TSM dropped the Code 7 boys due to past cheating allegations. For those who don't know, Tork and Nicholas were banned from CEVO in CS:GO for cheating.
http://tsm.gg/index.php/news/overwatch-announcement
Edit: After looking at the article again, it seems that Tork and Nicholas have also been accused of cheating in other games.
ihatehome [#4]I think TSM underestimated how much bad publicity those guys brought. If you watch their games on twitch, the chat and people in general and always hating on them. It probably hurt the TSM brand more to have these guys associated with them than having a performing OW team of their caliber.
Yeah, every time I would watch a tournament with Code7 as TSM, the chat would keep spamming TSM aimbot activated or CheaTSM.
ozymandias [#11]i've never watched them play..but given their past history what makes them trustworthy now? Have they even gone to an offline event?
They attended Agents Rising lan as Gale Force and placed 3rd behind C9 and Liquid.
ihatehome [#4]I think TSM underestimated how much bad publicity those guys brought. If you watch their games on twitch, the chat and people in general and always hating on them. It probably hurt the TSM brand more to have these guys associated with them than having a performing OW team of their caliber.
If Twitch chat and Reddit are where people source their opinions of something, that is pretty bottom-barrel; a company using that to boot off a team is kneejerk reaction to meme scum and bandwagon. They've been to lan, which is more than what some other teams can say. Also Harbleu's been to more lans with demonstrated success than most people have played tournaments
Alora [#13]If Twitch chat and Reddit are where people source their opinions of something, that is pretty bottom-barrel; a company using that to boot off a team is kneejerk reaction to meme scum and bandwagon. They've been to lan, which is more than what some other teams can say. Also Harbleu's been to more lans with demonstrated success than most people have played tournaments
The problem isn't with Harbleau - from what I have seen he is a stand-up guy and I wish him all the best. It's unfortunate that him and the other legitimate members of the team are caught up in it.
The issue is with the TJOs and their cheating history/poor ethics which they have demonstrated across multiple games over the years. I played in the same CoD event they were banned from years ago. That, in addition to the recent CEVO bans, shows me that these shitty behaviors have not been curbed.
My opinion of them is about as low as it gets and is based on facts and my own personnel experience with them from years ago, and not twitch or reddit memes.
Alora [#13]If Twitch chat and Reddit are where people source their opinions of something, that is pretty bottom-barrel; a company using that to boot off a team is kneejerk reaction to meme scum and bandwagon. They've been to lan, which is more than what some other teams can say. Also Harbleu's been to more lans with demonstrated success than most people have played tournaments
you're underestimating the proportion of those people to people that share your opinion
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