The Twitch community is a hotspot for community challenges, events, and just about anything else that viewers might be willing to check out. While fans may have heard of streamer Ludwig's never-ending subathon, which has managed to rocket the streamer to the most-subscribed account on Twitch, a different streamer is flipping the concept on its head. Right now, Mizkif is running a "reverse subathon" and it appears a lot is on the line.
Over on Twitch, Mizkif is attempting to beat ten games before a timer ticks down to zero, but every time someone subscribes to the channel, the timer loses an additional 12 seconds. The total time allotted for the challenge is ten days, before subs start rolling in, of course, with Mixkif having beat 2 games so far.
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Shaking things up a bit is what Mizkif is betting against. The streamer already has 1.2 million followers according to his Twitch page, and about 18,000 subscribers according to TwitchTracker, so he's got a dedicated following. However, Mizkif is putting a whopping $75,000 on the line if he isn't able to beat the 10 games in time, which include a variety of Super Mario and Legend of Zelda titles.
Being a 10-day challenge, which started yesterday, viewers will also see Mizkif going through the motions of daily life, like showering and sleeping. That's not too far off from how Ludwig's stream has gone, with a surprising number of people watching the stuff that, on a surface level, seems boring. For instance, roughly 15,000 people have watched Mizkif take a shower. Of course, the streamer is wearing shorts to ensure that the stream isn't NSFW.
It's interesting to see the concept of a subathon flipped on its head like this, even if the goal, in the end, is still to illicit more subs. Plus, the "$75,000 in roulette" bet is a significant modifier. The games being played can, for the most part, be completed relatively quickly for those that know what they're doing, but the more word of the challenge spreads, the harder it will be to complete.
Regardless, with how well both Ludwig's and Mizkif's streams have been performing, it wouldn't be surprising to see the Twitch community start other challenges. It's clear that fans are hungry for near 24-hour streams, even if that means watching internet personalities simply go through the motions of day-to-day life. That may not be desirable for everyone, but more power to those that want to hustle that way.
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Source: TwitchTracker, Twitch