(disclaimer: this is me complimenting things Techno does that i specifically enjoy, not that other streamers don’t manage the same thing. support content creators! also i’m not begrudging Techno wanting to keep out of more competitive events like non-charity MCCs, that’s part of what makes me like him so much)
watching lots of other perspectives for MCC15 has really made me appreciate Techno’s streaming style. it feels so low key but with the edge of competitiveness that keeps me invested.
he is so dedicated to good content (thinking about when he spoke about not wanting to become a “tournament andy”) and that's always what is produced. while i love and appreciate all the streamers i’m watching today, none of them give the same level of satisfaction as watching a Techno Tournament TM. it’s not just to do with skill, which certainly adds to something like battle box which gets harder to watch when someone isn’t doing as well as you know they can, but everything else he brings to a stream makes it even better. the (sometimes comically unrelated) commentary, the support and advice he gives to his teammates, interaction with chat, and the balance of competitiveness and avoiding toxicity.
also more niche, there’s a specific way he moves his cursor to make it an incredibly smooth viewing experience. i can’t explain it entirely, but it just feels like getting in a car with great suspension, i’m sure there’s no particularly different graphics or settings he uses but it makes it so easy for me to remain involved. similarly, something that has been mentioned a lot that i think comes hand in hand with not having a facecam, is great awareness of his character’s body language. the far away technogaze, and the way he turns his head to look at other people is the height of humour in my mind and none one can convince me otherwise.
