gecksI generally stay out of this kind of stuff but I feel the need to say something here.
I'm going to take a guess and say that one of the people you're referring to is me. I say this because, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure I'm the only person who responded to Thorin's tweet that stepped back from the community without saying a word.
To provide context, I was first mentioned by someone and then responded to the tweet.
https://twitter.com/dustmouret/status/787479702508220416
https://twitter.com/geckspert/status/787483440606158848
Yes, I did leave the TF2 community without saying a word, and I apologize for that. The reason I stepped away is because I took at job at Next Generation Esports a couple months ago to work on their creative team. I contemplated saying something about leaving at the time, but for whatever reason I convinced myself not to and have regretted it since. If I could still be involved with TF2 I would be, I sadly just don't have the time anymore.
Even though other people such as dashner, mathsad, lange, david, truktruk, etc. could certainly explain spectating TF2 with more depth and clarity than myself, I don't see the issue in me at least offering assistance.
If I'm wrong and you weren't in part referring to me, then I genuinely apologize.
It was.
But I spoke to dashner just now and got some of that information. I was largely unaware of how you tried to be part of i58 and TOTH but couldn't.
I reflected this morning on why I made this post, and it was largely to defend my friend Kurt. He wouldn't want or ask me to do it (in fact he'd probably rather I shut up). But I still feel burned-by-proxy on how all our talent in NA immediately fled for OW, while Kurt was breaking his back trying to find out who the hell could still do TF2 casts for Invite, and getting not even courtesy answers from people to say "I'm doing OW now sorry". Just getting silence, which I found completely rude and disrespectful.
Gonna cut it short there, but I welcome you to chat me up on Steam or wherever if you want to discuss it further. I offer you my heartfelt apologies. Much love.