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Re: Twitch streaming a game

by kestasjk » Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:42 am

captainmeme wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:39 pm
We played this game live on Twitch a while ago: https://webdiplomacy.net/beta/?gameID=200000
Theoretically at some point it will be continued, and that will be streamed on Twitch too.

The important thing here is that everyone in the game knew it was going to be streamed, and it was set up specifically with that in mind. If everyone has agreed to it then it doesn't matter if it's gunboat, public press, full press, voice chat - honour rules should do and if anyone breaks them, then at least it's an issue that everyone in the game signed up knowing about.

Livestreaming Diplomacy games should not be done outside of that context imo. There's too much of an unfair advantage that players could gain by finding the stream which other players wouldn't be aware of. It's maybe debatable with full press given there's nothing stopping you from making your chat logs public anyway, but public gunboat games should definitely never be streamed.
That seems reasonable. Is this a really uncommon situation or should it be made systematic somehow?

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by A_Tin_Can » Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:27 am

I wholeheartedly agree with the Captainmeme.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by captainmeme » Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:49 pm

Throwback to this moment btw
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/231963991

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by captainmeme » Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:39 pm

We played this game live on Twitch a while ago: https://webdiplomacy.net/beta/?gameID=200000
Theoretically at some point it will be continued, and that will be streamed on Twitch too.

The important thing here is that everyone in the game knew it was going to be streamed, and it was set up specifically with that in mind. If everyone has agreed to it then it doesn't matter if it's gunboat, public press, full press, voice chat - honour rules should do and if anyone breaks them, then at least it's an issue that everyone in the game signed up knowing about.

Livestreaming Diplomacy games should not be done outside of that context imo. There's too much of an unfair advantage that players could gain by finding the stream which other players wouldn't be aware of. It's maybe debatable with full press given there's nothing stopping you from making your chat logs public anyway, but public gunboat games should definitely never be streamed.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by teccles » Thu Mar 23, 2023 6:50 am

kestasjk wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:00 am
At the time the only no vote was mine, all the others were depends / yes, and the vote is leaning to yes. You and gimix raised valid concerns that can't really be addressed exactly, they're just reasonable concerns. This is why I'd say things aren't black and white, let's probably allow it and see if there are any issues as a result
On what "depends" can mean - mine means "not sure for press, probably OK, but super absolutely massively no for gunboat". And different people will be voting with different press restrictions in mind depending on what they play. So I'm not sure your poll will tell you much!

If you really are allowing this for gunboat, the site rules absolutely need changing:

"If you enter a game with limited press/messaging (such as global-only) then you can't use other methods such as the forum, email, or PM to bypass this."

And since that's going to seriously change the nature of limited press diplomacy on the site, it might be good to make people aware of that more systematically than a forum thread. I expect many gunboaters will want to take their play elsewhere, rather than worrying that their games will be ruined by this.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by sweetandcool » Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:18 am

kestasjk wrote:
Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:00 am
sweetandcool wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:09 am
kestasjk wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:51 am
Tricky .. but I think we're leaning to yes.. Maybe let's allow this and see if there are any issues
Two people posted valid concerns against it. Out of 10 votes, 2 said no and 3 said depends. What leads you to believe that we are leaning towards a yes?

And could we address gimix' and my concerns?

Namely, gimix is concerned with leaking private messages, presumably as a way of verifying correspondence, which can make form alliances easier for the streamer.

I am concerned about information leak for gunboat games, since being able to (inadvertently) circumvent the no press rule would be a major advantage, possibly for the streamer, definitely for other players.
At the time the only no vote was mine, all the others were depends / yes, and the vote is leaning to yes. You and gimix raised valid concerns that can't really be addressed exactly, they're just reasonable concerns. This is why I'd say things aren't black and white, let's probably allow it and see if there are any issues as a result
Some things we don't need to allow to be able to see if any issues can result. It seems patently obvious that in gunboat, if any player views the stream, then the rules of the game will be violated. Several people in this thread have pointed that out.

Are you really intending to allow livestreams of gunboat games, and only stepping in to moderate them if you find out the rules get broken?

Please, no.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by kestasjk » Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:00 am

sweetandcool wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:09 am
kestasjk wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:51 am
Tricky .. but I think we're leaning to yes.. Maybe let's allow this and see if there are any issues
Two people posted valid concerns against it. Out of 10 votes, 2 said no and 3 said depends. What leads you to believe that we are leaning towards a yes?

And could we address gimix' and my concerns?

Namely, gimix is concerned with leaking private messages, presumably as a way of verifying correspondence, which can make form alliances easier for the streamer.

I am concerned about information leak for gunboat games, since being able to (inadvertently) circumvent the no press rule would be a major advantage, possibly for the streamer, definitely for other players.
At the time the only no vote was mine, all the others were depends / yes, and the vote is leaning to yes. You and gimix raised valid concerns that can't really be addressed exactly, they're just reasonable concerns. This is why I'd say things aren't black and white, let's probably allow it and see if there are any issues as a result

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by teccles » Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:10 pm

If you could somehow guarantee no-one in the game watched, that would be fine, yes.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by Chaqa » Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:08 pm

teccles wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:06 pm
Chaqa wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:06 pm
teccles wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:42 am
This absolutely should not happen for gunboats. Being able to explain your intentions, tell your allies what you are thinking of the board, etc, is completely game breaking for gunboats. I would never play a gunboat match if there was a possibility someone could be streaming it and other players could be watching.
See, I think it's even better for Gunboats, because you can provide detailed analysis of why you're doing it rather than worry about writing press.
It might be fun, not arguing with that! But the entire point of gunboat is that the only way to communicate is with moves. You can't introduce commentary without entirely changing the game, and that's not what gunboat players are signing up for.
I don't see it as any different than having a friend sanity-check your orders for a game. It's not necessarily like you'll have the other people in the game watching.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by learnedSloth » Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:42 pm

Simultaneous reveal of the moves makes Diplomacy what it is. It's a completely different game if you definitely know what other players are doing. That said, I entertain the possibility of allowing this for unranked games; they need not be taken so seriously. 8-)

I believe that arranging live streaming in way that doesn't affect play is doable, but I'm afraid that it requires a controlled environment, which the Internet isn't.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by teccles » Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:06 pm

Chaqa wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:06 pm
teccles wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:42 am
This absolutely should not happen for gunboats. Being able to explain your intentions, tell your allies what you are thinking of the board, etc, is completely game breaking for gunboats. I would never play a gunboat match if there was a possibility someone could be streaming it and other players could be watching.
See, I think it's even better for Gunboats, because you can provide detailed analysis of why you're doing it rather than worry about writing press.
It might be fun, not arguing with that! But the entire point of gunboat is that the only way to communicate is with moves. You can't introduce commentary without entirely changing the game, and that's not what gunboat players are signing up for.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by 2ndWhiteLine » Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:16 pm

IIRC we "livestreamed" a board at the Boston Massacre tournament several years ago. It was cumbersome, with one player controlling seven different bot accounts and entering moves, but effectively the same thing.

I think this is a great idea; gunboat, full press, public press, whatever. Diplomacy is a game that is highly enjoyable to watch. My initial thinking would be to have the players not actually participate in the stream but I could see this being successful with full commentary as well.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by Chaqa » Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:06 pm

teccles wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:42 am
This absolutely should not happen for gunboats. Being able to explain your intentions, tell your allies what you are thinking of the board, etc, is completely game breaking for gunboats. I would never play a gunboat match if there was a possibility someone could be streaming it and other players could be watching.
See, I think it's even better for Gunboats, because you can provide detailed analysis of why you're doing it rather than worry about writing press.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by teccles » Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:42 am

This absolutely should not happen for gunboats. Being able to explain your intentions, tell your allies what you are thinking of the board, etc, is completely game breaking for gunboats. I would never play a gunboat match if there was a possibility someone could be streaming it and other players could be watching.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by sweetandcool » Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:09 am

kestasjk wrote:
Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:51 am
Tricky .. but I think we're leaning to yes.. Maybe let's allow this and see if there are any issues
Two people posted valid concerns against it. Out of 10 votes, 2 said no and 3 said depends. What leads you to believe that we are leaning towards a yes?

And could we address gimix' and my concerns?

Namely, gimix is concerned with leaking private messages, presumably as a way of verifying correspondence, which can make form alliances easier for the streamer.

I am concerned about information leak for gunboat games, since being able to (inadvertently) circumvent the no press rule would be a major advantage, possibly for the streamer, definitely for other players.

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by mekriff » Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:12 am

I didn't wanna sway the poll too much, but I had two perspectives to asking this question

One one hand, as with most games, stream-snipers provide a risk for imbalances. In my mind this doesn't really depend on the format of the game, as all information gained is bona-fide, and even just *hearing* the information said to myself while interpreting things by having it open provides a benefit.

However, in most games the onus of not breaking that depends upon the opponent and potential viewer. Especially in popular social deduction games

On the other hand, as much as I frame it to myself as a "disadvantage" (most viewers who stream-snipe are intending to undermine the streamer), it could potentially be an *advantage* (although this is less common) as they would now have credible information to king-make or be sure of allyship, as it is a credible source of information, especially, once again, in fast games.

So to pin the onus necessarily on the viewer/sniper doesn't factor in the potential benefits that I could gain from this "risk", and one *could* liken it to sending an email in a gunboat game and accusing the other person of cheating for opening it.

My personal thought process aligned with onus of cheating beind laid upon the sniper, but I wanted to ask because it seemed a grey area

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by kestasjk » Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:10 am

I guess if it only risks disadvantaging yourself it's fine, but if it could disadvantage your allies it could be trouble.. You can see how if you got stream sniped(?) playing Diplomacy you'll definitely affect the game more than Fall Guys or something

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by Chaqa » Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:18 am

TBH it didn't even cross my mind it wouldn't be allowed

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by Chaqa » Wed Mar 22, 2023 1:17 am

I've done this before I think

Re: Twitch streaming a game

by kestasjk » Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:51 am

Tricky .. but I think we're leaning to yes.. Maybe let's allow this and see if there are any issues

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