ZeroGravity
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Pretty big get for Mixer, though it really remains to be seen how buying up these streamers will do for their platform.
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Shroud follows Ninja in moving to Mixer
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Pretty big get for Mixer, though it really remains to be seen how buying up these streamers will do for their platform.
TheContact
Member
gettin' that Microsoft $$$$. Good for him. Always like Shroud since CS.
MiguelItUp
Member
If I were a moderately successful streamer I'd use Twitch to build my community/viewer base and then migrate ASAP. Twitch, while still a great and awesome platform, has just been handled so poorly for TOO long now. The amount of streamers receiving bans or suspensions for something incredibly small/no reason is insane. Especially while so many cam girls/thots/e-girls practically get away with murder.
Twitch needs some good competition, that being said, Mixer also has a lot of growing up to do. Acquiring big names will help numbers to an extent, but they need to focus on the platform and its functionality.
Twitch needs some good competition, that being said, Mixer also has a lot of growing up to do. Acquiring big names will help numbers to an extent, but they need to focus on the platform and its functionality.
joe_zazen
Member
you must have a job and be over 20
BlackOlivesMatter
Banned
Fuckable?
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Well I am a 30yo engineer who started his gaming in 1997 on a pc with Doom, Duke Nukem3d and quake installed. I think that kinda sets the character for life
Bladed Thesis
Member
I you don't know who the guy is, you could Google his name faster than coming in a thread, asking who, and waiting for a reply. That is, if you truly want an answer. If you're just saying "who" to show how cool you are to be out of the loop (has that ever been a thing?), then congratulations. You're out of the loop and oh so cool because of it.
Bruno_Arrais85
Member
He is an ASMR and bodypaint streamer.
Windom Earle
Member
Both Ninja and Shroud are huge, but this is still not gonna be enough. MS needs to think outside the box instead of just moneyhat... The MS way.
That said I hope Twitch burns, fuck them.
ok boomer
That said I hope Twitch burns, fuck them.
can't get exclusives... lets get others playing exclusives...
I don't follow any of these streamers.... play the freaking game yourself instead of watching some purple haired clown....
ok boomer
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
The revolution will be streamed....
.....on Mixer.
.....on Mixer.
They have been writing cheques since the old Bioshock **exclusive** days... I hope MS burns first....
I hope it starts with someone's ass hair ... at MS....
Fuz
Banned
Such as?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
What does that have to do with videogames? Or is that not a requirement on Twitch anymore?
nemiroff
Gold Member
I know what you mean.. with that said, he got one million dollars from EA for streaming a little bit of Apex Legends to his six million followers when it was released.. Yeah he's a big Twitch streamer alright.
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Grinchy
Banned
Damn, this is crazy. I wish we could find out what these deals are. Shroud and Ninja were both making a killing on Twitch, so putting every chip into the Mixer pot is a huge risk.
Unless, of course, you get MS to agree to a deal where they're paying you basically what you were already making and you still get to rake in your tips, ad revenue, and sponsor money on top of it. Then, even if your viewership drops massively, you're still making more than you were on Twitch.
Unless, of course, you get MS to agree to a deal where they're paying you basically what you were already making and you still get to rake in your tips, ad revenue, and sponsor money on top of it. Then, even if your viewership drops massively, you're still making more than you were on Twitch.
ZywyPL
Banned
The thing is - they got a deal to begin with. They have a guaranteed money, no matter if they stream for 100k, 10k or just their own parents. Because what Twitch or YT give? A partnership? Does it give money from all the Adblock/uBlock suspended ads? Obviously not. So the streamers are left on the mercy of subscriptions and donations anyway, which obviously isn't that much. Plus, Twitch's recent politics and practices just beg for the service to sunk.
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Bathtub Fart
Banned
Wow that's massive
Ten_Fold
Member
I can see Microsoft Buying all popular twitch streamers, make them play halo infinite and new exclusives for the new Xbox. I’m glad though I want mixer to become bigger because twitch is awful, you have girls who you can CLEARLY see that they are basically there to promote nude videos, mixer ain’t having that.
BlackOlivesMatter
Banned
The only big streamer I watch or care about is Danucd. Get her Mixer and we'll talk....
TeamGhobad
Banned
Smart move. now all they need is Dr Disrespect and Twitch is dead.
waylo
Banned
Where do I begin?
"We take context into account", meanwhile they ban a streamer for something someone other than him said in his game. Banning streamers for doing yoga in GTAV that is apparently too "sexually suggestive", meanwhile their IRL section has dozens of women wearing basically their bras and panties doing yoga, showing their ass and tits, painting their bodies, etc... all while hocking their private snap chats. And that's just within the last couple days. Every week they make themselves look like idiots.
They're a fucking joke.
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Javthusiast
Banned
Ninjas numbers dropped in the toiler compared to twitch, so will Shrouds, but they got paid millions so why would they care I guess,
Casual twitch fans still won't make the jump to mixer. Microsoft would need to get way to many of twitch streamers onto their service to make a dent.
Casual twitch fans still won't make the jump to mixer. Microsoft would need to get way to many of twitch streamers onto their service to make a dent.
Grinchy
Banned
I wonder what the plan is, moving forward. Are they going to set the precedent that they will pay streamers a guaranteed salary if they're big enough?
What's stopping them from offering "small" twitch streamers who make $100K per year from taking a deal with Mixer for $45K/year guaranteed and then tips, ad revenue, and sponsors are all yours still? You'd have the potential to make more than before (even with a smaller audience) but with the safety net of a contract.
Streamers who currently make like $200K on Twitch would probably accept $100K guaranteed with all other revenue streams still bringing in money to go on top of the salary. Microsoft could pretty "cheaply" snag a huge roster of mid-level Twitch streamers for what they'd just consider a little investment. And in the meantime, they're still snagging the big ones as well, like Shroud and Ninja.
What's stopping them from offering "small" twitch streamers who make $100K per year from taking a deal with Mixer for $45K/year guaranteed and then tips, ad revenue, and sponsors are all yours still? You'd have the potential to make more than before (even with a smaller audience) but with the safety net of a contract.
Streamers who currently make like $200K on Twitch would probably accept $100K guaranteed with all other revenue streams still bringing in money to go on top of the salary. Microsoft could pretty "cheaply" snag a huge roster of mid-level Twitch streamers for what they'd just consider a little investment. And in the meantime, they're still snagging the big ones as well, like Shroud and Ninja.
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Jigsaah
Gold Member
THANK YOU!
quickwhips
Member
Guys i moved to mixer also. When do i get my thread made.
Kadayi
Banned
Woo-Fu
Banned
Yeah, i might have to actually get Mixer to work in my browser now.
I wonder if Twitch is really fucking up behind the scenes---other than the obvious stuff---and/or if Microsoft is simply writing some Epic checks.
MiyazakiHatesKojima
Banned
ITT: Old men wearing diapers.
Stuart360
Member
I watch a lot of Mixer, its actually really good as a lot of the streamers are 'normal' streamers, not the idiot ones with silly voices and over the top acting. The seems to be a lot more adults watching Mixer, than annoying trolling kids like on Twitch.
With Microsofts money behind Mixer, Twitch really needs to watch out.
quickwhips
Member
I had an avatar but was to lazy to fix it when they did the upgrade. You have to work the work i guess.When you get an Avatar at a guess
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
It's a little of both. Can't say too much, but they tried to get Dr. D at some point, too, but apparently, he's a total shit to work with, so that fell through.
That hasn't been a requirement for years...basically as soon as they saw that desperate losers throw tons of money at camwhores which they, of course, profit from.
LittleBusters
Banned
Megaton.
andreymagnus
Member
Twitch is better even with all it's rules while Forsen streams on it
andreymagnus
Member
And also Twitch will now have to become a much better platform or most of it's streamers will move to Mixer
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Hero of Spielberg
Member
Don’t kink-shame me.