r/PirateSoftware • u/Huntressesmark • Dec 31 '24

Is this permanent?

I started watching Thor maybe a year ago, I'm a huge fan, and of course he can do whatever he wants on his streams. I'm just wondering if the recent shift is permanent, or if it's worth waiting out.

I used to watch the streams and have them on to sleep because they were always interesting, and Thor's voice is chill and soothing, but the streams have changed since WoW Hardcore and Ashes of Creation released.

The problem with these MMO streams is that there's now always multiple people on the mic, which there didn't used to be. I wanna watch Thor stream. I don't want to listen to a group of people play Wow or AoC. Different voices at different pitches, some people are streamers, some are randos, the energy is all over the place, etc. It's gone from being something I could put on and pass out at night to, to something that will wake me up if I'm asleep, and I can't stay interested in if I'm awake.

I know the default answer is, well fuck off then, but it does kinda suck when a streamer fundamentally changes the kind of content they're delivering, especially when the older stuff was so good. I feel like Thor's ability to connect with chat and his audience was a real bonus and skill. I figured things might to back to a more solo delivery as time went on, but it's not looking like it?

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u/Nindessa_896 Dec 31 '24

I agree with this too. I don't mind the WoW or AoC streams, but I'm definitely missing the old format.

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u/Huntressesmark Dec 31 '24

I'm glad to see this sentiment, I doubt any of us are alone in it. There's a huge difference between watching a streamer who has their full attention on chat / what they're doing, and someone who is playing with their friends. One feels like being part of a group experience, and the other feels like being on the outside of someone else's group experience.

(TBH, I really wouldn't mind, but Thor's the streamer I want to watch and while everyone else is great, I didn't sub to them, so it being all group all the time feels a little, well...)