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Afreeca SC2 team disbands

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stuchiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Fiddler's Green42661 Posts
November 21 2016 09:27 GMT
#1
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Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
November 21 2016 09:31 GMT
#2
I mean at least it's not surprising to anybody.
killerm12
Profile Joined November 2014
Slovakia601 Posts
November 21 2016 09:31 GMT
#3
RIP Afreeca

at least (P)Patience gave them a nice farewell
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Ziggy
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
South Korea2105 Posts
November 21 2016 09:33 GMT
#4
Keep the good news coming! :/
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KatatoniK
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
United Kingdom978 Posts
November 21 2016 09:34 GMT
#5
Damn, I felt Afreeca would keep their team going seeing as they sponsor the GSL. Sad news. Hope all the Afreeca boys land on their feet and stay in the scene.

Now we really only have Jin Air still going. I know MVP said they're not disbanding but something seems off about that. Forte wasn't in his MVP gear for VSL. Pet doesn't seem to be in the team house when he streams and again, isn't in team gear. Then there's the fact there's MVP players streaming on Twitch. Didn't they have a deal with Azubu?
Flying on the Jin Air hype plane. Lets go Maru, Rogue, sOs and the handsome CJ herO
[16thSq] Kuro
Profile Blog Joined April 2014
1215 Posts
November 21 2016 09:37 GMT
#6
On November 21 2016 18:34 KatatoniK wrote:
Damn, I felt Afreeca would keep their team going seeing as they sponsor the GSL. Sad news. Hope all the Afreeca boys land on their feet and stay in the scene.

Now we really only have Jin Air still going. I know MVP said they're not disbanding but something seems off about that. Forte wasn't in his MVP gear for VSL. Pet doesn't seem to be in the team house when he streams and again, isn't in team gear. Then there's the fact there's MVP players streaming on Twitch. Didn't they have a deal with Azubu?

Yeah, I thought Afreeca would want to keep a roster since they continue GSL ;; Ah well

As for MVP, I think for now they're just waiting to see how the situation develops. I don't have high hopes though.
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Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
November 21 2016 09:38 GMT
#7
On November 21 2016 18:34 KatatoniK wrote:
Damn, I felt Afreeca would keep their team going seeing as they sponsor the GSL. Sad news. Hope all the Afreeca boys land on their feet and stay in the scene.

Now we really only have Jin Air still going. I know MVP said they're not disbanding but something seems off about that. Forte wasn't in his MVP gear for VSL. Pet doesn't seem to be in the team house when he streams and again, isn't in team gear. Then there's the fact there's MVP players streaming on Twitch. Didn't they have a deal with Azubu?


Probably safe to say MVP will close up shop soon too. Probably just giving their players a bit more time to try help them out.

Don't know how long JA will stick around either at this point. Will be an interesting year next year!
Ansibled
Profile Joined November 2014
United Kingdom9872 Posts
November 21 2016 09:39 GMT
#8
I'm not sure teams make sense without a team league anyway.
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KeksX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany3634 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-21 09:44:09
November 21 2016 09:42 GMT
#9
Not surprising, true. But still makes me really worried for GSL as I had hoped they wouldn't disband until GSL ends.

All I wished for was seeing these guys life during my trip to Korea (which will be not before next year) Seems like this won't happen.
Dungeontay
Profile Joined December 2015
126 Posts
November 21 2016 09:54 GMT
#10
news about a korean team disbanding in a dead environment doesnt surprise anybody i think. If you cant beat the koreans, just ruin everything SC2 related they have and kill the game in their country. GG Blizz, gg.

User was temp banned for this post.
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Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-21 10:16:09
November 21 2016 10:11 GMT
#11
On November 21 2016 18:39 Ansibled wrote:
I'm not sure teams make sense without a team league anyway.

The VSL looked really strong but I don't know about their viewers..

On November 21 2016 18:42 KeksX wrote:
Not surprising, true. But still makes me really worried for GSL as I had hoped they wouldn't disband until GSL ends.

All I wished for was seeing these guys life during my trip to Korea (which will be not before next year) Seems like this won't happen.

As scary as this is, the GSL is a totally different deal. I'm not gonna say GSL is invulnerable and they aren't puckering up but it's the tournament.

On November 21 2016 18:54 Dungeontay wrote:
news about a korean team disbanding in a dead environment doesnt surprise anybody i think. If you cant beat the koreans, just ruin everything SC2 related they have and kill the game in their country. GG Blizz, gg.


Yeah because SC2 was totally OK then WCS happened and it suddenly died.
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
Crocolisk Dundee
Profile Blog Joined October 2015
870 Posts
November 21 2016 10:14 GMT
#12
Proleague ended because of the declining viewership in Korea. Afreeca Freecs only existed to keep at least seven teams in the league. With Proleague discontinued, disbanding Afreeca Freecs is a logical business decision by AfreecaTV.

Congratulations to (P)Patience for winning a major championship for the team before they disbanded.
Stopped watching ESL content in 2022 when the company was acquired by Savvy Gaming Group. Also object to sponsorships by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for the lively discussions about sportswashing. StarCraft II is not for me anymore.
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
November 21 2016 10:18 GMT
#13
Could anyone translate this please?
http://sports.news.naver.com/esports/news/read.nhn?oid=109&aid=0003436028
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51503 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-21 10:49:05
November 21 2016 10:48 GMT
#14
nothing reall of notey, except a statement from afreeca stating they will release a proper press release on their disbandment in the near future.
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Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
November 21 2016 11:15 GMT
#15
Thanks GTR. That was the bit I was interested in and didn't think google translated well enough.
우정호 KT_VIOLET 1988 - 2012 While we are postponing, life speeds by
notgayDragon
Profile Joined November 2016
142 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-21 11:29:54
November 21 2016 11:27 GMT
#16
Even as a BW player Korean SC2 still breaks my heart, I poured four years of my life into that game.

I'm sad because it's all ending.
I'm angry because the response to a lack of national tournaments was to ban Korean from other tournaments, leaving them with (at the time) only three premier tournaments.

SSL and Proleague are owned by the same name, with Proleague gone and no SSL announcements at all I'm very worried for the future of Korean SC2. They can't survive on GSL and Home Story Cup
"I not gay, sorry."
Penev
Profile Joined October 2012
28506 Posts
November 21 2016 11:35 GMT
#17
On November 21 2016 18:31 Phredxor wrote:
I mean at least it's not surprising to anybody.

not surprised but if there would be one team I had hope for not to disband it was Afreeca considering they sponsor the GSL

Will there be anything left of the Korean scene in 2017?
I Protoss winner, could it be?
rqPlan
Profile Joined December 2011
Nicaragua42 Posts
November 21 2016 11:40 GMT
#18
On November 21 2016 18:54 Dungeontay wrote:
news about a korean team disbanding in a dead environment doesnt surprise anybody i think. If you cant beat the koreans, just ruin everything SC2 related they have and kill the game in their country. GG Blizz, gg.

User was temp banned for this post.


Only mediocre design and balance are to blame.
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notgayDragon
Profile Joined November 2016
142 Posts
November 21 2016 11:54 GMT
#19
On November 21 2016 20:40 rqPlan wrote:
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On November 21 2016 18:54 Dungeontay wrote:
news about a korean team disbanding in a dead environment doesnt surprise anybody i think. If you cant beat the koreans, just ruin everything SC2 related they have and kill the game in their country. GG Blizz, gg.

User was temp banned for this post.


Only mediocre design and balance are to blame.

Someone over in the BW forum referred to it as "an endless carousel of balance changes" and that has stuck with me since.
"I not gay, sorry."
beentheredonethat
Profile Joined May 2016
2934 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-21 11:55:15
November 21 2016 11:54 GMT
#20
It is sad . Farewell, Afreeca SC2. It is really tempting to blame the WCS lock although I am sure that I as a casual who's not deeply involved do not have the full picture.

If only more people were interested.
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