Today, I lay down my work for the NSL and resign from the Admin team. This post is to explain my reasoning and tell a bit of my experience in my tenure as League Admin.

My time as admin is rather short, but it was overall a nice trip. I had the pleasure of meeting many people and had the opportunity to peek behind the curtains of the NSL. Even more exciting, however, was the hands-on work of bringing ideas to concepts and concepts to action.

In my brief shift as League Admin I pressed for trying new things. Some of these events turned out poorly in hindsight while others had been quite entertaining. Ultimately, I leave that judgement up to you. The sense of responsibility when directing the "Main Event" and creating off-season activities can be very challenging. People within the NSL are very sensitive when it comes to NS2, and I think that is great, as it shows how much people care about this niche-game and its competitive branch.

Despite carrying this responsibility, my work was very fulfilling and, yes, actually fun. I would do it again. Sadly, this brings us to the point of why I'm not doing it again. Some might think I'm finished with the game or that there had been disagreements between me and other admins, but that is absolutely not the case.

The reason I've decided to step back from the NSL is partially for reasons outside the NSL and also because of events outside of NS2 - aka real life.  There comes a time when a person has to rebalance their priorities and in this case it comes at the cost of my position in the NSL staff. If you want to know more details, feel free to message me personally.

I'd like to thank the current NSL staff for helping me in many, many ways over my term. Furthermore I want to thank Pelargir and Zefram for drawing me into an Admin-Position in the first place. Pelargir especially deserves credit, not only for being a long-time admin over the years, but also for recruiting a completely new admin team single-handedly after Season 5.

As written above I liked trying out new ideas as an admin, and in my opinion the NSL needs to constantly adapt to circumstances and explore its possibilities. My wish is that the Staff continues to be open-minded and has the courage to turn their ideas into reality. For the League itself I hope that we keep going and have many more entertaining games in the future!

See you on the field :)

- tudy

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On the same wave, I have also decided to leave the NSL staff, and accordingly, resign from my position as Head Admin. I'll make it short as to not bother you with too much content on a single news.

I don't play NS2 anymore or barely. Contrary to a few former NSL admins, I don't feel fit to lead a league in a game I don't actively play anymore. I believe if someone is no longer passionate and motivated they shouldn't be the one making decisions at the top, especially when more qualified and enthusiastic people are available. I've been doing work for the NSL for about 2 years, and even if I keep an eye on what's going on, I don't feel entitled to the decision-making and direction of the future of this league.

Another cause for my retiring is also due to what is currently happening in NS2. You must know that once Zefram left his admin position months ago, the NSL lost its CDT relationship somehow. Unfortnately, this parternship has never been recovered. The NSL would love to commit a working relationship with the CDT (in order to extend and increase the NS2 community), but it seems this way of thinking hasn't been shared. Sadly this has devolved into the non-representation of the NSL in direct business of NS2 due to personal preferences of the CDT itself. I won't go further into this subject because, as a whole, I believe the CDT has done a really nice job, but there have just been some downsides bound to the group in the form of bias and subjectivity.

Finally, my other reasons are related to real life stuff - mainly my studies which I wont bore you with.

Aside from this, the years I've enjoyed playing NS2 and being a part of the NSL were incredible. It has been a huge journey participating in this competitive community. Every aspect has been absolutely gratifying. Really! I wouldn't be able to thank everyone that I've met, those who have left, and those who have stayed but yes, thanks!

In case you don't know, the other admins have been told about our retiring a week ago to have plenty of time to organize what will follow. Having recruited most of them, I decided to have no voice for the guy who will replace me, as I trust them to find someone to fit the role and keep providing entertainment for this commnity.

Again, thanks everyone and good luck to the new staff.

- Pelargir

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Both Pelargir and Tudy will be missed after working as admins for a long time, but this won't mean the league is gone. After discussing with the other admins we have come to a conclusion on what to do with the two missing members of our team. First and foremost, Yaluzan will be replacing Pelargir as Head Admin.

The job of the League Admin will be replaced by loMe (NA) and Lambo (EU) as Contintental Admins, with some help coming from Yaluzan. Additionally Feathermonster's role as Caster Admin will be consolidated into Prommah job as the Social Media Admin. The remaining positions will be held by the same people. 

We will also be posting information about Season 7 next week with signups opening that weekend. 

- Yaluzan