https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxJRvyQlnyI

and before anyone says jack doesnt make the rosters decisions

watch this video and tell me you see a pattern with C9 decision making throughout the years. they ALWAYS cut anyone and everyone after a slight hiccup:

• jack cut xeta, one of THE best initiators at the time,

they never achieved the same level of success in valorant again, mCe mentioned in one of his interviews " we were still trying to recover through the 2023 to fix these role issues" later he mentioned "xeta was one of the reasons why role issues was such a problem"(Wyatt interview) which tells you all you need to know. xeta was a pivotal player in the team.
and before any of you mention xeta wanted out, I vividly remember vanity saying the reason why he was cut was a because of "language barrier issues, comms etc" and then jack back tracked his statement saying xeta wanted to leave.

• jack created C9W, ONLY for the purpose of franchising, not for equal opportunities for women.

why would I think that you might ask?

because C9W got cut AS SOON as franchising got announced. like, they could have at least hidden their intentions by letting them play together for 2023 but at the end of 2022 November, that was the last time C9W was a thing.

all to pay yay's inflated salary, JACK cut A WHOLE thriving female team at the TOP of GC.

• and during that whole ordeal guess what happened?

Mel had massive offers from T1 orgs and due to Jack being a sleazy rat he upped the buyout clause, she was not able to actualise that offer. why? because she was "too valuable of an asset to release this close to partnership(franchise) selection when I’m so pivotal to my org’s application.” her words coming from C9.

jack deliberately slashed opportunities from the first ever female player to play on coed T1 org for the slight "risk" of franchising/

you tell me who's at fault here.

then,

• they cut yay and vanity, you know how that went, in the process, vanity said "the org f'ed me over"

they ruined a STAR player's progression in 2023. this is what jack wanted. ALL the eyes were on YAY, and before the regular season even starts, he is cut. one of NA's most hyped player is OUT of play due to poor financial decisions. they dont care about yay, or any of the players I have mentioned so far. all they want is EYES on them.

and now we come to today: they have cut the whole team except for xeppaa and jakee including the coach mCe due to poor decision making and incentivising crappy salaries.

you know what? I would wager that Jack made SURE to advise mCe to sign players like Jake and runi after they cut yay + vanity because of 2 reasons

1. they were broke
2. its easier to let them go at the end of the season
   • imagine you sign 2 barebones young inexperienced players, its so little commitment you need from them, since your 2023 year is already over, why not sign these guys and give them a low salary, you're not really looking to advance with them for 2024 right? I would imagine that if C9 actually went on to qualify for something, they would not have kept the roster, just as EG did. this is the kind of scummy thinking that jack goes through without a care for the players or or the fans in any way. any commitment is seen as a liability since they don't really want to create long lasting success, they want a quick buck and behind the scenes investors. its just a business model to them. one that is extremely cutthroat with little leniency.
3. its just damage control for the 2024 season, cut your losses and put little effort into the remaining season.

There are now reports that c9 have signed vanity again, xeppaa, Jake, wippie, oxy, immi which is another case of nepotism imo (wippie, immi and vanity go way back) . back to the V1 2021 days we go.

and so, we come back to FNS, where he experienced the same cutthroat tactics Jack uses and is just another of the victims in his ruthless pursuit of screwing players over.

who's getting screwed now? its gonna be oxy. just watch.

in summary jack has screwed over:

FNS

(there's prolly more in this timeskip)

XETA
curry
mel
C9W WHOLE ROSTER
vanity
yay
1leaf
runi
zellsis
mCe

PS:

if there is anyone who follows League, can you tell us what C9/Jack does there? I would love to hear it since I dont follow LoL.

valid

somebody please explain what happened between ls and mr jack etienne in league of legends i still never know

he fucked ls in league

C9W only got cut because they wouldnt be able to enter challengers qualifiers if C9 is in franchise, because they would be considered an academy team. also curry did not play well for c9. rest is valid tho

Lmao no way franchised orgs gave Mel a big offer for Tier 1, probably other gc teams offered

This is just in Val. Similar story in Csgo

mf thought every single org didnt make gc for franchising

LS want to start a new and exciting meta to watch for viewers. But after 2 games he got release. Pepelaugh. Jack is a clown.

the xeta and autumn thing was mutual, t1 made a offer and the players wanted to go play in Korea since t1 proposed their plan building a Korean roster for franchising. Curry was an awful pickup but they traded players

VLR user learns that esports is a business not a passion for most

same with csgo i guess

i actually read allat nice post

I remember tarik's stream yesterday, he was not in a good mood and said that Jack "has xeppaa by the balls", implying that he won't let xeppa go