Perhaps some folks out there were expecting a serious hot tub stream on Twitch for Pokimane's birthday. But despite it being just a joke on the whole hot tub meta, the hot tub stream hosted by Pokimane and the rest of OfflineTV was so successful that it broke Twitch records.
Earlier this week, Pokimane tweeted out that she had convinced OfflineTV to do a hot tub stream for her birthday. This is in response to the ongoing hot tub meta that has both big online personalities and Twitch users on both sides of the fence. While some people like xQc have called the use of this Twitch guidelines loophole "pathetic," others like Valkyrae don't see what the big deal is. Pokimane, on the other hand, focused on the bigger issue: Twitch's ambiguous Terms of Service that are causing the whole conundrum. But because hot tub streams have been so on Twitch, Pokimane and OfflineTV decided to put one on as well.
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As previously predicted, the hot tub stream was indeed a joke. Most folks in the tub remained fully clothed throughout the stream, while the ladies were clothed in oversized t-shirts with bikini bodies printed on the front and back. Leading up to the viral event, Disguised Toast tweeted out an image of him wearing fake abs and a tropical t-shirt, teasing his attire for the evening. And Scarra eventually jumped in the jacuzzi wearing a pink frilly maid dress
Pokimane's hot tub stream went live on her 25th birthday, proving to be a huge success. At some point during the stream, over 105,000 concurrent viewers tuned into the birthday celebration, while the streamer normally sees an average of about 13,000 viewers simultaneously. This is certainly a feat, even when considering Pokimane saw a peak viewership of 138,000 during a Rust session back in January. This effectively made OfflineTV's hot tub stream the hottest one in the genre.
Like any other hot tub stream, OfflineTV wrote names on their arms and made costume changes throughout the night based on achievements and subscriber goals. Floaties filled the water, and viewers were impressed that OfflineTV had an actual hot tub rather than a blow-up pool.
At one point, the tub full of streamers started bottling the water, a joke on "gamer girl" Belle Delphine's selling of her bathwater to fans. OfflineTV won't be selling Pokimane's bathwater, however, she still thanked Scarra for the gift on-stream.
Overall, the birthday Twitch stream was quite wholesome, and Pokimane warned early on that anyone who made inappropriate comments would be sent to "ban hell."