Enable "Rewind"
It would be really nice if you could rewind a stream up to the point it started. You could make this a feature only usable with streams that have their vods saved, as it could just access the vod and rewind, then you could fast forward all the way back up the live point. I believe youtube has a feature exactly like this for their live streams, though I prefer twitch, this feature makes watching streams on youtube very appealing.
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Emma Jean commented
I second this, YouTube live has it and it is super helpful. Sometimes I get in 10 min late, and being able to rewind to when it started is huge and the biggest issue for not wanting to use Twitch....
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Madison Micklas commented
This would be amazing! People are busy and can't always tune in for the entire stream. Allowing rewind would help users go back and check big moments, and engage with the content of the stream, instead of being completely lost.
If it's a concern, chat could be disabled for users who are not viewing the stream live.
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Michael commented
I would also like this feature available when watching vods, especially on the mobile app; most broadcasts are 3+ hours long so it's really difficult to be able to rewatch a specific play without rewinding a couple minutes before the play
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ANDREW WOODLEE commented
Self-explanatory. You are watching a stream and want to watch a funny moment or awesome play (or fail), and you can't clip it, or don't want to go to the trouble of going to the recording of the live stream while live.
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Will commented
I'm all for this. This would make Twitch so much better. It'd be great to be able to pause a broadcast and then pick up where you left on when you hit play rather than refreshing to the live portion. Almost like DVR for Twitch.
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Jin commented
Similar to how Dota 2 interface for watching live games, it would be helpful for users to be able to rewind couple of seconds during a live session of a stream to rewatch something they might have missed without having to wait for a vod.