FaZe is one of the largest e-sports organizations in the world. They are known not only for their teams in CS:GO and Call of Duty, but also for skillfully marketing influencers. The new year 2021 was celebrated by the clan in Miami. Videos of the party are causing trouble: it doesn’t look like the clan members are adhering to recommendations on dealing with the Corona virus.
This is causing excitement: The FaZe Clan kicked off the new year in Miami. They threw a big party here.
The boss of the clan, FaZe Banks, has repeatedly shared clips of the wild celebration on Instagram stories.
An event organizer in Miami, Pink Tie, has also posted pictures of the event and thanked FaZe for how well the collaboration went (via instagram).
The clips of the party show a wild celebration. Groups of people are celebrating exuberantly, and masks can hardly be seen in the videos. It’s being celebrated as if the current Covid pandemic doesn’t exist.
There are also recommendations in the USA to wear a mask, maintain a distance of about six feet, and avoid large crowds. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have advised US citizens to bring in the New Year only with people who live in their own household.
– the Robert Koch Institute
– the World Health Organization
“Disgusting Behavior”
This is being discussed: On Twitter, the videos from FaZe are causing excitement. E-sports journalist Rod Breslau accuses FaZe Banks of contributing to the spread of the Corona virus with such actions.
This triggers a controversial discussion:
- Supporters of FaZe say: Everyone should be able to live their life as they wish
- Critics say: Some people have lost touch with reality. This behavior is indefensible and disgusting. Healthcare workers are tearing themselves apart to contain the pandemic, and then you see this.
- Especially e-sports players are distancing themselves from this behavior. An e-sports player from Brawl Stars tags FaZe’s sponsors, asking if they really support such behavior. It is harmful to the brand.
FaZe Clan – Controversial, but worth 240 million USD
This is the clan: The clan “FaZe” has existed since 2010. They are primarily a shooter clan, originally based in Call of Duty. But they quickly expanded into games like CS:GO.
In 2018, they struck gold when they signed the then-unknown Fortnite player, Turner “Tfue” Tyler, for little money. Tfue became the biggest star on Twitch in the following months. He then wanted to get out of his contract with FaZe, but they wouldn’t let him go.
The clan is known not only for supporting e-sports players but also YouTubers, Twitch streamers, and other influencers. The first generation of professionals from the FaZe Clan are now large content creators.
The head of the clan is Richard “Banks” Bengston, a 29-year-old who acts as something like the frontman of the team. Banks often appears as a kind of “rockstar influencer”: he has already trashed hotel rooms or boasted about running a lucrative betting site for skins in CS:GO.
According to reports from Forbes magazine, the FaZe Clan is the fourth most valuable e-sports organization in the world and is estimated to be worth 240 million USD.
The FaZe Clan continues to make negative headlines. One of the co-owners is Nordan “FaZe Rain” Shat. He was thrown out of the FaZe house after speaking about internal details and his personal condition in a video. It seems there was also some trouble regarding the “betting site” for CS:GO with FaZe Rain:
E-sports clan throws YouTuber out of the house after he talks about sensitive deals
