DrLupo on Twitch Partner bans causing return stream hype

Big Twitch Partners get banned from time-to-time, with the most recent example being Félix "xQc" Lengyel getting banned for stream sniping in a Fall Guys Twitch Rivals tournament. There's a catch though, as big partners can build return stream hype, resulting in massive numbers. Now, Benjamin "DrLupo" Lupo has weighed in on the issue.

DrLupo on return stream hype & partner bans

Recently, we reported on how Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek thinks xQc getting banned could be the "best-case scenario" and how it doesn't really mean anything.

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This is, in part, due to the big Twitch Partners getting so much hype for their return stream that their ban didn't really do a thing, except for giving them a nice vacation.

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In a recent stream, DrLupo got asked by a fan about Twitch partner ban, as well as how it could incentivise behaviour due to the big return stream hype, and if there is a better way to handle these situations.

Dr Lupo explains: "I don't f#$king know. You are right though. The day I get banned, if that ever happens, my return stream you better believe is going to be a damn party, right?"

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DrLupo continues to give an example of Tyler1's return stream, where he had around 400,000 viewers, as DrLupo calls it "crazy". 

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Getting banned from Twitch for a short period of time could give streamers a nice hype boost for their return stream. Could there be another way of handling big Twitch Partner bans, so the punishment doesn't actually become a reward? Right now, we simply don't know.