Holy Crap!!!

Anytime
DaezanG
Reach
Oversky
Boxer (not sure if he will still be in the army for next season)
Clon
Sunny
Rage
H.O.T-Forever
ChRh
fOru
Mumyung
Silent_Control

wowowow so many Champions!

Ace is really becoming a threat in the next season

And this explains why Anytime hasn't been in OZ's proleague lineup lately. They probably are really working on getting there other players used to stage / tv games to be backups. With Backho, ForGG, Lomo and HiyA - OZ will be alright

poilord

Germany3252 Posts

July 02 2008 20:32 GMT

#68

holy shit; too much testosterone in team ACE O_O

Uraeus

France1378 Posts

July 02 2008 20:40 GMT

#69

On July 03 2008 05:25 G5 wrote:
And this explains why Anytime hasn't been in OZ's proleague lineup lately.

I am wondering wether this is the cause or the consequence.
I would tend to think that Anytime has been struggling lately to keep a decent level, hence his lack of play with Lecaf, with all the newcomers rocking the place.
As much as I like Anytime, I must admit his last games were quite depressing (0-2 in the all Protoss group in MSL, 0-2 in OSL againt Terrans, 0-2 against Memory in TG-Intel, and a barely 50% win rate in PL). Joining the army is a smart choice I think. He will still have many possibilities when he finishes, including continuing his career, maybe on SC2. And in 2-3 year, ACE roster may be so stacked that some ex pros might not even be able to join.

funkie

Venezuela9376 Posts

July 02 2008 22:10 GMT

#70

So.

I think ACE Team is the team with the most-ass-kicking roster? ;o.

Like wow.

Tinithor

United States1552 Posts

July 02 2008 22:13 GMT

#71

If any of these guys can pull out of their slumps then perhaps ACE can do a bit better next proleague season.

dO_ov

United States190 Posts

July 02 2008 22:18 GMT

#72

On July 03 2008 07:13 Tinithor wrote:
If all of these guys can pull out of their slumps then perhaps ACE can simply own next proleague season.

AnyOne

Chile547 Posts

July 02 2008 23:32 GMT

#73

ace for 1 place in next proleague

arb

Noobville17921 Posts

July 02 2008 23:46 GMT

#74

On July 03 2008 05:32 poilord wrote:
holy shit; too much testosterone in team ACE O_O

InfeSteD

United States4658 Posts

July 03 2008 00:12 GMT

#75

Dude, holy cow... ACE will have a nice line up tbh LOL

Letmelose

Korea (South)3227 Posts

July 03 2008 02:28 GMT

#76

There are lots of discussion in Korean communities regarding the reasons for Anytime's decision to join ACE because he said that he was contemplating the possibility of retiring if joining ACE was not possible and you KNOW you don't think that kind of stuff unless you're have some serious problems with those around you.

The most popular theory is that we're seeing what happened to July with Anytime here.

Why did July leave MBCGame for SKT1 for contract reasons if SKT1 offered him less money?

The reason is pride. July MADE MBCGame what it is today. From a bunch of zeros to a championship winning team. Why didn't July leave when the big teams were offering him huge sums of money? Because he felt he was indispensable at the team. He was the team's savior, best player and the most respected player in one. But as soon as his level of play started dropping, he got the cold shoulder. He was offered less money than players like Bisu. And July probably felt very hurt because he carried his team on his shoulders to where it is today and as soon as they had better players to rely on, he suddenly became from the hero of the team to "one of the many players we have". July probably wanted to scream out "I GOT you where you are today and now you're ready to treat me like an ordinary player just because you can afford to now?".

Anytime is also THE reason why the bottom scraping team like PLUS were transitioned into a powerhouse with a respectable sponsor. It probably escapes words how hard it must have been have achieved that. And Anytime was responsible for the most of it. But Lecaf has better players now. The manager of the team struggled with the players once, but now has a celebrity for a wife and probably wants bigger success to keep his lady content. Situations have changed so much and Anytime probably felt betryal to some extent. There was a show Anytime appeared on a few months ago and he said "things were better back then, not that things are bad now, but I just wanted to say things were better back then". He probably felt the winds of change even back then.

I think it's inevitable such things happen when a poor team suddenly gets the money, success and great players. The previous ace of the team who played a huge part in getting all that success suddenly becomes one of the many great players. And if his level of play drops, he becomes one of the players. The whole E-sports scene is so fickle. I just wish the players who gave ALL their youth and skill to keep this business alive are treated better. Just wishful thinking though, probably won't happen anytime soon.

Plutonium

United States2217 Posts

July 03 2008 02:31 GMT

#77

I bet MBC is kicking themselves right now, with July shooting for the golden mouse.

Gryffindor_us

United States5606 Posts

July 03 2008 03:49 GMT

#78

Honestly, I think this is a good move for any progamer who is faltering right now. Get the military service out of the way before SC2 comes out and a new e-sports scene emerges(hopefully).

I dread the idea of NaDa being absent for SC2 because he's patrolling the DMZ instead of a resurgence of 2002-2003, in 2010 or 2012!

The Glory

Good for Anytime!

Edit: I say this as the greatest NaDa fan that ever was!