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To want to rip this guys head off???

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sodhim · 04/03/2015 00:16

Not very interesting i'm afraid, but DS (11) has subscribed to a guy on Twitch who talks through games he is interested in, I've watched it a few times and he seems ok, quite entertaining and has a fair few followers. I allowed DS to use his pocket money to pay to watch this guy after school.

Anyway, he went abroad for a month and didn't do anything so I said to DS - you do realise that your paying for nothing? And he didn't want to unsubscribe so I let it carry on. Anyway, this bloke has been back for almost a week and keeps letting the kids/followers down (I assume it is mostly kids watching him) by saying he has jetlag or is going to the pub!

I told DS that we should unsubscribe, but he bloody loves this guy and thinks he's the bees knees and wants to carry on!!

I went on the server earlier as he decided to 'stream' playing games and commented on his chat asking whether he was going to be streaming at regular after school times now or not as I would cancel the subscription - he got really arsey saying it wasn't his 'job' and he couldn't believe that someone was so 'into him'!! Umm, yes 11 yr olds get 'into' things ffs!

He just found it very funny, said he was going to 'tweet' that a 'Mum' had commented on his Streaming - I am, however, thinking, you are a fucking arse, taking the piss out of a child who pays to listen to your waffle, wait until you have children who are a bit weird and like to follow strange people doing things on the internet!!!!! I'll stop the subscription but I am really mad at how much of an arse this guy, who my son thought was fab, is!!!

BTW - Now i'm the bad guy :(

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DoJo · 04/03/2015 00:24

If it's not his 'job' then he should expect to get paid for it!
I literally know nothing about 'Twitch' but aren't there terms and conditions to subscribing? Surely there is some guarantee of people getting something for their money, otherwise why wouldn't you do what this guy is doing? How long does the subscription run for?

It sounds like a rip-off but if it's one your son is willingly paying for then perhaps you need to take a different tack - remind him that he could have bought x,y or z with the money that he's spending on a subscription to nothing. Everybody needs to waste money at some point to learn to avoid doing it again, but that relied on the lesson being learned at some point!

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sodhim · 04/03/2015 00:36

Cheers DoJo - I'm just ranting really at being the 'bad guy' as a grown up thinking, hang on a minute, you're paying for something and getting bog all - them when I challenged it the guy basically took the piss out of me being a 'mum' - what age range did he think he was 'performing' to?? ffs! DS is still being loyal to this numpty and mortified that I challenged him on the server! Just feel like slapping his 20 something face after laughing at me for pointing out that some of his young subcribers were disappointed by his randomness!! I know it's not a major problem, just a problem in my life right now Blush thanks for responding :)

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MrsGrimes · 04/03/2015 00:41

What's the subscription for exactly? DP follows a lot of people on Twitch but doesn't pay anyone. I've watched a few and sometimes these people get donations. I'm not very clued up when it comes to it obviously so I didn't realise some charged a subscription fee.

Thumbwitch · 04/03/2015 00:41

If he's going to charge for a service, then he needs to provide the service. Otherwise, stop charging for it.
Lessons to be learnt on both sides, I think.

Topseyt · 04/03/2015 00:51

Your son should unsubscribe. It could well be a scam of some sort, and he has been had.

vrtra · 04/03/2015 01:02

You can still watch without subscribing, on most streams. Some (reaaaally big ones) are pay per view only but if it's someone who makes their living from it then that's unlikely as the free streams are how they get their viewers - the only big ppv events I've seen are for things like event live streams and conventions. So in summary your child is unlikely to miss much if you unsubscribe.

TinLizzie · 04/03/2015 01:03

For pity's sake stop paying for it. Your son will get over his disppointment and move on to the next thing. It's no bad thing to be the 'bad guy' occasionally and if your kids never tell you you're horrible, you're doing something wrong!!!

TinLizzie · 04/03/2015 01:04

disappointment

TiredButFine · 04/03/2015 07:45

Look him up on facebook, see if he has a mum/aunt etc then tell on him to her...
Keep a screen shot of his snarky message and take a pic of your son looking sad in case it blows up into a media storm, then appear in the Daily Mail...
He sounds like an immature arse.

TheChandler · 04/03/2015 09:56

To be fair, it sounds like he isn't set up specifically to appeal to children, who need after school hours.

And it is presumably you who is the subscriber, not your 11 year old, as he won't have a bank account or the legal capacity. So I would guess he doesn't have that many child subscriber, and found your comments a bit out of place as he is mainly used to catering to adults?

Maybe its your job not to let your son subscribe to things like this in the first place?

0x530x610x750x630x79 · 04/03/2015 10:23

Maybe its your job not to let your son subscribe to things like this in the first place?

but until you have done things once and they have gone wrong you don't know.

VodkaValiumLattePlease · 04/03/2015 12:23

I'm a twitch subscriber, you don't have to pay to watch, you pay to support their channel and you get upgraded membership for their channel.

They don't have to stick to any schedual to suit anyone, they stream when they want to.

And I wouldn't call £3.99 per month job worthy

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