CouRage opens up about streaming \u201cstruggle\u201d since moving to YouTube Twitter: CouRageJack \u2018CouRage\u2019 Dunlop has opened up about his streaming \u201cfears,\u201d saying he\u2019s struggling more than ever to hit \u2018Go Live\u2019 and play games in front of his fans because of viewership concerns. CouRage\u2019s move to YouTube was seen as a lucrative step for the former Call of Duty caster. Having lived, breathed, and played competitive games for the better half of two decades, his passion for gaming knows no bounds. However, CouRage has been worn down by recent titles like Modern Warfare, and it\u2019s killing his love for streaming. He\u2019s struggled to go live recently in fear of being forced to play specific games or lose viewers. CouRage has gone live on YouTube 63 times since moving to the Google-owned platform on November 4. While he used to stream almost everyday on Twitch, the streamer has only gone live, on average, once every two days on YouTube. \u201cI\u2019ve played competitive multiplayer games everyday for the last 13 years, [but] in the last two months, I\u2019ve really struggled to sign on and play them though,\u201d he admitted on Twitter on February 29. One of the main reasons for his hardship as of late is skill-based matchmaking. Modern Warfare, Apex Legends, and even Fortnite employ skill-based matchmaking in casual lobbies to some extent, and it\u2019s left CouRage on edge every time he logs on. \u201cI think it\u2019s the skill-based matchmaking that has worn my brain out. There is no moment to chill,\u201d YouTube\u2019s leading man explained. I\u2019ve played competitive multiplayer games everyday for the last 13 years\u2026 In the last two months, I\u2019ve really struggled to sign on and play them though I think it\u2019s the skill based matchmaking that has worn my brain out. There is no moment to chill Might be time for a change \u2014 Jack \u201cCouRage\u201d Dunlop (@CouRageJD) March 2, 2020 \u201cLately, if I don\u2019t see friends online, then I just freeze up and don\u2019t know what to do. \u201cI can\u2019t play these skill-based matchmaking games by myself or else I turn incredibly toxic because it\u2019s like I\u2019m competing for the damn Olympics in every single one of my lobbies.\u201d On top of that, he fears that if he strays from the usual programming of Fortnite and Call of Duty, his loyal fans might split away to other streamers like Michael \u2018shroud\u2019 Grzemiek, who is known for playing a wider variety of titles. \u201cI want to play God of War of stream,\u201d said CouRage. \u201cI want to play CS:GO on stream. I want to play other games that interest me on stream. But I\u2019ve realized I actually do have a \u201cfear\u201d of playing other games and having less viewers.\u201d I want to play God of War on stream. I want to play CS:GO on stream. I want to play other games that interest me on stream.But\u2026I\u2019ve realized I actually do have a \u201cfear\u201d of playing other games and having less viewers. \u2014 Jack \u201cCouRage\u201d Dunlop (@CouRageJD) March 2, 2020 He apologized to those exact same fans for being \u201cso disinterested in playing games\u201d and not being in the public domain as much as he once was. However, he\u2019s looking to break free, and he\u2019s not going to care about numbers, statistics, or opinions. \u201cSoon, I\u2019m going to test the waters with new games. I hope you\u2019ll support me. \u201cIf any creators want to collaborate on fun new ideas, then please do reach out. If you are a die-hard viewer of mine, then send over what you want to see from me. \u201cI want to love signing on stream again. I\u2019m going to figure out how to do that.\u201d Let me teach you super smash and Overwatch. You teach me CS:GO We play party games together Let\u2019s open Pok\u00e9mon cards Literally down for anything that involves friendship. Honestly, viewers want that too. \u2014 papa fish (@jordanfisher) March 2, 2020 CouRage\u2019s messages of concern have brought the community out in force to motivate the YouTuber to keep doing what he loves. From Hector \u2018H3CZ\u2019 Rodriguez inviting him for a few games of CoD, to Benjamin \u2018DrLupo\u2019 Lupo, Jordan Fisher, and more giving him some good game ideas, it seems like CouRage\u2019s community is ready for their favorite streamer to branch out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CouRage opens up about streaming \u201cstruggle\u201d since moving to YouTube Twitter: CouRageJack \u2018CouRage\u2019 Dunlop has opened up about his streaming \u201cfears,\u201d saying he\u2019s struggling more than ever to hit \u2018Go Live\u2019 and play games in front of his fans because of viewership concerns. CouRage\u2019s move to YouTube was seen as a lucrative step for the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46363\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}