Ok, yes, true...but...
Can anyone make a case for actually buying the streaming tickets? It's like, $150 for both days (I'd want to support Mumei too). I'd happily (and recklessly) spend $150 on an IRyS merch drop or something, because I want to support the talents, but even if every last cent from the ticket price went to the talents, it's just over $2 each. That is not a very good ratio of 'spending' to 'supporting the people I want to support' for me.
To each their own, everyone's tastes are different, blah n blah....
For me, the yearly-ish concert IS Hololive. To finally see your favorite personality on stage, singing and dancing, feels like a cap to the year you've spent with them. (Or perhaps, a celebration of the year to come)
Link your Wish was the first time I purchased streaming concert tickets of any kind. I've only had experience with the "flat" screen with the artist on it (ala Miku), so the AR tech they used for the stream totally blew me away!
Yeah, it was a shity situation (and still is mainly), but I had to "be there live" for Myth's 3D debut. And yes, Myth in 3D was fantastic; but there were so many performances that were amazing I wasn't expecting. Like, who would have thought that after following up the EN girls, Moona's performance would BLOW them out of the water?! (moonafics knew) Korone with her "Did this doog just do a flip!?" And on Day 2, hearing Risu's Alice&U performance was worth the day 2 price of admission
alone.
This year, we again have 8 girls having their 3D debuts during OBP; and when we add in HoloX, that's 13 new talents making their first HoloFES appearance. Adding the 3rd stage (which they had to do with this many talents) makes the price-per-stage basically the same as last year (~$50) IMO, that's a good price for the entertainment I'll receive from this event.