perfectsil
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More people watched that stream than the total number of user accounts on gaf!
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LoL Pro Faker Signs Up For Twitch, Immediately Breaks Record (245k concurrent)
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nephilimdj
Member
Real talk: 250,000 people just wanted to see faker play with a blitz on his team
Baldwin_the_First
Member
Why in hell is he clicking the mouse back and forth nonstop like this when he plays.
Tangled Up in Blue
Banned
You obviously have no idea how huge League is right now. It rivals Minecraft for most popular game in the world.
Because it's how you play the game
thestopsign
Member
This is Faker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPCfoCVCx3U
If you can't follow what happened, here is the same clip in slow-mo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMIDWZdJb3w
He has won 3 out of 6 of the League of Legends World's titles. He wasn't playing during the first two either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPCfoCVCx3U
If you can't follow what happened, here is the same clip in slow-mo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMIDWZdJb3w
He has won 3 out of 6 of the League of Legends World's titles. He wasn't playing during the first two either.
Thought I was the only one!
Granted, I don't follow the MOBA scene at all and couldn't name any players from that scene. Not surprised by the numbers though, LoL is always on top in Twitch viewership.
In North America, sure. But I don't know how well that argument holds in Asia and some parts of Europe.
ChrisMahoney
Banned
Bubble? How many people on the street would know who faker is? Probably 1/300 or less.
I watch Twitch every day and used to play LoL years ago and I've never heard of Faker.
Faker's no Ariana Grande
u wot m8
Damn Silly
Member
What immediately plays on my head whenever I hear "Faker"
On topic though, those are some ridiculous numbers. I'm guessing they'll get partnered almost immediately.
On topic though, those are some ridiculous numbers. I'm guessing they'll get partnered almost immediately.
perfectsil
Member
It's gaf that is niche, not lol or esports
p much
Hierophant
Banned
he's a three times worlds champion and the very best league's got to offer
he definitely deserves it!
ChrisMahoney
Banned
Both gaf and esports are niche. Barely anyone walking down the street would know who Faker is. Most would know who Lebron James is
I still remember when Penny Arcade gloated about banning a pro gamer from PAX 2008.
A few years later, they had a huge space just for streaming pro LoL tournament they were holding there.
lol
A few years later, they had a huge space just for streaming pro LoL tournament they were holding there.
lol
Hierophant
Banned
Depends where you go
Inspectah_Deck
Member
I still don´t get anything from that.
I can barely see which one the player character is.
This is more my cup of tea:
https://vimeo.com/35912245
n0razi
Member
Its by far the most popular game in the world... its like saying you don't care for football (soccer) and watch NBA instead.
chillybright
Banned
Bubble? How many people on the street would know who faker is? Probably 1/300 or less.
I watch Twitch every day and used to play LoL years ago and I've never heard of Faker.
Faker's no Ariana Grande
What do you watch on Twitch?
Have you ever followed LCS?
I still don´t get anything from that.
I can barely see which one the player character is.
This is more my cup of tea:
https://vimeo.com/35912245
People will always forget the real GOAT of esports. Show some respect people.
I would say the person who doesn't care for soccer still knows who Messi and Ronaldo are. While not knowing who this guy is a perfectly reasonable thing to expect from any gamer really.
barneystuta83
Member
Did anyone else initially read the thread title and think:
Haha! A professional conman tricked 245k users to watch their stream.
Haha! A professional conman tricked 245k users to watch their stream.
No? OK, just me.
Hierophant
Banned
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=LoL+Pro+Faker here fuckers
Nothing like loving one's own ignorance in an attempt to be viewed as superior.
"What's an Ariana Grande?!?"
Happens every time.
Information is there in the OP but nope gotta come with the drive-by 'who?' like a true badass.
Hierophant
Banned
Fuck that thread was so embarrassing, everytime someone posts that who gif, I know it's someone most normal people know
RedAssedApe
Banned
and who you talk to. which is kind of the point when you're talking about niche. lol
Huge Succeeded
Banned
league of legends is a game that nobody knows about now?
this crap is why I always get hung up on people's shithouse definition of 'mainstream' as it's used in threads that inspire users to compare platform libraries
I mean, you wouldn't say that about Minecraft or GTA, or Uncharted, or Halo, right? Those games are all mainstream. but I'll tell you what, nobody outside of gaming circles knows about League of Legends, the single most popular video game ever. How could they? It's a niche game with niche appeal LoL
Inspectah_Deck
Member
People will always forget the real GOAT of esports. Show some respect people.
Do I also get fat like a true gamer with this stuff?
I used to think this, but my mind was blown when I first found out how many guys in my abitur class five years ago were into league.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Yeah, I assumed from the title that this was going to be about someone pretending to be a pro player and pulling off some sort of identity theft scheme on Twitch.
Serious question: why do some get defensive when others aren't aware of the thing/person they like? I'm sure I'm not the only one who clicked because I knew setting a Twitch record was a big deal but couldn't decipher the thread title and wanted to know more.
And if others providing their perspective that they weren't aware of this person until now is a problem mods would've intervened.
And if others providing their perspective that they weren't aware of this person until now is a problem mods would've intervened.
E_Darkness
Member
That player sounds fake.
Hierophant
Banned
If you go to South Korea and ask any random person on the street who faker is, I guarantee you most people would know. Is a whole country niche?
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
People will always forget the real GOAT of esports. Show some respect people.
Dude STILL gets PC part companies licencing out his name to slap on their shit. Nobody's doing that shit for Faker.
Hierophant
Banned
for an enthusiast gaming forum, many people here don't know shit about wider gaming outside of their own personal genres
It gets frustrating having to explain who someone is even though all the info is in the OP
Closest analog for Dotes is probably Universe, but a carry.
For DotA maybe dendi in terms of popularity.
This is exactly what I thought this thread was about
Lol
I have no problem with people not knowing who he is.
What is annoying is the bizarre ignorance shown combined with the sense of superiority some posters get from being completely oblivious to the popularity of esports and league of legends when it's literally the most popular game in the world.
Inspectah_Deck
Member
Yeah I wonder too, always see his name when new mainboards get announced.
Does he even still play?
How old is he now? 40?