There seems to be an underlying concern that Twitch culture, as it’s recognized by specific, high-profile streamers, will change. “Your entire environment in the channel becomes garbage.” “You care because if you’re Soda, he puts sub mode a bunch of times, if you have a horde of kids that come because of Fortnite and are all subs, then your sub mode becomes completely cancer,” Lengyel said. That means the chat controls that other streamers put into effect - to try and keep their chat local to their community - become incredibly toxic. The issue, Lengyel points out, is that kids are signing up for Twitch Prime to get Fortnite gear and support streamers like Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Many top streamers will put on a “subscriber only” chat, which can both be an incentive for people to subscribe to their favorite streamer for a base $5 fee and a way to weed out too many people chatting at once. It’s where streamers talk to people, where memes are often born and where the community congregates. Twitch chat is a big part of Twitch culture. Lengyel commented on Sodapoppin’s stream - and on the effect of Twitch Prime on Twitch chats. It’s a view that Felix “xQc” Lengyel shares. “Is there actually any benefit business-wise?” Who gives a fuck how many subs they have? They’re fucking kids, are they not? We’re playing Fortnite, and Logan Paul manages to get a kill, I’m going to say, ‘Don’t film it this time,’” because I’m going to make jokes about it. If you’re going to look at it from a business perspective, playing with them, it ain’t good for you. With that being said, he probably won’t want to play with me. If I play with Logan Paul, I’m going to make a joke about him in the fucking forest, and he better not get mad. I would say yes, but only under the condition I can say whatever the fuck I want to him. “I’ve actually had friends who’ve messaged me saying, ‘Hey man, what do you think about playing with him?’ and I was like, ‘I wouldn’t,’” he said. Sodapoppin, one of the more popular Twitch streamers, commented on the situation, saying that he understood why Summit1G might want to duo with Jake Paul but didn’t think it was a good business decision. These may be people, for example, who purchased a Twitch Prime subscription to get exclusive Fortnite gear and happened to tune into Twitch, but don’t understand the reasoning behind certain terms or emotes used on the platform. It’s largely referred to as the “normie invasion,” alluding to the large influx of viewers on the platform who aren’t part of the core culture. The visceral reaction from a portion of the Twitch community led to conversations about whether streamers should partner with the prototypical YouTube vloggers and well-known Fortnite casters dominating Twitch right now. Alright listen, truce, everything that was said today sucks. I’ll just simply show up and turn on autopilot. “Will be getting on, will not be talking to chat or acknowledging subs/donations. “Def don’t want to stream, but I think everyone hates me enough so I can’t afford more,” he tweeted. Summit1G acknowledged that parts of his community were riled up, but said he wanted to move past the incident. And you know what Twitter? You disappoint me. “I played like 5 end of the night squad games with Jake Paul and his friends last night,” he said on Twitter directly afterward. He spoke about the incident quite a bit on Twitter. Summit1G’s decision to “duo” with Paul, however, left viewers and subscribers complaining in Summit1G’s Twitch chat, and on Reddit and Twitter. Summit1G is one of the most watched Twitch streamers who, like many other casters, is trying to get in on the Fortnite action. Most of the conversation between Twitch streamers like Destiny, Sodapoppin and xQc, the former Dallas Fuel player who was recently dismissed by the Overwatch League, focused on the reaction to Summit1G playing Fortnite with Jake Paul. Twitch was a bizarre place to be this weekend, as some of the platform’s most popular personalities contended with Jake Paul and Logan Paul disrupting the ecosystem.
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