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Air Force Ace to disband

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Clefairy
Profile Joined September 2011
1570 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-23 12:25:29
July 23 2012 01:41 GMT
#1
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The world's first military progaming team Air Force Ace is disbanding. The reason is said to be because Star League is coming to an end after 13 years.

On the 23rd according to the Air Force, Ace is no longer accepting new players and once the current team members are discharged from the military the team will naturally be disbanded.

Air Force Ace was founded on April 2007. At the time, 4.5 million copies of Starcraft had been sold in Korea alone accounting for around half of it's worldwide sales. This popular reception allowed the Air Force to prepare to form Air Force Ace at the end of 2006 timed with SlayerSBoxer's enlistment and by April 2007 the team was officially established with 5 players.

21 progamers including players such as Yellow, Reach, and Anytime have spent time in Air Force Ace. Progamers in Ace were drafted as Air Force computer specialists and served as war game testers at their central computer center. The activities of the progamers also made it into the Guinness World Records in 2009. They were introduced as the world's first military progaming team in the Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition.

However the rise of smartphones and social network services has caused progaming to decline. This caused the Air Force to come to the decision of disbanding their progaming team. There are currently 11 players left in the team and once the last officer who was drafted on March 5th is discharged in March 2014, the team will disband.

Air Force representatives stated "Ace had a role in improving the image of the military to youths however due to shifts in the gaming industry we had no choice but to disband the team".

Source: AsiaE




They are not disbanding immediately, but when their last player finishes their military service

Edit: Smartphones killing esports. A possible look into the minds of the Air Force.
On July 23 2012 11:11 JunkkaGom wrote:
Let me explain the matter with smartphones and SNS. There has been numerous articles about this recently in Korea.

Back in 90's and 2000's the trend was to enjoy gaming together. Together I mean as going to PC bang and play with friends side by side. My generation is the generation that went to arcade and played console together with friends.

The trend now is much more individual. Now every person has their own PC and smartphones. Because of internet and various appliances, one can be connected with others without actually physically being together.

The trend is also clear in PCbangs, which originally started out as a place to play game 'together' with others. In my days we went to Pcbang after school and played team game of BW or Counter Strike, etc. Now the game is more diverse. You see more and more people who come alone and play game of their own taste. Because of better technology more people play game at their home. It is no longer a neccesity to play and enjoy same game as others as you can still be part of the 'gang' and feel you belong somewhere through SNS and smartphone. Gaming is no longer considered group activity but rather an individual hobby.

Will people still go to PC bang and play games with friends? Sure, but they can also stay home and meet them on internet. Will people still go to gaming event to watch pro gamers play? Sure, but they can also stay home and watch on internet, while chatting with friends. Enjoying game as being part of physical group is no longer the big thing.

This is the reason why people(or so these articles claim) that while eSports will definitely grow it will be difficult to see a single game dominating entire population and creating the phenomenon BW did. The scene needs to evolve to meet the demand of viewers that are becoming more and more diverse. One can no longer make huge investment in single game and expect great success as easily as before.
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Demonhunter04
Profile Joined July 2011
1530 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-23 01:46:08
July 23 2012 01:43 GMT
#2
Oh my....they're just not transitioning?

And because of smartphones and social networking? o_o
"If you don't drop sweat today, you will drop tears tomorrow" - SlayerSMMA
Condor Hero
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2931 Posts
July 23 2012 01:45 GMT
#3
wtfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff so sad
rift
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
1819 Posts
July 23 2012 01:46 GMT
#4
the glory days of esports are over
Sawamura
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Malaysia7602 Posts
July 23 2012 01:46 GMT
#5
Everything that is bw related is crumbling down ... I wonder what's next ?. Than again I have already seen the worst to come nothing is surprising any more.
BW/KT Forever R.I.P KT.Violet dearly missed ..
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
July 23 2012 01:46 GMT
#6
Noooooooooo

We'll forever remember you ace. Every single player. You were the amazing underdogs. The old guard.

Also,
However the rise of smartphones and social network services has caused progaming to decline.
.

What the fuck? Smartphones caused progaming to decline?
JerKy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)3013 Posts
July 23 2012 01:46 GMT
#7
whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
this is really unfortunate

Not even an SC2 team?
You can type "StarCraft" with just your left hand.
dartoo
Profile Joined May 2010
India2889 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-23 01:48:33
July 23 2012 01:46 GMT
#8
..........
Then why did they invest in sc2 hardware if they were going to disband o.0? I thought they would either not play starting this season or continue to transition.
Clefairy
Profile Joined September 2011
1570 Posts
July 23 2012 01:48 GMT
#9
On July 23 2012 10:46 Sadistx wrote:
Noooooooooo

We'll forever remember you ace. Every single player. You were the amazing underdogs. The old guard.

Also,
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However the rise of smartphones and social network services has caused progaming to decline.
.

What the fuck? Smartphones caused progaming to decline?

According to game "journalists" the Apple utopia will kill consoles, handhelds and PC gaming.
TheShimmy
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1808 Posts
July 23 2012 01:49 GMT
#10
Fucking over. Fuck. Dammit proleague.
Hyvaa #1 Fan. Gogo STX, Dear, Bogus, Classic, and Mini! Always a BW fan!
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10670 Posts
July 23 2012 01:49 GMT
#11
Oh WOW! this is unbelievable, I'm really upset that they aren't going to atleast go into SC2, this is really sad day!! ...I hope they change they're mind and come into SC2, even though I am sad to see them go from BW. Air force fighting~
AKA: TelecoM[WHITE] Protoss fighting
OptimusYale
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)1005 Posts
July 23 2012 01:49 GMT
#12
Well....its a loss all round and its a sign that progaming is declining in its heart land.

Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
July 23 2012 01:50 GMT
#13
don't blame the military, it's not their fault that star2 isn't popular.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51437 Posts
July 23 2012 01:51 GMT
#14
Can anyone elaborate on 'smartphones and SNS services causing the decline of progaming'?
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Kiett
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States7639 Posts
July 23 2012 01:52 GMT
#15
The only military progaming team in the world... such a tragedy that such an establishment is disappearing. There'll never be anything quite like Airforce ACE again :[
Writer:o
L3gendary
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada1470 Posts
July 23 2012 01:53 GMT
#16
I kind of expected seeing as sc2 has little appeal in korea. What would be the point of an airforce team with a mainly international audience?
Watching Jaedong play purifies my eyes. -Coach Ju Hoon
Jumbled
Profile Joined September 2010
1543 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-23 01:54:59
July 23 2012 01:54 GMT
#17
I must admit this surprises me. After all, there are a bunch of SC2 pros who could do military service in the next few years, and once through this transition period I would assume Ace could recruit them. Imagine Airforce ACE Nada.
GARO
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2255 Posts
July 23 2012 01:54 GMT
#18
Did ACE only add two players this year?
DwD
Profile Joined January 2010
Sweden8621 Posts
July 23 2012 01:54 GMT
#19
Sucks bad T_T
~ T-ARA ~ DREAMCATCHER ~ EVERGLOW ~ OH MY GIRL ~ DIA ~ BOL4 ~ CHUNGHA ~
CosmicSpiral
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States15275 Posts
July 23 2012 01:55 GMT
#20
Where will they go?
WriterWovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
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