A WoW streamer has had enough and told his viewers what he thinks. If they don’t want to pay, Twitch streamer Mcconnel doesn’t care about their wishes.
Life as a Twitch streamer isn’t always easy either. Especially when part of the audience wants to see something completely different than what the Twitch streamer actually wants to play.
This happened to McconnellRet, a player of World of Warcraft, a few days ago. The conflict led him to speak disparagingly about his viewers. He said he would only engage with their criticism and suggestions if they are willing to pay for the stream.
Who is he anyway? McconnellRet is one of the larger WoW streamers on Twitch with nearly 175,000 followers. That’s quite an impressive number, so he has a large reach.
The biggest WoW Twitch streamer has become quite unhappy about his success.
Viewers want WoW Classic – Streamer wants Modern WoW
Criticism only wanted from paying viewers: In the Twitch stream on March 20, WoW streamer McconnellRet had a bit of a conflict with his viewers. The discussion came up that he should prefer to play and stream WoW: Classic instead of the modern WoW.
The streamer elaborated at length why he prefers the playstyle of his Retribution Paladin in Retail, but the discussion continued. In the end, McconnellRet lost a bit of composure, as can be heard in this Twitch clip:
What exactly did he say? McconnellRet believes that he doesn’t have to listen to viewers who do not donate or are not subscribed. He said:
I don’t give a damn about what my viewers want me to do. My viewers don’t give me money. Maybe if you gave me money, I would care more – but you don’t give me money. Give me money and your opinion interests me, how does that sound? (…) Otherwise, you can go to hell.
However, one should view these words with a bit of humor, as he seems to have not taken them entirely seriously.
As is often the case on the internet, when people express their own opinions, McconnellRet received a lot of criticism for it.
Should ‘free’ viewers have a say? But even if McconnellRet’s statement was apparently not meant entirely seriously, it raises an interesting topic:
- Should Twitch streamers even listen to their viewers strongly and play what the non-paying viewers want to see?
- Or should a Twitch streamer only play what they themselves want and discuss that mainly with their paying viewers?
It is clearly understandable that the ‘paying viewers’ are the ones who financially support the streamer – so it would be good to particularly please these viewers.
However, if a streamer bends over too much , they risk becoming unhappy like top WoW streamer Asmongold.
But what do you think about this topic?
Twitch streamers who ask their fans for more money or financial support often create discussions and are viewed critically:
