Actually , I find facecams sometimes annoying.

Horror games are ok , but only if the facecam is of contributive value (showing you scared etc. at stuff).

I don't feel like looking how someone is playing a game with a total blankface or is a try-hard with being funny on the cam and such.

Only if there's something good on the facecam and it's actually needed for the game.

If you just play a random flash game which doesen't give you any facial reaction, it's stupid. Especially if you TRY to be funny and just make random faces every now and again and be blank for half of the video (Which is pretty much what PewDiePie does)

I like it as it gives a very personal taste to your vids and makes them more special

Joe wrote:

But using facecam can show that you actually worked on your video and didn't just whip it up in a few minutes.

I do not agree with this as it can cost just 2 extra minutes mixing the stuff together. Facecam doesn't equal quality or the amount you have worked on your videos imo.

I personally would only use a face cam if it is a horror game or a weird WTF game. But then again I don't show much facial emotion so I pretty much NEVER do a face cam anyway

Since when the fuck is Portal a game to record a facecam included LP on? Why would anyone make an LP for it anyway? Not saying it's a bad game, just not a game for LPing.

Joe wrote:

Just recorded Portal with facecam.

That is a perfect example of a game you absolutely dont need a facecam on.
Games that give you feels, make you rage or make you scared require a facecam due to facial expressions and more personalization + adding entertainment value.
Cirno is correct, syncing/cropping of a facecam takes around 1-2 minutes.
Thou a facecam used in the correct way might make it more entertaining to watch, from this perspective makes the quality of the video a bit higher.

Facecam is not needed at all unless its a horror game..
Like GameGrumps for example. They have great quality videos without annoying facecam. And there are perks to them not having facecam as people animate how they think they reacted or looked in the situation.

I think facecam is nice in horror/rage games... tho' if you're cute like Pewdie (just a example) it's nice in every video!

This is just my very personal opinion xD I believe LPer can be successful without facecam too.

Joe wrote:

Toyosatomimi No Miko wrote:

Cirno is correct, syncing/cropping of a facecam takes around 1-2 minutes.

Not when you record your facecam with an iPod Touch that can't record audio and takes like 20 minutes to transfer to PC and stretches clips so you have to cut random parts out

Individual difficulties are not reall counted in my calculations XD

If you are as adorable as me.. it's a good idea.
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Personally, I don't think a facecam is really needed, unless it helps to make your channel more unique, or interesting. Pewdiepie, as one, uses a facecam in every video, which I don't mind, as I don't really look at the facecam, but it may annoy others. I must admit though, a lot of the people I know like Pewdiepie, not only for his videos, but for his looks...

Facecam is not needed and then editing gets easier. Though if you want to have facecam everywhere try to position it right. Somewhere it doesn't block things from the game HUD or so. (Sounds hard and it is)

I disagree on GameGrumps, as I really would like it waaay better if they would have a facecam....

Not really sure whats to say... But personaly, a facecam would be recommended in the following types of game...

-Horror
-Wtf
-Rage
-Tear-Jerking
-Funny (I mean like, too damn funny that could makes you laugh easily)