Streaming

>>389275983
I watch my friends idle in FFXIV and you can't stop me

>>389275983
Surrogate friends and children who can't afford games looking for an alternative.

Makes one think they are among friends.

>>389275983
I use it as background noise like a podcast from time to time, or something to go to sleep to. I typically choose someone really good if I'm trying to improve at a game, or some loredude if it's a game with interesting world building.

>>389275983
>Why would someone spend hours of their time watching someone else play the game instead of playing it themselves?

Cause playing video games is for virgin nerds.

>>389275983
No, fuck off

>>389275983
whos that?

Growing up I would watch my brother play games a lot. It does serve an entertainment value.

Consider: why do people watch sports? You can go and play them in real life.

>Why do millions of people watch the superbowl when they can just go play football

It's interesting to watch others play a game because they might play it differently or at a different capacity than yourself

You can learn new things, see new strategies and then there's the entertainment aspect of the streamers' personality

File: megaman gameover 1.webm (624KB, 720x404px) Image search: [Google]

624KB, 720x404px

watching skilled players play videoghames

>>389275983
I don't play video games anymore and I like to watch people play newer games. I don't even know why I'm on this board

I doubt anyone just sits there and stares at a stream without doing anything else. You'd have to be a real autist. It's just background noise/secondary monitor tier entertainment while playing games or doing whatever.

>>389276663
That's not even close to the same thing. Its a hell of a lot easier to pickup a controller and play than to find a pickup game or amateur football league. The former is much more accessible.

>>389276152
>>389276227
But why not just make your own friends while playing the game though?

>>389275983
Humans are social creatures. We like watching other people do things. That's just how it is.

>>389275983
>fighting game tournament streams
Valid
>esport event stream
Valid
>GDQ like events
Valid
>Watching your friend try something for a second
Valid
>watching some random guy have fun playing a game while you watch and pay him
No

File: 1495548936663.jpg (261KB, 640x640px) Image search: [Google]

261KB, 640x640px

>>389277387
>>esport event stream
>Valid
Incorrect

it's a friend simulator

>>389277301
because making and maintaining friendships over the internet can be hard and fruitless for social malcontents

Watching some stream or let's play of a game you already to played can be interesting, be learning something new or the mistakes you or that person did.
But i can never watch that shit all day. Just like 2 hours before going to sleep or when eating when there is nothing else to watch.

>>389276663
>superbowl
>not commercialbowl

>>389275983
That question can wait, I still can't figure out why shit like this took off.

https://youtu.be/vwnLdjhQ0b0

>>389275983
They are not watching the game, once you understand this you will understand why people watch streams. As for paying I don't know, maybe they just really like the person, if you like something so much you support it, but I cannot even if I really like the person I can't justify it really. If I was rich then sure why not.

>>389275983
because i feel empty inside when i play myself haha