Former Overwatch coach and content creator Justin “Jayne” Conroy has been reported missing by Canadian police. The community is concerned about the 29-year-old. The Twitch streamer xQc also reports via his Twitter channel and calls for a search.
Who is Jayne? Jayne made his name as an Overwatch coach for professional esports teams. He was particularly well known in the community for his detailed game analysis.
Jayne has also worked as a streamer and content creator on YouTube. The videos in which he taught players how to improve in Overwatch were popular.
Recently, however, he has increasingly withdrawn from the e-sports sector and streaming. Nonetheless, he remained a well-known and popular gamer within the Overwatch community.
Who is xQc? xQcr started as a pro player in Overwatch in 2016. Now he streams different games on his Twitch channel, such as CS:GO or DayZ. He has 10.9 million followers and is one of the top earners on Twitch.
How do Jayne and xQc know each other? In 2018 xQc played in the national team of Canada. Jayne was the team’s head coach during this time and probably celebrated the greatest success of his e-sports career. The team placed third in the 2018 Overwatch World Cup.
Now the Canadian police are calling for help
The Canadian police in Airdrie reported the former content creator missing two days ago and are calling on their social media channels to keep an eye out for the man and to pass on information to them.
When was Jayne last seen? On Monday, June 20, the former content creator was spotted leaving his home in Airdrie, Alberta (via canadapolicereport.ca). Since then there has been no trace of Jayne.
What does xQc say about the missing person case? xQc is concerned. In a Twitter post, he retweeted the missing police report and asked for people’s help in finding Jayne.
He refers to the coach as “my boy”, as his buddy. Also, xQc says he hopes his former coach is doing well.
xQc calls for the help of the population
How is the Overwatch community reacting? xQc isn’t the only one who publicly responded to Jayne’s missing person report. Other creators and esports teams like the Toronto Defiant also broke the news.
Private individuals also share the tweets and hope that Jayne will be found as soon as possible.
This is striking: the Overwatch community is still behind Jayne with their commitment years after he left e-sports.
Especially since the community had been worried about the creator’s mental state for a long time. There is a lot of discussion about whether Jayne suffers from bipolar disorder and has suffered losses when investing in cryptocurrencies and NFTs. The man’s enormous weight loss and some statements in his videos and on social media increase the community’s concerns about the man (via twitter).
It is to be hoped that the missing person report will be successful and that Jayne will be found as soon as possible.
Streamers and public figures in general are often under great pressure to perform. Criticism of oneself and hate messages can have a negative impact on the psyche.
Overwatch coach found
Update June 24, 6:40 p.m: As a local newspaper reports, Justin Conroy was found. Further details are not yet known.
It just means he’s safe (via ctvnews).