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Massive Changes To My Twitch Streaming
6 years ago
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Hey streamgoers,
First off, let me be clear: I am okay. Despite all the stresses, problems, and just general things that have happened in my life, especially quite recently, I am still living, physically well, relatively healthy, and happy! A lot has happened that I will detail later in a massive update journal: I'll likely save that for a big, 2019-in-review journal near or at the end of this year. As far as immediate causes for concerns go, you can help me with my lack of a working vehicle problem I've recently obtained. That is all detailed over in this journal: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9243831/
That all being said, the reason this journal is titled as such is because all of the stuff I've had to deal with in the past 4 months, both major and minor, have forced me to restructure my stream and streaming habits. Not only that, a good portion of these changes are due to certain things going stale or becoming uninteresting, as well as having to make some sensible business decisions as my Twitch channel, as mostly for fun that it is, does have the ability to generate revenue for me. I've grouped together all the changes into itemized categories below. Some of these changes have already taken effect--ALL changes will take effect starting the stream on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. If there is something you know about my stream that you don't see listed here, that means that something is not changing.
1) The streaming days remain Wednesday and Thursday of every week, but the streaming time is now from 4:00 PM MDT to 9:00 PM MDT. This change is due to repeated noise complaints my late night streaming would result in. While I understand that many of us are night owls, myself included, and that many have gotten used to my more late night streaming, I can't risk being evicted from my home, nor risk my innocent roommate being guilt-by-associated with my own actions.
2) Permanent weekly streaming days are Wednesday and Thursday, but any additional days of streaming will be the result of serendipity. I've tried to add more days to stream, but the fluid and chaotic nature of working at a restaurant coupled with my obligations has made that practically impossible. If I stream more, it'll be because I could that day and not because that day is not a permanent part of the streaming schedule.
3) Rather than at the beginning of the stream, announcements will instead be read aloud during the break in the middle.
1) My custom built gaming computer will finally be completed, for certain, by the end of September. This custom PC is exclusively for the stream, so games will run smoother, crisper, and more efficiently for recording. The first stream of October will be the maiden use of this new PC
2) The following equipment will be purchased and added to the stream over time, starting in October: a new microphone, a new gaming chair, a new recording camera, a CRT console gaming setup, a LCD console gaming setup, soundproofing floormat and an Elgato StreamDeck.
3) My streaming setup will be moved from my room out into the living room area in its own custom-built, cubby-like area. This will help localize my noise away from windows and from adjacent bedrooms in other apartments, as well as give me a larger, more comfortable space to stream at and in.
1) Singleplayer blocs will consist of two games: one is a permanent, curated rotation of very popular games that I like but also draw in views (the "business" game); the other is a game of my own personal choosing or one I became interested in from suggestions in my Discord (the "for fun" or "cuz I wanna" game)
2) The business game will always be streamed on Wednesdays. It currently consists of these three games: _Minecraft_, _Pokemon Trading Card Game Online_ and _Super Mario Maker 2_. The games rotate amongst themselves per singleplayer bloc: for example, in one singleplayer bloc it'll be just _Minecraft_, but in the next singleplayer bloc it'll be _Pokemon TCGO_, etc.
3) The for fun/cuz I wanna game will always be streamed on Thursdays. These games can either be a collection of short games (like how in the upcoming October singleplayer bloc the Thursday streams will be different short horror games) or one long game.
4) A new Discord server role exclusive to the singleplayer bloc will be created: Guest of the Game. If the game I play on Thursdays is one I picked from game suggestions, then the person who initially made the suggestion will be made Guest of the Game. With this role, that person is allowed to join in the in-stream voice chats on days where I play the suggested game. This role does not apply if the suggestor is already an official Lil' Bastard, and lasts for as long as it takes to complete the game in stream.
1) Multiplayer blocs are now a 'permanent' list of five games, each given a week of streaming (or two total streaming days) to play. Those five games are: _Golf With Your Friends_, _Armello_, _Garry's Mod_, _Skribbl.io_ and _The Jackbox Party Packs_
2) An additional sixth week in the multiplayer bloc will be a "Bro Bro Vs." week where myself and
bodyoftemptation will go 1v1 in a game or series of games. These weeks can be multistreams between our two channels, as well. Where this week falls in the multiplayer bloc depends on when BodyOfTemptation's days off line up, as his work schedule changes weekly versus my more permanent work schedule.
3) Polls will no longer be conducted to vote on what games should fill a multiplayer bloc, nor will new/potential games for the multiplayer bloc be tested in stream. Polls may be conducted on what games can/should be played for the Bro Bro Vs., however.
3) While this list is 'permanent', games can be swapped out if one becomes too boring and/or a much more interesting multiplayer game comes along that everyone would like to play.
1) Break segments are being shelved for now due to lack of participation and, frankly, becoming boring. Breaks will now just be quick 15-30 min. moments of announcements and recuperative downtime.
2) Between each gaming bloc will be a transitional week where I will stream more creative, non-gaming content.
3) On one of the creative week stream days CAN be a Terrible Paint.net Shop Marathon, which will be a multistream between myself and bodyoftemptation. On his stream he will do TPnS head commissions, while on my stream I will do bad shops of group photo images using said heads. The TPnS Marathon stream is also where the former TMI Q&A and Dramatic Reading break segments will go to make it livelier and more fun. Whether or not one of the stream days is a TPnS Marathon depends on if BodyOfTemptation's work schedule allows for that.
4) The other creative stream day (or both days, if applicable), I will bring back the Worldbuilding & Loremaking stream from the old Skully After Dark Days. It will feature me developing my D&D4e world of Testria, and opens the homebrewing up to immediate feedback and critique from you, the viewer. This also forces me to finally finish all that up so I can finally get the D&D4e game I've promised my players for far too long now.
First off, let me be clear: I am okay. Despite all the stresses, problems, and just general things that have happened in my life, especially quite recently, I am still living, physically well, relatively healthy, and happy! A lot has happened that I will detail later in a massive update journal: I'll likely save that for a big, 2019-in-review journal near or at the end of this year. As far as immediate causes for concerns go, you can help me with my lack of a working vehicle problem I've recently obtained. That is all detailed over in this journal: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9243831/
That all being said, the reason this journal is titled as such is because all of the stuff I've had to deal with in the past 4 months, both major and minor, have forced me to restructure my stream and streaming habits. Not only that, a good portion of these changes are due to certain things going stale or becoming uninteresting, as well as having to make some sensible business decisions as my Twitch channel, as mostly for fun that it is, does have the ability to generate revenue for me. I've grouped together all the changes into itemized categories below. Some of these changes have already taken effect--ALL changes will take effect starting the stream on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. If there is something you know about my stream that you don't see listed here, that means that something is not changing.
SCHEDULING1) The streaming days remain Wednesday and Thursday of every week, but the streaming time is now from 4:00 PM MDT to 9:00 PM MDT. This change is due to repeated noise complaints my late night streaming would result in. While I understand that many of us are night owls, myself included, and that many have gotten used to my more late night streaming, I can't risk being evicted from my home, nor risk my innocent roommate being guilt-by-associated with my own actions.
2) Permanent weekly streaming days are Wednesday and Thursday, but any additional days of streaming will be the result of serendipity. I've tried to add more days to stream, but the fluid and chaotic nature of working at a restaurant coupled with my obligations has made that practically impossible. If I stream more, it'll be because I could that day and not because that day is not a permanent part of the streaming schedule.
3) Rather than at the beginning of the stream, announcements will instead be read aloud during the break in the middle.
EQUIPMENT1) My custom built gaming computer will finally be completed, for certain, by the end of September. This custom PC is exclusively for the stream, so games will run smoother, crisper, and more efficiently for recording. The first stream of October will be the maiden use of this new PC
2) The following equipment will be purchased and added to the stream over time, starting in October: a new microphone, a new gaming chair, a new recording camera, a CRT console gaming setup, a LCD console gaming setup, soundproofing floormat and an Elgato StreamDeck.
3) My streaming setup will be moved from my room out into the living room area in its own custom-built, cubby-like area. This will help localize my noise away from windows and from adjacent bedrooms in other apartments, as well as give me a larger, more comfortable space to stream at and in.
GAMING: SINGLEPLAYER1) Singleplayer blocs will consist of two games: one is a permanent, curated rotation of very popular games that I like but also draw in views (the "business" game); the other is a game of my own personal choosing or one I became interested in from suggestions in my Discord (the "for fun" or "cuz I wanna" game)
2) The business game will always be streamed on Wednesdays. It currently consists of these three games: _Minecraft_, _Pokemon Trading Card Game Online_ and _Super Mario Maker 2_. The games rotate amongst themselves per singleplayer bloc: for example, in one singleplayer bloc it'll be just _Minecraft_, but in the next singleplayer bloc it'll be _Pokemon TCGO_, etc.
3) The for fun/cuz I wanna game will always be streamed on Thursdays. These games can either be a collection of short games (like how in the upcoming October singleplayer bloc the Thursday streams will be different short horror games) or one long game.
4) A new Discord server role exclusive to the singleplayer bloc will be created: Guest of the Game. If the game I play on Thursdays is one I picked from game suggestions, then the person who initially made the suggestion will be made Guest of the Game. With this role, that person is allowed to join in the in-stream voice chats on days where I play the suggested game. This role does not apply if the suggestor is already an official Lil' Bastard, and lasts for as long as it takes to complete the game in stream.
GAMING: MULTIPLAYER1) Multiplayer blocs are now a 'permanent' list of five games, each given a week of streaming (or two total streaming days) to play. Those five games are: _Golf With Your Friends_, _Armello_, _Garry's Mod_, _Skribbl.io_ and _The Jackbox Party Packs_
2) An additional sixth week in the multiplayer bloc will be a "Bro Bro Vs." week where myself and
bodyoftemptation will go 1v1 in a game or series of games. These weeks can be multistreams between our two channels, as well. Where this week falls in the multiplayer bloc depends on when BodyOfTemptation's days off line up, as his work schedule changes weekly versus my more permanent work schedule. 3) Polls will no longer be conducted to vote on what games should fill a multiplayer bloc, nor will new/potential games for the multiplayer bloc be tested in stream. Polls may be conducted on what games can/should be played for the Bro Bro Vs., however.
3) While this list is 'permanent', games can be swapped out if one becomes too boring and/or a much more interesting multiplayer game comes along that everyone would like to play.
CREATIVE STREAMING1) Break segments are being shelved for now due to lack of participation and, frankly, becoming boring. Breaks will now just be quick 15-30 min. moments of announcements and recuperative downtime.
2) Between each gaming bloc will be a transitional week where I will stream more creative, non-gaming content.
3) On one of the creative week stream days CAN be a Terrible Paint.net Shop Marathon, which will be a multistream between myself and
bodyoftemptation. On his stream he will do TPnS head commissions, while on my stream I will do bad shops of group photo images using said heads. The TPnS Marathon stream is also where the former TMI Q&A and Dramatic Reading break segments will go to make it livelier and more fun. Whether or not one of the stream days is a TPnS Marathon depends on if BodyOfTemptation's work schedule allows for that.4) The other creative stream day (or both days, if applicable), I will bring back the Worldbuilding & Loremaking stream from the old Skully After Dark Days. It will feature me developing my D&D4e world of Testria, and opens the homebrewing up to immediate feedback and critique from you, the viewer. This also forces me to finally finish all that up so I can finally get the D&D4e game I've promised my players for far too long now.
