The Genshin sponsor drama got so messy

[@Lurkinginthetallgrass]

Its so weird to have a bit of internet drama that actually feels like internet drama and doesnt involve some kind of crime allegations of some kind.

[@lolisapiensa3134]

sort of refreshing to have just regular misunderstandings as internet drama lol

[@lolisapiensa3134]

@@KazuheiIsCanon damn, we really can't have normal drama, why are ccs so shit?

[@gktte2574]

There’s a meme about that Zyox guy being Oppenheimer because his harmless meme was the trigger for this unnecessary drama

[@EeveeLikesSoda]

Man dropped one tweet about 4.4 and proceeded to start up an age old feud

[@ameame32]

@@EeveeLikesSoda And stayed silent the entire time lmao

[@ssjhasuun4177]

​@@ameame32 Bro is unironically the goat

[@かんちょう-q9p]

that's make it even more funny

[@kryptonimuz]

i’ve yet to hear any drama from zyox he’s just crying in domains 💀

[@danbeadnell]

This "drama" is almost incomprehensible as someone not in that space tbh it feels insanely convoluted and like some shit that would happen to groups of annoying band kids

[@SatanHimself-ym2er]

I've been playing Genshin almost everyday for over 3 years and had never heard of this and still felt like this was incomprehensible lol. They're all so childish acting and why is any of this public

[@mrpeeber]

I could only say I'm familiar with one of the people in this, but to be fair I haven't played genshin in two years. Definitely reminds me of like a small group school drama, but what else would you expect from the internet when it basically feels like going through middle school again

[@Goosidy]

the reason it feels incomprehensible is because people are mad at atsu because he didnt want to be instantly friends with what boils down to strangers

[@lozpopo]

the fact that these are fully grown adults is actually wild

[@MrsAnnThropy]

honestly minecraft streamer drama is more comprehensible than this

[@floweretta]

I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS DRAMA WAS GOING OUTSIDE OF THE GENSHIN COMMUNITY 😭😭😭i got jumpscared by the title

[@Lps_fruityyy]

LITERALLY HAHAHAH

[@Uaguaa]

SAME HELP

[@wilbur7016]

REALLLLL

[@maggieann-mae5189]

austin literally gets drama from everywhere LMAO. i love when he does craft drama

[@sileylav]

ME TOO

[@josh-pw2hg]

don’t tell anyone i clicked on a video about genshin impact

[@cjgibbs5397]

Mood

[@name.333]

i'm gonna tell ur mom and the fbi all in the same phone call

[@OppDoc]

Sorry man everyone has to know

[@yorak13]

We know now

[@atlanticboulevard]

Fr if there's a list (and there should be) I hope I'm not on it now 💀

[@ellebannana]

I literally know nothing about Genshin but I'm here for the tea

[@chelsey8737]

Literally me. I am so here for drama from niche corners of the internet that I either never knew existed or have never engaged with. I've never even seen this game before, I've only heard about it but I am here for every single second of tea

[@chickpea]

Literally me, I just need white noise while cleaning my house ahahah

[@Lillystromhollow]

me too

[@veryfruityolive]

@@chickpealol same but i’m doing chemistry homework. this shit (the homework) is boring, i need some stimulation 😭 thanks austin

[@GollumsJealous]

Not into Genshin much myself, but know that this game has lots of drama. To be honest, it's much tamer than the drama in the fighting game community

[@MorganVsTheInternet]

The only thing I know about Genshin Impact is the “according to the judgement of the Oratrice Mecanique D'analyse Cardinale,” meme but gamer drama is always wild!

[@doggiemaina11]

Wait, that's where that's from?

[@seliamila1005]

​@@doggiemaina11From one of the best waifu, Neuvilette

[@whatzittooyah9182]

@@doggiemaina11Yes, it’s spoken by a character in Genshin Impact named Neuvillette, voiced by Ray Chase!

[@n1ghtflight]

@FromEarToFuckingEarijbol cause same

[@fossilfightersfanforever7243]

stoppppp i've been playing genshin for years and even when i heard that title in-game for the first time i was like "there's no way im gonna be able to remember that" it's so funny that u don't play genshin but you remember that insane title from a meme 💀 im impressed!!

[@graycesamson7771]

as an ar55 genshin player, i’m happy to say that this is exactly why i don’t regularly watch genshin content creators. the fandom has enough drama already 😭 i just wanna play my silly little game with my silly little characters in peace

[@frankenfurterr3432]

ive been playing for like 3 years and i didnt know any of this 💀i find it rerally entertaining tbh

[@dayzedandconfuzed]

no literally ar55 been playing for years and still play almost every day and i had not a single clue of this happening. like im just here to vibe

[@wilbur7016]

fr like i feel like only zyox is safe

[@impstolemyshoes4974]

AR56 and same y’all same 😭 idk wth is going on.

[@Rietto]

I watch Enviosity cus I think he's funny and has good vibes. There's also a cute YT channel that cooks various Teyvat recipes that I like. I wouldn't touch 95% of other Genshin youtubers with a ten foot pole; the fandom is Battle.net-levels of toxic at this point.

[@oxxn111]

the controversies in this community somehow get worse every time

[@muwuriel8231]

tbh nothing will ever top the person that killed a cat because Scaramouche got too much attention in the game

[@motheraiya]

@@muwuriel8231 they did what to a what now

[@TamTam-rq4nc]

​@@motheraiyathis apparently happened over on the Chinese side of the fanbase. It honestly does not compare to this at all 😭

[@TamTam-rq4nc]

This "controversy" isn't even that bad. It was just blown wayyy out of proportion.

[@oxxn111]

@@TamTam-rq4nc ik i was like farming

[@growupjeff3287]

Atsu: I don't trust you to keep things private. Brax: *Leaks DMs*

[@byulharangforlife]

i was gonna say this ☠️

[@cass2638]

thanks for covering this, i was not about to read atsu 40+ page dissertation on this LMAO

[@LyricSnowe]

Foreal! I tried to read it and it was just a bunch of victimizing himself. Whiney af

[@kara8825]

everytime i think you've finally found the nichest internet drama to cover, you always manage to surprise me

[@aetherscousin3372]

Im so incredibly hype that you covered this absolute wreck of a internet drama

[@lovwe1490]

SAME, i was struggling to find stuff out about it 😭

[@aetherscousin3372]

I actually read through this whole drama on a night where I was so sick I couldn't sleep. Im glad someone condensed it because I'm still a little confused lmao. @@lovwe1490

[@bradenmoore2187]

Oh god, another Genshin controversy. Time to listen while I do Spiral Abyss.

[@astestatelement1525]

I keep on getting bested by that dang Wenut. lol

[@bradenmoore2187]

@@astestatelement1525 Try bringing a strong single target DPS and a character like yelan than can pop those wind bullets so you stun it. Hope this helps!

[@astestatelement1525]

​@@bradenmoore2187 Thank you! I'll try to switch my teams so that I can bring a bow character. I wonder if Neuvillette can hit them.

[@bradenmoore2187]

@@astestatelement1525 oh, definitely!

[@rororinmochikoko3338]

@@astestatelement1525 neuvie is really good with the wenut (placed him in a hyperbloom team)

[@Wiingashkikwe]

I’ve never heard of Genshin Impact so I asked my son what’s the drama with it, he looked at me very confused and said “the whole community”.

[@justabooberv4298]

Real

[@windego999]

I'm so confused, this all sounds like it started because one guy perceived himself as not liked and it blew up into everyone making whole ass excel spreadsheets about their side of the drama.

[@superhetoric]

yes

[@thiccanimegorl]

That's basically what happened, yeah. I like Brax but he really just blew this way out of proportion. It all started as a misunderstanding and blew up into people witchhunting Atsu for things that didn't actually make any sense and had no proof behind it. It's really a good example of the state of the internet in general and the court of public opinion.

[@windego999]

​@@thiccanimegorl The phrase "making a mountain out of a mole hill" comes to mind but I'm glad I at least got the gist of the drama because I honestly thought it sounded stupid and maybe I just wasn't reading into it deep enough.

[@em84c]

It sounds like he was blacklisted though. Its mean.

[@hommefataltaemin]

Yeah that’s what it seems like to me as well. Sucks for Atsu though since it sounds like a lot of people immediately assumed he had to be in the wrong and it was all true.

[@shipambrosia]

The way I’m a big genshin player & followed many of these creators and this is the first time I actually understand what was going on

[@v_bunny]

same :((

[@loosemarbles]

i've been seeing this on twitter when it was happening and for the life of me, i couldn't understand wth everyone's on about

[@MistyBlueLights]

It feels so weird to see people outside of the genshin community talking about the genshin community 👀 it always feels like a very isolated community that people try their best not to make eye contact with if they're not in it. (I say this as an ar 60 player who's been playing for almost 3 years now)

[@aqilafrh]

I felt a bid bad for brax since he does seems like someone who is a bit more awkward in social settings. But again, atsu is not in the wrong for not wanting to become his friend….. i think its notmal for brax to be upset but he doesnt need to do this, instead he should’ve make friends somewhere else.

[@Unhappytimeaper]

this is really the hardest part to come to terms with for everyone; being social awkward in struggling is hard as shit. I get that it must have sucked for Brax but at the same time it's true no one has to be your friend. And Atsu had point, Brax did end up leaking private messages when he felt he was in the wrong which again is a poor move confirming why someone might not want to get close in a content creating setting because I think there is always feelings of leverage and it can very easily turn messy as we see here. All of this should have been dealt with privately because it really only comes back to hurt.

[@alyssa7974]

For how people portray Atsu, he actually handled this extremely well. Like, really, really maturely. (Which I’m not used to seeing) But I also understand Brax’s perspective and how hirt he probably was.

[@smokeyislove469]

how about now? 🤣😂

[@KatKiwi_]

@@smokeyislove469is there more? 😭

[@Potato_offline]

​@KatKiwi_ I opened my tiktok and found out what happened and then astu wife cheated on him, I'm not sure but I read about it sorry if this is wrong 😅

[@ohreally1997]

I don't even know what Genshin is, but I'm ready af to pick a side. LETS GO

[@lutchien]

😅😅 this is me too!!!

[@mr.bingusthecat]

im so jealous, i wish i didnt know what it was

[@Hannah-uw2yj]

thank youuu @@MushyCabbage

[@ohreally1997]

@@MushyCabbage Hey, it's super cool that you took the time to explain it! I feel so clued in now, thank youuuu!

[@sari9645]

@@MushyCabbagewhat’s gatcha 😅

[@yesipan]

I love playing genshin but I have never interacted in the fandom space for it for this very reason. There's always something negative going on. It's a lot more fun just talking about it with my friends and leaving it at that.

[@Rietto]

Fandoms scare me at this point. People can't be normal about things anymore it seems.

[@whatzittooyah9182]

Yup, same! The Genshin fandom scares me too. I only trust my IRL friends with the game.

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

It’s because most of them are teenagers. Lol any teenage (or kid) centered fandom is a dumpster fire.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Same! Ironically I'm watching this rn while playing the game. 😅

[@thelastpizzaslice]

imagine someones perception of your vibes are so fucked they try their damndest to blacklist you from your own fandom aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@yumine_]

Do you even watch the video

[@extraterrestrial.cherries]

the way that i watch most of the creators in atsu's friend group and yet had no clue this drama was happening😭😭

[@sootekken]

All this because someone couldn’t have just taken the time to dm and talk this shit out with the other party so nothing rash or stupid was done. As someone who’s been a part of Genshin since its release, there are literally sub friend groups of the genshin cc community. It’s totally normal to not be and not want to be friends with people. If someone feels like they have been wronged in that aspect, it’s way more mature to just shoot someone a dm instead of drawing more people into unnecessary problems publicly 😐 I’m EXTREMELY tired of Tectone and the way he acts, he’s been a nuisance since day one, and has said multiple times he was quitting Genshin and the community, just to insert himself back in again. I even used to defend the guy, bc sometimes he makes good points, but atp it just seems like he wants to rage bait people lmao

[@fridal0l]

SO true (especially the tectone part). tectone is so fucking annoying to me, like if he doesn’t want to play the game or be in the community, just leave already, no one will miss him💀

[@noreingravity]

you're right about the dm part but remember this is less about "im not part of their friend group:(" and more of "I know people have been purposefully trying to hide content creator events from me so I don't attend" which im not a cc myself but I can guess those events are important to attend to network and stuff? correct me if im wrong

[@huskylluvr]

​@@ItzMarionetteits hard to spread your contacts when someone is going behind your back and badmouthing. How is he supposed to network when someone else gets to everyone first and lies about you. Both of them discovered someone really was badmouthing him. That likely had an effect on his career.

[@Giovansbilly]

@@fridal0l don't forget how Tectone was controversial in the Arknights fandom before he decided to jump ship and denounced the fandom as toxic

[@ko.sio.]

this could have been an email

[@wolfsims]

This is why I literally only watch Zyox. The only person I've watched who was involved in the drama was one video from Enviosity. Everyone else felt fake and annoying

[@whatzittooyah9182]

He’s also the only one I watch. His guides are the best out of the bunch IMO, I always go to him if I’m confused about a character build.

[@groovyllicious]

technically this was started by Zyox cause he posted a silly meme. literally started an avalanche of drama

[@sexy_socks]

I saw the rest of the community and was like uhhh yea I’ll stick to Zy0x

[@WAIXER]

Zyox is fr the purest being in genshin cc community. Pls protect that tall handsome smart guy

[@Diamond1234]

I see. You know, at first, I thought Atsu was straight up some bully on a power trip that was abusing his power but it sounds like that's not actually the case, especially since he has actual evidence to back his words up and Braxophone and him sounds like they made up. Let's hope it stays that way.

[@floooooooo9]

i think a lot of people think of content creators with boundaries as “bullies”, i’ve seen that a lot. you’re expected to be friends with everyone and any declining of a friendship or collab is personal, for some reason, even though the other person is reaching to the content creator, not the person itself too

[@gayasslily]

atsus statement seemed very sincere to me at least

[@GollumsJealous]

All those convoluted emotions and elaborate hour long videos, in the end it all came down to someone "not wanting to be friend". There's a reason I despise Twitch.

[@Renvi]

If you followed Atsu awhile, you know that he's not necessarily a bully but he does have a huge savior complex and will do anything to satisfy that. Take that as you want, but in every "controversy" and interaction with his chat that he's had, he holds an air of being "above" you.

[@cherry-nw1sl]

​@Renvi in my eyes atsu is not a bully but he does have a tendency to let his emotions run over him and instantly start expressing his thoughts on twitter without thinking, or properly wording his words right. I've seen him do this multiple times and it's a bummer really. But I recall a tweet he made after this whole drama saying he would think first before rant/vent so hope that carries on

[@chelsey8737]

Oh how I love drama about communities I hardly know exist

[@shiufairycrumbs]

Wow this is why I stay away from some game content creators. Glad I can enjoy this game with my friends without thinking of the toxic and messy things some people of this community do, really takes away from how fun the game is.

[@JustCommonPlain]

​@@ItzMarionette Zeplahq, Sevy, Murder of Birds

[@FreakyOverhaul]

tuonto & antonychenn@@ItzMarionette

[@azalago]

FYI it looks like Atsu deleted everything related to this drama from his Twitter/X, so I have no idea where to find the document.

[@kat1652]

this video was very informative, thank you for making this! i hope you cover atsu’s recent doc release too!

[@averydeering3649]

since I'm on genshin twt I got all the tweets in my tl of people talking about the situation but not the context lmao, so thank you for covering this so I actually know what happened!

[@kkhook3]

this drama is so stupid. not everyone needs to be friends its that simple. this is middle school behavior

[@madelinebitts2766]

I think if you think of it in those terms you're missing a big part of the story. These aren't friends, they're content creators. Content creator "parties", especially ones hosted by their sponsors, aren't really about partying with friends, they're about networking, it's important for their careers. If someone is being blocked from networking opportunities in their work, it can have a hugely detrimental effect on them and their careers. Being effectively discommunicated in the content creator space can mean the death of a channel. As Brax said in his final note on the subject, he didn't expect that they'd be friends, and he understood Atsu's first messages to be about not vibing with him as a friend, but there's still an expected level of polite work-related communication expected between content creators who work in the same space.

[@jaimestark3019]

L take. Its not about "being friends". Its about being forcibly shut out and ostracized from a community that you rely on for your livelihood by someone far more powerful than you, who refuses to explain why they're doing it other than being seemingly out of spite. But sure reduce the whole situation to some dumb infantile conclusion because you dont personally care about it.

[@SWAMPMONSTER5000]

@@jaimestark3019its insanely ironic that you reply in the manner you did as it seems YOUR infantile brain is the one that didn’t understand the situation and is unable to put aside their own feelings or conceived ideas on the situation bc none of what you said actually ended up being the truth of the situation at all. did you even watch the video at all in full

[@yukiandkanamekuran]

but they shouldn't affect networking opportunities either. thats the biggest thing. its okay if you're not friends, its not okay to affect things to do with a company that you're sponsored by.

[@SWAMPMONSTER5000]

@@yukiandkanamekurandid you even watch and understand the video in its entirety?? the idea that atsu had any influence over networking or professional opportunities is wrong. atsu but also brax say that idea is wrong and that the claim atsu was effecting hyoverse hiring or blacklisting creators was false.

[@amethystmoon29]

Omg as a genshin player who is COMPLETELY out of touch with community drama I am SO excited 😂

[@octopus8978]

SAMEEE

[@greatlakesfreightship]

ive never heard of any of these people before and have already forgotten their names but it's super against twitch streaming etiquette to self promo / network in a streamer's chat. goose egg was wild for that. it's usually explicitly in the streamers rules that it's not allowed, and people rightfully get timed out / banned for it like whether you watch streams or not, that is their job. can you imagine if some guy went up to anyone else at their job, gave them a dollar, and started ranting about their small business? that's wack

[@ghost-bo8nm]

one of my favorite up and coming youtubers !!! can't wait to say i was here before 1M

[@foxbuns]

i mean..you can say it right now😂

[@octopus8978]

REAL

[@rae-hh7xm]

im ar58 in genshin and started a few months after the game released, i used to watch content to know more about the games and tricks to it, but its been two years since i avoided the community because its not helpful to me anymore.

[@_mybside]

I haven't played since like october but i never knew much about any drama because I'm just there to enjoy the game and characters ✨️

[@Rietto]

Honestly that's the most healthy way to play the game.

[@snestah]

I am equally enthralled by this drama and mystified that grown adults are this involved in getting invited to some parties with people who dont like them while those other people are going to such lengths to keep some people they just dont like from going to some parties.

[@hanatemonstas4485]

Welcome to the world of influencers and streamers. Where your career is based off your networking abilities.

[@em84c]

Even at school it was cruel not to invite one person from class. I can see why this guy was upset. Especially when the parties are networking opportunities for his job. Not just a fun party.

[@awiwiaa]

why does this remind me of elementary birthday party invitation drama 😭😭😭😭

[@silliiya]

and the fact that they are grown men 💀💀

[@whatzittooyah9182]

I’m cackling because Zy0x is the chillest and most levelheaded of the bunch and legitimately did not mean anything by the tweet that launched all of this. Everyone else just decided to be insane and start pointing fingers. He was just trying to be funny (and very tall, like Xiao).

[@ladyprussia3618]

Lets be honest, he is the true loser of this drama, since he is back farming the xiao domain

[@digitalchapel]

Brax: it's totally okay if you don't want to be friends with me also Brax: I can't believe he doesn't want to be friends with me in all seriousness, Brax's original document read as so FOMO and parasocial that it blew my mind that the bandwagon mentality managed to hit everyone as hard as it did. yes Atsu was blunt, but he's always been blunt. he could, and maybe should tone it down, but it's never been a secret. if Tectone is allowed to act like a total a-hole without reprimand, idk why Atsu isn't allowed to be the way that he is. also shoutout to Asmongold, who only got dragged into all of it because Tectone was on a rage high about Atsu and wanted to get his super famous buddy in on the dog piling, not anticipating that Asmon would look at everything laid out and say "but where's your evidence for that?" some of us thought this was going to blow up beyond repair but all Asmon did was actually be critical of the claims and ask genuine questions.

[@flatfacedcat]

Your videos are always so easy to understand even when I don’t know anything about the subject. I think Atsu’s bad attitude and slowness to explain himself did him no favors, it’s understandable how many people got the wrong idea. I hope that streamer group finds the remaining gossiper(s).

[@mayumitmarikit]

im here after seeing CCs talking about this few hours ago on their uploads. im also here for the tea!!! im not a genshin fan but i played it for 3 weeks a month ago before wuwa. before this, i played a lot when i was younger, seen CCs goofing around, also saw other CCs from other games like valheim which i dearly love but boy oh boy, i never had foreseen that i will, one day, see a drama by male CC community . i know that genshin is for kids but i never thought these grown up CCs will create a huge drama that i usually see among female vloggers etc like kids fighting over a toy and making a big fudd about it🤣🤣🤣

[@florasion.]

Dish consistently proves herself to be one of the best/most level-headed (a rarity in this community) Genshin cc’s out there. I don’t really watch her often but from what I have seen she’s chill and we need more ppl like her

[@florasion.]

Some context non Genshin players might be interested in: neither tectone nor sipsipstephen are well liked in the community (at least, in the circles I’m in). A lot of ppl hate them. I think it’s mostly a personality thing, but iirc tectone called Genshin characters “lolis” which started the hate. Stephen was bullied off TikTok for a while I think just for being annoying. Hoyoverse itself has a lot of controversies (racism, colorism, maybe creating lolibait, etc) so being a cc in this space you have to piss some people off with your takes inevitably.

[@superhetoric]

​@@florasion. idgaf about genshin but many of the designs are blatantly and obviously "loli" lol

[@florasion.]

@@superhetoric so they’re children yes but people don’t like the term because it has sexual connotations

[@iluvp3rcs]

holy shit one of my fav youtubers making vid about fav game 😭 losing it drunk rn (making hasbrowns 🐫💯)

[@Ameliaaaaah]

Not sure I understand this drama fully, but it all seems so, blown out of proportion? Personally I feel like I agree with Atsu more so than the others. If you look at this drama as if these aren’t streamers and just as random humans, their behaviour is so silly. Being a grown adult and venting to strangers online about feeling excluded is such an odd way to handle problems with peers. It seemed like he didn’t get the response he wanted from atsu so he decided to go public with it. Going on about agreeing with the statement that you don’t need to be friends with everyone in your work environment, while simultaneously being hurt that someone in your work environment doesn’t want to be close with you? Maybe it’s bias, but Atsu seems like the most sane in this situation. It’s valid to not want to be close to individuals, hell, even if it isn’t for a good reason, it’s fine! Nobody can expect to be desired by everyone, sometimes you’re just not someone a person sees a friendship with. Yes, it may be rude to (allegedly) blacklist someone from an event (which Atsu claims was out of his hands) but the company and others have freedom of choice, regardless of if it’s a mean move or not. Coming out publicly claiming allll these things without any evidence is wild. It’s valid to be hurt by the thought of not being wanted in a community, but to air it out like this? It seems more like some insecurity is intertwined in that. For the other people talked about in the video I can’t really comment on them since I have no idea who they are. Also I just never liked tectone so that wouldn’t be fair to comment on lol. It’s just so childish and did not have to be handled in the public eye, at all!!

[@human2672]

Actually content creators really do have to be “friends”, when networking and making connections with others is part of your job and if not maintained can cause the downfall of your job it’s a pretty big deal

[@Hi_Just_Fred]

Looking forward to the new channel, hard to find related channel lists on mobile KZbin UI so would appreciate a link drop to it in a community page when it's up.

[@Kalitayy]

I can’t believe Austin made me listen to Tectone’s voice again. It triggered my fight or flight. After quitting Genshin, I want nothng to do with any of these creators, but here we are I guess

[@Rietto]

The fact he and apparently Mtashed are still spewing bad vibes everywhere over Genshin is amazing to me. Some people just stew in toxic drama.

[@foxbuns]

theres this cool new invention called the 'x' button now. it means you can actually just close a video you dont like or which triggers you.😊no need to become irrationally upset over something you have control of.

[@whatzittooyah9182]

That Tectone guy almost made me drop the game too when I heard he started playing it. He has an extended history of just being awful in every fan community he worms his way into (namely with regard to being a jerk to women/not viewing women favorably). I stuck with Genshin, though.

[@heyimneverland8451]

I’m so curious because it wasn’t explained really what’s wrong w/ tectone?😭😭

[@m.ridzwan-26]

He and his fans are going to Wuthering Wave.. to future Wuthering Wave players, guess it gonna be another game we can't involved with community

[@paperfay]

I play Genshin impact but more casually since i like playing at my own pace so i forgot this thing was happening since i'm more invested on the vtuber side of the internet now and whats been going on recently . I appreciate the tldr tho 😅

[@juzahyodo]

ar 56, playing for almost 3 years now - thank god i don’t interact with any content creator ;; these are grown adults acting like kids 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@anissacole5285]

So excited to get more content from you Austin! I’ve really been enjoying your content. Can’t wait for everything in the future for your KZbin career!

[@gudetamaenthusiast8315]

broooo there’s an update, atsu shared a long ass google doc abt this drama

[@gktte2574]

Damn I would be cancelled if I became famous. I base my friendships and interactions to ppl on what the vibe I felt to them. If I dont like the vibe I get from someone, I avoid interactions with them. Even coming off as unfriendly. It’s not about hating on someone, it’s just that i just dont feel comfortable being around with someone that has the wrong vibe. What’s so fuck up about this is I cant even explain it, it just clicks in my brain. Atsu guy might be just that kind of guy

[@pixieb9166]

Yayyy! Congrats on becoming a fulltime youtuber!!

[@popshoppacks]

I swear, some people are so immature. Why would you go around trying to start drama that could hurt someone's livelihood?

[@foxbuns]

have you never met a narcissist😂

[@noreingravity]

at least in Braxs case you could argue he was at his tipping point after being so blatantly shut away from a bunch of creator events that could help his career. The other drama guy tho i can't say a lot about him, some people only dedicate to that

[@Renvi]

Atsu is the like, textbook definition of narcissist. Hell, Twitch streamers in genera, really. @@foxbuns

[@Clownkhitty]

Thank you for covering this? You always make things easy to understand

[@afel8051]

Those content creators are fighting each other for Hoyo's dream and ambition. Beautiful.

[@carmendejesusdavis]

OMG ive been waiting for someone to talk about this!!

[@TamerChris]

I'm a Genshin player and I heard but didn't care to learn more about the drama until I clicked on this video out of curiosity. Thanks to this, I'm glad to learn that Atsu and Brax have resolved their differences and misunderstandings. And then there's Tectone trying to make more content out of criticizing Atsu. I've never like Tectone and this further cements my opinion on him. If he complain so much, why not just quit Genshin? He's clearly doing all these for content.

[@pristinepastel]

Wow, that response might be one of the most mature Ive ever read. Good on Atsu!

[@graciesugarbee]

I've been playing Genshin since launch and I would watch Tectone and Mtashed to learn more about characters and how to build them ect. I stopped watching when the first of the genshin drama started happening lmao. I only watch a couple people who cover genshin and thankfully they're chill and never in stupid drama.

[@exopocketbook719]

Your videos have quickly become one of my favorites to watch as I unwind from work and get to journal or draw before heading to bed. Thank you for all your hard work to keep putting out videos!

[@mammonsimp6973]

I love how zyox just posted the tweet and let all of them burn. Dont get me started with envi making a thread of him getting ptsd from tectone just to protect atsu 🤣🤣🤣 Thats why i just watched KyostinV 🤣🤣

[@cjgibbs5397]

I have never opened youtube just as a video dropped like this

[@jackstines2597]

Glad to hear you’re able to go full time. Drama channels are a fun guilty pleasure of mine, but a lot of creators with similar content are kinda… annoying tbh. I like how chill you are in comparison.

[@spacecase2493]

love how ive been playing genshin for like two and a half years and i had no idea there had been ANY controversies. im so out of touch with current events

[@princesscherry5217]

who hurt atsu? like friendship is not that deep. also you don’t have to be “friends” with someone to be civil and kind. weird take overall from this dude & he only doubled down on it. regardless of whether or not he made peace, he’s rude. & if he’s going to keep approaching human connection that way, the “drama” won’t go away.

[@Alkid_Sunrize]

Idk… this is one of the most mature beefs I’ve seen

[@heyimneverland8451]

that’s what I’m saying like everything seems cool and fine 😭😭😭 like most of them it continues to spiral or it’s CRIMINAL and sickening

[@ozydapunk]

ive been removed from the fandom for about a year and this video was like a punch yo the head 😊

[@frankenfurterr3432]

man im so glad i stay out of the fandom community and just play the games i enjoy lol also np bird mother for me this time haha 🥲 dont know which fandoms are worse the gamers or the kpoppers (and yes im in both) just goes to show you to never meet your heroes i guess lol also those glasses look great on you👌

[@HeadsorTailors]

I watched genshin content back when I first started playing it and seeing this video is WILD

[@emzelfc8859]

I'm sorry but, this felt like a very immature dispute that got blown out of proportion. If Atsu went all mean-girl, i would understand. But from what was described, it sounded like two dudes tried to befriend him, he felt uncomfortable, he kept them at arms length. Then, in separate events, he pitched to a sponsor for benefits for him and his friends on their behalf. He did not pitch it for everyone, which is normal. And that became evidence that he is an absolute bad person? If a person made me uncomfortable on the first interaction, i will probably need a long time to reverse that first impression 😅 . It's not a great feeling to be excluded when my friends are included, but no one owe me a friendship especially if I've made them uncomfortable.

[@noreingravity]

it was more about Brax being porpusfully left out of all cc events and him assuming it was because of Atsu after their interaction + his subtweeting he apologizes for at the end. it could have been solved if they spoke to eachother at the start of all of this tho, but it bothers me a little people are transforming cutting down networking opportunities to being upset someone didn't want to be your friend

[@justabooberv4298]

I haven't played genshin in a while since my potato of a phone can't handle it anymore and i've also been out of the community for a while and damn i did not expect to come back to this, especially from somewhere outside the genshin community lmao Guess the niji drama isn't alone on getting so big it gets out of the community

[@elise7525]

i’m sooo proud of you for becoming full-time austin! way to freaking go. you make awesome videos frfr

[@doubtingtom92]

I love you can make drama about something I know nothing about interesting to me. You're such a good story teller Austin.

[@kaycistreet4109]

so glad i dont watch any genshin ccs despite playing daily since launch. I feel like i know the game better than the majority of them anyway edit: omfg stefen's graphic is AWFUL. i alr didnt support him bc i dont care for creators who post leak content, but not even understanding the kits of characters who are ALREADY OUT should be illegal if ur giving advice as a cc

[@vl5008]

The shit with atsu and braxofone is taking me back to kindergarten damn. Shit hurts. ‘Hello hi y u hate me what did I do I just wanna be friends.’

[@Al-bs5lj]

Well I didn’t expect this to make its way outside the genshin/gaming community like this.

[@donzobonzo4535]

i am a HUUUGE genshin fan and have been playing nearly since release,,,, i have no idea who these people are 😭. i just don't interact with the fan base beyond art/writing, so these influencers are news to me

[@Supergace1234]

I LOVE your videos! I think it’s because 1) you cover topics so well and 2) you cover niche drama that I haven’t heard about and I consistently watch DWKT, h3 etc, so I looove everytime you upload bc it’s like drama I haven’t heard about haha

[@Nebzz]

Why is Tectone streaming from a daycare? It looks like it's specifically designed for children.

[@livinthevoid4185]

As someone who’s been Playing genshin since 1.2,,, you’re better off staying in your own sandbox sometimes 😅

[@whatzittooyah9182]

I’ve been playing Genshin Impact since its launch in 2020 and I’m AR60 (the highest level a player’s account can be). I had no idea about any of this, but that is because I intentionally made it that way. The community for this game is awful, frankly. There’s constant petty high school level drama. In my singular interaction with other Genshin fans IRL outside my group of friends, people were rude. (It was one of the Genshin music concerts; the people behind me talked the whole time during the performance!!) And don’t even get me started with HoYoLab, the game company’s community app. It’s like they don’t have any moderation there. It somehow manages to be worse than the stinkiest parts of Reddit. I just keep it for my daily log-in. As a result of all this, I don’t follow any of the Genshin content creators. I’ve watched a few of their videos for guides and some help with the game but that’s it. This situation is completely unsurprising but also appalling. I can’t help but be embarrassed. It makes me feel almost ashamed for playing this game.

[@cathleena5445]

All these documents just for both to finally talk in privat .... Wtf is the internet becoming

[@madic15]

i love the game and play it almost daily but dude i just can’t with the community. i’m more apprehensive than excited to meet other people who play, irl or online

[@psycadellic_live]

brother try the valorant community 💀 this shit is elementary

[@sileylav]

Got a bit jumpscared seeing you post about Genshin, I really didn't realize this drama got out of the general Hoyo community. But congratulations on becoming a full time creator, Austin!!

[@cyrus909]

dude! thank you so much for covering this! im a dedicated genshin fan, but not too involved in the fandom. i knew something went down with some ccs but i couldnt find the full story

[@BreannaDrummond]

thank you so much for covering the drama that i would otherwise know nothing about

[@heartshapedIeaves]

I’m still confused how zyox’s tweet started the drama

[@marqkc]

I can explain this pretty well: Tectone is infamous for taking small, little slights as full-blown personal attacks. Zy0x, days after the tweet, even noted that he was careful when name-dropping Tectone on stream because he knew that Tectone had lackeys that alerted him whenever someone talked about him. The genshin community also has the "everything is a personal attack" mentality. When Zy0x tweeted two opposing views (Doro who was happy with the game, and then Tectone who was upset), he unknowingly pit two HUGE sides of the community against one another. Large amounts of people harrassed Tectone and Doro. Doro stayed out of the situation pretty well, however Tectone? Tectone took all the people attacking him and made a drama video out of it. And from there, it snowballed into a youtuber vs youtuber drama In other words, manchild (tectone) got ""attacked""" by Zy0x and chronically online Twitter followers, he made a bunch of videos on it to farm views, other genshin CCs made videos about Tectone farming views, and everyone started attacking one another because of Tectone 😭

[@heartshapedIeaves]

@@marqkc omg thank you for taking the time out of your day for writing this!

[@Al-cj8mb]

came to comments to figure out which side to pick and which side won only to realize im early

[@muwuriel8231]

Regarding other drama, E is social on YT has a summarised video ranking all the major drama within the community up until 2023 or so. And Moon Channel has a two part series on the Korean Gacha Gender Wars that touches on the “Blimb incident” somewhere in the second part of the series. There’s also the doxxing and animal abuse incident that I haven’t seen either talk about but is… interesting. There’s the AI art incident during a competition, which Hoyo disavowed but then later on went to use AI art in a recent web event.

[@kazuhakisses]

its so fucking funny how it all started by zyox making a harmless joke and that got him dragged into all of this😭😭

[@CatalystKC]

I can already feel the ads targeting me for watching this 👀

[@Aeron428]

I know I’m being that one people saying “they gave off a weird vibe” but at this point it’s true. A lot of the genshin creators, specifically the ones who do irl events and steams, have a very clickish attitude and/or vibe and based on what just went down this just proves that statement. It’s one of the reasons I stopped watching those particular content creators, plus I just found new creators to watch and that I enjoy better. I just wanna play a game I enjoy without hearing about the community being thrown into a ton of drama, but then again it is genshin which many, for some reason, have a personal vendetta against.

[@UlshaRS]

The classic tale of a third party shitstirrer. A narcissist who wants a spotlight by making everything else burn. I'm glad those creators have been able to resolve this amicably and to the betterment of the community.

[@aimeekessell5022]

I don’t even know what Genshin Impact is but I’m ready for all the drama. 🍿🍾

[@superhetoric]

it's a faux-anime gambling game aimed at teenagers

[@whatzittooyah9182]

Superhetoric’s description of it is negatively biased. It’s an open world RPG in an anime style that has a gacha for new characters. However, you get 9 characters for free, and can clear the game just fine with those. Gacha overall is still exploitative and I hate it, however the appeal to the game for me is the writing, environment design, and music.

[@heilamwether8911]

Tbh, this drama is the same magnitude as a highschool band fight: someone is trying to sweettalk the directors and undermine/get a hate mob for people they don’t like or isn’t in their graces, people don’t catch on, and keep think this person is “kind”, “Sweet” or “charming” using either looks; or better ability to get into people’s graces, but in the end, some people do see the shit this person/group is doing (most times because they were abused in this system.) and in the end, it’s just a toddler kick fight :/ It’s dumb, it’s easy to make, and most times, the person doing this shit loses face. (But if you catch it or not is what really determines this outcome..)

[@dainsleifsanders3627]

This whole situation is so chronically online lmao