Streaming drops Q

ImmortalCX

The guy I usually watch was offline, so I watched another ESO streamer with drops enabled.

This morning,, no drop.

Does the streamer have to manually acknowledge you and grant the drop? Or is it automated?

idk

They do not have to acknowledge anyone. It is automated. Why you did not receive it ,idk.

SeaGtGruff

I don't think there was a drop this morning. I think the last drop went out last night at around midnight EDT. That seems to be the general pattern when drops are enabled for a weekend:

- Watch Thursday, get a drop Friday at 10 AM ET.
- Watch Friday, get a drop Saturday at 10 AM ET.
- Watch Saturday, get a drop Sunday at 10 AM ET.
- Watch Sunday, get a drop Monday at 12 AM ET (i.e., Sunday night/Monday morning).

Of course, drops aren't guaranteed, and you need to be sure that all conditions are met:

- Link your Twitch account with your ESO account.
- Have your Twitch presence set to "online."
- Have your Twitch presence set to "share my activity."
- Don't mute the volume on the stream.
- Watch channels that have drops enabled (and note that streamers don't always remove the "Drops!" notice if their stream continues past the time when drops end).
- Watch for at least 5 minutes while drops are enabled.

It's a good idea to watch for longer than 5 minutes, and to watch more than just one channel. I usually watch a channel for 15 to 60 minutes, then switch to another channel for 15 to 60 minutes, etc. But if it's an off time when there aren't many people streaming, I might watch a particular channel for the duration.