I get it, it's my money, I can do what I want....but isn't there better things to do with it than that?
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I seriously don't understand donating money to people who stream video games....
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The thing I don't get is donating large sums to big streamers. It's like, hey you're already making tons of money playing fucking video games, but here, have a bunch more! Small streamers, sure, but big ones, hell no.
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I only say this because we are slow at the job and I jumped on twitch for one of the first times ever. I've been watching someone play fallout76 all day and just watched them rack up donations. Just because they are playing the same game we all could be doing. Maybe I'm older....but I just don't get this.
It's a form of entertainment, and most people pay for entertainment. That being said, I don't donate to streamers, but I can understand the reasoning.
I feel the same way - I donate to a few YouTubers and podcasters via Patreon, but only smaller ones. Jim Sterling already makes $25k/mo from the platform - why give him money when there's lots of smaller channels that produce quality content but fly under the radar? My money seems much better spent encouraging the smaller guys to keep at it.
EDIT: Also, if I want to watch a game being played, I tend to watch longplays and not let's plays. I'm interested in the games, not the 'personalities'.
I feel the same way - I donate to a few YouTubers and podcasters via Patreon, but only smaller ones. Jim Sterling already makes $25k/mo from the platform - why give him money when there's lots of smaller channels that produce quality content but fly under the radar? My money seems much better spent encouraging the smaller guys to keep at it.
EDIT: Also, if I want to watch a game being played, I tend to watch longplays and not let's plays. I'm interested in the games, not the 'personalities'.
But that's the thing. You can do what you want.
Everything someone uses their money on is going to be trivial to another. In this case its a form of entertainment so it's always going to be trivial for others.
Everything someone uses their money on is going to be trivial to another. In this case its a form of entertainment so it's always going to be trivial for others.
streamers got to eat and people pay voluntarily for the entertainment they got from the streamers. seems reasonable to me.
Because this happens:
Sub goal rewarded with 350 non-stop dabs by star of BBC Scotland's "Limmy's Show", New Master of Flash 2002, and publically avowed "vile troll" by Simon Cowell.
Sub goal rewarded with 350 non-stop dabs by star of BBC Scotland's "Limmy's Show", New Master of Flash 2002, and publically avowed "vile troll" by Simon Cowell.
i got no problem giving money to people making content, what i dont personally get is people who seem desperate for momentary recognition or to make really underwhelming jokes and will pay money for the opportunity
I don't get it either, because it doesn't interest me, but if you boil it down to more generic terms, it's just paying for entertainment, and I think we all can understand that concept.
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We can play every game they are. We do not make shows, movies, or books.
Imagine giving money for watching Fallout 76. Or worse yet, imagine giving money or time to Fallout 76. Madness.
If someone has entertained you for hours for free why is it so crazy that someone might think " thanks, here's $5."
I mean I don't do it often my I throw $5ish a month at Maximilian DooD on twitch because I get a lot of hours of entertainment out of him a month.
I mean I don't do it often my I throw $5ish a month at Maximilian DooD on twitch because I get a lot of hours of entertainment out of him a month.
I don't get watching game streamers at all. I mean, I understand it, but it doesn't appeal to me at all.
The only time I've ever watched another person play a video game was for Street Fighter strategy & tips.
The only time I've ever watched another person play a video game was for Street Fighter strategy & tips.
If you're really entertained by them it makes sense even if unorthodox compared to traditional forms of entertainment, but I don't find any of them at all entertaining so it seems like a huge waste to me, especially with some of the massive sums people drop and inane shit creators do/offer for donations and subs.
I regularly see people drop $50+ in the tip jar of the Game Grumps streams, of all things.
I think they're gonna be fine guys, they don't need the financial support.
It's personality/skill that people pay for, not everyone can do that.
A lot of popular streamers aren't popular just because of the games they play
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As pointed out by some folks here, it's because people like this kind of entertainment. It's the same thing as paying for a movie in a theater or Netflix.
The same goes for a lot of other kinds of entertainment. Football/soccer for example: why would you spend hundreds or even thousand of dollars just to watch some folks running to a ball?
Maybe you don't understand because you don't enjoy it as a form of entertainment, and that's fine.
The same goes for a lot of other kinds of entertainment. Football/soccer for example: why would you spend hundreds or even thousand of dollars just to watch some folks running to a ball?
Maybe you don't understand because you don't enjoy it as a form of entertainment, and that's fine.
It seems some streams are literally geared towards donations more so than playing games. It's like the action that everyone is presumably there for is being constantly paused to shout out some fool who donated while sound affects and animations go off. I don't get that shit. There's some aspect of having your name said in a crowded room by a popular person that is appealing to some.
I pay to be entertained. If the streamer is not entertaining I won't pay. Same as any other thing I pay for.
why do you pay for entertainment (I'm assuming you don't pirate it), OP. You could be using that money for something better.
The other things I don't get are the large donations. Who are these people who can donate $20, 30, 50 100+ like it's nothing? I mean, if you have that kind of disposable income, why not donate to charity? Or use it to help people out first responders or something? Not some guy sitting in a DXRacer chair playing Fortnight all day.
Oh so what you're saying now is that this thread is a joke thread.
People like their commentary and like to support/encourage them to keep doing it.
One of my favorite things growing up was hanging out with my cousin, us having fun talking about the games while we play, cracking jokes, being dumb. Video games can be fun to watch and I've always found it entertaining to view LPs and streams.
One of my favorite things growing up was hanging out with my cousin, us having fun talking about the games while we play, cracking jokes, being dumb. Video games can be fun to watch and I've always found it entertaining to view LPs and streams.
If you enjoy the entertainment they give and want to try to encourage them to do more, then it does serve a purpose to donate money to them.
I don't make entertaining commentary while I'm playing...Sporting events then...you could play that sport, but are paying to watch someone else play. It's not that complicated, if person X gives me so many hours of entertainment I'm going to give them some $ as compensation/thanks.
To see people playing it better than you can yourself. The most popular games on Twitch are competitive multiplayer games.
Do you think the same when people pay money for a person on a stage to tell jokes?
Same thing, it's entertainment, and you're helping them continue entertaining while they're providing a service. The difference with streaming is that donations aren't mandatory.
Same thing, it's entertainment, and you're helping them continue entertaining while they're providing a service. The difference with streaming is that donations aren't mandatory.
Do you understand paying for a Giant Bomb membership?
People consume and pay for content other than shows, movies, or books.
People consume and pay for content other than shows, movies, or books.
You could be doing better things with your time, yet here you are.
Streamers are entertaining, they can't continue to stream for a living if they're not making money.
people aren't usually watching for the game, they're watching for the personality playing the game, and giving them money as sort of a "thank you" to that personality for providing them with hours of free entertainment (and also usually to get that personality to notice and thank them). If that personality is playing a game you're super into, even better.
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