Twitch streamer xQc's relationship with Grand Theft Auto 5 roleplaying has been controversial, yet incredibly lucrative. He went through routine cycles of being invited to the exclusive NoPixel RP server, getting over 100,000 views regularly on Twitch, and being temporarily banned. Now, it seems, the cycle may have ended as there are reports coming from various Discords stating that xQc has been permanently banned from the NoPixel GTA RP server.
The rumor stems from the xQcOWUpdates Twitter account, which tracks xQc's Twitch streams, social media, and general activity. On Sunday morning, the account shared screenshots said to be taken from the official NoPixel Discord and forums. The Discord screenshot showed xQc's account flagged as under "Banned Users," while the forum screenshots showed xQc's account listed as "Permanently Banned." While neither NoPixel nor xQc have officially confirmed whether he has been permanently banned, the evidence at hand seems compelling.
While xQc hasn't officially said anything regarding the NoPixel server, the xQc Updates Twitter account did share a screenshot of a message said to be taken from Twitch streamer AbdulHD's Discord. In the screenshot, xQc tells the Discord, "kraken the damn thing b4 tsunami. bless server with good luck." The post is layered in insider terms, but boils down to xQc asking AbdulHD to "sacrifice" his in-game car by driving it into the ocean to bless the NoPixel server with good luck. It's a symbolic way of celebrating xQc's departure, and AbdulHD would later do as xQc asked and launch his car into the ocean.
The only other evidence offered by the xQc Updates Twitter account is a post referencing multiple unnamed sources from the "NoPixel circle." According to these sources, xQc's character Jean Paul had its file "outright deleted." In other words, even if No Pixel wanted to bring xQc back, he'd have to make a new character, though no evidence of the deletion is provided.
The streamer has been banned and unbanned from the NoPixel GTA RP server enough times that anything seems plausible. Getting a permanent ban has always been the inevitable end for xQc, given his unwillingness to reflect and improve his behavior. On the other hand, NoPixel always forgave him and brought him back. As such, even if xQc is permanently banned right now, that could change in the future.
This likely isn't the end of the story regarding xQc's potential permanent NoPixel ban. There's likely to be some brief introspection on xQc's part, a dissection of where things went wrong by the Twitch community, and an ongoing effort to get him back into GTA RP - if the story is true in the first place. Either way, the streamer will likely be fine with or without the NoPixel server.
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