RuneScape integrating Twitch!

Twitch have joined up with RuneScape to bring an in-game interface which you can use to sign in to twitch and stream. You'll also be able to scroll through streams to choose, bringing thousands of potential viewers for streamers.

 

[I Bleed Duke Blue]

Wow!! That's awesome. Is this in the works or done already? Haven't logged into Rs 3 in weeks, been all 07.

 

It was in BTS July, so coming soon I'd imagine!

 

It's cool, I guess. RuneScape isn't even close to the top in terms of Twitch viewers, though.

 

[Delta Squad]

doesnt really make sence to waste all this money to make ingame feautes when it will be shitty performance compared to streaming programs

 

[Moist Unit]

Not gonna lie, that's pretty impressive.

 

[Uchiha_Sasuke]

How good would the twitch integration on RS be compared to say OBS. Because if it lacks a lot of features OBS has, that would be pretty unfortunate.

 

I really like that, it makes streaming much easier. I'm not saying it was hard before, but people are very lazy, so this could potentially give RuneScape a lot of publicity.

 

[l0llyp0pst3r]

Wow this is really great as it allows streaming to be more convenient. It will definitely also bring more traffic to rs streams and the community itself. Great update!

 

[NikeShoes]

Wow this is cool .

 

[vegeta508]

Wow, a useful update from Jagex. o>O

 

[Boatswain]

wtf why runescape though? why not league?

 

[Naxious]

This is great for RS and for many max caped players that would share their experience with the rookies =)

 

[Xier0]

A waste of time/money on twitch's end, RS doesn't really have any potential as a streaming game.

 

[Wiggle]

Jagex , finally a good update.

 

[RocketPower]

Wow, best update ever!

 

If only this was compatible with oldschool.

 

[Feelgewd]

A waste of time/money on twitch's end, RS doesn't really have any potential as a streaming game.

i agree on that

 

Watched a livestream with Mod Simon and Mod James today testing out the feature. Long live Runeshark!

So what I gather is:

• It will stream from RS, including webcam interface, mic options and will play sound from pandora/spotify/itunes etc.
• Wont record bank pin interfaces
• There are 5 quality options, when selected it tests your bandwith and chooses a bitrate
• Clicking on a stream from the menu brings it up in a new tab, not in the RS client/window
• Twitch chat will appear in the chat box under a new tab

RuneScape was also appearing as the top promoted game on Twitch, hopefully the use and popularity will grow with this feature.

Some screencaps from the stream:

 

It's amazing that RuneScape is supporting the Live Stream community.