Scenes of genuine emotion burst out all over the Team Liquid forums and the e-sports Twittersphere when it was announced that long standing Liquidite Chris "HuK" Loranger would be leaving to join Evil Geniuses.

The move comes following a huge improvement in his game that has seen him move from being a respected squad member to a genuine star in the space of a year. This improvement was so recognised by Evil Geniuses that they pursued the player vociferously.

As it turns out the offer that he has received was one he couldn't turn down despite his love for his current team. In a lengthy farewell thread on the Team Liquid forums Liquid's Nazgul describes the offer as not "just significant, it was potentially life-changing."

The man himself had this to say about his departure in the thread:

I've thought a lot about how I should write this but have decided to just put it all out there and hope for the best. For others this might not seem like much but to me it's a pretty big step because of a lot of things I've been through in life that make it really hard for me to open up to people, even more so in public. But I think that both the community and the team deserve it. So I hope you guys enjoy reading this ^^;.

Liquid is everything you could ask for in a team. From a professional/business standpoint they exceed all expectations and promises. On a personal level it is so much more than that, as hard as it might be to imagine. I haven't been home in over eight months to see family or friends because of my "job/career" but my family away from home has made it worth it and I couldn't imagine being able to do that with any other team. As I sit here and write this at the airport I have to literally stop to choke back tears, sniffling and thinking about what I'm leaving. Every single member of Team Liquid is one of the kindest, most considerate, nicest people I have met in my life.

I hate lying and fakeness, and in a world full of those, every single member of Team Liquid is one of the most honest, genuine, and real people I have ever met. Good or bad I feel like I've known my teammates for years just because we've always been so comfortable and fun with each other since day one. Every waking moment when we were together, I felt like I had gotten closer to all my teammates.

Head over to Team Liquid to read more on the reaction to this news.