Howdys

Howdys are points that Markass viewers accrue over time by watching the stream. The system shares its namesake with Howdy Do Bot. The points can be spent on various rewards, such as emote modifiers and tasks performed by Mark.

Earning Howdys
Earning Howdys can easily be done by watching Mark's Twitch stream. Every 5 minutes will reward a viewer with 10 Howdys. Additional bonus "boxes" of Howdys will appear periodically alongside the +10 bonuses where the viewer's Howdy count is shown; clicking this box will grant 50 additional Howdys.

Howdys may be accrued through these methods: ''*These bonuses are increased for Subscribers dependent on tier. No extra bonus exists for Gamers, sadly.''

''**This is a one-time reward. Followers of the channel will simply start with 300 points.''

Rewards
Mark's rewards for Howdys are subject to change as the feature grows, and is often being experimented with.

Reward Changes
Previously, the "Pet the dog" reward which required Mark to halt focus on the stream only cost 5,000 Howdys; as of November 2019, the price is 10,000 Howdys. In its place, the new "Yeehaw" reward would be available for 5,000 Howdys. On November 25th, 2019, Roanin along with Mark's fellow Fuck Triangle members Cassie and Linneus teamed up redeeming three rewards at once: the Chug Jug, the Yeehaw, and a Cowboy Kirby bless explaining that they'd like Mark to chug and yeehaw at the same time. The result can be seen here in all its glory.

In response, Mark claimed that the concept, which "[sounded] dangerous" according to Simple, "should probably be more points, but..." The next day, a new "ChugHaw" reward was released for 250,000 Howdys.

On July 15th, 2020, the "ChugHaw" reward was redeemed for the first time by certified Gamer WeirdoSheep. The price had been reduced to only 200,000 Howdys sometime earlier that year, where it currently rests.

Following the changes to "Pet the dog" and the "ChugHaw" incident, the "Waste of Howdys" and "Giant waste of Howdy's" rewards, valued at 10,000 and 250,000 respectively, were removed, replaced by the aforementioned "Yeehaw" (valued at 5,000 Howdys, with the revised "Pet the Dog" taking the 10,000 Howdy spot) and "ChugHaw" rewards. Neither "waste" reward was redeemed prior to their retirement, and thus Mark's reaction (or lack thereof) could never be confirmed.

A list of Howdy rewards is as follows:

Challenges
In July 2020, Mark also created a challenge called "Coke Gaming" to reach 420,000 Howdys before August 4th, 2020.