“That Was Weird”-Twitch King xQc Reacts To Ninja’s Unexpected Departure From Twitch

Published 09/03/2022, 12:10 PM EDT

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Streaming as a career is a very harsh life choice. This is because it takes years of dedication to build a reputation and strength to not get weary of it. But recently Ninja did prove how dramatic it can be for someone to go through the same routine for years just to maintain someone’s fame. With a shocker to the Twitch community, xQc too shared his thoughts on the matter.

In a recent video on YouTube, xQc can be seen sharing his thoughts on the latest Ninja stream. Since it is the highlight that caused a sudden bustle amongst the streaming community about what actually transpired.

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xQc’s take on Ninja’s surprising exit from streaming

For those who don’t know, Fortnite pro-streamer Ninja in one of his recent tweets said that “Big things are coming.” Supposedly, he and SypherPK were about to game for a day-long stream. After a few comments and a dramatic meltdown, the gamer decided to quit streaming for an indefinite period of time. After this, fans were very upset and worried about what actually happened that Ninja took such a drastic decision.

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On one hand, streamers were speculating things while on the other, they were just simply shocked at such a dramatic exit. Similarly, xQc also in his stream said that he felt “weird” about the situation.

“We’re laughing because we’re like dude imagine you coming from work, right? And see big things are coming and you click and three hours in through to the broadcast he says ‘guys I’m done’ ‘guys I couldn’t’ ‘I’m done swinging dude'”, xQc said. “That was weird.”

Why did Ninja leave the stream?

The stream that was supposed to be a whole day gaming marathon suddenly transpired in a life-changing moment for Ninja. This was because he was feeling distracted by the constant comments by his fans on Twitch.

Frustrated by this, he said, “Can’t do anymore dude, I can’t. I’m f*king sick of this, dude. I’m sick of these f*king players spamming rifts. I’ve had enough, man”, Ninja said. “I’m leaving.”

After which he removed his Twitch avatar and then also changed his name on Twitter to “User Not Found” and removed his profile picture as well. He then tweeted saying, “I just need a break…I don’t know when I will be back, or where.”

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Many fans are thinking it is mostly about self-care, just like Pokimane did recently, while others are pointing out that it can be a dramatic exit from Twitch itself and maybe a new chapter towards YouTube.

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Although nothing can be said as of now, one thing is for sure, fans only wish well for Ninja and hope he soon returns no matter where. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments below.

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Shivaditya Ghoshal

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Shivaditya Ghoshal is an eSports writer at EssentiallySports. He holds a Bachelor's in Computer Applications and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Commerce from Lucknow. Shivaditya holds a keen passion for video games and follows all the latest releases and trends in the gaming industry.
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