Yesterday The Imperial posted a recruitment topic on the ETF2L Community forums, stating that their Medic Anders "F2" Carstensen is "moving on for personal reasons". It's now clear that F2 left the team to join I Don't Know?.
Last evening The Imperial repeatedly spammed the IRC channels searching for a new medic to join their roster, since the UKeSA rosters would be locked by midnight. A look on their current team page indicates that Space^^ (HH) and mercuuu (eLD) are added to the roster.
After reading the recruitment post from The Imperial's leader Sam "nubonamission" Parsons it was unclear to many people whether F2 would leave the team or the scene for these "personal reasons". We are now able to confirm that F2 will not leave the scene at all, but has actually immediately joined the division 2 team I Don't Know?.
F2 was not willing to give commentary on the reason(s) why he left The Imperial. I did ask him to confirm that he was not leaving the scene and explain why he joined IDK. This is what he had to say:
I planned on taking a break for a couple of weeks and then join some clan. But I got a quick offer from idk to join them to play in UKeSA Championship, so I accepted that. :) I never thought of leaving the scene! I love it too much for that :p
I also spoke to "Player Thirty-Two" from The Imperial:
F2 was sick of playing Medic basically. He just can not stand it any more. Seeing as he can't play a different class for us, not at this stage anyway, he left the team. F2 will be playing Soldier for IDK.
We wish the teams and all players that are involved the best of luck in the future.
Related: IDK roster, The Imperial eSports and Imperial's roster on UKeSA
Originally published on Cadred.org on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:38:25 +0000 by Hidde van Manen.
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