The Twitch streamer shroud is currently very active in Lost Ark and is now also fighting the tough bosses. In the video, he kills one of them, but is deprived of his loot at the last second, by the MMORPG itself. We at MeinMMO explain the situation.
Who is shroud? shroud is a former professional player of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the successful team Cloud9. For some time now, he has been streaming on Twitch and playing other games such as Escape from Tarkov, New World, and Lost Ark.
Currently, shroud has almost 10 million followers on Twitch and 11,865 average viewers. He is thus one of the biggest streamers on the platform and regularly attracts attention.
- Prior to the release of Lost Ark, the streamer had elaborated on why he would not touch the MMORPG, despite being interested in new games in the genre. He even referred to Lost Ark as “the most boring game ever.”
- About a month later, shroud stated live, that he had already invested over 1,800 Euros in Lost Ark, but still regretted it. He explained back then that Lost Ark had “just happened” and that he would need to invest at least 2,000 dollars.
- Now, shroud openly claims, that he is addicted to Lost Ark and wishes he had never installed the game. The first thing he thinks about in the morning is his daily quests in Lost Ark.
What happened to him? Just before the server downtime of Lost Ark on March 24, shroud was still playing one of the tricky Abyssal Dungeons. These are among the most challenging content in Lost Ark and can only be completed 6 times per week per character, as they also provide extremely good loot.
However, shroud was cheated out of that very loot by the game itself when the servers went into maintenance mode. Just a few seconds before the boss would have been defeated. This is doubly frustrating because, although he did not receive the loot, the run counts as a “try.” Shroud cannot kill that exact boss again this week.
When he realizes what just happened, shroud looks very desperate. He keeps muttering “No, if only my ult had hit, nooo.” Then he breaks into desperate laughter and makes light of his own misfortune.
“Well, I tried” he says at the end, although he still appears visibly annoyed. You can see the clip here:
Press F to pay respects
How does his chat react? The users in his chat have a sort of premonition, as the server maintenance was planned and announced. Even before shroud gets kicked from the game himself, some of his viewers write that the servers are now down.
Subsequently, many of them utilize the meme “Press F to pay respects” initiated by Call of Duty and spam F in the chat. The shooter fans express something like, “My condolences, buddy, but it is funny after all.”
Afterward, his viewers join in on shroud’s desperate laughter, and the chat is full of comments like “HAHAH” and “lol.” However, some are also upset with him, writing comments like “You were so close!”
You did it to yourself: Some of his fans also enjoy his misfortune as he knew about the server maintenance and still went into the dungeon. One writes “You did it to yourself” while laughing. Even shroud himself takes it rather easy in the end, even though the missing loot obviously leaves a bitter taste.
Has something like this ever happened to you, and do you sympathize with the streamer? Or do you find the situation rather funny and also think that shroud is responsible for the missing loot? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments here on MeinMMO; we look forward to hearing from you.
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