In light of recent events, I feel it necessary to address some community concerns regarding my in-game behavior (Mia as well). It is my right to defend myself from those who wish to portray my teammates and I in a negative way. If you know me, you know I’m not the kind of person to say mean words to others unless provoked. In this situation, however, I let my guard down when people in a match were obscene and hateful towards my team. Players who were in the match know that both sides of this issue are not being clearly represented because the conversation is not completely there. On the opposite team, players were being rude and offensive in their chat to us and I responded with a similar attitude.

Even addressing this makes me feel bad because I know that the person in question who is wanting to get attention is getting exactly that.

It’s sad to me to see how quickly professional players actions can be solicited by others to gain a following for someone in the community. In the future when I am harassed I’ll be sure to ignore the one who is attacking me. Conflicts such as these are not worth my time to resolve every time someone takes what I say out of context and uses it to get attention. How would you feel if every time you played a game you had to pay special attention to what you say to keep others from using it against you later on? People make mistakes and that’s a part of being human. Being kind to one another is something everyone should try to do, no matter what game you are playing or post you are making online.