>>101899214 (OP)You should ask Yagoo why it took him until 2024 to debut more HoloEN members who stream in prime Euro time.
In the first 4 years of HoloEN existence, Kiara was the only member who bothered to get any Euro fans, and maybe Ina was also an option for those in the UK, but every other member streamed at 1-5AM. If you didn't like Kiara, your only options were to watch VODs, switch to HoloJP/HoloID, or to look for other vtubers outside Hololive. Personally, I started watching HoloJP even though my JP was and still is limited. Others went on to watch Phase, other corpos, or indies. Barely anyone would drop their oshi after 3-4 years of supporting them just because Hololive now has someone in Justice for the Euros.
>>101899541Money isn't an issue because vtuber fans are usually single men in their 20-30s who mostly spend money on entertainment. I'm from a poor EU country, and I used to have 4-5k USD of disposable income every single month after taxes, rent, and groceries were paid for. All of my friends that are single have 1k USD to spend on random shit every month as a bare minimum, but they'd never send a SC to a vtuber. Even among those that are into anime and games, sending SC is seen as a waste of money because you're not getting anything out of it. Membership? Sure. Merch? As long as shipping is reasonable.
Sorry, but tipping is simply not that popular here.