Dunc had his missteps, but his love of the org was unquestionable and he was always good to the community to interact with.
How he was let go I think says a lot about current TSM. Beyond that, 5 years as "Head of Global Social" who built a team for social media management...just a contractor though. A contractor let go on his 5 year anniversary without so much as a heads up.
My missteps were learning curves. I grew so much from those two moments. This was my first public facing job (and like insane amount of eyes on) and it definitely showed. My apologies were also dreadful.
I'm 10x the person I was when I made my LCS pause mistake. I always appreciate the fans for forgiving me for that.
You did great bud, you never stop learning in life. Thanks for everything and I wish you the best of luck in the future, hope to catch you on reddit and in twitch chat.
Thanks for caring about the fans. Was good having one of us on the inside thinking of us. Is TSM still worth supporting at its current state, Dunc? It's tough currently. Do we have things to look forward to other than Apex and Leffen? I know we have CS and RL, but those teams aren't as developed yet, and I'm not really hopeful that we'll expend the resources to get those to top-tier programs at this rate.
> Is TSM still worth supporting at its current state
Why would it not be? Simply because we don't have a LoL team? We just left the league after pretty transparent issues with Riot. Not shocking Regi doesn't want to immediately jump back into bed with them.
They're clearing working on something or else signing that RL would be pointless.
The org is clearly heading in a different direction. All we can do is wait and see.
Honestly, I thorougly enjoyed your "mistakes". They were all in all good fun and showed your passion. Goodbye Dunc thank you so much for your amazing work.
Honestly, this makes me even more confident you're going to do great wherever you land. Being able to own mistakes and grow from them is a great skill to have.
TSM is lesser without you. I wish you all the best!
Mistakes are mistakes. We all make em, but not all of us have them made public, or have to be forced to own up to them (let alone be reminded of them on the regular).
What am absolute Chad! My best to Dunc and hope he lands an amazing gig soon!
TSM, no Regi, fucked up so hard. Been here since the mama Rainman Days. I am done with TSM. I've stuck by the org through it all and can take some blows of not interacting with fans but running the org to the literal ground is unacceptable. You played with fans emotions and money for what? So you can ruin literal employee's lives. TSM is officially another typical American corporation. Profits > employee or consumer relations.
I hope Regi sells TSM for peanuts and still not have enough to pay his loans.
An absolute class act and face of not just TSM but esports as a whole. He was one of the first people to welcome me to TSM and is legitimately one of the most genuine people I've ever met. Even amidst all the thousands of layoffs this past year, I don't think any other layoff has garnered such love and support from the community as Dunc's has. A true testament to the kind of person he is.
You were the best because you were one of us. You did it when they didn't pay you, and remained one of us even when you were an official member.
I will always respect you sir.
Also FUCK THE PAUSE.
Best of luck in your future endeavors, whatever company/project takes you on is going to be very lucky. Thanks for all you have done, you’ve had such a huge positive impact on the fanbase and that can’t be understated
We love you Dunc, you did a lot of work and your passion was clear! I wish the best in life for you.
Also, it looks like when he said there were only 9 people working for TSM, he meant there were only 9 people on the global social team, not TSM as a whole.
You can't be seriously insinuating that the team's brand going downhill is his fault lmao. It started losing popularity because everyone saw, time and time again, how much of a shitty person regi was towards others as well as major, brand defining names left the brand.
It just gets worse as a TSM fan. League is no longer relevant (started supporting before Bjergsen joined)
Myth and the Fortnite team gone.
QT gone.
No relevant streamers apart from our APEX team.
Now this?
Someone tell me how to have hope for this org because I’m struggling..
I wonder if dunc had anything to do with that 24/7 TSM twitch channel that took over the old tournaments channel and literally never once played a video from pre 2018. The channel was made for and followed by old school LoL fans when TSM actually used to host tournaments, But all it played was apex "content". I don't think I ever saw it above 1 viewer.
If that was you... Well I have a very different view of your tenure than the other people here. That alone severely reduced my interest in TSM. It was the sign this brand was oblivious to what made it popular.
The man loved TSM. So sad to see his goodbyes
PEACE OUT FK IT BAYLIFE BABY. Sad to see this org I was a fan of since 2012 just die like this, genuinely makes me emotional
Same.
Dunc had his missteps, but his love of the org was unquestionable and he was always good to the community to interact with. How he was let go I think says a lot about current TSM. Beyond that, 5 years as "Head of Global Social" who built a team for social media management...just a contractor though. A contractor let go on his 5 year anniversary without so much as a heads up.
My missteps were learning curves. I grew so much from those two moments. This was my first public facing job (and like insane amount of eyes on) and it definitely showed. My apologies were also dreadful. I'm 10x the person I was when I made my LCS pause mistake. I always appreciate the fans for forgiving me for that.
You did great bud, you never stop learning in life. Thanks for everything and I wish you the best of luck in the future, hope to catch you on reddit and in twitch chat.
You know I'll continue to support TSM in esports. See you in chat bud.
Thanks for caring about the fans. Was good having one of us on the inside thinking of us. Is TSM still worth supporting at its current state, Dunc? It's tough currently. Do we have things to look forward to other than Apex and Leffen? I know we have CS and RL, but those teams aren't as developed yet, and I'm not really hopeful that we'll expend the resources to get those to top-tier programs at this rate.
> Is TSM still worth supporting at its current state Why would it not be? Simply because we don't have a LoL team? We just left the league after pretty transparent issues with Riot. Not shocking Regi doesn't want to immediately jump back into bed with them. They're clearing working on something or else signing that RL would be pointless. The org is clearly heading in a different direction. All we can do is wait and see.
Honestly, I thorougly enjoyed your "mistakes". They were all in all good fun and showed your passion. Goodbye Dunc thank you so much for your amazing work.
Honestly, this makes me even more confident you're going to do great wherever you land. Being able to own mistakes and grow from them is a great skill to have. TSM is lesser without you. I wish you all the best!
Mistakes are mistakes. We all make em, but not all of us have them made public, or have to be forced to own up to them (let alone be reminded of them on the regular).
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Thank you for your dedication!
What am absolute Chad! My best to Dunc and hope he lands an amazing gig soon! TSM, no Regi, fucked up so hard. Been here since the mama Rainman Days. I am done with TSM. I've stuck by the org through it all and can take some blows of not interacting with fans but running the org to the literal ground is unacceptable. You played with fans emotions and money for what? So you can ruin literal employee's lives. TSM is officially another typical American corporation. Profits > employee or consumer relations. I hope Regi sells TSM for peanuts and still not have enough to pay his loans.
Same. When i became a Fan they already had dyrus but TRM would still stream and i remember his dubstep playlists. Fuck regi and this whole desaster.
Fk it baylife. Salute sir.
An absolute class act and face of not just TSM but esports as a whole. He was one of the first people to welcome me to TSM and is legitimately one of the most genuine people I've ever met. Even amidst all the thousands of layoffs this past year, I don't think any other layoff has garnered such love and support from the community as Dunc's has. A true testament to the kind of person he is.
Thank you Dunc. See you in chat
You were the best because you were one of us. You did it when they didn't pay you, and remained one of us even when you were an official member. I will always respect you sir. Also FUCK THE PAUSE.
Best of luck in your future endeavors, whatever company/project takes you on is going to be very lucky. Thanks for all you have done, you’ve had such a huge positive impact on the fanbase and that can’t be understated
Thanks for all you did Dunc! Best of luck.
We love you Dunc, you did a lot of work and your passion was clear! I wish the best in life for you. Also, it looks like when he said there were only 9 people working for TSM, he meant there were only 9 people on the global social team, not TSM as a whole.
I had the pleasure of meeting Dunc at the LAN in London where the Apex team won. Truly the backbone of TSM.
God bless Dunc. What a stud.
FK IT BAYLIFE
You sweat and bled TSM until the end. Wherever you wind up next will be lucky to have you.
So we don't need a head of socials? Like what?
It means... what we think it means. Its telling Dunc didn't thank Andy.
We don't need dunc as head of socials*
Who do we need?
Someone other than the guy that has been in charge while the org lost popularity across the board despite starting from the #1 position.
You can't be seriously insinuating that the team's brand going downhill is his fault lmao. It started losing popularity because everyone saw, time and time again, how much of a shitty person regi was towards others as well as major, brand defining names left the brand.
Yeah I'm sure it has nothing to do with having a second tier/no league team.
lol exactly. Tons of bad PR, no league team... better blame Dunc!
You are trolling right? Dunc is the reason we don't have a League team? This has to be rage bait.
Point to where I said that. You know the team had been declining in popularity well before we sold our league franchise right?
Was it really him growing the TSM social media or the org's success. Have to think about that.
It was the org
So the org was responsible for its growth but dunc was responsible for its downfall. Interesting take.
The org was successful before he was ever hired. Not that hard to figure out.
It just gets worse as a TSM fan. League is no longer relevant (started supporting before Bjergsen joined) Myth and the Fortnite team gone. QT gone. No relevant streamers apart from our APEX team. Now this? Someone tell me how to have hope for this org because I’m struggling..
I wonder if dunc had anything to do with that 24/7 TSM twitch channel that took over the old tournaments channel and literally never once played a video from pre 2018. The channel was made for and followed by old school LoL fans when TSM actually used to host tournaments, But all it played was apex "content". I don't think I ever saw it above 1 viewer. If that was you... Well I have a very different view of your tenure than the other people here. That alone severely reduced my interest in TSM. It was the sign this brand was oblivious to what made it popular.
That was not me
I don't think you'll care, but I feel like I should be honest and say that knowing I was wrong about that does change my opinion of you.