boc man jeah like we watch him for a good part of our life It’s like just imagine when Tupac where still around how the the rap game would changed from now And reckful was the Tupac of wow When he where still around stuff would be different I imagine
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Exactly how I feel, never actually talked or played with him but for some reason it’s left me exactly how you said, weird how it’s affected me.... RIP my friend
Same, used to watch him pretty regularly a long time ago. Always got the feeling that he had his demons, and I always wanted him to do good. Was excited when I heard about his game, even though it wasn't a game I would most likely ever play. Maybe the fact that he was pretty open about everything and talked a lot gave you a deeper connect with him. Rest in peace Reckful.
11:27 "I wanted to win so bad..." Hearing these words doesn't just make me think of him caring about WoW but also how he wanted to win his struggle against depression. :'(
Can't help but feel like Blizzard banning Reckful and being adamant about never letting him back contributed to his mental health deteriorating. If he got unbanned and allowed to compete at Blizzcon maybe he'd still be around..
@bmcgmusic it doesn't matter i am still here for you to hate me but reckful was bipolar little things like not making a competition final was tilting for him and made him hate himself. There was a lot of mental illness there and people just abandoned him much like his groupies.
I'm actually pissed that blizzard never unbanned him. Someone at blizzard just decided they didn't like him and wanted him banned forever. The game was a huge part of his life, he had all his titles and memorys on those characters.
It's insane that I'm of no relevancy in reckfuls life but hes been such a huge impact in my own, I've seen so many VODs of him getting emotional like this and it really does break my heart. I really wish him nothing but happiness.
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Devil of the Seas He's emotional over something he's passionate about. He was an incredible WoW player and for him, this was something comparatively huge. I was struggling really bad last year, I know where you're coming from, truly I do. I hope things get better for you as well, but putting him down over his career because it differs from your idea of 'fair' per se? That's just low and asinine.
Devil of the Seas The amount of money one has does not determine how happy they will be. To say: "he can't feel pain" merely over the fact he has money shows how narrow-sightedly you're looking at this. He isn't spoiled, either. He earned the money fair and square. Again, I struggle too, but I'm not going to tear at another's success because I don't have what they do.
extreme and that effects you in which way exactly? if you have nothing nice to say say nothing at all, but i guess its the other way around in youtube comments
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I think they are using someone popular like him as an example to not go against their rules. I doubt they will unban him for whatever reason because of this.
Yes, and he has been serving as an example for the last 8 years. I genuinely believe that if they unban Reckful, that'd be a rather smart move to do. This guy could do great stuff for this community.
I certainly fucking hope that there's no corporate overlord making buck by deliberately destroying my gaming experience in the next life@@mladendenni7062
This shows just how real Reckful was. Not a lot of people are as genuine and open as he was. Reckful had the power to make you feel like he was a close friend of yours just by watching his stream. I'm going to miss you a lot man. If you guys reading this have depression and are having a bad day please reach out and talk to someone.
Reckful breaking down is heart breaking. He may have lost the competitions but he won me over as a fan always and many others. Long live Reckful miss you and your streams.
I watched reckful for 2 years long when he played WoW and he was the top streamer and most entertaining guy ever so please blizzard give us our king back =(
He’s not banned as a person, he is just banned on some characters he was playing while he was his best and also piloting other peoples accounts. He’s on record saying he did this and it’s not fully cause of that ret scapegoat
Doesn't seem like you're trying to improve the situation you are in when you cry like a fucking idiot over different videos over the success they've had in life, hope you fucking stick to your rice piece of shit.
I wasn't particularly knowledged of how reckful was as a streamer/internet personality but his passing has shattered me into pieces. He must've been so fucking loved by everyone around him but it just sucks when you're really feeling like you're fighting your battles alone. I can see how great of a guy he is. And that really shattered me because I know he's one huge loss to many. Rest in Power, Byron. Your legacy will live through the people you have impacted.
I understand the emotion. That was his heyday, and it was brief. He was "one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savors of anti-climax." It made him his money and directed the course of his life. How could he not feel strongly about it?
This reminds me of Kobe. He doesn't care about MVPs, he wants titles. Reckful had a championship mind. I just remember him being one of the smartest streamers cause he would speak his mind and strategies to the viewers. Always like 2 or 3 steps ahead of his opponents and competition. Unfortunate God took him away. But legends always die young. He is one of them.
Nothing to do with God my friend. It was toxic piece of shit humans that told a already depressed and suicidal person to go kill himself like his brother did. I hope karma hits those scums who said that to him.
@@murat8210 I feel your pain man, I've cried more times over this than I have in the past few years all together. I grew up with Byron, I played with him, and I played against him. Byron was an inspiring and very relatable person. I think it's best for your health and for everyone who cares about Byron to not wish bad things on people, don't foster their hate inside of you. They may of contributed that day, but Byron's depression was much deeper than randoms on the internet. He was an extremely intelligent person, I'm sure he was able to separate the pain of randoms on the internet and the pain of the real life everyday things he felt. They were a factor but they aren't the reason. Hopefully those people learn their impact, but Byron's depression and suicidal thoughts were much deeper rooted than assholes on twitter. If you've watched him over the last decade, you can see it. You can even see it in one of his very first TH-cam videos. It's been devastating for me. I wish you all the best.
@@murat8210 I know you're mad and rightfully so but lashing out at others only creates a cycle of hate. Byron has diagnosed Bi Polar, I know people with Bi-Polar. The mania and depression swings are real, and sometimes in those uncontrollable depression swings alot can happen... I think using his memory to motivate people to be nicer to each other would be the best way to honor him even though its so damn hard.
blizzard goes and bans an actual player that is emotionally attached to the game and loves their game, alot of people got into wow thanks to him, and for the stupidest reason of account sharing just to try a different character. We've all been in someone elses account at somepoint wich makes this even more ridiculous of a reason to permaban. I don't know why but I feel like blizzard is being morally incorrect due to some type of grudge, morality tends do disappear when you hold a grudge. Yet again, why would you hold a grudge against reckful? Such a stupid company decision. Even league unbanned tyler1 for much worse reasons.
"someone elses account" = boosting 200 accounts to glad via accountplay? shut the fuck up. he also did accountplay on fucking stream with r1 players. he shoul've known that accountplay is a nono. instead of creating a new account he cries after his old one. this guy has some ego issues. if he really wants to play the game again he should get a new account.
"knowing this rich fuck" - Lol stopped reading after this. What a fucking excuse. You're calling him rich, obviously because you're poor and you're poor because you're a fucking loser who isn't as smart as he is.
Lmao you're dumb. He can get another account. If you get banned you can simply buy the game again. The reason he doesn't is because he wants his old account back, and because of principle. Eitherway you're a horrible person for hating someone simply because he's rich. He's done plenty of charity streams (like many other people) and his stream is also ad-free. Just because you're poor doesn't mean you deserve the money more, Byron is a great person and whether he deserves his money or not doesn't matter, because he earned all of it, just like you can do too if you were smart, but nope.
still after years of followership, you are one of the purest human being i ever knew or know of. whatever you are going trough dear byron, know that we absolutely love you
You're the best in our hearts. Nothing has topped Reckful 3 to this day imo. Individually you are probably the best WoW player that's ever played. Editing to say you were one of a kind, so authentic and genuine. I'm sorry you had to suffer for so long. Rest in peace x
I watched a lot Whaaz cause everyone says he’s the best blabla. But I just see Pshero better than him. And reckful, was the best at his peak vs Whaaz at his peak, Reckful anyday. Reckful has so many haters it’s incredible, yet he’s just THE rank one, period. To all haters : suck it up, your opinions and hate aren’t fact.
Um..even neilyo was better than him. He absolutely deserved the ban. He constantly fed the teams he played on for MONEY noy because it was fun. He made easily 30k and constantly invited devs like tom Chilton to get carried for
With all the blizzard fall-outs going on recently, I got to thinking about this exact moment 11:27, and how blizzard handled his ban. You can see how much all this meant to him time and again, and it's just so unfortunate they didn't reach out. Rest in peace, Reckful.
luismiguel gonzalez was Swifty a rogue that may have played on Sentinels server back in Lich King? Just wondering I raided with someone by that name. He was always trying to recruit me... Meh who knows
Knowing what happened in the end, the end of this is super super sad. He was calling out for help for years. RIP Reck, you will never be forgotten! TY for your short time on Earth, lots of great memories!
Talkin about the good old days of Wow... man those were some of the most fun times ive ever had on a game. When I saw him cry it brought back the feels of how tight the community was back then. Geez man...
He says at the very end, "I'm fine." But he was obviously not fine. He was emotional and hurt. When people suffer from depression, they don't process being emotional or hurt in a typical way. Byron is gone, far too soon. We need to de-stigmatize mental health awareness and provide resources to people who are hurt and depressed. RIP Reckful. This is a reminder to hug and care for those you love and make every day count.
No, watched him since the day he started 2012, and never seen him cry much. Maybe he just had a super emotional day or was on some new medication? idk anymore lol. its no big deal though, Reckful has always been real and honest!
Michael Neerotic He just randomly has a burst of emotions that's all. It's happened to me before, where you just think about something that's happened in the past or something you're passionate about.
But he has talked about these things for years on stream without the same reaction, and he cried 4 times or something last stream?, You get that as well? some days u just cry a lot?
I think even though he was trying to make it sound as light hearted as possible it still affected him for a long time. tournaments like that will weigh on you for a long time especially if you felt like you had it in the bag.
Damn he really loves WoW, Blissard do something right for once in your life and unban this man You were still good when you played legion beta, you can get rank 1 again bro
I always watched your videos & streams since 2013. When I felt lonely and depressed, I just watched your content and felt at ease. Rest in Peace Byron, you will never be forgotten. I will never forget you.
Reckful if I could go back and comment on this video I would've a long time ago. It's okay that you lost, you're still one of the goats if not the goat. There's always more tournaments and you can always get good again. Just cause you fail doesn't mean its over. You get back up and try again but harder! I love you and miss you bud the world was not ready to lose you. Miss you forever always... Maybe i'll get to meet you one day.
I wonder if lowkey he had bad blood with blizzard. Because he always seems to mention them. I wish they didn't ban him for so long maybe two years instead of however long it was. R.I.P Byron wish we could've played wow you're still a huge inspiration.
I’m 15 now. I started wow when I was 8. They banned my guild leader for some bullshit reason. Guild falls apart after being started day one of wow. I haven’t played since the day he was banned a few years ago.
People can clown on him for getting emotional, but for anyone who played tbc or wrath this dude was an absolute enigma and his life is seriously connected to wow. Man card not revoked. Legend.
I’ve never heard of this guys till I got caught up in an Asmogold reacts video playlist and having him give some commentary and a little more exposition was helpful. I’m totally new to this scene but I’ve played WoW since Vanilla, but hearing this guy talk about the game and showing his passion and determination to win and failing to, then to find out he’s been permabanned from the game was crushing. As an outsider to the pvp scene, Rektful’s comeback is like a Rocky story, one I’d be down to see, seeing him talk about the game has made me interested in the pvp scene and watching it at Blizzcon, but only if he’s there. If he has a chance to get there that is. It’s an amazing story and if he came back I’d watch him, even though I’ve never watched WoW pvp content before ever. I like who this guy is and his perseverance. I wish I could have watched him in his prime or at least watch him try a huge comeback. If he did he’d have my support, I for one am someone who believes everyone deserves a second chance, and this guy right here deserves one. If I was a WoW GM or in control of permabanned accounts I’d have a hard time not giving this dude a second chance, for redemption. But hey, that’s all wishful thinking. I’m glad you shared your story man. I know what it’s like to be so close to winning something and failing, so I know how that feels. I for one would love to see you do a comeback if that was possible.
around 8:40 Reckful mentions that he notices how mad he is. I see determination there. It's something special that he got to where he did and I think this story is not just incredible that he achieved what he did but it's also inspiring to me as someone who has a competitive spirit.
I remember being on your stream every single day during the wow days and it was you who made me enjoy the game myself. Had such a fucking blast during that time its crazy, been around ever since. FREE RECKFUL. ✌️
R.I.P Byron. I feel weirdly drawn to this person even though I hadn't known him or watched his streams but I find his story really touching. I've been watching a lot of videos about him today. I had one question though. I thought that he ended up going to Blizzcon in the end? Was he upset because he didn't go on WOW?
Reckful is one of the greatest WoW players and gamers of all time. I'm glad I got to play, little wing on my guitar for him one of his discord streams. I still have the video saved.
Reckful was my inspiration when i started playing WoW... my dream was to be a god warrior in arenas like him... dude, i cried too... coudnt hold the tears...
ya i don't get how swifty got perma banned and in just two days he got unbanned for no fucking good reasons. reckful got perma banned and is still banned. if swifty gets unbanned then why can't reckful get the same treatment as he did. sometimes i questions blizzards decision on that shit but damn.
If he really wants to he can make a new account instead of crying after his old one. He did accountplay on stream with 20k viewers. you are delusional if you think this ban gets lifted ever.
This video right here should have been Blizzard's cue to immediately un-ban him. Edit: Blizzard's poor decision making/stubbornness contributed greatly to his mental health issues.
Yeah, later on they go on to implement the max lvl trial character system, ridiculous. They used to ban people for T-Morph, then they come out with a toy that morphs your character many other examples of this. Disgusting company.
There needs to be a tier In shadowlands called reckless/reckful gladiator. The person who fucking catapulted wow on twitch, he deserves some recognition.
The crazy part he's not the only victim of rank 1 , I remember partying with blizzcon champion is south Korea and it's just a tournament, sc2 pros understand it way more than wow players , no need to lose ur head over it wish I had the chance to talk to reckful
I really wish they would just unban him...... I've legit NEVER played WOW in my lifetime but it looks SO DAMN FUN. I just don't have a PC or laptop. I'd play on the lowest settings if I even had a shit PC
I just hope you are in a better place now and if there is no such thing atleast the depression wont get to bother you anymore. Thanks for all moments i could relate to and the ones that inspired me. I wish your family can overcome this in the best way possible and your friends aswell. It was a pleasure to follow you from the start to finish and you wont be forgotten. I hope you find your peace of mind now. Rest well reckful
Doesn't really matter. People don't cry at the jobs they have done some time ago. Do you cry when you think of your failures at your previous jobs? I'd understand doing it at that moment but not when looking back.
well imagine thinking or talking about something that you cared a lot about or maybe failed at, and then you remember that you're never going to be able to try again. it all adds up and emotions come out.
Nova, competitions and tournaments are a different beast. As silly as it sounds, it's more comparable to a professional athlete who just wanted to qualify for a big tourney but never made it. Not exactly a typical 9-5.
It's not really the same as a regular job. Competition is something that for some people is super important, especially when you're at the very top of the game. You can bet your ass that top players hold onto their greatest triumphs and failures for the rest of their lives. I wouldn't say it's unusual for someone to react this way when they put their whole lives into achieving one goal and they fail to do so.
its weird how we get these feelings that we bottled up for such a long time come up and explode randomly
boc man jeah like we watch him for a good part of our life
It’s like just imagine when Tupac where still around how the the rap game would changed from now
And reckful was the Tupac of wow
When he where still around stuff would be different I imagine
It's weird how we can be perfectly fine talking about it for hours but you make a sad face for 2 seconds and all the emotions just come out.
It's weird, but not really. Try to force a smile and see how that actually can make you more happy for a while.
except we dont? ur just really sensitive and need to evolve
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This whole situation has left me feeling uneasy and strangely empty inside and I never even met him.
Me too
@Adamills sorry to hear dude hope you've been coping with that alright
Exactly how I feel, never actually talked or played with him but for some reason it’s left me exactly how you said, weird how it’s affected me.... RIP my friend
Same, used to watch him pretty regularly a long time ago. Always got the feeling that he had his demons, and I always wanted him to do good. Was excited when I heard about his game, even though it wasn't a game I would most likely ever play.
Maybe the fact that he was pretty open about everything and talked a lot gave you a deeper connect with him. Rest in peace Reckful.
Same 😔🙏🙏🙏🙏
11:27 "I wanted to win so bad..."
Hearing these words doesn't just make me think of him caring about WoW but also how he wanted to win his struggle against depression. :'(
exactly :(
11:45 Raw3st "stop crying you pussy"
such a sad story, RIP Reckful
Can't help but feel like Blizzard banning Reckful and being adamant about never letting him back contributed to his mental health deteriorating. If he got unbanned and allowed to compete at Blizzcon maybe he'd still be around..
@@hdaNhun Definitely
His NPC should be called "Ruthless Gladiator Reckful/Byron Bernstein".
Award him the title posthumously, he deserved it.
nO
@@CarNNNN Yes.
@@CarNNNN nice b8, almost as good as your videos LMAOOO
100%
@bmcgmusic it doesn't matter i am still here for you to hate me but reckful was bipolar little things like not making a competition final was tilting for him and made him hate himself. There was a lot of mental illness there and people just abandoned him much like his groupies.
Thats actualy by far my favorite story
ofc
ofc payo
little payo i miss you
Of his? Then yea it’s a good story but if this is the best story you’ve ever heard then you’re missing out
I'm actually pissed that blizzard never unbanned him. Someone at blizzard just decided they didn't like him and wanted him banned forever. The game was a huge part of his life, he had all his titles and memorys on those characters.
That's so sad. Why would they ban him for no reason. Especially if that was his thing. He never struck me as a toxic person.
@@8Bitorbust He got banned for doing piloted carries, but he tried to lie and say he just "played his friends account to try out a character"
@@thetaboyswag2307 The paladin he played to try out pala was live on stream.
@@8Bitorbust Pretty sure he was boosting his friends and got caught.
@@ieatbadgers Bummer.
This man really went through a lot, risked his rank 1 title and followed his dreams just for them to get crushed. This is real passion
1st world problems
Problems are relative loser.
oh no you called me a loser you must be a genius
It was really imporant for him at that time, and therefor it is a real problem.
@devil of the seas .....lol sick troll
I just watched this 5 years later, and seeing the pain and his tears just shows that he was holding it in for so long. Miss you Reckful.
I have these episodes aswell, currently in. Returning too older reckful vods and vids. I miss him talking.
Was wondering if i was the only one who goes through these phases. This is about the 6th one since hes passed.
It's insane that I'm of no relevancy in reckfuls life but hes been such a huge impact in my own, I've seen so many VODs of him getting emotional like this and it really does break my heart. I really wish him nothing but happiness.
omd 😂
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that shit closed
I made a new one, instead of using the 3 year old one haha. The link should work now, but won't be public before 5 signatures.
Signed for lulz (and hope?)
goddamn i almost cry too
Why didn’t he just make a new account if he wanted to play so bad lol fucking idiot
Bob sagget hahaha so true
Devil of the Seas He's emotional over something he's passionate about. He was an incredible WoW player and for him, this was something comparatively huge. I was struggling really bad last year, I know where you're coming from, truly I do. I hope things get better for you as well, but putting him down over his career because it differs from your idea of 'fair' per se? That's just low and asinine.
Devil of the Seas The amount of money one has does not determine how happy they will be. To say: "he can't feel pain" merely over the fact he has money shows how narrow-sightedly you're looking at this. He isn't spoiled, either. He earned the money fair and square. Again, I struggle too, but I'm not going to tear at another's success because I don't have what they do.
Fanboooy! (Yo también, está claro, guapo :P)
that broke my heart to see byron get teary. we love you bro
nice stable heart u got there, maybe ask for a refund ?
He's crying all the time now, old and emotionally unstable man
extreme and that effects you in which way exactly? if you have nothing nice to say say nothing at all, but i guess its the other way around in youtube comments
shut the fuck up alice
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RIP RUTHLESS GLADIATOR RECKFUL
Ruthless
@@timkempp8922 thx lol
Ok boys how about we start a petition or some shit to get him unbanned ? Its been such a long time i think he has served his sentence.
mikechalis96 do it
Fucking do it please
I think they are using someone popular like him as an example to not go against their rules. I doubt they will unban him for whatever reason because of this.
Yes, and he has been serving as an example for the last 8 years. I genuinely believe that if they unban Reckful, that'd be a rather smart move to do. This guy could do great stuff for this community.
soda did worst
RIP my dude, hopefully you can win Blizzcon in the afterlife
there is no Blizzcon in afterlife, and he is in bad place atm
I certainly fucking hope that there's no corporate overlord making buck by deliberately destroying my gaming experience in the next life@@mladendenni7062
Got so real at the end. It feels nice to get that shit out sometimes though. Keep being awesome brother
He let's it out too much though. So much crying on his stream :/
This shows just how real Reckful was. Not a lot of people are as genuine and open as he was. Reckful had the power to make you feel like he was a close friend of yours just by watching his stream. I'm going to miss you a lot man.
If you guys reading this have depression and are having a bad day please reach out and talk to someone.
Reckful breaking down is heart breaking. He may have lost the competitions but he won me over as a fan always and many others. Long live Reckful miss you and your streams.
Got this in my recommended today. Still can't believe you're gone. I hope you found peace.
samee
@@bjni same here and now I'm listening to Maya's song once more.
The sudden feels at 11:27 😔
It makes it even more sad bc he passed.
He just wanted to win so bad:(
RIP. LEGEND.
Blizzard murdered him.
I watched reckful for 2 years long when he played WoW and he was the top streamer and most entertaining guy ever so please blizzard give us our king back =(
It was magical. Him and Mitch in arena together was my favorite.
He’s not banned as a person, he is just banned on some characters he was playing while he was his best and also piloting other peoples accounts. He’s on record saying he did this and it’s not fully cause of that ret scapegoat
I really didn't expect him to cry there, I thought he was joking with us at first, the feels
Devil of the Seas fuck you for thinking money = happiness. no relation at all lmao
Devil of the Seas wtf you doing posting shit on everyone's comments lmao . gtfo
Doesn't seem like you're trying to improve the situation you are in when you cry like a fucking idiot over different videos over the success they've had in life, hope you fucking stick to your rice piece of shit.
that's what I thought too.
I wasn't particularly knowledged of how reckful was as a streamer/internet personality but his passing has shattered me into pieces. He must've been so fucking loved by everyone around him but it just sucks when you're really feeling like you're fighting your battles alone. I can see how great of a guy he is. And that really shattered me because I know he's one huge loss to many. Rest in Power, Byron. Your legacy will live through the people you have impacted.
I understand the emotion. That was his heyday, and it was brief.
He was "one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savors of anti-climax."
It made him his money and directed the course of his life. How could he not feel strongly about it?
This reminds me of Kobe. He doesn't care about MVPs, he wants titles. Reckful had a championship mind. I just remember him being one of the smartest streamers cause he would speak his mind and strategies to the viewers. Always like 2 or 3 steps ahead of his opponents and competition. Unfortunate God took him away. But legends always die young. He is one of them.
Nothing to do with God my friend. It was toxic piece of shit humans that told a already depressed and suicidal person to go kill himself like his brother did. I hope karma hits those scums who said that to him.
Mulle Manden i agree God didn’t take him away, he took himself away
@@murat8210 I feel your pain man, I've cried more times over this than I have in the past few years all together. I grew up with Byron, I played with him, and I played against him. Byron was an inspiring and very relatable person.
I think it's best for your health and for everyone who cares about Byron to not wish bad things on people, don't foster their hate inside of you.
They may of contributed that day, but Byron's depression was much deeper than randoms on the internet. He was an extremely intelligent person, I'm sure he was able to separate the pain of randoms on the internet and the pain of the real life everyday things he felt.
They were a factor but they aren't the reason. Hopefully those people learn their impact, but Byron's depression and suicidal thoughts were much deeper rooted than assholes on twitter. If you've watched him over the last decade, you can see it. You can even see it in one of his very first TH-cam videos.
It's been devastating for me. I wish you all the best.
@@murat8210 I know you're mad and rightfully so but lashing out at others only creates a cycle of hate. Byron has diagnosed Bi Polar, I know people with Bi-Polar. The mania and depression swings are real, and sometimes in those uncontrollable depression swings alot can happen... I think using his memory to motivate people to be nicer to each other would be the best way to honor him even though its so damn hard.
@@stuartrobertson5062 i Know. My dad has it which is why reckfuls dead hits me hard
Its so sad ! Rip man :(
#FreeReckful w2 Falador riot - get your cannons boys!
blizzard goes and bans an actual player that is emotionally attached to the game and loves their game, alot of people got into wow thanks to him, and for the stupidest reason of account sharing just to try a different character.
We've all been in someone elses account at somepoint wich makes this even more ridiculous of a reason to permaban.
I don't know why but I feel like blizzard is being morally incorrect due to some type of grudge, morality tends do disappear when you hold a grudge.
Yet again, why would you hold a grudge against reckful?
Such a stupid company decision. Even league unbanned tyler1 for much worse reasons.
"someone elses account" = boosting 200 accounts to glad via accountplay? shut the fuck up. he also did accountplay on fucking stream with r1 players. he shoul've known that accountplay is a nono. instead of creating a new account he cries after his old one. this guy has some ego issues. if he really wants to play the game again he should get a new account.
Devil of the Seas Should've paid attention in school i guess. Your life can't be that bad, you have internet.
Devil of the Seas jealous?
"knowing this rich fuck" - Lol stopped reading after this. What a fucking excuse. You're calling him rich, obviously because you're poor and you're poor because you're a fucking loser who isn't as smart as he is.
Lmao you're dumb. He can get another account. If you get banned you can simply buy the game again. The reason he doesn't is because he wants his old account back, and because of principle. Eitherway you're a horrible person for hating someone simply because he's rich. He's done plenty of charity streams (like many other people) and his stream is also ad-free. Just because you're poor doesn't mean you deserve the money more, Byron is a great person and whether he deserves his money or not doesn't matter, because he earned all of it, just like you can do too if you were smart, but nope.
Been watching reckfuls vids all day now. These are sad times… r.i.p buddy
same.
still after years of followership, you are one of the purest human being i ever knew or know of.
whatever you are going trough dear byron, know that we absolutely love you
You're the best in our hearts. Nothing has topped Reckful 3 to this day imo. Individually you are probably the best WoW player that's ever played.
Editing to say you were one of a kind, so authentic and genuine. I'm sorry you had to suffer for so long. Rest in peace x
Nomad word
I watched a lot Whaaz cause everyone says he’s the best blabla. But I just see Pshero better than him. And reckful, was the best at his peak vs Whaaz at his peak, Reckful anyday. Reckful has so many haters it’s incredible, yet he’s just THE rank one, period. To all haters : suck it up, your opinions and hate aren’t fact.
reckful>woundman>neilyo>pika(he has a lot of potential to reach or even surpass OG reckful)>other OGs>whazz
Um..even neilyo was better than him. He absolutely deserved the ban. He constantly fed the teams he played on for MONEY noy because it was fun. He made easily 30k and constantly invited devs like tom Chilton to get carried for
R.I.P. Recktful
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With all the blizzard fall-outs going on recently, I got to thinking about this exact moment 11:27, and how blizzard handled his ban.
You can see how much all this meant to him time and again, and it's just so unfortunate they didn't reach out. Rest in peace, Reckful.
Byron deserve to have an npc in wow, I would visit that npc every day in his honor. Rest In Peace
He already has one.
Trenton Diana where??
@@aliyahdel2721 Stormwind Cathedral
The " Go again" @12:43 pierces me.
This was such a good watch. Thank you!
Still here in 2024 always remembered Rest in piece.
Reckful for real, talk with swifty. I know that you may not like him, but am sure he can help you. He knows a lot if people on blizzard.
luismiguel gonzalez was Swifty a rogue that may have played on Sentinels server back in Lich King? Just wondering I raided with someone by that name. He was always trying to recruit me... Meh who knows
luismiguel gonzalez the game is garbage now, why should he play again.
Reckful we love you :-)
Knowing what happened in the end, the end of this is super super sad. He was calling out for help for years. RIP Reck, you will never be forgotten! TY for your short time on Earth, lots of great memories!
Talkin about the good old days of Wow... man those were some of the most fun times ive ever had on a game. When I saw him cry it brought back the feels of how tight the community was back then. Geez man...
ive never wanted to hug someone ive never met so badly. rip reckful, so much impact on my life and many others
Reckful's WoW streams were the best. I spent so much of my life watching him play WoW when Twitch first started growing. Good memories!
He says at the very end, "I'm fine." But he was obviously not fine. He was emotional and hurt. When people suffer from depression, they don't process being emotional or hurt in a typical way. Byron is gone, far too soon. We need to de-stigmatize mental health awareness and provide resources to people who are hurt and depressed. RIP Reckful. This is a reminder to hug and care for those you love and make every day count.
Can you explain in what way they process being emotional or hurt?
Yu guys always seen him cry? First time ive seen him cry. Unban him blizzard!!
No, watched him since the day he started 2012, and never seen him cry much. Maybe he just had a super emotional day or was on some new medication? idk anymore lol. its no big deal though, Reckful has always been real and honest!
Michael Neerotic He just randomly has a burst of emotions that's all. It's happened to me before, where you just think about something that's happened in the past or something you're passionate about.
But he has talked about these things for years on stream without the same reaction, and he cried 4 times or something last stream?, You get that as well? some days u just cry a lot?
watch the vod with pokimane, every Reckful fan has seen him cry many times
I think even though he was trying to make it sound as light hearted as possible it still affected him for a long time. tournaments like that will weigh on you for a long time especially if you felt like you had it in the bag.
Reckful could have been queueing right now on twitch if blizzard would of just fucking unbanned him.
Damn he really loves WoW, Blissard do something right for once in your life and unban this man
You were still good when you played legion beta, you can get rank 1 again bro
that is so good for him to cry and let out these emotions he has
Was so not prepared for the emotianal ending,im at work and hungover,had to go to the restroom and cry lmao
yea me neither, i thought he was joking at first.. i really wanna see him play rogue again, ive watched that 117-4 like 896763654 times!
I think you need to stop watching streamers.
I always watched your videos & streams since 2013. When I felt lonely and depressed, I just watched your content and felt at ease. Rest in Peace Byron, you will never be forgotten. I will never forget you.
Kalbimizde hep yaşayacak ruthless gladiator reckful
Reckful if I could go back and comment on this video I would've a long time ago. It's okay that you lost, you're still one of the goats if not the goat. There's always more tournaments and you can always get good again. Just cause you fail doesn't mean its over. You get back up and try again but harder! I love you and miss you bud the world was not ready to lose you. Miss you forever always... Maybe i'll get to meet you one day.
I wonder if lowkey he had bad blood with blizzard. Because he always seems to mention them. I wish they didn't ban him for so long maybe two years instead of however long it was. R.I.P Byron wish we could've played wow you're still a huge inspiration.
Watching this in 2023, miss you broseph
I hope you finally at peace my man, we all miss you dearly
I’m 15 now. I started wow when I was 8. They banned my guild leader for some bullshit reason. Guild falls apart after being started day one of wow.
I haven’t played since the day he was banned a few years ago.
People can clown on him for getting emotional, but for anyone who played tbc or wrath this dude was an absolute enigma and his life is seriously connected to wow. Man card not revoked. Legend.
We miss u so much Reck... So how did Ven/cdew's team beat Talbadar back then ??
Rip Legend.
You'll be missed.
I’ve never heard of this guys till I got caught up in an Asmogold reacts video playlist and having him give some commentary and a little more exposition was helpful. I’m totally new to this scene but I’ve played WoW since Vanilla, but hearing this guy talk about the game and showing his passion and determination to win and failing to, then to find out he’s been permabanned from the game was crushing.
As an outsider to the pvp scene, Rektful’s comeback is like a Rocky story, one I’d be down to see, seeing him talk about the game has made me interested in the pvp scene and watching it at Blizzcon, but only if he’s there. If he has a chance to get there that is.
It’s an amazing story and if he came back I’d watch him, even though I’ve never watched WoW pvp content before ever. I like who this guy is and his perseverance. I wish I could have watched him in his prime or at least watch him try a huge comeback.
If he did he’d have my support, I for one am someone who believes everyone deserves a second chance, and this guy right here deserves one.
If I was a WoW GM or in control of permabanned accounts I’d have a hard time not giving this dude a second chance, for redemption.
But hey, that’s all wishful thinking. I’m glad you shared your story man. I know what it’s like to be so close to winning something and failing, so I know how that feels. I for one would love to see you do a comeback if that was possible.
a genuine person byroni love you man
around 8:40 Reckful mentions that he notices how mad he is. I see determination there. It's something special that he got to where he did and I think this story is not just incredible that he achieved what he did but it's also inspiring to me as someone who has a competitive spirit.
Rest In Peace brother. See you in the shadow lands.
RIP Byron, first stream I followed on Twitch. You'll always be remembered.
#unbanreckful
Reckful is actually a very pure man i love you dude
TURTLE ALL DAY IDIOT!! >:( Lol good times
I can't stop crying right now ... exactly like him in this video .. I can't ... it's to hard. . Rip my friend
I remember being on your stream every single day during the wow days and it was you who made me enjoy the game myself. Had such a fucking blast during that time its crazy, been around ever since. FREE RECKFUL. ✌️
11:27 hits hard. I get hit by shit like that all the time. Sometimes i think he saved my life by bringing attention to mental health issues.
Rest in Peace. 🖤
Nothing sucks more then having something taken away from you under circumstances that you cannot control
R.I.P Byron. I feel weirdly drawn to this person even though I hadn't known him or watched his streams but I find his story really touching. I've been watching a lot of videos about him today.
I had one question though. I thought that he ended up going to Blizzcon in the end? Was he upset because he didn't go on WOW?
Reckful is one of the greatest WoW players and gamers of all time. I'm glad I got to play, little wing on my guitar for him one of his discord streams. I still have the video saved.
Reckful was my inspiration when i started playing WoW... my dream was to be a god warrior in arenas like him... dude, i cried too... coudnt hold the tears...
I miss this guy..much love
Ruthless Gladiator Reckful ❤
Grew up watching you. Watched twitch evolve and it was so long ago now ... watching you cry made me tear a bit.
Never forget the first reckful movie
Wish reckful could just get unbanned already, would love to see him playing rogue again.
ya i don't get how swifty got perma banned and in just two days he got unbanned for no fucking good reasons. reckful got perma banned and is still banned. if swifty gets unbanned then why can't reckful get the same treatment as he did. sometimes i questions blizzards decision on that shit but damn.
If he really wants to he can make a new account instead of crying after his old one. He did accountplay on stream with 20k viewers. you are delusional if you think this ban gets lifted ever.
Devil of the Seas Lol you sound jealous as fuck, do everyone a favor stfu and stop copy pasting your salty ass comment everywhere
Devil of the Seas maybe get a job and then you can eat something other than beans.
wow thank you so much for sharing this Byron. you are amazing.
This video right here should have been Blizzard's cue to immediately un-ban him.
Edit: Blizzard's poor decision making/stubbornness contributed greatly to his mental health issues.
Yeah, later on they go on to implement the max lvl trial character system, ridiculous.
They used to ban people for T-Morph, then they come out with a toy that morphs your character many other examples of this.
Disgusting company.
LOL @ 8:36
If Rekful were made into an RTS hero, his animated portrait should look like this.
Damn youtube algorithm….😢
This is why I love reckful actually. He's so authentic and transparent, and even when it hurts him, he can't help but be that way and be himself.
That year the first of the hair reckful would eventually lose, fell.
There needs to be a tier In shadowlands called reckless/reckful gladiator. The person who fucking catapulted wow on twitch, he deserves some recognition.
reminded again how fucked up blizzard is
The crazy part he's not the only victim of rank 1 , I remember partying with blizzcon champion is south Korea and it's just a tournament, sc2 pros understand it way more than wow players , no need to lose ur head over it wish I had the chance to talk to reckful
RIP man came back here cause i remember this is the first time i heard you explaining from your POV
I really wish they would just unban him...... I've legit NEVER played WOW in my lifetime but it looks SO DAMN FUN. I just don't have a PC or laptop. I'd play on the lowest settings if I even had a shit PC
I just hope you are in a better place now and if there is no such thing atleast the depression wont get to bother you anymore. Thanks for all moments i could relate to and the ones that inspired me. I wish your family can overcome this in the best way possible and your friends aswell. It was a pleasure to follow you from the start to finish and you wont be forgotten. I hope you find your peace of mind now. Rest well reckful
Rip reckful real legend
Thank you for sharing Byron much apreciated.
I love how Reckful don’t shy away from his emotions. It’s so good to just let them out ❤️ #respect
I'm really happy to see Reckful back and streaming. I appreciate he wears his heart on his sleeve.
When try your Best but you dont succeed 🎶
What camera does he use? That background blur is so awesome
#freereckful
I'll never un-subscribe. Rest easy, Byron.
Serious question: Is he getting some help? He seems unstable as hell based on various clips I saw
that was his job and his life at that time so he took it VERY seriously.
Doesn't really matter. People don't cry at the jobs they have done some time ago. Do you cry when you think of your failures at your previous jobs? I'd understand doing it at that moment but not when looking back.
well imagine thinking or talking about something that you cared a lot about or maybe failed at, and then you remember that you're never going to be able to try again. it all adds up and emotions come out.
Nova, competitions and tournaments are a different beast. As silly as it sounds, it's more comparable to a professional athlete who just wanted to qualify for a big tourney but never made it.
Not exactly a typical 9-5.
It's not really the same as a regular job. Competition is something that for some people is super important, especially when you're at the very top of the game. You can bet your ass that top players hold onto their greatest triumphs and failures for the rest of their lives. I wouldn't say it's unusual for someone to react this way when they put their whole lives into achieving one goal and they fail to do so.
I find myself replaying his story time videos all the time
Miss you Byron, you deserved better. I hope he’s at peace now.
That "I'm fine" at the end hurts.