Episode #10
A Legend Retires - meepeY Hangs Up the Headset
Few can claim to have lifted a trophy - fewer multiple of them. Yet meepeY has managed that and so much more throughout his career as both a player and a coach. In a very raw, emotionally charged conversation, Dez & Tim walk with meepeY down memory lane and dig into some of the uglier parts esports has to offer. Follow meepeY on X - https://x.com/meepeY_R6 Follow Dez on X - https://x.com/Dezachu Follow Ace on X - https://x.com/AceOfPyrite Chapters 00:00 Welcome back! 03:08 meepeY's start in Siege 07:53 Beating Fabian to a spot on a team?! 10:00 Regretting becoming a pro 14:46 Getting backstabbed and the formations of IDK 21:12 The good ol' days of Team Secret 25:09 Rogue and the Berlin Major win 34:11 AceeZ matchfixing?! 36:47 The Cryn & Spoit era 39:28 Replacing Kanto (and the drama that came with it) 42:58 Being kicked 46:00 What happened with Kanto? 50:19 Remember bullet holes?! And other mad mechanics! 59:37 The move to coaching in NA 01:00:40 Mirage and non-payment - again 01:01:46 Wildcard and a hard decision 01:06:01 The move to Weibo 01:07:24 Losing family makes everything real 01:11:30 Ready to retire... But one last dance 01:14:00 Reminiscing on Indonesia 01:22:14 What comes next for meepeY? 01:27:18 The dangers in esports contracts 01:28:29 Coaches are massively underappreciated 01:30:49 Fabian's coaching style 01:37:02 The hardest thing about coaching 01:40:32 Wrapping up
