We had an interview with the famous Twitch streamer zwetschkE and wanted to ask the German pro streamer: What has caused one of the once most famous German faces of Destiny to switch to Fortnite? What is he currently up to and how does he look back on Destiny, Fortnite, and his previous journey?
For Destiny veterans, the name zwetschkE should be familiar. The streamer became particularly famous for his PvP skills in the Trials of Osiris and quickly became a mainstay in the German Destiny community. Every Friday, you would see Zwetschke in the Trials of Osiris.
However, many Fortnite players are likely to know the name as well. Because currently, zwetschkE is making waves in the Fortnite scene. At the Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500,000 $ tournament, he managed to pocket a whopping 18,000 $ in prize money with his duo partner. That’s about 15,500€.
zwetschkE currently has 36,500 followers on his Twitch channel.
Community Focus: zwetschkE in Interview with Mein MMO
Hi, zwetschkE. First, a brief introduction would be cool. Who are you? What have you done so far?
Hello, I’m Matze. I’m 30 years old and known in the gaming world by the name “zwetschkE”. Gaming has been a great passion for me since I was 13.
I started back then with Soldier of Fortune 2. There, I was nationally in the ESL as well as internationally on Clanbase, among others, very successful with the German national team.
Back then, gaming eventually took too much time, and I took a break to focus on other things.
In 2009, I got a PS3 and played all kinds of shooters, mostly COD, until I discovered Destiny for myself.
It Sparked with Trials of Osiris
How did you come to Destiny, especially to PvP?
I was made aware of Destiny by friends and quickly fell in love with the game. At first, I didn’t enjoy the PvP mode at all. Therefore, I spent most of my time in PvE.
Only with the release of Trials of Osiris and the new 3v3 concept did the PvP mode become interesting to me.
How has Destiny changed, and why did you move away from it?
Relatively easy to explain: In Destiny 1, I enjoyed the gameplay with the sniper and the Last Word the most. The Hunter has always been my favorite! Over time, the Hunter became weaker, sniping became less viable, and the Last Word was nerfed.
What is left for me in Destiny 2? Sniping was almost impossible, the Last Word was completely removed, and the Hunter also became weaker. Additionally, the TTK was raised way too high.
I can understand that one wants to try changes in a game. What I cannot understand is not reacting quickly to the extremely negative feedback from the community. It takes almost a whole year for them to hopefully move the game back in the right direction with the Forsaken DLC.
And how do you view the upcoming new Forsaken expansion?
I can only tell you what I think of the upcoming Forsaken expansion once I’ve played it. The changes I’ve heard about sound good, but unfortunately, in my opinion, they come way too late.
Why Should Someone Watch Me Play?
How did you come to Twitch?
Honestly? I didn’t know Twitch at the time when some friends suggested I should start streaming. Initially, I wondered why anyone would want to watch me play.
Ultimately, I decided to just turn on the stream to help people reach the Lighthouse in Destiny.
The whole thing quickly took unexpected proportions.
The Step to Full-Time Streamer
How much do you focus on success and think about a career?
After the stream developed unexpectedly large and time-consuming, I eventually faced the decision to either reduce streaming significantly or to do it full-time.
At that time, I had an incredibly strong community behind me that I didn’t want to disappoint. Additionally, I really enjoyed streaming. Therefore, the decision was easy, which I haven’t regretted to this day. I am infinitely grateful to all the many people who supported and continue to support me on this journey!
Of course, success is important when you decide to take this step and your livelihood depends on it. Nevertheless, what matters more to me is that I remain myself and approach things with enjoyment.
Is it also important to follow trends when a game (like Destiny 2) isn’t performing well?
Even though it is our job, I believe no streamer should play a game that doesn’t bring them joy just to attract more viewers.
The Transition to Fortnite
Since when have you been playing Fortnite?
I have been playing Fortnite since the beginning/middle of Season 2. At first, I was very skeptical. After a few matches, I started adjusting my key bindings and gradually getting into the building system. At that time, I realized more and more how much fun I have with the game, and since then I play Fortnite 99% of the time!
Is your community going along with this change, or do you have to rebuild it?
From what I have sensed, my community has not taken the transition very well. A large part has no interest in Fortnite. Therefore, I am very grateful to the people who still stand by me and also appreciate many new people who are joining us through Fortnite.
How did you meet your Fortnite duo partner?
One of my first experiences with Carnifexed was in one of the solo tournaments by Trymacs when he followed me for minutes to ultimately snipe me in the back.
Contact ultimately developed through common viewers who noticed that we could possibly harmonize well. Apparently, they were right.
How did your first tournament together go?
When the German duo qualification for the “War Legend’s PAN-European Cup” took place, we played our first tournament together, qualified among the top 6 German duo teams for the cup, and ended with the best ranking as the top German team in the finals. So it went quite well for our first tournament together.
18,000$ Prize Money in Duo
How did you land in the “Fortnite Summer Skirmish 500,000 $ Tournament (Week 3)” and how did it go for both of you?
When I found out from Carnifexed that he received an invitation for the event and registered me as his duo partner, I was of course completely shocked and grateful for this chance and his trust.
In the end, we reached 9th place and won 18,000 $ in prize money, which we are absolutely happy about! But it must also be mentioned that we learned a lot and will work on it. We are firmly convinced that we still have a lot of potential for improvement and will give our best!
Will we see you again soon in the “Summer Skirmish”?
I hope so! This Saturday we both got to play in the Solo Summer Skirmish, and we hope to get another chance in the next duo skirmish!
As a closing remark: What tips do you have for Fortnite players?
Practice, practice, practice! You can best learn to build in the current “Creative” mode.
Familiarize yourself with key bindings and try to find the best settings for yourself.
Don’t just play defensively for wins. If you want to learn the game, seek out fights and try to learn from your mistakes.
Additionally, in my opinion, you can learn a lot on Twitch. Observe good players and try to understand their decisions. If something is unclear, just use the live chat! Many streamers who can still follow the chat will gladly help you!
Thank you for the interview, Matze.
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