The problem I generally have is, certain games, I have no interest in trying to beat them legitimately. Whether it is because of BS glitchiness or I just plainly suck at the game, or some other reason. I will just load up cheats and breeze through the game.
Here lies the problem, I don't think people have any interest in watching someone cheat their way through a game. I could sit there and play James Bond Jr for weeks continually dying and having to start over, or I can give myself infinite lives and just work through the game.
My other intent with it was to possibly let other people "dictate" what games I play, so I don't have to choose.
Thankfully, there's never a need to beat a game. It's your channel, so you can do anything you want
Some people do speedruns, some just play WoW or League all day. Some use it as a way to practice and find other players to engage with for multiplayer or co-op.
There are definitely people who don't care if you cheat your way through a game. People who play "blind," with no knowledge of the game and no interest in receiving hints bring in certain viewers while other channels have people watching someone who may have played the game a million times and is playing it again just because they like it.
I tell people just to play what they want, how they want, and viewers will eventually show up. Also, don't have a crappy mic (if you choose to use a microphone) or terrible internet.
Having viewers dictate what you play isn't terrible but I find that getting a response when I ask for one doesn't always work out. People watch Twitch in so many different ways that, even if there are 20 people watching you, maybe only 3 might actually be paying attention or chatting.
I'm still not quite familiar with the way Twitch works. So, you'll start a game and it will stream in real-time on line? And then people will start commenting on it?
Yup, it's basically how the streaming feature works on Xbox One and PS4 as well. PC streaming is pretty straightforward as well, but you can customize how everything looks a little better with the use of free streaming software. You put in a title, hit the "start stream" button, and you're playing live. People can come in and watch you play live (what they see will be about 5-30 seconds delayed depending on internet speeds and what streaming platform you use) and they can comment or whatever in real-time as they watch you. Viewers may just laugh, comment, ask questions, or (if your personal rules allow for it) they can offer advice/assistance as you play.
I thought streaming was the stupidest idea ever until I tuned into a friend of a friend streaming and realized that it could be a lot of fun.
