Why I Left Twitch. 

Good take bro

@@SGTxBlack thank you! The hardest part of growing up was realizing that your heart will never be held by any company, until they realize they need you. Good to know RU-vid partnerships respect Lud

Really good analogy

exactly. i agree

Well said

lol

All these viewers have parasocial relationships. Nobody normal is actually watching this video. It just got recommended, clicked from interest, and immediately leaving this to head out.

@@xRedNationx who hurt you

@@xRedNationx lol, everybody watching!!!!!! But not me..... Not me ok! Ahahah that's fuuuunnnyy!

@@xRedNationx ur right tho

yup they treat their creators like dog shit. You probably get the same respect working in a amazon warehouse lmao

it's probably because they think everyone is just replaceable..

Has twitch even become profitable yet? It's spent most of its time as a website losing money, its been a advertising platform for Amazons other services essentially.

Also for publicly acknowledging

And I don't think they realize how easily youtube could gobble them up if they're not careful. What makes twitch unique is a lot easier to implement than what makes youtube unique to twitch

Yup. You work hard, invest your time at a company but in return they don't invest in you nor your fight for you. It's a two way street, show you have faith and invest in me, and i'll invest my full effort for you.

Maybe if he became a hot tub streamer

Its weird how such a nice polite statement can be so hurtful.

Someone definitely got under heat after that, messed up lol

?????

@@proxile_ i think youtube only have gaming section for stream unlike irl section on twitch

@@Ansh77K yeah i know but saying this was the right decision is bullshit, this was a bad decision

@@proxile_ bad decision how?

@@itscrab9124 twitch is better for streaming end of story, i only say it's bad because he did it for a bag, no loyalty, but who cares it's my opinion

YOOOOO I

EazySpeezy watches Ludwig let’s go!

EazySpeezy Can you speedrun making a RU-vid video thanks love the vids

@@liberalcitydweller real fans know Speezy got his start (kinda) because of Lud

dude u should speedrun baking something

Twitch really reinforced the idea that they don’t give a shit about their content creators by cutting everyone pay.

and yet his newest video on Mogul Mail is "Twitch is better than RU-vid" LMAOOO

and he just did what he said he would, held the biggest smash tournament ever.

@@neptune434 and did it again, this time with boxing in the mix!

Yep, this totally aged well. Twitch is at its endgame now.

this reminds me of my mom who recently switched jobs after more than 20 years in her company. she felt super underappreciated when her old company wouldn't even consider ways to fix what was making her consider leaving in the first place. said bye bye and is now in a new environment :)

RU-vid already took a big chunk with people like DrDisrespect and Timthetatman

arguably the biggest chunk of twitch, english at least

Oh it will definitely be a big wave, Facebook Gaming and Mixer created small ripples that shook things up, RU-vid could make a tidal wave that will change Twitch forever, we could be seeing the beginning of the end for twitch as we know it now.

I agree, this may end up being the case too, with the way twitch TOS/DMCA is going youtube is looking more and more like the better choice imo

Miz's chat told him that this was the best time ever for him to renegotiate his twitch contract...he looked smug for a bit and said "Ludwig leaving is the best thing that's ever happened to me." Take from that what you will :)

Very true

Honestly I wasn't a huge fan of this comment, but I saw it was at 999 likes so I said screw it, I'll help a homie out, and pushed it to 1k

He just taps the stop streaming button endlessly til' he dies lmfao

@@rajorajo7429 honestly I wasn't a huge fan of this comment. But then I saw it was at 3 likes so I figured "Hey, why not make it 4? 4 is better than 3"

@@YasuSauce thanks for supporting the hustle my dude! 💪💪 Link to my patreon down below!

Are you trans?

I personally don't think it was a smooth transition but idc.

@@ILoveWhenTurkeyHasEarthquakes2 yes transformer

holy shit i remember watching your gd content way back when. all the best to you ❤️

I think all of these "exclusive platform deals" for streamers are fucking stupid to begin with. Its bad for the streamer, its bad for the content creator, its bad for the viewer, and its ONLY good for the multi-billion dollar companies. The fact that THIS video of ludwig has to exist is pretty stupid, mans had to flip a coin to decide what platform to stream on.....

@@DaFifaKid shut up bro. Bad for the steamer? They get millions and get have more freedom to play what they want. Like Ludwig said he has more creative control and doesn’t have to grind so many hours. Plus they don’t have to worry about analytics of leaving for. A vacation. Bad for the viewer? Both twitch and RU-vid are free.

@@DaFifaKid even Ludwig said he could do better quality stuff as he doesn’t have to grind so he can produce better content. He doesn’t have to waste hours doing reactions videos

@@edwardlomeli5657 and this is a defense of exclusivity deals being bad how...? that's insane that you told that dude to shut up for criticizing two big companies but your only defense is "moving platforms is good for ludwig" like that contradicts his point at all

Did… he mean “coherent?”

@@lartisteautravail no, cohesive

@@stackerv8617 That word doesn’t really make sense in that context.

@@lartisteautravail no, it does lol

@@lartisteautravail Cohesive could be argued to make sense, but it is most likely he meant Coherent

Now that you mentioned yeah. There's a lot, but the only con for youtube being that Lud would feel alone, damn that sounds like breakup.

Yeah and I think it's indicative of how much of a traditional corporation Twitch has become (not saying RU-vid isn't), they don't really care about their earners they just care about their bottom line. Business is business and Twitch does not care enough to fight for the creators, and they don't have to because the massive streamers will usually stay anyway.

@@bloodjunkie1919 TF are you on about ? Lud makes a good million or so has a lot of friends. Lives in a nice house,in a good neighborhood,eats well,etc. He wasn't a slave or anything.

@@ImperiaGin yeah no shit but he quite clearly states how Twitch didn't care about keeping him and wanted him to stream way more hours than RU-vid. I never said Lud was a slave or didn't have friends or anything like that I only stated the fact that Twitch's bottom line isn't affected simply by Lud leaving so therefore they don't care enough to actually make an effort to keep him. I didn't mention housing, income, friends, diet or anything like that and it appears you're the one who has no fucking idea what he's on about.

That’s a horrendous comparison, get where you are coming from

he streams on twitch so obviously his vids on youtube are catered towards youtube

@@alexkauffer3446 i dont think that makes any sense . because if it was streamed on twitch its more catered to twitch

@@alexkauffer3446 His youtube videos are primarily edited down vods from twitch. His content fits youtube as a platform more

@Daniel Moulton he streamed on Twitch and then edited the streams and upploaded them to youtube

nah he just wanted money lol

@@twdcofficial7691 did you watch the video..?

@@twdcofficial7691 He did want money, but he wanted that money to carry out a plan that requires high funding. More than anything, however, he wanted at least a little recognition for his achievements. Which he did not get from twitch.

@@letterv54 lol it’s what every twitch streamer that switches platform says. Just like shroud moving to mixer or ninja moving to mixer. They say other things to make it seem like it was for some philosophical reason, but in reality it was because they offered them more money and nothing else. RU-vid is strictly worse than twitch and everyone knows that.

@Regome his first stream he was banned in the first 5 minutes LOL WHAT

Twitch: why are guys leaving me?

This

bullshit

@@fyoutube2294 lmao what

Facts

@@fyoutube2294 cry about it

@ColdRamen you ruined it >:(

poor thing they made you rich and didnt give u a pat on the back.give back all the money then if your so hurt

@@SpaceRanger187 Yeah but he made them more money than he got in return.

@@SpaceRanger187 Its kinda sad if youre the kinda guy that thinks money is everything...

Wtf are you on about? He's literally being what selfish really is, just because somebody in this case RU-vid doing more for you doesn't mean the other person(Twitch) need to do the same thing just for you, like he brags about not really caring about money yet he's crying when twitch doesn't appreciate how much money he made for twitch, That's just hypocritical. It's really sad that a RU-vidr that introduced me to Twitch, to a whole new community has become so selfish so quickly.

great advice for doing crack cocaine

@@christophercastillo2303 or jumping in front of a train

Guys in the realm of rationality obviously, Lmao. Genuinely funny replies for a comment so sincere

Your brain spamming the fear button in your head to stop you walking into the lion cage in a suit made of steak “This just feels… right”

I'm afraid of jumping off a cliff and I'm never doing that shit

he was soooo timing thatv

youtubevanced bro

@@MajoraWaffle or premium ;)

i think i cracked it, ludwigs happiest when he’s got good skin care with 100 percent canola bajola vitamins and real oil 🙋‍♀️ 😙

Bro same 💀

This is far and away the biggest takeaway from it. Twitch lost one of their biggest streamers of all time because they refused to improve for their content creators and viewers.

if you want the twitch atmosphere, then why dont you have a twitch account?

@@justarandomguy3969 twitch is garbage to use from a viewer perspective. I use twitch everyday and you get so used to how good the RU-vid interface is that twitch is like eating dogshit. What even is their scrollbar? Can't 1.5x vods, vods delete after a month, finding new streamers to watch is a nightmare unless you search for exactly who you want, some channels just force you to watch at 1080p which for us third world bitches buffers like a bitch and is basically unwatchable. And RU-vid is great for split screen but twitch just gives you a middle finger

@@slashbat2375 Yeah twitch isn't fun to navigate at all

@@slashbat2375 I haven’t used twitch on my computer in a while so I don’t remember exactly but would I be correct to say you can’t full screen a stream on twitch if you’re on a computer? Cuz I never found out how

@@cl-jp3uv i remember doing full screen twitch streams atleast from 2013. its the same sort of button as a youtube video or any video for that matter, a square bracket type thing bottom right of the screen player

Yeah, they even donated to team trees

Yeh and remember all the content creators they’ve pushed under the rug, or nuked monetarily. Or the huge anti consumer changes to the likes to be more corporate friendly, RU-vid is growing to maybe be the biggest, but by far not the best.

dont they send plaques for 100k subs? like subs are free and lud got almost 300k PAID SUBS, unbelievable.

@@xXNIDSXx Yes, definitely. RU-vid is not the best by a mile but they try to engage with their creators in a much better way than Twitch does

@@AguilarSquared So what is the best platform then?

The H3 podcast has said that they're working on raids or something like it already, with him and probably other content creators they will be forced to implement such changes faster

Gifted subs, raiding (live redirect), are confirmed coming early next year. Drops are also in the works. I've also been hearing rumblings of a RU-vid Premium/Red equivalent of a Twitch Prime but that hasn't yet been confirmed.

The only streamer that’s made the change so far that could make me follow. The man is a legend and if he could accomplish all he did with the limitations Twitch put on him, imagine what kind of cool shit he can do with RU-vid.

honestly, and lud has spoken about this, i feel there’s very little growth because of twitch. like most growth comes from other platform so as long as you link to where you stream then like it doesn’t matter if the platform is youtube or twitch

as long as youtube has emote plugins like twitch, and improves they discoverability like having a dedicated livestream section, yeah I see youtube winning in the long run

RU-vid chat is fucking cancer rly

I have a feeling RU-vid will be the dominant streaming platform eventually, Lud made a good choice.

Right??

Lud7

I love you mr.wobbles :)

respect and agree 150%

Take him home in the country roads near virginia

stay wobbly 😢

Ludwig7

@@CoolButter k

Ludwig7 indeed

Ludwig7 the best youtube gamer

@@brysonclough1738 ??

No comments? *Megamind meme*

you fell of+ratio+L+ the hood listens to stanz now

Hopefully Rae re-ups. No one else will pay more than YT except FB. But fb's platform is such an abomination

IDK some people are comfortable to twitch. I love RU-vid but YT is easy to distract me from videos but compare to going to Twitch I can go into my fave streamer easily.

Hard part is youtube can't compete with twitch culture. Twitch chat is a whole different beast. I don't even feel like typing in youtube chats.

lol

Eddard Stark?

Aeonair wtf????

CAP

Wasn't expecting to see you here Aeon but it's a welcome surprise

oh youre really up here in the comments, but you arent leaving twitch right? 😐

Aonair hello!!

100%, sounds like a great decision

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Lmao i read that as he said it in the video that was hella creepy

@@pimvanbilsen7816 me too!!! As I scrolled to it he said it.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rshIItYfX9A.html

I think a checkmark account copied this comment Casual Pepper?

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Amazon ? 🤣 ya ight

@@ItsUzele amazon owns twitch so yes…

Amazon has already taken over and a LOT of Twitch people have left.

Lmao no

By giving them salaried 30 millon dollar contracts!

@@RedzeeTV it's not okay to mistreat your workers just because you pay them millions of dollars.

twitch doesn't care and never will care. it's stupid.

I mean youtube doesnt treat their creators good either

@@user-uu6dr3mm3d No one is falling for your shitty spam broooooo

The end of one era is always the start of a new one

much like Bobby Scar brought bits to Twitch, can’t wait to see what Lud brings to YT Gaming

Otto is the GOAT

wait so this extension doesn't exist yet right i wanna make sure i have it on lock

@@deltagaiya7681 hes making it right now live on twitch

It will not be the same. Iam extremely sceptical.

me who goes to twitch just to watch the guys i FOUND on youtube lmao

@@surfersunknown lol

Banned on the fourth day OMEGALUL

@@secretfbidoggo4610 Bro all he had to do was hit start stream again lmfao

Finally, our revenge

He has shown he can make great content outside of streaming so this makes a lot of sense for me as a viewer

This felt so familiar now I realize why. Wonder if he talked to Jerma and if so how much that impacted his decision.

@@SlyTreeRat definitely, he has said múltiple times that he always wanted to create content like him, seeing Jerma make the dollhouse stream and being part of it probably changed his mind

Kind of sad he just left tf2 though used to love him back in the day. Glad Lud isn't leaving the smash scene anytime soon.

reverse jerma

Basically what happened to Filthyfrank

Twitch has shown it really doesn’t care about its creators with the way it treats them along with the radio silence certain creators receive from the platform. Look at dr disrespect like…

I think they’re arrogant in thinking they’re ahead of the game so they think they’ll eventually come crawling back. Like that Mixer and Facebook thing. Honestly, from my own experience as a viewer, RU-vid’s layout and options are better than Twitch now. Twitch is ahead in game interaction from what I’m aware but RU-vid can catch up. And it’s RU-vid which usually pushes a creator to bigger heights through the algorithm recommended and larger audiences (clips and edited videos doing the leg work). Twitch needs to see it’s starting to lag behind and that what it’s offering in terms of viewership, contracts, and creativity isn’t competitive enough. Any streamers that do bigger projects are likely to jump to RU-vid if they get offered the same. I don’t watch live, so the streams I do watch are vods for like Teo and Chilled Chaos and those are on RU-vid. RU-vid doesn’t really separate it’s live and video notifications that I’ve seen so I’d be more likely to catch Ludwig live if he was on RU-vid (and I did for the recent Mogul Money). Ludwig has a great concept for livestreaming gameshows with chat interaction. It incentivises seeing it live and participating, which then generates donos and subs from more live viewers likely to partake in that.

That’s why ludwig is right about twitch not caring about streamers

It's funny when streamers wanna act entitled.

@@ImperiaGin Ikr

I believe happier content creators make better content, so if I'm correct this is also better for us.

i mean it was selfish in a way, that being said i dont think it was wrong or unmoral. people ought to make selfish decisions, problem is when those decisions hurt others ;p

@@Thalaranthey i wrote a long paragraph about your idea and agreeing with you but, as the phrase goes, I couldn’t say it better myself. So instead I’ll just reply to say that this Internet stranger found your nugget of wisdom insightful.

I did😢

Oof, acting like the man's dead

Cry

Why

Yeah almost is right

Oh for sure. That was incredibly smart to basically just convert it to the same capacity

yea maybe he should say the name of it tho, wtf is the extension name, he just talks about it, but what the fuck is it.

@@Glade4 its literally just some extension, like hivemind and shit on twitch, no? you just go on his channel and everything is automatic and connected there

@@Charizard24682 have you ever used twitch? how do you not know about bttv and ffz?

The rewind in real time is so huge. Definitely my favorite part of RU-vid streams

The real time REWIND is so good

No more making clips just to see what happened 60 seconds ago

But no more “CLIP IT AND SHIP IT” Sadge

if you want to see what happened, you can go to their channel and a vod of the stream from start to the point you left will pop up

RU-vid has its same weird guidelines and policies but the one thing that makes a difference is that youtube understands its a bigger company and having a connection with the creators that will bring you success or has brought you success is important even if its just a plaque for 100k-1mil its the idea that goes a lot longer of a way than doing nothing the way twitch has and they have been failing with that aspect for a long time

Bttv has support for YT now.

I watch a few RU-vid streamers and they actually do have their own RU-vid emotes but their not site-wide they're specific to the channel. It'd be cool if they made emotes available from any channel on any other

@@GE0attack Didn't know that! That's actually gonna increase the viewing experience by a lot imo

Where's that quote from?

@@haiqal5333 A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson

@@haiqal5333 coach Carter hahahahahaha great MTV movie

I do kinda fear being inadequate a lot but this quote’s still pretty cool

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Yeye he's a content creator wether streaming on twitch or yt

Ludwig also reuploads vod clips

Yeah, he’s the Top 10 Salty Ice Climber Moments guy

He’s a true content creator unlike most twitch streamers sadly

@@MarcusJohnson98 oh yeah he definitely constantly comes up with new ideas, concepts, and craziness

He already is

He always tells them, just search

Because it's real life

This joke went over everyone’s head lol

Everyone missed this joke lol

With RU-vid's record, don't you think YT is gonna fuck him over? I mean, YT doesn't give a fuck about Pewdiepie for example.

@@dudeimdudely7477 that is so not true lol. If only you watch him everyday ud know.

@@SiBebok I watched him everyday for quite a while and he talked, quite discrete, about monetization and such. It’s a common fact YT doesn’t give a shit about their partners, their algorithms and automated systems decide the fate of YTers content

@@dudeimdudely7477 yeah, youtube audience generally doesn't watch long content compared to twitch. But he will get new viewers which may help

@@dudeimdudely7477 He doesn't have to worry about that he has a contract to stream on youtube which is probably an 8 figure deal.

RU-vid cares about creators about as much as Twitch, they only really care about having them for the publicity and money.

@@espy9244 They have a stranglehold on internet videos, they don't really need to care much about publicity.

Are you saying youtube is a bigger streaming platform than twitch? I dont know anyone who watches streamers on youtube lol sorry

That said, RU-vid as a platform has been dunking on content creators since like 2011. Not to be the pessimistic dude but most likely the reason they fought for Lud was because they knew he would make them money instead of that whole, "we're not colleagues, we're a family" narrative

@@bigsleepy9889 It has a much larger userbase than twitch. The active viewerbase of Livestreams is higher on twitch, but the lack of care that twitch has for a lot of it's creators means that RU-vid could become a serious competitor very soon. And picking up creators like Ludwig only helps

those youtube guys getting a raise

I mean after seeing ninja went to mixer and then right back to twitch again, twitch feels like they can do whatever

Hard to fight RU-vid money

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rshIItYfX9A.html

@@missbeaussie not rlly just have to work with streamers on their hours bruh its not always about money