The Minecraft server of the group “OfflineTV” is in demand: Many streamers on YouTube, Twitch, or Facebook want to access the “OTV Minecraft” server, but one of the creators explains why small streamers are not easily allowed in. Because they are often small because they are not good. Otherwise, they would be big.
What is OfflineTV? The loosely organized streaming group “OfflineTV” includes some of the biggest streaming stars in the world. The group was originally founded in 2017 and consists of five members: Pokimane, Michael Reeves, scarra, Lilypichu, and Disguised Toast.
The group has some extremely popular streamers in its circle who often collaborate with them, such as Valkyrae or Sykkuno.
Especially in the pandemic year 2020, the group’s popularity and that of the streamers in their vicinity grew:
- Thus, the group utilized the surprise hit “Among Us” to gain enormous popularity. In the wake of the hype around the game, some streamers like Sykkuno or Valkyrae gained immense popularity.
- With the “OfflineTV” server for Rust, a trend was created at the end of 2020: You could only access the server as a streamer and with an invitation. The interaction between different streamers made the survival MMO Rust (2013) the “new hot hit” on Twitch for several weeks in 2021.
OTV’s Minecraft Server is set to be the next big trend
This is now the Minecraft server of OTV: This is the same idea as with the Rust server. You can only join the server with an invitation and have to be a “big streamer” or at least have good connections to get the opportunity to play on the server with others.
The new Minecraft server launched last night, on June 2, with about 40 hand-picked streamers.
Many streamers have now definitively said goodbye to “Among Us” and are apparently turning to Minecraft in the coming days and weeks.
“We are not a charity!”
This is now the discussion: One of the members of OfflineTV, Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang, was asked in a stream why small streamers are not allowed on the server. It was implied: It would be unfair if only the biggest streamers had the chance to present themselves to such a large audience.
Disguised Toast said:
Someone said: Hey, why don’t you invite small streamers? You want me to invite streamers just because they’re small? Just for that? Go fuck yourself! This is not a charity here! We aren’t handing out gifts.
Disguised Toast
Small streamers are generally small because they are bad streamers
The streamer got into a flow:
Small streamers are usually small because they are bad streamers. That’s why they don’t get big. There are streamers with potential, to whom I would love to give a chance. But they don’t get a chance just because they are small, but because they have potential.
Disguised Toast
When Disguised Toast was reminded that he was once a small streamer, he explained: That may be true, but he was a small streamer who had potential, humor, and a huge brain. That’s why he got big, not because he was small.
They will invite streamers they think are good and don’t depend on the size. Hundreds of people ask him for invites. He already declines requests from people with 30,000 viewers, and people want him to let a streamer with 20 viewers onto the server? He can’t just skip streamers with thousands of viewers just to make a “20 viewers” Andy big.
Anyway, the server is mainly intended for OfflineTV and their friends.
Streaming is a tough business – no gifts are handed out
This is what it’s about: The OfflineTV projects ultimately revolve around synergy and cross-promotion. Those who play together with other streamers reach new target groups and can potentially grow much faster than if they are going solo.
Therefore, games like “Among Us,” which streamers usually played with other streamers, or projects like “Rust” have a high attractiveness for streamers: They are ultimately extremely lucrative and act like growth accelerators to gain new followers.
Especially small streamers can grow extremely fast when they are in such projects and the popularity of big streamers rubs off on them. You can see this, for example, with Corpse Husband.
But Disguised Toast makes it clear here: The big streamers do not host these projects to promote any small streamers out of the goodness of their hearts, but there is a clear intention behind it: They primarily do it for themselves.
Anyone who wants to have a chance to get onto the server must prove beforehand that they make the server better. Just showing up with wide eyes and saying “I’m just so small” doesn’t cut it in the tough world of streaming, even if streamers often portray themselves as nice and accessible, it’s ultimately a business.
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