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On July 23 2012 11:47 Fionn wrote:Show nested quote +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.
From what I know, this is how I feel too. If anyone is going to disband it was going to be ACE. The other teams are looking pretty good in transition and are making significant investments into coaches etc.
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On July 23 2012 11:55 Mothra wrote:
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.
Exactly what this guy said ! ACE had more value because it was some kind of symbol more than just another team that competes.
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On July 23 2012 10:51 GTR wrote:
Can anyone elaborate on 'smartphones and SNS services causing the decline of progaming'?
On July 23 2012 10:43 Demonhunter04 wrote:
Oh my....they're just not transitioning?
And because of smartphones and social networking? o_o
It is a reasonable hypothesis that they do. A lot of the progaming fandom culture was the social aspect combined with relatability to players as spectators play themselves. Now with facebook & mobile gaming you can play and share emotions on these platforms with much less cost. LoL being a notable exception due to its ingenious social-friendly design.
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My favourite team...
So many awesome moments.
They're memories now.
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I hope everything works out for everyone on ACE.
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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.
I don't get this.
Smartphones and social networking don't...do much towards progaming ............
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On July 23 2012 12:05 Marti wrote:Show nested quote +On July 23 2012 11:55 Mothra wrote:
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. Exactly what this guy said ! ACE had more value because it was some kind of symbol more than just another team that competes.
it's an image of youth and passion. something any company would want to project to their demographic. which is an invaluable investment for many companies.
for the military to recognize progaming in this fashion, it gave a lot of legitimacy to the scene. and a way for the older players to continue their careers after enlistment.
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Sad. Will celebrate their legacy by watching some of ACE's best wins later.
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Noooo, and here I was hoping there was a chance for SC2 players going into the military to avoid getting completely rusty.
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How the hell did smartphones cause progaming to decline? Terrible news, though.
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the fact that the military, and other major domestic companies who have sponsored pro gaming teams have decided that it's not worth the investment, says a lot about how pro gaming and SC2 is now perceived in Korea.
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On July 23 2012 11:47 Fionn wrote:Show nested quote +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.
The problem is if domestic interest in the league doesnt pick up for the domestic market oriented sponsor corporations like BW ones are, then they may find financing an SC2 team dubious(compared to LoL), given the low amount of publiscity SC2 generates in korea.
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Oh man this is surprising news they lasted pretty long, overcame being the last team in proleague only to be finished by mobile gaming.
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Man, these news makes me bitter
So they are technically disbanding in March 2014? Who will be the last progamer at this time?
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Damn, really sad news to hear !
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That's too bad, but we'll see I guess if they decide to make another team once we are past this really rough transition.
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This sucks... all the talent and reputation around them and they just disband along with the games destiny
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