Hearthstone is a game like any other, man. The chances that you actually end up becoming a famous streamer are close to impossible. So, if you really do spend money on the game to somehow in some time "earn it back", let this be a wake up call.
Did HS blow up in India yet? I dunno, I don't spend much time on twitch and even less on foreign language channels. Maybe you you be 'that guy', that breaks through with the game, but as other have said its unlikely. Being popular on twitch isn't just about being good at the game it's about having a watchable personality - most people don't, have to try to hard to force it, and fail. Personality + IQ and math skills is a rare combo indeed so...
I did spend money to earn money so far the money I spent is not enough for not even a single decent deck.
I spent nearly 100 usd and no money in the bank. Jobless hopeless Paranoid Schizophrenic 36 year single indian male
trying to make a living out of HEARTHSTONE
so far I lose arena all the time and waiting for new expansion for the love of the game but not enough love because no money
to buy the new expansions and card packs
so far I am trying to make progress
I would say if you need to spend money to create new decks:
A) you aren't playing enough to become a money making streamer
B) you aren't good enough at Arena to be a streamer
The reason I say this is that anyone good enough to be a streamer would also have to be good enough at Arena to become "infinite" in which you always get enough gold from winning Arena to start another Arena game. This is an average of somewhere between 6 and 7 wins. To be clear this is a very very good arena player Consider anyone with an average over 3 wins is better than half the field....
So I would worry less about buying packs and simply continue to play arena, ranked and Tavern brawl in order to become good enough to warrant streaming.
Also I would say a large part of being a money making streamer is having a personality that is good enough for people to be attracted to. Be honest with yourself as to wheter or not you can accomplish that.
The one Caveat is that if you are interesting enough you don't necessarily have to be good... an example would be Totalbiscuit - he is mediocre (as in okay) at best at the game, but he gets plenty of views because he is an extremely interesting person.
Making money by playing a game is not as easy as it sounds. Very few people make a living solely of twitch and youtube. Most of them have full time jobs working 9 to 5 everyday. If you are serious about becoming a good streamer and making money you need to be a very good player at Arena or Rank mode (even better if you can be good at both). If you stream in English, it will help. There is a german guy (P4wnyhof) on twitch he only streams in English. He gets 10,000 viewers almost every night and he mentioned that he had over 1000 subs as well. Good luck.
Do you spend money on HEARTHSTONE to earn money?
I did spend money to earn money so far the money I spent is not enough for not even a single decent deck.
I spent nearly 100 usd and no money in the bank. Jobless hopeless Paranoid Schizophrenic 36 year single indian male
trying to make a living out of HEARTHSTONE
so far I lose arena all the time and waiting for new expansion for the love of the game but not enough love because no money
to buy the new expansions and card packs
so far I am trying to make progress
Solve all problems.
Hearthstone is a game like any other, man. The chances that you actually end up becoming a famous streamer are close to impossible. So, if you really do spend money on the game to somehow in some time "earn it back", let this be a wake up call.
I buy the adventures and only buy the pre-packs for the new expansions if they have a deal. So probably less than 100 a year
What was your plan for making money from Hearthstone exactly?
The only cancer in Hearthstone is its community.
Did HS blow up in India yet? I dunno, I don't spend much time on twitch and even less on foreign language channels. Maybe you you be 'that guy', that breaks through with the game, but as other have said its unlikely. Being popular on twitch isn't just about being good at the game it's about having a watchable personality - most people don't, have to try to hard to force it, and fail. Personality + IQ and math skills is a rare combo indeed so...
Making money by playing a game is not as easy as it sounds. Very few people make a living solely of twitch and youtube. Most of them have full time jobs working 9 to 5 everyday. If you are serious about becoming a good streamer and making money you need to be a very good player at Arena or Rank mode (even better if you can be good at both). If you stream in English, it will help. There is a german guy (P4wnyhof) on twitch he only streams in English. He gets 10,000 viewers almost every night and he mentioned that he had over 1000 subs as well. Good luck.
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