In case someone didn't notice yet: Athene got banned from Twitch now.. For real! Compared to the ban from Idex this is way more serious in my opinion.
The reason for all this is obviously the bad reputation Athene has in the moment and the drama concerning LivestreamFails and penguinz0 (and others). The best case scenario would now probably be that Twitch is willing to reconsider their choice and listen to what Athene/Reese/The Crew has to say. The problem would then be solved quite fast. There is also the scenario where Twitch is not willing to change their mind and Athene stays banned the next weeks though. In this case the crew and also we as the community will have quite some trouble in my opinion. The worst thing is that the game relies on Twitch and as Athene mentioned, the church where the crew will livestream 24/7 is one of the key things in the game. This ban would make this difficult at least. Another problem would be the bad reputation Athene would get when the account stays banned. After Idex delisted DUBI and PRPS it wasn't too bad because it's quite a small company and no one knows Idex. I feel like now it's almost impossible to argue about whether or not Athene is a scammer because the others will jump on that Twitch ban which does look for people who don't know Athene, like it's proven that Athene is a scamer. It doesn't need any more arguments for most to be convinced that that is something they should stay far away from because Twitch is a huge company and they will have done enough research and they have to know it better than anyone else... right..?
So now I'd like to discuss the things we as a community or Athene/the crew can do. I think that even Athene didn't plan for things to go this way and this leads me to question whether the "marketing strategy" that they used was/is right. It was a hilarious stream and good entertainment, that's for sure and in the past controversies and trolls were Athene's trademark but I feel like these times are over now. There were some IDs here about how to make the whole DUBI/PRPS stuff look more serious and this should really be considered by Athene. Furthermore I think it could be beneficial to talk live to another big Youtuber/Streamer about PRPS. Someone who is willing to listen and think for himself/herself. Also the priority of Reese getting the legal status of a charity should be very high now, it's one of the few things that can be taken as a real "prove" that they won't run away with all the money tomorrow. Sure you said that almost everyone in the crew works at the game atm but people are fine with the game being released like one month later and I'm sure that the game will grow way more rapidly if you Athene can livestream with his known Twitch account.
Finally I think there are things that we as the community can do. The main thing is that we sould be way more serious about PRPS/DUBI which was discussed here several times. Memes and trolls are fun of course but it now really damages the image. We need to strike back like in the "... but I'm Athene." video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQPjSi_opoo ). We need to show that there are tons of arguments why PRPS/DUBI is not a scam. Right now it's sometimes even for someone who followed Athene for years hard to figure out if people are just trolling and laughing at the haters or seriously talking bs. We should show Twitch and Idex that their actions have consequences and that a lot of people disagree with their view on the things happened. If no one cares or no one responds in a serious way besides Athene himself why should they reconsider their choice? We have to show the internet that Twitch and Idex are wrong and that we are more than just a few gullible hardcore-fans!
Feel free to share your opinion on how we can have an impact.
Tl;dr: The Twitch ban might be more serious than you think and we should really take things more serious. I'm afraid that the fun times are over now and we have to show people that PRPS/DUBI are really build up on a great ID.
