I could be wrong, but I thought I heard on one of the streams that the streamer had talked with Rare at Twitchcon about it and they said they were working on a "streamer mode" where it would hide gamertags. I think Fortnite has something similar where, when activated, it shows PlayerXXXX instead of their actual gamertag.

@rl-captain-nemo said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

@stormyseadog I completely agree with this it's not fair on other people who might get to meet them randomly and I'm sure RARE want to meet different people not the same people every time I find it quite selfish to be honest give other people a chance to meet them I wish people wouldn't stream snipe

Yes exactly, my point. I didn't want to say it in my original post but it is quite selfish and also the WRONG forum to even come searching for the Devs.
It is one thing if you come across Rare on the seas while playing the game but it is another thing to be seen on EVERY weekly stream. It is also a problem for your streamers that are not even RARE. Be it someone on Twitch or other streaming platforms. Streamers want to have fun with their viewers and provide meaningful experience with them. They don't have time to deal with stream snipers.

@hailsux said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

I could be wrong, but I thought I heard on one of the streams that the streamer had talked with Rare at Twitchcon about it and they said they were working on a "streamer mode" where it would hide gamertags. I think Fortnite has something similar where, when activated, it shows PlayerXXXX instead of their actual gamertag.

Right now in the game you can turn the HUD off. But if you do that then you lose the health bar. A streamer friendly mode would be great to have.
To be blunt and honest this is a bigger issue then folks even realize.

@qtrmaster-zeta said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

This is a tough topic to get a fix on. The only thing, which I mention a lot to my friends, is to have it so people get a time out of playing the game before entering a new server. This would also prevent people from just fort hopping as well.

In the end the stream sniper has many ways of getting into the stream server. Be it through friends or who Rare comes across on the stream. The current way to get around this is not to have the repears flag up at any time unless for commendation purposes.

I do miss getting a 'Jackie" type of person on the stream from time to time.

I agree completely that it isn't easy topic nor fix but it is not impossible to come up with a solution I would not think.
I mean if RARE figured out how to make the Rare community a friendly bunch for the weekly events and then back to Thieves the next week. I think they can surely come up with something to either hinder or stop your stream sniper from ruining or pulling attention from that of the streamer that is trying to provide content to their viewers and supporters.

What can be done to stop stream sniping?

Simple. Don’t stream. If you think watching you play is going to be more interesting to your audience than having them play their own game, record it and upload it to YouTube, so it may be watched later.

I prefer to play Sea of Thieves myself than watch others.

@surveyorpete said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

What can be done to stop stream sniping?

Simple. Don’t stream. If you think watching you play is going to be more interesting to your audience than having them play their own game, record it and upload it to YouTube, so it may be watched later.

I prefer to play Sea of Thieves myself than watch others.

I mean this topic would be irrelevant if we were just going to say "just don't stream" some people want to watch other players play, maybe they want to learn how to play the game better.

@xshaduh he didnt say don't record. His suggestion is not to play it live allowing others to stream snipe.

@qtrmaster-zeta I don't think this cool down is a worthwhile option.
I like to play open crews. If I log on to a ship where everyone is signing out or not active, I want to be able to switch to a new ship that is more active.

I understand the argument and the need for a change, but the forced break would encourage me to load a different game.

@d-jaguar https://gyazo.com/be6cad1b9c13002c7884f4ac4442a715 I never said that, did I? he made the point that you shouldn't stream if you are getting stream sniped. This thread is about a solution to that.

@xshaduh I was commenting on your point that others want to watch and learn. We can watch and learn on videos that are recorded and loaded afterward.

Understood on providing solutions. Recording and uploading is something we can do on our own, so it is a solution. It may not be preferred though.

Whats a stream sniper?

@gutdthebrother1

Whats a stream sniper?

A skellie with an Eye-of-Reach, standing in a creek.

@qtrmaster-zeta yes. Open crews lately are mainly new players. Their excitement is contagious. I don't get excited by the gold, skulls, and goods anymore.

I have met a few streamers on open crews. For the most part they just like to sail around and hunt other ships.

@surveyorpete said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

What can be done to stop stream sniping?

Simple. Don’t stream. If you think watching you play is going to be more interesting to your audience than having them play their own game, record it and upload it to YouTube, so it may be watched later.

I prefer to play Sea of Thieves myself than watch others.

That is your fair opinion but there are many that do watch other folks play this game to learn tricks or tips as well as not everyone might be able to play everyday or need their fix while they are away from being able to play so they watch other folks.
Thank you for your input though.

@gutdthebrother1 a stream sniper watches someone who streams the game to take advantage of the situation while playing against them in game.

@stormyseadog said :

...there are many that do watch other folks play this game to learn tricks or tips as well as not everyone might be able to play everyday or need their fix while they are away from being able to play so they watch other folks.

That could still be achieved by "performer players" recording their play, and uploading for watching later. It need not be in real time. If the purpose is to show tricks or tips it would even be better because you could edit the videos - and perhaps add a voice over - to best focus on and highlight the lessons being taught.

Don’t flatter yourself no one is stream snipping you.

@stormyseadog what does stream sniping mean mate?

@surveyorpete lol nice joke

@xultanis-dragon said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

@stormyseadog When it comes to stream sniping the burden falls onto the streamer to take care of themselves. You are streaming in a PvPish game. You accept the consequences that somewhere along the line someone will find and stream snipe you. Its not anything Rare or any gaming company should have to deal with. You are making the choice to give out all kinds of information willingly to anyone clicking your link. If you get stream sniped then I guess just play better.

Next is that stream sniping is very rare. It does not happen often unless you have a link on your profile to your stream, but even though people will most likely not even bother.

Finally, I will also probably make another post about this later also. Rare did not get stream sniped this morning. I have been seeing people on the chat talking about them being stream sniped or even on the forums people saying they got stream sniped because the Sloop showed up at shark bait cove. Rare DID NOT get stream sniped.

"How do you know they did not get stream sniped?? HUH??"

Sea of Thieves Weekly Stream: From the Depths

First they were flying the Reaper flag right from the start. Any normal pirate will know if a ship flying the reaper flag is in the direction of the Ship cloud then they must be doing Skeleton ships. You sit and count 5 waves then roll in sink them and take the loot because by now they will be super low on supplies if they didnt stock up properly which they didnt.

Even if the reaper flag wasnt on the ship you can still see people fighting the skele ships, next the sloop that attacked them at the end of the stream? They were in the alliance. They let the sloop into the alliance even after the sloop attack them once before.

Check the video at 1:10:45. About 5 seconds in they let the sloop INTO the allaince.

Then check at 1:35:50 , guess who is STILL in the alliance?

They didn't get stream sniped. What most people call stream sniping is just an excuse they give themselves for being bad at the game.

Fair point in that latest weekly stream they did not get stream sniped but I can assure you that there are many Twitch streamers that do get stream sniped and they do NOT have the Reaper Flag up.
I honestly can say that true stream sniping the folks I speak of do not make a excuses. They are all about PVP and are blood thirsty. But it gets boring and annoying when a Streamer does get stream sniped and they have to constantly battle against the same nuisance player. It honestly doesn't do any good for the community.

@ant-heuser-kush said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

@closinghare208 said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

@stormyseadog what does stream sniping mean mate?

It's when a streamer gets embarrassed on stream. A lot of people watch streamers just so they can get in their lobbies and make them look like trash. +1 for stream snipers, no one is safe.

There is no embarrassment it is more of nuisance to battle the same selfish player that wants attention of the streamers channel.

@closinghare208 said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

@stormyseadog what does stream sniping mean mate?

It is when a quite honest selfish player searches on varies live streaming platforms and then once they are able to locate other players that have interacted with the streamer they join on said players and attempt to be toxic and in their minds embarrass a streamer live on cam. But instead are selfish and become nothing more then salty and nuisance to a growing community.

@stormyseadog said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

@xultanis-dragon said in What can be done to stop stream sniping?:

@stormyseadog When it comes to stream sniping the burden falls onto the streamer to take care of themselves. You are streaming in a PvPish game. You accept the consequences that somewhere along the line someone will find and stream snipe you. Its not anything Rare or any gaming company should have to deal with. You are making the choice to give out all kinds of information willingly to anyone clicking your link. If you get stream sniped then I guess just play better.

Next is that stream sniping is very rare. It does not happen often unless you have a link on your profile to your stream, but even though people will most likely not even bother.

Finally, I will also probably make another post about this later also. Rare did not get stream sniped this morning. I have been seeing people on the chat talking about them being stream sniped or even on the forums people saying they got stream sniped because the Sloop showed up at shark bait cove. Rare DID NOT get stream sniped.

"How do you know they did not get stream sniped?? HUH??"

Sea of Thieves Weekly Stream: From the Depths

First they were flying the Reaper flag right from the start. Any normal pirate will know if a ship flying the reaper flag is in the direction of the Ship cloud then they must be doing Skeleton ships. You sit and count 5 waves then roll in sink them and take the loot because by now they will be super low on supplies if they didnt stock up properly which they didnt.

Even if the reaper flag wasnt on the ship you can still see people fighting the skele ships, next the sloop that attacked them at the end of the stream? They were in the alliance. They let the sloop into the alliance even after the sloop attack them once before.

Check the video at 1:10:45. About 5 seconds in they let the sloop INTO the allaince.

Then check at 1:35:50 , guess who is STILL in the alliance?

They didn't get stream sniped. What most people call stream sniping is just an excuse they give themselves for being bad at the game.

Fair point in that latest weekly stream they did not get stream sniped but I can assure you that there are many Twitch streamers that do get stream sniped and they do NOT have the Reaper Flag up.
I honestly can say that true stream sniping the folks I speak of do not make a excuses. They are all about PVP and are blood thirsty. But it gets boring and annoying when a Streamer does get stream sniped and they have to constantly battle against the same nuisance player. It honestly doesn't do any good for the community.

Also why should the burden fully go on the steamer of the content? It would be of great interest to the gaming community and companies to look into ways to prevent stream sniping.

@stormyseadog ok I see

@ant-heuser-kush I see mates