“I wish you and the team would stop trying to push features like this.” Twitch has now launched the test of its paid boost feature, but streamers aren’t impressed.The feature was announced during the Patch Notes video on 30th September and allows viewers to pay to boost a streamer to a front page slot for extra promotion.It’s live now, but currently only available for US viewers. According to journalist Zach Bussey, there are three tiers of boost available: $0.99 for 1000 recommendations, $2.97 for 3000, and $4.95 for 5000. A boost can hit a maximum of $500. The Paid Boost Stream experiment is now live. You can only contribute if you’re based in the USA, to a max of 0..99 for 1000.97 for 3000.95 for 5000(No volume discount.)#TwitchNews pic.twitter.com/OS0u0dGrm1— Zach Bussey (@zachbussey) October 28, 2021 It also appears that streamers can pay to boost their own stream, essentially paying for self-promotion.As it’s currently a test, this is only available for a limited number of streamers.However, it’s already received a backlash from the Twitch community.Looking at the Twitch UserVoice platform for feedback, the top voted comments are negative. For instance, one comment suggests that partnered streamers shouldn’t be able to use the…
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