EPTOn August 15 2012 04:56 KeyHunt wrote:
Just be sure to read the interview. CheckSix is not done because of a "slew of players leaving". We parted ways with Sleep mutually and if anything that helped, not hurt us as a team..and MaximusBlack and Seo both left after we had decided to call it quits. Only player we really "lost" was Suppy. Thanks for the support guys and good luck.
Just be sure to read the interview. CheckSix is not done because of a "slew of players leaving". We parted ways with Sleep mutually and if anything that helped, not hurt us as a team..and MaximusBlack and Seo both left after we had decided to call it quits. Only player we really "lost" was Suppy. Thanks for the support guys and good luck.
The team has been around since 2010 in SC2, and 2004 in other games.
http://esfiworld.com/news/checksix-gaming-officially-closes-down
Please read the interview, it addresses more than what I say here. I don't want to make assumptions about what happened because I personally do not know all of the details (which can be found in the interview. Thanks! And much appreciation from CheckSix and KeyHunt!
Sleep disbanded July 14th
Suppy to EG on July 24th
SeoHyeon to Light and MaximusBlack to Quantic
If you would like to see more info about the team:
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/CheckSix_Gaming
I will keep the players that left at Starcraft 2, but let it be known that people from their CS team also have departed recently.
Here is what Kurt "KeyHunt" Carter had to say about the teams best months prior to their members leaving:
I would say we had some of our best months prior to Suppy's departure. Our future was really looking great. We had just signed a deal with RushOrderTees that allowed us direct support and also the ability to buy amazing shirts at a very low price for resale. Our first order of 50 completely sold out at MLG Anaheim and were receiving great sponsor reaction. The players had an amazing run at MLG Anaheim, we had started to get Suppy streaming more and then supported his stream through campaigns with MaximusBlack..all was well. Then, with the departure of Suppy it all started going a bit downhill. I would not dare blame this on Suppy..it is most certainly not his fault. However, it did sort of start the chain of events. As far as SeoHyeon and MaximusBlack..they left the team after the decision to close was made. There was a period of time in which we were still undecided on closing up shop, but for the most part we had decided to pack it up..and they could see the writing on the wall. We both knew and completely supported MaximusBlack's move over to Quantic and could not be happier for him.
The full interview can be found at the above link
But here were his last words:
It has been an amazing ride that we could not have done without help from a lot of people. First off, the sponsors that supported us in TteSports, RushOrderTees and Puretrak. They put faith in us, and we truly enjoyed proving to them that you don't have to receive a huge budget to provide a substantial return for them. To the people looking to start their own team, please do not let my comments scare you away from doing so. Please, give it a try. We were nowhere near perfect, and if you believe you can do better I invite you to try and if you need any help please feel free to contact me and I will be as honest with you as I possibly can be. You do not have to make the same mistakes others do. There are resources out there to help you. Finally, to our fans..we appreciate all your support and amazing words of inspiration over the past 2 years and we would not have made it half as long without your direct support and willingness to help out when necessary. Because of you, we were able to help get many players to multiple events over the course of our existence and hopefully you understand just how important that has been for this community.
Where will these players go? Anyone see some recruitment's happening?
