Monday marked Tyler1’s first official stream since being unbanned, which he celebrated by cosplaying as his signature champion Draven. Not only was he sporting a stuck on mustache – which constantly fell off – but a wig and war paint across his bare chest. For fans, Tyler1 has always embodied Draven – attitude and all – but the cosplay was a nice touch. And the fans seemed to appreciate it, mostly because they came in by the hundreds of thousands to watch him stream, more than any other streamer ever.

According esports consultant Rod Breslau, the previous streaming record for a single streamer, not an organization, was held by Faker, the best professional League player on the planet, with 245,000 viewers on his first official stream. Tyler1 didn’t just surpass this number – he slam dunked it. Tyler1’s previous stream of his tournament – the Tyler1 Championship Series – brought in over 200,000 viewers, more than the EU LCS average tournament viewerships, but his return to streaming beat even his own records. At his peak, Tyler1 had a reported 380,000 viewers, which is more concurrent viewers than most esports average, and almost 100 times higher than the average number for major streamers.

To give some perspective, some of the most popular streamers, such as Lirik, imaqtpie, and Nightblue3, might average 10000 or more. Sometimes, those numbers will trend as high as 20,000 or even 40,000, but 380,000 is astronomically high for concurrent viewers.

For the most famous troll of all time, many wondered what his stream would bring, and the answer was a surprisingly normal and respectful stream. Tyler1 did begin his stream with a bit of trash talking, saying he only returned to the game after Riot begged him to play their “dying game” and after they agreed to let him play Draven every single game. While it was clear he was being sarcastic, it put the stream on a somewhat tense start.

However, once Tyler1 started streaming, reformed was what he honestly seemed. While he typed out lots of trash talk to his allies and enemies alike, he deleted the messages before sending them, and at the end of several games, he actually reported other players for being disrespectful or hateful, and this didn’t just seem for show. After 10 hours of streaming, he was clearly frustrated with another players negative attitude. The Tyler1 of the past – the run it down mid troll – seemed honestly gone. As subscribers and donations poured in, Tyler1 called out to them, “Thank you, thank you. I can’t thank all of you enough for the support.”

Of course, Tyler1 could always resort to his old ways, but it’s unlikely that would be the best decision for him. With his first official stream coming in a staggering 10.5 hours with ads as well as Tyler1 promoting some of his own merchandise and sponsors, this is more than likely a personal and business decision for the streamer. Being a troll may have brought him fame, but it’s unlikely it brought him much in the way of money. The only thing yet to be seen is if the reformed Tyler1 will bring in consistent viewers the same way the troll Tyler1 did.