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TF.TV Mumble
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#1
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Hey!
Is it possible to have a mumble server/channel for those who want to watch the game on their own, that can be used to hear the casters while a match is being casted?
(I hope I chose the right forum category)

Hey!
Is it possible to have a mumble server/channel for those who want to watch the game on their own, that can be used to hear the casters while a match is being casted?
(I hope I chose the right forum category)
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#2
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Moved this to Site Discussion.

To my knowledge, we don't do mumble casts anymore.

Moved this to Site Discussion.

To my knowledge, we don't do mumble casts anymore.
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#3
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Tbh I think it would be a cool concept to have a TFTV mumble to talk in while watching the game with others (like watching sports at a bar or football cafeteria)

Tbh I think it would be a cool concept to have a TFTV mumble to talk in while watching the game with others (like watching sports at a bar or football cafeteria)
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#4
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BonafideTbh I think it would be a cool concept to have a TFTV mumble to talk in while watching the game with others (like watching sports at a bar or football cafeteria)

I think you're underestimating how loud cafeterias and bars are.

[quote=Bonafide]Tbh I think it would be a cool concept to have a TFTV mumble to talk in while watching the game with others (like watching sports at a bar or football cafeteria)[/quote]

I think you're underestimating how loud cafeterias and bars are.
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#5
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RainmanBonafideTbh I think it would be a cool concept to have a TFTV mumble to talk in while watching the game with others (like watching sports at a bar or football cafeteria)
I think you're underestimating how loud cafeterias and bars are.

That is part of the experience.

[quote=Rainman][quote=Bonafide]Tbh I think it would be a cool concept to have a TFTV mumble to talk in while watching the game with others (like watching sports at a bar or football cafeteria)[/quote]

I think you're underestimating how loud cafeterias and bars are.[/quote]
That is part of the experience.
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#6
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DDoSes are the primary concern for hosting a massive public Mumble if I remember correctly, not including the massive server resources required.

However, there is still interest in the idea and we'll continue to investigate it.

DDoSes are the primary concern for hosting a massive public Mumble if I remember correctly, not including the massive server resources required.

However, there is still interest in the idea and we'll continue to investigate it.
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#7
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I was thinking of a subchannel that mute everyone inside connected to the channel used by the 2 casters to analyze the match

I was thinking of a subchannel that mute everyone inside connected to the channel used by the 2 casters to analyze the match
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#8
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Yeah but the problem was people would dos the mumble so the stream would go rip

Yeah but the problem was people would dos the mumble so the stream would go rip
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#9
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Would it somehow be possible for the casters to be in a completely different mumble then the public one and have a bot relay the cast to the public one?

although, the biggest issue with mumble casts, is they hurt stream view numbers

Would it somehow be possible for the casters to be in a completely different mumble then the public one and have a bot relay the cast to the public one?


although, the biggest issue with mumble casts, is they hurt stream view numbers
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#10
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I really enjoyed the "behind the scenes" stream where the broadcasters et al were webcamming live. Had the tftv game stream on one monitor and the broadcasters on the other. Honestly just a really fun viewing experience, though I'm not entirely certain it was official, I would love to see that setup or something like it again.

I really enjoyed the "behind the scenes" stream where the broadcasters et al were webcamming live. Had the tftv game stream on one monitor and the broadcasters on the other. Honestly just a really fun viewing experience, though I'm not entirely certain it was official, I would love to see that setup or something like it again.
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#11
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DanceNumberWould it somehow be possible for the casters to be in a completely different mumble then the public one and have a bot relay the cast to the public one?

it would probably be easier for cast people to just run 2 copies of mumble connected to a public/private server than to do something like that

[quote=DanceNumber]Would it somehow be possible for the casters to be in a completely different mumble then the public one and have a bot relay the cast to the public one?[/quote]

it would probably be easier for cast people to just run 2 copies of mumble connected to a public/private server than to do something like that
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#12
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If you look at any esport right now, they're all relying on streaming to get their matches casted. Mumble casts are a thing of the past back when streaming wasn't a thing. Mumble casts are also difficult to monetize and streaming gives broadcasters a way to monetize their efforts.

You lose a little bit of camera control and video quality when streaming as opposed to watching in the STV, but streaming is a win-win for everyone involved.

If you look at any esport right now, they're all relying on streaming to get their matches casted. Mumble casts are a thing of the past back when streaming wasn't a thing. Mumble casts are also difficult to monetize and streaming gives broadcasters a way to monetize their efforts.

You lose a little bit of camera control and video quality when streaming as opposed to watching in the STV, but streaming is a win-win for everyone involved.
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#13
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MR_SLINIf you look at any esport right now, they're all relying on streaming to get their matches casted. Mumble casts are a thing of the past back when streaming wasn't a thing. Mumble casts are also difficult to monetize and streaming gives broadcasters a way to monetize their efforts.

You lose a little bit of camera control and video quality when streaming as opposed to watching in the STV, but streaming is a win-win for everyone involved.

it's a lose for the viewers. how can you call that a win-win

[quote=MR_SLIN]If you look at any esport right now, they're all relying on streaming to get their matches casted. Mumble casts are a thing of the past back when streaming wasn't a thing. Mumble casts are also difficult to monetize and streaming gives broadcasters a way to monetize their efforts.

You lose a little bit of camera control and video quality when streaming as opposed to watching in the STV, but streaming is a win-win for everyone involved.[/quote]
it's a lose for the viewers. how can you call that a win-win
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#14
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DanceNumberWould it somehow be possible for the casters to be in a completely different mumble then the public one and have a bot relay the cast to the public one?

although, the biggest issue with mumble casts, is they hurt stream view numbers

https://github.com/dafoxia/rumble-bots
Intended for making a seamless bridge between two channels in different mumble servers, but with a quick change you can make it one way. (you could also pretty easily do the same thing with Eve. http://frymaster.127001.org/mumble/)

I really enjoyed being able to listen to VanillaTV casts in mumble and watch the STV myself, especially when my horribly unreliable internet made watching twitch streams nearly impossible. (though I didn't know of livestreamer then, which would have helped) I don't remember ever seeing more than maybe a dozen tops people listening in mumble instead of watching the stream, so I don't think the 'it hurts stream numbers' argument hold much weight.

[quote=DanceNumber]Would it somehow be possible for the casters to be in a completely different mumble then the public one and have a bot relay the cast to the public one?


although, the biggest issue with mumble casts, is they hurt stream view numbers[/quote]
[url=https://github.com/dafoxia/rumble-bots]https://github.com/dafoxia/rumble-bots[/url]
Intended for making a seamless bridge between two channels in different mumble servers, but with a quick change you can make it one way. (you could also pretty easily do the same thing with Eve. [url=http://frymaster.127001.org/mumble/]http://frymaster.127001.org/mumble/[/url])

I really enjoyed being able to listen to VanillaTV casts in mumble and watch the STV myself, especially when my horribly unreliable internet made watching twitch streams nearly impossible. (though I didn't know of livestreamer then, which would have helped) I don't remember ever seeing more than maybe a dozen tops people listening in mumble instead of watching the stream, so I don't think the 'it hurts stream numbers' argument hold much weight.
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#15
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Back in the vanilla days the dozen people was 10% of our viewers. If we had similar numbers today that might be 40 to 100 viewers which is a significant number. Mumble capacity is also an issue at that point and when we have the teams in the mumble a mumble ddos is much worse because it does just ruin the cast it affects the outcome of the game.

I guarantee you I can give you a more entertaining camera perspective than you can do yourself. The only thing you could do that I can't is stick the camera on the one player you want a pov of for the whole game. That and having shit Internet are the only justifications imo and those aren't enough to warrant opening the mumble.

On a purely personal level, when we put so much effort into providing one of the best produced streams in esports it's disappointing when people would rather just watch the stv.

Back in the vanilla days the dozen people was 10% of our viewers. If we had similar numbers today that might be 40 to 100 viewers which is a significant number. Mumble capacity is also an issue at that point and when we have the teams in the mumble a mumble ddos is much worse because it does just ruin the cast it affects the outcome of the game.

I guarantee you I can give you a more entertaining camera perspective than you can do yourself. The only thing you could do that I can't is stick the camera on the one player you want a pov of for the whole game. That and having shit Internet are the only justifications imo and those aren't enough to warrant opening the mumble.

On a purely personal level, when we put so much effort into providing one of the best produced streams in esports it's disappointing when people would rather just watch the stv.
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#16
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Please do not take my request as a criticism to tf.tv's production, i'm more than sure that you are awesome and i couldn't do better myself in a STV. You have all my gratitude. Though the reason i was asking for a mumble casting was because many times happened to me to be unable to watch the streaming cos of my internet connection, and i was forced to wait you to uploade it on YT.
Anyway if the problem is the mumble capacity and a decreasing of twitch viewer you could limit the number of people that can listen to the casters on mumble (30/40?) or give this option just to the subscribers.

Please do not take my request as a criticism to tf.tv's production, i'm more than sure that you are awesome and i couldn't do better myself in a STV. You have all my gratitude. Though the reason i was asking for a mumble casting was because many times happened to me to be unable to watch the streaming cos of my internet connection, and i was forced to wait you to uploade it on YT.
Anyway if the problem is the mumble capacity and a decreasing of twitch viewer you could limit the number of people that can listen to the casters on mumble (30/40?) or give this option just to the subscribers.
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