Twitch category missing

[minimoult21]

Hey guys,

Anyone have word on why all AoE3 categories on twitch is missing?

[crankifzz]

aoe2DE miss as well Kappa

[Mr_Bramboy]

I suppose they're replacing the categories with something more generic as opposed to having three categories for one game. In classic Microsoft fashion, of course.

[bobabu]

They only want to promote the definitive edition

[wardyb1]

Agree with Bram. Probably going to just have an "Age of Empires" category. Sucks a little to have to weave through the other streams, but will also be good as we will likely see much more foot traffic and eyes landing on AOE3 than would be in our own little category. Or it is just Twitch being Twitch.

[harcha]

Yeah either way is imperfect solution. Having 4 titles show up under AOE3 is a convoluted mess, but then I don't want to see those dirty nilla scrubs in my TAD feed.

[robo]

https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Ag ... ires%20III

TAD should be getting merged into just AoE3 at some point, and the DE categories should return

[minimoult21]

I think having all 4 under the same title would be best. Most people would likely search Aoe3/Aoe3 DE. So having a 1 stop shop should help direct traffic and hopefully add some traffic

[RuinousEdge]

It did this a few weeks ago, not sure what Twitch are playing at, does get annoying though.

[XeeleeFlower]

It's nice for visibility, but I really don't want to see streams featured here cluttered with non AoE3 content. I'm still salty about the AoE2 community being sexist.

[Riotcoke]

Should just have an application on esoc if you're a streamer to show up on the side.

[Dolan]

Wdym

https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Ag ... ires%20III

Only TAD as a separate directory is gone. They merged all AOE3 content into one category, probably in preparation of the DE launch and to make sure they get the maximum audience by having all versions in one place.

[minimoult21]

The sidebar streamer section is so nice by ESOC. I like checking the forums for streamers.

[minimoult21]

Wdym

https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Ag ... ires%20III

Only TAD as a separate directory is gone. They merged all AOE3 content into one category, probably in preparation of the DE launch and to make sure they get the maximum audience by having all versions in one place.

It was down for a day or 2. But yes, it is back up now, but there are some changes so the streams don't show up on the side anymore.

[gibson]

Doesnt really make sense. The asain dynasties had like 50k followers, regular aoe3 has like 12k, also aoe3 twc still has its own section.

[Guigs]

the same way they don't make a difference between "just chatting" and "titty streamer"

[aaryngend]

Imo have no categories at all - every seperate Age of Empires game has exactly one category.
Aoe1, aoe2, aoe3 and when aoe4 comes out, that one gets its own category too.

Who cares if it's DE, HD, the original versions or any expansion. All these distinctions would clutter up a lot.
With a quick glance you see right away which version it is anyway.

[gibson]

Yea it is, I just think they should have taken the TAD section since it has way more followers.

[aaryngend]

Yea it is, I just think they should have taken the TAD section since it has way more followers.

Or when they removed the TAD section, carry over the followers from that to the new aoe3 only category

[gibson]

Same difference, its just a shame that 10s of thousands of people got unfollowed from AOE

[Dolan]

Doesnt really make sense. The asain dynasties had like 50k followers, regular aoe3 has like 12k, also aoe3 twc still has its own section.

Nobody from the rest of the world that doesn't play AOE3 knows what TAD is. Only we know, because we're a bunch of AOE3 maniacs.

[gibson]

Doesnt really make sense. The asain dynasties had like 50k followers, regular aoe3 has like 12k, also aoe3 twc still has its own section.

Nobody from the rest of the world that doesn't play AOE3 knows what TAD is. Only we know, because we're a bunch of AOE3 maniacs.

Okay? Completely irrelevant to the point I was making.

[Dolan]

The point was that Microsoft needs to simplify Twitch categories because they're not gonna sell DE only to TAD or nilla players, or even only to the current player base of all AOE3 packs.
So it doesn't matter that TAD had more followers than nilla, because the number of followers was never a criterion for making this decision. There was another criterion that had priority.
That criterion was simplifying Twitch categories to make sure DE will have better visibility under a bigger directory.

[gibson]

The point was that Microsoft needs to simplify Twitch categories because they're not gonna sell DE only to TAD or nilla players, or even only to the current player base of all AOE3 packs.
So it doesn't matter that TAD had more followers than nilla, because the number of followers was never a criterion for making this decision. There was another criterion that had priority.
That criterion was simplifying Twitch categories to make sure DE will have better visibility under a bigger directory.

You again missed the point. The point is it could have been easily simplified while keeping the part that had 50k followers instead of 12k.

[SoldieR]

What makes you think microsoft had anything to do with the categories?