Trymacs was long one of the biggest streamers around FIFA 23 on Twitch before he turned away from the game. Now, the real football World Cup in Qatar has begun. Trymacs has made his views clear.
Trymacs boycotts FIFA 23: The story of Trymacs and the FIFA series is exciting to watch.
- In 2020, Trymacs started streaming FIFA 21. The streamer described it at the time as an experiment to show how poor the chances of getting strong cards in Ultimate Team packs were and how few good players you get for a lot of money.
- After the experiment and the following years, Trymacs continued to stream, investing a lot of money into the FIFA games. He also put thousands of euros into FIFA 23 to buy the best team in the game.
- Trymacs continued to criticize how the loot box mechanics work in FIFA in his videos and also said that no one should imitate him. At the same time, however, he received criticism for his streams, and appeared in a critical video from Neo Magazin Royale.
- In October 2022, Trymacs said goodbye to FIFA 23 and the FIFA series. He explained that he wanted to boycott the game now. He deleted each of his expensive players individually in order to finally delete the game as well.
He also referred to it as a “huge mistake” to have started with FIFA and criticized the loot box mechanics of the packs in Ultimate Team again. This should not be his only criticism: also regarding the FIFA World Cup, which has now started in Qatar, he expressed a clear opinion.
Trymacs clearly: “Unfortunately, there is no World Cup this year”
What Trymacs says about the World Cup: At the end of October, Trymacs clearly spoke out about the World Cup, which has now started in Qatar.
In a video, Trymacs comments on how much he admires German national player, Jamal Musiala, and that he actually would have “really liked to have the World Cup with him.” However, he also states: “Unfortunately, there is no World Cup this year.”
Fundamentally, football plays a significant role in Trymacs’ life – even without FIFA 23. He has founded his own football team, hosted a football event with Twitch streamer Knossi in July, and even recently briefly considered the “Goal of the Month” title after a strong goal in the district league. However, the World Cup is likely not something you will find in Trymacs’ activities.
When asked why he is not following it, Trymacs refers to the clear criticism of the World Cup, that thousands of people died during stadium construction: “I think football is quite nice, but I prefer my football without thousands of corpses.” It’s not worth it, says Trymacs.
One of the main issues is the discussion about migrant workers who died under extreme conditions while building the World Cup stadiums. The talk is of thousands of deaths, but the exact numbers are opaque, which also leads to criticism. ZDF highlights the situation in a report in more detail (via ZDF.de)
