Not what you think, I’m not quitting! But I have been really unhappy with my streams of late. I’ve either had a lot of fail with what I’m playing, unable to get past missions or having a lot of technical problems that led to me stopping the stream prematurely.

I don’t know what it is lately, but I’ve been really bad at games when I’m on cast. The exception being getting past a Watch Dogs 2 mission I’d been stuck on for a while that I finally get through on Saturday’s stream.

Otherwise, I’ve been really bad at things. Got wrecked by a Mantis Shrimp in the Noodle quest in FFXV. It was a few levels higher but that was ridiculous. Couldn’t get past some other stuff in the game so it was really frustrating. Last time I touched Mafia III on stream I got killed repeatedly in the same mission.  Same with today’s cast of the Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone DLC. Came close to defeating a boss, if by close you meant getting about 30% of it’s health whittled away.

It’s really annoying and I’m sure not fun for the folks watching to see me fail over and over again. If it is fun for them? I really don’t want that in my stream, that’s not my jam and I’m not out here to entertain people by failing.

So I dunno what to do about streaming lately. More and more it’s becoming a thing that could go really well, or really badly and I hate being someone who winds up quitting out on games or rage quitting a mission after failing several times. So IDK if I need a break, maybe using my upcoming travel as a reason to take a few days off, but I actually like streaming and miss it when I’m not on because of the community.

What do stream fam, what do?

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Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.

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  1. I love watching you stream. Love it. When I can, I tune in just because it’s you and your community is a bunch of really nice and genuinely supporting e people. But I hear you though. If it’s not fun, then maybe a break is the best thing. Either way, I’ll be there when you’re back.

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