Chapter 689: Jumping on the Live Stream Bandwagon?
Qin An was in a good mood. His real-name authentication for the Mo Yu live streaming platform had been completed, and he could officially start broadcasting today.
The game pods at the VR internet cafe could download streaming software. The only issue might be the relatively poor machine specs and the less-than-ideal network speed allocated to each machine, but lowering the graphics quality a bit should be fine.
Qin An arrived at the VR internet cafe and, as usual, swiped his ID card to log into a machine.
After downloading the streaming software and debugging the machine for a long time, the live stream finally went live.
Qin An even stepped out of the VR game pod to check his stream on his phone. The overall smoothness was acceptable, but limited by the internet cafe's network speed, the resolution wasn't very high. However, it didn't look much different on a phone screen.
Next, he needed to think of a good stream title.
Qin An thought for a moment. "Let's call it 'Live Streaming the Immortal Server'!"
And so, a stream room named "Live Streaming the Immortal Server" officially began broadcasting.
After confirming that his stream had no issues, Qin An started his game for the day.
The streaming software on the Mo Yu platform was quite comprehensive. Qin An specifically set up various notifications—voice alerts for when viewers entered the room, when he received gifts, or when there was chat interaction.
However, for quite a while at the start, the viewer count in Qin An's room remained at zero. Occasionally, a viewer would drop in, take a quick look, and leave without even sending a chat message.
Qin An was a bit disappointed, but he understood that for a newcomer like him—without core fans or a platform recommendation slot—it was tough to break through in the early stages. Viewers might not even find his stream room at all.
Still, Qin An had confidence in his skills. He firmly believed that as long as he streamed long enough, he would eventually become popular.
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Qin An felt that his skills were still improving little by little. Dying more often on the Immortal Server did teach him a few things.
Moreover, as his skills improved, he was learning faster and faster. Unlike at the beginning, when he died without even knowing how.
After three matches, his best result was top 15.
Qin An felt his performance today wasn't great, so he decided to take a break and switch to relaxation mode.
During this time, a few viewers came in but left without saying a word. Qin An wanted to chat with them but never got the chance, which was pretty frustrating.
With hardly anyone watching, Qin An didn't feel like cracking jokes. Besides, the pace on the Immortal Server was too fast—he couldn't afford to get distracted by banter, because one lapse in focus could turn him into a loot box.
Just then, someone posted a chat message in Qin An's stream room.
"Another one jumping on the Immortal Server bandwagon. Boring."
This viewer left right after sending that message, leaving Qin An completely confused.
"What the hell? What does 'another one jumping on the Immortal Server bandwagon' mean?"
Qin An was baffled. It sounded like streaming the Immortal Server had become commonplace.
Earlier, Qin An had only seen one guy streaming the Immortal Server on Mo Yu, and he was just a "war correspondent." This was clearly still a blue ocean in the streaming world!
Had things changed in the two or three days since he started preparing his stream?
Qin An left the game pod, pulled out his phone, and searched for "Immortal Server" on the Mo Yu platform.
To his shock, a ton of stream rooms popped up!
Qin An was dumbfounded. What the hell was this?
He randomly clicked into two stream rooms to check. Sure enough, these people were all streaming the Immortal Server!
Qin An initially thought they were all war correspondents too, but after a closer look, that wasn't the case. They had innovated—new tricks!
The biggest Immortal Server stream room already had over a hundred thousand viewers and was featured on Mo Yu's recommendation list. The numbers were likely to climb even higher.
That streamer was already somewhat famous, and with the "Immortal Server" gimmick, his viewer count was skyrocketing. He had clearly snatched up all the viewers interested in the Immortal Server.
Qin An felt helpless. No wonder no one was watching his stream.
Obviously, if viewers were interested in the "Immortal Server," searching that keyword would lead them straight to these big stream rooms. Qin An's room was at the bottom of the list, so viewers wouldn't bother checking it out.
What frustrated Qin An even more was that these streamers had new tricks—they were no longer just "war correspondents"!
Take the biggest stream room as an example: the streamer's tactic was to play in four-player squads!
The earlier streamer played solo. Once he died, the game was over, and viewers couldn't see what happened next—making it low on entertainment value. But now, streamers played in four-player squads, randomly matching with teammates. These teammates could be aimbot users or high-end AIs.
If they matched with a high-end AI, that was great, because these AIs had a good chance of making it to the final circle. With luck, viewers could even watch their teammate get a chicken dinner.
For the audience, this solved the entertainment problem perfectly. In fact, observing teammates on the Immortal Server was often more entertaining than watching the streamer's own gameplay!
Of course, neither the streamers nor the players knew about the AIs. They just assumed these were players using aimbots. But that didn't stop them from enjoying the show.
On top of that, some players were actually using subtle aimbots to play on the Immortal Server...
These people naturally got called cheaters, but they had their own excuses.
"Listen up, folks. I've clearly stated in my stream title that I'm using a subtle aimbot on the Immortal Server. Take note: everyone on the Immortal Server uses subtle aimbots. I'm not bullying regular players—it's fair for everyone here. Besides, I've been upfront from the start. I'm not deceiving the audience, right?"
Many viewers cursed at them at first, but after thinking it over, they felt it kind of made sense...
The reason those earlier cheating streamers got exposed was mainly because they deceived their audience. Claiming they weren't using aimbots when they were was a matter of integrity and professional ethics.
As for other games, like *Wolf Soul* and *Blazing Assault*, using subtle aimbots meant unfair competition, which was naturally condemned.
So, the unwritten rule for many was: no cheating during live streams.
But in *PUBG*, due to the game's different mechanics, it seemed like things weren't so clear-cut.
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