Twitch drop tricks

A lot of people outside of the US have constant complaints about official Warframe streams (those with drops enabled) being outside of times that they can attend those streams (either because they are at work or because it’s the middle of the night where they live when the stream starts).  You have to remember that those official streams are a part of Digital Extremes’ job, so you can’t really expect them to stream outside of business hours where they are located.  I’ve been making it a point to attend even the streams that are in the middle of the night where I live in the US, so it’s doable, although I’ll admit perhaps not ideal...

I’m going to fill in users on a few tricks I’ve been using on my PC:

• The first is that you don’t actually need to be actively watching those streams, just in the channel with the stream playing & unmuted (at least in the site’s player, you can still mute the browser tab without it affecting your drop progress).  A lot of streamers still appreciate people lurking in their channels, so they usually won’t object to you being the channel before the stream even starts or being inactive in chat.  You can also set the quality of the stream to the lowest quality to save on bandwidth (or to make it easier in the second trick I'm going to detail below if you have a low upload rate that the running stream might impair).
• The second trick I’m going to give is regarding remote access.  You can use your mobile device to remote access your PC to start progression towards a drop.  This will require that you use software that allows for unattended access to your PC (because you will not be able to accept an incoming remote access request if you are not at your PC).  A few things I do have to point out here, however.
• When allowing unattended remote access to your computer, this opens it up to potentially being compromised.  First thing is make sure you have a strong password to be able to access that device.
• The password also has to be a static password, not a randomized password, as you will not be able to double-check the password remotely.
• Utilize the device whitelist if the software has the option for it.  This will limit only your devices to be able to access it, but will need to be set up prior to attempting to access it for the first time (the device ID should show on your device, which you would enter into the whitelist before attempted access for the first time). 
• Only run the software when you expect you are going to need it.  In the case of TeamViewer (note that I’ve stopped using this software & closed my account because they incorrectly flagged my devices as being used for non-personal use), this means disabling the background service (note that the TeamViewer background service will re-enable itself after an update to the software, so it will need to be disabled again after each update) & only running the software when you think it will be needed (also don’t leave it running indefinitely, otherwise you may run into the same problems I did).
• Make sure your user account on your PC has a password on it & lock your PC (Windows Key+L hotkey) when you are not at it.  This will add an additional step before they will be able to access your PC if somebody does access your computer while it’s not being used.
• Disable file transfers in the remote access software.  This can be enabled if you need it once you get past the login screen on your PC, but remember to turn it off again before disconnecting the session (software like TeamViewer will auto-lock your PC if you had to unlock it after a session is started).

Of course there are mobile apps you can use while you are out, however if you have limited bandwidth (or are in an area where service is spotty at best, if not a mobile service dead zone) these may not be an ideal alternative (especially if you have to do it at work).  From my personal experience, the official apps really are not a reliable option (I would suspect this is where a lot of the complaints are coming from on the Warframe forums regarding drop progression not correctly tracking) & some of the apps really aren’t even usable anymore (the Shield TV app breaks stream playback after MOST ads are played; I’ve started using the remote access method to watch streams playing on my PC to get around this).

Changes on Twitch may limit use of the site

Recent changes to external scripts on Twitch has caused a slew of ongoing issue on their website...  I'm going to start documenting what is broken in this post, as well as giving the workaround I am using to get around it.

First issue is logging into the site (clearing cookies & cache for Twitch domains being the second thing I attempted after lessening browser security to allow all cookies & scripts from all external sites on Twitch, which required me to log back in), where it's now stating through a normal login window that my browser is not supported:

Unsupported Browser error

Note that I have censored my username & the characters in my password in the screenshot above

In order to get past this, I have to disable all browser plugins enabled in Firefox, clear cookies & cache on all Twitch domains, restart the browser, then log back in again (which means getting a new authentication code texted to me again).  This is only a temporary fix however, as the additional issues I'm going to detail below are certain site functions I've confirmed as still being broken even after going through all this trouble just to get back into my account.  The only way I've found to fully get around this issue is to log into Twitch through a Private Browser window (which means I'm having to get a new text authentication code almost daily, if not multiple times a day just to access what still remains broken through my normal method of accessing the site).

Drop Campaigns broken

 

This screenshot shows that Twitch is reporting that there are no drop campaigns available when logged in normally.

 

Claiming drops throws an error

 

Note that even the official Twitch apps occasionally throw errors when attempting to claim drops through it...

 

Notifications don't load

 

This screenshot shows that the notifications are not loading correctly (this is accessed by accessing the small icon in the top-right of this screenshot).

 

Roles Manager is broken

 

 

This screenshot shows the roles manager is throwing an error.  This is the area where you set moderators, VIPs & so on.  It's still possible to assign roles using internal chat commands through chat on your channel.

 

Clips do not extend beyond the first page
Clips I've created

Clips of my channel

The screenshots above may not be apparent what the problem is here, however when you look at these screenshots taken when I was logged in through a Private Browser window in Firefox on my PC:

Clips I've created

 

 Clips of my channel

...it shows that the top clip on the list of these screenshots taken in a Private Browser window are where the cutoff (and broken scripts) are when logged into Twitch normally.

 

Bonus points button non-functional 

 

Claiming bonus points through the button on the chat panel appears to not be functional anymore.  It turned red for a second or two.

 

Sometimes it appears to register the bonus points, but after refreshing the channel page, the button is back for claiming again & the points that appeared to be awarded before have been revoked...

 

Chat members list broken 

 

Just noticed on the 29th that even the list of people in chat is also broken:

  

This only became apparent because I was attempting to dismiss a moderation bot from my channel after figuring out how to enable ad break notifications in chat through StreamElements, meaning the other bot was no longer necessary.  Not a huge issue, I still have the userlist in my IRC client, but it's not as detailed as what Twitch does with the list (such as giving rolls to each user); this would be more of an issue in channels where you don't know the roles of other users (not that it's too hard to figure out when they have user badges shown next to their names, although sometimes users hide these).

 

Workaround for many of these issues 

 

Logging in through a Private Browser window using your PC web browser will allow you to get past most of these issues, however this requires you having to log back in REPEATEDLY (as well as having to repeatedly utilize authentication codes if you use multi-factor login protection) because your sessions will not continue beyond closing the window.  In my case, this means getting an authentication code texted to me every day I want to watch (or even lurk) a stream that has points or drops on it & sometimes multiple times a day...  Whether this will be a necessary step when I want to stream or not is still undetermined...

 

I will continue updating on other functions that are getting broken by these latest script changes on Twitch, but for the time being, these changes may cause issues if I attempt to do a stream (I can only guess how it's going to affect the embedded chat in the channel, I may have to find another alternative to get around this expected new problem as well)...

 

Last updated 6/29/2026 

Harassment efforts renewed by 800notes members

While my Twitch channel still remains on high alert, the restrictions were somewhat lowered a bit a few months ago to allow for certain chat functions on the channel.  The mass-harassment efforts that started with Steam trolls in 2023 is being breathed new life into their online harassment, internet stalking & doxing efforts with the joining of members from the 800notes website.  Because of this, I may need to tighten up the restrictions again on the Twitch channel.

It is advised that if you are not already following the channel & have not spoken in chat on it yet, that you avoid visiting the channel while it remains inactive (meaning, when a stream is not running), otherwise you may be banned from the channel under the expectation you are a part of the harassment efforts coming from 800notes & Steam trolls.  You may be able to bypass getting banned & blocked on my Twitch channel if you are not logged into your Twitch account when accessing it until I've gotten a chance to stream again, using a private browser window can help in that case if you don't want to be logging out & back into your account.

The most recent information regarding this matter can be found in the second review published on 800notes, located here (I may need to start placing IP bans on activity on the site again, since they are utilizing the information on it in their doxing efforts, so limit your usage on this site to only a few pages a day until things have died down).  The latest updates regarding my Twitch & YouTube channels will continue to be posted here, as well as on my Discord server (the Discord server is no longer accepting new members because of this ongoing 2+ years harassment campaign started by Steam, but it's possible you could still receive a private invite if I trust you enough to send you one over a private message).

Another change that was recently made on my Twitch channel was that I started to attempt giving some means of a schedule for when I could stream, but due to the uncertainty of my necessary daily tasks, the best I could do was a reverse-schedule.  The purpose of a reverse-schedule is giving the days that I know I won't be able to stream, but leaving open the possibility of when I can stream when not busy & sharing that information for followers of the channel.  This information is kept mostly up to date on my Discord server in the announcement channels.  Health issues are still playing a large part in inability to do a stream even when not busy with appointments, but this reverse-schedule at least gives indication on when streams may be possible & points out days that are expected there won't be any streams.

MiHoYo now blacklisted

I was going over some of the information on my Twitch channel & ended up noticing the URL to the official Genshin Impact forums, decided to go to it again to see if there had been any development in adding vertical invert mouselook to the game.  What I found was not the original post I made, but instead their claim that the post "violates community rules":

The reality of this is this doesn't make any sense to me; how could requesting a standard mouse function in the game (a normal function that most other games of this type) be considered as a violation?  I suspect I have an old backup of the post somewhere on my Gaming PC, I will republish the backup when the time comes to publish an article about this game & the companies involved in it.

In any case, I decided to follow up on this & found that I wasn't able to log back into my account (the site was not sending authentication emails), even after resetting the password.

There is the possibility that my account may have been compromised (I haven't gone anywhere Genshin Impact or their website in probably over 4 years) & the individual that may have stole the account may have done something that may have resulted in an actual violation of ToS (even if it wasn't my doing), but I wouldn't be surprised if it was more a matter of retaliation to negative publicity (the statement on my Twitch channel stating that streams were discontinued in this game due to lack of inverted vertical alignment), something Bandai/Namco has proven themselves very keen on doing.

Regardless, I have no intentions in restarting the game & given this gives a history with MiHoYo, I find it best to avoid any of their games in the future, so this ultimately results in a full boycott against them (at least until I can get to the bottom of why I am unable to access my account & that's only if it can be recovered).  I will be publishing a boycott against the company to my personal site when I have the time to write it (likely the next time I have to do an update to one of the existing articles on the site).

As for my Twitch channel, this temporary discontinuation of Genshin Impact streams on it has likely become permanent.  This also means that I won't be going to channels while they are streaming this game (adding Genshin Impact & any other game by the company to my Unwanted Twitch browser plugin's blacklist). 

Warframe connection issues...again...

Since last night, I've been having some pretty severe connection issues in Warframe, which is making it near-impossible to get anything done (having to complete the last Sortie mission twice just to get the rewards from it).  I might still attempt a stream if only to document the connection issues (while trying to make use of the 26-hour Affinity Booster I got as a login bonus yesterday), but if I can't stay connected, there isn't going to be much reason in playing the game, much less streaming it...  I might find something else to stream in the mean time, perhaps I'll see about getting Shadow Warrior 2 up & running again.

Warframe stream on hold due to connection issues

I was considering doing a Warframe stream tonight, however it seems the game is unable to stay connected & keeps logging me out, so I may need to find something else to play (and potentially stream) in the meantime.  The biggest problem with this is it's going to prevent me from getting Nightwave tasks done, so it will be a matter of technical issues that is going negate rewards in the game because dailies are already full & have a limited time to complete them.  I might try running it on my Nintendo Switch if I can get a USB keyboard & mouse to work with it (through the docking station, not something I have tried in playing games on the Switch yet, although I do know USB keyboards will at least allow for quick text entry), but I'm not expecting any difference in the connection issues even if use of those peripherals are an option...

I do have another game I'm intending on working on due to rewards for playing it on the Alienware Arena website (Paladins), however it uses the Unreal Engine, so this won't be a game I'm going to be streaming on Twitch because of the changes made in Fortnite that ultimately drove me off from the game (as well as from Epic Games, any exclusives on the Epic Games platform or any game that uses the Unreal Engine).  Paladins is a game I have played in the past, but took a long break from it (and ultimately intended on not going back to it again) because it has a hacker presence in the game, ultimately leading to the publication of this review.  I guess the question at this point would be if Paladins ends up having the same connection issues as Warframe, in which case I may just need to play (and potentially stream) something solo instead...

I might still attempt to stream Warframe even with the disconnect issues, if only to document the issue on Twitch (normally this would be something for YouTube, but given the recent management-supported attack on August 5th, YouTube activity is quite literally blocked through hardware firewalls, parental controls, browser security plugins & removal of YouTube apps in my home until 3 months after the last successful attack, so anything new on YouTube is currently on an indefinite hold; note that this most recent attack on YouTube isn't the latest attack however, another one happening on Steam on the 16th).  This won't be something people are going to want to watch (maybe possible to at least have a discussion over chat I guess), but at the very least I would have something I could export to YouTube later (Twitch also giving an option of direct downloading if I need to preserve a local copy on my old PC until I decide to give YouTube another chance...should I get to the point I want to mess with YouTube again...) to give a more permanent record of the issues.  As is already stated on my Twitch channel, this new computer does not yet have sufficient hard drive space for recording videos, nor does it have a second monitor or webcam yet, so this limits my recording & streaming capabilities until I can acquire the hardware necessary to get it up to normal streaming/recording standards (streaming is still possible, but responses to chat are delayed & limited because I can't actively monitor chat, a webcam feed would be lacking & voice responses only in rare cases)...  I do still have the old Windows 7 PC, however it's been overheating lately & with Steam's changes to their platform, the old version of the PC software still on that computer is doing nothing but corrupting everything installed on it through their client, so I'd either have to download official versions of F2P games or consider playing a version through another platform that isn't giving the proverbial middle finger to older OS users...

In regards to the corruption of games issue on Steam for older OSs, I've been testing some workarounds to this issue, however the 2 possibilities I've found do still have their limitations, so I'll need to do some more testing regarding this issue before I publish the new article about it to my personal site.  A bit of a teaser on the methods to get people started on it (should they want to spend time to see if it works for them), the theories that show promise are by using a shared network drive between computers or by downloading them to a PC where Steam still supports that OS (meaning a Windows 10 or newer OS is still going to be needed, but it may not be necessary to have to pay an extensive amount of money for a newer OS gaming machine) & using the client to transfer the game through your network to your older PC using the client (or just do it manually through shared directories over your network).  I will publish more details about this later once I have finished testing these options & have time to write the new article.  There's still the possibility that if this transfer works, Steam on the older OS could just corrupt those games again the next time steam is started on it, so I don't have a solid answer just yet...

8/5/2025 YouTube appeal rejected

As was to be expected, YouTube rejected the appeal, meaning this issue has been escalated & warrants another full publication of re-victimization of YouTube, the dangers of using YouTube when using their service to upload evidence videos for in-game griefing reports & another full block of YouTube over my network for the duration of the penalties incurred as a result of YouTube's support in manipulation of their service agreement.

The article will be published to my personal site in the next few days, at which point I will provide a link to it in this post.  It will continue to be updated as the issue continues.  Given it's likely the Steam trolls are behind it, they probably see this as a success & will probably attempt to continue pushing the matter to attempt to get a full channel deactivation (hopefully YouTube is smart enough to not let that happen, but based on experience in their support in these attacks, I wouldn't be surprised if they allowed it to happen.

YouTube will again be fully blocked over my network until the penalties incurred as a result of this support of the attack have expired (as was the case last time it happened), meaning not only my own devices won't be able to access it, but any other visitors that may attempt to access it while connected to my wifi.  I noticed in the past that this broke thumbnails on my Shield TV devices, but I'm willing to accept that busted function if it stops them from gaining revenue while the penalties from a re-victimization strike stay in place.

Timeline of events since last blog post

1. Alert noticed on my phone after moving some furniture around outside (getting ready for delivery):
   
   
2. After I started taking screenshots to document the followup & get ready for the new review of YouTube on my personal site, I got the email stating the appeal had been rejected:
   
   
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3. This new blog entry was published, in addition to the new post on my YouTube channel (linking to this post).
4. I was expecting I would have to go through the re-victimization training again, but when I expected the notice stating the appeal was rejected, this is what I saw:
   
   
   
   It appears YouTube is not giving an option to do the training again, which puts in question as to whether the re-victimization penalties actually will drop off in 90 days...

From what I've seen, YouTube keeps allowing this to happen on videos from almost a decade ago (videos they did nothing about back when they first published, if you are going by what they claim are their current standards), so what's to stop them from allowing it to continue happening & result in a full channel termination???  This is only happening now because of mass-attacks from the Steam troll community, something YouTube staff is turning a blind eye to...

What I do know is if it gets to the point of a full account deactivation, Google will be looking at legal action & a hefty lawsuit for damages incurred as a result of their compliance in supporting the internet stalking & harassment efforts by Steam trolls, likely with a number of subpoenas being issued for the identities of those that were filing the reports (not just to YouTube/Google, but also to Steam).  I have backups of almost all videos on YouTube, so they can be transferred to another site that doesn't bend to the will of internet stalkers.

This post will be updated to include a link to the new article published on my personal site once published.  At that point, all updates regarding the ongoing strike will be made on WonderGamer.net until (or perhaps, if) the penalties drop.  I'm sure there's plenty of other videos on my channel those stalkers are going to continue targeting, it won't matter if I shut down channel down myself or YouTube staff decides to bend to their will & do what they are attempting to get them to do, experience shows it's going to continue getting attacked indefinitely (even if it is older content that YouTube never even bothered to look at before), seems it will be shut down sooner or later, then I will need to take legal action against both Google & Steam for not doing anything to put a stop to it (or just outright supporting their actions).

There is another interesting detail regarding these attacks that actually benefited my personal site, however this is something that is going to be held for the new article on that site.  It's obvious the efforts were to make the site disappear, but that obviously backfired; what actually happened will be detailed in the new article.

UPDATE:  The new article about this situation can be found here, in addition to a short starter statement on the home page of the site.