Originally Posted by
Eudyptes
As someone who actively collects twitch drops for various games I'm gonna clear up some misinformation cause this thread is a little too "the sky is falling".
1. It's true you need to have the sound "active", but this means you can set it to 1%, or just mute the tab (but keep the volume up on the actual video player).
2. You don't need to have the tab up front and center. Twitch allows for at least 3 streams to be open and considered "active" before it starts to mess with you "viewing" the streams. Other websites won't interfere with this at all unless your browser has a setting to deactivate inactive tabs. You should be able to continue browsing the internet while still getting drops, and you are especially able to just minimize your browser and play FFXIV.
This is all true for at least Chrome. Other browsers may have settings that conflict with this, so I can't say for sure how it'll interact with them.
However, you should be able to easily put your volume to 1% (and then your browsers volume to 1% if you aren't using it and want to make extra sure you hear nothing) and scroll the stream down til you can only see the very bottom pixel/the name of the game being played, then go about your business checking the tab now and then to make sure they are still streaming. This will guarantee that you hear nothing and see nothing while still getting credit. The only "risk" is maybe seeing something on the thumbnails when choosing a stream, but like just squint or blur your eyes when doing that I guess. Also keep a drops tab open and check your progress through that since there will be no stream playing there and you'll see how far along you are/be able to claim the rewards.