In order to curb DS2 backseating, one of my community members made an in-browser (no download needed! just controller and browser) system that takes a clone of my latest save and gives a chatter 8 minutes to show me what they want me to do, showing on the stream live!
@GrandPOOBear It's a mixed bag. Some brands are paying attention and others aren't. Those that have been burned are hesitant to continue spending. And from my experience a lot of brands don't actually understand the space so they can be easily mislead or taken advantage of by bad actors.
@GrandPOOBear Inflated viewers means agents and managers can also charge more $ for brand deals. Many brands pay for sponsored streams/integrations on average ccv basis. So if a stream is botted from 500 > 1000 viewers that's double the pay. It's shitty but sadly it's super common.
I had my first official prop commissions go live for a client and I'm super proud of myself 😭 these props took 2 weeks to make and were used at a TwitchCon afterparty that I also coordinated the sponsorship for