A feature to "turn off subscriptions" for streamers who are affiliate but can't stream enough to warrant a subscription
I hit affiliate and was taking off, but then life happened and now I can't stream as much (many friends in the same boat). We want to be able to stream when we can, without the added pressure of people subbing or gifting subs. When people pay to see our content for a whole month, and we don't know when we're streaming again next, it makes us feel obligated to stream more.
Receiving bits, having channel points, and having emotes is still something that would be nice to keep, but at least letting us turn off subs as we please would be great. Another use case is during charity events - I would rather people donate to the charity than subscribe to my channel.
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deandrestaylit
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I would like to get paid by twitch affiliate because I stream all the time. and I would like to be sponsored.
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ZachBussey 🔴 Join TOS.gg
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I like the idea, but sadly Twitch is broke and needs to earn money wherever they can. So while this is an honorable idea, it will never happen.
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OddMog
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stop making me feel guilty for playing video games and exploiting peoples kindness and generosity. brb god complex issues
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DekiruDev
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We need this. I'd want to turn off subs since I'm starting to struggle with mental health and I'm feeling pressured to stream which affects it more. I'd rather have the channel points and emotes and stream when I want to.
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OwlJakob
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+rep
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MURD3RF4CE
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Def need this option. Just want emotes and channel points, dont want any money from anyone.
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NellyBears
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Please make this a thing already, it is really necessary...
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ulrichjosh
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How is this not a thing yet....
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tomdanny01
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RowdyBambi
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Can this be made already?
the sub features are amazing but I'm going to be on a visa that doesn't allow me to earn money at all soon and I really dont want to stop streaming completely as I would like to continue to be there for my community.However I would lose my visa and my community if I have to completely stop streaming until I am allowed to work again.
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DJ_Housto
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Yes good idea because Twitch is a hobby that does not pay well so we need to pause our streams for a while sometimes in order to work harder and make money to survive. It's unfair for our subscribers when we pause...
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withervein
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I don’t want people’s money. I literally only want to chill, and while it’s nice people want to be generous or whatever, they can do that for someone who wants to accept it. The only thing I like about affiliate is emotes and channel points.
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kimikawa
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I want this because I cannot get anyone from Twitch to help me with getting permission for my visa requirements living overseas.
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AyoKanji
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Would honestly love this. Never accepted the affiliate program because I don't want the money. The features would be amazing to have though. Channel points and follower emotes would be amazing to give to my community of people.
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valkyrieshepard
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Please add this! I like the affiliate feature but don't necessarily need the income. Would be great to be able to turn it off and just use channel points etc.
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LuciferSam
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+1 Would be useful for me too. Or at least having the channel points for everyone
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AshisFall
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+1 Yes PLEASE; I'm in the middle of a self-help housing program and they are monitoring my annual income down to the penny, if I make any additional income from twitch, I'm going to over-qualify... I want to be able to turn it off just until we close on the loan so that I can stream and not have to worry about this!
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NemoDiscovers
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I would love to be able to choose how and when people can support my channel by subscribing to it. What is the harm in making it optional to offer subs or, like others said, turn it on or off, depending on our life happening around us? The current situation for me is forcing me to drop my affiliation. Certainly, that is not the intended effect.