The Twitch streamer Gronkh expresses his negative reaction to influencers who do not want to go to gamescom because they cannot be accredited.
Why do influencers want to boycott gamescom? In a reaction video by Gronkh on YouTube, the topic arises that the accreditation policies of the fair have become stricter. This has led to some larger creators reportedly not receiving accreditation anymore.
As a result, the mentioned influencers reportedly decided that they do not want to go to gamescom accordingly. Gronkh seems to have little understanding for this.
I would also buy a ticket
What bothers Gronkh about the outcry of the influencers? Gronkh describes that he only partially understands the outcry because creators still have the option to buy tickets. He says that he too would buy a ticket, but is not allowed to due to his size.
As the discussion continues, Gronkh tries to think about the benefits of possible accreditation, and he seems to only come up with the creator area.
The video describes this place as a retreat for influencers, which Gronkh seems to scoff at. He further states that it seems as if this area is only interesting for making connections and not primarily as a retreat.
Gronkh’s criticism here seems to be that gamescom is about video games and not about making contacts.
Reactions from the community: In his video on YouTube, most of his viewers agree with him. Many also show confusion as to why a lack of accreditation would lead to not attending gamescom. Some users write:
- ilki9718 writes:
If there was a GC without influencers, where the fans don’t clog everything, I would go again. The last few years it should have been called InfluencerCon 🙁
- Satostelamanderfanz comments:
I’ve always wanted to go to Games, but now the desire is fading … especially since I have to drive for 7 hours …
- seven3057 notes:
I was at gamescom in 2014, 15 and 17 on press day, and they were always nice, but the visitor days got worse year by year
This is not the first time Gronkh has criticized gamescom in connection with influencers. He already noted last year that influencers should be completely excluded from the fair. You can read more about it here: Gronkh is concerned about gamescom: Would exclude himself and all other creators from the gaming fair
