Earlier this week, my mom passed away.
I'm honestly still in shock, it's hard to imagine that it's even real. I don't know if I'll ever be able to come to terms with it.
She was my best friend and the light of my life.
I'll love you, always and forever.
Let's cut the bullshit-- excessive ads are killing Twitch.
You go to a stream and it says 1/6 ads played, you go to another tab then come back and the video player has crashed.
Like if you've ever clicked off a stream because of too many ads
In our latest blog post, we tackle a topic that's been at the forefront of the community for some time - the rev split.
We also provide a related update around monetization for a subset of Partners.
Read here:
RIP Reckful
I hope this will be a wakeup call to everyone who creates a reward structure around ridiculing and mocking mental illness
We can be better as a community and we will be better.
Shocking to me that people think the way to protest Hogwarts Legacy is to bully and harass those who are playing/streaming it
No one likes this
You're not helping anyone, you're just being a piece of shit.
How in the fuck is Sliker not banned on Twitch?
Guy literally uses the platform to defraud dozens of people, streamers and viewers alike AND ADMITS IT
JiDion is still sitting a perma while Sliker gets to go live and laugh about actual crime
It's an absolute disgrace
@Twitch
Weird as fuck to see so many people coming out with statements about the Israel/Palestine conflict as if they need to comment on it
Can we please stop this weird culture around expecting people with no relevant background or education to talk about world events/politics
Today we all witnessed not only the largest in-game memorial but also the largest in-game player-driven event in the history of World of Warcraft
In times like this it's easy to think of the evil that people are capable of but we can't forget the purity and kindness as well.
BOYS, IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME.
Giving away FIVE copies of Elden Ring: Collector's Edition + PS5 bundles!
To win, all you have to do is:
👑 Follow
@OTKnetwork
👑 Follow
@Asmongold
👑 RT/Like this post
ENDS FEB 25TH
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Dad came by after my stream, he made me some brownies for Valentines Day
Feeling more than lucky that I've had such a loving and supportive father for all these years
The success of Palworld proves that the only thing customers *actually* care about is a good game.
AI? Slavery? Beastiality? Copyright infringement?
It's a video game.
These are pretend problems that people don't actually care about
Make good game=people buy game
Simple
Crazy how Twitch can't find the time to publicly congratulate
@KaiCenat
for hitting 60k subs or even acknowledge anyone in that community at all (Bruce/Adin/YRG/etc)
Fastest growing community and if you only followed Twitch you wouldn't even know they exist.
Why?
Should people under 18 be able to make accounts on social media websites?
Weighing the positives vs negatives, I can't see how access to social media for underage people is a net positive
Between the risk of abuse, psychological damage, and bullying I don't think it's worth it
Recently I made some comments regarding
@TheNadiaAmine
doxxing a donator because they said she was a cheater in a video game
Doxxing someone on Twitch should result in an indefinite ban, I stand by everything I said.
I'm actually livid that this is even a conversation
I'm not sure who needs to hear this but-
If you donate money to a girl on the internet hoping it will increase your chances of being in a relationship with her, you are an idiot
I made my own steak for the first time ever last night
Besides putting extra pepperoni on a frozen pizza, this has been my most ambitious cooking endeavor
Last week my dad found out that Golden Corral gives free meals to vets for Veterans Day
My dad is a Vietnam vet
This is us after he just got done with his free meal.
YouTube removing dislikes not only censors dissent from corporate propaganda and brand agendas
It also protects predators and abusers from accountability to their audience, making new victims easier to find
In the effort to make users "safe" YouTube has done the opposite
Hopefully the Leafy ban is only the beginning of YouTube taking action on channels who's content is primarily at the expense of others
Harassment veiled as "criticism"
Yesterday we had our first contender attempt the Asmongold Challenge
7/10 on execution, unfortunately the window reflection gave it away
A tactical error
Better luck next time
SSSniperwolf situation is unacceptable
Anyone who uses their platform to doxx and put a persons family in physical danger deserves to be deplatformed
This is an unironic line in the sand and one that should never be crossed
Don't be fooled
9 out of 10 problems WILL go away if you ignore them long enough
Once I lay in bed while my alarm clock was ringing because I didn't want to get up to turn it off
It took 4 hours, but eventually the battery died
Believe in yourself
Finished Elden Ring
It's so rare nowadays for a game to live up to its hype, but somehow Elden Ring exceeded it
It's one of the best games I've ever played
My life has been spiraling out of control for the better part of a year now and for the first time I'm taking steps to reign it back in
Streams will return asap, Im not over it or taking a break
Thank you to everyone whos reached out, for the first time in a long time, Im okay
My favorite Twitter trend is these really stupid tweets that basically every hot girl on the website uses to quote retweet a picture of themselves in cosplay or something
I know it's popular to hate Twitter but I think this is great
I am so fucking sick of people who post their hot takes on the internet and then cry when they get pushback
If you don't like how someone is responding, block/report/ban them, it's actually that easy
You are not a victim because people disagree with you
With what's happening in Russia and Ukraine, I'd want to remind everyone not to harass random Russians or try to hold them accountable for their government's actions
Many of them dislike it as much as you do!
Thank you for watching everyone, it's been quite a sad day but hopefully the first day of real change
Based on the donations/subs, I'll be donating 20k instead of the original 15k to a suicide prevention charity of chat's choice on Saturday.
By incentivizing 8+ minutes of ads/hr, Twitch is effectively paying streamers to kill their channel and ultimately the website
Also--don't be surprised when this becomes the norm, the amount of money being offered is life-changing for almost anyone
Hot take: Twitch isn't and has never been a safe space for underage people
Everyone fixates on boob streamers but the reality is many Twitch streams cover topics and have conversations that would be wildly inappropriate for minors to be involved in
New Twitch changes are a W
@unity
yall not going to get off this like some bullshit video game apology with weak willed gamer nerds
people need to build a future with a design engine and the trust is already broken
no one going to build a castle on sand after your bullshit
Very upset about Andrew Tate getting arrested, I've been farming him for content for months and now it might finally be over
The silver lining at least is that maybe I'll be able to livestream the trial
BOYS, TIME FOR A PC GIVEAWAY!
I'm giving away a signed, custom built Horizon Creator PC with an RTX 3090 and an i9-12900K!
To win, all you have to do is:
👑 Follow
@StarforgePCs
and
@otknetwork
👑 RT/Like this post
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ENDS OCT 10TH
Looks like Square Enix is actually banning the clowns who spent literally hours running after me and streamsniping me
Fucking awesome.
It's incredible how easy of a problem this is to solve when a company actually cares
Going to be honest, with everything going on I can't confirm if I'll be back to main stream by Wrath release
Don't want to let you guys down, but I have other people I need to make sure I don't let down either.
Ty for understanding, you all have given me so much support
It's great to see the gaming community come out so strongly against NFT's
Multiple gaming companies now have had to walk back an unwanted NFT push into their games after backlash
Keep it up boys, we're winning
Was watching Genshin Impact trailer and it showed a big tree
Everyone started spamming Elden Ring copy
Elden Ring's tree is so definitive, they now own the copyright on all trees
From now on, all trees in all video games are an Elden Ring reference
Update: My mom is home from the hospital. Her condition is pretty much the same, although improved a bit.
They gave her oxygen and some new medication, hopefully going to set up a follow-up appt this week.
I plan to be back to stream on Saturday ideally.
Media needs to stop using ominous scary names for these shooters
Use "pussy-ass bitch gunman" or "racist loser shooter" instead
Don't give them the satisfaction and glorification of elevating them to that level
Waking up to find out Activision-Blizzard got bought by Mircosoft wasn't what I expected, wow.
Apparently Bobby Kotick might be leaving after the acquisition too
I REALLY hope this is a good thing.
Shameful to hear about what's been reportedly going on at Blizzard
As a 20+ year fan it really hurts to see how things have devolved in such an awful way
Just makes me sad.
Going to be taking a break from streaming indefinitely
I've gone back and fourth about this for the past few weeks which is why I've missed so many days
A lot of different reasons why, too much to list out in a tweet
What kind of a dumbfuck breaks into the capital building and vandalizes it after spending probably the last year complaining about people breaking into places and vandalizing them
I don't say it lightly but I think this is a legitimate situation where streamers should consider boycotting Twitch or moving to other platforms
Making common and harmless forms of advertisement literally against ToS so Twitch can monopolize more of streamers income
Twitch has new Branded Content Guidelines.
- On-stream logos are limited to 3% of screen size.
- Burned-in video Ads are NOT allowed.
- Burned-in Display Ads are NOT allowed.
- Burned-in Audio Ads are NOT allowed.
#TwitchNews
#TOSgg
Thinking about doing a reverse subathon for the people who don't like me
Basically, instead of subs increasing time I'm live, it will increase the time I can't go live
Theoretically, they could prevent me from ever streaming again
Am I wrong about this?
Looking at so many people angry with what I said is kind of shocking to me
When you go to market with a product, the only thing that matters is the consumers perception of that products value.
When did this become wrong?
Had to call an ambulance for my mom because she couldn't go to her drs appt today
We have her on oxygen now which is a big improvement however not a solution
Will update when I know more, not sure if stream will happen tomorrow or not
Recently more than ever I've been accused of harassment when I've had the audacity to defend myself and my community
The idea that I should allow myself to be attacked is driven by narcissism and entitlement.
I don't punch down, I don't punch up, I punch back
Gave my mom a garden for Mother's Day
Since she literally orders anything she wants from Amazon all day it's hard to get her gifts lol
Going to plant everything tomorrow morning
Very thankful for all of my friends and family who've reached out to me today
It's been one of the worst years in my life and it has certainly meant a lot.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!