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nkr
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Sweden5451 Posts
December 08 2014 21:52 GMT
#21
I played wc3 for Ai in 2003, they've been around for SO long :o hope they come back soon
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sparklyresidue
Profile Joined August 2011
United States5523 Posts
December 08 2014 22:00 GMT
#22
On December 09 2014 06:44 ToXiCSPA wrote:
Seems like lately we only have bad news...

...what does this even mean
Like Tinkerbelle, I leave behind a sparkly residue.
739
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Bearded Elder29904 Posts
December 08 2014 22:02 GMT
#23
Is Alien Invasion same as Invasion? The shady business that recruited some Koreans recently?
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
December 08 2014 22:04 GMT
#24
On December 09 2014 07:02 739 wrote:
Is Alien Invasion same as Invasion? The shady business that recruited some Koreans recently?

No. Invasion esports is a different thing.
Community News"As long as you have a warp prism you can't be bad at harassment" - Maru | @SetGuitars2Kill
chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
December 08 2014 22:05 GMT
#25
On December 09 2014 07:02 739 wrote:
Is Alien Invasion same as Invasion? The shady business that recruited some Koreans recently?


No Ai is a respectable team that's been around forever. Invasion is a separate possibly shady business
urasyupi2
Profile Joined August 2011
United States810 Posts
December 08 2014 22:15 GMT
#26
On December 09 2014 07:02 739 wrote:
Is Alien Invasion same as Invasion? The shady business that recruited some Koreans recently?

Nah, AI is an older, more reputable organization. They've been quite supportive for quite some time. Sad to see them go.
hemeh
EngrishTeacher
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Canada1109 Posts
December 08 2014 22:16 GMT
#27
Meh, TBH with the disbanding of much bigger teams, I'm not at all surprised that these fringe teams are shutting down.

Still sad news though, I wonder how (if at all possible) these smaller teams could stay financially afloat in the long-term. I'm just really tired of teams disbanding due to that 1 passionate financial backer pulling out or losing sponsors that see no ROI.

paddyz
Profile Joined May 2011
Ireland628 Posts
December 08 2014 22:57 GMT
#28
I never really cared about golden or partience but I like AiSieech and AILillikanin back in the day :p
imJealous
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1382 Posts
December 08 2014 23:15 GMT
#29
On December 09 2014 06:44 ToXiCSPA wrote:
Seems like lately we only have bad news...

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/472583-strelok-joins-cascade1xbet
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/472666-miniraser-joins-imaginary-gaming
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/472786-gfinity-announces-2015-esports-tour

Oftentimes we only remember the bad news.
... In life very little goes right. "Right" meaning the way one expected and the way one wanted it. One has no right to want or expect anything.
SuperHofmann
Profile Joined September 2013
Italy1741 Posts
December 08 2014 23:22 GMT
#30
On December 09 2014 08:15 imJealous wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 09 2014 06:44 ToXiCSPA wrote:
Seems like lately we only have bad news...

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/472583-strelok-joins-cascade1xbet
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/472666-miniraser-joins-imaginary-gaming
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/starcraft-2/472786-gfinity-announces-2015-esports-tour

Oftentimes we only remember the bad news.

New Proleague, new league in Korea, LotV, ahhh... we always remember only bad news...
Vasacast always in my <3
Clonester
Profile Joined August 2014
Germany2808 Posts
December 08 2014 23:25 GMT
#31
On December 09 2014 07:16 EngrishTeacher wrote:
Meh, TBH with the disbanding of much bigger teams, I'm not at all surprised that these fringe teams are shutting down.

Still sad news though, I wonder how (if at all possible) these smaller teams could stay financially afloat in the long-term. I'm just really tired of teams disbanding due to that 1 passionate financial backer pulling out or losing sponsors that see no ROI.



This is not very different to far larger sports where teams are mainly runned by one company/oligarch or any other privater:
Think about Chelsea or AS Monaco. Without their oligarch, where would they be? Or in Formula 1, where would Force India go, when Mallyia leaves it.
Where would SKT be when SKT leaves the Esport?

Teams will allways come and leave. Thats normal. But still sad.
Bomber, Attacker, DD, SOMEBODY, NiKo, Nex, Spidii
fruity.
Profile Joined April 2012
England1711 Posts
December 08 2014 23:32 GMT
#32
On December 09 2014 08:15 imJealous wrote:
Oftentimes we only remember the bad news.


Yep.

Can't wait for LotV.

IEM was brilliant.

Dreamhack excellent.

Redbull ran a super tournament through the year aswell.

OOOH Homestory Cup (how dare you parting!!).

Copa America.. The Taiwan esports scene is booming.. TeSL. GSL returning in '15. FragBite Masters, Code A. BasetradeTV with more coverage than you can usually watch on its own (nah.. who am I kidding there! More please). Pughy, Madals.. The foreigners catching up... Demuslim in love with nathanias (it's true). Destiny ran his own event. Kespa still there, still being Kespa! Gfinity! Go4SC2...

Holy shit I can't even remember them all.





Ex Zerg learning Terran. A bold move.
fruity.
Profile Joined April 2012
England1711 Posts
December 08 2014 23:40 GMT
#33
And I forgot SpotTV starting up too! Who else have I fogotten!!!
Ex Zerg learning Terran. A bold move.
Doodsmack
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7224 Posts
December 08 2014 23:46 GMT
#34
They seem to be referring to an upcoming RTS game they know about. I'm curious about that.
pigmanbear
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Angola2010 Posts
December 09 2014 00:10 GMT
#35
Hm, wonder what ReaL will go on to do now.
TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10700 Posts
December 09 2014 00:11 GMT
#36
Sad news, Ai was always one of my favorite foreign teams.
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lolmlg
Profile Joined November 2011
619 Posts
December 09 2014 00:33 GMT
#37
On December 09 2014 04:26 KalWarkov wrote:
"until the next big RTS title will come up in which we want to compete"

so you support a game for exactly as long as its on the top of the train and drop it right afterwards?
players sholdnt join your team then, since you will drop the game sooner or later anyway, right?

I don't think you could really argue that SC2 was ever at the top of anything, but it's been a few years since it was at the peak of its popularity. It sounds like they stuck it out for far longer than they would have if all they wanted to do was bandwagon something.
fezvez
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
France3021 Posts
December 09 2014 01:15 GMT
#38
Damn, I remember Alien Invasion with AiGolden.

I am sad that they part ways with SC2, and thank you for the ride!
Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
December 09 2014 01:30 GMT
#39
On December 09 2014 09:10 pigmanbear wrote:
Hm, wonder what ReaL will go on to do now.

Didn't he go with Reis when GEM EU started up?
The world is better when every background has a chance.
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
December 09 2014 02:47 GMT
#40
I wish teams like this would try to retain a clan status or something like that. Try not to completely let go of what Ai meant as a tag, and just withdraw for a bit. Disband is such a hard cut.
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