This bizarre NPC trend has taken over TikTok. Users online have been acting as non-playable characters from video games during live streams making more than thousands of dollars.
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00:00 This bizarre NPC trend has taken over TikTok.
00:03 Users online have been acting as non-playable characters
00:05 from video games during live streams,
00:07 making more than thousands of dollars.
00:09 And now others are hopping on the viral sensation.
00:11 Users online are making big money live streaming
00:17 as non-playable characters or essentially a computer.
00:20 - Thank you so much.
00:22 - A glizzy?
00:22 (babbling)
00:24 - During these live streams,
00:25 viewers are sending monetary tips to creators
00:28 appearing on screen as cartoons
00:30 and creators are reacting in real time.
00:32 It's Daniel Lawley reporting, "Lawliet Details."
00:34 ♪ Hey TikTok, you don't stop ♪
00:37 ♪ Hey TikTok ♪
00:38 - These users online are making thousands of dollars.
00:41 The trend dubbed as the NPC live stream
00:43 has viewers sending in gifts for streamers
00:45 to react to them in real time.
00:47 For each gift, creators earn an influx of tips
00:49 equivalent to real cash dollars.
00:51 These non-playable characters
00:53 are essentially standard features of many video games.
00:57 - It is worth it because I'm getting paid $100 an hour
00:59 to do this.
01:00 - Now this phenomenon has grown so big
01:01 that some users like Pinkydoll spends at least six hours
01:04 a day on TikTok making NPC content.
01:07 - You're so good.
01:08 Yes, strong woman.
01:10 Yes, strong woman.
01:12 - Pinkydoll says when she first started her live streams,
01:15 she was making close to $250 per day.
01:18 Now the creator is earning up to $7,000 per day.
01:21 Even big names like Trisha Paytas
01:22 has also joined in on the trend.
01:24 - Hi, Dawson, hi, Dawson, hi, Dawson, hi, Dawson, hi,
01:28 Dawson, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble,
01:31 dribble, dribble.
01:32 - Reaction to see non-playable character live streams
01:34 on social media have pointed out how fascinating
01:36 and bizarre the trend can really be.
01:38 The robotic nature of these characters
01:40 have driven users to send mass amounts of gifts
01:43 where some can't even keep up at times.
01:45 - Can I stop?
01:47 Is this enough content?
01:48 Is this enough content?
01:49 - Others have noted that they are making more money
01:51 doing this than their standard day jobs.
01:53 Aside from the mass amount of money
01:54 coming into the platform and creators,
01:57 some people have trolled the trend online.
01:59 - Bunny hop, bunny hop, spicy pepper.
02:01 - There's not been any official word from TikTok
02:03 on how much traffic this has brought to the platform,
02:06 nor on how much users are spending
02:07 on gifts for live streams.
02:09 This is such an interesting topic.
02:11 I personally have been stuck on these live streams as well,
02:13 but obviously for more trending news,
02:15 find us at whatstrending.com.
02:17 (whooshing)
02:19 (whooshing)
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