Why does Asmongold livestream on his alternate Twitch channel? Reason explored

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Zack "Asmongold" has been livestreaming on his alternate Twitch channel, Zackrawrr, for a few months now. He stopped using his main channel back in July and still has over three million followers. Since he regularly started streaming on the alternative, Zackrawrr has grown exponentially, and currently boasts more than a million followers despite not being partnered.

Being a non-partnered streamer means that Twitch has been unable to properly capitalize on the tens of thousands of regular viewers who tune in to watch Zack. Back in September, the streamer estimated that the Amazon-owned company was losing hundreds of thousands of dollars because he only streams on his alternate account.

But why has Asmongold, one of the longest and most successful Twitch streamers, been using an alternate account? Last month, the OTK founder opened up about it, saying that streaming on his main is too stressful.

On a stream on October 3, Asmongold answered questions regarding this very issue to his audience. He basically posited that streaming on the main channel was a bit too much to handle at the moment and that he was opting for more laid-back streams on his alternate Twitch account.

Explaining that the feeling is irrational and illogical, he said:

Reiterating that he had no control over the feeling that kept him from streaming, Asmongold maintained that even thinking about it messed with his head, and that he was better off doing chill streams on Zackrwarr:

He dispelled any rumors connecting OTK controversies to the fact that he had stopped streaming:

The streamer proceeded to retell the story of the day he stopped using his main channel for content creation and described how he had called his sick father on the very day and when he didn't