filters out the vast majority of the garbage.
Im just going off of the usual "its for the personality" excuse. I can atleast understand that one even though i dont agree with it.
Most streamers have under 20 viewers and WILL talk to you in the chat if you interact with them, and only the biggest of faggots and whores unironically beg you for money.
It's entertaining you stupid fuck
Why does anyone owe you a further explanation than that
>play videogame
I watch tournaments sometimes but I don't understand watching a single person playing by themselves.
Another thread full of jaded failed streamers
People have more than one monitor dumbfuck retard.
No, people who cyber-larp on whitelisted game servers. They do voices and characters, awkward as fuck but really funny.
all of the top streamers are white middle aged virgins
You can still like someone for their personality despite not interacting with them.
I can guarantee you that streamers would despise having to talk to 99% of their fans
idk user
>Literally go to Zig Forums or /soc/
That's even worse, I don't want to get to know people, I just want to talk shit
>cherrypicking
>millionaires
>popular
I doubt they are virgins user
its more that the chat wants to watch youtube shit and share it with each other and the streamer is just there to facilitate it
All of these examples require more work than turning in a videogame and playing it
This just makes it even more retarded to watch them then
>The only time its acceptable to watch others plat videogames is if youre trying to see gameplay before you buy.
Not true. Sometimes I watch streams of top players in specific games so I can learn what they do.
I always enjoyed watching other people playing, dunno why
But this shit of putting their face over the game, and their mic be louder than the game and overreacting about every shit happening, this I can't stand!
>"all of the top streamers are white middle aged virgins"
>"all"
>point out 1
>"cherrypicking"
It's kinda lame but twitch reminds me of the good days of when I was young and watched my older bro play through jrpgs while I told him what to do praying he would do it so I have some weird sentiment with watching people play games, especially games I have no interest in playing myself.I think it might be the same for others. Maybe not.
Theyre providing entertainment more than just being themselves and playing videogames, that makes sense.
There are some games that are pretty intense and require significant amounts of time and near constant concentration that are taxing to play as a result. The same game I’m thinking of also generally has very long queue times and pushes you to sit and play for 4+ hour sessions so it often devolves into an all day ordeal, which I rarely have time for. Sometimes I just want to have a beer and relax, so I’ll watch someone else play it while I do other things.
faggot lips
I watch twitch because I cannot play videogames while working, exercising, or already playing video games
It's steady low effort entertainment that I don't need to pay 100% attention to or switch every 30 minutes
The difference is your brother was infront of you and you didn't have 1000s of other retards spamming retarded shit. Plus he doesn't act like what those streamers do and be obnoxious.
People who say it reminds them of the older times don't make fucking sense when twitch streamers play in front of 1000s of man children
mfw I see it now
you sound like someone who doesn't have a brother or friends desu
You seem to be stuck in 2016 where incels raged about Pokimane and Amouranth. Its okay incel, let them live rent free in your head.
Because television is fucking garbage these days and I would rather watch a random virgin play games.
sorry, was a bad image. heres his actual lips
I like to snuggle in my bed and watch have fun and be happy
Find someone to play vidya with then. Make a thread on here or use an app that connects people. Youll eventually find someone. Itll be a hell of a lot more enjoyable.
Hell ill even add you
I watch streams when I'm trying to sleep, while also learning new meta in multiplayer games.
What are you going on about?
I played with friends and watched my brother play MGS1, Onimusha and GTA3. Those experiences are wildly different than seeing some random stranger on you monitor acting like a complete faggot and reading donations.
>play game
>have to buy/pirate it
>have to download it
>have to install it
>have to configure it
>have to read a bunch of shit, go through menus and even a tutorial before you can even get into it
>have to rage when you hit a challenging part of the game
Streamers take all of these burdens away. Instead of being angry, I watch other people be angry.
>Because television is fucking garbage these days
My god, this x100000
US TV is all politics no matter what show it is
mongoloid
Do you enjoy playing games yourself? What about games with friends?
>girls are top streamers!
>looks up top 10 female streamers
you are a genuine brainlet
Cope, e-celeb worshiper, I sometimes pity you morons for watching streamers. Even shitposting here doesn't rot your brain as much.
But you get the agency of actually playing... Instead you watch some retard spend hours in a puzzle made for kids
Yep, I do play pretty often. Game with friends not so much, not a fan of multiplayers
>>have to read a bunch of shit, go through menus and even a tutorial before you can even get into it
>>have to rage when you hit a challenging part of the game
Are you a games journalist?
>"all of the top streamers are white middle aged virgins
What are you on about user? Why the anger?
People who hate twitch just take themselves too seriously. It's just tv, you switch channels to you find one you find somewhat entertaining, then you have the chat to post random shit in making it interactive. When you're bored you do something else.
Obvious you don't play any actually hard games
repeating yourself isnt an argument
>one of the most popular streamers by far
>cherrypicking
You used the term all. Actual retard status
Most people ive added off this place do nothing but talk shit. You'd be in good company, and you dont need to actually get to know any of them
>you didn't have 1000s of other retards spamming retarded shit
You can hide the chat or fullscreen the stream.
>he doesn't act like what those streamers do
Depends on the streamer.
No, TVs are much more varied than Twitch streaming, and chat is useless if they have high viewer count.
>repeating yourself
sure user.
Women arent top streamers, pokimane dwarfs any female influencer and she's like rank 30-50 depending on what you look for
No just a tired gamer who wants to be able to tell people I played a game without having to actually do it.
>pokimane
>one of the top streamers by far
>thinks 20k viewers per stream is big
Goes to show you dont know shit about streaming