I know it's not a big deal, but I really loved the Gom streaming. Twitch is usually eh and sometimes terrible, GOM interface is way better and I like it being on its own specific site. Strangely enough it kind of added to the experience...

Froadac

United States6733 Posts

December 03 2013 07:11 GMT

#124

More pressure on twitch. I hope they deliver but unfortunately my money isn't on them.

fenrysk

United States364 Posts

December 03 2013 07:13 GMT

#125

i'm going to miss watching the stream on gomtv; the free HQ they provided had better color depth quality than the twitch feed too.

yokohama

United States1116 Posts

December 03 2013 07:16 GMT

#126

Hmmm, I actually had a better experience watching it on Twitch TV, so hopefully this will work out well.

Sapphire.lux

Romania2620 Posts

December 03 2013 07:16 GMT

#127

So the stream and vods are moved to a platform that is known to have massive lag issues at least in EU, the free stream quality is dropped compared to last year and VODS are still behind a pay wall. A significant step backwards isn't it?

ZenithM

France15952 Posts

December 03 2013 07:16 GMT

#128

Signed up for a GSL subscription for the first time in a while! Feels like old times.

Aeromi

France14462 Posts

December 03 2013 07:17 GMT

#129

And I can't watch GSL/GSTL anymore.

Divine-Sneaker

Denmark1225 Posts

December 03 2013 07:19 GMT

#130

Don't like the fact that another big proponent of an esports scene is now entirely dependant on the ever inconsistent twitch.

wishr

Russian Federation262 Posts

December 03 2013 07:23 GMT

#131

Twitch yaw!
Now we would see, who would be 1st in watching user's count

dala

Sweden477 Posts

December 03 2013 07:24 GMT

#132

How long will the early bird discount be offered?

Daswollvieh

5553 Posts

December 03 2013 07:30 GMT

#133

Paywall raising its depots in time. GG.

WigglingSquid

5194 Posts

December 03 2013 07:31 GMT

#134

No more free high quality & gstl hurts my feelings.

Goibon

New Zealand8185 Posts

December 03 2013 07:41 GMT

#135

huge pressure now on twitch to raise its game

i get that its internets, but this has me quite nervous

BigFan

TLADT24920 Posts

December 03 2013 07:42 GMT

#136

Not a good thing imo. So many TL members from EU have complained about Twitch lagging that I can see this being problematic. Having said that, it's not at peak hours so it may be ok. Best to wait and see

Mahanaim

Korea (South)1002 Posts

December 03 2013 07:46 GMT

#137

I guess this is the more sustainable business model for them

Radicalness

United States271 Posts

December 03 2013 08:01 GMT

#138

I can see how a Twitch monopoly might raise problem in the future but I'm a Twitch fan so I'm okay with this switch. Happy with it actually.

On a side note, what was the name of that other popular streaming organization that got screwed by not paying players a while back? I forget... :|

BillGates

471 Posts

December 03 2013 08:03 GMT

#139

Twitch is terrible for me here is Eastern Europe, so this is a terrible decision for me, I also hate the Twitch quality, their "medium" quality is only 360p, their "high" quality is 480p and only the "source" quality is 720p. They don't even have 1080p anymore.

I also hate the new limits that you must be subscriber to watch "high" which is only 480p, I mean we are 2014 in a month, watching 360p isn't cutting it anymore, unless I can watch 720p for free and have paid 1080p or higher I don't consider that to be a service, I consider it a ripoff.

Like I haven't watched anything at 360p for over 5/6 years, its ridiculous for me to be watching 360p and being forced to pay to watch 480p on high, as I can't watch "Source" on Twitch because it ALWAYS lags massively for me, its completely unwatchable and I'm stuck at "high" quality which is only 480p.

digmouse

China6331 Posts

December 03 2013 08:04 GMT

#140

On December 03 2013 14:24 HystericaLaughter wrote:

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They let you pay money from a Chinese IP, but then denied the vods to your Chinese IP? If it was more than $20 that would actually be a very serious problem.

Yes I can sub and pay but the video player never loads for me after they ditch gomplayer, I tested with several VPNs including JP, US and EU IPs, looks like they lock Chinese IP out, the stream is fine tho, just vods.