Bioware are unable to officially support fan sites and podcasts, a stance that on the face of it seems unusual. But there is a reason.
Basically, the fansite agreement says they can not have ties with any site that has advertisements of any kind.
- Streamers have Twitch adds
- Youtube has preroll adds
- Podcasts sometimes have sponsors and request donations
- Websites have ads and request donations (ex Reddit/Dulfy)
So basically this is why there are no “official” Twitch streamers for SWTOR. They aren’t allowed to advocate for or officially back any fan-created site or stream, specifically those with ads or that make money in some way. Only one official stream by the employees is allowed. It would open a whole can of worms for Bioware if they did start to support or promote a site or podcast over another, for example.
They are also not allowed to list or support any official fan-sites for SWTOR (us included) but they stated in the livestream that they do try to support the unofficial ones as best as they can via interviews and taunfaun codes.
