In the roleplay of GTA 5 Online, a streamer ban is causing discussions. User TrainwrecksTV has been permanently banned from the NoPixel server. He claims this happened only to strengthen other streamers.
Who is it about? The streamer Tyler “TrainwrecksTV” Niknam has more than 1.2 million followers on Twitch and regularly streams to 6,000 to 30,000 viewers. He was particularly active last month in GTA roleplay and the just chatting section.
However, he has now been banned from the NoPixel roleplay server, where various Twitch celebrities play.
- TrainwrecksTV is alleged to have used information in the roleplay that he couldn’t possibly know
- He can appeal his ban
- In a statement, he claims innocence and says he is the scapegoat of the server
Allegation: Metagaming – Here’s how the streamer reacts to the ban
What he is being accused of: Other players accused Trainwrecks of metagaming. Anyone playing on the NoPixel RP server should remain unequivocally in the role of their fictional character.
If one does not take this server rule seriously and uses knowledge that a streamer can acquire through their Twitch chat, one risks being banned for metagaming.
So, one uses information in their roleplay that their roleplay character actually shouldn’t know at all.
In this case, TrainwrecksTV is alleged to have learned information about the location of a meth lab. The story of this lab is still in development on the server and is being played out by other players.
According to reports from participants, it took other players weeks to uncover this information that TrainwrecksTV used. (via DualShockers)
Officially, GTA Online doesn’t actually offer roleplay. These RP servers are not operated by Rockstar, but are created by the community. Regularly, a hype unfolds where many major streamers like Sodapoppin and xQc create characters with wild stories and stream them in GTA roleplay to thousands of viewers.
In his Twitch chat, TrainwrecksTV wrote just days after the allegations that he has now been permanently banned from the NoPixel server.
Members of the NoPixel team confirmed the ban to DotEsports and explained that he can contest this penalty for 30 days. (via DotEsports)
In a clip from UberHaxorNova, the topic of metagaming is discussed. He hopes the server operators will take action against it. The clip was made before the ban.
Here’s how the streamer reacts: In a tweet, TrainwrecksTV released his response to the situation on the roleplay server.
I don’t know how to say this. I know there are many unsuccessful, unhappy losers who gather in forums to comment on others’ posts to reinforce narratives that MUST be true for them. [They do this] to suppress the fear and insecurity that my mere existence triggers within them. But smart and self-assured individuals must be strong. […]
Excerpt from TrainwrecksTV’s response via Twitlonger.com
He further writes that this time people should believe him when in doubt. According to TrainwrecksTV, those who view the situation from an unbiased perspective will realize that the ban was merely an attempt to “protect the monopolization of power in the game for selected streamers.” As a conclusion, he throws an insult.
A user points out to him that his statement about the monopoly would reveal a lot. “Read the sentence a few times and think about it. You could only know of one possibility of the streamer monopoly if you had engaged in metagaming.”
Trainwrecks explains that he was forced into metagaming to gather evidence that he wasn’t metagaming.
Whether TrainwrecksTV will still contest this ban or will not concern himself further with the server remains to be seen in the coming weeks.
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