On July 23 2012 11:44 GenesisX wrote: T__T ... unfortunetly, this might be one of many teams to come I think
Who else? SKT1, KT, CJ, Woongjin and KHAN have all been transitioning well. STX was kinda in a total meltdown a year ago when they wanted to trade everyone, but with the SC2, they are now one of the strongest KESPA teams and have the best Terran line currently.
It's not surprising to see ACE disband. Kinda sad they never made the playoffs, but they were always a fun team to root for and made the Proleague special.
The only team I can see disbanding would be T8, but with Jaedong, actual SC2 coaches and them being good at the game, it's not out of realm of possibility for them to get a sponsor sooner or later.
What? NO! Even though they were always bottom of the pit, it was always still nice that Korea supported Starcraft industry enough to have a military program.
This is actually sadder than if one of the competitive teams disbanded. ACE was like the kid that sucks and gets owned every time yet he always shows up because he loves the game. Salute to ACE.
it's a shame, but as a korean citizen this is the right choice. we're still at war and we can use the extra money to upgrade our aging fighter jet fleet
On July 23 2012 11:55 stew_ wrote: it's a shame, but as a korean citizen this is the right choice. we're still at war and we can use the extra money to upgrade our aging fighter jet fleet
I cant imagine those two options cost anywhere near the same order of magnitude.
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.
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?
Yes, all of this sounds like a pretty bad excuse, since when did ACE prioritizing the OSL?Also, there's only so much fun one can have with shitty games such as angry birds too, smartphone games taking over is just a massive bullshit, people like to compete and scoreboards can't do it.
In fact, I remember ACE pulling out of the OSL to focus on Proleague.
I don't know much about Korean military and all of that stuff but you guys think that 1 of the factors would be money? Considering in like 07 when the team was founded you can get PC for ~$100 to run BW and to run star2 you need like a ~$600 pc, and I'm not sure what the rules are but I would imagine they wouldn't want the players going to PC bangs every day to practice.
On July 23 2012 11:44 GenesisX wrote: T__T ... unfortunetly, this might be one of many teams to come I think
Who else? SKT1, KT, CJ, Woongjin and KHAN have all been transitioning well. STX was kinda in a total meltdown a year ago when they wanted to trade everyone, but with the SC2, they are now one of the strongest KESPA teams and have the best Terran line currently.
It's not surprising to see ACE disband. Kinda sad they never made the playoffs, but they were always a fun team to root for and made the Proleague special.
The only team I can see disbanding would be T8, but with Jaedong, actual SC2 coaches and them being good at the game, it's not out of realm of possibility for them to get a sponsor sooner or later.
At least one of those two, if a team is going to disband at all.
EPT
they had a great run i wish they went over to SC2
