After the currently largest streamer on Twitch, Canadian Felix “xQc” Lengyel, was banned, the penalties surrounding a Fall Guys tournament at Twitch Rivals are now extending further. Several streamers have received penalties – and they are showing remorse.
What happened?
- Several Twitch streamers recently participated in a major tournament in Fall Guys. This took place as part of Twitch Rivals – and caused an uproar. Successful streamer xQc was caught stream-sniping when he prevented opponents from crossing the finish line. As a result, large streamers called for a ban for xQc.
- A few days later, xQc, who is currently one of the most popular streamers, was actually banned from Twitch – for a week. Additionally, he was banned from Twitch Rivals for six months and had to return prize money. The streamer apologized afterwards.
- Streamer shroud also addressed the topic in a video about the xQc ban.
But it’s not over yet for xQc. Several streamers have now received penalties in connection with the tournament and are facing bans.
Streamers receive bans, apologize
As announced on the official Twitch Rivals channel on Twitter, streamers Nightblue3, Mendo, GrandPooBear, and Tfue are also receiving penalties due to the Fall Guys tournament.
After the consequences against xQc, the tournament was further investigated, and it was concluded that the other streamers should also be penalized. Nightblue, Mendo, and GrandPooBear will receive a six-month ban from Twitch Rivals and must return their prizes because they cooperated while stream-sniping, attempting to influence the game of their opposing team. Additionally, the three streamers will also receive a temporary ban on Twitch – the penalty is therefore the same as that of xQc.
Tfue is treated separately: He must also return his prize money because he did not inform the admins about the actions of his teammates. However, he will not receive a ban from Twitch Rivals or Twitch itself because he did not directly participate in the cheating.
As with the original xQc ban, the penalties for the other streamers are also being extensively discussed in the comments. The streamers themselves have already spoken out:
For example, Nightblue3 explained on Twitter: “We were just trying to entertain and didn’t think much about our actions. We didn’t influence [the game], but we still understand that it was wrong, sorry!” At the same time, the streamer confirmed in the tweet that the Twitch ban will last 7 days just like xQc’s. Streamer GrandPooBear shared Nightblue3’s message.
Mendo also spoke out and apologized.
They did not maintain the integrity of the tournament as expected. In the future, they want to do better.
On Twitch, the streamers must take a one-week break, while the break in Twitch Rivals will be significantly longer. Besides the ban-related events surrounding the tournament, there is also a lot going on on Twitch. One streamer recently accidentally showed how much he earns from an advertising deal.
