Behavior Interactive is currently under fire after one of its community staff allegedly went rogue and gifted controversial streamer TheBurntPeanut every in-game item in Dead by Daylight live on stream. The developer already apologized once on the secondary Dead by Daylight social media account, but this latest mea culpa, in an attempt to take full accountability, was posted on the full-fat account.
TheBurntPeanut gained popularity over the last year for playing extraction shooters like Arc Raiders, but his style of commentary is seen as edgy by some and problematic by others. Earlier this year, Fortnite was wrapped up in similar drama for collaborating with TheBurntPeanut due to accusations he’d allegedly used homophobic language online.
Dead by Daylight initially starts players with a small selection of playable characters, but they must spend in-game currency to earn the rest, while licensed characters cost around $5 in real money. Gifting TheBurntPeanut all the characters was taken as a betrayal by the community, which has many dedicated streamers who haven’t been gifted everything the game has to offer.
Not only was his alleged behavior never taken into account, but it sparked favoritism concerns considering it was the first time the streamer had shown an interest in Dead by Daylight. Initially, TheBurntPeanut offered to send the freebies back, concerned that it would cause drama. Responding to the online outrage, the studio reportedly sent support TheBurntPeanut's way, with the most infamous message saying, "WE CAN TAKE THE HEAT! THEY ARE YOURS TO KEEP!"
A video from seven months ago shows the streamer saying he doesn’t understand the game’s popularity.
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