The streamer Ninja hosted a huge event for Fortnite in New York on New Year’s Eve. A young boy went on a quest to find him. As a Stream Sniper, he confronted Ninja in battle in Fortnite and was close to the biggest moment of his young life.
This is Stream Sniping: Stream Sniping is when players watch another’s stream on Twitch and then log into the game to hunt down the streamer.
Because those who watch the stream know where the streamer is, which weapons he is carrying, and what condition he is in. This gives them certain advantages.
Especially popular players appear almost paranoid when they complain about Stream Snipers after a defeat. They feel like “the ones out there are hunting them.”
Stream Sniping violates the rules of Twitch and is also penalized. Fortnite has already implemented rules to prevent Stream Snipers from bragging about their kills.
This is how the action looked from the boy’s perspective: The young Fortnite player “Boxdy” is practically beside himself as he begins his mission. He knows he is in a game with Star streamer and multimillionaire Tyler “Ninja” Blevins.
His young friends are almost as excited as they shout details about Ninja and his situation in the background. The tone is squeaky. They seem to be in disbelief that their friend is in the same game as Ninja.
Boxdy has acquired a plane and is now hunting down Ninja. He is visibly shaking with excitement but tries to stay cool.
In fact, the young Stream Sniper manages to confront his idol Ninja and bring him to the brink of defeat.
But Ninja pulls a John Wick and counters him with all his coolness at the last moment. He waits until the boy demolishes his defenses and catches him exactly at the moment when the wall falls.
That’s why the clip is special: The clip of the young Stream Sniper went viral because he is incredibly excited to finally take down Ninja and have the chance to play against him.
Additionally, the action took place during Ninja’s live stream from Times Square in New York. Hundreds of thousands were watching.
Even though the boy ultimately fails, he was just a heartbeat away from taking Ninja down in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers.
The special thing here is that we get to see the Stream Sniper’s perspective. Normally, one only watches the streamer who excitedly accuses others of being Stream Snipers, but has no proof and often just looks like a bad loser.
In the stream, it becomes clear what a huge excitement it must have been for Boxdy to be so close to killing Ninja.
No wonder that famous streamers feel they are constantly being hunted by Stream Snipers. This seems to be widespread. Apparently, the big game hunt on streamers releases tons of adrenaline.
