As someone who discovered sketch under the (apparently not) same circumstances as uberchain discovered SubtleArt, seeing Sketchek's channel for the first time and reading what happened afterwards really got me thinking about heavy life stuff. Now reading this, I don't know which thought is worse. Lying about terminal illness or someone faking being him.
Believing this whole charade to be true and that he is actually back, I hope Sketch understands just how wrong and disrespectful this has been. It's been said already, but god damn dude. Pulling the rug like that under your fans/subs is one thing, but disrespecting people close to you and people that have actually been terminally ill and been in a situation you lied about is on a whole other level.
I don't know your life and I don't know your reasoning behind lying, quitting and coming back in this manner. I can only guess and assume that something important forced you to do this. I can however respect someone for owning up to past mistakes, so I reserve judgement for your apology video. Just know that you need to be honest and sincere if you expect anyone to hold any amount of respect for you. You need to give us a good reason to believe in you.
As someone who discovered sketch under the (apparently not) same circumstances as uberchain discovered SubtleArt, seeing Sketchek's channel for the first time and reading what happened afterwards really got me thinking about heavy life stuff. Now reading this, I don't know which thought is worse. Lying about terminal illness or someone faking being him.
Believing this whole charade to be true and that he is actually back, I hope Sketch understands just how wrong and disrespectful this has been. It's been said already, but god damn dude. Pulling the rug like that under your fans/subs is one thing, but disrespecting people close to you and people that have actually been terminally ill and been in a situation you lied about is on a whole other level.
I don't know your life and I don't know your reasoning behind lying, quitting and coming back in this manner. I can only guess and assume that something important forced you to do this. I can however respect someone for owning up to past mistakes, so I reserve judgement for your apology video. Just know that you need to be honest and sincere if you expect anyone to hold any amount of respect for you. You need to give us a good reason to believe in you.
I'm not sure what's so difficult about telling your fanbase you don't want to play a video game for a while that you had to fake having a terminal illness instead. Whatever the reason may be, it's incredibly insensitive towards people who lost their loved ones to it.
I'm not sure what's so difficult about telling your fanbase you don't want to play a video game for a while that you had to fake having a terminal illness instead. Whatever the reason may be, it's incredibly insensitive towards people who lost their loved ones to it.
sketchekhey sketchek here
sage's post is mostly accurate, the illness was a lie. sorry. just want to clarify that i've been working on an apology video since before i started the ARG, i said this to some other people that i reached out to, but forgot to tell sage. also the hacker you guys are talking about wasn't me; it was an impersonator by the name of autogen. i didnt have access to a pc at the time he was doing that. will explain more in the video which should be up tomorrow. SORRY!
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ur an autist
[quote=sketchek]hey sketchek here
sage's post is mostly accurate, the illness was a lie. sorry. just want to clarify that i've been working on an apology video since before i started the ARG, i said this to some other people that i reached out to, but forgot to tell sage. also the hacker you guys are talking about wasn't me; it was an impersonator by the name of autogen. i didnt have access to a pc at the time he was doing that. will explain more in the video which should be up tomorrow. SORRY![/quote]
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ur an autist
I'm sorry, ARG? This guy started a ARG for his own return after lying about a terminal illness?
I'm sorry, ARG? This guy started a ARG for his own return after lying about a terminal illness?
sketchek is sketchback and I don't like how he came back...
sketchek is sketchback and I don't like how he came back...
Jackawaquality post spu
thanks tried really hard
[quote=Jackawa]quality post spu[/quote]
thanks tried really hard
https://imgur.com/gallery/oBH2x
ya genuinely never heard of this guy
ya genuinely never heard of this guy
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB5ig6vpQug[/youtube]
after reading a bunch of shit i genuinely believe this guy has some sort of mental illness
incoming pyro main joke circlejerk
after reading a bunch of shit i genuinely believe this guy has some sort of mental illness
incoming pyro main joke circlejerk
sketchekhey sketchek here
sage's post is mostly accurate, the illness was a lie. sorry. just want to clarify that i've been working on an apology video since before i started the ARG, i said this to some other people that i reached out to, but forgot to tell sage. also the hacker you guys are talking about wasn't me; it was an impersonator by the name of autogen. i didnt have access to a pc at the time he was doing that. will explain more in the video which should be up tomorrow. SORRY!
I never knew who you were, and I honestly don't care. Even if you had some sort of "legacy" for whatever you did, it's all ruined now because you decided to lie about having a terminal illness. That sounds like a pure shit stain to me. I normally don't like to get involved in any sort of drama, and again, I have no idea who you are. But tf2 has moved on from you. It's obvious that you had some sort of story, and some sort of legacy, and the fact that you just decided to lie about something this serious shows who you are as a person.
Sorry, but coming from someone who isn't a fan, I already don't like you. I'm sure I'm speaking for many people here that your apology better be good. It's not going to be a scenario where everybody just accepts it because "oh sketchek we missed you!" I hope you're not expecting that.
[quote=sketchek]hey sketchek here
sage's post is mostly accurate, the illness was a lie. sorry. just want to clarify that i've been working on an apology video since before i started the ARG, i said this to some other people that i reached out to, but forgot to tell sage. also the hacker you guys are talking about wasn't me; it was an impersonator by the name of autogen. i didnt have access to a pc at the time he was doing that. will explain more in the video which should be up tomorrow. SORRY![/quote]
I never knew who you were, and I honestly don't care. Even if you had some sort of "legacy" for whatever you did, it's all ruined now because you decided to lie about having a terminal illness. That sounds like a pure shit stain to me. I normally don't like to get involved in any sort of drama, and again, I have no idea who you are. But tf2 has moved on from you. It's obvious that you had some sort of story, and some sort of legacy, and the fact that you just decided to lie about something this serious shows who you are as a person.
Sorry, but coming from someone who isn't a fan, I already don't like you. I'm sure I'm speaking for many people here that your apology better be good. It's not going to be a scenario where everybody just accepts it because "oh sketchek we missed you!" I hope you're not expecting that.
this is a minor piece of it, but.. I'm just imagining Valve when they catch wind of this. they put his name in the game because they thought he died.
cool to give Valve staff a reason to be like "we stuck our neck out for a community member, but turns out our community is just full of shitheads"
this is a minor piece of it, but.. I'm just imagining Valve when they catch wind of this. they put his name in the game because they thought he died.
cool to give Valve staff a reason to be like "we stuck our neck out for a community member, but turns out our community is just full of shitheads"
torkeywe kinda beating a dead horse here
the horse aint really dead tho haha
[quote=torkey]we kinda beating a dead horse here[/quote]
the horse aint really dead tho haha
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov-hcOiBghg[/youtube]
I must say there is nothing I love more than a good troll but I think this may have crossed the "just a bit of banter" line here, Its important to make sure that banter doesn't go too far so people don't get their feelings too badly hurt.
Faking your own death and having your friends mourn your death for several years is a decent example of when it stops being banter and ends up going just a wee bit too far.
I must say there is nothing I love more than a good troll but I think this may have crossed the "just a bit of banter" line here, Its important to make sure that banter doesn't go too far so people don't get their feelings too badly hurt.
Faking your own death and having your friends mourn your death for several years is a decent example of when it stops being banter and ends up going just a wee bit too far.
just a wee bit overboard brother?
just a wee bit overboard brother?
welcome back Sketchek but at the same time go fuck yourself.
I really hope this "fake illness" prank is not true
EDIT: he seems pretty remorseful for what he's done, and acknowledged his wrongdoing so good on him. addiction ain't a joke but its still fucked up to fake your death. that is all.
welcome back Sketchek but at the same time go fuck yourself.
I really hope this "fake illness" prank is not true
EDIT: he seems pretty remorseful for what he's done, and acknowledged his wrongdoing so good on him. addiction ain't a joke but its still fucked up to fake your death. that is all.
I liked his videos but at the same time yo, a pubber who posted on youtube a few times did a dumb thing. Meh.
I do hope they remove the reference to him in the axtinguisher description, it's kind of mind-blowing that he is the only player in the history of tf2 to have his name in the actual game (if you don't count the streamers list for obvious reasons)
I liked his videos but at the same time yo, a pubber who posted on youtube a few times did a dumb thing. Meh.
I do hope they remove the reference to him in the axtinguisher description, it's kind of mind-blowing that he is the only player in the history of tf2 to have his name in the actual game (if you don't count the streamers list for obvious reasons)
this leaves me with such a bitter taste in my mouth man
i respected the guy so much and i was teary eyed as hell when he posted his farewell video
and now it turns out it's all a lie, like? what the hell?
i can't even think of anything to say to explain how disgusted this all leaves me
i'm disappointed
this leaves me with such a bitter taste in my mouth man
i respected the guy so much and i was teary eyed as hell when he posted his farewell video
and now it turns out it's all a lie, like? what the hell?
i can't even think of anything to say to explain how disgusted this all leaves me
i'm disappointed
sketchek dindu nuffin he a good boy
sketchek dindu nuffin he a good boy
sticcsketchek good boy
look at this dude's steam profile if you want to see a complete idiot
[quote=sticc]sketchek good boy[/quote]
look at this dude's steam profile if you want to see a complete idiot
Getawhalesticcsketchek good boy
look at this dude's steam profile if you want to see a complete idiot
ur mad bc u know im rite ;0
[quote=Getawhale][quote=sticc]sketchek good boy[/quote]
look at this dude's steam profile if you want to see a complete idiot[/quote]
ur mad bc u know im rite ;0
he just released a statement regarding the situation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtB7j-edYSE
he just released a statement regarding the situation: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtB7j-edYSE[/youtube]
Dick move for sure, would've been easier for him to keep his mouth shut on the whole thing.
He seemed fairly genuine in the video, so as long as he learns from his mistakes and betters his judgment and actions in the future, I see no reason for people to not forgive him in time.
Dick move for sure, would've been easier for him to keep his mouth shut on the whole thing.
He seemed fairly genuine in the video, so as long as he learns from his mistakes and betters his judgment and actions in the future, I see no reason for people to not forgive him in time.