19-year-old Ali “Myth” Kabbani is considered one of the best and most innovative Fortnite players in the world. But he has a problem – with his Twitch chat.
Who is Myth? Myth is a well-known eSports professional in Fortnite. He is 19 and plays for “Team SoloMid”, one of the largest organizations in eSports. Additionally, he has built a massive following on Twitch: With over 4 million followers, Myth has the third-largest Twitch channel in the world.
Myth is considered an innovative Fortnite player who has defined a playstyle that many now follow. His building skills are regarded as masterful.
It’s not going well under pressure: However, Myth has a kind of “curse.”
Although his skills are undoubtedly immense, he has yet to prove himself in Fortnite eSports tournaments. At several high-profile tournaments, he has embarrassingly died from fall damage.
In the official eSports events by Epic Games, the Summer Skirmish Series, he hardly had a role to play. While other eSports players like Poach excelled and newcomers secured large prize money, Myth was denied that.
That has brought him a steady stream of insults. People consider him “overrated” and are more than happy to tell him so live in the Twitch chat.
This is what Myth says: As part of the problem, Myth has therefore targeted his Twitch chat. This is reported by the US site Kotaku. He receives so much hate every day that he believes it hinders his gameplay.
Myth says he is 19 and a human. This immense hate affects him negatively. It is not a healthy environment for a person to improve.
Ninja causes more hate: The hate probably peaked when the even larger Fortnite streamer Ninja re-hosted Myth’s stream. As a result, Myth suddenly had a series of unfamiliar Fortnite fans in his channel who insulted him.
They said he plays like a “bitch,” should suck things, or will fail anyway.
Myth takes consequences: Myth has now informed his chat of a decision: He will no longer stream “scrimmages” live or leave the chat for that occasion.
“Scrimmages” are training sessions under competitive conditions that professionals undergo.
Twitch devours its children
What’s behind it: Even in conventional sports, athletes are often harshly reprimanded by their own fans. They project their hopes onto the athlete, identify with him, and are deeply disappointed when he fails. The reprimanding serves as a vent to release their own frustration.
However, in conventional sports, there is a significant distance between the athlete and the fan.
In eSports, this distance is often much smaller, especially because streamers must also be entertainers and seek closeness to the audience.
For a 19-year-old, a Twitch chat with over 4 million followers dissecting every mistake is not a healthy environment. Especially when some already bring a lot of their own issues into the chat.
Even for older streamers, Twitch is ruthless, even if they have no issues with their chat:
