A streamer asks his viewers on Twitch for an “hourly wage” of $10, otherwise he will stop playing Call of Duty 4. 10 minutes later, the stream was over.
This is how the scene went down: In the Twitch stream of Richard “WingsOfRedemption” Jordan, a strange scene recently unfolded. The streamer currently has almost 160,000 followers. He mainly plays Rainbow Six: Siege, but here he was playing the remastered version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare from 2016.
After a round of Team Deathmatch, which actually went fairly well for him and he finished with a K/D ratio over 2, the streamer took a deep breath and explained to his viewers that he would not continue playing unless he received at least $10 per hour in donations.
Alright guys, I hate to be this way. But if you want the stream to continue, make it $10 the hour.
We need $10 donations per hour for me to keep this crap going. Otherwise, I’m going offline.
WingsOfRedemption
$10 an hour or I will end the stream
These were the reactions in the chat: Many viewers were astonished by the announcement and a few “WTF” messages were visible. “How about another game?” suggested one user.
Another user wrote “Broooo, what? Come on Jordie, that’s not a good attitude!” and hit the point. Donations are supposed to be voluntary, and that’s what the system is based on – voluntariness, for viewers and streamers.
However, WingsOfRedemption seems to have some loyal fans as well. “I will put in 5, anyone else?” wrote one of his subscribers, but it didn’t help.
What happened next? 10 minutes after his brazen donation request for an “hourly wage”, the streamer ended the game in the middle of the ongoing match and went offline with the words “Alright guys, that was the stream for today.”
What else is WingsOfRedemption known for? The streamer was once a really big deal on YouTube and became known for his videos where he commented on his recorded gameplay. In the early days of the video platform, this was a huge hit.
However, he didn’t really manage to keep up with the new trends and repeatedly fell into negative attention due to immature actions.
In the “Call of Duty” community, “Wings” became particularly legendary through a match. He mocked one of the best Zombie mode players in the world at the time, ProSyndicate, and then spectacularly lost in a 1vs1.
Donations on Twitch are normal, but they should be voluntary
However, WingsOfRedemption does not seem to be the only one trying to stay afloat through demanded donations. BadBunny, a streamer known for her “Just Chatting” content, recently yelled at her viewers for donations.
That it can be done differently is proven by German streamers with a regular charity event. Here, well-known faces from the scene collect donations for charitable purposes. In the 12-hour stream, more than 1 million euros were raised in the “Friendly Fire 5” in 2019.
