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3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« on: November 16, 2014, 04:46:54 PM »
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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2014, 06:12:36 PM »
I don't get a lot of things.

Like football.

I also have the grace and wisdom to just not care.
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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2014, 07:13:55 PM »
Quote from: bluestarlizzard on November 16, 2014, 06:12:36 PM
I don't get a lot of things.

Like football.

I also have the grace and wisdom to just not care.


Here:



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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2014, 07:16:13 PM »
Quote from: fistful on November 16, 2014, 07:13:55 PM

Here:



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oh! thanks for reminding me!

I picked up some cookies at the store earlier today!

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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2014, 08:26:32 PM »
Cool story, Hansel.
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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2014, 08:57:56 PM »
Quote from: fistful on November 16, 2014, 08:26:32 PM
Cool story, Hansel.

Hansel is the boy. Gretel is the girl. duh.

and I still have cookies. so :P
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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2014, 09:13:14 PM »
My wifey made me some tea-flavored sugar cookies today. And Mexican hot chocolate. And Peking duck. And Mandarin pancakes.

Oh, and there was no one named Gretel in that movie.  :P
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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2014, 09:37:00 PM »
Makes sense to me. Why do they have running on-air commentary on sports events on TV? Why do people listen to talk radio?

It's like a commercialized YouTube channel, except in realtime. They have to be good at the games they're playing, and/or be able to produce a constant stream of engaging commentary to get people to watch.

It's not like just any random Joe Blow playing CoD live while people watch. They have a persona that is entertaining.
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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2014, 01:12:08 AM »
So it could be compared to sports broadcasts, or (more realistically) reality television. Two things I also don't get. So that much makes sense to me.

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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2014, 01:46:47 AM »
It makes sense to somebody, cause they're making money.  Kinda like trample porn.


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« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2014, 05:00:17 AM »
There's actually a lot of folks who stream themselves gaming, a good number who do it full time, and a  lot more who do it part time for extra cash. Lots and lots who do it for free or tips.  

On twitch you share the sub fee, so you get 2.50 per sub and twitch gets 2.50. Get yourself a few hundred subs and it's not a bad gig. And that not even counting donations/tips. The better guys with 2+ k subs aren't making horroble money.
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Re: 3 roommates paid to play games, around the clock
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2014, 10:15:58 AM »
Quote from: bluestarlizzard on November 16, 2014, 07:16:13 PM
oh! thanks for reminding me!

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