EPTAir Force Ace to disband - Page 20
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whereismymind
United Kingdom717 Posts
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
On July 24 2012 02:10 whereismymind wrote: AIR FORCE SC2 hwaiting! was the sc2 part really needed? | ||
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Crissaegrim
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ilikeredheads
Canada1995 Posts
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Shinta)
United States1716 Posts
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Darksoldierr
Hungary2013 Posts
On July 24 2012 02:38 Shinta) wrote: I think Ace is just ignorant. Mobile games are a thorn in eSports, but they won't kill it. Only thing that can kill eSports are the people of eSports. If we make enough wrong decisions, like Ace disbanding for no reason for example. (maybe they had a legit reason, but the ones stated are not even close to sufficient) 100% theres a reason behind it, they just say the polite comment, afterall, they are military. And your comment? | ||
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Ryo
8787 Posts
On July 24 2012 02:36 ilikeredheads wrote: so safe to assume Air Force doesn't support sc2? It's not a matter of "support" or not. ACE is not the same as the rest of the corporate-sponsored teams. It was formed and funded by the Korean government to promote the image of the military to youths. It has come to the point where the government thinks it's no longer worthwhile to fund a team when they are not achieving their goal anymore. | ||
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Valkyriie
Finland19 Posts
On July 24 2012 02:44 Darksoldierr wrote: 100% theres a reason behind it, they just say the polite comment, afterall, they are military. It's a valid reason in Korea. No in the rest of the world. | ||
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Damnight
Germany222 Posts
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Lebesgue
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paintfive
785 Posts
 (This generation is a bunch of lazy ass casual gamers Any pros that join the military will now just fade away...... | ||
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GuitarBizarre
United Kingdom332 Posts
On July 24 2012 01:07 MadNeSs wrote: You are so wrong, more people watched bw than sc2 has ever had. Tt was on tv afterall, sc2 in still only online. I dont know the exact numbers, but I'm pretty sure that more people wactched bw than sc2. I mean just look at the stadiums where they played sometimes up to 30k ppl attenden - How many people do you see attend a sc2? Not nearly half as much as that, I can assure you that. In ONE country, it was very popular. SC2 is very, very popular WORLDWIDE. People packing a convention center isn't really a valid argument. It only shows local support. SC2 has people packing convention halls in every country where there even IS an event. Also, how many Broodwar Barcrafts were there? | ||
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On July 24 2012 03:36 GuitarBizarre wrote: In ONE country, it was very popular. SC2 is very, very popular WORLDWIDE. People packing a convention center isn't really a valid argument. It only shows local support. SC2 has people packing convention halls in every country where there even IS an event. Also, how many Broodwar Barcrafts were there? This whole argument is invalid when you look at the timelines. -_- | ||
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_Animus_
Bulgaria1064 Posts
In both cases its really sad to see phenomena such as Ace just go away | ||
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Ryo
8787 Posts
On July 24 2012 03:36 GuitarBizarre wrote: In ONE country, it was very popular. SC2 is very, very popular WORLDWIDE. People packing a convention center isn't really a valid argument. It only shows local support. SC2 has people packing convention halls in every country where there even IS an event. Also, how many Broodwar Barcrafts were there? Sadly, it doesn't matter to ACE. Overseas viewership has no relevance to ACE and perhaps to a couple other companies that own Kespa teams. On July 24 2012 03:57 _Animus_ wrote: Did they think that sc2 will not be good for their image compared to bw which is much more challenging and deep RTS or sc2 is just not popular in Korea so they are affraid they cant have the same influence on the young people? In both cases its really sad to see phenomena such as Ace just go away It's not that playing SC2 isn't good for their image but gaming in general doesn't have as positive an image as it once had in Korea. But more importantly, it's also not as popular as before (although it's true that SC2 in particular has not caught on in Korea). | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
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dellesh1ruH
Denmark509 Posts
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CreeDo
United States82 Posts
Brood War is an incredible game that did A LOT to cement the idea of pro-gaming as being something that was a valid track. I got taken by War3, but I remember explaining that in S. Korea, Brood War was essentially a national sport to people who didn't understand why I spent the amount of time I did on these kinds of games. In fact, I would take this slightly further to say that without the support BW got in Korea, the scene for Starcraft 2 would not have been possible. That being said, Starcraft 2 has created a scene that would not have been possible with Brood War--the technicalities that made Brood War a beautiful, difficult, and exceptionally wonderful game for us to watch made it almost impossible for the mainstream gamer to get into. Yes, the game became easier, but now it is a worldwide phenomenon. On Topic: This is really sad, I thought it was awesome that ACE provided a place for pro gamers to keep playing through their military service. On July 24 2012 04:08 Ryo wrote: It's not that playing SC2 isn't good for their image but gaming in general doesn't have as positive an image as it once had in Korea. But more importantly, it's also not as popular as before (although it's true that SC2 in particular has not caught on in Korea). Is this true/Are there sources about it? | ||
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leperphilliac
United States399 Posts
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_Animus_
Bulgaria1064 Posts
So playing/watching home kills the thrill in many cases plus everybody can behave like ass on the internet no problem. | ||
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