Valkyrae reveals why she made the choice to leave Twitch for YouTube Instagram: ValkyraeNewly-minted YouTube star Rachell \u2018Valkyrae\u2019 Hofstetter has now officially left Twitch after five years on the platform, and revealed during her first broadcast on January 14 why she made the call to swap streaming sites for good. In the latest defection in the streaming wars, Valkyrae made the choice to join fellow 100 Thieves creator Jake \u2018CourageJD\u2019 Dunlop on YouTube. On January 14, her life with the new site began, and she lifted the lid on her reasons for the change. According to Hofstetter, there were a few key elements involved in her move, including the offer of more freedom, and \u201cfinancial security\u201d \u2013 Valkyrae is reportedly receiving just under $1 million per year for the swap. https:\/\/twitter.com\/Valkyrae\/status\/1216759009383874562 \u201cObviously, obviously, obviously we\u2019re not going to beat around the bush \u2014 there was some financial stability, it now helps me and my family,\u201d she said. Valkyrae has supported her mother full-time for the past three years, after her mom lost her job. The 28-year-old revealed her YouTube deal was enough to alleviate the stress that came with supporting herself along with her family. \u201cMy mom is pretty much my baby now,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s really cool that I can help her entirely without her worrying about getting a job, because she\u2019s sick and not as young as she used to be, she\u2019s in her 50s now so that\u2019s nice for her.\u201d Financial security wasn\u2019t the only reason behind her high-profile defection, the 100 Thieves star added. There was also the \u201ccreative freedom\u201d YouTube had offered, from \u201cnot having to worry about numbers\u201d to \u201cexpanding content.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve been a gamer my whole life, but there\u2019s a lot of things that I want to do beyond just streaming,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like [here] I can expand my brand more. I want to get into fitness and beauty, and I feel like I can blog more here.\u201d When fellow 100T creator Courage left Twitch for the red halls of YouTube, he admitted part of the change was due to \u201cstruggling with numbers\u201d on the Amazon-owned platform. It\u2019s a feeling Valkyrae also echoed after her move. According to the former Twitch star, who dabbles in everything from League of Legends to Just Chatting vlogs, the idea that she could do anything during her stream, and play any game, without having to \u201cfear the metrics,\u201d was \u201cliberating.\u201d \u201cThat was the biggest thing for me, really, not having to worry about numbers anymore\u2026 I don\u2019t have to worry subscriber count, or view count,\u201d she said. \u201cIt takes all the worry away. I can just focus on the content I make, and I can literally have fun, produce as much as possible for you guys, and make stuff that I\u2019m proud of. I think that\u2019s the biggest thing for me.\u201d Valkyrae continued on that she was already planning on dipping her toes into some other types of videos, including making music, and voice acting. She also expressed interest in her beauty vlogs, which she\u2019s been keen on for some time. On top of her own content, the swap also lets her spread her wings alongside the rest of the 100 Thieves quarter in Courage, Brooke, and organization founder Matthew \u2018Nadeshot\u2019 Haag, all of whom just moved to a new house in Los Angeles. \u201cThere\u2019ll be a lot of new stuff,\u201d she teased to end her explanation. \u201cThe YouTube team has been so attentive, and they listen to everything I say. Lots of really cool stuff on the horizon, a lot of potential stuff in the far and\/or near future.\u201d \u201cI feel relieved,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s just an amazing feeling.\u201d https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZquaiTjXlRw?t=3457 For now, the YouTube\u2019s newest star is just settling into the process around the streaming service, and is working with the site to \u201cmake sure everything keeps improving\u201d as her fanbase moves across with her. Valkyrae isn\u2019t the only star to have been poached in the past week either, with Australian duo Lannon \u2018Lazarbeam\u2018 Eacott and Elliot \u2018Muselk\u2018 Watkins putting pen to paper with the video-hosting giant in exclusive deals too. With YouTube flexing their muscles again, it\u2019s only a matter of time before the next streamer announces a big move \u2014 the only question now is: who\u2019s next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Valkyrae reveals why she made the choice to leave Twitch for YouTube Instagram: ValkyraeNewly-minted YouTube star Rachell \u2018Valkyrae\u2019 Hofstetter has now officially left Twitch after five years on the platform, and revealed during her first broadcast on January 14 why she made the call to swap streaming sites for good. In the latest defection in […]<\/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-63334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63334","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=63334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63334\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}