"They're slow to change"- Ludwig reveals the drawbacks of streaming on YouTube
Ludwig recently took to his 'Mogul Mail' channel to talk about some of the major problems he has with YouTube as a streaming platform. However, he made it clear that he doesn’t regret the move and stated that things would eventually get better. He also revealed a company he started, Truffle, that aims to help create technology for streamers.
The streamer definitely believes that YouTube’s interface will improve in the future. He highlighted the example of trying to raid or host someone and how complex it was.
Ludwig tried for five minutes to raid Valkyrae during one of his streams, but it would not work. Apparently, streamers can only raid other streamers that are subbed to them and also have their subscription listed as Public. This is an incredibly cumbersome system that YouTube will hopefully change in the near future.
It’s a confusing system, but according to the YouTuber, things will get better. He compared YouTube to a nine-year-old’s clarinet recital.
The streamer feels like these things could happen faster, and his company Truffle hopes to speed up the process.
He then compared the speed of the live chat on Twitch and YouTube. Twitch’s live chat is easier to read and refreshes at a faster rate. YouTube, on the other hand, occasionally displays a bunch of chat messages at once. He also added more emotes for YouTube viewers.
Ludwig feels that these kinds of changes, especially emotes, will help build a community and bring people together.
He also highlighted his current extension and mentioned that it has a Battle Pass system. Users who watch his streams can unlock emotes for tuning in. It also features predictions, channel points, and more.
Perhaps the biggest news to come out of this is that he wants to be able to push
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