Yeah, we’ve all been there, haven’t we?Īnyway, me being the local gaming guru, he asked me if Twitch refunds bits. Unfortunately for him, however, he only meant to spend $10. They will also occasionally have a list of their top cheers by day, week month and/or to date.A few weeks ago, a buddy of mine dropped over $100 on Twitch to buy a bucket of bits. Streamers will also often show the cheer with a cheer emote a possibly associated message on the screen, if it is above a certain amount. Other users can then hover their cursor over the badge to see how much the person cheered or how long they have subscribed to the channel for. This badge will appear before their name whenever they participate in that streamer’s chat. When a viewer cheers for a streamer they can decide how many bits they will use to cheer and will often receive a badge in recognition of the number of total bits that they have cheered thus far. Likewise, a larger amount in a single donation will generate more revenue for a streamer than several small donations over a longer period. Therefore, straight donations are a better way to support streamers than cheering. Straight PayPal tips actually earn streamers a great revenue share, as PayPal only takes between ~3% – 24% for transactions.
This varies according to how the number of bits that were cheered and can be between ~19% – 28.5% of the amount donated, with streamers receiving a greater share for higher amounts. Outside of the US, everyone is subject to international transaction fees, which means that cheer bit purchasers will be spending more on bits and that streamers will be earning less than their US counterparts.įurthermore, Twitch takes a cut of bits earned by casters. With that said, these prices apply to the US. This will be done through Amazon, since Amazon owns Twitch. In the United States, streamers need to have earned $100.00 USD worth of bits before Twitch will pay out the streamer. But streamers are only able to benefit from the cheer bits once they have received enough bits. Therefore, if someone donates 666 bits, they are actually donating $6.66 USD. What Are Cheer Bits Worth?Įach cheer bit is worth $0.01 USD, regardless of whether they were earned or purchased on sale. If they have the relevant program implemented on their channel, your cheer, emotes and message may pop up on the screen. You can also include a message after the cheer before you press enter, if you would like. You can also include a message with the cheer, if you would like. Therefore, if you would like to donate 4 bits, you can either type in ‘Cheer4’ and press ‘Enter’ or type in ‘Cheer1 Cheer1 Cheer1 Cheer1’ to show four separate icons, with the amount donated beside them. You will then need to type in ‘CheerX, in their chat’ where ‘x’ is the number of bits that you would like to donate. You can select which icon you would like to appear beside your cheer. When you click on it, cheering options will appear. In the chat section of the in the bottom right corner of the Twitch streamer’s screen, there is a Twitch cheer bit icon next-to the emote button. Bits can only be bought through Amazon payments, meaning that Twitch users can only purchase bits once they have set up an Amazon account. However, these are often region-specific, so there’s no guarantee that users will be able to accumulate them so easily. Twitch users can also earn bits by watching ads and completing surveys.
The ‘Get Bits’ button is located at the top right corner of the Twitch screen, beside your profile tab. Twitch also occasionally offers sales on cheer bits. This allows users to receive discounts of between 5 – 12%. In general, 100 bits cost $1.40 USD, with bundle discounts being offered when users spend $19,95 USD and upward on a sliding scale. The main method of acquiring bits is to purchase them with real-world money. You could also cheer in order to make it onto the streamer’s cheer leaderboard, if they have one. They can be used to spam chat, celebrate something interesting that happened during the game, to try get the streamer’s attention or to see you name on the streamers screen.
They are used to generate hype and to give extra financial support to partnered or affiliated streamers. They were introduced to Twitch in June 2016 and originally on available to partnered streamers. It is an alternate way for Twitch users to support their favorite streamers without subscribing to them, purchasing their merchandise or directly donating to them via PayPal. A Twitch cheer bit is a Twitch-specific currency that Twitch users can use to ‘cheer’ for their favorite affiliate or partnered streamer.
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