Quote Originally Posted by Mawlzy View Post
Why would anyone watch someone playing a video game instead of playing the game themselves?
1. Because many people don't consider themselves able to do Ultimates. And it's not even necessarily due to skill, but rather due to time or the challenging process of getting 7 others to do it at the same times who won't all fight with eachother or be unable to do it.

2. Streams are really about the person playing, not what they are playing. They can make it boring or fun by their own personality or character and their associated reactions to events, or they can make it interesting by discussing philosophical or political issues.

3. Talk about the game with others who care about it, or meet other people - and sometimes people meet others through a stream chat or its discord, or even end up playing with the streamer.

4. If you can't play, such as due to being away from a PC or it is broken, and just have a mobile device.

5. Your example is like saying why not play football instead of watch it. Both happen and that's really that.