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'Change chat playback in VODs' has been merged into this idea

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Do not change the duration of streamer's disconnection duration in VoDs

Sometimes when I'm watching VoDs there's a part where the streamer disconnected, and a placeholder screen appears (the NotLikeThis screen, from what I informed). When the streamer reconnected in the VoD, the people in chat appears to still see the streamer as being disconnected, and seems to notice the streamer going back online a few minutes later. After that, the chat and the video is out of sync for the rest of the VoD, with chat reacting to events that happened several minutes ago in the video.

After browsing around and witnessing multiple streams from my favourite streamers, it turns out that the NotLikeThis screen duration is shorter than the actual duration of streamer's disconnection period, causing video and chat playback to be out of sync.

My suggestion is for for Twitch to not cut down the NotLikeThis duration; Make it reflect the full duration of the streamer's downtime, so it stays in sync with chat.

https://twitch.uservoice.com/forums/310201-chat/suggestions/41616094-change-chat-playback-in-vods - This forum discussed the same issue and has been left in the dark for over 2 years.
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  • ZachBussey 🔴 Join TOS.gg commented  ·   ·  Report

    An interesting problem... I definitely can see that being annoying if you're a VOD watcher. Sadly, I somehow doubt they ever fix this.

    Zach || Subscribe to my Streamer Newsletter https://tos.gg/s
  • Solstreakz commented  ·   ·  Report

    How many more years are you going to ignore this problem?
  • MuffinsLover commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch doesn't give a **** about their problems. They're never gonna do anything about anything. It's a leech company that stopped working years ago and is just relaxing and raking in the cash
  • drygabrielzin commented  ·   ·  Report

    And still a problem, definitely annoying to watch vods with delayed chat. Please fix this, I don’t have time to watch when my favorite streamer is on live

  • escurtel commented  ·   ·  Report

    how is this still a problem, so annoying to watch vods with delayed chat
  • 1Vurse commented  ·   ·  Report

    How is this still a problem at this point twitch? just include the NotLikeThis screen in the VOD and it will probably fix the issue if you want a "easy" fix.
  • skullzastroo commented  ·   ·  Report

    whats the point in watching vods if the chat is not synced. FIX YO **** TWITCH
  • moetwt commented  ·   ·  Report

    im honetly just tired, it happenes way to often it got so annoying pleeease fix it.
  • emitong7 commented  ·   ·  Report

    How is this a post made over a year ago and this issue still persists making some stream vods simply unwatchable. ive been keeping tabs of this post for almost 6 months now hoping and praying anyone at twitch gives this issue any attention as it is literal childs play to fix yet it still exists. get ur act together twitch. Useless

  • hugo4255 commented  ·   ·  Report

    xQc vods are unwatchable with LA internet and F's Sadge
    Fix it twitch WeirdChamp
  • kufel7 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch workers guys how about you get into that? That makes me hella mad. It happens very often and its very trash experience.
  • Solstreakz commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch, this is a long-lingering problem. Please fix this or atleast give a response. Consider this a bump.
  • Fissyi commented  ·   ·  Report

    Twitch, why are you so incompetent? can't you fix this issue that has been on twitch for a very long time now? Fix it your site!
  • Solstreakz commented  ·   ·  Report

    This might be a bump, but yes, VOD disconnection desync / chat delay is still happening recently. Chat would be delayed one or two minutes after the relevant part of the video happened, thus confusing the VOD viewers.

    Please fix this issue to improve the experience of the viewers; One of the solution would be by putting the full duration of 'NotLikeThis' temporary screen from the stream into the VODs.
  • ParaCrank commented  ·   ·  Report

    pls twitch i wanna watch the stream with chat
  • Uchiwawas commented  ·   ·  Report

    For those who have this issue on xqc's stream, you can use his vod website https://xqc.wtf/ to watch the vod, it has a chat delay feature that helps with this problem, you just have to enter the delay in seconds manually in the input area.
  • rxpsam69 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Either give us the ability to change chat timing or keep the "NotLikeThis" screen in the vod
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