It’s been a while since I did a broadcast, so I thought about doing something special, but I needed to prepare for that in advance.
Amid my busy daily life, I hadn’t made any preparations for this broadcast, as expected from me.
But that’s okay.
Even if I wasn’t prepared, my viewers had already done their homework.
I thought about just playing a game casually and entered the fan café to look at the game recommendation board.
[Are you not playing Eo War?]
[Challenger rank 1 race ㄱㄱ?]
[Emus, stop!]
“Today doesn’t seem to be that appealing.”
Along with the usual viewers whom I consider to be the foundation of my stream, Eo War users have been steadily increasing as I take on the commentary role.
The gameplay of a beautiful Challenger ranked 15, who is practically an esports announcer.
Most new viewers are likely familiar with my play through YouTube videos and clips.
While I could sense a desire to watch my gameplay live, I just wasn’t feeling it today.
After a few days of only commentating on Eo War, I had become a bit tired of it.
They say watching high-level players ignites one’s hidden gamer instincts and makes them want to play that game even more.
That didn’t apply to me. Perhaps it’s because I’m doing better.
In any case, Eo War was automatically out of the options for today’s game.
I selected three games based on popular recommendations from the fan café and spun the roulette fairly.
“This one is hit.”
The game chosen by the roulette was one I recognized.
I hadn’t played it myself, but while passing by the Switch, I saw someone playing it a few times.
Escape. A game that literally means to escape and is about surviving while trying to break free.
What are you escaping from? You need to escape from the hands of a murderer.
You awaken in an unfamiliar place, and victory goes to the fugitive if you manage to escape without being caught by the murderer.
The rules are relatively simple: if the murderer either recaptures the fugitive or kills them to prevent escape, the murderer wins.
[Ah, it’s already a fun game, isn’t it?]
[I was scared it would be something else.]
[Why is surviving as a Jurassic dinosaur so highly recommended?]
[It seems they recommended it just to pity the consistent posts, haha.]
[At this point, you should just play it once.]
[Since broadcasts have been sparse lately, every game session feels precious. This kind of talk is nonsense.]
[Hah.]
[This seems to be a game that fits well with Mollu.]
[It really fits the moderator.]
When viewers say that a game suits me, are they implying that I fit the fugitive role, or do they think I fit the role of the murderer?
Survivors and the murderer can be chosen before the game starts.
So if you ask me which side I prefer, well, I’m confident in both.
*
“Here, I’ll topple the plank… then do a little zigzag. I’m afraid it will be hard to save anyone. They got caught too quickly.”
I click my tongue while watching a comrade who tried to escape but got caught again.
I did draw some aggro, but in the end, they got caught.
Well, they should’ve escaped better.
[This person just plays well.]
[Seriously, they are really good at games, haha.]
[You keep saying it’s your first time, but is it really your first time?]
[Oh~ Toto is so delicious.]
[Are the reverse bets awake? Are the reverse bets awake? Are the reverse bets awake?]
[You lose to this, haha. Is Mollu that easy? Do Mollu’s hands, eyes, brain, face, and chest look easy?]
[Why the chest?]
[The chest is included in physical skills, haha.]
[It’s no longer surprising.]
[My 1 million points… my memories… my moments with Mollu…]
There is a function called Toto.
Just like a sports Toto, it involves placing bets on a specific topic with at least two options to determine the outcome of the game.
Of course, it’s not real money. The only thing common to wager on in my broadcast would be the channel points accumulated from watching my stream.
Since everyone keeps talking about Toto, I opened it once, and they were busy having fun with it.
Looking at it this way, it’s somewhat adorable. What’s so significant about some meaningless channel points that makes them so happy?
In other streams, I see special events for streamers at a million or ten million points, maybe I should prepare something like that too.
“Ah.”
I slipped into my thoughts for a moment and lost focus.
In a situation where I should have pressed ←, I accidentally hit → instead.
Crack—
I was hit by the murderer’s blind hammer, and my character’s head burst open.
Oh… that might be a bit brutal. Is it okay to stream this?
[It’s somewhat rated 18+, so the presentation is fiery.]
[Ahhh!]
[Hey, what the heck is this?!]
[My points, damn it.]
[What is this, a joke? Don’t fake it.]
[Are the reverse bets awake? Are the reverse bets awake? Are the reverse bets awake?]
[Haha, if I win this round, it’ll be a six-game win streak. It’s time to lose.]
[Even monkeys can slip from trees sometimes.]
[Are you saying the teacher is like a monkey?]
[We are primates, too. Haha.]
[This is crazy.]
[Please settle the points quickly ^^.]
The last remaining survivor of my team was me alone.
With my death, the game naturally ended in a loss, and the points were taken by those who bet on defeat.
“I’ll settle the points, just a moment please…”
97% of the people bet on victory, while only 3% bet on defeat.
What could the payout be? I recalled my Toto-obsessed friend who said life is a one-shot deal.
That guy borrowed money from me and didn’t pay it back. He said he would pay me back with winnings, but ignored me entirely and just disappeared.
“I’m getting a bit tired of the public games.”
Having gotten familiar with the controls and skills of both the fugitive and the murderer, I wanted something deeper.
In fact, games like this mafia-type, survival games with one versus many are much more fun to play with people you know than alone.
Since I’ve somewhat shed my newbie status, I wanted to play with someone.
“Is anyone up for escaping?”
When I hinted at that, my viewers began gathering information like a cuckoo bird.
[Ryu-a is currently busy with their content.]
[Tex is taking an Eo War placement test.]
[Dae-sik is collaborating with Flare Crew.]
[? When did Dae-sik get close to Flare?]
[It seems they got close after Mollu invited them to play Minecraft last time?]
[While trembling before Mollu, he seems to get along well with that group.]
[Dae-sik sees Mollu as merely a stepping stone.]
[Did the moderator get impacted by this?]
[Oh no.]
[Mollu, the bounce girl… that’s rare.]
[She looks cuter than the city girls though.]
[What do you mean bounce? Come on, stop with the nonsense.]
[Are you seriously that mad, hoxy…?]
[??? : Don’t get married, just don’t.]
[It’s a bit burdensome since the moderator is so pretty and perfect.]
[Su Ah, taking a break. Papi is taking a break. Cheol-woo is doing night broadcasting.]
[Looks like no one wants to play?]
Coincidentally, it seems none of the streamers I’m close with have any free time.
Such diligent people.
In reality, collaborations usually require prior discussion and setup. While there are sudden collaborations, it is still a business in a way.
“Is nobody available?”
The conclusion was that there was no one willing to enjoy a game together at the moment.
I wasn’t keen on queuing alone, and I was considering ending the game or just doing some grinding when.
[Viewer participation?]
[Oh, viewer participation.]
[50,000 viewers, participation, haha! What a competitive rate.]
[50,000: 4 odds, wow.]
Viewer participation, meaning a broadcast where viewers can join in.
Among the viewers, I would pick someone to escape with me right here on the spot.
Escape consists of 1 murderer and 4-5 survivors.
Instead of 50,000: 4, I thought 50,000: 5 felt better, so I decided to pick 5 survivors.
The more survivors there are, the lower the murderer’s chances of winning, but that’s a problem I can solve if I play as the murderer.
“Let’s do viewer participation then. I’ll pick 5 people to play as survivors against me, the murderer.”
[Whoa, Mollu’s entry as the murderer.]
[I can’t stop this…]
[If it’s to be fun, don’t let in any newbies. Be careful, haha.]
[Dae-sik’s suspicious club [Invite me]]
[EsAckape [Invite me]]
[Invitation should be informal.]
[Please invite me.]
“If it’s too easy, it won’t be fun, so I’ll adjust the tiers and select higher-ranked players… how should I do that?”
Just earlier, people had roughly rated my skills based on my gameplay.
Terms like Eternity, Demigod, Immortal, and Radiant were exchanged.
Considering their discussions, my tier was estimated to be around the fourth from the top. In Eo War terms, I was rated around the Diamond tier.
Given that it was my first time playing, this was quite a respectable level, but whether it was my recklessness or confidence, I aimed for even higher opponents.
I thought it would be more fun that way.
“Let’s have only people from the third tier up, roughly Masters and above, to apply. I’ll check their records, and if they’re Diamond level, I’ll reject them.”
Because there were so many viewers, several of the so-called higher users began to reveal their nicknames before me.
Among those who applied, I again used a roulette to select the participants, and so began an unplanned Escape viewer participation broadcast.
