What are some qualities you look for in a streamer that make you want to stick around and watch them?
To be honest, I tend to watch for the game before I watch for the streamer.
However, when it comes to multiple people streaming the same game, or the few streamers I frequent regardless of what games they happen to stream, it usually boils down to their interaction.
Problem is, everyone thinks they have to be funny or have to emulate the more popular streamers. While being a funny kind of entertaining streamer is certainly a plus, if you aren't a funny person then it doesn't necessarily mean you will be a boring, and therefore fail caster. Another, rarer and often times more enjoyable trait I find is a streamer who is informative. Explain to me things about the game. Teach me things I didn't know about the game, make me want to play it, and come to you whenever I want advice on the game. A streamer who teaches me something will leave a much longer, lasting, impression on me than one who can crack a joke on occasion.
However, when it comes to multiple people streaming the same game, or the few streamers I frequent regardless of what games they happen to stream, it usually boils down to their interaction.
Problem is, everyone thinks they have to be funny or have to emulate the more popular streamers. While being a funny kind of entertaining streamer is certainly a plus, if you aren't a funny person then it doesn't necessarily mean you will be a boring, and therefore fail caster. Another, rarer and often times more enjoyable trait I find is a streamer who is informative. Explain to me things about the game. Teach me things I didn't know about the game, make me want to play it, and come to you whenever I want advice on the game. A streamer who teaches me something will leave a much longer, lasting, impression on me than one who can crack a joke on occasion.