World of Warcraft Community Magazine Issue 9 | Page 18

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18 // World of Warcraft Community Magazine

THE TWITCH-WOW
COMMUNITY - A VIEWER’S
PERSPECTIVE

T

By Ian Kernohan

here’s a head in the corner

He pauses the charge against

feed I’ve been watching. It will

of my screen, and it is

the immovable object to type.

be there when I get back.

speaking to me. His Tauren

“Focus... fire... on the Druid...”
Easily the most popular video

guides a Swift Purple Raptor
aimlessly into a gate in front of

3...

game streaming service currently

him before a match begins, and

2...

operating, twitch.tv receives

I am taking note of the strategy

1...!

10.9 million visits per day from
around 4.6 million unique

being laid out for his teammates.
An alert in another tab lets

people. Though its most popular

“Go for the Druid. Ignore the

me know my friend has

games are MOBA’s like LOL and

Rogue for now; we don’t want him

responded; I tab quickly over

DoTA 2, Warlords of Draenor is

able to pop off heals endlessly.”

to Facebook from the Twitch

consistently among the top 10

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