I'm sorry, I have to chime in here. First, in response to @Claptone , I, as a 24/7 streamer (at least until 8/2 11:00 PM EST - come get your drops!), do not obtain revenue from ads. In fact, I would have to assume that Bethesda is the one that gets a cut of the ad revenue from Twitch. I don't know the inner workings, so I am only assuming, but I can confirm that I do not benefit from having a 24/7 stream going.

My reason for having the stream up was for people to have one central location to set and forget to get drops for a game that regularly provides duplicates (essentially loot box gambling) to its players. I think players have a right to be selfish and want more drops. Even with this change, people will still idle for drops, but they will not be as active in the Twitch community nor be as happy about how to go about getting those drops.

I contacted SyncError (and Twitch) directly to ask if what I was doing was acceptable, and heard nothing back. Then this announcement comes out a week or two later on the Bethesda boards. I find the way this was communicated was a poor choice in terms of community management, especially if I was being proactive after hearing some rumblings of people (other streamers) being dissatisfied with the channel and what was occurring. I would have appreciated being brought in to discuss this decision as well as being contacted directly about the decision rather than by my wonderful stream following regarding a post out on Bethesda (Under Elder Scrolls, for that matter), when it really is Twitch related and should be posted in some form on or in Twitch along with an email notification to all streamers.

I respect Bethesda's decision and will abide by it, but I've seen better community management and communication. This decision is essentially alienating a large group of people who "watch" for rewards. I do apologize if what I have been providing has rubbed other streamers the wrong way in terms of the amount of popularity my stream has received. I believe with that statement alone, it shows that the drops are more important to a lot of viewers that many may believe, and even being a great streamer with amazing content isn't what everyone is primarily interested in (though I believe they are still great to watch, and I support other streamers fully).



This is and will be my only statement on the subject now and moving forward.

Thank you all for your great support and love, I truly appreciate it, and it has been a wonderful two months - I never imagined we would grow as large as we have together!