I'm 28, but I can promise you I wouldn't know who these people were outside of the FGC if I didn't frequent Twitch a lot and didn't follow people on twitter that know about this stuff.
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LoL Pro Faker Signs Up For Twitch, Immediately Breaks Record (245k concurrent)
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I'm 28, but I can promise you I wouldn't know who these people were outside of the FGC if I didn't frequent Twitch a lot and didn't follow people on twitter that know about this stuff.
I'm 21 and I don't know, maybe because I'm not very focused on e-sports, the only one I really bother with is the FGC.
What makes Michael Jordan exciting? You won't know until you see his stream but you're still going to watch because he's an amazing player.
Professional "League of Legends" "Electronic sports" player with the alias "Faker" signs up for streaming service Twitch, immediately breaks records (250 000 are actually watching someone else play a video game(?!))
Better thread title for the oldies.
<3 you GAF
RedAssedApe
Banned
esports players have the worst names lol (not LoL)
I guess if you are into the game and understand it's rules it's exicting. Just like with sports. Watching baseball or football (American) also does nothing for me but it's mainly because I only understand the very basic rules.
That's cool, I wonder if his apparent skill would make streaming games interesting to watch.
It's true, we know what an eSport is. Outside of gaming circles, no one knows what LoL/Twitch/etc are.
I think anyone can see why a huge touchdown is exciting, even without knowing the rules. There's a physicality to it that anyone can appreciate.
It's true, we know what an eSport is. Outside of gaming circles, no one knows what LoL/Twitch/etc are.
I think anyone can see why a huge touchdown is exciting, even without knowing the rules. There's a physicality to it that anyone can appreciate.
Twitch = social eating website
There have been threads polling this, iirc most of gaf is in the late 20s/early 30s and there are more older than that range than there are younger.
I'm 21 and I don't know who Faker is though. The only LoL players I know of are those who are big twitch streamers.
callmeCata
Banned
Its that, but also the dude is the best in a field of like 80 million other people. That is impressive no matter what you are doing.
akidnamededdy
Banned
So the one-eyed man in the land of the blind, basically.
What's with all the "Who?" replies in all these thread? It literally takes you less time to Google the name than to shitpost about it. Even as a joke it's old and was never funny to begin with.
I'm actually surprised that the top tier players don't do this more. It's a license to print money and they're going to be playing anyway so why not.
I'm actually surprised that the top tier players don't do this more. It's a license to print money and they're going to be playing anyway so why not.
Hierophant
Banned
okay, you try winning multiple world championships
You are hopelessly out of touch lmao
callmeCata
Banned
Most of them do, but the ones from China and Korea usually have contracts to different streaming platforms.
Yeah, that's an impressing number. Twitch is probably immediately partnering him, because there is no chance that Twitch will leave all that money on the table.
Also, I have no clue who he is. I don't follow LoL, but many other eSports. No need to fight each other, because you know him or don't. lol
Also, I have no clue who he is. I don't follow LoL, but many other eSports. No need to fight each other, because you know him or don't. lol
Yes, it's insane how people don't know such luminary figures like [Professional Korean MOBA player]. What is this, the Cretacious period?
I am always surprised how GAF is such a known and big gaming forum but is so behind on Esports in general or there is no interest for it on here.
I played not 1 LoL match since 2011 or 2012 I think, watched some tournaments( but never was invested in the LoL scene) though and I immediately knew who Faker is and for what team he plays.
On topic, it is crazy, I think he would have had even more viewers if he would have allowed English language in his chat. Twitch will only get bigger if all of these big names are going to stream there exclusively
I played not 1 LoL match since 2011 or 2012 I think, watched some tournaments( but never was invested in the LoL scene) though and I immediately knew who Faker is and for what team he plays.
On topic, it is crazy, I think he would have had even more viewers if he would have allowed English language in his chat. Twitch will only get bigger if all of these big names are going to stream there exclusively
Oh, I know that most GAF users won't know Faker. That's not the point of my post, though.
heh
If I stay on top of politics, music and things to do in NYC I am 100% comfortable being out of touch with video game streaming.
callmeCata
Banned
Well I mean 400 million people watched last years finals. That is more than Superbowls and other major sporting events isn't it?
Edit: I cant read. Watch me get rekt below.
It's pathetic right? So many people trying to downplay the news by shitposting they don't know who it is.
Now this is something. Gaming takes no skill?
RedAssedApe
Banned
not really...most people see LoL and won't think of anything beyond (laugh out loud). look at all the replies to this thread where people got confused by the thread title
Elfforkusu
Member
I don't care about LoL.
But that's pretty cool.
But that's pretty cool.
Newtype-001
Member
I mean like i barely know about LoL mobas and its esports but i know about Faker.
The guys a brand name in esports.
Surprised he wasnt on twitch already.
The guys a brand name in esports.
Surprised he wasnt on twitch already.
Hierophant
Banned
no? At least in a proper context, LoL is league of legends for actual millions of people
holy shit, 400 million people watched 1 game of LoL at the same time?
fredrancour
Member
i've personally heard the tag before, but it's really not that hard for a person whose friends are all console-centric gamers to know absolutely nothing about LoL and its competitive environment. I only know who he is because I spend too much time online.
yea. It's like how we use gamertags. It's our avatar.
I assume a good chunk of their time is also spent on scrimmming with their teams and travelling to LANs. Seagull didn't stream much when he was with NRG on OGN Apex for instance.
TransTrender
Gold Member
Maybe it's the hangover but this thread title was difficult to decipher.
GAF has a large majority who are focused on console-based traditional games. League of Legends is neither a traditional game nor is it available on consoles. Heck, as recently as 2013, the game was barely known here.
Citation needed. Official website says 43 million "unique" viewers (isn't the case as IPs change, either willingly or unwillingly).
http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/2016-league-legends-world-championship-numbers
Nah, 14.7 million concurrent viewers was the peak (look at link).
ABOVEtheRIM
Member
thats just insane. A lot of the streamers I watch average between 12k-30k viewers, and get as high as 60k on special occasion with a brand new game out. 245k blows my mind lol
his team had a contract with another streaming site Azubu, that contract is over now so they've all headed to twitch
400 Million? I doubt it's that much.
you could spectate through game launcher and it was on TV in some countries I believe. No way they got those numbers
edit: well maybe they included them. Still pretty high
Inspectah_Deck
Member
You haven't been on Douyu yet (one of the Chinese streaming sites). In that case, the number doesn't seem high, but talk is, Douyu's numbers aren't real. So who knows.
callmeCata
Banned
Ah fuck that was impression not views. Whoops!
Edit: I just googled this and misread it because I am a goof http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/2016-league-legends-world-championship-numbers
Edit: I just googled this and misread it because I am a goof http://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/2016-league-legends-world-championship-numbers
Newtype-001
Member
I see why the late arrival makes sense.
It was 43 million.
But let's say it was 400 million, over a BILLION people watched the 2014 world cup finals, and I still don't expect those who don't follow soccer to know who are considered to be the best players.
It's not insane that some of us don't know who Faker is.
Ghost is Bad
Banned
who is faker