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Golden Kappa Trains Are Here, But No One Really Cares Right?
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May 01, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes
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Thomas the Kappa Engine
Golden Kappa Trains Are Here, But No One Really Cares Right?
🥇Golden Kappa Trains have arrived 🥇
You might have already caught a glimpse. Look out for the roaming Golden Kappa Train, possibly coming to a channel near you.
Contribute to collect and use the rare Golden Kappa emote for 24 hours across Twitch.— Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport)
7:00 PM • Apr 26, 2023
Last week, Twitch announced the Golden Kappa Train, a limited-time opportunity for viewers to earn a special emote. While nothing about this is inherently BAD, I think the comments on this tweet speak for themselves…
Streamers continue to show frustration with Twitch’s inability to understand creator needs. Every time Twitch offers a new “feature”, streamers justifiably bombard the comments with the REAL questions, like the sub revenue split and improving discoverability on the platform. At this point in time, Twitch and it’s new CEO Dan Clancy have offered nothing to satisfy those questions.
AND IT GETS WORSE
Recently, Zach Bussey, who covers streamer news, tweeted out questioning the rationale of subathons on Twitch. His conclusion was that subathons are basically dead.
The economics of SUB-athons are dead and have been for a couple years. Too often, I see people wondering why they got less than $2.50 for subs - sometimes as low as 8 cents per sub...
If your goal is raising $, and you want a reliable outcome, you have to switch to Bits/Tips.
— Zach Bussey (@zachbussey)
6:16 PM • Apr 25, 2023
According to his research, streamers are not earning what they expect to earn after receiving gifted subs. Why? Localized Pricing. According to Twitch’s own website it states:
Twitch subscription prices are adjusted to better reflect the cost of living where a subscriber lives.
Localized pricing has been around for a while now and it does have its benefits for the viewers. However, it begs the question: What are Twitch’s immediate goals and do any of those goals benefit its creators?
When I see Twitch staff promoting a new emote that ultimately means nothing, and refuse to address legitimate concerns from its own community, it really makes you think about your priorities as a content creator.
I write this not to discourage you from streaming or scheduling your next subathon, but to think critically about where you invest your time as a creator. Twitch’s most recent platform updates have only hindered the broadcasters ability to earn a living as a content creator. If this trend continues, not only will more streamers leave the platform, but also expect viewers to move to other platforms for entertainment and community.
Twitch News
Twitch added a new featured that allows broadcasters to schedule and promote stream events like your Affiliate Anniversary.
Twitch secretly reveals the ‘Golden Kappa’ train, made available on select channels during a Hype Train.
YouTube News
The YouTube Creators channel offers some advice on including music in your videos in a new video.
Creator Insider offers some updates related to YouTube Shorts thumbnail customization
YouTube Music is officially rolling out podcasts!
Gaming News Highlights
The $69 Billion Microsoft / Activision deal hits a wall with UK ban
Knockout City is officially saying goodbye on June 6th, but the developers are making private servers available on Windows PC
A recent Steam Client update is overhauling the in-game overlay
Daddy-cough, I mean Anakin Skywalker is coming to Fortnite in May
The Steam Deck gets some much needed competition in the portable gaming console space.
FREE Playstation Plus games for May are revealed!
Growth Tips
EpocCam replaces SnapCam (which was recently shutdown) by bringing AR lenses to the desktop, plus it can be controlled with the Stream Deck.
NotionWay is giving away 250+ Notion templates for FREE
VidIQ offers advice on how Gaming Channels can grow on YouTube
Creator Chatter
Markiplier reveals the trailer to his first theatrical release Iron Lung, which is based on a video game of the same name.
YouTube Max Justh recreates Peaches using Nintendo 64 graphics. This song was featured in the Super Mario Bros. movie.
Jinnytty’s chat helps her catch a creepy stalker during an IRL stream
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