With 18K I wouldn't be surprised if they actually used a Tricaster haha. Though I do agree that 18K sounds like overkill. We run a setup that would probably cost less than 1K today and with some ingenuity and hard work (aka alot of my time) I know that we can get our stuff relatively close to looking legit. We're entering our 38th weekly streamed but I still consider myself an infant in terms of broadcasting. Learning the craft is a lot of fun though thankfully.
Nice! The best way to learn is just gain experience. 38 weeks is great and keep on going. VSM ran for about a year straight during MK9 and it helped a lot of guys learn and get into streaming by going there and jumping on.
I'm going to wind up getting an all new rig this year by the time MKX comes out, and convert my current one into my new PC. The new stream rig will have a couple large SSDs, newer i7 than I have now, load up on ram, new 1080p capture card, headsets with mics built in (they're being requested more and more) like what Art uses. They go about $200 a piece. I want the system to be blazing fast with no hiccups, the only issue is internet. I now may have to get a TMobile hotspot because in Philly that seems to be the one to choose. My verizon one gets the job done but there's always people complaining the quality is low. It can be a nuisance to
Over time my current rig has gotten beaten up and actually lost a ram slot and one ram sticks died as well, and that's when we could no longer stream at 720p 60fps. I'll keep my $200 mixer as is, headphone amps (one for commentators and one for players now - another big request and I've had it since GUTS this year), I see no reason to change those. I'll probably keep one regular Mic and headset on hand for the stream producer. As much as it's my stuff, the KN stream is sort of the community stream and it gives a lot of players the opportunity to get their voice heard and be a part of production. It's hard to get the same people at every event and like, keep people glued to commentary when they aren't being paid. I have about a dozen people cross trained to at least be able to do name changes and scene changes when I have to do other stuff, next is teaching them how and when to run commercials to boost some revenue. A lot of people don't realize that I'm generally tied into the northeast majors much deeper in regards to planning and tech stuff than any of the other streamers who are there literally just to sit there and stream matches.
