For streamer Ludwig, saying goodbye to Twitch was not easy, and arriving at YouTube was certainly no easier: Nevertheless, he now explains that he enjoys YouTube more than Twitch despite the rough start.
Reasons why YouTube is better: Since late November, former Twitch star Ludwig has been part of Team Red, also known as YouTube Gaming. He has survived the ban wave consisting of three short bans and found his own fix for it. Now he is doing better on YouTube than on Twitch, says Ludwig.
- More viewers
- Many new subscribers
- Better video statistics
YouTube is better in almost every way, but the better chat is annoying
On December 11, Ludwig uploaded a video on his second channel, Mogul Mail. In it, he talks about his early days on YouTube. The first two weeks were primarily marked by the temporary bans, which he was able to successfully bypass.
Aside from that, he and his channel are doing better than ever. He shows this using his Social Blade statistics, which may not be entirely accurate, but come close to reality (via socialblade.com). Additionally, the streamer shares with his fans how he felt after switching from Twitch to YouTube:
After the Subathon, I think everyone knew my numbers were declining on Twitch. They hovered around 18 to 20,000 viewers. (…) The first week on YouTube, however, was crazy! All my streams got around 30,000 viewers.
Ludwig in his video about the switch
Ludwig proudly shows that his views and subscriptions on YouTube have exploded since he switched platforms. One feature he particularly enjoys is the video suggestion at the end of each stream. According to him, his latest videos now get around 30,000 more views in the first few minutes after uploading.
Statistics before and after the switch
- Growth before: 10,000 new subscribers per week
- Growth after: 140,000 subscribers per week
- Views before: 6,500,000 per week
- Views after: 14,100,000 per week
What annoys Ludwig about YouTube? Even though Ludwig considers YouTube better in almost every aspect, two features annoy him greatly. First, it is difficult to create react content because YouTube’s Content ID system keeps shutting down his stream immediately. The Content ID algorithm looks for videos that other users have uploaded and blocks copies. However, Ludwig has taken this problem into his own hands.
The other frustrating feature is YouTube’s chat. It annoys Ludwig because it simply works too well. In his video, he explains that the chat flows smoothly like a waterfall, while the Twitch chat is like a clogged faucet.
When many users write simultaneously on Twitch, the chat starts to lag. Ludwig claims this has the advantage that streamers can pick out messages even in a crowded chat. On YouTube, this is not possible due to the good optimization; the messages fly too quickly through the stream chat.
Ludwig concludes by wishing that YouTube would implement a slow chat feature. But perhaps the streamer will take care of this himself in the future. He has already achieved this with some other Twitch features (via youtube.com).
