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Twitch streamer Pirate Software received alleged death threats after a World of Warcraft Hardcore Classic raid went wrong with fellow content creators.
Twitch streamer Jason “Thor” Hall, popularly known as Pirate Software, found himself in a controversial situation over World of Warcraft’s Classic Hardcore mode. He was playing on stream with fellow streamers Yamato, Snoopy, Ozyfell, and Sara. An alleged mistake during the raid led to Snupy and Sara’s characters dying.
For those unfamiliar with World of Warcraft’s Hardcore mode, dying in-game means a character is deleted. Players can resurrect in the Normal mode but they cannot play normally. Players can potentially lose dozens of hours of progress, which is what Snupy and Sara experienced.
Pirate is a former Blizzard Entertainment employee with 1.3 million followers. He also has a YouTube channel with 2.67 million subscribers. The streamer is known for his takes on game development, cybersecurity, and funny YouTube Shorts.
What Happened During Pirate Software’s Hardcore Raid?
When Pirate Software was raiding with Yamato and the other Twitch streamers, the raid team was overwhelmed by enemies. Yamato told the raiding party to fall back and clear out the mobs (small enemies), but Pirate Software spent some of his resources and didn’t escape immediately. Later in the fight, Pirate allegedly did not have mana gems to use spells and help Snupy and Sara, whose characters died in the fight.
Yamato asked Pirate why he was running, to which the streamer responded:
“What are you talking about why I’m walking? You see my mana? What am I supposed to do?”
Later in the stream, Pirate says:
“There’s no zero accountability, dude. Everyone can do something. When you open up and you yell over another person.”
Yamato interrupted and asked if he could speak. Pirate responded by saying:
“Nah, I’m good. See ya. I’m not doing that sh*t again with him. Nah. He did it the first time, I’m not doing it the second one. Not interested.”
Pirate Software stopped playing with his raid members and left the party. The moment went viral on social media and internet users criticized the streamer.
Pirate Issues Statement About the Ongoing Controversy
After the raid, Pirate Software banned 2,500 Twitch users from his channel. They were allegedly “hate-raiding” him and being toxic. The streamer was criticized for the bans, and he put out a statement saying:
“For those that don’t understand why they will stay banned. We had a ten-hour long hate-raid over it live on Twitch. We had to ban nearly 4,000 accounts across all platforms and our moderators received death threats regularly throughout it all.”
To those trying to character assassinate me online for a bad pull in Diremaul WoW Hardcore. This is Hardcore WoW and a lot is on the line when you step foot into a dungeon. Here is a light breakdown of the last 24 hours.
— Pirate Software (@PirateSoftware) January 13, 2025
Our party went the wrong way and overpulled multiple packs… pic.twitter.com/Ptl15pV0sP
The streamer claimed that some viewers allegedly tried to get him banned from World of Warcraft, the OnlyFangs guild. The streamer clarified that he resolved all issues with his guildmates and there is no animosity between them. He reassured his audience that he will return to streaming with his guildmates shortly.
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