Tomorrow will see the four-week mark of Twitch streamer Ludwig's never-ending subathon. What makes the achievement especially interesting is that the subathon almost came to an end when the timer managed to tick down to just four seconds remaining.
Many hadn't expected the event to continue for as long as it has. Despite the fact he has implemented a 100-gift sub limit, as well as a 31-day cap to ensure he attains freedom eventually, Ludwig's subathon has managed to defy death in every way possible. However, the night of day 26, a lapse in gift subscriptions allowed the timer to tick down without any interference.
Unlike past situations in which the subathon nearly came to an end, this would have been a natural ending to the affair. While the Twitch audience chatters and Ludwig drops his jaw in disbelief, the timer ticked down to 0:00:04 before jumping up to 53 seconds. Shortly after a few more subscriptions, the timer floated above six minutes again.
Immediately after, Ludwig warns the two subscribers that managed to boost the clock that they would have been late. Judging by his facial reactions before and after, the streamer is looking forward to the end of the subathon, whether it ends naturally or within the next few days. It has no doubt affected how much actual downtime the streamer gets, and he has even mentioned how the subathon changed his chat. Although there are limits in place, large donations from anonymous accounts as well as moderate donations from others "save" the stream from ending, against all odds.
One thing Ludwig can take in stride is the fact that shortly after being the second streamer to reach 200,000 subs, he'll likely surpass Ninja's peak of 269,000. Maintaining that level of subscribers will be more difficult, although chances are the streamer may not actively attempt to. Ludwig said he misses creating content for his original base, and as most of the subscriptions will be gifted, by this time next month he may be back to his original amount.
As of now the timer is still hovering around six minutes, no doubt from short bursts of anonymous donators determined to keep the stream going until the absolute end. The good thing about the insurmountable sums of money going to the Twitch streamer is he said he intends to give most of it to charity, as well as paying his hard-working moderators for their time keeping the chat in line and the stream smooth sailing.