The German-speaking Twitch channel Team27 is currently being criticized on Twitter. Even the German Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris calls a clip of the streaming couple “unpleasant” and he should know.
What kind of channel is this? Under the name Team27, Frederic Gruner and Lisa Herbst stream together on Twitch. The channel has existed since November 2019. However, the two streamers have only been regularly active since September 2020.
In the last 90 days, the couple has streamed for 226 hours. They have now found 8,355 followers.
They mostly stream in “Just Chatting.” In their latest stream, the two of them cooked, but usually they sit in front of their screen, talk to the chat, and interact with the viewers.
Get the hype train rolling
What bothers Twitter about the duo? On December 6, a clip of the duo was shared on Twitter. In the clip, the streamers urged the viewers to “trigger the hype train.”
Moderator Frederic kept shouting into the camera, “It should be possible to get the hype train rolling.”
People should donate 100 bits, one euro, or a sub to get the hype train moving.
After the start, viewers can fill the “hype-o-meter” with bits, subs, gift subs, or prime subs. The hype train is intended to bring a rain of money to the streamers and encourage the viewers to donate.
The reaction to the clips is harsh: This behavior of asking viewers for “donations” is sharply criticized by the German community on Twitter.
More clips are posted showing the Twitch duo rejoicing over money donations or urging viewers to donate money:
- There are moments of shouting joy into the camera (via twitter).
- Or the moderator demands: “Everyone must have one or five euros” (via Twitter).
The Twitch streamers are portrayed in a poor light in the clips. They are inundated with mockery and scorn in the comments. Personal insults can also be found in the comments.
The clips are associated with a call to share them “as often as possible so that they disappear from Twitch quickly.” Apparently, a ban is being encouraged.
The peak of the shitstorm was reached when the largest German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack posted the clip on his Twitter channel to a million followers with the note that it was “unpleasant.” This then triggered another wave of comments with hurtful remarks. Once again, Twitter acts as a virtual gallows.
The retweet from MontanaBlack stings particularly because the Twitch channel Team27 is addressing the audience that MontanaBlack caters to with its language and direction. Team27 frequently reacts to clips from MontanaBlack in their reaction streams.
Violation of unwritten Twitch law
What’s behind this: This is an example of a kind of unwritten Twitch etiquette. While on Twitch some “normal rules of decency” are suspended and for many people it obviously seems completely fine to exuberantly celebrate bodily noises like belching or farting, it is absolutely frowned upon to ask viewers for money.
Even in the English-speaking part of Twitch, the behavior of “asking fans for donations” caused outrage. Especially when the request comes from women:
- Twitch streamer daringly demands subs: “Being broke is not an excuse”
- Frustrated female streamer shamelessly yells at viewers for donations on Twitch
Team27 causes excitement in that community which still defends MontanaBlack for his appearances that led to a 33-day Twitch ban. The streamer had, among other things, walked through the city, seen women, and made “Neanderthal noises”:
MontanaBlack makes Neanderthal noises against women – Would find a Twitch ban okay
