The new LoL Auto Chess, Teamfight Tactics, is currently the big new hit on Twitch in June 2019. It attracts some of the most well-known Hearthstone streamers like Disguised Toast or Kripparrian. But also well-known LoL streamers invest hours into the game. Who are the 5 biggest streamers in TFT in the first days?
This is the situation: The new game “Teamfight Tactics” has only been playable since June 18 and is currently only available on the LoL test server.
There are long queues forming. Players are waiting forever to try out the new LoL Auto Chess. The numbers in the line even go up to “over 9000” as seen on reddit.
The game is actually not even out yet and is currently only meant to be tested, but it has already reached impressive numbers on Twitch.
Teamfight Tactics is hugely lucrative on Twitch
How big is TFT on Twitch: In the last 3 days, Teamfight Tactics has been ranked 3rd among games with the “most watched hours.” (via sullygnome)
- Fortnite was number 1 with 8,552,602 hours – thanks to 158,364 streamers
- League of Legends was number 2 with 7,252,592 hours – with 49,892 streamers
- Teamfight Tactics comes in at number 3 with 6,271,222 hours – with only 7,342 streamers
- Grand Theft Auto V is ranked 4th with 5,769,898 hours – with 16,026 streamers
What’s noticeable: The average number per streamer for Teamfight Tactics is extremely high.
This means: The individual streamer is currently benefiting greatly from the hype, as they have to share it with few others.
Hearthstone and Variety Streamers Benefit
Who are the top 5 streamers currently? In the first 3 days, the distribution of the most watched hours is as follows:
- Reckful – a well-known MMORPG streamer. He is mainly known for his earlier performances in WoW. Recently, however, he has dedicated himself to Auto Chess – his “Teamfight Tactics” stream was viewed for 503,333 hours in the last 3 days
- Disguised Toast – a tinkerer from the Hearthstone scene who loves to crash and explore game mechanics – 461,611 hours
- Kripparrian – one of the most popular Hearthstone streamers ever – 224,045 hours
- Forsen – a variety streamer, known for his somewhat unconventional style – 209,847 hours
- Scarra – a former LoL pro, who already achieved a cool combo with Shyvana – 195,435 hours
Especially Reckful (29 hours) and Disguised Toast (30 hours) have invested a lot of time in Teamfight Tactics over the last 3 days.
Disguised Toast sees this as an opportunity for his channel to grow. He has already celebrated on Twitter what unusual high numbers these are.
The tactical fox has also created a video guide for Teamfight Tactics on YouTube which has already received quite a bit of clicks with over 400,000 views.
Opportunity for Niche Streamers to Make It Big on Twitch
What’s behind it: It’s interesting to see how a new game develops on Twitch:
- The LoL streamers come primarily through their proximity to the characters and the “League of Legends” brand to the new LoL Auto Chess
- The Hearthstone streamers more through the puzzling and the gameplay proximity. They enjoy such strategic games
- For many streamers, the “Auto Chess” hype is now also an opportunity to try something different where shooter skills are not required
In any case, it provides Riot Games with the opportunity to reach new streamers and thus also new viewer groups. For streamers who are not so much into shooters or MOBAs, Auto Chess presents the opportunity to engage with a new trend game.
It will be interesting to see how the streaming scene around Teamfight Tactics develops in the coming days and weeks.
