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RizDae
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I hate this. And I especially hate that we can't turn it off. I don't want showers of emotes on my stream. Especially emotes that I did not choose to use on my channel. If I did, I'd have set something up allowing this.
What I hate the most is that they want people to pay real money for temporary effects. It is ridiculous. If these were new ways to use channel points, that'd be one thing, but it's not.
Even if it were a new way to use channel points, we should still have the power to decide whether or not we want it on our channel. Not everyone wants to be a part of a frenetic, chaotic stream; either hosting it or watching it. We should get to decide how we represent ourselves and our content.
As an aside, Twitch says we're responsible for what appears on our stream, to make sure that it's appropriate and that it doesn't violate any copyrights, IPs, etc. And then they do something like this, where we have no control over what appears on our stream. What do they expect us to do with this?
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Really, Twitch? Really? Insofar as I can see, at the time of writing this, this feedback is the top-rated suggestion. No other suggestion in any category has as many votes as this one. And it's really a very simple request. Just add a little toggle switch so that we streamers can control what occurs on our channel. Barring that, move the things that cost bits over to be with every other thing that costs bits (though that isn't technically what has been voted on, a large amount of people commenting have asked for that to occur).
And instead of implementing this simple fix that so very many people want, and will allow us to comply with your own TOS in regards to us being responsible for what appears on our channel, you did the following:
1: launched it and prevented anyone from turning on or off channel points for a time (by your claim, to "ensure an consistent user experience", but likely just so you could get consistent data without people rejecting this out of hand).
2: Removed the ability to change the icons for the power-ups, thereby preventing anyone from either doing the honorable thing and warning people that it costs bits, or at least making the redeems fit in, aesthetically, with their channel points.
And now, 3: Enlarged the buttons for power-ups and changed the icons to be gaudy and attention-grabbing.
All while keeping something that costs bits in a "free but for viewing" section of viewer interactions, and keeping it right at the top of that list.
Clearly, adjustments can be made to the power-ups; adding a toggle should be dead simple, and even if it isn't, moving it to the section with all of the other monetary-based redeems would be no challenge at all. This practice is scummy, as it can trick people into spending money that they didn't intend to spend, it is hurting many communities and viewer interactions with streamers, and all it serves is your short-term bottom line. Changes like these are going to drive both viewers and streamers away from your platform. Why don't you act in accordance with your claimed values, and listen to the people who are using your service, especially for such a small, simple change as allowing us to control what we feature on our channels, or at least grouping items appropriately?