Most people already know why but SQ major will most likely be my last tourney. Originally q and I were unbanned by IPL in December last year, but a few days ago I was messaged basically saying that they changed their minds because some staff and contributors are uncomfortable with working on events that we participate in. We were both rebanned indefinitely and the earliest time when we can both appeal is January of next year, and then whether the ban will remain depends on whether the discomfort is still there. Due to this I feel it is better if I don't play at all as IPL staff and commentators are scattered across tournaments and LAN events. Obviously I'm disheartened because I care a ton about the community and now I'm just not sure what's the proper way to be accepted or for people to feel comfortable around me. This is just from my POV but in the past year I feel I've worked on myself and earned the trust of many players and teams through my actions and behaviors. I understand that's just a small minority of people in the community and I have no idea on how the larger casual viewerbase sees me. For me though waiting until next year is just too long for me to care anymore and it feels personal atp

🥇Barnacle Bash 9 w/ grey gos jared noah ggs to everyone we played thanks for the tourney @ TOs

Before (after coming soon)

I want to clarify that the “bet” was never meant to be a serious suggestion or a decision, and any claims suggesting otherwise are simply incorrect. I’ve already spoken with Sencon in DMs and cleared this up. Madness had already decided on his own to try returning to streaming, and my actions had no influence on that decision. That said, the “bet” did happen, and I fully understand why people are upset. For context, it came out of casual banter where he said, “Watch, I’ll be able to beat you soon,” and I responded, “If you somehow even make it out of groups in that tournament, I’ll give you $100.” I said this under the assumption that he wouldn’t even be able to qualify, but regardless it was a poor choice to even make a bet like that. Considering the circumstances, I shouldn’t have said it, and I take full responsibility. It won’t happen again. The intent behind the comment while expressed poorly was that I wanted to see more genuine effort put toward change from him, like consistently streaming and showing that some growth has happened. That doesn’t excuse what I said, but I hope it gives some context on what I was thinking in that current moment. I’ll be more considerable with my words while talking to others since I fully understand that they can be at times misleading and give off the wrong impression. I understand what it means to earn back the communitys trust and I do not take that for granted at all. Thank you for taking your time to read and I apologize for any confusion it caused.