
For a while, it was starting to look like Fortnite pro Daequan āDaequanā Loco was leaving the streaming scene. His once daily YouTube uploads had ceased and it was hard to catch one of his sporatic live streams.Ā
This weekend, Daequan revealed that heād be coming back with more content in 2020.Ā
āIām slowly getting back into the swing of things as 2019 winds down. I will be in 100% full swing of things in January 2020, and that year is gonna be MY YEAR,ā Daequan said in a TwitLonger.
He went on to say that heās currently focusing on himself and his content, telling his fans that he has āso so so many plans and itās going to be wild, entertaining, and fun for all of us.āĀ
The Team SoloMid Fortnite star also opened up about his absense from the scene. While Daequan has said in the past that he dislikes the gameās competitive scene and ācanāt wait for this battle royale and RNG game craze to be over,ā the streamerās real reasons for slowing down on content creation were much more personal.Ā
Published in September, Daequanās video, āWHERE I HAVE BEENā¦ā currently has over 3 million views. In the video, he opened up about the physical and mental pain heād been in from streaming. Sitting for 16 hours a day every day of the week combined with his past playing high school sports had ājacked up his back.āĀ
Leading up to turning 19, Daequan explained that he had been very active. But the chronic back pain had started to mess with his health, leading to vomiting, fatigue, and blurry vision. After six years of misery, Daequan went to a chiropractor to end his ongoing suffering.Ā
āWhile grinding doing Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram, I was dealing with all those health issues, even through those 16 hour days,ā Daequan said. āFinding out what was wrong with me was my top priority this year, which led to my original break.āĀ
On top of that, Daequan has had four lung collapses, leading to lung surgery.Ā
While dealing with health issues, Daequan stated that he also lost two grandmothers, an aunt, and two friends who had passed away from gun violence.Ā
āI wasnāt there this time, but last time we were all together⦠I know how it feels to be in that type of situation. I think about what was going through their mind when they got hit⦠Itās just tragic, bro,ā Daequan opened up.Ā
At first, he blocked it out of his mind to focus on being a Fortnite pro. He was determined to take advantage of the opportunity in front of him. He was so focused, in fact, that he didnāt even grieve.
āIāve always been a hustler to an extreme extent,ā he said. āIāve went through so much B.S. This year and I learned so much from it all but I hate how this year went for me. Not only because of all the unfortunate things that happened, but disappointed in myself in terms of how mcuh I streamed. I hate that I havenāt posted much to YouTube,” he said.
Daequan said the absence from the Fortnite and streaming community had āeaten at himā every day. Now, Daequan said he wants to use that hate heād built up for himself for not being there for his fans as motivation for 2020. ā
āI just want to thank all of you for being so patient and waiting on me to get my shit together. You guys are a blessing to me that words canāt express how genuinely appreciative I am. I love you,ā Daequan said to his fans, ending the TwitLonger.Ā
Through it all, Daequan still has over 3.7 million followers on Twitch. In the last month he streamed for 47 total hours.Ā
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