In Part 1, we looked at the rise and fall of legendary Overwatch player Félix “xQc” Lengyel in terms of his sporting achievements. This time, we take a look at his subsequent career and what xQc is doing these days.

When xQc was kicked out of the Overwatch League for his aggressive, offensive, and (mostly) unapologetic behavior, he did what many ex-pros do: he quickly moved to Twitch and turned it into a full-time job.

xQc on Twitch
On the streaming platform, the Winston main was its authentic self: toxic behavior galore – and people loved it. Viewers flocked, more than 10,000 at a time, to watch exceptional Overwatch gameplay, spiced with memes and reenactments. The more keyboards xQc smashed, the more viewers subscribed to him, averaging 30,000 after all.

The streamer xQc showed high-quality gameplay, but initially wanted to continue Twitch only as a fun activity on the side. In 2019, Lengyel made an honest attempt to return to Esports and continue competing at a decent level with academy team GOATS. Many Overwatch fans had heard the word “GOAT” when describing a particular hero composition – that’s because these guys invented it.

Later, he was invited to participate in the 2018 World Cup for Team Canada, where it lost to China, which, in turn, lost the final to Korea.

During his time at BlizzCon, xQc was trolled by the organizers, who entertained the audience at his expense. Later, he briefly joined the Gladiators Legion, the team of the LA Gladiators Academy. A sports career was just not in the cards for xQc.

So what does he do now?
The bad boy Winston Main continued to be a one-man show. He met with some of the most influential streamers from various online platforms and took advantage of his fame.

His content was not Overwatch-only. In fact, xQc allowed his viewers to decide what he did. The list would get crazier and crazier – from YouTube playlist parties to 9-hour sleep streams.

The “Twitch party” was halted when a new controversy erupted. This time, Lengyel was banned from Twitch for unintentionally showing a picture of a topless anime girl while playing a seemingly innocent game – something that is against Twitch’s rules.

Three days later, the ban was lifted and xQc returned with his “monkey business,” with a steady stream of viewers tuning in to enjoy his content daily.

From an exceptional player to a stereotypical toxic gamer, Félix “xQc” Lengyel has had an insane career so far, full of ups and downs. His energetic nature and explosive temperament have the rare ability to repel and attract crowds – making him the star of the show every time he appears on camera.

It’s a jungle out there and xQc is the big monkey with the lightning gun.

Overwatch

Overwatch is a computer game by Blizzard Entertainment (Diablo 3, World of Warcraft) and a first-person shooter with individual fantasy elements. The game was released in May 2016.

In Overwatch, the player must choose between 21 unique characters, which can be freely selected in a loosely held classification system (offensive and defensive class, support unit and tanks).

A character’s three to four different abilities can be controlled and activated through the mouse and keyboard. The game modes already vary from scoring points to cargo hauling. Team play is required in both modes, as each character takes on a specific role in the battlefield (e.g. heal teammates, provide backup, or secure defensive lines).

The name Overwatch derives itself from a fictional elite military unit that came together when robots tried to subjugate humanity in a near future. Individual characters are associated with this unit in the game, while others oppose it. It is not yet known whether the storyline will continue in multiplayer.

Brawl

Brawl is a game mode in which time-limited rule variations of the well-known modes are drawn. Sometimes completely new game modes are used in Brawls.

Rule variations include, for example, the restriction to certain heroes or classes, changes to the cool-down times or certain cards. New game modes that have been playable so far include a soccer game and a PvE mode.

Usually, Brawls are restarted as Brawl of the Week every Tuesday at 22:00 UTC and are then playable for a week. On certain occasions, such as – Season al events, Brawls may also be playable for a longer or shorter period of time.

The game mode is comparable to the card chaos from Hearthstone and was activated for the first time in the beta phase on March 22, 2016 through a patch.

Actions

• Arcade: More health, shorter skill and ultimate cooldowns, and faster resurrection after death.
• Girl Power: Female heroes only.
• Head’s Up!: McCree, Genji, Hanzo, and Widowmaker. Only head hits count.
• High Noon: High Noon on Route 66, only head hits with McCree count.
• Highly Offensive: Only offensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Junkenstein’s Revenge: Soldier, Hanzo, Ana, Mc Cree only (1 each). The first co-op PVE mode in Overwatch. Part of the – Season al event Halloween Horror.
• Justice rains from Above: Only Mercy and Pharah playable.
• Moba Watch: Only unique heroes per team. No hero switching allowed.
• Mystery Heroes: Upon death, you will be resurrected as a randomly selected Hero.
• Overly Defensive: Only defensive heroes. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• Show Your Support: Support Heroes only. The limit is two of the same Hero per team.
• Super Shimada Bros: Welcome to Hanamura. Only Hanzo and Genji are playable. Shorter skill cooldowns, longer ultimate cooldowns.
• Tanks A Lot: Tank heroes only. Limit is two of the same hero per team.
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Only McCree, Reaper and Roadhog playable.
• We’re all Soldiers now: Only Soldier: 76 playable on control cards.
• Lucioball: Lucio only: Soccer mode, 3 vs 3.
• Yeti Hunt: Five meis against a yeti that has the characteristics of Winston.

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