Byron ‘Reckful’ Bernstein – A well-known streamer from the game World of Warcraft, widely recognized in the international League of Legends community as the boyfriend of top Western TFT streamer – Becca, has been confirmed to have passed away at the age of 31.
The initial cause was identified as suicide due to depression. Before his passing, Reckful had continuously posted many tweets, notably the tweet proposing to his girlfriend Becca.
When posting this, Reckful received a lot of mixed reactions from the online community. Some people congratulated him and hoped he would receive a yes from his girlfriend, but in return, a segment of Reckful’s fanatic fans began to exert pressure and used harsh language to force Becca to agree.
Unfortunately, Reckful later had to speak out requesting fans not to pressure Becca, adding that this action was merely to prove that she was truly the one he loved, his destiny.
Ironically, Reckful’s explanation infuriated many netizens, leading to thousands of negative comments targeting the streamer, accusing him of seeking attention and fame…
According to foreign media, Reckful had been showing signs of depression beforehand, and he was currently going through a tough time living apart from his girlfriend for an extended period (which could be considered a reason for this gamer to propose to Becca via social media due to missing her so much).
Enduring harsh comments in an unstable mental state is believed to be a contributing factor to his tragic decision. Regarding Becca, this female streamer is also deeply pained and tormented; she told the press: “I wish I could have read that tweet earlier, but it doesn’t change the fact that I couldn’t be there for him at that time.”
Reckful’s death is not only a huge shock to the streaming community and the gaming community but also embodies a pressing issue: bullying, verbal violence, and cyber harassment. Reckful had shown signs of depression beforehand, but certainly, the excessive malicious comments were among the factors that pushed this streamer to the brink of taking his own life.