Deathwish cease operations

2-5-2011 12:14

Deathwish have announced they have decided to cease all active operations, resulting in alchemists picking up their Counter-Strike squad.

The termination comes less than two weeks after Xperia PLAY 2011, where the squad posted a mediocre result, following the disappointment of not making it out of the first group stage.

According to what HLTV.org understands, a communication channel between the players and alchemists Unleashed had been established a few days ago.

No official statement regarding the closure of Deathwish has been released, other than the organization's IRC channel informing about the decision.

Meanwhile, alchemists Unleashed now seem to have found the team consisting of only Norwegian players they talked about when they lost their their team in late March.

No real statement has been released from alchemists either, but their IRC channel was recently updated with a topic stating the snaring of Deathwish's former CS and DotA squads.

alchemists Unleashed now have:

Michael "m1kkis" Sokki
Martin "hellzerk" Solbakken
Steffen "phnien" Willumsen
Martin "zenith" Hansen
Bernard "serpen" Kvalvik

The team alchemists boasted at Xperia PLAY, which contained Ola "elemeNt" Moum, was only a one-time thing and has been dissolved as planned.

CS scene is the quickest changing scene in all of sports.

2011-05-02 12:16

59 replies

2011-05-02 12:17

I guess u're right ;d

CS isn't a sport imo

55 replies

then what it is?

2011-05-02 12:22

52 replies

videogame

2011-05-02 12:28

49 replies

Competitive video games are e-sport.

2011-05-02 12:40

48 replies

Which again means Counter-Strike is not a Sport - Just a video game that can be played competetively.

2011-05-02 12:48

47 replies

What is a sport then? E-sports has everything: competition, players, fans, dedication, hard work and training, money, events, sponsors etc. Looks like sports to me.

2011-05-02 12:54

46 replies

Maybe because you should have to move your ass in a sport? And don't pull the chess-card on me, I personally don't consider that as a sport either.

2011-05-02 13:00

44 replies

But what about chess? :D Get it to your head, this old school moving your ass sport is only a stereotype. We live in the XXI century, things evolved. And before you acuse me of being nolife nerd or whatever I gotta news: I do sports (bouldering, muay thai) so I know what you mean by your definition of sports. But let's face it. E-sport has become a sport.

2011-05-02 13:05

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+9000000000000

2011-05-02 13:22

Agree. e-sports is a sport, just look at what South Korea did with starcraft would be one of those example.

2011-05-02 13:29

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2011-05-02 18:05

Well, I grew up learning that sport equals activity. One thing is for sure: The Olympics will never have a computer game in their schedules. But let's just agree to have different opinions.

2011-05-02 13:55

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thats the reason why i dont look oylmpic sports to not see swim art :D i would rather see motorsport in their instead of that crap. its everytime about opinions and as soneone already stated its an Esport like Motorsport. just another category of sport

2011-05-02 16:35

I wouldn't say never. But we'll have to wait and see that for ourselves ;) If not we still have WCG which is the Olympics of cybersport.

Maybe it's time to take a look on those handed-over-definitions and make Your own.

2011-05-03 01:23

I'm definitely sure that some time in the future, the Olympics will indeed have computer gaming in their schedules.

2011-05-03 20:03

EPIC WIN!

2011-05-02 16:08

owningtrolls.com

2011-05-02 20:30

Maybe because you should have to move your ass in a sport? hehe ure stupid =D

2011-05-02 13:35

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hehe my IQ is 117 =D

2011-05-02 14:00

26 replies

Mine too, no kidding.

2011-05-02 14:44

Proud? LOL

2011-05-02 15:02

9 replies

About 30% have an IQ above 115, so I don't think I'm super smart in any way. I was simply showing that his claim about me being stupid were wrong, jerk.

2011-05-02 15:23

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well congratz for attending an random iq test. even kids could get a higher iq quote than you :D if you really think you can measure smartness/intelligence in numbers than you are pretty smart overall :D just to be serious: was it your first time that you did one? how about attending another one? i know i know its pretty boring but do it. i bet you will not get the same amount again :D maybe higher maybe lower :-)

2011-05-02 16:26

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Did the first one in school when I was 14, in addition of many other tests, because my parents were worried about my bad grades. It turned out I was just the 2cool4school kind of guy(which is stupidity in itself). The second one was last year with some friends when we were really bored. We did it at the national Mensa site. I scored 117 in that one as well. I'm now expecting a "cool story bro" comment:D

2011-05-02 16:41

and was it twice the same 117?

2011-05-02 16:40

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Yes

2 replies

:DD lol

2011-05-02 16:45

Changes of the school using a Mensa test is fairly high though, so I may have done the same or a similar one twice:)

2011-05-02 16:48

117 is hells low, bro -.-

2011-05-02 19:38

100 is the average in the 1st World:p But I was never saying that I'm really smart, just that I'm not stupid;)

2011-05-02 19:52

doubt it.

2011-05-02 15:24

;)

2011-05-02 15:30

And I truly am a proud member of the MENSA ;)

2011-05-02 16:36

Good for you;)

180 iQ

2011-05-02 21:20

You are obviously a fucktard if you think IQ can be calculated. Human intelligence varies in so many ways accurately calculating it CURRENTLY, is impossible.

2011-05-03 05:09

I never said that IQ tests are accurate, did I? If the margin of error is 2-3, I'd still say it's a functional calculation for finding out one's logical intelligence. But there are of course other kinds of intelligence, like you said, that doesn't necessarily involve logics. Like social intelligence for instance. All those MENSA people that base their membership on these tests are obviously fucktards as well, right? Who's the fucktard again?

2011-05-03 11:55

MENSA is a bullshit organisation of insecure narcissists. And no, margin of error is not 2-3 but alot more. Different IQ tests have different question patterns and again, because people differ you cant have a decent result out of that. I met a guy who is top of his class in the university of Berkley in astrophysics. He took an IQ test which had a different pattern of the ones he took before and he scored 96. The only thing IQ tests test is the ability of concentrating on a test.

2011-05-04 15:59

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As long as you base your argument on "a guy you've met", I won't take you seriously.

2011-05-05 22:33

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Of course you wont, since the system dictates your everyday steps in life. Enjoy being a lemming. Oh and, when a person writes "hehe my IQ is 117 =D", just imagine how hard I had to try to take you seriously.

2011-05-07 20:24

It was a response to "Maybe because you should have to move your ass in a sport? hehe ure stupid =D". Which you knew very well:) Are you seriously starting about the system and shit? haha

2011-05-08 11:39

Your stupidity literally knows no boundaries. But please do carry on, you are very entertaining trying to argue a serious point by replying like an idiot.

2011-05-08 15:07

Making points out of thin air without any sources and then randomly suggesting that I'm controlled by the system, does not belong to a serious conversation. :PppPpPPpPppP

2011-05-08 21:59

Oh but it does, as it's one of the biggest problem in today's society by having a very negative effect on indvidiuals like yourself in this case.

2011-05-08 22:04

2011-05-10 15:40

A sport is an organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means.

Now thats the definition I was looking for. Thanks!

2011-05-03 20:07

i agree.

2011-05-02 15:54

And what about shooting? Explain pls, its olympic sport.

2011-05-02 17:22

haha omg i didnt know it was a worse tard than me, took me 2 seconds to figure out 1 sport where u aint movin ur ass.. bowl is another sport with very much players that are heavy weighted, sport is a mixture of physical and mental competitivness wich sport have more or less of some of those properties solarisN1 mentioned

2011-05-02 20:49

+10

2011-05-02 13:42

A video game?

2011-05-02 12:30

Lol fail.

2011-05-02 12:31

If Chess is a sport, then CS is a sport. Imo :)

2011-05-02 17:06

Sport = Competition.

2011-05-02 18:07

In poland COD4>all

2011-05-02 19:06

It was sad that hellzerk couldnt play at Xperia.. Hope they will do good ^^

2011-05-02 12:20

At least the team didnt split. Good Job Alchemists.

No real statement has been released from alchemists either.

2011-05-02 16:38

au-gaming.org/index.php?site=news_commen.. There u got the statement

2011-05-02 23:10

They fu*ked up at XPERIAP, but they got great potenital. Like the lineup, hzk is strongly underrated. gl

2011-05-02 12:24

I wonder, who underrates hellzerk? I think everyone knows about his potential and skills.

2011-05-02 12:29

Hm, just a opinion man. But, the man beneth me maybe?

2011-05-02 14:23

I think it's the opposite, he wants hellzerk go to Rage, because he is really strong) Hope alchemists will do great!!!

2011-05-02 14:54

haha, Got it! I meen that a lot of ppl doesent know how good he actually is. Yea man, hope that too:]

2011-05-02 16:19

well i haven't actually seen him play yet. :) but ive heard alot of great things about him.. he is good with the awp right ?

2011-05-02 16:27

to be honest, i am not 100 per cent sure, because i never had opportunity to watch him. But it seems he is using awp. I just know that he is good, always in decent norwagian teams and he represents the country in Nations Cup if I am not mistaken.

- hellzerk + tacky hellzerk go Rage :)

2011-05-02 12:26

2 great awpers in a team is not optional. barbarr and delpan played together before and they failed hard.

2011-05-02 16:39

no zEn in Alchemists? :)

2011-05-02 12:27

wohooo ( . )( . )

2011-05-02 12:41

I wasn't aware that element lineup of alchemists was doomed beforehand. :S GL to the new aU then.

Kudos to Alchemists for being a constant pillar of support for Norwegian eSports!

2011-05-02 12:39

those guys i own in #cs-gather.no :PPppPPP

2011-05-02 12:53

haha true

2011-05-02 14:05

hellzerk amazing player gl

2011-05-02 13:34

GL boys.

2011-05-02 13:45

New super Norwegian linup: BEN, syrtekz, kf3, prb and CLD !!! :) COMO'N

2011-05-02 14:04

Gl :D

2011-05-02 14:06

who cares for Deathwish,GL alch's :)

lol. hope they do good at ICSC

2011-05-02 14:22

+1 gl boys

2011-05-02 15:57

So many crying fanboys that don't realize that cs is a eSport, not a Sport.

2011-05-02 15:59

bad for this team, gl in the future

gl gl

2011-05-02 16:56

What happened to zEn?

2011-05-02 17:12

Good luck mEjjTs!

2011-05-02 17:35

hellzerk prb reasten vertigo korn DO IT NORWAY

What happened to the ArcticNova team? I guess that zEn steps in as manager now?

2011-05-02 18:06

I think they disbanded. One of the members was seriously ill for a period.

2011-05-03 17:58

Should added Benjamin Miles Franklin instead of anyone except the devil's home.

2011-05-02 18:41

LoLuHiGh?

2011-05-02 18:56

-phnien +REAL or REASTEN this is the best move they could pull since tacky and kalle are established in rage, element sucked hard in his attempt of return and I don't see other good norvegian player that could replace phnien just korn but he retired

prb?

2011-05-02 19:07

oh yea forgot about him he could replace zenith m1kkis hellzerk REAL prb/REASTEN/zenith serpen this would be nice

2011-05-02 19:09

hellzer prb elemeNt REAL korn gg

2011-05-02 19:05

BEN syrtekz kf3 prb CLD This^!!

2011-05-02 21:19

m1kkis the legend

2011-05-02 21:51

Hahahaha I don't really get why I always see lineups that would never ever match.. There's a reason why those people don't do as you write. Too bad that CS isn't just about skills, also about chemistry & personality...........

2011-05-02 22:32