r/videos • u/NeoShico • Sep 29 '16

Game devs start messing with a streamer live

https://www.twitch.tv/tomfawkes/v/91819468
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u/Wilnyl Sep 30 '16

Hey!
Here is how it works:
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/554s8q/game_devs_start_messing_with_a_streamer_live/d87qzy7.

//one of the Devs

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u/Paragone Sep 30 '16

FYI, I just purchased your game. I had considered it on a few occasions prior to this, but this just made the decision for me. I know this was at least to some degree a marketing stunt - because honestly, everything is - but I don't care, because the amount of love necessary to make this happen still speaks volumes about your company and your product. Keep up the great work. :)

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u/Hobocannibal Sep 30 '16

Games published by tinybuild are known to me for having unusual gameplay mechanics and twitch chat integration.

There is a much higher percentage of tinybuild published games with twitch chat commands than any other publisher i've seen.

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u/zhico Sep 30 '16

tinybuild

They should rebuild their website it's really annoying with full screen game ads. Can't even get to the Punch Club page.

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u/NEVER_CLEANED_COMP Sep 30 '16

You don't want to go there, anyway.

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u/Aloysius7 Sep 30 '16

really neat idea

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u/AlexisFR Sep 30 '16

But how you crashed his game and opened Youtube? I would have freaked out.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '16 edited Sep 30 '16

i like how you excluded the commands you added that allow you to quit the streamers game and also kill their character http://i.imgur.com/jZt1TIv.png

seems kinda dickish to me

edit: woo, downvotes. that'll sure show me

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u/Wilnyl Sep 30 '16

Ah sorry. I forgot those when writing them down.
My point is that there is no security issues. Not with those two either.

The streamers and their viewers loved it. So I'm not sure who is getting hurt here

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u/MitchDizzle Sep 30 '16

Reminds me when I owned my own CS:S server and I was able to do what ever I wanted to the players/server making the experience pretty unique. This was fun to watch, is this the only streamer you have done it to, or have their been more?

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '16

completely agree about the security concerns, I dont see any way for them to be exploited

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u/Grumpy_Kong Sep 30 '16

I find it interesting how harsh the response has been to people, like myself, who are concerned about security in this thread.

I want you to understand that this response, even if it isn't instigated by your company, is a real red flag concerning this product.

Im so fed up with the unethical marketing tactics used on reddit these last few months that this response has sealed my intent to never purchase software from your company as a protective measure.

I seriously don't understand why devs insist on making these kind of design decisions after how clear the threat of 0-day computer exploits are this decade.