The reaction streamer Staiy is nominated for the “Player of the Year” at the German Computer Game Awards in 2025: an award that is supposed to recognize engagement for video games, the community, or society. In a recent stream, Staiy appears passionate but not measured. Is this what the jury means when they praise him for showing clear stance?
This is the situation: In 2025, Staiy is nominated for the non-monetary award as Player of the Year, which is presented within the framework of the German Computer Game Awards.
The selecting jury praises Staiy’s “reflective and transparent insights” into the economic issues of the streaming industry. Staiy shows “clear stance” (via dcp).
Furthermore, his Let’s Play is honored in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.
HandOfBlood was German Player of the Year at the DCP in 2022:
Staiy yells at viewers who want to invest €25 a month
This is Staiy currently: In reaction to a video from the Dark Parable Knight, Staiy lost his temper and yelled at a viewer who suggested one could set aside €25 a month and invest in an ETF savings plan.
The statement got Staiy worked up. He insulted the user, their father, and the FDP. Staiy referred to the user as the “son of a pimp,” advised them to keep their “dirty mouth” shut, and threatened to “kick them back into the uterus.” The viewer was referred to as a little bastard.
You can watch the mildly censored outburst in full here:
Statement apparently violates the streamer’s worldview
What outraged Staiy so much? The assumption that one can also participate in capitalist prosperity with little money and the idea that if one just holds back a bit in life, they might achieve something, goes against Staiy’s worldview.
Staiy considers such statements illusory and misleading. There is a quote from John Steinbeck that socialism could never take root in America because the poor do not see themselves as exploited, but rather as just temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
Staiy suggests: Anyone who participates in the stock market as a non-wealthy individual and believes they can play along and become rich is indulging in an illusion instead of taking another path.
What are the comments like? They are quite positive. Apparently, there is joy that Staiy this time is not insulting people’s mothers but rather their fathers:
- “I love it when Staiy godlessly goes after pimps”
- “Hahaha, I thought it was great, lol.”
- “The rant about the €25 brother was just so outrageously godless.”
The open question remains whether the jury for the “Player of the Year” award meant exactly that when they praised Staiy for “showing clear stance.” The 5 candidates for Player of the Year 2025 are set, but one doesn’t play that much
