My 2017 plans going forward

Hello all!



Yes, a twitlonger in the Heroes of the Storm scene, oh neo. I'm not the best at these as many of you have seen in the past ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). I first got involved in Heroes back in late 2015/early 2016 when I was given the opportunity to manage Murloc Geniuses, and what a time that was. I never had that much fun in my life! There were many challenges, but the rewards were ridiculously worth it.



Unfortunately when that old squad broke up at the end of January, I was pretty upset. I wasn't used to how this world works quite yet, but I really wanted to get involved. I became the manager of 3-4 amateur teams, helped grow Heroes Hype / Heroes United, ultimately while working a full time retail job (I'm really young still). I wanted to help the grassroots teams until I saw old players I used to manage (Cauthon/Fury) lose their positions on respective teams after summer regionals ended, and had a huge spark to rally them to play together again.



When we reformed MG with the current band of players, I never in my wildest dreams thought we'd be #1 NA after just a few weeks of practicing together. They became superstars essentially over night! I'm so proud of what they've accomplished and what they're doing today: representing Tempo Storm and formerly AA, going to BlizzCon, travelling to China, it has been the esports dream.



While managing, I have watched a ton of scrims, worked really hard at my own role (support) and played a large amount of the game. I actually had to substitute for Resurgence (throwback boys) during the spring regional qualifiers and despite how much of a panic-wreck I was (I WAS LIKE RANK 20) with the 4k+ people watching, I was REALLY satisfied with how good it felt to be winning against other pros on a uniformed team. Granted, we lost, but I'll blame @furyhots for getting ddosed next.... point is, the competitive drive is there still. As a former athlete, I LOVE to compete.



With that, and the blessing / advice of various pros even on OTHER HGC teams, I will be competing in the open division of Heroes this year, which means I will be stepping down from management. Managers can't play in the open division. I know this is a huge sacrifice, but it's what my heart wants to do. Currently, I have successfully completed tryouts for an amateur team with Percival, Needham, Ballinbeast, and Mogatu, they're super awesome for giving me a shot to begin with! I'm going to work extremely hard to become that Rehgod one day.



Look out for me in 2017 as I pursue a dream! It's also why I want to start streaming as well. Major shout-outs to @Shot_HOTS, @iakona13, @CauthonLuck for helping me out a lot mentally as I make this leap in the dark. It was a huge pleasure and honor to be the manager of such a talented roster for 6+ months, I wish you all the best of luck under the Tempo Storm banner. Thank you so much @psalmhots, @Junhots_, @cattlepillar, @Furyhots and @cauthonluck again for having me on board for so long, you guys are definitely going to be dominate in the HGC 2017 league ;) Jun, don't forget to drink your gfeul. Cattle be nicer to Jun.



Thanks all for reading,

Artemis





TL;DR goin' to do support stuff in open division, manager = conflict of interest, rip potentially

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