The shooter Escape from Tarkov is currently popular among many Twitch streamers. However, streamers who have mainly streamed Fortnite seem to struggle with the darkness.
This is the problem: The streamer TimTheTatman was just playing the shooter when numerous viewers demanded that he turn up the brightness. It was sometimes hard to see anything.
Colleague DrLupo was also present during the stream and explained to the viewers quite directly that this is mainly a problem for Fortnite players.
Viewers are used to bright colors from Fortnite
This is the situation: After the two streamers had played a few rounds together, the cries of the viewers grew louder. TimTheTatman should turn up the brightness.
Eventually, he gave in frustrated and wanted to raise the brightness. He even asked where exactly he could do this and then made the game brighter.
This is what DrLupo says: While his colleague was raising the brightness, DrLupo chimed in. He explained that the brightness is better left alone. Escape from Tarkov thrives precisely on this darkness.
He then also says: “At the end of the day, your chat is not used to you playing in darkness that doesn’t have neon colors everywhere, because they want to see you in Fortnite”
After that, DrLupo mentioned who recently drew attention to himself due to a large donation and randomly listed names, adding: “If little Jimmy, Andy, Kayden, and Aidan are in the chat, they can just keep quiet. The game is simply dark. That’s just how the game is. Welcome to Tarkov. I love you.”
What does the streamer mean by that? TimTheTatman is mainly known for his Fortnite streams. Accordingly, he naturally has viewers who play Fortnite themselves or just like the game.
The world of Fortnite is generally much brighter, and even in darkness, bright neon signs shine. You can see everything clearly, even in streams.
In Escape from Tarkov, this is not the case. Everything is kept significantly darker and gloomier. This is what defines the game. Logically, it is also darker in streams then.
However, this certainly does not only refer to the brightness of the game. Escape from Tarkov offers a completely different gaming experience, and streamers need to completely change their play style to succeed. They try to ride the hype that certainly not all viewers understand. They then wonder why their favorite streamer suddenly is no longer showing Fortnite, but a completely different game.
Why is Escape from Tarkov so popular right now? There are many reasons for this. Escape from Tarkov offers a particularly hardcore shooter experience and currently fills a gap in the gaming market, as there is little new to play otherwise. Since the update 0.12, there have also been significant improvements.
On Twitch, it is so successful because you can earn special loot by watching Twitch streamers.
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