If you've ever played Smote, Log of Logons, or Duta Tew you will
have heard of HexixWhiza, the charismatic, controversial and often polarizing
figure who captains E-sports outfit Crond6. On his stream the obviously fake
"nice guy" persona and often labored meme spinning is quickly broken
down by the discerning viewer, however this act is tricking millions of
viewers, new to the games that Crond6 field teams in, into putting him onto a
metaphorical pedestal as a great role model. This can be seen on his own
subreddit "/r/HexixWhiza" where outlandish numbers of fans, sometimes
only 10 years old blindly follow his every move and refuse to even entertain
the possibility that he has a darker side.
All is not as it seems in Hexix Whiza's
world as evidenced firstly by his in game behavior when not streaming. In
season 1, he's played over 97% of his games as Ares or Thor. That's not
possible unless Hexix bullies people out of picks, dodges game when he doesn't
get what he wants, or engages in some other behavior against the game rules.
Talk to any members of the High ELO community and the stories are similar.
Former Crond 6 Member, Christopher "Stormin" Norman sat down with me
to discuss the circumstances surrounding his surprise benching from the roster.
"It was completely out of the blue" he says, "when he learned
that I had been playing Diablo 3 instead of his preferred title Torchlight 2 in
our break periods he kicked me out of the team house and forced me to live on
the streets." When questioned about Hexix's in game persona Norman Added
"His persistent tendency to engage in verbal abuse and insults, his lack
of cordial demeanor, and his treatment of less-skilled players is unacceptable
for any player, especially a high-profile professional player who has a regular
opportunity to lead the community by example."
It's not only Former team members who are
having problems with Hexix's leadership however, with current Crond 6 Club
Penguin representative Aergo Emailing in this statement:"Hexixs just one
of those players man. He always points out every single mistake you make and
really digs in, sometimes it can be hard being his teammate and even harder
trying to be his friend. It really just breaks my heart every time he goes off
the rails and sometimes I think its tearing the team apart. After the Stormin Norman
catastrophe and the recent allegation about his charity work we really tried
talking to Hexix but he is stubborn and I quote “Stormin was a feeder why
should I cut him any slack.“ Hexix is a happy player as long as he's ahead in
his lane but god forbid he gets ganked one time and dies, or 'blames his ult
for not going off' and he just starts raging so hard at everyone on both teams
for the rest of the game."
Unfortunately the in game exploits of Hexix
is not all that clouds his reputation with recent revelations coming to light
that his high profile involvement with charity organizations is little more
than a publicity stunt, a gimmick to bring more views to his already popular
streams. When Hexix recently featured a Donate button on his stream viewers
were led to believe that 100% of their donation would be heading to the
"No Noobs Foundation", a charity dedicated to improving the lives of
under-performing video gamers. However upon carefully reading the fine print in
Hexix's long and unwieldy Terms and Conditions document revelations came to
light that he skims up to 99 percent of these donations into his own bank
accounts.
I'd like to make it clear I'm not
attacking Hexix personally in this article, simply reminding the community to
be careful when choosing an all conquering role model to lead E-sports forward,
and floating the idea that maybe Hexix Whiza isn't that man.
Pritchard Blewis.
