A possible idea that would be beneficial to both Twitch and their (popular) streamers is a 'restricted' mode for chat; it’d work the same as sub-only mode, but also include former subscribers and current turbo users. The benefits would include:

• Strong incentive for viewers to purchase Turbo. Those who have Turbo would be able to talk in any chat with restricted mode on.


• Streamers who like to interact with their chat, but have sub-only mode enabled to keep it from moving too quickly, could use this instead.


• Great incentive for viewers to subscribe to a channel with it enabled, as it gives them permanent access to the chat.

From a viewer point-of-view, they would have the option to subscribe once for permanent access to the chat they like, or pay for Turbo for global access to all channels with restricted mode on. It'd only work well if both former subscribers and turbo users were included. If only former subscribers were whitelisted, it wouldn't be much of a change from sub-only. If only turbo users were whitelisted, streamers wouldn't see much point in using it.

Due to an extremely large amount of streamers getting trolled to the point they no longer want to stream, I feel that if someone gets banned/blocked from a streamers chat then they should no longer be able to even view the stream. When the troll types the streamers name into the search bar then that streamers name should not appear, just like how it works on any other site. Allowing the troll to view the stream can still cause stream sniping and other things that gives the troll the incentive to troll and harass even further. Im speaking from experience here. Even though ive had to ban hundreds of accounts I still get the troll making alt accounts and having their username being a family members name or my address. This needs to be sorted asap.

Sometimes smaller channels get a large influx of people to the point that the existing community is drowned out and can't talk to each other. A channel I've been a part of for a year has 4000 viewers more than normal, and chat's moving so quickly the regulars can't even talk to each other. What about an auxiliary chat people can move to if the streamer has added them there for being a longtime community member? The streamer could either see both chats or the two chats weave into one on their end. And maybe this chat has a size limit, either in total or at a single time. So for example, 250 qualifying people at a time can be in this chat. If one leaves, then a spot opens up and another can come in.

I'd really love a proper DM system similar to other social sites, group chats, good comms, stable software etc. Personally love Instagram and twitter format, but ours really... sucks. I have ZERO incentive to use Twitch as a means of communication. I run a lot of giveaways for big streamers and have to DM people which usually results in a blacklist because im messaging too many people, hence why I never use whispers and just ask people to DM me on other platforms. I'd love to see reactions enabled, proper linking and formatting, no weird server disconnects, messages not sending/appearing, buggy ui, better view of messages, etc.

TLDR; Whispers suck, we need to revamp & get a new system in hand.

There are a ton of really cool global badges that are no longer obtainable due to Twitch no longer selling games on the site. Seems a shame that these icons were created by some talented staff but nearly no one has them.
It would be neat to see them put out to the public again in some fashion.

Emotes are a huge draw for limited time events. People LOVE getting new emotes and showing them off. But the emote list is getting a little chonky. Maybe in the future we could have limited time events but earn new badges as well? Gives the users something they can showcase and further customize their presence in chat without adding much bloat.

Sorta like the last event badge. The Direct Relief snowflake in 2018. Heck, maybe I'm just salty I missed out on it, haha.

Sorry if this isn't in the best category and thanks for all the changes in the last few years :)

Added Edit: this newest emote event made me think - what if a badge could be earned only if a user collects all the emotes? It would give more incentive to gather them all and would be like a completion trophy.

Allow the "Follower-only Chat (!)" warning to be shown on ALL channels, regardless of you currently following the channel or not following it.

Currently, you only see this notice when you do not follow the channel that is using Follower-only chat. Upon following, this warning/notice goes away forever.

This creates two issues:

1. Streamers very often forget their chat is in follower-only mode for days or weeks because there's no visual indicator on the webpage UI unless you click into the cog-wheel menu. This may cause reduced chat activity or leave a bad impression for new viewers.




2. When a streamer who is ending their broadcast goes to look for a channel to raid, they may accidentally select a channel (that they already follow) with a lengthy follower-only mode enabled, which will nullify or significantly reduce the "success of the raid".

Instead of the icon and text that says "in reply to..", put back the @ in the reply and just click to show the message they're replying to. This could allow the feature to be used but also keep chat looking the way it was, so no need to toggle or disable as others have suggested. The current formatting can make replies look like standalone messages in a quick chat and looks a bit messy in general. Messages leading with @username were clearly part of a conversation before, and I've always wished I could just click the line to see what they were replying to. Seems cleaner?