After a rocky few weeks for the iconic Heroes of the Storm team, Cloud9 has decided it's time to step away from the game and will no longer be competing.?
Originally reported in an announcement on their website, the Cloud9 Heroes of the Storm team has pulled the plug and will be stepping away from the competitive Heroes of the Storm scene.
This news comes not even a week after the second North American Summer Regional where Cloud9 had a rough showing - losing in the first round and not even making it to the playoffs. This is the first time this happened to the team in a very long time. They were previously a top contender at almost every event. While the Korean and Chinese teams absolutely dominated the Spring Championship, Cloud9 represented North America as one of the top NA teams in Korea.
The organization made a massive impact on the competitive scene in their time. Winning BlizzCon in 2015 and being crowned the best Heroes of the Storm team in the world for a period of time is at the top of a long list of accomplishments.
With the announcement of the team disbanding, the players all seem to be heading in different directions, even if they're not sure exactly where they'll end up. iDream mentioned in a tweet that he might be going back to school, but would like to see how rosters change with the disbanding ofCloud9.
Not all of the players have plans to completely leave the scene but only time will tell where they go. Both Cattlepillar, who was only on Cloud9 for a short time, and KingCaffeine have announced that they are free agents and will be looking to keep playing. GGs Cloud9, and best of luck to the players in their future endeavors.
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