Epic Games has banned the Twitch streamer Cody “Clix” Conrod (18) for two weeks. Many Twitch streamers and fans are speaking out on Twitter for his release, saying the ban is too harsh. “The face of Fortnite” did not deserve this.
What was the reason for the ban?
- Clix played an online tournament and was involved in a duel with an opposing player.
- In a building battle, both fired at each other’s position, when the opponent jumped out of cover and dropped a powerful item. Clix changed position, jumped over to the opponent, grabbed that item, and was able to win the tournament.
- Epic subsequently banned Clix for 2 weeks from Fortnite for teaming: Another player allegedly helped him win, which is against the rules.
Why does Clix want to be unbanned? We reported on the incident yesterday on MeinMMO. Clix says the opponent was not a friend, but a 15-year-old “hater” who revolves his life around harming Clix and wanted to get him banned.
The opponent is a stream sniper, watched Clix’s stream, and gained an advantage from it.
Clix admits that he should not have taken the powerful item, but now finds the two-week ban far too harsh. With the hashtag #FreeClix, he wants to encourage people to contact Epic Games or the company’s bosses to advocate for lifting the ban.
This is what has happened since: At least the first half of the plan is working: Clix’s video has been viewed around 560,000 times on Twitter. Some people have also written to Epic Games or the boss Tim Sweeney.
But the second half of the plan is still struggling: The hashtag #FreeClix has been used, but has not yet made it into Twitter trends. There is also no sign yet of lifting the ban.
“Epic bans the only streamer who brings them insane clicks in eSports”
What are the reactions? The vast majority of people on Twitter are on Clix’s side. Well-known Fortnite streamer Spyher PK says the ban is definitely too harsh for something that “happens in the heat of the moment.” That’s something entirely different from two players playing together. He was stream sniped and then reacted incorrectly in the middle of the fight. A shorter ban would be sufficient.
A creator for Ghostgaming says the real problem is stream snipers. Epic needs to permanently ban them to send a message.
A friend of Clix, Ronaldo, asks how Epic can ban the only person that brings them “crazy viewer numbers in eSports.”
Another says: “Well done, Fortnite. You banned the only streamer who keeps your game relevant and then for this.”
There are three arguments being made:
- Epic should go after stream snipers, not their victims.
- Epic should consider that everything happened “in the heat of the moment.”
- Epic must consider how important Clix is for the viewer numbers and therefore treat him preferentially.
Are there also people who see it differently? Yes, a few voices say: Clix does not deserve special treatment. If he is unbanned, it would be unfair to all the regular people. Epic should also unban them.
Twitch streamers and perceived special treatment is a big topic in games:
YouTuber ApoRed wants preferential treatment in Fortnite, is putting pressure on them.
