frequently cannot spectate matches

sickboy

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I've been having an issue recently where I try to spectate matches (friends, or watch tab, doesn't matter) and it just sticks at connecting to match. I've let it sit for ten minutes before and it never loads. Picking a different match may or may not work. Eventually I can find one that does load, but if I'm not able to load one within a few seconds it just never loads.1731563073887.png
 
I am having this same issue as well. Sometimes I can watch a match but most of the time it just sits trying to connect. These matches say they have people actively spectating the match so It has to be working right?

When I curl the URL it says

Bash:
$ curl https://dist1-ord1.steamcontent.com/tv/31847509/sync
{"statusCode":404,"message":"Broadcast has not started yet"}

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With my testing it seems to be on the person being spectated client, not with the users client.

When I reproduce, I noticed a few things

1. That the match timer remains unchanged in my friends list as well as the overlay.
2. If this issue effects one player it effects all of them.

example: I try and view players X and Y's match. I right click spectate player X's profile and get the error, i shift over to player Y's profile and try and view it this way, it also effects them.

3. Death of the player in game MIGHT effect this. More testing needed.
 
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