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I just started streaming some time ago, and I had this great follower stop by. They were there for every stream, and shortly after became a regular. I really enjoyed our banter so much, and it genuinely made my day every time they came by. Their takes were so funny and insightful too.

Then I made some streamer acquaintances, and they started stopping by my streams and chatting every now and then. I'm super grateful for them, but you can kind of tell that the chat feels a bit less genuine. Sometimes it feels like they are there mostly to make sure I’ll stop by their streams as well, and the chat feels a lot less committed/genuine. It feels like they’re coming in and out, maybe just leaving the tab open in the background, and what they write isn’t always as engaging or as excited about the game as the comments from the regular were. The comments are also very few and far between, they don't answer to my questions, exactly opposite of how the regular had communicated previously, which is such a step back.

I remember the regular mentioning that they purposely prefer smaller streamers because they dislike very lively chats, and that they use it to socialize. I knew this, but I never would have guessed that even just 1–2 other people showing up might be an issue. I was thinking more like 50+ viewers or a super lively chat. And that’s where my confusion comes in.

Ever since those 2 of my streamer acquaintances started tuning into my streams, the regular either leaves soon after or doesn’t come to the stream at all, whereas before they were always there in every single stream. Only once did I see them send a message while one of the streamer acquaintances was there, and I hoped maybe they’ll see that this isn’t anything scary, especially since the streamer acquaintances aren’t even that chatty anyway, and the regular will eventually start chatting as they used to, but instead it seems that if anyone else is in the chat they simply don't come.

And that sucks. It sounds weird, but I really miss the genuine interactions. Did you come across something similar? How can I make sure the regular still feels welcome, could I possibly do something to make them come back? I thought that if they are shy, maybe they can first feel out the situation, and slowly start interacting when it feels again right or at least lurk, but I'm genuinely so puzzled that they just stopped coming/leave if there are others.

On one hand, I was happy more people finally started to tune-in, but as said, I don't even know if it's worth it if it leads to less engaged and genuine conversation. I'm genuinely feeling like I'm in the "dead internet theory" and it feels like many viewers of small Twitch streamers are just other streamers, and it turn the interactions feel less genuine. I'm honesly even not sure if it makes any sense to continue stream, if I suddenly lost the only truly natural viewer I got. (not someone potentially watching because they want to network)

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Got this badge randomly but couldn't find any info on it online or what channel I got it from, anyone has any idea or am I just kinda dumb

I’ve been working hard to get to where I am and I’m so close to getting 25 followers! I’m planing a 12 hour stream if I can hit it by Saturday. What else could I do to celebrate?

Hello Everyone, I just spent a heavy load on streaming equipment including my very first PC! I have currently been waiting on my 2 180Hz monitors and my swivel for my Mic.

A couple of questions I want to ask....

1. I want to do a bit of a variety of games, should I stick with one to get my viewer base up before jumping around? OR should I just stay on a consistent game?

2. I am fully employed with a mixed schedule, Will this affect people who watch me? If so, what are ways to make to better for my followers? especially if I can't stream for a couple days in a week.

3. I use OBS but I have not set up much of the visual ques such as people who follow, sub emotes, etc. Is it fine if I wait to do this even when I stream or should I make that my first priority before streaming?

4. What games are good games to play? I'd love to play Minecraft but there are so many people who watch that idk if id get on anyone's feed. Any tips?

These are just a couple of questions I could think of before stepping into the waters of streaming, thank you for reading and giving feedback if you can! ​

I do not want to be reminded of certain streamers when I go into one of the games I like to watch. So I was hoping there was a way to prevent seeing them.

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I need to find out a way to do this. It's distracting.

Whenever I stream I notice I’m always at the very bottom of whatever category I’m live in. I’m wondering what determines how high you are in search. It doesn’t appear to be viewers like I thought.

Hey guys!

I’m planning to stream some heavy games like RDR2 and Witcher 3 soon. Running a single PC setup with a 5070ti and 32GB RAM.

Since it's just gonna be me and the gameplay, I don't need any of those flashy transitions or crazy scene overlays. Just want to keep it clean and minimal.

For those who actually stream these types of games, what are some must-have, lightweight plugins you use daily?

I'm mostly worried about performance drops/stuttering while playing. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance!

I have literally just started streaming today, got a random dm from a mid/low level streamer, they then proceeded to ask questions like 'what's your goals etc' then eventually passed my name onto some SHH social media manager person.

Is this just a way to funnel small streamers into some scheme, do not trust it whatsoever. Any info would be greatly appreciated

Edit; thank you to all the kind lovely people that took the time to answer this, happy streaming everyone!

I just learned that StreamElements are possibly shutting down, which is a huge blow, because all of my alerts and overlays were from there. Everything. I even had custom commands built via their platform.

Is there any way how to still keep the overlays and alerts, since those matter to me the most? I have never made any custom ones, but was using the free assets provided on the website.

About 4 or 5 years ago I streamed for the first time, and my friend and I had just discovered dream by wombo (an ai art generator) so I set one of the images it made me as my pfp and banner. I’m about to get back into streaming, but I really don’t want that AI slop on my page and I also don’t have suitable art to replace it with (currently searching for an artist whose style I vibe with that can make me something) so I wanted to just go back to default while I get that sorted but it seems like I can only swap it to either a new photo I take now, or an existing one in my photo library, neither of which I really want to do. I found a post from 8 years ago saying there was no way to go back to default, is that still the case?

So... gameplay and stream quality will ALWAYS be the only thing to build and solidify a community for your channel. Im not lost on that at all. Social presence is also extremely important, something I have been epically failing. So THOSE two need to take priority. However, When I think of it from a marketing standpoint, I know some businesses will introduce their product or company with some sort of discount or incentive to at least get potential customers to become aware of said product or company. Is it frowned upon in the twitch community for a new streamer to have some sort of "first 3 to... will get a free set of..." type of event to draw in viewers/followers/chatters?
I used to run a laser engraving shop. I moved and had to sell eeeeverything. It was extremely hard and sad. I still have some Kingdom Hearts coasters I made. I thought of maybe doing a week long event, prompted by social posts, drawing people to my channel and earning 3 individuals each a set of my coasters.

Its....... a bad idea huh? 😞

A few days ago I logged back into Twitch after a couple years and started checking on the streamers I used to watch all the time.

Most had moved on, changed careers, or stopped streaming completely. But one streamer really stuck with me.

They haven’t streamed in 3 years.

No VODs.

No socials.

No updates.

Just… gone.

And honestly, it felt weirdly emotional.

At one point I watched their streams almost every day. Their stream was part of my routine for months, maybe even years. Then one day it all just stopped, and now there’s barely any trace they were even there besides old memories.

It made me realize how many people try streaming, spend huge amounts of time building even a small community, and then quietly disappear without anyone really knowing what happened to them.

I think streamers sometimes underestimate the impact they have, especially smaller creators. Even if you average 5 viewers, those streams can genuinely become part of someone’s life for a while.

If you’re streaming right now and feel like nobody will remember your content years later, they probably will more than you think.

Curious if anyone else has gone back and checked on old streamers they used to watch. What happened to them?

I’d like to setup a Bot for my commands. It would be cool to find a Bot that has a built in !Clip command. Ideally I want something cloud based and simple to setup because, I struggle with the variables. I’m currently using Fossabot but I’m so lost with the command variables. I’d also like a feature where when my Friends first come into chat, they’ll get a shoutout. Not sure if that’s possible but, any Ideas, let me know.

Sometimes I scroll through Twitch or YouTube for ages and nothing really fits how I'm feeling in that moment.

And discovering someone new who actually matches your vibe right now feels almost impossible , the algorithm always favors the big names, not necessarily who you need in that moment.

Is that just me or do you feel the same?

Hello all,

I am trying to figure out the best way to go about being a "cozy streamer". If that's even the correct term. I made a channel, and I am trying to gear it towards being "relatable female gamer". I play stuff like Animal Crossing and Sims 4 and Minecraft and Neopets, etc. But occasionally I'll play Fortnite or other more intense games with my husband. My thing is, I'm not really good at ANY of the games. I'm a very mid player. With ACNH, my island is basic. I don't time travel, my island doesn't look super aesthetically pleasing, nothing like that. In Sims 4, I don't build stuff or make CC. I just play the games challenges. And so on and so forth.

And all this being said. I guess I don't feel like I have much to offer for viewers. When I made the channel, I was hoping to be "relatable" and have some people that'd like that idea and we could all chat and play games together type thing. Make a small little cozy community. But now I'm thinking that I may be in over my head..

Any suggestions? I know that a lot of people say that I should start by making little videos or reels to get my stuff out there. And I am trying that. But my videos aren't getting a lot of traction. And I'm not the best at editing yet. I feel in my field (for example Animal Crossing), there are so many very successful influencers that make very cute videos, that my "mid" videos get lost. Anyways, any advice or encouragement would be greatly appreciated!

So, I desperately need to start my social presence. I started out with a few clips right off the bat.... but Immediately blocked myself with the "Theres just no good material" dilemma. My wife and friends claim Im entertaining. But when I scrub through my VODs, I just don't see anything that's worth clipping. During the actual stream, I have my stream deck setup for clips, a button for wins, fails, boss battles, and funnies, to organize them. By the end of the stream, I realize I never noticed anything that stood out worthwhile and didn't use any of them.

Is this just a matter of "Get over it/Get over yourself and clip everything!"? I tend to have a habbit of saying "Lets see here" when Im thinking. I have a sound bit from KH3 (Sora saying "Lets See") that I play every time I catch myself saying it. My wife suggests I have a counter (don't even know how to set that up) and stitch those together.

Do you know of any good tutorials or coaching to help with a person trying to establish a social presence for their Game Stream.