Dustloop Twitch.tv Team

Over the last few years we have noticed a huge increase in popularity of streams. Back in 2009 during the revival of fighting games it was rare to see video game streams. The hardware and internet required was pricey and not much documentation was around to assist new comers to join in. We had the "Upcoming Streams" section on the forum, which works well enough for tournament organizers to post their streams ahead of time, but really is a hassle for normal users who stream at random times of the day. With the easier access streaming has become now-a-days we needed a better way to showcase the many streamers we have in the community. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]Kurushii worked with x4ryuusei, a Twitch.tv Administrator and Destructoid.com streamer, to get us a team page on Twitch.tv. Twitch.tv is currently the leader in video game streams, and the most popular used service in the community. Team pages are a service Twitch.tv provides to partnered streamers that lists multiple streams and who's currently streaming in the team. So that being said we would like to introduce the Dustloop Twitch.tv Team!

How does the team page work?

The page lists everyone who is a member of the team. Any team member that is currently streaming is pushed to the top of the list and it'll show how many viewers they currently have. Just click on the stream you want to watch and you'll be sent to their channel. The stream that has the most viewers is shown on the video player unless someone is streaming that is on the featured channels list. To be fair and give respect to tournament streamers, everyone that is known to stream tournaments (locals or majors) is on the featured channels list. If multiple featured channels are streaming at the same time then whoever is higher on the featured channels list takes priority. The featured channels list isn't shown publicly so if you have a question about your streams placement then contact Kurushii.

What are the requirements to join?

Be a Dustloop member and stream Arc System Works fighting games. You don't have to be a tournament streamer. If you stream netplay or casuals you are welcomed to join too. You aren't required to stream only ASW fighting games as we understand everyone plays other games as well. Also no requirement on how often you have to stream.

How do I join the team?

Send a message to Kurushii with the url to your twitch.tv page. The best ways to reach him is by twitter at @Kurushii, or send him a Private Message here on Dustloop. If you stream local or major tournaments please put that in your message so that you can be added to the featured channels list of the team.

How do I find the team page?

On Dustloop.com the content bar at the top of the site now contains a button labeled "TV". Just press that to be taken to the team page. If you want to link to the team page you can use http://www.twitch.tv/team/dustloop or http://tv.dustloop.com.