Valkyrae In Trouble

Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter, YouTube megastar and co-owner of 100 Thieves, disclosed the number of broadcasting hours left on her contract with YouTube Gaming on December 4th, which she later claimed got her in trouble with the Google-owned streaming platform.

Valkyrae wrote on Twitter on December 4th, before asking her followers for suggestions on what she should broadcast or play before the contract ends; “My two-year YouTube contract ends on January 15th, and I still owe 198 hours before it’s over.”

Now, Valkyrae said that she wasn’t intended to divulge the facts of her exclusive streaming contract with YouTube during a YouTube livestream alongside fellow streaming icon Sykkuno on December 6th. When asked by Sykkuno whether she was allowed to say how many hours she had left, Valkyrae replied, “No. I wasn’t even supposed to tweet out what I tweeted.” Valkyrae went on to say that she had a “conversation” with the YouTube staff, who informed her she didn’t have to delete the tweet “because the damage has been done.”

Followingly, Sykkuno said, “Well, if the damage is already done, then expose it all the way. I mean, it’s been done.” However, it’s clear that Valkyrae wasn’t too keen on the idea. After laughing at the idea, Valkyrae said, “No! But, listen, I love YouTube, and I’m not trying to make these things worse for me.” 

Prior to the topic of discussion, Sykunno presented an intriguing technique for Valkyrae to accelerate the completion of her contractual stream hours. Sykkuno jokes; “I’m gonna give you some good advice that I heard from a professional streamer called Lilypichu. You leave your stream on for five hours at a time and have an auto clicker to spam the ad button,”

Given the influx of creators migrating from Twitch to YouTube and Valkyrae’s positive relationship with the Google-owned streaming service, it’s unlikely she’ll renew her contract.