Not necessarily. It depends on the chat and the streamer. I used to watch a guy where he would mostly play chill games or something he found relaxing like Diablo 2. Most people in the chat knew each other and the conversation would just go around. He doesn't stream much these days, but it's because his life has been busy in a good way, so I'm glad for him.
I watch a pro tekken streamer who will read chat in the middle of his games lmao. Mostly just reacting to questions but yeah. He'll have a whole convo while doing some of the toughest tech in the game lol no clue how he does it.
That's still leading the conversation, since the stream is the catalyst of the conversation. If the people keep in contact outside the stream then that's just a group chat and I wouldn't ever describe that as "having 12 viewers on twitch". I'd describe it as being in a group chat with 12 other people.
The first commenter is correct. Viewers are not people chilling with you, they are people observing you for their entertainment. A friendship may form from this, but it isn't the norm. The dynamic of a stream is fundamentally transactional and someone who doesn't recognize this is the one whose mind has been warped by the internet, not the other way around.
This is an arbitrary distinction. People still sat there and watched the gameplay. That is a viewership therefore these people were viewers. Whether or not it was more like a public group chat is completely irrelevant, by definition of the word viewer you are just wrong.... on top of being insufferable
Talk about being insufferable. You seem to be agreeing with me, but haven’t thought hard enough to realize it so you’re throwing emotions at me like I said something insulting to you. Also, if you think there is no distinction between having actual friends in a group chat and interacting with people viewing your stream, you are one of those people I mentioned who have let the internet warp your brain.
Figure out what is happening in this thread and try to reply again.
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u/Troo_66 5d ago
Not necessarily. It depends on the chat and the streamer. I used to watch a guy where he would mostly play chill games or something he found relaxing like Diablo 2. Most people in the chat knew each other and the conversation would just go around. He doesn't stream much these days, but it's because his life has been busy in a good way, so I'm glad for him.