The Twitch streamer Matt “dellor” Vaughn was banned from Twitch for breaking a keyboard over his head during a game of Apex Legends. After the ban, the streamer said he had been depressed for months. He then spoke in a way that hinted at suicidal thoughts.
Who is he? Matt “dellor” Vaughn (31) is a former eSports athlete and Twitch streamer. He made a name for himself in PUBG and Overwatch, and was active in World of Warcraft and Diablo 3. In all these games, he performed well and achieved strong placements. Recently, he played Fortnite and Apex Legends.
For a while, he was also an Overwatch pro for Toronto.
But dellor has problems. His Overwatch career came to an end after he made “racist remarks during a match” in April 2017. We reported on dellor’s career-ending in Overwatch back then on MeinMMO.
He also had several difficulties on Twitch and lost his partnership with Twitch and all subscribers after a 30-day ban in April 2019. The subscribers on Twitch guarantee a streamer a fixed income and can secure their existence.
He had made a misogynistic remark against a female player in Apex Legends.
On Twitch, dellor had just over 500,000 followers. This makes him about the 7th largest channel for Apex Legends on Twitch. (via twitchmetrics)
Streamer says: I have already broken hundreds of keyboards
This is what happened: In a stream on Apex Legends, dellor got so upset that he grabbed the keyboard and hit it against his head. He did it again and broke the keyboard in half.
As a result, Twitch banned him indefinitely because he had “self-harmed.” Dellor shared this in a tweet.
No scratches, but depressed for months
This is how dellor reacts: At first, dellor said he had already broken hundreds of keyboards without ever hurting himself. He buys these keyboards specifically because they are so cheap and fragile. He had no scratches. To prove his physical integrity, he showed a photo of his head.
He also says that Twitch staff had watched his streams before and seen him break keyboards. Dellor had never received a warning for that.
But just one hour later, dellor published a more serious statement. There he said: He had been depressed for months. He had remained loyal to Twitch. But now it is said that he will be banned for something he has done thousands of times. And his contact at Twitch says he cannot do anything for him.
That they ban him on the day he was supposed to get back the subscribe button – that is now all too much.
Dellor then writes: He does not want to live in this world anymore. He hopes that everyone remembers the happy times and the laughs they had together.
Mixer, YouTube, and the fans want to help
This is how other Twitter users react to dellor: Dellor’s tweet has received a lot of attention in recent hours. Some fans express their sympathy to dellor, tell him how much he means to them, and want to help him in some way.
The head of gaming YouTube, Ryan Wyatt, wrote to dellor that although he does not know him, they could talk. Wyatt says he wants to see if anything can be done to get dellor’s career and life back on track.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins hinted that dellor should come to Mixer.
Warm Welcome waiting over here 🙂 pic.twitter.com/y7YxItzHT4
— Ninja (@Ninja) October 1, 2019
In addition, some are posting the phone number of a helpline for people who are struggling with suicidal thoughts.
What do we know now? Meanwhile, it became known through dellor’s Discord that the streamer has checked into a clinic and is in good hands. This was communicated by moderators of the Discord.
Dellor is doing well.
In Germany, the telephone helpline can be reached at 0800-1110111 at any time.
