What is stream sniping? Looking at some of the most controversial stream-sniping moments
Stream sniping is probably high up in the list of the worst things that could happen to streamers. In essence, stream snipers are people who exploit the livestream of a content creator to get an undue advantage over them.
This can become a serious problem for popular streamers with large audiences, leading to frustration and poor gameplay.
It is especially prevalent when these online personalities play battle royale games, but stream snipers tend to attack any and all kinds of competitive titles. Even professional sporting athletes are not above being labeled stream snipers.
For example, in 2020, the Esports Integrity Commission published a report alleging large-scale stream sniping at the highest level of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitive play.
That said, big streamers like Ninja, xQc, Shroud, and Dr DisRespect, who consistently play battle royales such as Fortnite, PUBG, and Call of Duty: Warzone, are probably the most visible victims of stream snipers.
Stream snipers can be of different varieties. Take a peek at the clip above from FPS God Shroud himself.
During the heyday of PUBG, Shroud's lobbies would be full of stream snipers trying to get close to the former CS legend. While there were some malicious types, Shroud's inhuman reactions made for some very entertaining clips of him taking down some stream snipers.
But as shown in the viral clip, one of his most watched clips on Twitch with almost 200K views, the stream snipers are not there to grief Shroud. Instead, many players brought him loot or attempted to be near their idol, hoping to be included in a clip.
As demonstrated by the clip, sometimes things would develop into hilarious situations. This brings us to a big reason stream sniping is so prevalent in
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