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1. Proposal for a Retro Twitch Creator Club

   Twitch Creator Clubs were recently announced as a space to collaborate and network. Finamenon and I would like to propose a Retro Creator Club. We are collaborating on this UserVoice to gauge interest and to show Twitch the positive influence it will have on the community.

   What are the benefits of a Creator Club? A Retro Creator Club would give us a centralized location to discover other Retro-focus broadcasters. It would allow us to ideate and share strategies about a sometimes technical and complicated form of streaming. Giving us a space to share information with each other breaks the barriers to entry to Retro broadcasting. We want to show any creators on Twitch that this is a fun way to stream. A space to share info also allows us to help problem solve solutions for capturing and creating Retro style content, which is often the case since there are a lot of nuances to capturing classic consoles and PC’s.

   The Retro Creator Club would be a space to foster a sense of belonging to an amazing community. The Retro community is tight knit so having one location where we can bond and help each other to elevate our content creation, is a major win. We want to create a space that allows people to share their passion for Retro games and showcase their talent and strategies that have been instrumental in their creator journey. It would also be fun to have a space where we can discuss our love for video game music, genres, playstyles or anything that would help us find common interests to get a better sense of each other as colleagues on this platform.

   Retro is an ever-growing category, with an audience base that will trend upwards as more games begin to fall under this category. As more interest is gauged more people may want to get into Retro, so Creator Clubs will be an incredible tool to help us discover new talent pools to collaborate and share audiences with. Looking for a Retro streamer to watch? The Retro Creator Club will be a great place to find your next favorite streamer.

   A Retro Speedrunning space should also be included in the Creator Club as it is a major part of the Retro community, and it could be argued that it was the genesis of the categories creation. It would also be wonderful to have a space where Retro speedrunners could share strategies.

   The Retro community often hosts themed events like DOScember, Amiga August, Sega showcases, and other console or genre specific shows. We have seen these events create a greater sense of unity and we often start prep for the next event immediately after so having a Creator Club as a space to source talent would make putting on these shows easier. These events spark happiness for the viewer who either relive cherished moments of their favorite games or are wondering how they missed a game and want to also play them for the first time. Giving us a space to collaborate and create fun events like this or organize something exciting for front page/charity/community events would be impactful. Speaking of charity, the creator club would also be a great tool to help organize a charity activity. Fostering a space where we can make good things happen on Twitch is paramount.

   Overall, we want to facilitate camaraderie and a general space to connect and help each other. Also, a space to share our joy for what we love most, Retro gaming!

   Thank you for reading and if you feel as strongly as we do about our incredible Retro community, please consider sharing this UserVoice on socials to amplify and encourage people to vote. Leave a comment and let us know how a Retro Creator Club will help you. Thank you!

   Twitch Creator Clubs were recently announced as a space to collaborate and network. Finamenon and I would like to propose a Retro Creator Club. We are collaborating on this UserVoice to gauge interest and to show Twitch the positive influence it will have on the community.

   What are the benefits of a Creator Club? A Retro Creator Club would give us a centralized location to discover other Retro-focus broadcasters. It would allow us to ideate and share strategies about a sometimes technical and complicated form of streaming. Giving us a space to share information with each other breaks the barriers… more

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   Completed  ·  AdminTwitch Staff (Admin, Twitch) responded

   Hello,

   Thank you so much for your proposal and feedback on this topic. We are happy to share that we have launched the Retro Gaming Creator Club.

   If you're an Affiliate or Partner, you can apply for club membership at https://link.twitch.tv/creatorclubs.

   Twitch

2. Count paid Sub Points instead of subscribers for Partner Plus requirements

   The introduction of the Partner Plus program and its opportunity for a 70/30 revenue split is definitely a welcomed feature among creators and has had many streamers excited. However, I would love to see the requirements get another look at, specifically in regards to paid Tier 2 and Tier 3 subs.

   Currently, to qualify for the Partner Plus program, streamers must hit and maintain 350 Paid Subscribers (non-gifted, non-prime) for 3 months. While I understand the reasoning behind not having gifted or Prime subs count for the requirements, I do feel like non-gifted Tier 2 and Tier 3 subs should count additionally towards this criteria, since they are recurring but also yield higher revenue.

   There is already an established system for Sub Points, where higher Tier subs count for further progress towards unlocking emote slots (Tier 2 = 2 sub points, and Tier 3 = 6 sub points). During events where streamers push towards unlocking new emote slots through Sub Points, many already established viewers often decide to upgrade their subscriptions in order to boost their support, and end up staying subscribed on a higher tier. In the same way, I think that many channels could find success in encouraging community members to upgrade their existing subs to a higher tier, if the viewers knew that their upgrade would also help the streamer towards the Partner Plus requirements.

   This possible influx in upgraded subs would mean increased revenue all around, and thus I think that moving over to use (paid recurring) Subscriber Points rather than the (paid recurring) subscriber count for the Partner Plus requirements would be beneficial for both streamers and for Twitch, as well as give viewers a way to further support their favourite creators.

   The introduction of the Partner Plus program and its opportunity for a 70/30 revenue split is definitely a welcomed feature among creators and has had many streamers excited. However, I would love to see the requirements get another look at, specifically in regards to paid Tier 2 and Tier 3 subs.

   Currently, to qualify for the Partner Plus program, streamers must hit and maintain 350 Paid Subscribers (non-gifted, non-prime) for 3 months. While I understand the reasoning behind not having gifted or Prime subs count for the requirements, I do feel like non-gifted Tier 2 and Tier 3 subs should… more

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   Based on the feedback provided here, we’re updating our approach to calculating the 350 paid subs (now Partner Plus points) needed for program qualification. Instead of each individual paid sub counting as one sub towards your goal, Tier 2 & 3 subscriptions will now accrue 2 and 6 Partner Plus points respectively. We’re making this change to better recognize the increased support offered by your community and help you meet your goal. This change will also be applied retroactively to July and August point totals. Please find all the details here.

3. Allow Twitch Affiliates to Join Guilds

   Please allow Twitch Affiliates to apply for Guild Membership. So many amazing content creators have a lot to offer to Twitch in increasing equity and participating in diverse events. Having the opportunities presented in Guild Membership limited to Partners further harms creators who have not met this goal. In understanding the necessity of Guilds, Twitch should also understand why the Partnership requirement can cause harm.

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   Heya! We recently announced at TwitchCon Las Vegas that Affiliates can now join Twitch Unity Guilds! You can apply here: link.twitch.tv/unityguildsapp

4. Stop Blocking Multistreaming via the Twitch Affiliate/Partner Agreement

   The title says it all.

   Keeping content exclusive to one platform is a bad idea. This has already proven to be detrimental to the health of Twitch's ecosystem as a whole, allowing competitors a chance to differentiate and flourish to attract streamers, whether they are new or established here or elsewhere, hurting the Twitch community as a whole.

   Twitch heads, do yourselves and all of us a favor. Go into the Affiliate and Partner Agreements and amend them to get rid of the exclusivity clause. It's time to stop strangleholding your streamers that make you millions and let them grow their brands so that there can be more people that make it as creators.

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   The title says it all.

   Keeping content exclusive to one platform is a bad idea. This has already proven to be detrimental to the health of Twitch's ecosystem as a whole, allowing competitors a chance to differentiate and flourish to attract streamers, whether they are new or established here or elsewhere, hurting the Twitch community as a whole.

   Twitch heads, do yourselves and all of us a favor. Go into the Affiliate and Partner Agreements and amend them to get rid of the exclusivity clause. It's time to stop strangleholding your streamers that make you millions and let them grow… more

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5. Please lift the simulcast ban on streamers who are not affiliates or partners

   Many - if not most - of us who are not affiliates nor partners stream strictly for fun - we do not make any money doing so, and that's alright.

   With that, please permit us to simulcast or tell us how to obtain "written permission," as outlined in the terms of service.

   Thank you.

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