A German Twitch streamer marketed himself as a “feel-good streamer,” providing a supposedly safe space on his channel. Now accusations have been raised that he has repeatedly behaved inappropriately towards women and exploited his reach.
Note: This article originally appeared at 12:40 before the statement from Nik alias Eistuete was published. We have updated the article accordingly.
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What are the allegations? On March 8, the German streamer Philipp “Paarzival” posted about his Twitch colleague Nik alias Eistuete. He is said to have repeatedly acted inappropriately towards female streamers.
How did it happen? According to Paarzival, Eistuete allegedly followed the same pattern over and over again: he would message female streamers privately and use intimate or uncomfortable nicknames like “Mommy.”
He would then transition to questions about age and relationship status, suggesting calls or meetings. There were also said to be more explicit and inappropriate remarks, including:
- “If you weren’t so young, I would be already in love” (to a noticeably younger but apparently of age streamer)
- “I would like to have sex with you”
- “But you didn’t sleep your way to becoming a Twitch partner, did you?”
Additionally, Eistuete allegedly made promises to female streamers. He was said to have offered to make connections to increase the women’s reach (via Twitter).
In light of such allegations, it is even more important to provide women with a platform. The Twitch streamer Sandra Friedrichs advocates for mental health in gaming and speaks with MeinMMO about it:
Victims report their experiences
What do the victims say? On Twitter, women talk about their own experiences with Eistuete. We have collected some statements from the women:
- “Thank you for making this public. He also behaved very unpleasantly towards me. I am still shocked at how far he went with others and very glad I blocked him so early. Just WTF.” (via Twitter)
- “My inhibitions are very high when it comes to these things, and even the sentence: […] I would have sex with you at any time […] I actually ignored. I feel sorry for all the affected ones and those who are not doing well with it! Much strength to all” (via Twitter)
- “Thank you. Thank you for clarifying. I also received nude pictures from him. When I tried to speak up, I was blocked everywhere and unfortunately no one wanted to believe me. Thank you for the text!” (via Twitter)
- “After I had played Among Us with you a few times, he added me. The fifth message was the question of how old I am and whether I am single, so he can be sure how flirty he can be with me.” (via Twitter)
- “The question of whether I was single and how flirty he could be came up quickly. After I said I was taken, he said he wouldn’t hit on me – at most compliments. Less than 24 hours later came the question of whether I would sleep with him if I were single.” (via Twitter)
Others who were not affected themselves are shocked by the behavior of the streamer. Many thank Paarzival for the clarification and explain that they were deceived by Eistuete (via Twitter).
In reaction to the allegations coming to light, there were apparently also false claims that the streamer had behaved inappropriately towards minors. Paarzival himself distances himself from these claims: He is not aware of any such case.
He also condemns the spreading of hate and the publishing of the streamer’s private information:
I want to emphasize again that hate, doxxing, and the spreading of false information is never an acceptable means. This is wrong and should be condemned absolutely. Please get a grip. A reasonable tone of communication is key!
via Twitter
Doxxing is the gathering and subsequent publication of personal data from the internet. This is related to malicious intentions towards the affected.
Eistuete was popular in the art community on Twitch
What the streamer is known for: Eistuete became known mainly for streams of the drawing game Gartic Phone, a mix of Chinese whispers and Montagsmaler, where players come up with funny sentences and then draw them.
He marketed himself as a feel-good streamer. On his Twitch channel, viewers were greeted with “Welcome to your safe space.” On Twitch, the streamer has 9,700 followers and averaged between 200 and 300 viewers (via sullygnome).
With Gelartio, Eistuete was also closely linked to another art app. According to the website, art enthusiasts can showcase their skills and share them with the community playfully – ideally, even paid commissions could come out of it (via gelart.io).
How involved the streamer was in the app exactly is unclear. He himself reportedly referred to Gelartio as “his app.” One of the developers explains on Twitter that they are independent of Eistuete; while he was involved in the creative process, he was not involved in the development:
Well, he initiated the project, and the idea came from his Gartic Phone streams. He was also the first and most frequent user.
— Florian Maul (@fmaul) March 9, 2023
Still, the app is in the hands of us developers, who have invested a lot of time and heart into it.
In a Twitlonger, the Gelartio team distances itself from the streamer.
Streamer does not deny allegations
What does Eistuete himself say about the allegations? That same evening, the streamer posted a tweet regarding the allegations. In it, he asked for time to think to respond appropriately. However, he did not deny the allegations.
Update 21:15 – On March 10, a more detailed statement followed via Twitter. In it, the streamer explained that he would take full responsibility for his actions. He never intended to hurt or harass anyone.
What happens now: Eistuete announced that as a consequence of his behavior, he would stop streaming and want to withdraw from the public eye. However, he would work on himself and his communication skills (via Twitter).
Meanwhile, all images and videos from his accounts on Twitch and Twitter have disappeared. It seems that the streamer wanted to withdraw from the public eye for now.
While writing this article, Eistuete’s website went offline [as of March 10, 12:40 PM].
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