The Norwegian streamer AverageJonas first blew up with his Line-ups for the Valorant agent Sova. Over a year ago he announced that he would quit the game that made him who he is. 500 days later he explains why.
It truly was a tragedy for all the Valorant line-up nerds out there who got inspired by AverageJonas, when his video went online where he talked about leaving Valorant behind for various reasons. 500 days later, he explains his reasoning a little further, leaving a heartwarming message for all his followers.
Building A Community
His Sova line-ups were legendary, and back then one of the reasons why I started to main Sova myself, just because AverageJonas made it seem fun to test out all the various different possibilities to shoot one arrow across the whole map and make it land exactly where it needed to be. He inspired a lot of people within his community and quickly became a large name within the Valorant content creators.
I'm super grateful that I managed to build a huge community.
AverageJonas explains how thankful he is during his video. He mentions all the opportunities he had because of the game and that this opened up a way for him to experience moments like moving to Los Angeles, having posters on Times Square and joining Team Liquid.
Burn-Out For A Lot Of Valorant Players
Everyone who's familiar with Valorant probably heard of the Sova nerfs that actually had a rather big impact on the way the agent could be played. For AverageJonas, this didn't just hurt his play style and fun, but also his viewership. The ones watching him were way younger than him compared to what it was like before the nerfs hit which made it harder to identify with his audience.
It hurt the way I was playing the game.
Gameplay was getting repetitive and there was also a lot of unnecessary drama within the Valorant community. AverageJonas thinks the reason for that could be that there just isn't much to do in the game anymore, leading to a lot of frustration.
The streamer started to explore some other games like Palworld. He just started to realize then that he could be passionate about something again and that it was possible to have fun and viewers, even when switching the own main game.
A Huge Follower Loss
Due to some health issues, AverageJonas lost his voice for four months. He kept on streaming DOTA2 without talking during that time, which led to a severe loss of viewers.
I made a video about this, how I found a game that fits me perfectly, and now a year later I can say: It really does. I really made the right choice.
During that time, he got invited to a private playtest for the game Deadlock. With this game, he realized that he found his niche again. He was able to do his usual educational content again and return to who he was as a streamer.
The popularity isn't worth it if I lose myself along the way.
AverageJonas leaves an interesting message behind. It's more important to do what you love than chasing after numbers. Happiness can't be bought with money, after all.
Were you sad when AverageJonas left Valorant? Do you agree with his reasoning to do so? What do you think? Let us know in the comments!