Dr. Disrespect returned to the broadcast for the time being, proving that he was not only testing waters like Ninja on YouTube and Twitch, but was looking for a contract, but that he had returned to full-time streaming without one.
Doc has been a popular transmitter, hence the most likely eight-figure contract Twitch presented to him, and then broke with his notorious ban, yet all this mystery and controversy turned out to have served only to make it more popular than ever.
He also published impressive numbers for his time stream, totaling about 150,000 audiences at its peak, but sometimes exceeding 100,000 in all time. Don’t use Ninja as a metric, however, that’s more than Ninja’s first YouTube feed, which surpassed 130,000 at its peak.
It was even more impressive given that most of the broadcast was sponsored through Rogue Company, a new Hi-Rez shooter who caught the attention of the streamers, but is not really Call of Duty: Warzone, Doc’s last bread and yet. The entire playing date of Rogue Company turned out to have been orchestrated before Doc’s return. One of the first gifts Doc gave him back (in the midst of a flood of them) was someone who asked him to check Rogue Company, and he said he could do it. Two days later, I was doing a sponsored broadcast for that. Although I think it is also imaginable that Hi-Rez heard this comment and jumped without delay to reach an agreement with Doc. This led to a game day with a higher audience for the game and the following script was exchanged later, indicating that more Rogue Company is in Doc’s future, as this is obviously a component of a bigger deal:
The Rogue Company’s trick is a vital fact in the Doc saga, as some brands don’t see a challenge in proceeding with having or starting to build relationships with it after their Twitch ban. I wouldn’t be surprised if this Rogue Company thing had been established over the next month, with the stipulation that their first feed would not be a sponsored feed (which would actually have been a strange aspect).
But some of Doc’s former logo partners have also welcomed him, adding his important maxim, Mountain Dew Game Fuel:
Aleven, although Doc was a debatable figure prior to his ongoing ban from Twitch, since no public data on the recent maximum ban has been disclosed, there is no genuine explanation for why corporations should avoid running with him unless something appears. This led enthusiasts to mock the initiates who said things like “Doc is done, and not just on Twitch” when it was carried out its ban, as it is transparent that it organized a comeback, even though it is not tied to a beloved YouTube contract. It only broadcasts, however, I, with 100,000 viewers, between paid subscriptions and donations, you do the same, in addition to the sponsorships that it has transparently.
Then Doc discovered a new home. And the legal war with Twitch continues the scenes in absolute secrecy.
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