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What is /asp/?

A thread for aspiring vtubers! Whether your goal is to make the journey as an independent streamer or to gain experience and build a portfolio for agency auditions. Let's help each other grow and make it. Indies are welcome to selfpost, but shill responsibly. Share your knowledge, insights, feedback, discuss what has worked and what hasn't worked for you. And always remember to do your research before posting personally identifying information. That includes both in this thread and in your audition applications to agencies.

FAQ:
>Do I need a fully rigged model to be a vtuber?
Nope! You can get started as a simple .png character!

>I want to learn how to rig Live2D models, where do I go?
Brian Tsui (of Iron Vertex), Kira Omori and the official Live2D YouTube channels have many tutorials available.

>Where can I find artists/riggers?
vtuber.gg, ArtStation, DeviantArt, Twitter, Reddit, Skeb.jp, etc.

>I just want to get started, can I buy pre-made models?
Yes! Live2D models can be purchased off nizima.com (Live2D's official marketplace) or booth.pm (general Japanese indie artist website). Be sure to check compatibility with your facial tracking software!

>Where can I learn how to digital market myself?
https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage

>Where can I find some good games to stream?
https://twitchtracker.com/games
https://sullygnome.com/

>Twitch or YouTube?
The general rule of thumb is Twitch if your content is primarily based on livestreaming and YouTube if your content is primarily pre-recorded and edited.

>Do you think there's an audience for X, Y, Z content?
First, ask yourself if you would watch a streamer of your skill and experience. Second, do a check on social media and look to see if other streamers are already creating similar content. Don't limit yourself to vtubers, include traditional real life streamers to scope out a potential audience.

Pastebin Guides and Resources:

General: https://pastebin.com/AJLkFrGK
OpSec Guide: https://pastebin.com/uALiNZCV
Twitter Networking: https://controlc.com/9eba2fbc
"avoid doing this shit": https://pastebin.com/vbp6qEdt
Social media branding: https://pastebin.com/jVERSLqG
Take with a grain of salt Parasocial Guide: https://pastebin.com/zmpCResg
Google Doc of Assets and Resources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQHyRDZ3nxlIINfZz_wWCbgQ9gR4OgbTFhyGwq45DseUixkJJKbUmhPjnkWcmh7dOCDdxObAZXv_zti/pubhtml

Hololive Auditions have opened up to males
https://en.hololive.tv/audition

Wactor Auditions have opened up for males
http://wactor.tech/news/pre-entry-boys-vtuber-audition/

Stay grounded, stay hopeful

Previous Thread: >>26431282

>> No.26534205

first

>> No.26534949

second for sex with aspies!

>> No.26535035

Third for gen 3 rules, gen 4 drools!!

>> No.26535049

>>26534949
Who's the most sexable aspie?

>> No.26535128

I put up a very loose schedule for this week, and I already don't like it. What if I just don't feel like playing the game that day?

>> No.26535365
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26535365

Operation stream every day goooooo!
https://twitch.tv/freeofme

>> No.26535500

>>26535365
gonna make it slimeboy!

>> No.26535543

>>26535128
You can just make your schedule set around times you'll stream, it doesn't have to have games on it. It does help for your viewers who may not like the game to have games you'll stream on schedule so they don't have to drop in that stream if it's not their tea but if it makes you more comfortable just do that instead

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26535576

Voice training every day so I can have a cute girl voice. And drawing every day too so I can get my design good enough to model.

>> No.26535827

I want to stream tomorrow night but I don’t know what to stream
I might just not stream in that case and instead draw or whatever

>> No.26535914

I want to hold Kaiser's hand

>> No.26535962

>>26535827
Make clips to upload on TikTok or YouTube if you’re unsure about what to stream

>> No.26536452

>>26535914
what do people like about him?

>> No.26536876

what are the best games to streams as far as entertainment value?

what are the worst?

>> No.26537015
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26537015

...

>> No.26537065

>>26536876
anything i like
anything i dislike

>> No.26537084
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26537084

>>26537015

>> No.26537277

>>26536452
i thought nobody really liked him

>> No.26537389

I decided to make content that wasn't lets playing and the hunger to create is coming back

>> No.26537461
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26537461

>>26537015
you had your chances bouldy, its over!

>> No.26537470

>>26536876
whatever isnt a text slog and doesnt involve me watching an interactionless lets play

>> No.26537589

Hoping to get 1k on Twitter and 500 on twitch next month if all goes well. Going to take the holidays to get back to the grind and stream every day again

>> No.26537938

>>26536452
I like his voice and his frankness. I also watch art streams far more than games, so I hop in for his more design-oriented streams.
I can pretend to have an actually competent coworker if he streams during my workday.

>> No.26538052

>>26537938
>I can pretend to have an actually competent coworker if he streams during my workday
I often forget just how pathetic the people who watch streams are

>> No.26538078

I think I need to get better at commentary and bits as well as get a better layout and study other vtubers more. After getting cool moments and clips I'll make them into tik-toks and post every 2 days. Study also hoe other vtubers edit their clips so i can have a reference and see what works

>> No.26538694

>>26538052
You are literally on the vtuber board on 4chan shut up

>> No.26538770

>>26538694
malding

>> No.26538793

Feeling low right now, good thing I didn't plan to stream today

>> No.26538877

>>26536876
The best games are the ones that you personally are able to entertain while playing.

The worst games are the ones that you personally have trouble entertaining while playing. there is no "best" or "worst" game, only what you're able to make fun.

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>>26535365
Short stream today. I think I might be losing my voice haha. Oh well, two female coworkers told me that my voice sounds sexy the last time I was losing it. It gets all deep.

>> No.26539445

>>26539084
Take care of your voice mate keep tea and water close. You doing well keep at it

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26539711

Doing some drawing and talkin
https://www.twitch.tv/super_krunch

>> No.26540112

>>26539445
Thanks. I really feel like im slowly climbing out of 1-2 view territory. Its slow but steady. Im suddenly getting really damn close to affiliate. Just 3 more followers and a slightly higher average ccv and ive got it.

Gonna be drinking some green tea now.

>> No.26540527

>>26536876
honestly I don't like streaming games, my gaming streams perform the absolute worst too. I'd rather just go live and talk for 4 hours to myself about anything rather than getting distracted by some game

>> No.26540624

>>26540527
Same is nicer

>> No.26542414
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26542414

i feel so happy streaming again !!

>> No.26542450

>>26542414
cute sheep!

>> No.26542691 [DELETED] 

You will never be a real Vtuber

>> No.26543087

>>26542691
Yes.

>> No.26544763

I want lullabaa to scratch me with her horns

>> No.26545086
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26545086

Hey /asp/pies, just passing by to wish you luck and to remind you that debuts don't matter, what matters is that you start making content. Get that experience snowball going as soon as you can.
Lastly, I'd like to see this as the OP image for next thread. Toodles!

>> No.26546530

I got put into a team with my oshi. I can die happy.

>> No.26552060

if asp needs to rob a bank, what kind of lineup would you choose?

>> No.26552551

None of you love me a much as you love ain and cublala, and I try really hard not to hate you for it

>> No.26552913

>>26552551
I really wish I was mentioned in the thread more often but I accepted that I'm just unlikable. Maybe you should too.

>> No.26552934

>>26552551
It's tough anon, but it's the reality. But do hate us, it's better than the alternative which is hating yourself. That's what I've been struggling with and it's not a good time.

>> No.26553074

>>26552551
>>26552913
Just know that I love all you aspies even if you're not mentioned often. I try to remember everyone. All the best, frens

>> No.26553292

>>26552551
it's just a few very vocal fans

>> No.26553315

>>26552913
>>26553074
bros…
>>26552934
made me cry :(

>> No.26553338

>>26537938
I'm sorry that you somehow ended up with more incompetent people than me, that should not be possible. Thank you either way, I'm trying to work on my voice even if i gave up on singing

>> No.26553465

>>26552913
Jay’s dead goat… Mr Big Crunch….
Anyone else I don’t think can even rightfully complain since they’re not self-posting, or haven’t in a while

>> No.26553703

I'm leaving /asp/. I caught myself crabbing on someone last thread and I don't like the person I've become. I hope to see you all succeed in the future.

>> No.26553772

>>26553703
see you tomorrow

>> No.26553798

>>26553703
See you next week, anonita.
memes aside, it does get tough to not do that some times. try to keep your pride in cheek and not succumb to spite.

>> No.26553826

>>26553772
they'll be back after eating something

>> No.26553894

>>26553465
if you self-post and get shit on or ignored it's obvious people wouldn't wanna do it again. Not to mention a lot of people here hate self-posters in the first place.

>> No.26554182

>Xia already has more twitch followers than Azu
So… how do you do your likability reps?

>> No.26554287

I have no idea why people watch me over somebody else. The only thing that makes sense is that they find my png cute, but nobody would stay just for that.

>> No.26554357

>>26554182
1. Be a singer.
2. Be a girl.
3. ?????????
4. PROFIT

>> No.26554499

>>26554287
I have no idea why people would watch vtubers at all, it truly is a mystery. But if they want to spend their time watching you regardless then you'll just have the run with it and do your best to have fun with them.

>> No.26555964

>>26554182
xia lucked out on her model but she is far cuter and more likeable than most /asp/iss so not fair to compare

>> No.26556073
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26556073

man i really hope getting into the rigger market it's profitable even just one 100 USD rigging job monthly would be enough for me to pay my bills and focus on streaming and drawing

>> No.26556550

>>26554182
Azu is kind of boring, bad at twitter reps and has a visually unappealing model.
Being /here/ is his only notable trait.

>> No.26558649

Kaiser’s pretty well liked for being an avatarfagging selfposter

>> No.26558827

>>26556550
This is what Azu gets for not going for the standard moe design route.

>> No.26559538

>>26556073
it's far more profitable than that just not in the beginning. you'll have to built a portfolio and you can either practice on your own model, on a psd file from booth or on the sample models. I'd recommend doing your first few commissions for free or charge very little to built your portfolio and get some experience. rigging isn't particularly difficult, it's just a lot to learn in the beginning.
$100 a month is easily achievable and you'll probably make far more than that in a few months already.

>> No.26560021

>>26555964
>lucked out
it's a fucking booth model

>> No.26560347

>>26559538
thanks, that's nice to hear!! i am currently doing my model and another one I hope I can sell as a premade. I hope two examples are enough to build a trustworthy portfolio, I am trying to make them as complete as possible, which is pretty time-consuming but I hope it's worth it in the end.

>> No.26560465

>>26537015
BOULDY PLEASE COME BACK I NEED MY CHUUBA BACK IN MY LIFE I MISS HER

>> No.26560946

>>26553465
i actually try really hard to refrain from replying to posts mentioning me since i dont want to shit up the thread with boy slut roleplay

>> No.26562284

>>26560946
Tranny Tuesdays?

>> No.26563430

Successful chuuba:
>gets retweets on their stream/content tweets
Shitty chuuba;
>only gets a couple likes and 0 interaction

>> No.26563929

Successful chuuba:
>interacts with every tweet they come upon
Unsuccessful chuuba:
>barely interacts with any tweets

>> No.26564094

successful chuuba:
>not me
unsuccessful chuuba:
>me

>> No.26564271

>>26564094
I made this post

>> No.26564350

Azu should use that new eye and do a completely new design for himself
Maybe that might get him somewhere.

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>>26558649
if getting told to fuck off every time i do it counts as well liked I don't want to know what happens when people stop liking me

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>>26564377
how do you not get banned for avatarfagging

>> No.26565158

>>26565011
/vt/ mods don't really pay attention to /asp/ or /wvt/ so selfposters don't really get hit for anything and they're usually contained to their threads
there's people that selfpost/used to selfpost way more than kaiser does anyways

>> No.26565190

>>26565011
Avatarfagging as a rule is even less enforced than "no trolling outside /b/"

>> No.26565441

>>26560347
just a heads up premades are difficult to sell but rigging it for your portfolio and experience is a good move.

>> No.26565462

>>26565011
I'm so new to this board I didn't even know that was a rule

>> No.26565657

>>26560021
a really good looking booth model that barely anyone else uses and that didn't blow up like the shibaf or jenny model. I think that's pretty lucky! I hope she can get her pc fixed asap so she can properly use the model.

>> No.26565827

What do people think of Shoost? Is it worth it?

>> No.26566190

>>26565827
it's pretty but if you don't care about the aesthetic then it's not that important
you could probably also just find a crack somewhere

>> No.26566266

>>26565827
Not too hard to find a copy of it to try before you go paying for it. It can look really good but you have to be doing content where it'd matter in the first place. It's just zatsu and asmr that can really put it to use on stream, as well as video shorts and similar.

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>>26565827
i have it, it's fun if you like the aesthetic of diffusion the dev is adding more features too which is neat and you can make some crazy effects if you combine it with obs filters although i guess that's for absolutely autists like me only

>> No.26566340

I don't get how people struggle with affiliate I got it the first month of streaming

>> No.26567081

>>26566190
I like aesthetics and stuff; it seems really pretty desu
I like it when things are really pretty

>> No.26567123

>>26566340
The people who struggle with affiliate tend to not have a couple of friends who come to their streams, or not reach out before their debut.

>> No.26567669

>>26565441
thanks for the heads up!! if i can't sell it I will give it away probably the design it's pretty simple anyway, just something quick to practice

>> No.26568040

>>26567081
you could probably get a crack for it if you ask around the discord

>> No.26568129

>>26568040
i already saw someone post a zip file in the resources channel earlier. go for it

>> No.26568441

>>26566317
I'm excited about the admiral getting a handjob, but how detailed do you want them compared to now?
Aren't you worried that the hands having an unbalanced of detail might clash with the rest of the model?
Or are you just looking to increase the polycount so the silhouette doesn't look jagged?

>> No.26568801

>>26535576
ywnbaw

>> No.26569090

>>26567123
nta but if you can't get 3 ccv when your obs chat and onscreen obs embed both count as a viewer then why the FUCK are you streaming

>> No.26569197

>>26569090
Those don't count towards analytics, right?

>> No.26569203

>>26568441
It's pretty tricky, it appears my current 3d modeler can't do the level of detail i want on the hands so i have to find someone to specifically do the hands and re-do some of the textures.

It's gonna take a while unfortunately, but it can't be helped. Good 3D artists are like unicorns, i'll have to get lucky.

>> No.26569280

>>26569197
yeah they dont, >>26569090 is retarded.

>> No.26569451

>>26569203
It's tricky because he's a low poly modeler, it's the opposite of what he usually does. And the only thing that's harder to model than hands are feet with visible toes.
Godspeed.

>> No.26569481

>>26569280
I might be retarded but you're a bad enough streamer that making this mistake would actually matter

>> No.26569537

>>26569481
I'm well past affiliate darling, quit being a crab and go back to your tranny vocal lessons

>> No.26569562

>>26569451
I'm aware of that, unfortunately i hoped he'd at least say that he can't do it like the example i gave him, communication error probably due to ESL. It can't be helped, but i know i can't rely on him doing my other model if i ever commit to it. In the end for what i got, it was still a pretty good price, but finding someone else is gonna be a real challenge now.

>> No.26569698

>>26569203
have you talked to mukuro? hes the best 3D guy around these parts afaik

>> No.26569786

>>26569537
only a tranny would call someone darling

>> No.26569913

>>26569786
you're projecting and ywnbaw

>> No.26570161

>>26569913
why would I want to be a woman

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>>26569698
No, he sucks, don't ask him for help unless you're looking to get simple 3D props like this crown

>> No.26570313

>>26570233
who is a better 3d modeler in asp then? or did you forget reading comprehension reps?

>> No.26570419

>>26570313
There are a couple people in the discord with good 3D models, like Gelisor, I think getting in tough with their modeller could be a move.

>> No.26570691

>>26570313
in current /asp/? there's Lullabaa and nekabeebee
goldenkenji is also a great modeler but I think he's swamped with comms

>> No.26570793

Bros... I think I'm falling for an /asp/ie...

>> No.26570803

>>26570691
Those are all vroid artists, great ones, but vroid

>> No.26570806

>>26570793
say her name, anon

>> No.26570941

>>26570806
>her

>> No.26571080

>>26570793
That would be like confessing. I'm taking my feelings to the grave unless she makes the first move

>> No.26571173

>>26571080
Silly boy, you won't get anything unless you make a move but you'll probably get canceled if you do anything

>> No.26571231

>>26570793
Who who who
Viewer or streamer?
He or she?

>> No.26571309

>>26571080
Just say you wanna prone bone her anonymously to get it out of your system. That’s what I did.

>> No.26571467

Streamer book recommendations? Anything that might help with live streaming?

>> No.26571505

>>26571080
tell her, coward

>> No.26571605

>>26570793
I'm falling for a viewer..

>> No.26571687

>>26570793
Just get it out, we're all anonymous here anyway

>> No.26571757

>>26571309
Was that your confession?

>> No.26571872

>>26570793
Anon, I'm so sorry, I have terrible news...

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26572246

Crabs are getting on my nerves
Go snibeti snab :--DDD somewhere else fuckers

>> No.26572272

corny ass betas with their high school crushes again baka my head

>> No.26572326

>>26572272
it's to be expected when you're in much closer proximity to indie streamers compared to the big corpos people are used to

>> No.26572329

>>26572272
Im sorry that you're unable to like other people because of your self hatred anon

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>>26572246

>> No.26572893

>>26572329
i like most streamers here, being in love with any of them is dumb

>> No.26573145

>>26552551
Holy shit Ain shut the fuck up

>> No.26573486

>>26571757
My heart is connected to my balls, anon.

>> No.26573539

https://voca.ro/16tIurYmYV1e I'm trying my new mic, does it sound good? What can I change

>> No.26573829

>>26573539
the mic sounds fine and you have based taste but you're a terrible singer

>> No.26573923

>>26573829
i'm sick with the rona so i can barely breathe

>> No.26573990

>>26573923
So don't sing you fucking moron

>> No.26574136

>>26573990
it's for testing

>> No.26574320

>>26574136
Xia... You're gonna get people's hate if you keep posting your nothingburgers so often. Tune it down just a tiny bit.

>> No.26574378

>>26574320
I'm not xia sorry she's a lot better at signing

>> No.26574436

>>26574320
This one's an asian thats posted vocaroos before, I dont think they've even streamed yet

>> No.26574467

I wasn't planning on rigging the body because i have no experience and it was a bit daunting (and honestly you hardly ever see the body-) but I gave it a go and it ended up looking decent enough. my model has a side step now! I'm gonna try to finish rigging the details and add a few physics to the outfit and I should be done.

>> No.26574551

>>26573539
very cute voice

>> No.26574597

>>26574320
tone deaf 0 logic chama... you think a vocal coach with song making experience needs 4chong opinions on sound quality?

>> No.26574694

>>26574136
Test when you're healthy you retard

>> No.26574737

Questions about buying a model off Nizima.
Is $110 USD too much for a basic cut but unrigged PSD? How important is the copyright of a model? Would it be a deal breaker for the copyright to not be transferred over?

>> No.26574805

>>26574597
She only needs validation and (you)s

>> No.26574862

>>26574694
Does it change the quality of the mic? If I'm sick or not

>> No.26574873

>>26574737
If they keep the receipts and you don't have ownership they can completely destroy you the moment you gain any monetary success for them to snatch

>> No.26575007

>>26574737
depends if the model is available for multiple purchases or if you are the sole owner. if you are the sole owner and you like the artstyle it's more than fair to pay $100! that's actually pretty cheap for model art. make sure that you can use the art commercially!

>> No.26575018

>>26574862
It's harder to judge the mic quality if your voice sounds a lot different than normal but the main point is you're sick and should rest instead of trying to do productive things, you fucking idiot, drink water and sleep

>> No.26575157

>>26575018
aww ok i'll rest

>> No.26575308

my voice was borked for a month and a half from covid and I was only debillitatingly sick for 2 days

>> No.26575468

I don't think I have covid cause I didn't lose the sense of taste or get coughs so it's probs a cold from the temperature change. I really wanna sing thooo

>> No.26575562

>>26575007
If commercial use isn't mentioned, should I just assume that it isn't included?

Here is the model in question: https://nizima.com/Item/DetailItem/47559

>> No.26575565

>>26575308
Do your best to not catch covid if you want to be a Vtuber.
It’s not only dangerous to your voice, you could have a stroke or a heart attack or (most dangerously and most likely by a factor of at least 4) clots in the lung, which aside from killing you could be really bad for your career.

>> No.26575799

>>26575562
your best bet is to message the artist and ask them. the description is vague so it's best to have their permission.

>> No.26575899

>>26575565
my voice noticeably changed after I got corona. I have a much deeper voice now. I also gained weight though so maybe it's that.

>> No.26575993

>>26575565
thank god i am a hiki

>> No.26576021

>>26572893
sometimes the streamer can be almost begging for it

>> No.26576109

>>26576021
which ones here seem to be begging for it?

>> No.26576351

>>26575565
i actually like how covid affected my voice, its slightly deeper and has a bit of "coarse"ness to it. i will probably recover though since i still have a minor cough thats subsiding slowly by the day.

>> No.26576391

>>26575565
fuck you anon now i am paranoid because I recently started to feel my throat a little weird, my squeaky cute voice is the only buff i have

>> No.26576470

>>26574467
show me show me

>> No.26576889

Spending hours on a drawing that's only going to be used for 3 seconds maximum in an intro and realizing I'm finally becoming a real artist

>> No.26576899

What makes an appealing model design?

>> No.26576984

>>26576889
People take days/weeks to work on stuff that would only be shown briefly once a stream all the time

>> No.26577057

>>26576984
that's what I just said

>> No.26577124

>>26576391
>squeaky cute voice
vocaroo or link right now. I need more cute girls in my life.

>> No.26577141

>>26576109
is it not obvious?

>> No.26577221

>xia forgiven for being boring and having zero fps because she's a female that can sing
I hate this fucking site

>> No.26577283

>>26577124
send some copypasta or something, i don't know what to record

>> No.26577284

>>26577221
singing is good content. nice and comfy to listen to and unlike a game or zatsu doesn't require much focus. great for people who just want to relax or wagies that cant fully focus on the stream and be typing in the chat all the time

>> No.26577366

>>26577284
>singing is great for the worst kind of viewer
I see

>> No.26577453

>>26577366
Kek

>> No.26577537

>>26577366
you sound upset that you're unlikable and can't sing, probably m*le, too, just quit now and save yourself the bad time

>> No.26577582

>>26577366
a view is a view. the weirdos that camp in the 4chan vtuber community are a minority and absolutely not something that you should consider the standard.
if you are this small and get people that chat with you from start to end and are obsessed with drawing and clipping you then you are very lucky

>> No.26577598

>>26577366
Based

>> No.26577708

Would you be pissed if an /asp/ie decided to change their design after a few months?

>> No.26577737

>>26577582
no, this is cope. If you're good at streaming at all, you will naturally entice people to interact with you. If at least a couple of people aren't chatting for large portions of your stream then you're incompetent

>> No.26577805

>>26577708
are we talking alterations to their base design or a complete rebrand? i think the former would be pretty interesting to see their model "evolve", but a major change like the latter would obviously drive off a few people

>> No.26577814

>>26577737
I feel attacked

>> No.26577854

>>26577814
good. I hope it spurs you to improve

>> No.26577936

>>26577805
Like a overhaul, think keeping the general concept but making improvements where necessary

>> No.26578032

>>26577221
having skills makes a person more interesting and credible even if their personality isnt directly interesting. this is the entire MO of what an idol is

>> No.26578170

Does anybody remember the 'Tenacious D' anon? I miss him...

>> No.26578318

xia wants a train run on her!

>> No.26578365

>>26577936
might be cool

>> No.26578610

>>26578170
the what

>> No.26578889

my therapist told me to quit porn
maybe now i will do my reps

>> No.26578957

>>26577805
>but a major change like the latter would obviously drive off a few people
a major change might drive away some people but it also could attract new people!

>> No.26579028

>female
>can have fun yuribaiting with other cute girls
>male
>lol bottom haha cuz you’re a bitch that takes it up the fucking ass and begs for more cocks and cum from masculine top men and more cum balls dick bussy yassss

>> No.26579078

>>26579028
tfw I'm a bottom that's a bitch that takes it up the fucking ass and begs for more cocks and cum from masculine top women and more cum balls dick bussy yassss

>> No.26579081

>>26579028
spoken like a bottom bitch crab

>> No.26579146

>>26578957
true. it's all about what kind of direction you would be going in and what your existing audience is receptive to

>> No.26579188

>>26579028
>not being the guy who jokes about fucking other guys in the ass and calling other guy streamers fags

>> No.26579240

Male asps clinging to whatever female asps come through here
Aspcord is all circlejerking and sucking up to established chuubas
It’s all vsoc bullshit but based on what I’ve seen at least xia is content focused and there are streamers here (the babis) that don’t subject themselves to the bullshit. There is still hope.

>> No.26579246

Chuubas who would fuck other men to establish dominance?
I vote Kongou

>> No.26579334

>>26579028
sounds good to me

>> No.26579466

>want to make a short animation
>make a list of programs I need to learn
>like 4 programs for a short 8 second animation
oh boy it's going to be a long learning curve

>> No.26579486

Why are bottoms always so angry

>> No.26579531

>>26579486
need rape correction

>> No.26579551

>>26579466
animation is 90% learning to draw and 10% principles of animation

>> No.26579566

>>26579240
You mean the uninteresting babis that almost never stream?

>> No.26579602

>>26579531
I hope I give off rape correction energy

>> No.26579718

I want to rape correct malechuubas

>> No.26579763

>>26579188
im honestly so tempted to talk about protstate assisted orgasms in detail but thats likely tmi

>> No.26579770

I wonder when rape_correction will become a tag

>> No.26579813

I wish someone would correct me

>> No.26579850

>>26579813
Ain...

>> No.26579960

Am I alone in having convinced myself that my design/concept is so cringe that I have to prove it works by making banger prerecorded stuff for anyone to give me a chance or am I the only one this autistic

>> No.26579967

Azu needs correction of the reprogramming kind

>> No.26580043

>>26579967
I've listened to Regularly Scheduled Programming so many times that I never get to the good stuff at the end because my dick is too trained from "watch the light and listen".

>> No.26580070

I love my regulars so much.

>> No.26580142

i had to learn pixel art for my new model, it's more fun than I expected I want to do streams doing pixel art in the future

>> No.26580188

All digital art is pixel art

>> No.26580251
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>>26580188
amazing revelation

>> No.26580284

>>26578889
you’re either pretending to be me or you’re in the same boat as me either way fuck you and good luck

>> No.26580344

>>26578889
https://easypeasymethod.org/

>> No.26580359

>>26579566
Another coping male

>> No.26580632

Male asp make your own content and do reps instead of beta orbiting the girls who stream, have talent and gain traction challenge IMPOSSIBLE

>> No.26580700

>>26577221
her singing is nice and her tarot readings were cool too

>> No.26580836

>>26580632
Whenever I see people posting about “no asps can post content” or “male asps stop orbiting the girls and male content” I get the urge to upload a dance cover because I dance when I’m angry. Problem is I’m a PNG and don’t even have the money for a L2D, let alone fully rigged 3D model.

>> No.26580903

WHY DID I DO THAT terrible stream thanks meds that kill me inside. should've just canceled stream when i started to feel weird beforehand god

>> No.26580942

>>26579028
sounds like you're upset you're bottom coded

>> No.26581059

>>26580359
I've got no reason to cope because I'm doing fine. I say that because they're almost all completely uninteresting aside from that one who streams on YouTube and songs yet it feels like a bunch of people goad them on as if they're teasing the retarded kid at school yet never seem to be around for streams.

>> No.26581081

>>26578610
You're all too new...

>> No.26581120

>>26580632
The wvt male chuuba jealousy is finally making it's way to asp. How long til people throw around baseless sex pest allegations despite never sharing proof

>> No.26581162

>>26581120
>How long til people throw around baseless sex pest allegations despite never sharing proof
pretty sure they already did that with eraxs

>> No.26581187

>>26580632
hey, I only orbit the girls who orbit me first. They sign themselves up for this shit

>> No.26581257

I don't even talk to /asp/ girls

>> No.26581320

>>26580632
Hey, I stream more than most girls. Except Miru, she's pretty consistent come to think of it.

>> No.26581461

>>26581320
backlogging games isn’t making creative content being person no.6597 to play a game blind isn’t revolutionary

>> No.26581482

>>26581162
They did it with dog and kaiser too.

>> No.26581525

>>26581482
Kaiser did that himself

>> No.26581560

>>26581525
lmao hilarious if true, why are babis such attention whores?

>> No.26581582

Crabs in full force today. I just hope all of you can find an audience and get away from this thread

>> No.26581587

>>26581162
i think most guys that interact with the girls have gotten some kind of shitpost made about them

>> No.26581614

>>26581461
There is absolutely nothing wrong with focusing on Let's Play content. Don't let crabs tell you otherwise and do what you enjoy doing /asp/ies.

>> No.26581626

Remember to snib the snabs

>> No.26581640

>>26581587
and males are supposed to be the evil ones here?

>> No.26581643

>>26581482
What sexpesting could dog even do? It doesn't add up

>> No.26581698

>>26581643
People used any reason they could come up with to shit on dog. Sexpest allegations were the hot meme at the time.

>> No.26581782

>>26578170
do you remember selfharm anon and vampire loli anon?

>> No.26581838

>>26581643
Because he's able to comment things like "let's get married queen you're so gorgeous" or "you've got me on my hands and knees please just one chance" on females posts without getting a restraining order placed against him. /asp/ males are not used to that kind of interaction with women, please understand.

>> No.26581842

>>26581640
If you're not a female or babi you are hated here. Just get used to it.

>> No.26581879

>>26581257
good

>> No.26581935

>>26581782
>selfharm anon
Can't recall desu
>vampire loli anon
ESL with blonde hair and red eyes (I think)?

>> No.26581950

>>26581842
Everyone is hated here, it's 4chan. Even the females get antis, it's just easier to poke fun at the males because they have paper thin skin.

>> No.26581956

>>26581614
>crabs
This do what you enjoy shit is ngmi tier garbage that the blind leading the blind would say , empty positive feedback and patting eachother on the back for the wrong choices is what’s going to make most of the males stay here and never grow out of being viewed by other here chuubas or just looking to clout chase
It’s also why most males stay as babis.
Being stubborn to change and doubling down isn’t a good trait to have if you actually want appeal isntead of just trying to talk to the girls who actively do work and put in the creativity


Negativity is needed, false positivity won’t get you anywhere

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>>26581935
Purple

>> No.26582034

>>26581461
Good thing you don't need creative or revolutionary content every stream do well. Your "creative" content is worthless of no one sees it and somehow chuubas still manage to grow from just playing games and chatting.

>> No.26582085

>>26581956
I’m not gonna learn anything from the fem asps and I definitely don’t need any advice. I’m just here to laugh at you. I already have a talent and I do my reps. See you at the top, oh wait, you’re a clout chasing vsoc male aren’t you LOL

>> No.26582093

>>26581956
There's valid criticism and there's telling people to not play games on stream. Share some of your creative content and maybe people will listen

>> No.26582113

Does anyone remember nazi anon?

>> No.26582128

>>26581956
Hey if it's any consolation I actually caved and did some content based on trending bullshit, it's gotten more views in a week than almost anything else I've put out there.

It's not absolutely pandering to lowest common denominator but I feel more comfortable playing the game even if I still hate it.

>> No.26582202

>>26582113
Hitleranon? I still think about him sometimes. Fun thread when he was around

>> No.26582230
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26582230

>have a gf
>get called a sexpest
what does this mean?

>> No.26582240

>>26581956
Almost every big chuuba and streamer for that matter f
grew doing what they like, why should anyone else do any differently?

>> No.26582250

>>26582093
You can cope when no one watches you by saying you do it for fun ;)

>> No.26582273

Does anyone remember ryushenanon? The most sex /asp/ voice to this day

>> No.26582315

>>26582240
Truth is some of them just liked the mainstream shit

>> No.26582341

>>26582240
I’ll just watch the big chuuba do it better than you not doing anything special to grab my attention?
why watch mr 0 view male?
what do you bring to the table?

>> No.26582348

>>26582250
I have normie regulars. They like watching me first time games.

>> No.26582410

cringe thread

>> No.26582452

>>26581956
Are you implying people that solely commit to playing videogames can't grow? Just making sure before wasting my time proving you wrong. Being entertaining is the critical factor to make it, whatever you do is just complimentary. You can have the most original idea in the world and yet nobody will watch you if you're boring as fuck.
>Negativity is needed, false positivity won’t get you anywhere
Negativity leads to burn out. Being positive ≠ delusional. But keep being a spiteful cunt that tells people how to do things you haven't achieved yourself.

>> No.26582482

>>26582410
Yeah sometimes, but t b h I'm in the "doing it for fun" group but still like to come here for good advice on making things look nice and tips on doing things faster or good tools

>> No.26582494

Azu is the Garry Gergich of /asp/
Everyone shits on him but he just keeps doing his best anyway. He's GMI and you all will still crab him

>> No.26582533

>>26582452
Negro sometimes things are bad and people need to be told they should be doing something else.

>> No.26582586

>>26582533
Why is playing games on stream bad?

>> No.26582592

>>26582348
your friends opening the stream in extra tabs aren’t normie regulars hate to break it to yah
and also other asps don’t count

>> No.26582638
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26582638

Behind every schizo or crabby post, I imagine there's a female /asp/ie.
Those girls are petty.

>> No.26582664

>>26582533
So you think negativity and constructive criticism are the same? You're fucked up.

>> No.26582665

>>26582586
I didn't say that, not that anon, but they have a point of saying "I'm just doing it for fun :)" wont get you anywhere.

>> No.26582682

>>26582592
>other asps don’t count
Yep. That's why I said normies. People not form /here/. Managed to get regulars through raids and game choices. I call them regulars because they chat a lot.

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>>26582664
Yes a little bit I needed more love as a child, thanks for your constructive criticism

>> No.26582737

>>26582665
Doing what you enjoy doesn't mean you shouldn't try to improve... Stop taking things out of context.

>> No.26582738

>>26582273
I miss her(them)...

>> No.26582780

>>26582586
Only playing games on stream with minimal interaction and not knowing how to entertain is bad
Essentially just using a stream as a vessel to finish games you haven’t finished while not trying to be entertaining is bad.
No one dealt with absolutes here.
You all haven’t cultivated any skills or reps streams as practice.
Play game is good lazy content but you need to be multifaceted to shine and rise above the rest.
Zatsudan?
music production?
sketching/drawing?
creativity is necessary, and honing zatsudan skill will help keep you on your toes.
None of you do your reps enough which is why asking you to do something other than games for once has given you an aneurysm

>> No.26582814

>>26582665
Saying "I'm just doing it for fun" just means the person is doing it for fun. Whether they grow or not depends on their own efforts. Enjoying something doesn't mean not taking it seriously too.

>> No.26582850

>>26582682
Are you really relying on circulated viewers muted tabs and pity raid viewers as regulars?

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26582893

>>26582494
O…ogey?

>> No.26582894

>>26582780
>why is x bad?
>tl;dr schizo manifesto
I think you're the one with the aneurysm

>> No.26582919

>>26582780
Ahh yes, the great zatsu music producer artist xQc, amongst many others.

>> No.26582969

>>26582341
I'm not trying to be combative but nothing you're saying is based on reality and sounds like something a jaded person who doesn't understand how content creators grow. Clearly there are people out there watching new or smaller creators who are doing nothing e en remotely unique, special, or creative as that's a majority streamed content in general. The thing that matters the most and almost exclusively as far as what you present on stream is your personality, speaking skills, and ability to entertain. It's not about doing the most unique or cool thing.

Very few creators are doing anything unique or creative aside from a few and the most creative it tends to get is "[Content] but as a vtuber.". A vast majority of creators who have gotten big did so doing what they enjoy and creating content they like otherwise their lack of interest would've been reflected in that content.

>> No.26582974

>>26582894
Telling you to do your reps instead of staying quite and playing games to 0 viewers is schizo?
peak NGMI
you all don’t even have the zatsudan skills to kill dead air or even bgm

>> No.26582985

How do I trick Cordy into giving me a wet passionate kiss

>> No.26583022

>>26582974
ask me how I can tell you don't watch aspies

>> No.26583037

>>26582919
They were a top overwatch player to get to that point.
They honed there craft.
Why can’t you do so as well instead of making excuses?

>> No.26583087

>>26582969
Thank you for being based. I was losing my hope.

>> No.26583101

>>26583022
Who’s going to watch dead air fest. male play game or even worse a babi doing that?
I mean cmon now you do have the occasional drawing streams here and there but the creativity is lacking

>> No.26583142

I wonder what's boseph doing these days?

>> No.26583148

>>26582969
Playing backlog isn’t doing X but vtuber

>> No.26583234

>>26582919
Do you have any idea how XqC got to where he is? You think he just streamed YouTube every day for 14 hours from the very beginning? The guy was a extreme well known overwatch pro, that's where his initial audience came from. The quirky fake rage shit helped him grow from just funny coral videos but he still started as a professional eSports player during the peak of overwatch

>> No.26583239

who's your favorite male aspie? for me it's the bubble

>> No.26583271

>>26583148
You just ignored the rest of my post so I can tell you're arguing in bad faith. Creator content makes up the smallest percent of streamed content.

>> No.26583368

I enjoy this hobby. I will try anyways.

>> No.26583405

>>26583271
You don’t have the audience yet to be able to do the things aforementioned and cruise with smooth sailing to get the lazy bag.
You need something to stand out.
and how?
REPS.
not saying you CANT EVER PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
it’s just saying to DIVERSIFY your content.

>> No.26583407

>>26583239
Deku

>> No.26583457

>>26582494
Once he goes for a new model and starts drawing more
He might be able to get somewhere with that

>> No.26583472

I'm going to stream videogames and have fun while you all keep arguing like basement dwellers. See ya!

>> No.26583468

>>26583405
>DIVERSIFY
Finally, there you go. Should've said that from the start honestly. Everyone can agree on this.

>> No.26583483

I went out to buy a sugary drink to keep fueled while working but I didn't know it was 40c outside so I already drank all of it trying to stay alive

>> No.26583510

>>26583472
I will watch you

>> No.26583564

>>26583483
Blood sugar stocks climbing

>> No.26583604

>>26583101
Do you have any examples of people who just stream games with tons of dead air? Nobody here is that bad that I have seen, or at least they are trying to get better.

>> No.26583649

>>26583239
From the recent gen? I like Konrad!

>> No.26583673

>>26583649
Same! Cat (and witch) love!

>> No.26583778

>>26583649
>>26583673
Do you guys actually like him as a streamer or just for his model? Genuine question.

>> No.26583790

what reps do you do in your daily life?
I do my drawing and exercise reps, i am trying to lose weight until I achieve peak tomboy body. It's incredible how a healthier life makes me want to stream more.

>> No.26583825

>>26583483
also, straight sugar like a slurpee HAS to be """""""""better for you"""""" than chemicals like in an energy drink, right?

>> No.26583848

>>26583604
nta but i i dont wanna be a dick but there are definitely like 2-3 dead air guys and a few where the commentary is so unengaging it might as well not exist. some of this is due to game choice though, so they arent hopeless, they just need to play something that they can engage better with

>> No.26583878

>>26583790
I'm trying to get into drawing/digital art. Gonna be a long process, but my dream is to draw other aspies one day. Not clout chasing or anything, I genuinely like them.

>> No.26584022

>>26583239
Doggity dog dog

>> No.26584051

>>26583848
name them pussy. it's for their own good

>> No.26584066

>>26583778
Both. He gives me good vibes and his model is pleasant to look at.

>> No.26584112

>>26583848
It's an anonymous image board anon you can say who you don't like

>> No.26584116

>>26583790
same except i want to be bulkier in the upper body. i want to do tiktok reps but im feeling a bit frantic with all this shit i do already but hopefully in the next month or so i can start earnestly using tiktok. i want to increase an extra hour of drawing reps daily as well to 3 a day but i really need to unwind and shit post or game after work to not go insane. this is all on 5ish hours of sleep too

>> No.26584166

>>26581257
i talk to one. i don't understand why she cares about me but it makes me happy

>> No.26584176

>>26583790
I sing while walking to work, as it helps me be mindful of my breathing.
I wrote lyrics as a hobby before vtubing and I know how to write erotica so I just need a fitting microphone before getting into lewd ASMR

>> No.26584188

>>26583405
I do have the audience to do those things and I gained the vast majority of it from my gaming streams. I'll do some YouTube react to whatever trendy videos or channels the big streamers are watching I'd it interests me from time to time but a majority of my content is games.

>> No.26584273

One of you fuckers made me gosling and I'm in severe pain.

>> No.26584285

>>26583778
It feels like people goading on a lolcow, like with Chrischan. Obviously he's not a bad guy or anywhere near that level but he's bland, he's got zero talent, zero social skills to speak of and is at least a little slow. For all the "support" he has, he's still got no viewers which is what makes me thitits all just a fucked up joke or meme people are pushing.

>> No.26584384

>>26584273
Who? I wanna gosling too

>> No.26584401

>>26584051
>>26584112
im sure they know their streams are low effort, but they just want to upkeep the "stream as much as possible" habit even if it means not talking and having no viewers

>> No.26584446

>>26583778
i like him but he streams while i'm at work so I can't catch him usually

>> No.26584447

>>26584401
I'm gonna assume one of them is eraxs, so name the others.

>> No.26584476

>>26584285
Konrad... We actually like you. Let it sink in.

>> No.26584669

chatting with a cute 2view femchuuba is so comfy

>> No.26584713

>>26584476
I hate you guessing game faggots so much

>> No.26584769

>>26583649
>>26583673
>>26584446
Thanksies, although I don't think I'm an aspie anymore. I stream pretty regularly and selfpost on wvt now.
>>26584476
It's not me lol, I don't menhera at stuff like this.

>> No.26584981

>>26584769
if you arent an aspie anymore why are you still in here reading schizo posts man stay go

>> No.26585135

>>26583239
I definitely like Deku the most

>> No.26585191

>>26584981
Not him but honestly I don't really see how anyone would genuinely would want to be associated with a place like this.

>> No.26585253

>>26584769
once an aspie always an aspie fella

>> No.26585257

Explain why you can't assign the same keyframe movement to multiple things at once in davinci

>> No.26585263

Someone with piss content and shit personality can still grow with good marketing strategies

>> No.26585271

>>26585135
I wish I got a stray gift sub when dog dumped them in his chat... Jealous but I'll wait for my twitch prime to refresh.

>> No.26585370

>>26585263
Krimbo...

>> No.26585450

>>26585263
I think there's plenty of piss fetishists, but breaking away from them when you start getting popular is hard so it's a dead end.

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>>26584981
>>26585191
i like to check in every so often and ego search when bored. I'm usually not posting here anyway unless I'm mentioned first, so no worries.
>>26585253
technically true, maybe graduated aspie is the correct term

>> No.26585609

>>26585450
>you'll never be kept as a girl's thirsty flower

>> No.26585742

thaumologist's voice is so cute!

>> No.26585759

>>26585576
Love you Konny!

>> No.26585846

>>26585742
Who

>> No.26585868

>>26582113
wasn't that around the time leafy posted in /asp/?

>> No.26586012

>>26583239
Jay by far

>> No.26586315

Drawing models it's hard, it took me a day just to draw some bangs and an eye, at least it looks cute...

>> No.26586438

>>26586315
just throw some shit together in paint like walfie. no one gives a shit about quality but marketing is everything

>> No.26586576

>>26586438
I am an artist anon, who wants to watch an artist chuuba whose model looks like a scribble a 5 year old with crayons on his nose made in Microsoft paint?

>> No.26586880

>>26586576
i love this reply

>> No.26587436

>>26586576
the answer to this is important because I have based the aesthetic of my entire channel on looking like a scribble a 5 year old with crayons in his nose made

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>>26587528
Mash mash mash

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>>26587528
Mashyu cute

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i love the sloth so much. she always reminds me that there are still good people somewhere in this world

>> No.26588090

>>26587787
lol
lmao

>> No.26588213

>>26587787
This is indeed a post in 4channel dot org

>> No.26588513

Playing FF7R
https://www.twitch.tv/theanglerch

>> No.26588594

reading this thread, half of the posts about viewers shitting on /asp/ies wouldn't exist if anyone here actually watched their streams.

>> No.26588628

>>26588594
Why would I watch streams I have assets to work on

>> No.26588705

I'm a female Vtuber but I think people think I'm a babi.....

>> No.26588744

Why is the common wisdom that video editing is soul-destroyingly boring work
its fun watching everything come together and improving it bit by bit until it looks good
its like animation but without taking any skill

>> No.26588804

>>26588090
you just don't know her

>> No.26588829

>>26588705
A while ago I was recovering from a cold and I got a DM from a first time viewer asking if I was trans...

>> No.26588917

>>26588804
That would mean people here actually watch others.

>> No.26588949

>>26588829
Even if you were that's non of their business

>> No.26588989

Apparently Reaper is shy and won't record your mic while you have audacity open

>> No.26589143

>>26588917
i can't be the only one...

>> No.26589470

>>26588989
Moe

>> No.26589579

Something I'm learning is that when it comes to monster sounds you just layer a billion things on top of another and as long as you make something open its mouth when it happens it will make sense to people

>> No.26589828

>>26588744
It’s a skill in itself, but it takes the right balance of autism and ADHD to actually like video editing.
Why do you think so many aspies only stream and don’t have any clips made by themselves or any highlight videos?

As a viewer, making 30 second clips in the Twitch editor means you’re missing out on at least a minute of the stream if you’re trying to clip it - to me that’s fun tho

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