Canadian streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel also played at releaseElden Ring, the new action RPG from FromSoftware. In one of his streams on Twitch, he earned a fortune through diligent farming – only to lose it in a very clumsy manner.
Who is xQc?
- Félix Lengyel, better known as xQc, became famous thanks to Overwatch. In Blizzard’s shooter, he was an esports pro until he was banned for his fiery temper and behavioral hiccups.
- The self-proclaimed “child of the Twitch chat” then became a full-time streamer on the platform. Due to his frequently surprising and entertaining personality, xQc evolved into a superstar on the platform, becoming the largest streamer for the first time in 2019.
- He no longer specialized in just one game; gaming actually took a backseat. Instead, he engages in constant interaction with the chat and reacts to everything his viewers find exciting. Since late 2019, xQc has consistently been the most-watched streamer in the world, largely due to the sheer amount of streaming he does.
What mistake did he make? In Elden Ring, there are the so-called runes. These are among the most important things in the extremely challenging action RPG. Because they serve as both XP and currency in the game.
These runes have a catch: If you die in Elden Ring, you lose the runes where you died. If you die again before you can collect them back at the site of the disaster, they are gone forever.
xQc wanted to gain an advantage in Elden Ring with these runes. That’s why he farmed them until he accumulated what was a true fortune for a beginner: a whopping 400,000 runes he had in his possession before he died.
That wasn’t a problem; he could easily collect them again – the farming route was very familiar to him by now.
However, the streamer misjudged a routine jump with his horse. He missed the root of the tree he intended to land on. xQc shows no reaction while his character falls for what feels like an eternity. Only when the screen is going dark does he explode with emotion:
After two loud, fervent screams full of frustration, he says: “I’ve had enough, I don’t want to see [the game] anymore.”
Elden Ring is a huge success on Twitch, also thanks to streamer frustration
xQc’s viewers experienced a lot of schadenfreude at that moment. Messages saying only “-400k” flooded the chat almost immediately.
These moments of tension and frustration also make Elden Ring a significant success on Twitch.
In the meantime, over 900,000 viewers have watched various streamers struggle with Elden Ring.
How close heaven and hell are in Elden Ring was also noted by streamer Disguised Toast during the release weekend. He struggled for 4 hours against one of the first bosses in the game – only to get a weapon that is useless to him:
Twitch streamer fights in Elden Ring for 4 hours against the Tree Sentinel – For a useless weapon
