A streamer for League of Legends had plans to fully start on Twitch in 2021. He wanted to interrupt his studies and live off streaming. But a ban ruined his plans. Now he lives with his grandparents and begs for help.
These were the streamer’s plans: In a video, the streamer Nickichh explains his situation:
“I am in my 4th year at the university […] I should actually start again in May, but I postponed the start to September.
I planned to stream full-time. My numbers were really good, I had a lot of subscribers, I had new records everywhere. I thought: Now is my chance to become a full-time streamer and focus solely on streaming for a few months.
Then I got hit by the ban, I am totally on edge. I feel like crap. I mean, bro: I moved in with my grandparents and am streaming here from the hotel lobby…”
The Twitch streamer Nickichh (4,500 followers)
Permanent ban tears streamer from all dreams
Why does he feel so bad? The streamer had, at least by his standards, just hit a streak:
- He slowly established himself as a LoL streamer and had three breakout streams in the last 90 days with a peak of over 1000 viewers. On average, he entertained 117 viewers with LoL on Twitch.
- He gained 1500 followers in the last 3 months, making him twice as successful as in the 90 days prior.
- He apparently saw a perspective to further expand his Twitch channel and live off streaming.
But a permanent Twitch ban has thrown him off track. Since then, he seems deflated and on edge.
Therefore, he was permanently banned from Twitch: Normally, streamers are banned for doing something really stupid. But the streamer is accused of having done nothing.
He was banned because “hate messages” were visible in his channel that were not moderated. On Twitch, streamers are expected to delete and prevent such hate messages; obviously, Nick did not manage to do that.
Nick believes someone had it in for him and reported him to Twitch.
Permanent Twitch bans are hell for streamers
What makes his situation so frustrating? Normally, streamers receive a ban for several days or in particularly severe Neanderthal cases for a month, then they have a perspective, a day to hope for.
But Nick received a permanent ban: He must successfully file an appeal with Twitch Support to be able to stream on Twitch again. But they have been ignoring him for weeks, and he is getting more and more desperate.
In a video on Twitter, he now pleads with everyone to help him. He has already asked big streamers and contacted support repeatedly, but nothing seems to happen.
Apparently, the young man envisioned a big career on Twitch, is currently staying with his grandparents, and does not know what to do with his life.
This is what it’s about: The life of a “Twitch streamer” is becoming increasingly attractive for many young people who choose this career path. There are now many successful streamers and again and again people whose careers seem to explode overnight.
A life as an influencer, shaped by oneself, admired by fans and earning a lot of money – that seems much more appealing than the mundane studies ending in the lowest entry-level position in a company.
But for every TommyInit who succeeds with his streams and earns money, there are countless streamers like Nick who stumble along the way. The rise to becoming a full-time streamer is long and full of pitfalls.
Even if one has managed to establish oneself on Twitch and made a name for oneself in LoL, the career can still wobble. This is what happened to the Twitch streamer Hashinshin, who was an outstanding top laner in League of Legends:
LoL streamer fights for his reputation after Twitch ban, referencing the FBI
