Safely Playing With Viewers

SwingPoynt

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Hello!

I was wondering if you guys could help me figure out how to play with viewers without exposing myself to risks that come with IPs being exposed.

A lot of viewers on the channel have asked that during livestreams I play games like Gmod or Minecraft with them. I've never really played either of those games too much, but I do know that they are largely powered by user servers rather than official valve and mojang servers.

I'm trying to figure out the best way to be able to play with viewers without risking having my internet connection be flooded with DDoS attacks, or other information risks.

I'm imagining that purchasing my own servers from a place like xenonservers would be a good way to start? I feel like joining another person's server is where I expose myself to quite a bit of risk.

Anyhoo, if there is a good way to go about protecting myself from those 1 or 2 stinkfaces that try to ruin the fun for everyone with those types of games, please inform me! :)
 
You can get professionally hosted servers for Minecraft and Gmod, I'd suggest looking for a company that can host for you or look for one that is already established.
 
VPN is the best way to do it. I'm connected to my VPN 24/7. Not only to protect my identity, but to get access to US netflix as I'm canadian :D
There are lots of good VPN companies around and they are fairly cheap ($40-$60 for a year)
 
VPN is the best way to do it. I'm connected to my VPN 24/7. Not only to protect my identity, but to get access to US netflix as I'm canadian :D
There are lots of good VPN companies around and they are fairly cheap ($40-$60 for a year)
Any recommendations? And what I should be looking for?

I don't want my internet ping to fly through the roof because of it.
 
Any recommendations? And what I should be looking for?

I don't want my internet ping to fly through the roof because of it.
Yea, personally I would use IPVanish. They have LOTS of different servers you can connect to that have a great ping. They're super friendly and easy to deal with (I jokingly said on twitter once I wanted to Marry them as I really liked their service and they gave me 2 months for free). As well they don't keep track of who uses which IP so you can surf anonymously.
 
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