Reckful izvršio samoubistvo

Jedan od najuspješnijih World of Warcraft i Hearthstone igrača svih vremena, Byron “Reckful” Bernstein je juče, nakon dugogodišnje borbe sa depresijom, izvršio samoubistvo. Vijest je prenijela njegova djevojka, strimerka BlueGoesMew, što je kasnije potvrdio i njegov cimer.

Someone I love killed themselves. I wish I could have said something to prevent it… whyyyyyy

— Blue (@BlueGoesMew) July 2, 2020

Reckful je bio jedan od najuspješnijih profesionalnih World of Warcraft igrača ikada, prvi igraš koji je dostigao rating od 3000, te osvajač brojnih turnira, kako u WoW-u, tako i u Hearthstone-u. Radio je takođe i na svojoj video igri, “Everland”.

Poznato je da se Reckful borio sa depresijom, što je radio i javno,pričajući sa psihologom na strimovima. Nakon što je zaprosio svoju djevojku preko Twittera, dobio je dosta negativnih komentara i vjeruje se da je to bila tačka pucanja za 31-ogodišnjeg strimera.

ahh, i feel bad for anyone who has to deal with my insanity

— Reckful (@Byron) July 2, 2020

Mnoge ličnosti iz svijeta gejminga, esporta i Twitch-a su se oprostile od Reckfula preko Twittera.

RIP Reckful

I hope this will be a wakeup call to everyone who creates a reward structure around ridiculing and mocking mental illness

We can be better as a community and we will be better.

— Zack (@Asmongold) July 2, 2020

Wow,Reckful…absolute legend of WoW.
Truly devastating news,I don't understand mental illness but I know it's very real.We should all work on our mental health all the time
Talk to people,find and do the things that make you happy
RIP pic.twitter.com/j2KNRrgfst

— Pilav (@Pilavpowa) July 2, 2020

Byron was an huge inspiration in many ways for me and and a lot of people/streamer. He changed streaming forever, we're going to miss him so much.

— xQc (@xQc) July 2, 2020

Reckful was someone I looked up to growing up. I remember watching his interviews when he was on CoL, thinking he was so cool. I rewinded his Reckful 3 video over and over to learn from the best rogue in the world. He was a huge reason why I even considered a career as a pro. RIP

— Yiliang Peng (@TSMDoublelift) July 2, 2020

Ovaj događaj, kao i nedavno samoubistvo Rainbow 6: Siege jutjubera iceycat25 i prošlogodišnje samoubistvo jutjubera Etike, pokazuju koliko je posao internet ličnosti, zabavljača i content creator-a na internetu težak sa socijalnog aspekta. Reckful-u želimo da počiva u miru, a za sve koji imaju probleme a ne znaju kome da se obrate, preporučujemo Youtube kanal HealthyGamerGG.