Tips/Advice for streaming FFXIV?

[Eul]

Hello I currently learning to do streaming via twitch. And what I mainly want to show is doing frontline. I glad to have someone who can answer my current thought.
- I don't really like using webcam and mic so is it okay for viewer?
- When I'm done frontline should I put afk scene to wait another frontline match and then put my scene back?
- Is hiding your chat already common rule for privacy?

That's what I want to ask currently, thank you.

[Ashewalker]

First: It's ok, but the thing is that people feel more at home when there is a direct connection to the streamer, if they wanted to only look at a game, they would play it or watch on youtube, you need to make it interesting.
Second: Doing that just to wait for the next Frontline will lose you viewers, Here is where the previous point comes up. If you wanted to do it like that, you need to keep the viewers interested in the game and you while you wait for the next frontline.
Third: It's not a rule but its better to hide it, as there are that don't like their own chats shared with many other people, they feel like it's a invasion of privacy.

I was thinking of stream when 3.3 comes up, even if almost no one will watch, i will promote it though^^

[White_Devil]

Cover chat with a misc picture, it can be anything.
It's cool if you don't wanna use webcam, but you may want to use a mic though to interact with your audience, otherwise it'd get boring.
Also if you want, put together a playlist and have it going in the background.
Have fun with it in 3.3 mate

[Eul]

The reason I don't really like to put webcam and mic is because I'm living with parents and my room kinda messy, so people might hear some noises lol. But what about interact them with chat? Still, thanks for the answer.

[Ashewalker]

Its not realy Enough since the chat is live, and the video isnt, it has a delay, not to mention, the viewers won't feel ... important if you just write.

[Eul]

Its not realy Enough since the chat is live, and the video isnt, it has a delay, not to mention, the viewers won't feel ... important if you just write.

Hmm... Well I might consider to livestream if it's not amuse people without mic :/ But I'll try to stream this new frontline even there's no viewer lol.

[Jynx]

If you don't at least have a mic then your just not going to get much as far as audience retention.

people want to interact with you, not just watch. Your free to do the stream however you want just don't expect anyone to actually watch when they could just do it themselves or watch on demand content where they can skip the dull parts. You would be doing a stream with none of the things that make a stream interesting.

If you are concerned about background noise from your parents consider you mic settings and consider some basic sound proofing methods you can do with household items. Hell hanging a few blankets around your station, slap a sock on your mic as a cheapo-pop filter, if your in a closed room (Your bedroom or such) it will be super easy to isolate most background noise. But I mean if your going to still sound like your talking through a garbage can after all of this I just wouldn't bother with a stream.

Record the footage and edit it, your doing your audience even if it's 0 a favor this way. Don't just do something because you can, take some pride and make it the best quality you can if your trying to present it to others.

[Kotemon]

Is this on a PC or on the PS4? I've been thinking of broadcasting on the PS4 occasionally (without the camera). I'm just not sure how it works or what is shown or not in broadcast like the user name shown on/in PS4 desktop. Otherwise I think there are software for PC's that will stream your desktop. As for webcams I think it may be optional but convenient if they can be sub windowed over the chat box to keep player dialog hidden. Could always ask some of the people who make a living streaming games for reviews and such what they use on PC.

[Eul]

I'm playing with PC and using broadcast program OBS

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This might encourage me to do with mic. But here's another thought with mic
- I'm not really fluent in English so my speaking "kinda" weird for them (I'm person who into writing than speaking). So any comment for this?
- What should I talk with viewer when I'm playing frontline?

[Ashewalker]

- I'm not really fluent in English so my speaking "kinda" weird for them (I'm person who into writing than speaking). So any comment for this?
- What should I talk with viewer when I'm playing frontline?

Simple! Since you are not very fluent in English, speak slowly, plainly so your audience can understand.
While playing Frontlines, you can explain the rules of Frontlines, give tips, comment on what you are doing, comment on what your team is doing, etc, things like this.