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viewership of IEM Cologne vs Iceland

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#1
TinglyPiano

You think the first CSGO LAN in nearly 2 years will be anywhere close to the viewership of Iceland Valorant event?

obviously there is no co-stream, but I think if you only compare main stream vs main stream, I think IEM Cologne will win out

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bolardo
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Comparing main streams ofc, valorant viewership is carried by shroud,pokimane and tenz girlfriend LUL

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number_1_bjor_fan
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u don't include gaules then, also kyedae couldn't even stream masters

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mattgg2015
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i like valorant but is this guy not spittin?

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ihitthat
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but again shroud avg 330k views daily? i mean without riot perms he would be playin a game with 30k views

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ranker11
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shroud usually gets 200-300k views for hyped up stuffs

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Swiftmal12
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at most 80k but he's usually around like 25-30k lol

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ranker11
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what was the viewer count when he was streaming cyberpunk or twitch rivals? check that first

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ranker11
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hekzy
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This argument doesn't work because the main stream, without any costreamers, doesn't get any better numbers.

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heavnsent
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I don't get this argument at all. Why would anybody NOT want to watch Val esports on a co-stream channel? You get to watch the game and your fav streamer in one... It's more entertaining. It's not as if Shroud is doing something else other than watching it... you're acting as if it's sort of background noise to what he's actually doing, which isn't the case at all. I would be highly surprised if people just tune in to Shroud's channel just to watch him sitting there watching something else unless they are very enthused by Val esports.

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jovannnm
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if there's no shroud and others, more ppl would watch main stream

#101
NEYMAR
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Exactly.

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invincible08
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IF streamers had not stremed ,obviously valorant had more

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Asphyxia
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People who are watching the co streams. Are there to watch the people who are doing the co stream. But also the game itself. Like if they are watching the game. Even though it's not their main priority. The fact there is that many of them still do watch the game. Unless they are just doing audio only which is sus.

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Asphyxia
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The co streams are a part of the viewership honestly. It's like saying that other language streams don't count as viewership.

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TinglyPiano
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hard to count it as 100% 'real' viewership IMO. It's obvious if Shroud dont stream, viewership just goes down a lot (like over 50% of shroud viewer dont tune in to main stream if Shroud not streaming VCT). It is not 'organic' so I dont want to count in my comparison. Like if Shroud stream IEM Cologene, his viewership will blow up like in VCT too

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Asphyxia
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But the problem is that. There are many people who watch shroud's stream. for the game. At least that happens in a lot of my watch parties with friends. Because Shroud is just that popular.

Also one more thing. The streamers don't have to stream the game. They just get the rights to do so. You still see a ton of csgo streamers who stream csgo events and their viewership should still be considered real. Just like Pokimanes and Shrouds. Although I do think more of them do watch it for the personality. They also do watch it for the game. Because you can watch Shroud on any day even without the game and only like an eighth of the people watch Shroud when he doesn't stream the game. I do think it's not completely organic. But I still do think it should be counted.

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TinglyPiano
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what you say is true, but I am just looking at NA VCT viewer number for example.

If Shroud stream it, he get 50k+ views, but if he dont stream, not all 50k viewers go to the mainstream (more like 10-20k) just look at days that he didn't co-stream and u can see viewership of mainstream dont go up by 50k or anywhere close.

So people watch it like a 'react' video. sometimes you dont care a lot on the video they are reacting to, but you just want to see their reaction

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Asphyxia
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That makes sense. But there are still people who watch the streams for the gameplay. And the streamer. I think it'd still be disingenuous for at least half of those viewer numbers to not count.

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The_IroN_xD
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Honestly, the only reason i watch co streams is because of the main stream's chat is retarded and disgusting af.

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ihitthat
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idc if cs wins its 20 year old game ppl who says valo get carried by co stream once again shroud doesnt avg 30k views daily so thx to riot for allowin him it helped shroud too

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NEYMAR
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true, and if CSGO allowed or had any popular streamer that wanted to co-stream, the main stream would split also. Gaules robs the mainstream of at least 50k people, the thing is that Valorant has more co-streamers, wich makes the mainstream has less viewers. Who the fuck wouldn't want to watch the match with special commentary of a player or a person you like? Mainstreams are a thing of the past, internet personalities co-streaming is the future, Gaules started that in CS, shroud is keeping it in Valorant and expanding.

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raka_gg
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Csgo came out in 2012 and valorant 15 months ago...

#11
mattgg2015
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iceland will obviously have more because of costreams... if costreams were banned then iceland wouldnt even hit 400k viewers

#13
Gomes255
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you really think a valorant masters would only double the viewership of BBL vs Liquid?

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ranker11
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BBL fans are insane if BBL quals then riot won't need costreams lmao

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Gomes255
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true i was baffled, they're insane in a good way, they are so passionate for their team and i still don't know how or why they have so many viewers/fans

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Asphyxia
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SMB will win though. BBL fans are delusional.

jkjk. I'm just trolling. I really do like the SMB roster though. Because I think the roster is just structured well so this can definitely last long and make an impact early. And BBL looks ehh to me rn.

Nice FPX flair though. I forgot to put my FPX flair on for a while so I'll put it back on. Because I put on my Fnatic flair when masters started.

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k1ng1namo
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So without gaules cs viewers will be like 50k?

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Sunot
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Highest peak was 1.3m in the c9 vs faze bsoton major without gaules and before that 800~900k viewers so your wrong.

#47
ShiningTyGuy
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I think hes talking about now....not 3-4 years ago

#49
Sunot
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fair point, I guess we will see in the coming days. Right now it is up to almost 50k without gaules^

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ShiningTyGuy
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yea its only play-ins tho too. People get too caught up in the viewer count. It is a reliable statistics on the health of an esports but I feel some people take it personally if a different esport is doing better than the one they watch

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Sunot
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agreed, I think everyone just needs to calm down lol

#103
NEYMAR
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Gaules by himeself generates 100k viewers for BR matches, mostly OPLANO's matches, normaly he avarages 25~40k viewers, so Gaules is literally bigger than CS itself in Brazil, he brings at least 50k viewers to a match.

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Sunot
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yes but we did not need gaules to reach 1 million viewers. Can you understand me?

#112
NEYMAR
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The past is the past. We are never going back to that time with prime VP, Astralis, NIP, SK, FNATIC, that's a long time ago.

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ranker11
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It's true co stream led to 1M+ but without co stream it would still be 800k+. I think shroud and a japanese streamer had high views don't remember anyone elses

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NEYMAR
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The thing is that Gaules started this co-stream thing with CS, Shroud is keeping that up in valorant and expanding even further. Who the hell wouldn't want to watch the game with special commentary of a former player/ internet personality you like? Co-streams are the future, main streams will have less and less viewers as time goes by.

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gweees
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gaules will probably co stream some of it

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NEYMAR
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Yes, he got permission from riot at the final weeknd of Iceland, he for sure will co-stream berlin. The views are going to skyrocket with Gaules and Shround streaming. That's insane.

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anothervlruser
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there were costreams for first strike but shroud was not there, still it hit 350k

#20
Vegito
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obviously valorant will have more viewership. just look at how many regions valorant has teams from and they have only started to include oceania while cs rn is mainly eu and cis.

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ILL
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This thread is so wrong in so many ways lmaooo shroud get 20-30k viewers playing valorant and while streaming watch partys i remember he had 350k viewers on the GF and LF (nu vs fnc) he has around 280k now imagine if TSM (TSM surely wont tho they go next year with a new roster) and BBL qualified for berlin thier fan base is mega huge atleast 1.5m viewers

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Asphyxia
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I doubt that both of those teams will qualify. I can imagine BBL qualifying this year. But I find it highly unlikely. And I don't imagine them surviving next year. TSM. If they make changes. Can most def qualy next year just because of their thicc budget. But also I don't think their management is good. If there is any.

Your points are right though.

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hekzy
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Yeah but average quali game without shroud = 25k viewers

Average game with shroud = 150k viewers

It's not like these viewers get diverted back to the main stream once he doesn't stream.

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ILL
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Not really the VKS vs SEN one was getting 120k-140k on The MAIN stream

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hekzy
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""""average quali game""""

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TinglyPiano
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my whole point is that if shroud is not streaming, not all of his 350k viewer will tune in to the main stream instead. Most will not even watch it. Just see the viewership of NA VCT, when he dont stream, his 50k or so viewer dont translate to mainstream, only around 10-20k of them do

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ILL
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DONT YOU GET IT
SHROUD WAS STREAMIN THE GF ALONG WITH THE MAIN STREAM AND THEY WERE GETTING 400K AND 180K VIEWS RESPECTIVELY
SO HOW U SAYING THAT VIEWRS WILL BE WAY LESSER???
MAINSTREAM WAS GETTING 180K EVEN WHEN SHROUD WAS STREAMING AND GETTING 400K

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Mdkns
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Yes it will be better than Iceland much better on the original streams

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JokesOver
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not even 40k now for LAN sadge

#31
Mdkns
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its the play ins it will most likely go up to around 200k later in the bracket

#32
JokesOver
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i though nip and device would bring some viewers

#33
Mdkns
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not unless they are playing a good team LDLC are 42nd in the world

#34
k1ng1namo
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20 year old game vs 1 year old game lmao actually brain dead comparison

#36
ILL
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Iem cologne main stream getting 40k viewers...
Swear to god valo MAIN STREAM was getting 120K viewers (without watch partys frm shroud etc)
And ig 120k viewers in the TL vs V1 match...cuzz i don't remember seeing how much it did in the GF prolly 250k on mainstream 350k on shrouds...
Valo had total of 1.3m viewers on the GF day...
And it was the first LAN...i think valo has taken over the scene in all the regions except NA

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sins
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thats only the play-in no one cares about play in teams

#40
ILL
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Oh got it

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Mrityunjay
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Actually NA is the region where Valo has taken over , they dont have even have decent teams in CS

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ILL
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SEA JPN ?

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Mdkns
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But valorant is one of the few games NA is competitive in tho??? So if anything its only overtaken NA

#46
wutfacelulkappa4head
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ofc CSGO is a much better game to watch at the top level

no offense but level of play in Valorant atm doesn't hold a candle to top teams in CS (Gambit and Navi). There's so many basic mistakes made by these so called "pro teams" it's hard to take them seriously

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JokesOver
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I agree that better players are in cs now but i would love to see them in valorant. Because valorant is so much more fun to watch and i like watching cs too

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wutfacelulkappa4head
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no valorant is boring to watch atm

ascent is the only decent map, every other map its either close angles, close angles, or viper plant => afterplant

sova drone, sova dart, jett dash in, give up site -> retake

its so boring to watch

#51
JokesOver
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i am convinced u dont watch pro matches then

#52
wutfacelulkappa4head
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truth hurts, but reality is that the meta in pro play is so predictable and boring

i play at high level in both games and watch both games, there were 0 interesting plays in last VCT masters. What was the most interesting play you remember from masters? Lakia jumping down from heaven? Yeah... its just a joke when it's the highest level of competition but people don't recall a single good play from the tournament, that's when you know it's boring

#53
Mdkns
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MFW someone defends the game that is updated once every 2 years but thinks Valorant is boring

some of the smoothbrains on this site man LOL

#54
Kilobyte
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he's clearly trying to bait

#57
wutfacelulkappa4head
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unfortunately the number of updates doesn't dictate the amount of depth a game has

dota 2 pre 7.00 had more depth than post 7.00

its sad because you still can't bring up a single good play from the last masters xD... isn't it obvious? it's like no matter how many updates a game gets, if they don't improve the underlying mechanics or rework the maps, it will always be boring

it's like overwatch, it doesn't matter how many new things they add to the game, no one takes the game seriously

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Mdkns
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Imma be honest after reading this I want to shoot myself LOL also "Nobody takes the overwatch seriously" ??? the fuck are you talking about lol its still a respected esport that averages good viewers every week also Valorant has much more depth than CS you fucking troglodyte. Also there is Like 10 plays from masters under me. PS youre just retarded

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wutfacelulkappa4head
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again truth hurts, you can resort to insults all you want, doesn't change the fact that its a boring game

you say you have 10 palys from masters but never links them or brings them up, sums it up about your argument xD

anyway enjoy playing the game at silver-gold level or whatever, of course it'll be interesting for you. But for immortal - radiant level players like me who also play CSGO (esea rank A level) the game is extremely simple and low depth, I don't even tune in to anything besides masters because its same as watchin ESEA league games, just low skilled and boring

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ZoZ_QoX
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just as there's a diff between faceit and pros in cs, there's a diff in radiant and a pro.

You have 0 clue abt depth in pro play in val, coaches try to constantly bring up new comps, combinations of mixing agents utility( sage ult and brims ult etc,) anti strating specific timings of rotations( watch fnc haven boasters lurk), fnatic's insane setups and more

Lets see the depth in cs, the same old 5 strats in dust 2?, what can u even bring anything new to cs. U cant deny all the permuations which u can do in valorant considering the agents and u may think only certain agents are viable in certain maps, its false coz if u are a super nerd u can make any comp work.

The meta always shifts bcoz of the updates u can bring to val and teams are in a flux of trying it out themselves and with pro teams.
All of these makes the game more exhilarating and the possibilities are endless in val which makes it tactically superior to cs.

#55
anothervlruser
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fnatic bind attack pistol 1st round i can say more but i know u are baiting so im not wasting more time

#109
hekzy
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I don't remember that. They won a pistol round?

#113
anothervlruser
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they won 4/6 pistols

#119
hekzy
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wtf. cognitive dissonance in play. i remember them losing all pistol rounds against KRU and then thought they were never gonna win one

i only remembered them winning the second one on bind and then losing the anti-eco after

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anothervlruser
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yeah i feelthat first impression

#56
JokesOver
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dapr clutch vs fnatic , derke clutch vs kru , shahzam clutch after getting concussed in grand finals and many more. only thing i remember from cs is the s1mple 1v4 at blast premier. CIS literally carriying the whole cs scene now

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wutfacelulkappa4head
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there's nothing even remotely interesting about those clutches tho lol

since sentinels and fnatic are the only good teams, i'll use those examples

like the dapr clutch was him anchoring A site? like how is that even memorable? that happens like 2 days ago in my pub matches on split probably?

shahzam clutch, more interesting, though I can't really appreciate it as much since it was just a 1v2 and sprays are inherently very luck based in this game, so I'll give it maybe a 3/10 in terms of hype? The result was good but again, I really can't appreciate the play as much since spray is heavy RNG in this game and he did get lucky when you consider that

and also, a single play from s1mple was better than the entire VCT masters (btw, watch Hobbits 3 kill around on Dust 2 last tournament, it was a display of insane game sense + aim)

s1mple reads the situation like a book, cracks open the site by himself, wraps around to control, kills 1, fakes drop sound by shooting, and clutches 1v4. That's top tier play, not some random 1v2 in valorant that no one even remembers xD

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Mdkns
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"sprays are luck based" ??? how

#62
Kilobyte
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because he's iron hardstuck and for irons everything is luck based , just spray and press W and hope a bullet connects

#64
wutfacelulkappa4head
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because it's RNG whether the gun goes left/right after the first 5-6 bullets, you will always miss a couple by nature of RNG.

You can eventually control it but never to degree of controlling the spray and making it headshot someone, so yes, it is a lot of luck in Valorant to get those 1v2 spray transfers on the head

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You are not really supposed to spray transfer at all in valorant at all unless the players are right next to you are you sure LOL and If its luck then why are people able to consistently remain at the top in terms of headshot percentage

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Mdkns
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also stop baiting its cringe

#71
ranker11
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that's what floppy says everyday "sprays are luck based" lmao

#73
wutfacelulkappa4head
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the pros and top ranked players know this because it's something they deal with everyday

its the antithesis of skill, exist basically just to cater to casuals but lower integrity of top tier play

#63
JokesOver
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The first few bullets have a spray pattern and then it becomes random . Also u clearly dont understand how the ability usage in valorant makes it so beautiful

#65
wutfacelulkappa4head
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lmao go back and watch the play, he went from 18 bullets to 5 bullets, the RNG kicks in already by around 5-6. Yes, he did get very lucky in the spray to transfer to the other guy on the head immediately

#69
JokesOver
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all u did was compare player skills all around . Thats what i said in the first place , i would love to see the players like s1mple in valorant .

#74
TinglyPiano
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Guys even if you are tempted, please dont watch the ESL_CSGO stream! We cant let them win! Don't be a traitor!

#77
WhereTheFkAmI
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LMAO WHY TF ARE YOU SO U INSECURE???

#91
anothervlruser
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sarcasm Pepega

#92
anothervlruser
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hit 100k for play ins im feeling a million

#95
ntnoob
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Navi vs Liquid will get a milliion

#98
ILL
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SEN VS G2 would prolly hit a milli too cuzz SEN VS FNC got like 900k

#106
hellaeleganceyeah
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gtfo with this bait bruh just watch what u want who cares

#116
alb
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its still the play ins, we will have to wait. I think iem cologne will win but its the first lan+ some teams are in hotels

#117
Shanty
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People seem to completely miss Youtube viewers. While it isn't as much as twitch. There is a noticeable percentage that watch from there. There was almost 20K for the SEN vs Soniqs game a couple days ago just on Youtube. While that is lower that Twitch obviously, that is a healthy portion of the audience not to forget.

Anyways, I don't know why people focus on finding a winner in viewership when both games are healthy. Both games can live happily together. It's silly to argue over viewership to the point where you are debating what percentage of co-streams viewers are "real" viewers and which aren't.

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skerett
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Lets remove all co-streams lets see who get more views :D

#123
Aris
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remove them all if u can

#126
SenWinChampions
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KEKW

#124
man72498
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cs is not even close

#125
guyphoe
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did you book mark this?

#127
man72498
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first search result somehow and thought would be funny to see if valo fans really dont care about viewers

#128
Mortadelo
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Many of the costream viewers are there watching the person, but not one can deny a big part of those would watch the game anyway, especially when is someone Valorant related. I watch co streams, cuz I guess the same experience plus I can hear an extra opinion, but I would definitely watch the game anyway

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