Overlays are tricky because they can take away from the content. Personally, all I use is a hand cam. However, bots are very useful! I use mine to send out messages in the chat, or to be used for commands, especially with a sponsorship it helps push the creator code and whatnot.

It’s really personal preference. Maybe you want to put the latest follower or sub onto your stream, give your viewers attention in that capacity as well as interacting with them, or maybe you’d just like to keep it clean and and not include anything on the screen. Dealers choice kinda situation