Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek has become one of the most notable streamers in relation to first-person shooters. As a result of this notoriety, he has managed to become one of the top stars on Twitch. In addition to being a streamer, he used to be one of the top professionals in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. And more recently, he has dabbled in competitive Valorant. Recently, he addressed the possibility of returning to competitive Esports in the future.

During a recent live stream, Shroud gave his reasons for not wanting to compete in games competitively moving forward. The discussion arose while watching the Valorant Champions Tour. The streamer began the conversation by talking about the differences between Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Valorant on LAN. According to the streamer, CS:GO performed poorly online. However, he believed that Valorant felt solid. He then speculated how much better the team-based shooter developed by Riot could feel on LAN compared to regular online play. He concluded the discussion about LAN with an intriguing statement. “You never know. Maybe it is. Maybe I’ll play one day,” he said, referring to trying Valorant on LAN.

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Unsurprisingly, this last statement from Shroud caught the attention of those participating in the watch party with him. One person quickly responded by asking the logical question, “are you coming back?” Unfortunately for those hoping to see the Twitch streamer return to the competitive gaming scene, he shot down the idea immediately. “No,” he said confidently. After being asked his reason for not wanting to return to competitive gaming, Shroud took a moment to think before responding. “Um… too much work, and I’m lazy… I don’t know,” he said honestly.

shroud with headset at keyboard in a dxracer

This is an understandable answer from Shroud. As a former professional at one of the highest levels of an Esport, he obviously understands the large amount of work needed to compete. In addition, Shroud has played a lot of New World over the past few months. He acknowledged that turning professional again would prevent him from playing as much of the MMORPG. “If I was a pro, I couldn’t play New World, and that would p**s me off,” he said. Since the game was released at the end of September, he has frequently returned to the world of Aeternum. In addition, he has often provided advice to developers on ways that he believes the game could be improved.

It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Shroud. While these comments seem to suggest that he won’t be competing professionally in Valorant or CS:GO in the future, that doesn’t mean he won’t continue to stream first-person shooters. He still regularly plays Valorant to tens of thousands of viewers, and he likely isn’t going to stop soon.

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Source: Dexerto