Beloved videogame streamer Shirley “Skyrim Grandma” Curry is pulling again from the general public eye after receiving unfavourable and patronizing feedback which have affected her well being.
In a video posted earlier this month (through PCGamesN), 82-year-old Curry describes her frustrations over feedback she has obtained critizing her gaming skill and data of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – a title she is enthusiastic about and has been streaming for years.
“My health isn’t very good. My blood pressure is going insane,” says Curry at the beginning of her vlog.
“My stress level is way too high. And I’m going to have to take control of it. Some of the comments are stressing me out way too much.”
Many of the feedback she receives complain about her give attention to role-playing within the game, moderately than ending quests and min/maxing stats. Others patronize her, with commenters posting reminders about fundamentals of the best way to play the game.
“I have played Skyrim for years,” she explains, “and I know about the HUD, I know about the different mechanics, how to play the game, and I don’t have to be reminded and told all the time.”
Now in an effort to look after her well being, Curry has taken a two-week break from YouTube and begun a brand new streaming schedule which is much less intensive than her earlier each day uploads. She can be scaling again her responses to feedback underneath her movies, and can actively delete unfavourable feedback.
“Any comments I see like that are going to be deleted. I don’t have to be told about what games to play, and describe to me what the games are like. I look at all the games. I’m a gamer, and if I wanted to play them I would be playing them. And when I tell somebody ‘no,’ that’s a simple answer. Easily understood. You don’t need to come back with ‘Why?’ Because I don’t have to explain myself. And when I do nobody seems to get it anyway.”
“I”m not having fun with recording any extra in any respect. It’s not enjoyable. I really feel like I’m underneath a microscope on a regular basis. I’ve way more enjoyable and I play a lot better once I’m simply taking part in on my own. It places plenty of strain on me, and any gamer when persons are watching them play, particularly once they nit-pick every part.”
“I’m trying to get my health under control,” she concludes. “I’m not trying to be cranky.”
Last yr, Bethesda revealed it will be immortalising Curry as an NPC in its upcoming The Elder Scrolls 6 following a petition to “Immortalize Shirley Curry as an NPC, unique weapon, or location in The Elder Scrolls VI,” that was began up after Curry left a heart-wrenching touch upon a YouTube video discussing The Elder Scrolls 6 launch date.
