Keep Moments
Moments is a feature that Twitch released as a Beta to a handful of creators. Whenever something cool happened in your stream, you could give out a "Moment" to those who were there to witness it. Twitch just announced they are discontinuing it as of October. I'm writing this to ask you to reconsider.
The Moment was a clip that was created when you gave the command, and allowed for some minor editing. Anyone who claimed the moment would also receive a badge, and the more moments you claimed, the more your badge evolved over time. You could even click on someone's badge to see what moments they were there for.
As a creator, I was part of the Beta for Moments. This was an INCREDIBLE tool for engaging my audience. Most of the time, the Moments were for small little silly things that happened, but it allowed for my audience members who maybe couldn't afford to sub or cheer to showcase their loyalty to the stream by having a badge that said "I'm here for all the moments." The irony of the strength of this feature was that it wasn't really for "The Moment" you were there, but for combination of all the small little moments you got to share.
Growing on Twitch is about engaging your audience and giving them reasons to come back. Moments allowed viewers who tuned in for the day the chance at "being there" for something cool. It created an opportunity for people to stick around more and watch more of my content.
Anytime something cool happened my audience would say "MOMENT?," and so much so that I made an emote for the very thing. The emote ranked #1 in both my channel and outside my channel since it's creation for me.
It's failure as a feature is rooted in
- The Beta was too limited. Not enough people who could benefit from it were given the chance to use it.
- There was not a lot of push from Twitch to help creators understand why the feature is so good.
- The feature needed more feedback to shape it into something truly special.
Imagine having the badge and also attaching an Emote slot to Certain Tiers. Imagine having more options to really edit the clips so that you could really encompass the Moment. Imagine having MORE MOMENTS to give out so you could be more free with giving them out.
The reason it was cut was "limited use by the community" and that they would strive to "Create features that bring value to streamers"
Moments IS that feature. The badge is such a cool function. You don't need to make it compete with Featured Clips, in fact just having them on the viewer's profile under the badge is enough.
Please reconsider axing this and please actually reach out for feedback to those of us who get access to these Beta Features.
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LPShred commented
NGL, I thought moments were dumb at first. But then I got hooked on the hype. Is this a moment? I gotta hang around for it. It even spawned an emote as people kept asking for moments. I think it's a really fun tool to drive engagement and reward viewers for hanging around the stream for the big moments.
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SaltyDolphin commented
I love the streams I take part in that have this! AND I would love to have it myself !~
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BullseyeDuck commented
Please keep the Moments! You could roll out tiers for Partners and Affiliates - more Moments for Partners and let Affiliates have 5 Moments. Free engagement is so important, similar to Predictions or "gambas" hype in chats.
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fioselwyn commented
Moments in and of themselves are great, but the way they were used in pie’s channel is an example of how they can be spectacular. The community around begging for moments, the roasts, the memes, and that amazing emote - it created a meta-narrative that is so fun to be a part of
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Switch2795 commented
Moments are a lot of fun as a viewer pieMoment
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bolthus commented
if these mfs make me type something besides aurShock WHAT A MOMENT whenever anything remotely noteworthy happens I swear to god
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Halofire commented
Moments are fun and hype. They make me want even more to be in a stream that has them, because I wouldn't want to miss out! Even if it is just a badge, the exclusivity is very appealing. Please don't get rid of them!
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TarAmandil commented
Losing this feature would be yet another tragic example of a potential feature that could drive Twitch forward as a platform being left to die on the vine, please reconsider this decision.
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stareh42 commented
Moments are the literal best thing
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frozenozzie commented
This has hands down been my favorite feature added to Twitch. The way it encourages community involvement and interaction not just with the streamer, but among the community itself, has been so much genuine fun, it would be a shame to lose access to that. Please keep it and expand on it! Twitch would be a less fun and engaging place without Moments. This announcement actually made me sad!
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this_isnt_baseball commented
As a viewer, moments are really fun and keep me watching the stream for longer in hopes that I get one!! Please keep moments. They are fun for viewers and good for streamers!
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PartialFiddle commented
Moments add so much fun to the streams!
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MFviii commented
pieMoment has given me way more elation and reason to stay in a stream than almost any other feature introduced so far. A generally poor distribution and a lack of proper marketing gimped its usage, but it remains a thoroughly excellent feature with a lot of meme potential. It promotes viewer and streamer engagement and succeeds in the hands of those who use it well. Please keep Moments. pieMoment
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cactusdt commented
pieMoment
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TheSpoonMage commented
I've been on Twitch actively almost daily for about the last 10 years straight and Moments is among the top few best new feature ideas I've seen. Pulling the plug on this before it's even out of beta is a mistake. Please reconsider.
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NonLegit_Camper commented
This deserves a moment pieMoment
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Reppuken commented
Twitch has tried to add several features that are meant to be exciting when something amazing happens on stream, and Moments are their greatest smash success since the introduction of Clips. Please keep this feature!
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Locklen commented
As a viewer, moments are great!
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CaptainSWC commented
Moments were a great way to commemorate interesting happenings and fun experiences in a stream, especially so as a non-monetized path of engagement. Please keep moments!
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a1alejandro commented
Save the Moments!!