From ‘Sky-High’ Salaries to a Bleak Future?
This will be the first consequence of the gamers who are being terminated by Facebook Gaming. The personal income from contracts worth thousands of USD will no longer exist. AoE gamers have officially lost a significant, stable source of income over the months as they are no longer partners of Facebook Gaming in the Vietnamese market.
Top 2 gamers and younger players will be greatly affected by this contract termination situation from Facebook Gaming. Many gamers who once reassured their families and loved ones will now face questions about their future as Facebook Gaming is no longer a support for these gamers to remain steadfast in pursuing their passion. Where will their future lead them?
2. The Appeal of AoE is Reaching Saturation on Facebook
In the past, when AoE broadcasts exploded on Facebook through live matches of gamers, these matches brought in many viewers for the AoE community and significantly raised the profile of this game in Vietnam. However, with too many matches happening daily, the number of AoE viewers has decreased significantly.
More accurately, fans now only choose to follow famous gamers and focus on watching their matches. As a result, the situation where livestreams from other gamers, aside from names like Chim Sẻ Đi Nắng, Hồng Anh, BiBi, VaneLove, HeHe… only attract a few dozen viewers reflects the repercussions that Facebook Gaming has brought to the AoE fan community in Vietnam.
Moreover, Facebook Gaming terminating contracts with many AoE gamers makes businesses wanting to invest in this market more cautious. Many AoE clans have ended contracts with sponsors. Clearly, Facebook Gaming has completely changed the face of the AoE community in nearly 2 years of its presence in Vietnam. However, with the harsh terms of becoming an official partner of Facebook Gaming, many gamers could not withstand the pressure and had to let go of their “breadwinner.”
The immediate repercussions of this incident have directly affected the Vietnamese AoE community in recent times. How will the Vietnamese AoE community transform in this new era? We will continue to bring our audience multi-faceted articles about the Vietnamese Age of Empires community in future writings.