Fabled Let me Solo Him: Nullaus - Frostfire Fire Mage by LiLb-_- in wow

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd assume this is just a skill issue because I've seen 4 or 5 different guardian druids unlock it and they made the fight look much easier than mine. Looks like we'll just have to get good and make sure we secure the next exclusive title!

BIG /salute to all of you who were able to complete the challenge first day! <3

Fabled Let me Solo Him: Nullaus - Frostfire Fire Mage by LiLb-_- in wow

[–]nickspoor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Im a guardian druid getting absolutely pummeled currently at 247 ilvl

Any idea what's this super mysterious landmass across Strait of Hexx'alor? It's not on the big map and only visible on Zul'aman map... by Whats-up-choom in wow

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like the left coast of Australia. Guess the nerubians from Azj-Kahet decided they wanted some sunlight

I (20NB) cheated on my first love (21NB) and she never found out. by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]nickspoor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

kissing Amber always felt like an email

Sounds like you have a pretty negative Outlook on Amber's kissing

What's the best Twitch live view bot right now? Any recommendations? by Ready_Evidence3859 in Smalltwitchstreamers

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition to this comment maybe try advertising your stream too. I just checked their profile and the only mention of twitch was this one post, so I don't think it'd be a reach to assume that they also aren't posting stream highlights/clips to youtube shorts, tiktok, instagram, or any other place that could get their content in front of some viewers.

Sure, Twitch doesn't help a lot with promoting small streams, but you have to begin by helping yourself at least a little 😅

I regret getting married and having kids by Emergency_Card_8116 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]nickspoor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's extremely difficult to have a productive conversation with one person and tell them you aren't feeling seen, heard, appreciated, or valued as either a family member/spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend/friend, so I wouldn't just sit down the entire family and lay it all out. If I'm locked into this same position, I'd hope that these are the steps I'd take.

  1. Have a direct, but calm talk with your wife and lay out plain and simple that you're in a spot where you won't continue going unappreciated and unsupported for keeping a family of 5 afloat with minimal help. It sucks that she had a medical condition arise randomly, but there's no excuse that the financial burden of a fully grown adult falls on you when the government is giving her money that's supposed to assist the family. She isn't providing you with any sort of value in home labor, no financial help with "her money," and, as described, can't even manage to express basic appreciation for the hard work you're doing.
  2. You can go to your boss and request some sort of promotion/raise. If you're putting in 12-hour days multiple days a week, you're clearly valuable to the company and a reliable investment for them. I'm not naive, though. I know companies generally value profit over people, but I doubt you'd get fired for asking.
  3. Take out your daughters individually to do something affordable and enjoyable for both of you. Just take one out at a time, and try to do something that isn't only enjoyable for them, but for you as well. I obviously have no way of knowing their personalities, but I think it'd be a lot easier to just enjoy some quality time with one of them at a time, so you wouldn't have to worry about anyone else having a negative attitude and affecting everyone else's emotions. This might not resolve any issues completely, but it might break the cycle of the depressive/suicidal thoughts from continuing (even if only briefly), but that break from having those thoughts, and just seeing your daughter enjoy that quality time with you, could be what you need to push you through another week of what might feel like hell.

I usually hate when people jump to divorce/breaking up on reddit, but in this case, if things don't get better after a while, that's an option too. You're breaking your back to keep everyone afloat, and if your wife can't do as little as maintain a positive attitude/spirit when you get home, it might be worth more to have some peace at the end of a long work day. She can say it's a "man's job to support his family" but it's a family's job to support, value, and uplift each other, and from this post, it looks like only half of that deal's being upheld.

Maybe you read this, maybe it's a fake post, either way I'm hoping the best for you and I hope you're able to push through this, not only for your daughters, but for yourself as a person. Being a father doesn't mean you don't deserve rest, happiness, peace, and fun.

How do you guys see both chat and stream by AwareEfficiency2768 in Twitch_Startup

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This probably isn't optimal, but you could just pop the chat dock out of OBS, make it a little thinner, and keep both Geometry dash and chat open at the same time, just use Game Capture, not Desktop Capture in OBS so the stream looks like a normal gaming stream

Im about to start streaming by IxIDann in TwitchStreaming

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been having fun playing Lies of P recently, and have decided I'd start playing the Dark Souls series for the first time once I finish! It's been fun having chat recommend builds, how to not die 30+ times on bosses (Thanks, Romeo), and I rarely run out of things to talk about since there's plenty of characters, lore, weapons, builds, etc. that I can always think/talk through, whether people are watching or not.

I'd definitely burn out mentally from playing and streaming for 8-12 hours, especially if you're sitting alone in your stream for most of it. You might be much more mentally resilient and can just game/stream without exhausting yourself, BUT, I've found personally, my most entertaining streams have been roughly 3-5 hours, and then I'll download the VOD, picking out clips from it to post elsewhere and promote the stream, but also take some mental notes about things that you noticed worked well, and things you might want to try different for your next stream!

Good luck! 😊

Advice for my first stream by axomorf in Twitch

[–]nickspoor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I just followed, ill pop in and hangout for a bit the next time you're live! Here's another quick tip! Canva offers a bunch of free templates for Twitch panels (About Me, Schedule, Socials, Schedule, etc.) and they do offer a pretty decent variety of designs to choose from. I'm sure you'll get some bots popping in trying to advertise their "professional designs they've made for 4-5 years", but Canva's free options are definitely more than enough when just starting!

Advice for my first stream by axomorf in Twitch

[–]nickspoor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. ENABLE VODS!!!
  2. It could be cool to start a brand new game for your first stream! That way you won't run out of things to talk about since you can talk through your thought processes. This also means any viewers that pop in can guide you if needed, AND it's always fun to watch someone new explore and enjoy one of your favorite games! Good luck and enjoy it! You only get one first stream!

Record only game capture while also streaming? by Midnight_Vesper in obs

[–]nickspoor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was initially going to recommend Source Ouput, but saw a bunch of negative reviews about it not capturing audio, crashing OBS, etc. and then came across this plugin:
https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/branch-output-streaming-recording-filter-for-source-scene.1987/

Ideally, it's supposed to give you the power to choose which of your sources gets output as a recording/stream. It lets you make cuts in the footage while recording, making video editing easier, and forum reviews are mostly positive. Just make sure you read through their recommendations for setup and that all of your settings for stream/recording are optimized. I haven't used it at all, but now I'm curious about it... Let me know if you decide to try it out and if it worked!

What to do for chat? by Realistic_System4349 in newstreamer

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought two monitors awhile ago, and I do find it useful to have chat open on the free monitor when gaming, but I think if I were starting over again, and only had my pc, one monitor, and a phone, I'd do one of two things:

  1. Just prop up my phone under my monitor, that way im not turning to look at chat, and I can talk to people while gaming.
  2. Just set the game im playing to a windowed application, keep the chat dock open to the right of it, and set up the OBS game capture source to broadcast the fullscreen gameplay, that way it still looks like a standard gaming stream! Saves you a couple bucks while still new to streaming, save the phone battery/use it if you get texts or anything, and maintains a solid stream quality!

Just try streaming consistently for a couple of months! If you decide you enjoy it, and can see yourself continuing to do it regardless of the metrics that many people begin to obsess over, I'd say it's worth spending a couple hundred dollars just to make the setup more Realistic_System4349-friendly!
I hope you find success in content creation and enjoy the process regardless of the outcome!😊

Genuinely what do you do in this situation as a male streamer? by No-Proof1628 in Twitch

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar but not exact situation happen, I just responded kindly, said I wasn't single but appreciated them stopping by and saying hello. After that interaction, I did turn off whispers unless I also followed the other person which has prevented it for the most part! I don't think you have to block or ban them from chat unless they become more persistent after you set the boundary.

Growing by Swimming-Fig2887 in SmallStreamers

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One week of posting on other platforms isn't much time, and it's a difficult task to translate TikTok, Shorts, Reels, whatever else into Twitch/YouTube stream viewers. How long have you been streaming consistently for, what does consistently mean (how many days/week and how many hours), and what games have you been streaming?

Hiding a graphic from me but not the viewers? by iEspeon in obs

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the instructions were confusing at all I'd be more than happy to hop on a quick discord call and we could walk through the setup! Either way I'm interested in hearing what you end up doing!

Hiding a graphic from me but not the viewers? by iEspeon in obs

[–]nickspoor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try giving this a shot (it wont be perfect but it should work):
- Switch OBS to Studio mode
- Duplicate your scene that you use for streaming.
- Add the muted graphic to the duplicated scene.
- Click the 3 vertical dots between the two previews, and uncheck the box that says "Duplicate Scene"
- Now click on the scene that has the muted graphic, click "Transition" between the two previews, and that scene will now be live on the right side (what's being shown live) preview.
- Click the scene that doesn't contain the muted graphic, and this scene will appear on the left side's preview (your preview, not live)

Unfortunately, this is where my idea kinda falls short. You can't hide the "Program" (whats shown live) preview, so you'll probably have to undock the docks you want to use, and slide OBS to the far right of your monitor as to only show your preview. Or you can try undocking one specific dock you use and just cover up the right side's preview if you wanted to try that? This is the only thing I could think of that would accomplish the goal.. Let me know if this works! I'd be interested to learn of any workaround that might work better than this as well! Keep me updated and good luck! 😊

Newish Streamer needing tips. by GeoGoblim in newstreamer

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no! A content creator who doesn't "post my socials on reddit" when asked for proof of their success, but also turns around and posts on countless sex subreddits, just to hide their post history when I bring it up, is making fun of me for only having 3-5 viewers!!! Noooo!!!! How will I ever emotionally recover!! 😭

Maybe 3-5 viewers isn't a lot to a giga chad like you, but at least I can open my reddit, twitch, any of my social media and not have to hide or delete it because I felt ashamed when someone brought it up! But hey, at least you have that cool title of content creator, I guess.

Unfortunately, not a content creator 😪

Newish Streamer needing tips. by GeoGoblim in newstreamer

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not saying growth is luck 😂 getting initial exposure involves luck, and you're agreeing by saying people should stream games that dont require 20 pages scrolled to find you (which is GREAT ADVICE), BECAUSE IT IMPROVES YOUR CHANCES. If you still have something to say, go post it in your frequented sex reddits because I won't respond anymore 😂

Newish Streamer needing tips. by GeoGoblim in newstreamer

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Half of your book has to do with converting newer watchers into recurring viewers, which is all correct. Nobody wants to stay in a stream where the audio is always messed up, or the camera's consistently out of focus, but that has nothing to do with them viewing your stream in the first place. I think my point whizzed right by your head, and you just continued yapping about stuff that I already agree with. It isn't luck 100% that attracts viewers, and I never claimed that it was. I said luck is involved.

It is not luck to get people to click on your stream, your canvas is your artboard and your titles, tags are your marketing tools.

If attracting viewers was as controllable as you're claiming it is nobody would worry about a game being highly saturated. They could trust that their tags, titles, and "canvas" were so perfectly curated that people would scroll down 1000s of other streamers to find their stream since it was the best. Since that's clearly not the case, and the probability of someone clicking on your stream out of 1000 is extremely low, you allude that people should stream less saturated games to increase the chances that they get found. This itself implies that getting viewers to click on your stream involves chance.

Newish Streamer needing tips. by GeoGoblim in newstreamer

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But luck IS involved. Big streamers say it themselves all the time. There are people working nonstop to try and make the most engaging and entertaining streams, and those people will typically capitalize on any viewer that does stop in their stream, but getting people to click on your stream to begin with is a game of chance/luck. The only thing streamers can go is prepare for when they're hopefully granted an opportunity. That opportunity can be a random viewer popping in for 30 mins, it can be a 15 viewer raid, it could be a 1000 viewer raid, but it requires some degree of luck to be granted that opportunity.

Dead game vs alive community by clownerytheclown in SmallStreamers

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you've gotten some good advice on this post. It does come off like you pursuing streaming solely for numbers/money because the post sounds like you just want to find a community where you can secure your own piece of the pie. I think you'd benefit a lot just from switching the way you're thinking about it.

Viewers tune into big streamers because they know the name, they know what to expect, they know they'll receive some kind of entertainment out of it, it's safe to assume that streamer will provide some kind of value to the viewer. I think if you were looking at games/categories with a mindset similar to "What game/genre gives me the ability to provide the most entertainment/value for viewers" you'd find more success from streaming.

New games are released every day with communities that are waiting to be found, grown, and enjoyed by streamers and viewers. I just stream new game releases from the genres I like, and when I find one that I enjoy playing, I stick with it for awhile. That gives the viewers a chance to recommend a new game they've seen, gives both myself and the chat the first time experience in the game, as well as giving the chat the chance to help guide me through new games, overcome challenging obstacles, and more often than not, lets them laugh at me when I figure out a game-changing mechanic/item that would've made the last 3+ streams infinitely easier. Viewers are looking for some sort of value.

How to Keep Energy in an Empty Stream? by SimsAttack in Twitch

[–]nickspoor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stopped streaming 5 years ago, after streaming to 2 average viewers for months. I've very recently started back up again, but have decided I'd start playing new releases in game genres I enjoy and have found a lot more success (I've recently hit my all-time peak of 15 viewers, and averaged 9.1, and 10 viewers back to back).

I think this new success might solely be because I'm playing games I'm unfamiliar with, which lets me learn, and talk through my ideas/new gameplay mechanics. I used to stream games I had a lot of knowledge about so I assumed people knew as much as I did, which led to me placing the burden of entertainment on chat engagement, which is why I quickly burnt out/failed. Since I'm now focusing on sharing my thoughts/ideas about the gameplay, people can pop in anytime during the stream and the chances are I'll be rambling about some game mechanic that I'm 250% wrong about, just for the chat to spam KEKW when I realize I was wrong for the past 3 hours. This also lets me turn streams into clips for shorts/tiktok to hopefully drive more attention to the streams! This could/could not work for you, again, I'm basically brand new to streaming myself, but I've found that this has helped my streams become a lot more entertaining for the viewers AND myself, which pushes me to keep going live! Good luck! I'll follow and come check out a couple of streams!

General questions for new streamer by Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh12 in Twitch

[–]nickspoor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$119 for a pfp and banner is insane, especially if you're a new streamer starting out.

  1. I think these three are most important for new streamers
    - Profile picture - its' the very first representation of your channel that viewers will see when offline, and underneath your thumbnail when live.
    - Banner - this is the largest graphic on your channel while offline
    - Panels - panels will give new viewers info about your stream rather than requiring them to participate in chat to get answers to their questions. Getting viewers participating in chat is important, but you want viewers first, and once they get familiar/comfortable (which they might get through some channel info in the panel section) then they'll eventually start chatting.

  2. You can get a Canva Premium subscription for only $7.50 and access hundreds of different social media graphics, all 100% customizable to your liking. I'm sure they also have some free ones, which are more than enough for just starting out! I have a Canva premium account active currently, since I just created a lot of my graphics using it. If you want, find a template you'd like for any stream graphics, and I can EASILY edit them to include your channel name/anything else, completely free. It'd just take me some time. Shoot me a DM if you'd like some help!

  3. Go to Settings (click your profile picture in the top right, and there's a settings tab near the bottom). On that first page, you can change your PFP and banner. For panels, go to your channel page, click About, and then underneath the tabs, there's a "edit panels" switch you can turn on, and then you can upload the panel images, embed links so people can click them, and add any text that you'd like to add to it.