If I were Phil, here's what I'd do.
1) Acknowledge the past. Phil has a tendency to bury the past. Rather, he should make light of it. If someone asked him "How's the gout, Phil?" I'd probably say something to the likes of "Doing great, thanks," or something like that. He knows his reputation and his problems. Acknowledge that, move on, and don't bury it.
2) Be more interactive. Interactive doesn't mean just talking with the chat, and turning them for answers. But find ways to involve them with the gameplay. Telltale games were great about that. More audience participation means better audience retention which means higher revenues.
3) Be part of a community. Phil's greatest weakness is that he's very isolated from everyone else on Twitch. He's not part of a gaming community, and that's going to limit his ability to grow as a streamer. If Phil were part of a community, his viewership would increase as well as his reputation.
4) Be a better gamer. From my view, Phil is a mediocre gamer. He does display some adeptness with games, but his tendency to blame everything and everyone but himself really handicaps himself. The result is that he doesn't seek to improve himself and work past the issues that he sees. He always takes the easiest road and never really challenges himself. If he wants to be a better gamer, he needs to learn how to criticize himself and be slow about blaming others. Yes, the game may have flaws, and that person may be using cheap moves, but a better gamer would ask, "How do I move past this? What can I do to improve?"
I doubt that Phil will read this and improve, but I am
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I really don't hate the guy, but he does lots of things that annoy me...
