Don't get me wrong, I don't support a lot of what Doc does, but he's definitely a celebrity, there's no way around it. Saying he's anything but one is flat out wrong
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Dr.Disrespect claims Twitch has not notified him about the reason for his permanent ban
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Don't get me wrong, I don't support a lot of what Doc does, but he's definitely a celebrity, there's no way around it. Saying he's anything but one is flat out wrong
The name is bad, the logo font is bad, the banner photo is just a default Sublime Text window. I'll pass.
Not saying it is a stunt but could be a huge mistiming.
He had things planned for Monday before the MeToo wave bans came in.
You keep making ridiculous and hyperbolic comments. If I've replied to you a couple times, perhaps step back a bit and think about the situation.
No, being able to use licensed music would not make something a "Twitch killer." That isn't logical. No one cares about that.
there's no proof that it is, more possibility that it isn't but people would rather believe the worst conspiracy than to believe that Doc did something terrible, whatever it may be.
People were even spreading 4chan Incel propaganda in which they blamed some woman as the reason why it's all her fault and how Doc is being unjustly blackmailed in case such a story ever existed to already have a narrative out there , sad world...
The vast majority of the comments here are pretty ridiculous and hyperbolic, that's like the entire thread.
In theory, a service launched by Spotify with the music thing being one feature *could* kill Twitch depending on a bunch of other contributing factors. To not even entertain that idea is more ridiculous than the idea itself.
I find it really weird that only a certain amount of speculation is acceptable.
At this point I don't think it's a stunt, but the possibility of the chance of it went from 0 to something. Honestly from a marketing point of view I'd almost respect how insanely brazen it was to pull some shit like that right now.
Agreed.
Agreed.
This may end up with a really boring legal reason behind it. Maybe they found he was negotiating with Mixer while still under tiwtch contract. Something like that.
Holy fuck that would be a glorious denouement: A simple "oops".
Assuming for a moment the switch to a new platform theory has merit, these things probably have months of contract negotiation behind them and are planned well in advance. The thing that makes the platform-switch theory shakey is the fact that he negotiated a new multi-year contract with twitch only a few months ago.
A Spotify twitch competitor isn't out of the realm of possibility. Spotify has a DAU count of what, 250 million people? What is twitch's? 15 million? Conceivably, Spotify could brute-force its way into the market with the sheer size of its install base.
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It wouldnt make sense to be accidental when you refund subs and remove emotes. That's not automatic
Lol. Because you're going way too far. You apparently don't understand why Twitch is... Well, Twitch. Lemme spoil it for you : Nothing will kill Twitch. Except Twitch themselves.
I'm not saying I think it's likely, I don't think it's likely.
I'm saying that it's not impossible.
Tbh I can't see how any new service could take on Amazon's clout. They aren't synergizing as much as they could be bit twitch can pretty much crossover with the rest of their business model.
That's fair, I largely don't disagree with that. Taking down twitch would be a monumental task, I it's don't think it's impossible, rather highly improbable.
I guess I'm just not real keen on using absolutes like "never." A bunch of highly unlikely events have happened just this year, and happen every other year.
Whats his contract actually *for*? Guaranteed money or a guaranteed streaming platform? Honestly I feel like this is still related to him streaming bathroom footage and Twitch trying to cover their own asses.
Coincidentally, the way Brime writes Twitter messages is very similar to the way Doc writes on Twitter as well: short sentences, tiny paragraph, several return to line in the same tweet. This might be nothing at all though, and the fact the overall design of that Twitter account looks a bit amateurish thus far doesn't make me confident.
I'm glad we're circling back to the "Doc is creating his own streaming platform behind Twitch's back" theory though, which was my very first theory about this whole ordeal.
Yeah I don't think I'm gonna be able to explain to you the joy of wild speculation and shooting the shit. These threads move fast because they're funny and fun, not because people are actually fucking detectives on the case.
A platform switch I would understand if it was one that could buy of people, but a brand new one? He would need to pay out of his own pocket and I doubt it will be cheap.
Maybe just coincidence, but the @watchbrime Twitter posted that they'd be answering questions this monday.
And Dr referenced prepare for the 29th.
And Dr referenced prepare for the 29th.
well that theory would make sense and people just want a real alternative to Twitch, there's definitely an opportunity to do things right and actually give them a fight, Mixer was barely running and they got Twitch scared by taking talent away.
I love when forensic linguistics exposes people trying to get ahead with bots and alts. A useful skill for an admin no doubt.
I don't disagree. But that very own theory didn't come out of my ass. That plan was literally said by Doc himself on a YouTube video from 2019 where he talks about the huge Ninja leaving Twitch for Mixer mess. He literally says himself that ideally, streamers should band together and create their very own platform, sharing ownership and equity in it and so forth. I'll need to find the video again though but it's definitely something he outwardly told about in the past.
Someone trying to go up against Amazon, Google, Facebook and now Tencent being able to just poach some dude 3 months into a contract just seems far fetched to me.
The person writing that Brime stuff is this guy: https://twitter.com/TheMixerMagic
I mean, it's a Mixer manager(?) account with 4k followers. If this person somehow, in some universe does have the resources to make something, there's no way it's ready in the immediate future.
The person writing that Brime stuff is this guy: https://twitter.com/TheMixerMagic
I mean, it's a Mixer manager(?) account with 4k followers. If this person somehow, in some universe does have the resources to make something, there's no way it's ready in the immediate future.
No to both and i don't see anybody in this thread doing either so wtf are you talking about.
Bit harsh, nothing wrong with my new favourite streaming service; B-RIME.
He has million+ followers, recognisable outside his following, is a multi millionaire, showed up on Jimmy Fallon as well as WWE show, and until recently was the main streamer in the most popular streaming platform. People can try to downplay it as much as they like but he's a bonafide celebrity much in the same way Ninja is, even if Ninja is a bigger star.
I don't think they're a manager. I think they're just a streamer from mixer.
Quote possible.
I remember The Verge web site being called 'ThisIsMyNext' before launch.
i went through a bit of that feed and uh, yeah brime isn't going to be a thing.
Sharing the video again starting at the exact bit that matters to this discussion:
Yeah, less likely so indeed, but still interesting, keeping an eye on it.
You actually have NO idea! :'D
Yeah, less likely so indeed, but still interesting, keeping an eye on it.
You actually have NO idea! :'D
DrDisrespect making his own streaming service makes no sense once you consider the legal fees of breaking the contract together with the general costs of launching a streaming platform. The idea of "creating a socialized streaming service" is quite cool, but the cost of it is prohibitive right now.
Damn, I was looking foward to the update but that's basically a nothing of a response, and it's got kinda toxic in here. This isn't so fun anymore.
Just the problem is the timing and why would doc sign a contract with twitch if the plan was to move all along,
Would just add to the idea that he was caught somehow and twitch banned him, this is twitch after all and they would probably take action when it's a business thing rather than anything else sadly so just maybe
There's no proof of anything so for the time being slasher still has the reliability factor
What was he "full of shit" about? I'm sure you have a great answer for this.
Yeah you're smarter than all of us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(I guess this is the kind of answer you want to read)
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