During a livestream on his alt channel, Asmongold revealed that his mainTwitchchannel may never go live again. The owner of OTK Media has been embroiled in Twitch drama in recent weeks with fellow OTK co-founder Mizkif in the center of an ongoing controversy. While he is not directly involved with the Mizkif allegations,Asmongold has been vocal with his opinionsabout the recent Twitch controversies surrounding creators like Mizkif, Slick, and Sliker. Now, the popular content creator is questioning if he’ll ever return to the Asmongold Twitch channel.
Asmongold’s shocking revelation came during a recentTwitchbroadcast on his alt account, Zackrawrr, playing the release ofWorld of Warcraft Classic’sWrath of the Lich Kingexpansion. Asmongold expressed his own insecurities about returning to the channel amidst the controversy surrounding OTK, with the drama causing significant mental distress for the streamer. Asmongold even claimed he was “having a panic attack” at the thought of streaming on his main when composing a tweet for the stream that morning.
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While Asmongold himself is not directly involved in any of the ongoing controversies, he has attachments to several recent Twitch events. Asmongold had long pushed for Twitch to place stricter regulations on gambling content in live streams or ban gambling entirely, withTwitch recently banning gambling streams. He has also pushed for Sliker to be banned following the revelation of the creator scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars from fans and fellow streamers. As well, Mizkif’s previously mentioned drama has close ties to Asmongold with both acting as co-founders of gaming organization OTK Media.
Asmongold’s potentially permanent switch to his alt channel comes as Twitch has seen a plethora of major changes in recent weeks. Alongside the previously mentioned controversies and gambling ban, Twitch also introduced a new revenue split change that has received backlash from both streamers and fans. Many creators have even chosen to leave the platform entirely as a result of the changes, with top talents likeCodeMiko already confirming they’ll be leaving Twitch. While Asmongold may lose some viewership with his transition to his alt channel, the creator will still hold one of Twitch’s largest and most passionate fanbases.
