General

I am deathly curious. I won't start a livestream for obvious reasons, but I wonder if anyone else has attempted to use it.

I've clicked on the livestream option on the site menu several times out of curiosity, but I never see anything there.

And if you have used it, what's it like?

Swore it isn't up yet

I think it is up, seeing that you can start or schedule a stream. However, it's in Beta, so it's probably buggy.

I haven’t tried it yet, but it’s very tempting! But I think I’ll wait until it’s fully functional before I try to livestream and possibly interact with some of the fans/community y’know?

Makes sense. Betas tend to be pretty buggy.

I have attempted and just seen "Error come back later."

What's the end goal with this service?

Something like twitch but instead of video games it's cosmic brownies?

Learning things

Idk. I imagine it's so people can watch others stuff themselves silly, but no nudity.

FF is looking for folks willing to test it, although so far, it seems not many have tried it, so far as I know.

I don't know what video resolution or FPS is offered, but presumably anyone with access to at least 4-5 Mbps of upload speed could probably do this. That's basically 4G or better, or even the weakest/slowest cable and fiber connections.

I don't know what kind of video codecs are used, but presumably 1080p 60FPS YouTube needs about 5Mbps. 720p is about half that. However, I can't be certain what impact this would have on data usage for limited/metered mobile connections.

If you're on ADSL or even VDSL/FTTN, that may not be enough. Though at least in the U.S., I'm not aware of any telco that's been willing to activate new ADSL or VDSL subscriptions for years, but at the same time I don't believe any have dropped existing customers and I'm not sure about forced upgrades. I know traditional copper POTS phone lines are still available in some areas, so theoretically some ADSL and even dial-up customers may still exist. Apparently it's still possible to sign up for dial-up accounts in 2025 for $12.95/mo., not including the phone line. But I digress. I doubt the aforementioned describes many people nowadays.

I do know one person who attempted an impromptu live stream, which is different from a scheduled live stream.

Allegedly, one person saw it and reported a lackluster experience; I don't recall if it was glitching sound or laggy video.

However, at the time I was unable to locate any link that would even allow me to join it, so I don't know what to make of it.

After the broken impromptu live stream, the person who made it thought about trying a scheduled one the next day, but then I saw she canceled it and changed her mind.

That means so far, I haven't seen a scheduled live stream and I can't even speak to how well it works.

I just know they're looking for some folks to try.