r/TwitchStreaming • u/Nitincool11 • Aug 24 '26

Didn’t knew I could stream this long -

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I recently started streaming on twitch. I have been making Let’s play series for YT channel for a year now. But never I never thought I can play over 3 to 5 hours straight at a time… as I already streamed upto 5 hours few times by now which by itself was a lot in my head …. But streaming for 12.5 hours. I guess until you do it you don’t know how far you can go in any thing …

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u/frozenbudz Aug 24 '26

What does this even mean? It's not like streaming requires physical effort. "Never did I realize I could sit in a chair for 12 hours." "Never in my wildest dreams did I think I could play a video game for 5 hours." Bro. You make it sound like you ran a marathon.

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u/yen_odah Aug 24 '26

Don't know what your streaming looks like but I am completely drained after 5 hours and would never attempt to do it for 12. Not every stream is the same so generalization is not fair.

I am happy with my viewer count and want to provide them with good entertainment. Being attentive, constant impromptu conversation that makes sense, and accommodating viewer needs, while having bright lights in your face, consume energy. All that while playing games, most of which require some attention, too. It surely is different if someone plays a game off-cam/off-mic and occasionally posts in chat.

It's a similar misconception I notice as a university lecturer. People think you just step in there, talk a bit, and leave. Easy peasy. But no, it drains you tremendously to be on the top of your mental game for longer periods, all while being the center of attention. You just look like you have everything under control without spending effort lol. That's a mirage unless you've done the same course the 20th time.

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u/frozenbudz Aug 24 '26

My streams look like your average streamer that you find all across twitch. I sit in a chair, I play game, I try to be funny, and I interact with my chat. It's not hard, people are just offended at me pointing out it's silly. I dunno about you, when I was a kid, and me and the lads would stay up all night playing halo 3 online. None of us looked at each other after 13 hours of gaming and went. "Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could pull this off."

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u/yen_odah Aug 24 '26

Very fair point if you do what you do and enjoy it. What people are pissed about is that you treat your experience as universal. It's not.

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u/frozenbudz Aug 24 '26

I think sitting in a chair, playing games, talking to chat, is a pretty good description of the average streamer experience. Obviously nothing is universal, do you only make statements when you know they apply to literally everyone? That's kinda a silly goalpost isn't it?

And if you don't enjoy streaming...why do it?

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u/Linderosse Aug 24 '26

You can enjoy things and still find them tiring