So I'm really thinking of starting up a steam to stream some streams; however, I'm quite unsure of a few things, so I thought I'd pop in here to get some questions answered before I went through all the brou-ha-ha of setting things up only to have no viewers and let it die.
1: How do I market my stream?
I've seen a lot of streamers for other games advertise on their affiliated site's page, such as Smite's Hi-Rez players on Smite's Facebook and the like, but as an individual I'm not quite sure where to start with this.
2: Exactly how good do am I expected to be?
I definitely feel like I'm good, but I can't churn out S-ranks. I can complete many of Val0108's maps without too much trouble if I practice a little bit, as well as some Skystar maps and songs by other high-praise, high-difficulty mappers. But songs like Val's "Scarlet Rose" and Blue Dragon's "Can't Beat Airman" evade me, while I can get through "Mythologia's End" and "Recommended Spell." What is the threshold here?
3: How good does my equipment need to be?
I just recently picked up a very high-quality laptop to replace my old one, an IdeaPad Y510P by Lenovo. SLI-Graphics card, high-end processor, etc. It has what seems to be a very good integrated camera and microphone; is this enough, or do I really need an auxiliary camera and mic?
4: What screen-capture software should I use?
I've done some digging, but in no way do I think I have any sort of a handle on what's good and what isn't. I've heard that Twitch has this software built into the site; is that true? If not, what should I look into? Are their any free versions I can use while I test the popularity of the stream and upgrade, pending success?
5: What are some general tips?
I'm familiar with streams, but not with streaming. I have a personality I think should be good for streaming, but I've never done it before. What do?
Any and all feedback is helpful. I haven't been particularly active in the osu! community, but I would like to start. I've been doing a little mapping on the side, and if this stream kicks up I hope to do more in the future.
P.S: I saw no better forum to post this, so I put it here. Apologies if I'm in the inappropriate forum.
1: How do I market my stream?
I've seen a lot of streamers for other games advertise on their affiliated site's page, such as Smite's Hi-Rez players on Smite's Facebook and the like, but as an individual I'm not quite sure where to start with this.
2: Exactly how good do am I expected to be?
I definitely feel like I'm good, but I can't churn out S-ranks. I can complete many of Val0108's maps without too much trouble if I practice a little bit, as well as some Skystar maps and songs by other high-praise, high-difficulty mappers. But songs like Val's "Scarlet Rose" and Blue Dragon's "Can't Beat Airman" evade me, while I can get through "Mythologia's End" and "Recommended Spell." What is the threshold here?
3: How good does my equipment need to be?
I just recently picked up a very high-quality laptop to replace my old one, an IdeaPad Y510P by Lenovo. SLI-Graphics card, high-end processor, etc. It has what seems to be a very good integrated camera and microphone; is this enough, or do I really need an auxiliary camera and mic?
4: What screen-capture software should I use?
I've done some digging, but in no way do I think I have any sort of a handle on what's good and what isn't. I've heard that Twitch has this software built into the site; is that true? If not, what should I look into? Are their any free versions I can use while I test the popularity of the stream and upgrade, pending success?
5: What are some general tips?
I'm familiar with streams, but not with streaming. I have a personality I think should be good for streaming, but I've never done it before. What do?
Any and all feedback is helpful. I haven't been particularly active in the osu! community, but I would like to start. I've been doing a little mapping on the side, and if this stream kicks up I hope to do more in the future.
P.S: I saw no better forum to post this, so I put it here. Apologies if I'm in the inappropriate forum.