The Twitch streamer Payo is known for actively asking his viewers for subs, but not everyone can laugh about his actions.
What was that action? The WoW streamer Payo announced a “strike” in a stream on August 3, 2025. He explained: He had been online for 20 minutes, and no viewer had left a sub, a paid subscription on Twitch. Now he wanted to stop moving or speaking until this unreasonable situation was resolved.
In fact, Payo only needs to stare silently at the camera for a few seconds until the sub notification pops up, and the stream can continue. No wonder, as this has almost become a small ritual, and the streamer’s fans appear well-trained to leave a subscription in the first 20 minutes.
However, the clip reached the subreddit LivestreamFail, one of the largest streaming communities on Reddit, and sparked a discussion there.
Not all streamers ask for money on Twitch; some are even quite surprised by it:
All just a show?
How was the clip discussed? On Reddit, there was quite a bit of criticism for Payo’s approach. Sunset_Eras referred to him as “a professional beggar,” from whom other streamers could still learn something. vaylin945 reported that he used to follow the streamer but no longer watches him due to his constant begging.
ArugulaElectronic478 rants: “I will never understand how people feel so bold to ask for money while sitting in a chair playing a game or streaming in general. I didn’t force you to hit the streaming button.”
However, another user argues that this begging for subs is part of the entertainment. Other viewers explain that it is simply Payo’s streaming personality. He is just a “Memer,” and a Tyler1 wouldn’t be held against for his outbursts either. That is just part of the show.
However, it is understandable that viewers might get tired of this act at some point.
Here you can see the clip and the corresponding Reddit post:
This is what the streamer says about it: The commotion around his clip reached Payo during the same stream, who promptly reacted to the post. The streamer imitates the criticism and falls into a Franco-Canadian rant that only die-hard xQc viewers might be able to follow.
The streamer explains that it is perfectly normal to get upset when people are so unfriendly to him – after all, he just wants to have fun on the stream.
You can tell: Asking so blatantly for subscriptions on Twitch doesn’t actually belong to good manners and is perceived as rather unpleasant by many viewers. However, there are also content creators who go a whole lot further: Twitch streamer boldly demands subscriptions: “Being broke is not an excuse”
Here you can see the clip and the corresponding Reddit post:
This is what the streamer says about it: The commotion around his clip reached Payo during the same stream, who promptly reacted to the post. The streamer imitates the criticism and falls into a Franco-Canadian rant that only die-hard xQc viewers might be able to follow.
The streamer explains that it is perfectly normal to get upset when people are so unfriendly to him – after all, he just wants to have fun on the stream.
You can tell: Asking so blatantly for subscriptions on Twitch doesn’t actually belong to good manners and is perceived as rather unpleasant by many viewers. However, there are also content creators who go a whole lot further: Twitch streamer boldly demands subscriptions: “Being broke is not an excuse”
