starkerealm wrote: »Maybe it’s just me, but I would rather PLAY the game than watching someone stream play the game. So I guess I’ll never get the torchbug pet then. So much for customer loyalty.
So the thing about Twitch is: It's outreach. This is trying to get to people who don't play the game, getting to pay attention, and pick it up. So, the Torchbugs are two-way loyalty. You're going out there, and getting attention in a larger sphere. Your views help ESO's placement in Twitch's analytics. The Bug, and other giveaways are designed to encourage that, and to encourage new players to join. That's the entire reason the team has codes for new copies with Summerset, not just upgrade codes. And, it's working, right now ESO is 41st on Twitch, and it is getting attention and getting new players into the game.
I believe the numbers are inflated because twitch drops are on and a few major ESO streamers are on too. when drops are not on, ESO normally cruises between 1k-2k viewers.
starkerealm wrote: »ZOS_Edward wrote: »Head over to Twitch and watch members of our Stream Team. They have codes they give out that grant these pets
This is so underhanded.
Look at the correlation between top donators to said streams and who gets the codes.
It's basically non-existent.
Nice statement of fact. To get your general non-existent statement do you have evidence to back it up with?. Please link i will read and re-evaluate my stance if need be.
This is where the water gets murky. There is no stipulation to streamers to be fair with these codes firstly and secondly there is zero transparency tracking this which only reinforces my underhand observation.
starkerealm wrote: »starkerealm wrote: »Nice statement of fact. To get your general non-existent statement do you have evidence to back it up with?. Please link i will read and re-evaluate my stance if need be.
Sure, give me a second:
Actually, you know, watch the streams, instead of crying about how the guys who throw a lot of money around are automatically winning. Because, you know, there's a lot of times when the codes go to randos.
You can also check out the bot they're using, if you want to do some digging, but it's standardized code, so they'd need to be custom coding their own bot that secretly paid out to the people of their choice, while simultaneously behaving like the normal ones in all other situations, meaning this would need to be one massive conspiracy to screw with you.
Yeah, that sounds like something they'd do just to mess with you.
And, honestly, if someone decided to give Romeo_Redd or Timberwolfe a pet under the table, I don't think anyone'd really object. These guys are (literally) throwing thousands of dollars into supporting the ESO stream community. Not just specific streamers either.
But, they're not rigging the raffles, they don't need to. They have full discretion over how to how to handle the giveaways, and the vast majority are via randomized, draws that open to any viewers. Just watch, and punch in the designated !command when they start a drawing. If you don't type that in chat, you're not in the running at all.
Or, you know, enter into that Twitter contest that @MissBizz posted. Also, maybe, check out her stream, she's a Stream Team member as well.
In theory I totally agree.
Still salty though; that I'd have to watch (rather than listen, as I do often) to a stream of a game that if I had time to sit and watch anything, I'd actually be playing.
Like how is it logical to expect people to watch for free, and get a chance at nice things, rather than play and *pay for* said game?
What does only watching actually do for anyone?
You can do it by listening. You only need to watch if you're trying for the free crates which... honestly, not worth it unless you're enjoying the content.
Now, if you're running a single monitor setup, so your choice is between having the game up, or having the stream, I understand. But, if you're at home, you can even run Twitch through a phone. So, you do have options.