Air Force Ace to disband - Page 5

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.

On July 23 2012 11:39 RunningInSquares wrote:
Super sad to hear this. I will zealously follow fbh to wherever he chooses to go though.

On July 23 2012 11:31 oBlade wrote:

This is fair, but I don't think the whole picture. People might like to play tennis because it's an easy way to stay in shape, but also prefer to watch basketball because it's a fast-paced team game or something. Similarly, people playing random games on their phones should still be able to watch games they don't play at all (for example, Starcraft). Although one such game might not be enough.

I think Proleague would trump Starleague here anyway. Hasn't ACE withheld their players from qualifiers before so they could focus on the team league?

On July 23 2012 11:45 MageKirby wrote:


I dont think it matches exactly the same. When a person takes basketball as a hobby to watch and plays tennis to keep in shape, they are able to watch basketball since they probably have mingled with basketball in their life so they know what is going on. So this same person, if they have never played soccer before, he/she would not be able to enjoy watching soccer. He/she might know when a goal happened and basic stuff, but they wouldn't understand the game as a whole. In the same way, you can't enjoy watching a game when you don't know how it works and why things going on is hype or not.