The video platform Twitch has had to take action on the matter to regulate the practices of some streamers of Valorant. Currently, the first person action game of Riot is found in closed beta phase: players who want to try the game, They have to watch the Twitch live broadcasts dedicated to the title and wait for a key of access. This has led to the birth of a controversial practice by streamers: They pretend to be live, broadcasting prerecorded images, to attract an audience to their channels.
Twitch has to update its rules
Riot and Twitch have partnered to promote the closed beta of Valorant. How did they do it? Players interested in trying out the game, have to see live streams dedicated to the action game on Twitch. Thus, throughout the broadcast, they may have the opportunity to earn a title access key. This has caused Valorant It managed to accumulate more than 30 million hours of viewing, but it has also given rise to practices that the community did not like.
It is assumed that only streamers that are "live", rather than playing prerecorded images, are the ones that can deliver these keys. However, a new trend has emerged with which streamers try to trick the tagging system of their broadcast: In this way, they pretend they are live but, in reality, they are showing previously recorded images. In this way, they can keep your live broadcast 24 hours a day, causing its channels to become a complete attraction for those who want to be part of the beta of Valorant.
Some streamers trick Twitch into pretending they're live and attracting viewers
As expected, this deceptive practice has brought with it the inevitable controversy: Although some players value having a place to leave their browsers, hoping to get a code, Others feel that it is not okay for streamers to say they are live when they are not.. Additionally, other streamers claim to be frustrated with this behavior: the game's 24/7 broadcasts attract so many viewers that channels that are actually live are relegated to lower positions in the Twitch menu.
Twitch's answer
The video platform itself has decided to intercede in this situation by updating its user rules. Through the official Twitter account, they have reported that cheating on the Twitch reward system is now prohibited. "We have heard concerns about creators who They continuously stream VODs while tagging their channel as 'live' to offer passwords. Valorant"expressed Twitch." This damages the integrity of our rewards program, so We have updated our community guides to clarify that this is prohibited."
📢 Weve heard concerns about creators continuously streaming VODs while tagging the channel as "Live" to farm Valorant Drops. This harms the integrity of our Drops Program so weve updated our Community Guidelines to clarify that cheating any Twitch rewards system is prohibited.— Twitch Support (@TwitchSupport) April 28, 2020
Meanwhile, Riot Games has continued to share information about the future they have planned for Valorant: Your battle pass and details from your cosmetic store have been confirmed, while update v0.49 has added the rankings and some bug fixes. Described as a first person shooter who drinks from games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, from igamesnews we have had the opportunity to test the closed beta: you can read our impressions around here.
