The streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel has made some sharp theses about flirting on the role-playing server “No Pixel” in GTA 5 Online and presented them on Twitch. 90% to 95% of these supposedly acted flirts are real, says the Canadian. And half of those flirting would bring their real partner along.
What is xQc’s thesis? The streamer xQc claims: 90% or 95% of the flirts on the role-playing server “No Pixel” in GTA 5 Online are real. He has observed this repeatedly.
People act as if it is just a game, but the feelings behind it are real:
Most role-playing dating was real and then turned into real dating. At least in 90% of the cases I have seen. 90% on that damned No Pixel – I’m just saying. If not even 95% probably.
The streamer then goes even further: He has heard that many cheat on their real partners with online flirting. They would say about the date, “That’s not real,” but it would then turn into an actual affair.
xQc then becomes somewhat vaguer: These affairs would make up about 50% of the 90% he mentioned.
What is juicy? In a discussion thread on reddit, it is noted that also xQc’s longtime girlfriend and perhaps wife, Adept, had a “boyfriend” in GTA 5. Especially because Adept and her supposed boyfriend were not really “role-playing,” but rather represented themselves in the streams, it is considered possible that more developed from that.
So it could be that xQc is speaking from painful experience here.
Controversy surrounding toxic relationship on role-playing server for GTA 5
How did the discussion come about? The private server “No Pixel” for GTA 5 is frequented by many Twitch streamers who interact with each other:
- People slip into roles in the role-playing of GTA 5 – these can vary
- But mostly, the role-playing divides into “cops” and “criminals”
Currently, a controversy is going on Twitter that a woman dated an unnamed streamer from No Pixel and now accuses him of having emotionally and mentally abused her. She confided in the streamer and he comforted her over her last relationship, but then began to emotionally manipulate her.
An example that such “role-playing flirts” can also have the dark side of real relationships.
Another Twitch streamer, Megs, shared the woman’s post about her toxic relationship with a Twitch voice streamer. Megs outed the streamers in the comments and named them.
How is this being discussed? On reddit users cite some examples of well-known role-players who actually met through role-playing and then also formed their bonds in real life.
A user said: He still remembers his first girlfriend in the MMORPG Runescape. He was surprised when it turned out that the supposed lady was a guy and took everything he had in the MMORPG.
This is what it is about: The numbers of 90 to 95% that xQc throws out here, and 50% who cheat on their partners, seem quite pulled out of thin air.
That “played role-playing” can transform into real and that some who flirt in role-playing may have a partner in real life seems plausible. However, one should probably be careful with precise percentages here.
The role-playing on No Pixel has single-handedly turned GTA into a huge game on Twitch:
Twitch streamer quits GTA 5 RP because played job becomes real: “It’s brutal”
