Professional Dota 2 player Roman RAMZES666 Kushnarev has commented on the reduction in Twitch stream quality for viewers from Russia. According to the esports athlete, the negative reaction from platform users is greatly exaggerated.
When asked if he would consider streaming on YouTube due to “bad quality” on Twitch, RAMZES666 responded:
“Brother, well, what can you do? Why are you complaining about 720p? Back in the day, I used to pray on a modem for 140p to load. You`re complaining about 720p. You`re flying on a plane, hoping maybe 240p video loads, and you`re sitting here complaining about 720p. You`ve become spoiled, guys.”
It became known on June 23 that Russian Twitch users lost the ability to select 1080p stream quality on the platform. Representatives later stated that economic considerations were the reason for the reduction in the maximum available video resolution.
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