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Twitch Streamer "Reckful" Reportedly Dies of Suicide 1

Twitch Streamer “Reckful” Reportedly Dies of Suicide

Top Ranking World of Warcraft Player and Twitch Streamer Dies at 31

  • Clement Goh Clement Goh
  • July 2, 2020
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Byron Bernstein, also known as “Reckful” to Twitch audiences has reportedly died at age 31 from suicide.

Reckful was known for being one of the highest rated players on World of Warcraft, while creating social online game Everland in 2020. According to Dexerto, he kept a rank one across six seasons and became the first player to reach a 3000 rating. He competed and won in the MLG 2010 WoW tournament and ranked second in Blizzcon’s 2013 Hearthstone invitational tournament.

Bernstein later continued his career on Twitch, where he streamed for over 936,000 followers and openly spoke about depression with audiences.

His last tweet earlier on July 2, 2020 raised concerns from fans, while his ex girlfriend BlowGoesMew and roommate had corroborated Bernstein’s reported suicide.

ahh, i feel bad for anyone who has to deal with my insanity

— Reckful (@Byron) July 2, 2020

Byron, I wish I could have helped you. We all do. I’m so sorry I couldn’t. Thank you for being a part of my life. Love you always. pic.twitter.com/S7UoNGwpmM

— Blue (@BlueGoesMew) July 2, 2020

Here's the uncut video from Byron that he sent me for the New Year's Show. Breaks my heart that I never did get to see him one more time

He was a huge inspiration for me as a streamer and I will never forget him

Also sending much thoughts & love to Byron's family pic.twitter.com/PKlAmSMAng

— NymN (@nymnion) July 2, 2020

“Byron, I wish I could have helped you. We all do. I’m so sorry I couldn’t,” BlueGoesMew wrote on her Twitter. “Thank you for being a part of my life. Love you always.”

Reckful had previously tweeted about ex-girlfriend BeccaTilts with an online proposal before following up with several personal messages.

i know i’ll always be a little too crazy… and this is proof… but at least you’ll never be bored

will you marry me, becca? pic.twitter.com/Xpmz3IlRqv

— Reckful (@Byron) July 2, 2020

“Please just know in these situations the insane person does not feel in control of their action,” he last wrote on Twitter.

Shortly after Reckful’s passing, curators accessed his Twitch to stream older videos for audiences to celebrate his career as a streamer.

If you or someone you know is experiencing depression and/or thoughts of suicide and would like to reach out, please contact the following resources below:

Canada Suicide Prevention Service (CSPS): 1-833-456-4566 / 45645 (Text)

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 / www.kidshelpphone.ca (Live Chat Counseling)

National Suicide Prevention Helpline (USA): 1-800-273-8255

The Samaritans (UK): 116-123

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Clement Goh

Clement Goh

Clement is a big gamer, but an even bigger listener. Little did he know, it would be the niche he was looking for after j-school. He experiments as CGM's VR Editor and doesn't hesitate to break the games industry's most pressing issues.
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