UPDATE (12/28 – 3:00 PM EST) – Rachell ‘Valkyrae’ Hofstetter has announced that she will return to streaming one day after her YouTube broadcast abruptly ended on December 27, leading to a new hashtag trend on Twitter amid concerns from those in her community.
Fans were concerned on December 27 when the popular YouTube streamer ended her broadcast out of nowhere while playing Rust alongside fifty of the internet’s biggest content creators.
Fortunately, Valkyrae did not long disappear; The next day, she announced on Twitter that she was going to “Play Rest with Friends” live again, although she plans to turn off her live chat until the stream really starts.
live today 15:00 pst!
Play Rest with friends ❤️
Upload new YouTube video tomorrow!
Prestream has begun!
(disabled for now, but will turn it on if I’m live) https://t.co/Gjb2ODUqmI– (^ – ^) / (@Valkyrae) 28 December 2020
Original story:
Fifty of the internet’s greatest content creators have all come together for one massive event in Rust. After unfortunately DDoS attacks, the action finally started December 27 with like garment, Ludwig, MoistCr1tikal, and more that all connect to the server.
Valkyrae was one of the big names in the lobby, but not all went according to plan. The YouTube streamer ended her broadcast out of nowhere just before the three-hour mark. Her streams can usually last longer than that and usually close them with a suitable outro.
Something was clearly down and numerous fans went to Twitter to reach out. The hashtag #ValkyraeSupport quickly became a trend in the United States as hundreds of heartfelt messages flowed online for the streaming star.
After a few minutes of silence, it was clear that Valkyrae was not enjoying her time. She leaves Rust and addresses her viewers briefly before turning everything off.
“I will end the stream,” she said. “I do not play well.”
It is not entirely clear what led to the sudden end. This could be a specific message in the chat or a long series of negativity during the broadcast.
Regardless, in a few minutes of silence, Valkyrae repeatedly looked at her chat with an unhappy expression. It was as clear as day that things were a bit extraordinary, which her fans immediately noticed.
Shortly after the streamer went offline, her Twitter account was also switched to private.
Valkyrae’s Twitter account was made private moments after the stream ended.
“She deserves all the love and support she gets from her community, after constantly dealing with the toxicity and backstory,” an avid fan shared the hashtag as it began to trend.
“Please be careful Valkyrae, ‘another followed, before adding:’ You do not deserve so much poisonous backbench. ‘
#valkyraesupport @Valkyrae
she deserves all the love and support she gets from her community, after constantly dealing with the toxicity and backstory games that made chat unhappy. I have no idea how she does it, but she’s so strong pic.twitter.com/5Mta1ektxZ– остия (@vlaxyx) 28 December 2020
#ValkyraeSupport wire? 🥺
Please be careful @Valkyrae. you do not deserve to deal with so many toxic backbench, remember we love you and want you to have fun!– Popett🌱 (@Puppykkuno) 28 December 2020
While Valkyrae continued to play during the big Rust event, her broadcast at the time of writing is not back yet. It seems unlikely that this will change until everything is said and done.
Her Twitter account was re-released a few hours later. A simple tweet follows up as she thanks her loyal fans for pouring out support.
love you!!!
– (^ – ^) / (@Valkyrae) 28 December 2020
We’ll keep you posted as Valkyrae provides further comment on the situation.