To all MMORPG developers:
As a 30 year old full-time employed husband and father with less than 5 hours of gaming time available each week, I do not want your shitty paid convenience tools.
Yes, I’ll be slower than most, but at least when I hit the end, it’ll feel good.
I'd like to test something in the Twitter algorithm if possible.
If you see this, please "Like" the tweet but PLEASE do not retweet or comment.
I'll share my reasoning/findings with you all this week!
After 14 excruciating hours, we have been blessed with a baby boy.
Stop whatever you’re doing right now and go hug/call/tell your mother you love her because dear lord we owe them so much.
Thank you all for the kind words and we’ll post a pic soon ❤️
@zachbussey
If this goes through,
@OTKnetwork
will be leaving Twitch. This is a direct attack on our business, staff, and all of the hard work we have put into our organization.
@djclancy999
There seems to be some confusion as to whether or not
@shroud
owns
@OTKnetwork
so I thought I’d clarify:
Shroud owns everything. OTK, my car, Twitch, YouTube, Chipotle, and more.
If it’s a thing and it’s ownable, Shroud owns it.
As someone who is 50 lbs. overweight, “Fat Acceptance” is an absurdly dangerous movement that causes more harm than good.
If you want to help make someone’s life better, promote healthy eating, fitness, and outdoor activities. Banning the word “obese” is not the way imo.
In a year if death and despair, life... finds a ways.
My wife and I are grateful to announce that we’re pregnant. Well, she’s pregnant. I just eat the nutella she buys when she’s craving.
Jokes aside, I’m scared but blessed to be on this journey with my soulmate.
Love all ❤️
OTK is HIRING!
Come help us build the greatest content machine in the history of history.
Looking for mostly Director/Senior level roles here and an Executive Assistant that can keep up with my gremlin hours.
LET’S GOOOOO!
Flying home from an esports business conference. Most people there had no idea what
@OTKnetwork
was.
When I told a group of attendees we did a show with nearly 200k concurrent viewers, they accused me of lying.
I guess that’s why they’re losing money and we’re making it 😎
Ludwig innovated more than almost any NA streamer last year but it’s hard to deny XQC’s sheer stats.
Regardless, Ibai deserved it more than both of them but that’s what makes these events so exciting (the controversy)!
Attacking Mr. Beast’s undeniably influential philanthropy is classic ivory tower delusion.
Spend some time in Syria, Sudan, heck even your local soup kitchen that you’ve never visited and ask the people there how they feel when someone like Jimmy lends them a helping hand.
For what I believe is the first time in Twitch history (could be wrong), 3 streamers from the same organization hit 100,000 CCV in the same week.
@nmplol
: 170,000+
@REALMizkif
: 137,000+
@Asmongold
: 107,000+ (is live)
Huge W for
@OTKnetwork
. The content has been killer!
Thank you - long post below:
About a week and a half ago, OTK officially crossed the 3-year mark since our inaugural stream back in October 2020. I hate to be cliché but time flies, the days are long and the years short, life moves pretty fast, etc. Unfortunately, due to our
Runescape is such a tragically disrespected game.
20 year old browser game, hardly deviated from it's core design, still one of the biggest MMOs in the world.
Put some R E S P E C T on this thing yo.
It's weird to publicly announce your affiliation with a video game, but here goes:
After 17 years of glorious (and tumultuous) memories, I have officially quit World of Warcraft.
I will be spending my time on more productive hobbies such as Tik Tok and coloring books.
I think this is a pretty unfair take on Asmon’s point here.
His point is that the average consumer has shown that they simply do not care about the moral questions behind AI generated art (and other morally grey issues). If they did, games like Palworld would have been
13 children have been killed by airstrikes in Gaza these last few days. One of them, a special needs child.
Where’s the “I can’t breath” hashtags and altered profiles pics?
Oh, that’s right, this one is “too political” and “too complicated”.
My bad forgot 👍👍👍
Reviewing OTK applications right now.
Word of advice: Leading off with “Yo” or talking about how unqualified you are isn’t clever or endearing.
You’re presenting yourself to a stranger - please don’t let something you saw in a movie or anime define your first impression.
For those reaching out, thank you and yes we have seen the new Twitch TOS around branded guidelines.
We will have a statement coming later today.
@OTKnetwork
@Twitch
We have a ton of staff at
@OTKnetwork
that are at the top of their field and deserve to be
@verified
. Twitter requires articles be published about them before they can be.
If you’re a journalist and want to meet the people behind OTK for an interview, toss me a message.
Imagine being an American citizen and your wife is a Canadian citizen, yet U.S. customs deny you entry at the border 4 times during the holidays.
This is what
@TectEGG
and
@justfream
are dealing with right now.
Absolutely insane.
Just got the news that the Muslim Travel ban from 2017 was repealed today. That ban almost destroyed my life 4 years ago.
Now that it’s gone, my wife may actually get a chance to see her family for the first time in 4 years.
And they’ll get to see their grandson ❤️❤️❤️
Blizzard has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into failed esports while simultaneously owning one of the coolest and most watched competitions in gaming.
How can you support the disaster that is the Overwatch League but not even consider global resets for RWF???
I just want to say how proud I am of the
@OTKnetwork
production team.
Taking on two new show premieres in one week and knocking them both out of the park shows how lucky we are to have the team and culture we have.
YEAR 2 OFF TO A GREAT START!
The OTK Games Expo is tomorrow.
I don’t get nervous often before shows, but I am omega anxious right now… because we have something huge to announce. HUGE.
Our biggest announcement in our nearly 3 year history.
Tune in tomorrow at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET on Asmon’s stream.
The OTK Games Expo is going to be S I C K. We are working day and night to make it the most fun and inclusive video games exposition in the industry.
June 8th people - save the date!
The RFLCT controversy is a reminder that gaming, esports, and entertainment is rife with remorseless sharks and grifters that live to prey on unsuspecting creators.
Also, it’s a reminder to creators that 20,000 people praising you every day doesn’t make you infallible.
When I decided to change careers and go into content creation, the negativity and ridicule from f&f was overwhelming.
But not a single moment went by where my wife didn’t support me. Through thick and thin, she was always there cheering me on.
Eternally grateful to her ��️
Our Druid, Ebbnflow, was just admitted into the emergency room. Even with 8 of sleep at night + frequent stretch breaks and hydration, shit can happen. Please be safe while playing
#WoWClassic
, and we ask for your thoughts and prayers for Ebbn.
Don’t think I ever announced this but we’re having baby
#2
any day now!
I wasn’t able to take time off when my son was born due to OTK just starting off so I’ll be taking a small break to try and enjoy these special moments.
I’ve been crying senselessly for hours today.
For the first time in 4 years, I am debt free.
Thank you to everyone who has ever supported me since I started on Ytube. want to do something good today to pay it forward.
Giving away $100 on paypal to someone in the comments ❤️❤️
I’ve been thinking about starting an industry podcast where guests come on from different sides of gaming/digital media to talk shop and tell their stories.
Would host it in the
@OTKnetwork
Twitch channel.
Is that interesting to you or does it sound boring?
Before you go to bed tonight, tell me one thing you appreciate about
@MitchJonez
.
Mine is I appreciate how he can turn the most boring thing to watch (WoW arena) into one of the most exciting.
For the first time, the biggest streamers on Twitch and YouTube are both black creators.
The significance of this goes deeper than many realize. Black and brown people have historically been underrepresented in entertainment for a century.
A win for minorities everywhere.
Just got off the phone with a former Blizzard dev who allowed me to share this:
- A lot of senior Blizz staff have already left/leaving soon
- Some went with Mike, others to join up with former Blizzard Ben Brode and Rob Pardo at their new studios
- Activision moving in hard
I’m gone for 3 days and half of
@OTKnetwork
is playing furry catgirl simulator while the other half is “taking a break”.
This is why I don’t take vacations.
Tomorrow is the season finale of "Schooled!"
I can't begin to express how much your support for the show has meant to us. When we started OTK, we never expected our shows to have such a great turnout each week.
Whatever happens tomorrow, thank you for an amazing season. ❤️
We announced OTK nearly 1 month ago exactly.
Thinking about providing an in-depth update tomorrow on where we are, what we've been up to, and what we have planned.
Is that something you guys would want to see?
Baby and wife are safe!
Thanks for the well wishes, and please go hug/call your mothers!
Until you’ve seen it yourself, you have no idea how insane childbirth is and what they have to go through!
Proud of our team
@otknetwork
for all of the work this year.
Definitely have some... thoughts. But won't let that weigh down their contributions - WE'LL BE BACK IN '24!
I just want to take a tweet to call out how proud I am of the entire
@OTKnetwork
team. Events and shows have been stellar recently and what we have planned for the end of May is going to shock many.
WE DOIN' IT BOYS 💪💪💪
The biggest thing I learned from this conference is that community is everything.
Teams spend millions upon millions trying to foster a fraction of what we have. Feeling blessed and thankful for all of you in the OTK community that enable us to create content and have fun.
⚠️ATTENTION AUSTIN STREAMERS⚠️
If you are interested in participating in some awesome IRL events and shows OTK has cooking, hit us up!
We're getting a Discord together for the folks in town who are down to hang out.
Feel free to DM me here. Thanks!
About to take my first real vacation in almost 6 years.
Five days long but still excited.
@OTKnetwork
make sure not to burn anything down while I’m gone plz.
Appreciate the incoming messages from PC companies wanting to discuss an OTK sponsorship.
If you could please send those messages to partners
@otknetwork
.com, we'd appreciate it.
My DMs are packed atm and I won't be able to get back to you timely here.
Things my wife has done for me:
- Moved to new continent away from fam
- Learned a new language
- Supported me chasing risky pipe dream
- Enrolled in a foreign college (4.0 gpa)
- Move x-country again while pregnant
- Giving birth away from family
Love this strong woman ❤️
The irony of people criticizing
@Sodapoppintv
for destroying Pokemon cards instead of using that money for charity is that Chance literally just raised thousands of dollars for a Suicide Prevention Charity with his new merch.
He donates to charity all the time.
Do you?
Its actually insane seeing how much the WoW community is loving Shadowlands. I haven’t seen this much positivity towards the game since... I cant remember.
Big W
@WarcraftDevs
keep it up 👍👍👍