Well new year new team, back in December when the old TOXiC team told me they had “issues” it was about the same time we had the team change with Sapphire and I have it admit it did cross my mind was it time to call it a day, but hey, why quit when this is so much fun!
One thing I did decide was I wasn’t going to pick up any team I wasn’t 100% confident in and that left me with a reasonable large task on my hands as tbh, these days more than ever, I’m not easy pleased, in picking this team I can honestly say I have never spent so much time watching and talking to players I know so well in the picking up a team decision making process, there were things I wasn’t happy with and in fairness the guys addressed all my concerns and won me over.
I’m not quite anal enough to know the exact figures but I’d imagine Luke has spent more time with the TOXiC tag that any other player, ever, and PEZ despite his instance to wear shorts, flid flops and a vest whilst out hunting for a kebab in Copenhagen’s red light district when he last tagged up as fm, is an incredible player and a massive boost to any team come LAN events. Neil is the only player to continue on from the last TOXiC team but he was a hard player to say goodbye to, great aim and an attitude to die for (oh for 5 Neil’s!) and so we come to the new guys, Phil is a player I have watched many many times over the last 2 years or so, so many times he has been a player on the verge of greatness, let’s hope he grabs this chance with both hands and takes his game to a level I believe he is capable of. George “Zed” Bear “Grills” the new kid on the block, George can rifle, he can awp, his com’s are clear and concise and I like what I have seen so far, for a young man he has a lot of potential.
I may have taken 2 months watching this and other teams to make my mind up but now, finally, I’m happy to announce the new TOXiC team:
The New fm Toxic:
Luke “
KritikaL” Green
Neil "
nEiLZiNHo" Finlay
James "
PEZ" Perrott
George "
Zed" Bear
Phil "
Whindanski" Nicholas
Statement from Luke “KritikaL” Green:
Today I'd love to announce that my team and I are joining the fm-eSports organisation. Many will see this announcement as the treehouse being shuffled again, but this time is very different, for the first time in counter strike source I haven't been able to blag my way into a team or used my contacts to shortcut myself into an organisation. Darren was very critical in his selection of what team to pick up and it so happened to be us, he by no means gave me the easy route into the organisation, but like i said this isn't a reshuffle of the treehouse this is fresh and something new to look out for in 2012. This opportunity for two of our players is the first real opportunity in a PROPER gaming organisation to prove themselves, and I can't talk about how much someone like Phil 'Whindanski' Nichols deserves an opportunity like this, after the (In my opinion) wrongful kicking after BEASTS performance at i42 and the many previous LAN's that he has had to pay for himself and the amount of dedication and effort he has put in the past it’s a wonder that no one else has picked him up and given him this opportunity before.
With this announcement comes the “recruitment” of another player, nEiLZiNHo, who before I played with I had my doubts. This was mainly due to the style of play FM TOXIC played with at ESWC. As many people heard on the pod cast prior to I-series they played a very rigid style of play, but Neil instantly forgot that and slotted in perfectly with the style that we want to play, and since then he has brought us so much information that has made our style of play incredibly stronger. He seems to be enjoying this style of play a much more given a bit more freedom and can use his individual ability rather than relying on dedicated tactics every round which I have never been a believer of.
For the future, we're attending EPIC 8 and hopefully Copenhagen Games. We will use EPIC 8 as a warm up and learning curve to perfect ourselves for Copenhagen Games. My advice to any teams in the UK, sign up to EPIC 8 and let’s make it our UK championships, there is a good prize pot there and it would be really great to get the top 16 teams in the UK there on a regular basis.
I would like to thank Darren for having the belief in me once again to build a team that can compete on an EU level, and all the fm-eSport sponsors:
http://www.sapphiretech.com/
http://www.bullguard.com/
http://www.zowiegear.com/
http://www.multiplay.co.uk
http://www.rizenexus.com/
I normally add something more here but after all that what more can I say?!! :P
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