Not long ago, when the United States was heavily impacted by the pandemic, Tyler1 – one of the most notorious toxic streamers in the North American League of Legends community – caused his fans to panic when he ‘sui’ streamed for an entire month without leaving any messages.
It wasn’t until recently that he unexpectedly posted on Twitter bragging about climbing to Diamond rank on the North American server by switching from the ADC role to Jungle, that the gaming community discovered that the ‘guy’ was actually playing solo at home, ranking up by himself without letting anyone watch along.
His sudden disappearance left many fans worried, but more importantly, a segment of the audience decided to unfollow Tyler1’s stream channel on Twitch because “there’s nothing new to watch.”
After he returned to streaming, Tyler1 was shocked to discover that he had lost 15,000 followers. He expressed some disappointment with the fans who abandoned him, saying, “Is brotherhood really that fragile?” and that “I only took a break for… a month, what’s with all the unfollows?”
Of course, with his personality, fans who accidentally ‘turned their backs’ on him received a good roasting. For up-and-coming streamers, 15,000 followers is indeed a huge number. However, for Tyler1 – who has 3.3 million followers on Twitch – it’s just a drop in the bucket.
Tyler1 is confident that he will regain those numbers after just a few streaming sessions. It may sound arrogant and indifferent, somewhat dismissive of his audience, but for his die-hard fans, everyone understands that this is just a routine story.
Tyler1’s fans had the chance to intimidate their idol by clicking unfollow, and of course, after he returned to streaming, “after all, we are back together”. As for Tyler1, he only makes strong statements like that but never harbors any thoughts of sulking or challenging his loyal audience.