One of the only serious tweets I will make

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None of what I am about to share is intended to be taken in a malicious way I just need to get this off of my chest as I see so many people get the wrong concepts (all of social media and reddit). This will hopefully get all the facts to do with the initial Dignitas roster swap straight and give more light into what actually went on when I joined to now when im leaving. Huge shoutouts to Dignitas the organisation they treated me and the rest of the team great in every situation that happened and if I had a choice I would never leave the organisation (with special thanks to ODEE and MepH two of the nicest and smartest people I know in esports).



So post failing to qualify for Gamescom with Team Liquid I had doubts whether I even wanted to play the game anymore and came to a conclusion that I was going to step into the coaching role for Team Dignitas meaning that the few months after Gamescom I hadn't touched the game at all. I was coaching Dignitas for a month and half(ish) and I woke up one morning to

find out the Alex news that he wanted to retire from competitive which left a huge hole in the Dignitas lineup. Rules stated that they had to find a player to fill his role that did not compete in Gamescom which left very few candidates me being one of them. Even to this day I consider Bakery and Snitch as very close friends so when I was approached to fill the slot it

would be first of all silly for me to refuse and leave them in a really awkward spot if I didn't accept.



Im now in a position where I have just over a month to get world class ready in which not touching the game for 2 or 3 months really hindered however this didn't stop me trying to be the best I could for Blizzcon. Now im not going to say I played well at all for Blizzcon I have even admitted on multiple occasions that I was the worse player on the team for that tournament and as well for GCWC. Post Blizzcon I come back home still doubting whether I want to actually play and my motivation being shot down by continuous hate and backlash from the community. I know some people will say "well just ignore the hate" or "just relax and work on improving" however it definitely affected me a lot more than it should have.



A few weeks ago we came back from China and I thought through again whether I want to be a pro player for a top tier team again and after days of thinking it through and conversing with friends and family I decided I was going all out this year for becoming the best player I could possibly be for the team so I don't have an awful showing like Blizzcon. However understandably it was too late for me to fix whats already been done and the team has decided to go with Zaelia which is a good choice and I wish them the best of luck with him however I must urge the community even if he underperforms at the start PLEASE do not go as hard on him it is not fair for the players mindset and confidence when playing the game, if you support a team support them through thick and thin.



Now where does this leave me? Well its simple as rules state I won't be able to join an HGC team this split meaning that I will be working with players that did not qualify to get into the league and to find my passion to play the game again. I will not disclose the roster as of yet as its not set in stone but I will be trying to play the people that I enjoy playing with and I think are good at the game. Thank you to Team Dignitas again specifically ODEE and MepH and all of the people that supported me through 2016 I hope to rise to glory again in 2017 and will be working tirelessly to do so.

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