Detractress
kiwifarms.net
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2017
He treats it like a business transaction, which technically it is, but no other streamer is so straight and cold about it. You give him x dollars and you get your message on the screen and read by Phil, it means nothing and he owes you nothing after the transaction has been concluded. Some streamers like their fans and actually want to answer their questions or read their comments and even their complaints. Phil wants money and he will offer the bare minimum required to get some from his viewers.
I honestly believe he only watches his muxy or streamlabs or whatever notification system he uses. That is the only "chat" that he sees, and thus the only "interaction" he sees. Only when he gets a message from a mod that there are trolls does he switch over to his view that actually displays chat.
Every other streamer I watch, from the streamers with thousands of viewers in their chats, to the tiny streamers with maybe 10 viewers, they all interact with what is happening in the chat. of course they thank the tippers and the cheerers and the subs, but they also say something to those not tipping subbing or cheering. Because to those streamers, the person who isnt giving money today, can potentially give money tomorrow. And even if they dont have the means to give ever, it shows that the streamer actually gives a damn about their audience thus encouraging others to join the chat, and to tip or to sub or to cheer. Personally if I'm not subbed to a channel, but I've watched the channel and enjoyed their chat and enjoyed the streamer, I'll toss them a small tip or toss some bits their way as a sign of my appreciation for the hour's entertainment.
But to Phil, the monetary transactions are the "interactions" for him. Pay him to answer a question, pay for senpai to notice you, pay to troll, pay pay pay. Never once have I heard him say "thanks bob in the chat who didnt tip me, i appreciate you coming out". Other streamers in his viewer range actually say "hey regular viewer, how are you doing today" or "have a great night regular viewer" And their chats are positive and vibrant. Phil's chat is full of either trolls or sycophants. And when the trolls have been banned, again, all there is left is the sycophants saying how wonderful Phil is, and how the trolls are so evil. And then the chat is DEAD. Noone talking amongst each other, noone commenting on the game, its nothing.