The Steam Beta Update & Streaming - A Game Changer

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  1. Münsterkatt サム

    Münsterkatt サム Member

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    With the new Steam Beta update, players can stream and watch streams of friends. This could completely change how being an admin works. Problem on the server, but you can't launch TF2? Just friend a player and ask him to stream the server, so you can see what is going on and take appropriate action. You can take action immediately, live, and players won't even know you're watching. So be more careful. ;)
     
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    It's a shame that a lot of people do not have the PC, or the bandwith for streaming.
     
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    Nickston once tried that on me, he was my only viewer and my ping went from 30 to 150. And I have 80 Mbps internet.
    So yeah, get a good PC first, then you can try it.
     
    Sky, Dec 6, 2014
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    Works perfectly for me. 30 more ping but that is nothing and can be easily fixed by lowering graphics anyway.
     
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    I once had 1 viewer, ping raised to 800 (or rather jumped around between 50-800) and my fps dropped down to 20.
    This still needs some work.
     
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    Downie CEO of Downcorp Retired Staff Member

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    That is why it's called beta.
     
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    I had 5 viewers and my ping was still low as normal o_o
     
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