{"id":10599,"date":"2022-09-24T02:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/twitch-everything-you-need-to-know-updated-september-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-09-25T00:05:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T22:05:08","slug":"twitch-everything-you-need-to-know-updated-september-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2022\/09\/24\/twitch-everything-you-need-to-know-updated-september-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch: Everything You Need To Know \u2013 Updated September, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Millions of people visit Twitch every single day. But what exactly is Twitch? Is it something you should concern yourself with? There\u2019s a good chance that you may have heard of Twitch before, but aren\u2019t exactly sure what it\u2019s all about.
\nIn short, Twitch is a video streaming site. But there\u2019s a lot about Twitch that you may not know. And that\u2019s where this guide comes in. For all intents and purposes, this will be a post that attempts to cover everything about Twitch that is worth knowing. Whether you\u2019re interested in streaming or simply want to be a spectator.
\nWhat is Twitch?<\/p>\n

Twitch is a video streaming website that, initially covered just games. Whatever you played, you could likely find people streaming gameplay of it over on Twitch. These days, Twitch is still very much that, but it also now has streams for a wide array of interests.
\nIt\u2019s more than just video games and includes broader categories. Making it possible for Twitch to become a home for anyone to stream about, well almost anything. Within reason of course.
\nThis makes Twitch the go-to location for many people who enjoy watching streamers do what they do. Twitch is also related to Prime Gaming, as Amazon owns Twitch. You can find out more about Prime Gaming (formerly Twitch Prime) here.
\nWhat platforms is Twitch available on?<\/p>\n

Pretty much every platform you can think of. You can view everything on PC and Mac via the browser using the Twitch.tv website. But you can also watch streams using the mobile app. Which is available on both Android and iOS.
\nAdditionally, you can find apps on Fire TV, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, NVIDIA SHIELD, Chromecast, and Apple TV. There\u2019s even an official app for some smart TV brands. Vizio for instance has an official app you can install.
\nSo wherever you plan to consume most of your content, there\u2019s likely a Twitch app available to watch streams. There is no official Twitch app for Roku.
\nDoes Twitch cost money?<\/p>\n

The answer to that is yes and no. To sign up and have an account, it doesn\u2019t cost you anything at all. You can create an account, log in, and use the site as much as you want without having to pay a dime. But there are sections of it that can\u00a0cost money.
\nThese are completely optional though, and they\u2019re less related to a Twitch subscription itself and more related to a particular streamer. So, yes, Twitch does cost money if you choose to spend it. It also doesn\u2019t cost money as you could simply choose to view stuff for free.
\nThough, being a paying subscriber of someone you enjoy watching create content does have its benefits. So there is incentive to spending money if you visit the site regularly and consume content from the same streamer all the time.
\nYou can even buy Twitch gift cards on Amazon and send them to friends or family. And, if you\u2019re an Amazon Prime member you get one free Prime sub per month to use on your absolute favorite streamer.
\nWhat are the subscription costs?
\nThat will depend on what type of subscription you decide to pay for. The monthly subscription for any streamer is $4.99. Although, right now as of October 27, 2021, most or all subscriptions are 20% off and only cost $3.99 for the first month. With monthly renewals bumping to $4.99 thereafter.
\nIf you decide to subscribe for more than one month at a time, then the cost will go up based on that. In addition to monthly, you can also subscribe on a three-month or six-month basis. The upfront cost will be more, but by subscribing to a streamer with one of these two options does also include savings. So you do end up saving money when the cost is broken down to the monthly amount.
\nThere are also additional subscription tiers. With tier 2 subs costing $9.99 a month and tier 3 subs costing $24.99 a month. These should be the same across all streamers. And they come with extra special rewards too. Though these rewards will vary from streamer to streamer as well.
\nWhat are the benefits to subscribing?
\nThis will vary from streamer to streamer. Most streamers will have a series of rewards that can be unlocked based on your amount of time subscribed. For most streamers these rewards will include exclusive emotes that can be used in chats, custom badges that appear next to your name, and the ability to earn extra channel points.
\nSome streamers will also have rewards for sub-only chats and subscriber streams. And of course, the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of rewards, ad-free viewing.
\nWhat sorts of features does Twitch have?<\/p>\n

Twitch has features geared towards both creators and users. There\u2019s a chat for each channel on the platform so everyone talk during streams. You can send emotes in chat, earn rewards by watching streams, and as a creator you can utilize the new Soundtrack by Twitch feature. Which lets you have access to a whole collection of rights-cleared music to have playing in the background during your streams.
\nThere\u2019s also all sorts of channel moderation tools for moderators, new tags to label channels correctly, and there\u2019s new categories too. One of our favorites is the popout player so you can keep viewing a stream as you browse other parts of the site.
\nOther features include Dark Mode (this should be available in most of the app versions in addition to the website), and theater mode for streams.
\nDoes Twitch have ads?
\nTwitch does have ads. But as mentioned above it is possible to get rid of ads. To do so you will need to subscribe to a channel. Though keep in mind, this only gets rid of ads for that particular channel. And any channels you watch will still show ads unless you subscribe to them too.
\nWhat can I watch?\/What are the content categories?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of different categories of content to view. Although, everything is broken down into four major categories. This includes Games, IRL (in real life), Music, and Esports. For the games category, you\u2019ll find streamers covering everything from the biggest hits to the smallest, niche titles. Hidden gems we\u2019ll call them.
\nFor instance, you\u2019ll see people streaming Amazon\u2019s newest game endeavor, New World. An MMO about settlers making their way to a supernatural island to discover the mysteries of the land. There\u2019s also plenty of streamers for Minecraft, FIFA, League Of Legends, and of course Fortnite. But you can also find people streaming much smaller games like Russian Fishing 4.
\nThen there\u2019s the IRL category, which contains genres of content that cover almost anything that isn\u2019t games. Like Just Chatting, which often includes streamers who are sitting in front of the camera just having conversations with viewers as they do random stuff.
\nIt also includes streamers who are doing nothing but sleep. You can find genres for Food & Drink, Science & Tech, Sports, Podcasts and more too. There\u2019s even a genre called Pools, Hot Tubs, & Beaches to cover everything from the infamous hot tub streams.
\nEsports and music should be pretty self explanatory. Music includes streams of live events as well as everyday people playing instruments. And Esports basically covers everything from Esports competitions to highlights and streams from pro players.
\nDoes Twitch have rewards for watching specific streams?
\nAll. The. Time. In fact, you can easily find all of the drops available that are current and upcoming. This includes when a specific drop started and when it ends, as well as what game it\u2019s for.
\nAlongside that you can see any drops you\u2019ve received from prior or current campaigns. You can view this by clicking on your Twitch avatar in the top right corner of the web page, under the\u00a0Drops\u00a0section of the dropdown banner that appears. Tabs for drops you\u2019ve earned and claimed will have its own tab separate from the\u00a0All Campaigns\u00a0drops. All Campaigns also lists current campaigns as well as campaigns that have recently ended.
\nWhat are drops?<\/p>\n

Drops are basically incentives for viewers to watch certain streams. They can also be a great way for streamers to boost their viewership and subscriber counts. Which can in turn earn them more money. For viewers, drops are usually rewards in the form of in-game loot.
\nThey will always be for the game that drop campaign belongs to. For instance, Naraka: Bladepoint has a drop campaign that started on October 24 and goes until October 31, with the reward being an \u2018Immortal Treasure\u2019 chest that can contain items and other goodies for use in that game.
\nIf you\u2019re a Destiny 2 player, then that game had a drop campaign at one point which rewarded viewers with a shader for their gear. And Back during beta, Valorant had a drop campaign where viewers who didn\u2019t have access could get beta invites.
\nHow do I earn drops?
\nUsually to earn a drop you\u2019re required to watch a particular stream for at least one hour. Some campaigns will have additional rewards you can earn if you watch those same streams for longer. But when you get right down to it to earn drops all you usually have to do is watch a stream.
\nSometimes the drop may give out extra goodies to viewers who gift subscriptions. As was the case with the Destiny 2 shader.
\nHow do you communicate on Twitch?
\nThere are a couple of ways to communicate on Twitch. The main way people communicate is via the chat system on any given channel. The channel\u2019s chat will allow generally anyone to talk with the others watching the stream (including the streamer), though sometimes you may need to meet specific requirements to talk. Like subscribe to the channel.
\nYou can also send Whispers to other users. And this is like Twitch\u2019s direct message system for user to user communication. You can easily send whispers to your favorite streamers, or if you have friends on the platform who are also viewers, you can send whispers to them too.
\nWorth noting is that it is possible to enable a Do Not Disturb mode if you don\u2019t want to get notifications from these and if you just don\u2019t want to be bothered.
\nDoes Twitch offer two-factor authentication?<\/p>\n

Yes. There is a 2FA protocol in place for better security. And like anything else that offers this, we\u2019d highly recommend that you enable it as soon as possible. Because you can never be too careful these days when it comes to your online privacy and security. Obviously, it\u2019s not a bad idea to change your password from time to time either. But with 2FA enabled, you can at least worry about having to do that a little less often.
\nCan you add friends?
\nYou sure can. To do this, just look for the search bar at the bottom left corner of the website. It should say \u201csearch to add friends\u201d right in the omnibox. Simply click on the box and type in a friend\u2019s name then add them to your friends list. That\u2019s all there is to it.
\nIt goes without saying that you\u2019ll need to know your friend\u2019s Twitch username before you can add them. As there\u2019s no system in place to add them based on real names like there is for some accounts.
\nYou can sort and filter streams
\nWhen you\u2019re looking for something to watch on Twitch, you can easily just scroll through the website\u2019s front page, where everything you see will be recommendations. You can also browse streams based on categories, but if you want to narrow things down further you can apply the sorting and filter options.
\nYou can sort results two ways. Either by current viewership numbers, which is from high to low, or by \u201crecommended for you.\u201d Which is more or less the same as the recommendations on the front page but with all of the different categories.
\nYou can also add filters. For example, maybe you\u2019re looking for channels that are dedicated to a specific game or game franchise. Finding those is easy. Just type that game or game franchise in the filter search box and hit enter.
\nThe post Twitch: Everything You Need To Know \u2013 Updated September, 2022 appeared first on Android Headlines.
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\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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