Metashi12 is today one of the most successful Twitch streamers in Germany, but his path to success was marked by setbacks and doubts. In a recently published TikTok, he openly talks about his difficult beginnings and the crucial moment that saved his career.
Who is the streamer? Metashi12 has been streaming on Twitch since at least 2016 and has been able to build a loyal and steadily growing community over the years. In the last three months, an average of over 3,500 viewers followed his streams (via Twitchtracker).
He is particularly known for his streams of the popular MMORPG World of Warcraft, which he has streamed for an impressive 6,500 hours. The survival game Rust is also a staple of his content, with over 2,000 hours streamed.
Even though it is his main content, WoW has often been declared dead:
Metashi12 is now among the most successful channels on the streaming platform Twitch in Germany. He is currently ranked 27th, according to Twitchtracker. However, his path to success has been anything but easy. He also started from scratch and faced challenges that even made him doubt his career as a streamer.
What problem did the streamer have? Recently, Metashi12 posted a video on TikTok where he openly spoke about his streaming beginnings. The streamer shares that at the beginning, he struggled to settle down on a specific game or genre.
“I didn’t know what to play, at all. So I played everything,” he reflects. He mentions titles like Counter-Strike, Diablo, and League of Legends, but adds: “And it never led to anything.” Despite his efforts, the number of viewers stagnated at an average of 50 to 60, and he couldn’t achieve a decisive breakthrough.
“Otherwise, I have to quit.”
What did the streamer set out to do? Even though Metashi12 today receives lucrative offers from Twitch and other partners, his situation back then looked very different. His financial difficulties brought him to the point of giving up streaming. “I have to say it as it is: I had a few people in the chat who saved my ass. They believed in me more than I believed in myself,” he shares.
According to him, these loyal viewers support him monthly through subscriptions and donations. Metashi12 particularly highlights Dulrich, who donated over 500 euros every month to ensure that he wouldn’t stop streaming. “That was unimaginable,” the streamer recalls.
Despite this help, he faced a difficult decision: to quit or to continue? He set himself one last goal: “I’ll try this for another month, otherwise I have to quit.”
What happened next? Determined to bring about a change, Metashi12 asked himself the crucial question: “Which game do I love and probably know better than anyone else here?” The answer was clear to him: World of Warcraft.
From then on, he streamed only this game. “And this adjustment between WoW and timing just saved my ass at some point,” he says. After just one month, he reached 200 viewers for the first time – a milestone that marked the beginning of his rise. From that moment on, his community grew continuously and success followed shortly after.
Another German Twitch streamer has also focused on World of Warcraft. You can find out more about it here: “We’ve been waiting for 3 years, but you’re playing WoW rather than preparing” – Trymacs sends his Twitch colleague an angry voice message
