Some streamers have shticks that become part of their regular repertoire. In fact, some people insist that having an attention-grabbing look or act is key to becoming successful in content creation. Part of Dr Disrespect’s persona is unquestionably his unforgettable getup, which is so recognizable that people even occasionally cosplay as Dr Disrespect. Others, like former professional Overwatch player Dellor, gained their audience in part due to outbursts of anger and over-the-top behavior.
One of the behaviors for which Dellor became known was breaking his keyboards, be it by smashing them on his desk or over his head. In 2019, this earned the content creator a permanent ban from Twitch, which was rescinded almost exactly a year later. The reason given by Twitch for the ban were its new rules against self-harm, which Dellor claims were implemented the very day he was banned. The content creator intentionally purchased cheap keyboards in order to easily break them, and this behavior went unpunished by Twitch for years. In fact, to celebrate his return to the platform in 2020, Dellor made a video of himself smashing keyboards.
Fast forward one year to October 2021, and Dellor has now officially called it quits on Twitch and will be continuing his streaming career on YouTube, where he moved after being banned in 2019. The reason, according to a video shared on Dellor’s Twitter account, is that Twitch has deceived him with false promises. “There’s a difference between someone getting punished and someone just getting manipulated, lied to, and strung along, which is what’s been happening to me.”
In May 2019, before the keyboard smashing incident, Dellor was banned from Twitch for 30 days after cursing out a female teammate in Apex Legends. Upon his return to the platform, he found that he had lost his partnership and therefore his ability to earn money from subscriptions. Dellor was informed that his partnership would be returned if he streamed for a certain period of time without causing problems, and the streamer claims to have then changed his content and behavior for six months. In October 2019, when it was time to regain his sub button, Dellor was instead banned for breaking his keyboard.
Upon being unbanned in October 2020, Dellor was again told that if he streamed for a while without getting into trouble, he would get his partnership back. The content creator has now streamed for a year, but when it came time for Twitch to fulfill its promise, Dellor was instead told that it’s no longer possible. The streamer will now move full-time to YouTube, where he has nearly a million followers. If Dellor’s claims about Twitch misleading and stringing him along are true, it’s of course not desirable behavior from a company whose content creators rely on it for steady income.