Canadian World Cup Player xQc Banned from Overwatch for 15 Days
By Nicholas Barth ·
Canadian World Cup player and Twitch streamer Félix "xQc" Lengyel has received a 15 day ban of his Overwatch account for engaging in alleged abusive in-game chat behavior.
Former Dallas Fuel player xQc has been banned from Overwatch for 15 days, according to a report by Dexerto, due to being reported for alleged abusive behavior regarding remarks the former member of the Overwatch League had made recently in the in-game chat of the title.
xQc found out about his ban from the title of Blizzard Entertainment's first person shooter during a recent stream of his, while the exact language that was used by xQc that led to Blizzard banning the Twitch streamer from Overwatch has not been made public.
The Twitch streamer then took to Twitter to explain that he it is never his intention to harass or utilize the in-game chat for the game in an abusive manner and that he apologized to anyone who may have felt insulted or hurt by his words and promised that he "will be better" for the future.
It is never my intention to harass or use in-game chat in an abusive manner. Banter is fun and 100% of the time I type something to someone I know they are playing along and won't be hurt. If I ever typed something and you we're genuinely hurt, I am sorry. I will be better.
— xQc (@xQc) August 12, 2018
While xQc rose to fame due to his talent as a professional player and streamer on Twitch who impressed fans with his impressive skill with the tank hero of Winston, the player has seen his fair share of controversy that has led to him receiving suspensions from competing in the Overwatch League. These instances consisted of remarks the former Dallas Fuel player made towards Houston Outlaws player Austin "Muma" Wilmot and for spamming the trihard emote in the official Overwatch League Twitch chat when host Malik Forte appeared on the broadcast.
These instances ultimately led to the Dallas Fuel releasing xQc from its Overwatch League roster. Since his release from the roster of the Dallas Fuel xQc has not competed in the league. It remains to be seen if the ban that xQc has received will have any affect on his ability to compete for Team Canada in the 2018 Overwatch World Cup.
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