Richard Bengston, more widely recognized as “FaZe Banks,”has issued a response to the allegations put forth by Felix “xQc”against the friends of popular streamer Kai Cenat. On April 9, 2025, xQc drew significant attention after he accused Reggie “Lil Rodney Son”and RaKai of using view bots to artificially boost their Twitch livestream viewership.
In a sarcastic critique of Lil Rodney Son’s fluctuating viewership statistics, which he analyzed on TwitchTracker, xQc labeled him a “GOAT”(Greatest of All Time) and stated:
“1K, next day 800, next day 8K, next day, 60K. That’s the GOAT, I mean, then 20K, 30K, that’s the absolute GOAT of streaming… we’ve been doing it all wrong for a whole decade, we’re f**king stupid.”
Adding fuel to the fire, an X user @scubaryan_ posted a brief video capturing a segment from Rani “Stable Ronaldo’s”Call of Duty Warzone stream, wherein xQc reiterated his beliefs regarding the alleged view-botting practices of Lil Rodney Son and RaKai.
Responding to these serious claims, FaZe Banks remarked:
“Remember when we got accused of viewbotting all last summer by everyone? More likely that there’s genuine interest sparked considering the biggest streamer on earth just put his boys in a crib together? People like seeing streamers together on cam, in a crib, living the dream.”
The online community has reacted strongly to Banks’ defense amid the controversy. Here are a few noteworthy comments:
“Yea man it’s totally normal and possible to go from averaging 1k viewers to 20k+ overnight. let’s not forget 100k concurrents on a lil tay collab in the big 2025 at 2am est.”
X user @choppahG remarked.
“Plus the crib is 2 minutes away from the main house so there’s a chance any of the AMP members can show up which would also increase viewership because people don’t want to miss anything.”
X user @bigtiamnot wrote.
“Banks is actually right about something,”
X user @HunterGTrades commented.
xQc’s Further Assertions on Kai Cenat’s Associates
During a livestream session of Call of Duty alongside Stable Ronaldo, xQc elaborated on his stance regarding certain streamers he suspected of employing view-botting tactics. He stated that it was “not foolish”to witness such drastic increases in viewer counts overnight.
Expanding on his accusations, he declared:
“(Stable Ronaldo says, ‘I saw you talking about something.’) View-botters? They’re all view-botters. I don’t give a f**k! I don’t give a f**k saying anything about those guys. I don’t give a f**k, they’re all view-botters. I don’t care, I’m going to say. Like, from 1k Andy to 20k Andy overnight. Like, bro, I’m not stupid. That s**t is bot up to the wazoo.”
As the situation develops, neither Lil Rodney Son nor RaKai have commented on xQc’s allegations. The continued discussion within the streaming community highlights the complexities of viewer engagement and the scrutiny that high-profile streamers face regarding their metrics and authenticity.