Destiny 2 Launch Week
Hey guys!
Last week was actually pretty good! This week was pretty lowkey after I played the Destiny 2 PC beta. I streamed it a lot and had a great time hanging out and playing with homies all weekend. I played with Pizza and Chill (my clan and homies) and with other streamers and we just straight pubstomped people all weekend. Once the beta went away, I found that I haven't really wanted to play games until Destiny 2 goes out on Tuesday night. I have my weekly schedule out and I've had a hit or miss reaction with it. Late afternoon start times are easily the hardest for me to get people to come out. Early morning has always been pretty good for the channel but I gotta just stream when I can. It's so funny, I've been streaming PUBG a lot lately and I get super into the gameplay to the point where I stop interacting with chat towards the end of a game, trying to focus. This is both a good and bad thing. I want to do well, but at the same time, Destiny is definintely an easier game for me to stream. It's not too difficult where I can't pay attention to chat, and I can get viewers in and out way quicker and most of my viewbase is out of playing Destiny so I'm pretty much waiting for it to come out. The three days before I post this blog have been rough as far as playing games. I don't want to play anything until D2 comes out and frankly, I don't need to since I'll be playing so much so I've been hanging out with some friends outside and catching up on some shows I've been plugging away at. Streaming is just as much work as a hobby, with that being said, I do need time away from it and I'm trying to get in a good headspace before the marathon.
Destiny 2 launch has been, and will continue to be interesting to watch and experience. Being a content creator comes with pluses and minuses to a game release that you're excited for. I've been waiting for Destiny 2 since last September by playing other games and expanding my viewbase out of just Destiny. It's been the most challenging experience I've ever had. There's a lot that happens when you switch up your routine. First, the people who watch Destiny, might not like the game and regardless of what people tell you, people won't watch if they don't care for the game. I've switched games enough to know this is fact. You'll lose 30-50% of your concurrent views when you switch games and you have to work for them back. On the flip side, however, if you are streaming and enjoying the game you're playing, you can get new people to come in that might not care what game because you tried a new directory or a new time slot. A lot of Twitch streaming is throwing hours around and seeing what works for you. If I was a crazy person and woke up at 2 am every morning and streamed until 11 am, that'd be the time slot I'd permanently set. Eastern seaboard wakes up and you're live before the big streamers and you have good exposure from browsing. It's worked really well in most every Directory I've been in. The trouble is work and responsibities. I have stuff I have to do every day on top of streaming and balancing it all means sacrificing time slots I'd like to have. Nothing you can do about it.
This week on Twitter and Twitch I saw some rumblings that I want to touch base on. First one was that some content creators got early access to Destiny 2 and got their games early via Activision so that they can play before it gets released in their time-zone. A few streamers have expressed frustration at not being allowed to do the same. I touched base on-stream about how it makes it so people with large communities get a first look which is what the goal is. This is double-edged in my book. They get the opportunity to be at the top with no competition for a while before the actual release, but on the flipside, it's literally hours before the full release and by that time, no one will care because they are all busy PLAYING THE GAME. At the end of the day, good for those that can, if you actually have a real issue with it, work harder for the opportunity next time instead of complaining about what you don't have. I have very little patience for people who think others are luckier when all they do is hustle and network and grow in every way as a small business owner, content creator, and streamer. If you don't know why you missed an opportunity, find out. Find out who to contact about an opportunity like that.
Another point I saw was that a lot of content creators were posting leaked stuff on Twitter, Reddit, and Youtube especially. This feels like the hype train, but also feels very pointless. Why have all the content out for people to look at before the game is even out yet? Controlled content like IGN First Look was very intuitive and didn't show too much while giving you an idea on what the experience would be like. The leaks going out everywhere kind of spoil the entire idea of finding stuff in-game and sharing what you find. Everyone already knows what it is before it's even out. I love reporting on stuff in-game and official reports and what content is available at what time and what is going on in the Destiny Universe but I don't even indulge in leaks until 2 or 3 weeks after the release and I can look at what could be coming that was missed in my experience. It's this weird line where I still want to be a gamer and enjoy it my way, but at the same time I have to be mindful that I have to keep up with what's going on, so that if I'm asked about something I have the answer. I find that to be important for my stream in particular. If someone asks a question in chat, I always want to have the answer or have someone in chat that can answer. Chat interactivity is my main focus going into the Destiny 2 release. Bringing it back to basics with a servant attitude to the viewers and supporters of the stream as I go into the game and the new school year. I have a few weeks of enjoyment with everyone before I have to work really hard at making sure school and work are taken care of. Real life gets crazy sometimes! I personally wouldn't have it any other way.
That being said! Let's get into some stats!
Last week was actually pretty good! This week was pretty lowkey after I played the Destiny 2 PC beta. I streamed it a lot and had a great time hanging out and playing with homies all weekend. I played with Pizza and Chill (my clan and homies) and with other streamers and we just straight pubstomped people all weekend. Once the beta went away, I found that I haven't really wanted to play games until Destiny 2 goes out on Tuesday night. I have my weekly schedule out and I've had a hit or miss reaction with it. Late afternoon start times are easily the hardest for me to get people to come out. Early morning has always been pretty good for the channel but I gotta just stream when I can. It's so funny, I've been streaming PUBG a lot lately and I get super into the gameplay to the point where I stop interacting with chat towards the end of a game, trying to focus. This is both a good and bad thing. I want to do well, but at the same time, Destiny is definintely an easier game for me to stream. It's not too difficult where I can't pay attention to chat, and I can get viewers in and out way quicker and most of my viewbase is out of playing Destiny so I'm pretty much waiting for it to come out. The three days before I post this blog have been rough as far as playing games. I don't want to play anything until D2 comes out and frankly, I don't need to since I'll be playing so much so I've been hanging out with some friends outside and catching up on some shows I've been plugging away at. Streaming is just as much work as a hobby, with that being said, I do need time away from it and I'm trying to get in a good headspace before the marathon.
Destiny 2 launch has been, and will continue to be interesting to watch and experience. Being a content creator comes with pluses and minuses to a game release that you're excited for. I've been waiting for Destiny 2 since last September by playing other games and expanding my viewbase out of just Destiny. It's been the most challenging experience I've ever had. There's a lot that happens when you switch up your routine. First, the people who watch Destiny, might not like the game and regardless of what people tell you, people won't watch if they don't care for the game. I've switched games enough to know this is fact. You'll lose 30-50% of your concurrent views when you switch games and you have to work for them back. On the flip side, however, if you are streaming and enjoying the game you're playing, you can get new people to come in that might not care what game because you tried a new directory or a new time slot. A lot of Twitch streaming is throwing hours around and seeing what works for you. If I was a crazy person and woke up at 2 am every morning and streamed until 11 am, that'd be the time slot I'd permanently set. Eastern seaboard wakes up and you're live before the big streamers and you have good exposure from browsing. It's worked really well in most every Directory I've been in. The trouble is work and responsibities. I have stuff I have to do every day on top of streaming and balancing it all means sacrificing time slots I'd like to have. Nothing you can do about it.
This week on Twitter and Twitch I saw some rumblings that I want to touch base on. First one was that some content creators got early access to Destiny 2 and got their games early via Activision so that they can play before it gets released in their time-zone. A few streamers have expressed frustration at not being allowed to do the same. I touched base on-stream about how it makes it so people with large communities get a first look which is what the goal is. This is double-edged in my book. They get the opportunity to be at the top with no competition for a while before the actual release, but on the flipside, it's literally hours before the full release and by that time, no one will care because they are all busy PLAYING THE GAME. At the end of the day, good for those that can, if you actually have a real issue with it, work harder for the opportunity next time instead of complaining about what you don't have. I have very little patience for people who think others are luckier when all they do is hustle and network and grow in every way as a small business owner, content creator, and streamer. If you don't know why you missed an opportunity, find out. Find out who to contact about an opportunity like that.
Another point I saw was that a lot of content creators were posting leaked stuff on Twitter, Reddit, and Youtube especially. This feels like the hype train, but also feels very pointless. Why have all the content out for people to look at before the game is even out yet? Controlled content like IGN First Look was very intuitive and didn't show too much while giving you an idea on what the experience would be like. The leaks going out everywhere kind of spoil the entire idea of finding stuff in-game and sharing what you find. Everyone already knows what it is before it's even out. I love reporting on stuff in-game and official reports and what content is available at what time and what is going on in the Destiny Universe but I don't even indulge in leaks until 2 or 3 weeks after the release and I can look at what could be coming that was missed in my experience. It's this weird line where I still want to be a gamer and enjoy it my way, but at the same time I have to be mindful that I have to keep up with what's going on, so that if I'm asked about something I have the answer. I find that to be important for my stream in particular. If someone asks a question in chat, I always want to have the answer or have someone in chat that can answer. Chat interactivity is my main focus going into the Destiny 2 release. Bringing it back to basics with a servant attitude to the viewers and supporters of the stream as I go into the game and the new school year. I have a few weeks of enjoyment with everyone before I have to work really hard at making sure school and work are taken care of. Real life gets crazy sometimes! I personally wouldn't have it any other way.
That being said! Let's get into some stats!
Follower Count:12,128 (+50)
Days Streamed this last week: 4
Total Hours: 26.4
Average Hours per day: 3.7
A very interesting week. I took two days off at the end of the week for myself but streamed for an hour a golf with friends game with viewers just for fun. Most every stream felt like it was a stretch even for the 2-3 hours I was live. Destiny 2 hype is killing my enjoyment for games in general and I would rather stream long hours if I'm REALLY enjoying the game. A lot of my friends were busy working or doing other stuff this week so PUBG game play was way down and no matter what I do, I'm never as good at Overwatch as I want to be. I quick-played with viewers and found myself enjoying that a lot more than I usually enjoy ranked. The weird part about the stats is that I got a lot more follows for the time I was live than last week. I doubled follow count with a third of the hours. A lot goes into why this happened, but directory choice was a huge factor. Twitch has this new feature that makes it so that when someone creates an account, they give you people to follow to get you started. As a streamer, when you get caught in this, you'll end up with 10+ new follows in less than 5 minutes. Overwatch's Directory is significantly smaller than the PUBG Directory, so it's easier to get recommended to new people if you are playing when they start their onboarding program. Lat e-night Destiny 2 beta surprisingly held the same good time. Very good towards the end of the beta when not a whole lot of people were playing it except growing streamers who need a bit of a boost of exposure going into a new release when EVERYONE is streaming and playing it.
That's my thoughts on the week, I'll have played through D2 story by the time I post the next blog, so I'll see you on the flipside!
-Dub
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