Twitch streamer Shroud says he won’t be playing games competitively in the future during a watch party for the Valorous Champions Tour.
Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek has established himself as one of the most well-known streamers in the first-person shooter genre. As a result of his celebrity, he has risen to become one of Twitch’s top stars. He used to be one of the best players in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, in addition to being a streamer. He’s also dabbled in competitive Valorant recently. He mentioned recently that he might return to competitive Esports in the future.
Shroud explained why he doesn’t want to compete in games competitively in the future during a recent live stream. While watching the Valorous Champions Tour, the topic came up. On LAN, the streamer began by discussing the differences between Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Valorant. According to the streamer, CS:GO had a poor online performance. Valorant, on the other hand, thought he felt solid. He then speculated on how much better the Riot-developed team-based shooter would feel on LAN versus regular online play. He ended the LAN conversation with the intriguing statement that he’ll never know. Perhaps it is. Perhaps he’ll play one day, referring to the possibility of trying Valorant on LAN.
This last statement from Shroud drew the attention of those in the watch party with him and one person immediately responded by asking the obvious question of whether he is returning, and unfortunately for those hoping to see the Twitch streamer return to competitive gaming, he immediately dismissed the idea. “No,” he stated emphatically. When asked why he doesn’t want to return to competitive gaming, Shroud paused for a moment before responding, “There’s too much work, and I’m lazy.”
This is a reasonable response from Shroud. He obviously understands the enormous amount of work required to compete as a former professional at one of the highest levels of an Esport. Shroud has also been playing a lot of New World over the last few months. He admitted that going back to work would prevent him from playing as much of the MMORPG as before.
He’s been returning to the world of Aeternum on a regular basis since the game’s release at the end of September. In addition, he has frequently offered developers suggestions on how the game could be improved.
While these remarks appear to imply that he will no longer compete professionally in Valorant or CS:GO, this does not rule out the possibility that he will continue to stream first-person shooters. He still regularly performs Valorant in front of tens of thousands of viewers, and he has no plans to stop anytime soon.
