Streaming drops Q

ImmortalCX · June 2020

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 · June 2020

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

SeaGtGruff · June 2020

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.