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[fluffydelusions]

If you have even a cursory awareness of esports, you’ve almost certainly heard of Lee Sang-hyeok, aka Faker. Blending sublime skill and unpredictability, he’s perhaps the best League of Legends player on earth, and definitely among the most exciting. Today, he finally started streaming on Twitch, quickly shattering viewership records despite a stream that was, uh, rough.

Faker’s stream peaked at over 245,000 concurrent viewers, making it the most-watched stream hosted by an individual in Twitch history, according to PVP Live.

More at the link:
http://kotaku.com/league-of-legends...m_source=Kotaku_Twitter&utm_medium=Socialflow

 

[Tacitus_]

Damn, that's a lot of people.

 

[ekim]

I don't know who this is and I thought it was about a person who fakes to be a LoL pro and got confused.

 

[NinjaTehFish]

I have a cursory interest in e-sports.

Who?

 

[wildfire]

Many tournaments would like to reach those numbers. Hell on any given day I can't see the top 5 streams matching that number when a tournament isn't session.

 

[Dreavus]

I don't know who this is and I thought it was about a person who fakes to be a LoL pro and got confused.

Certainly an interesting choice of handle.

 

[PhazonBlazer]

PogChamp

 

[Mediking]

This is a side of gaming that I can never understand. I understand the appeal of streaming but LoL? Nope.

 

[Jito]

I have a cursory interest in e-sports.

Who?

It's explained right there in the OP, I have no interest in LoL whatsoever and still understood it.

Very impressive numbers for his first stream.

 

[antibolo]

What the hell makes a League of Legends player "exciting"?

 

[Hierophant]

I have a cursory interest in e-sports.

Who?

the actual best player of all time in league of legends

 

[IndustryX]

I have a cursory interest in e-sports.

Who?

The equivalent of the Tom Brady/Michael Jordan (GOAT) of League of Legends pretty much. He is known as the best player in the world, and almost viewed as a god in the community.

 

[Primethius]

I have a cursory interest in e-sports.

Who?

Largely considered one of the best, if not the best, League of Legends player playing the game competitively.

 

[jasminlovesyoux]

As someone who doesn't care for league, dota, or any moba really, it blows me away that viewership numbers and tournament payouts for them are so high. It's crazy town to me.

 

[M_A_C]

This is a side of gaming that I can never understand. I understand the appeal of streaming but LoL? Nope.

yeah, it's so boring... I can't fathom why so many people watch it.

 

[Varth]

Is this pro faker a con artist? And whats the joke making you lol?

 

[HonMirin]

I don't know who this is and I thought it was about a person who fakes to be a LoL pro and got confused.

I thought it was a Laugh Out Loud, professional faker signs up to twitch, loads of people watch their antics.

Shows how much I know.

 

[Tagyhag]

Dude is going to be making BANK if he keeps up those numbers.

Blending sublime skill and unpredictability

Lol, I haven't played in a looooooong time so this is obviously false but when I see the word "unpredictability" in LOL, I think of someone who doesn't have a jungler in their team or doesnt follow the exact starting items for their champion.

 

[Hierophant]

What the hell makes a League of Legends player "exciting"?

he's so good it's actually unreal watching him play

 

[Robiin]

Sometimes I forget how much of a bubble GAF really is.

 

[TheFlow]

One of the most recognized names in esports

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

 

[Hierophant]

Sometimes I forget how much of a bubble GAF really is.

I wonder what the average age ratio on gaf would skew because any gamer my age would know who faker was regardless of what games they played

 

[ev0]

I actually know who Faker is, but I totally read this thread title as: "This guy pretended to be a pro gamer on Twitch, laugh at him as he fucks up big time- so much so that he broke a record"

 

[OdysseusVA]

who?

 

[Strakt]

This is a side of gaming that I can never understand. I understand the appeal of streaming but LoL? Nope.

You might not like it, but millions of other people do

 

[Fancolors]

I was expecting something like 50k, not 200k+

Damn, even by LoL at standards these numbers are absurd for a single streamer. I think that's a whole lot more than Doublelift and iamqtpie numbers combined.

 

[Chris1]

I don't know who this is and I thought it was about a person who fakes to be a LoL pro and got confused.

Thought the same lol

 

[Apoleptica]

I don't know who this is and I thought it was about a person who fakes to be a LoL pro and got confused.

Thought the exact same thing.

 

[Lucumo]

He's still no BoxeR though.

 

[jtan]

I wonder what the average age ratio on gaf would skew because any gamer my age would know who faker was regardless of what games they played

I'm kind of curious at how you old you are now, since I don't think i'm that old. I just turned 23 but I have no idea who faker is nor do any of my friends.

 

[Zasa]

Sometimes I forget how much of a bubble GAF really is.

It truly is, nearly everything eSports related is looked down upon here (unless it's a fighting game of course)

 

[Mupod]

I wonder what the average age ratio on gaf would skew because any gamer my age would know who faker was regardless of what games they played

every other gaming forum makes me feel old as fuck. GAF is the opposite.

and yeah I have no idea who this is.

It truly is, nearly everything eSports related or is looked down upon here (unless it's a fighting game of course)

I have no problem with esports I just don't give a shit about League of Legends.

 

[Gormless Noodle]

I was expecting something like 50k, not 200k+

Damn, even by LoL at standards these numbers are absurd for a single streamer. I think that's a whole lot more than Doublelift and iamqtpie numbers combined.

I think I've seen Amaz, a Hearthstone streamer, break the 100k before. But still, Faker is on a whole other level, as per usual.

 

[Terbinator]

he's so good it's actually unreal watching him play

FakerVsRyu.gif

 

[Sakujou]

many people dont know, that korea had streaming long before youtube and twitch were even a thing.

the same goes for china.

iam not into e-sports or games for computer, but damn, those numbers are impressive.

 

[frontovik]

Nice grammar OP.

 

[ekim]

You might not like it, but millions of other people do

Funny thing is, I also always considered watching Moba games boring but then I noticed how friends gathered together to watch that DOTA2 tournament and they are more that kind of casual players (FIFA and GTAV) - I was pretty surprised and noticed how I completely missed the Moba trend and I considered myself as a "hardcore" gamer.

 

[Hierophant]

I'm kind of curious at how you old you are now, since I don't think i'm that old. I just turned 23 but I have no idea who faker is nor do any of my friends.

18, during high school every person in my extended friend circle knew faker as "that Korean guy who's real good at league of legends" regardless of their interest in videogames

this may be due to me being Asian and hanging out with other asians but people definitely knew who faker was

 

[Inspectah_Deck]

I don't know who this is and I thought it was about a person who fakes to be a LoL pro and got confused.

Same for me.

 

[Zasa]

I have no problem with esports I just don't give a shit about League of Legends.

I don't either, or any MOBA really. Extremely hard to follow what's happening if you don't actually play the genre compared to other games. But yeah, I think it's pretty safe to say that eSports as a whole aren't all too popular on GAF.

 

[Boke1879]

I don't watch much esports. I know a few of the team names. But I have heard the name Faker mentioned before.

I don't watch LoL. Not my thing, but GAF yall need to know between LoL and CSGO millions watch that shit.

 

[Smokey]

I don't know who this is and I thought it was about a person who fakes to be a LoL pro and got confused.

Glad I wasn't the only one.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Faker News

 

[Breads]

I think people are having a hard time parsing the OP.

LoL = league of legends
Pro = professional player
Faker = the player's handle

 

[callmeCata]

Awesome, the GOAT getting the numbers he deserves.

 

[jetsetrez]

That's ludicrous. Are Koreans finally giving up on Afreeka/Azubu or whatever they have? A lot of Korean (and Chinese) HotS and Starcraft players have switched to Twitch recently too.

 

[Inspectah_Deck]

I wonder what the average age ratio on gaf would skew because any gamer my age would know who faker was regardless of what games they played

I guess most of GAF is too old to know.

 

[Hierophant]

Funny thing is, I also always considered watching Moba games boring but then I noticed how friends gathered together to watch that DOTA2 tournament and they are more that kind of casual players (FIFA and GTAV) - I was pretty surprised and noticed how I completely missed the Moba trend and I considered myself as a "hardcore" gamer.

the majors in league and dota are hyped up to be huge huge events, i don't think me and my friends have missed a league worlds yet even though it's basically "which Korean team will win this year" and catch the international every other year, its a great social event and gets hype in a way that I imagine most people would feel watching regular sports

 

[Fancolors]

That's ludicrous. Are Koreans finally giving up on Afreeka/Azubu or whatever they have? A lot of Korean (and Chinese) HotS and Starcraft players have switched to Twitch recently too.

Dunno about HotS and SCII, but some Overwatch players migrated to Twitch as well and that was because of revenue split, I think. Could be the same reason.