I want to clarify that the “bet” was never meant to be a serious suggestion or a decision, and any claims suggesting otherwise are simply incorrect. I’ve already spoken with Sencon in DMs and cleared this up. Madness had already decided on his own to try returning to streaming, and my actions had no influence on that decision. That said, the “bet” did happen, and I fully understand why people are upset. For context, it came out of casual banter where he said, “Watch, I’ll be able to beat you soon,” and I responded, “If you somehow even make it out of groups in that tournament, I’ll give you $100.” I said this under the assumption that he wouldn’t even be able to qualify, but regardless it was a poor choice to even make a bet like that. Considering the circumstances, I shouldn’t have said it, and I take full responsibility. It won’t happen again. The intent behind the comment while expressed poorly was that I wanted to see more genuine effort put toward change from him, like consistently streaming and showing that some growth has happened. That doesn’t excuse what I said, but I hope it gives some context on what I was thinking in that current moment. I’ll be more considerable with my words while talking to others since I fully understand that they can be at times misleading and give off the wrong impression. I understand what it means to earn back the communitys trust and I do not take that for granted at all. Thank you for taking your time to read and I apologize for any confusion it caused.