Streamer DrDisrespect called the streaming platform Twitch stupid and clueless. They showcased the stream of Fortnite-World Champion Bugha, who was currently with Ninja. However, Ninja had just switched to Mixer shortly before. DrDisrespect believes this is a bad decision.
This is the situation: Player Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf was actually a relatively unknown figure on Twitch. The 16-year-old Fortnite player was a small name on the platform with about 58,000 followers.
However, this changed overnight when he won the Fortnite Solo World Championship and $3 million in prize money.
Now, Bugha is the “rising star” on Twitch and is apparently being pushed by the platform itself. He has already gained about 450,000 followers.
To further boost him, Twitch presented Bugha’s stream live on the front page and shared the stream on Twitter. There, Twitch has 6 million followers. It is therefore a coveted showcase for streamers.
Twitch promotes Ninja, who switched to the rival shortly before
Here was the problem: The number one on Twitch is Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. He left Twitch on August 1. He reportedly joined the rival Mixer for a lot of money.
Bugha and Ninja participated in the Fortnite tournament “Friday Fortnite.” This is watched by millions of viewers every time.
The clever and slightly unscrupulous organizer, Keemstar, put the new Fortnite star Bugha with the old Fortnite star Ninja in a team for maximum attention.
So when Twitch promoted Bugha, they featured Ninja as well, even though he had just left Twitch shortly before.
DrDisrespect wants more support from Twitch
This is what the Doctor says: Streamer DrDisrespect says: “These people are just so stupid, Twitch is clueless.”
He says he has nothing against Bugha, nothing at all. But he plays with someone who just left Twitch to stream on another platform. How can they bring him to the front page and promote him?
There are many good alternatives among the streamers – first and foremost himself, the best Twitch streamer ever.
DrDisrespect, who sees himself as the face of Twitch, warns Twitch. They need to open their eyes. Many people are not happy:
“I have your back, but you have to support me too!”
Here is the background: This situation has gone a bit unfortunate. Certainly, Twitch is trying to respond to current events and wants to capitalize on Bugha’s success, perhaps building him up as a replacement for Ninja. But in detail, this seems to have failed here.
The space on the front page of Twitch and the Twitter channel is coveted by streamers. Someone like DrDisrespect claims such spots for himself and keeps a close eye on who gets prioritized over him.
Ninja had already wished for more love from Fortnite developer Epic.
After Twitch’s clever response to Ninja’s departure, they apparently did not fully grasp the situation in this case.
