It seems like popular Twitch streamer and former Overwatch pro, xQc, is in hot water again following a recent controversy surrounding his behavior on OfflineTV's Rust server. This follows another controversy where xQc was suspended from Twitch for a year-old clip of his.
This recent controversial moment happened after the popular Twitch streamer acted inappropriately during a session of Rust, the popular survival game by Facepunch Studios, where xQc harassed and cursed at a lessor known streamer by the name of Ash_on_lol. Shortly afterwards, it was reported that Ash was receiving death threats from some of xQc's fans.
For some extra context, Rust is a popular survival game where gamers can host various servers for their friends and others to join. The server in this case was hosted by OfflineTV, a dedicated team of content creators who focus on prank videos and vlogs, as well a gaming content. During the session of Rust, xQc chastised Ash, asking her to be useful for once and place some wood in the fireplace. What xQc might not have expected, was for Ash to stand up for herself and lash back at him, telling him off and explaining she was trying to help him by finding his gun and demanded he be kind. Since then, xQc has tweeted an apology for his behavior, but the subsequent harassment Ash has experienced might be too late.
Following this interaction, Ash revealed that she has since been receiving death threats from many of xQc's fans where some has even resorted to suggesting she kill herself in response to what had happened during the session. Thankfully, not everyone has resorted to the same level of toxicity since many of the viewers have brought forth a petition to ban xQc from the server to avoid any further complication due to his presence. This certainly isn't the first time xQc has stirred up trouble considering he was also banned for streaming NSFW content back in March.
Sending death threats to individuals is completely inexcusable and needs to be addressed not only by whoever is running the OfflineTV server, but by xQc himself. Twitch and streaming in general, should be a welcoming place where gamers can have fun without having to experience that kind of abuse, much like the backlash Addison Rae experience during her appearance in an Among Us stream.
The incident in question has yet to be officially addressed by xQc or the OfflineTV server. Twitch might be doing some good work with banning sexually focused insults, but there is still a lot of work to be done to ensure this kind of behavior is eradicated.