UPDATE (28/12 – 15:00 EST) – Rachell ‘Valkyrae’ Hofstetter announced that he will return to streaming the day after he abruptly ended his broadcast on YouTube on December 27, which led to a new hashtag trend on Twitter amid the concern of those in his community.
Fans were alarmed on December 27, when the popular YouTube streamer ended its broadcast out of nowhere while she played Rust with fifty of the internet’s biggest content creators.
Fortunately, Valkyrae did not disappear for long; the next day, she announced on Twitter that she would go live “playing Rust with friends” again, although she plans to disable live chat until the broadcast actually begins.
live today at 15:00 pst!
Playing Rust with friends ❤️
Uploading new YouTube video tomorrow!
Prestream has started!
(chat disabled for now, but I’ll call you when I’m live) https://t.co/Gjb2ODUqmI– (^ – ^) / (@Valkyrae) December 28, 2020
Original Story:
Fifty of the Internet’s biggest content creators gathered for a big event inside Rust. After unhappy DDoS attacks, the action finally started in December 27 with things like the shroud, Ludwig, MoistCr1tikal and more, all joining the server.
Valkyrae was among the massive names in the lobby, but not everyone went according to plan. The YouTube streamer ended its broadcast out of nowhere, just before the three-hour mark. Typically, your streams can last much longer and usually close with an appropriate ending.
Something was clearly wrong and countless fans turned to Twitter to get in touch. The hashtag #ValkyraeSupport quickly became a trend in the United States, as hundreds of heartfelt messages flooded online for the streaming star.
After a few minutes of silence, it was clear that Valkyrae was not enjoying his time on the broadcast. She left Rust with alt-tab and addressed the viewers briefly before turning everything off.
“I’m going to end the flow,” she said. “I’m not having fun with streaming.”
It is not entirely clear what led to the abrupt end. It may have been a specific message in the chat or a long sequence of negativity during the transmission.
Regardless, in his few minutes of silence, Valkyrae looked at his chat with an unhappy expression several times. It is clear as the day that things were a little out of the ordinary, which his fans immediately realized.
Shortly after the streamer went offline, his Twitter account was also changed to private.
Valkyrae’s Twitter account was made private moments after the broadcast ended.
“She deserves all the love and support she receives from her community after constantly dealing with toxicity and background games,” an avid fan shared with the hashtag when she started to grow up.
“Please take care Valkyrae “, another one followed, before adding:” You don’t deserve to deal with so much toxic rear seat “.
#valkyraesupport @Valkyrae
she deserves all the love and support she receives from her community after constantly dealing with the toxicity and background games that chat has unfortunately become. I have no idea how she does it, but she is so strong mentally pic.twitter.com/5Mta1ektxZ– остия (@vlaxyx) December 28, 2020
#ValkyraeSupport thread? 🥺
Please take care @Valkyrae. you don’t deserve to deal with so much toxic rear seat, remember that we love you and we want you to have fun!– Popett🌱 (@Puppykkuno) December 28, 2020
While Valkyrae continued to play the big event Rust outside the stream, his broadcast had not yet returned at the time of writing. It seems unlikely that this will change until everything is said and done.
His Twitter account went public again a few hours later. A simple tweet followed as she thanked her loyal fans for their support.
I love you!!!
– (^ – ^) / (@Valkyrae) December 28, 2020
We will keep you updated if Valkyrae comments further on the situation.