Unforgiven - How Europe's greatest ADC found new life on SK Gaming
Riot·2/6/2015, 12:16:57 AM·0 votes·98,090 views
SK Gaming has been dominant through the first two weeks of the EU LCS. After their rocky trip to Worlds in 2014, they made the somewhat controversial decision to acquire former Copenhagen Wolves star AD carry Konstantinos "FORG1VENGRE" Tzortziou (pronounced "forgiven") to replace Adrian "CandyPanda" Wübbelmann. Immediately, fans and detractors speculated on how FORG1VENGRE's presence would negatively affect team chemistry after issues he had on Copenhagen Wolves, and his $1,000 fine for in game toxicity earlier in his career.
In the months FORG1VENGRE has been on SK Gaming, it seems the team has improved his attitude. He's stopped his vitriolic behavior in solo queue and been more publicly supportive of his teammates -- his vocalizations have turned almost positive instead. In every interview and public venue to communicate, FORG1VENGRE is unabashed about his confidence in his team and himself as the best ADC in Europe. Unlike his past toxicity, his honest and blunt commentary has actually endeared him to the community. But how did SK Gaming put together such an impressive roster so quickly, and what makes FORG1VENGRE one of the most talented, and most interesting, ADCs in the LCS?
FORG1VENGRE was among the most toxic players in the history of the European servers, and was fined $1,000 as a result of refusing to correct his behavior. He also had some issues with publicly calling out his teammates that had unintended consequences for the team's dynamic. "Obviously, [the fine is] what should have happened," he said on his Ask.fm. "Although I disagree with players being role models, the hand that feeds me is Riot Games, and they create the rules so I respect them."
Along with Maurice "Amazing" Stückenschneider, who played well for the otherwise shoddy roster, FORG1VENGRE tried to carry Copenhagen Wolves. But they still faced relegation at the end of the Spring Split. This was the end of the Wolves' roster as we knew it, and likely, as a result of his behavior, FORG1VENGRE was not offered a position on another LCS team. "To be truthful, I wouldn't [have] picked myself up."
A Man on an Island
In the 2014 Spring Split, few players were better than FORG1VENGRE. Throughout the Split, his frustration at being a dominant player on an otherwise unimpressive Copenhagen Wolves roster bubbled to the surface. "I was heavily disappointed with how the team progressed," FORG1VENGRE said. "People didn't give a fuck that we were losing from bad teams back then."
FORG1VENGRE was among the most toxic players in the history of the European servers, and was fined $1,000 as a result of refusing to correct his behavior. He also had some issues with publicly calling out his teammates that had unintended consequences for the team's dynamic. "Obviously, [the fine is] what should have happened," he said on his Ask.fm. "Although I disagree with players being role models, the hand that feeds me is Riot Games, and they create the rules so I respect them."
Along with Maurice "Amazing" Stückenschneider, who played well for the otherwise shoddy roster, FORG1VENGRE tried to carry Copenhagen Wolves. But they still faced relegation at the end of the Spring Split. This was the end of the Wolves' roster as we knew it, and likely, as a result of his behavior, FORG1VENGRE was not offered a position on another LCS team. "To be truthful, I wouldn't [have] picked myself up."
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