4realfan

Ontarian game collector and trophy hunter. He/Him

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

@GCNDiscs_ @RetroCheevos Best bet is check the spoiler tag on this. I am not sure if they mean the original launch titles of gamecube or from the list of when gamecube first got retroachievement support.

https://t.co/gwNSD8Skqy

[Pete Dorr @PeteDorr]

This is not a conspiracy. The other night I ran an experiment in my Twitch chat to test the theory of “lurkers not counting as viewers.” I was live for exactly 2 hours, my viewer count was consistently 74-78 people during that time. I proceeded to ask everyone watching to use a new channel point command I made or just type literally anything in chat to see what would happen, all at once. Keep in mind another thing, I never ever run ANY mid roll ads, unlike the example this guy uses in this video, so there’s NO fluctuation from that on my end. I wish I was recording my viewcount as evidence, but my chat being there to witness it live themselves was proof enough.

Would you believe, within the span of about 60 seconds, my viewer count skyrocketed from ~75 to 105-115? That’s not normal. It also remained that way for the next 4 hours of my stream. How do you explain that? Was it the “seasonality” of everyone just so happening to join my stream at that exact moment? Or does it have something to do with viewer activity in my chat? Keep in mind I attract a ton of lurkers, I have an “ASMR” type voice if you will so many people honestly use my streams for background noise or to help them sleep. Everyone watching live was in shock, as was I, at the massive change in viewership due to my chat request.

This new viewcount is also more in line with what my typical viewcount has been for YEARS before it magically dropped by ~30% every night when Twitch started playing around with their secret backend. Mikey here feels pretty standoff-ish in this clip and doesn’t like the fact that streamers are noticing and continually calling out that something isn’t right that’s impacting streamers with real viewers.

I’ve worked so hard over the past 10+ years to build a community that tunes into my streams on a nightly basis. Believe me, myself and many other streamers KNOW when something isnt quite right. This isn’t just “seasonality” of people choosing to not watch streams, I’ve never seen my numbers dip like this in over a decade (I started streaming in 2009 and only saw growth since, I never suddenly went backwards because of some “seasonality” explanation.)

You can say “don’t worry about view count, just keep enjoying what you’re doing,” or something to that effect, but streamers that fall under a certain bracket of viewership that attempt to stream full-time are heavily impacted by things like sponsored opportunities, keys for newer releases, etc, by how many average live viewers we have on average. The difference between being above or below 100 on average is huge in many cases. I’m already feeling the impact of this. Without those opportunities it’s much harder to stream for a living. Sponsorships are a huge part of the ecosystem of a streamer with 100-150 average viewers, like it or not.

Anyway, I just had to throw my hat into the ring because this guy only uses one example and says “oh it’s because she ran an ad and the viewers went up after!” Well guess that I don’t run ads, now explain that one.

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

@ColeXCV The Order got way too much unnessessary hate when it was brand new full priced, but man the game is a hidden gem! GG on that plat Cole! I got it myself and loved it! Wish there was a sequel though.

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

New video! Going over my second half of my trophy list for 2024 as well as goals for 2025!

https://t.co/OgN4wfwKqI

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

It was a good christmas for games and a new sweater that my roommates wrapped and put from my dog. Also got some gift cards and cash for gas and amazon to buy more games. Merry christmas/happy holidays/happy wednesday everyone ❤️

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

@PlaceholderArte @LobotomyAmy The Light In The Darkness. Free game on psn store that despite being a easy platinum, was super emotional. 😀

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

Playstation Wrapup is finally live after being broken the first day. I am not surprised that Mass Effect Trilogy and Session Skate Sim ended up being a tie for most hours played. #playstationwrapup

[Pete Dorr @PeteDorr]

Move over PS5 and Xbox, the Atari VCS is here. Checking out this odd console and what it has to offer https://t.co/leU29Isg5R

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

On the last leg of Doom 1+2 on ps4 and Sigil is kicking my ass. The soundtrack is a banger though! 🤘

[GG @hungrygoriya]

On December 7th, I'm playing Faxanadu on stream and fundraising for the Northern Cancer Foundation (start time 6:30 EST). Hitting the top donation incentive of $3000 will see one lucky chatter win some gorgeous video game-inspired artwork shown here: https://t.co/duKc1D5esM

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

Game doesn't have credits but I just platinumed Goat Simulator. Was jank on purpose and despite flappy goat, it was a fun one to go for. @polykill #justbeatit

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

@vayar45 @polykill Lol I feel ya with the jumping feature! It was the biggest flaw I had with it myself. 😄

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

Unravel is a must play if you like puzzle platformers. Started it 6 years ago and put it down, and recently decided to pick it back up again and I am glad I did. The music and enviroments were beautiful, and who doesn't love Yarny? 9/10 #justbeatit @polykill

[polykillpodcast.bsky.social @polykill]

Want to contribute but don't want the hassle of watching amazing live content? Fine.

Donate here! All proceeds go directly to @IASPinfo and help us achieve our weekend goal! https://t.co/zHIG22gG32

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

A rebeat for me. What Remaibs Of Edith Finch is still a emotional and unique playthrough even the second time around. 9/10 #justbeatit @polykill

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

Sonic Advance 2 was a fun one. I only ever played Advance 1 so 2 was all new to me. Many game overs later and learning the bosses, & the final boss gauntlet, defeated eggman and saved Sonics friends. 7/10 Also bad ending because the special stages sucked #justbeatit @polykill

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

THPS 4 on ps1 was a grind which I was doing in bursts. It plays a lot like THPS 1 and 2 with the clunkiness and the not being on a time limit in between goals made the confusing level layouts easier to navigate. Just stick to the gc/ps2/xbox versions. 6/10 @polykill #justbeatit

[polykillpodcast.bsky.social @polykill]

Don’t forget! The @polykill charity stream is Nov 16th to 17th noon to noon!

[4realfan @MarkMartinFan5]

Hotwheels Unleashed 2 was a fun one. They toned down the challenge times and even with the new annoying jump feature, it was a fun one. I liked the layout of most of the tracks, the boss battles were fun and unique and overall a fun racer. 8/10 @polykill #justbeatit