Twitch VODs Policy Change
Added 2025-02-19 23:38:38 +0000 UTCGreetings,
I just got word that Twitch is updating their VODs policy and will be limiting channels to just 100 hours of "Highlights," which are essentially what we've used to create permanent archives of our Twitch streams. As of now, we have over 11,900 hours of Highlights on our Twitch channel, and cannot create any new Highlights until we're under the limit.
Thankfully, the majority of those VODs have been backed up to our main YouTube channel and Easy Allies Plays. So, the main things that may have to go are streams that were labelled as "bonus streams" -- which were generally just when an ally was killing time, playing lots of multiplayer matches, or didn't really make significant progress that day. (Each ally decided on their own whether something should be archived to YouTube or just saved as a "bonus" stream.) The other casualty will be reactions from chat, since Twitch preserved the chat archives alongside the videos themselves.
I will probably start going through the soul-crushing task of whittling things down this weekend. So, I wanted to give you a few days heads up in case you want to go back and catch any moments with chat or have any other feedback before I get started.
Sorry for the bummer news, but thankfully, we've been backing up the important stuff all along. So, it's more of an annoyance than anything.
-Bloodworth
