Team Aster Professional Chinese World of Warcraft Raid Guild Disbanded
After only two tiers, Team Aster's World of Warcraft raid guild is breaking up. Made up of top raiders contracted from guilds such as Alpha, JiaTianHong, Skyline, and even former Limit player Supreme, the guild was created with a very clear mandate — to be the #1 Chinese guild — with Aster's CEO Geng XiaoFei clearly stating «I will not take CN 2nd for an answer.» While the guild came in CN 1st and World 7th in Sanctum of Domination, along with CN 2nd and World 6th in Sepulcher of the First Ones, increasingly high expenses and interpersonal conflicts within the new raid team resulted in not faltering performance and poor public relations.
Team Aster's Sanctum and Sepulcher race venues. Like some western guilds, high level Chinese groups typically rent out esports arenas or gaming hotels to play together from the same location.
Already a major esports organization in the world of Dota 2, Aster quickly became one of the most famous raid teams in China, spending a purported $1.85 million USD on the team in 2021, covering player salaries and the Sanctum of Domination Race to World First event. Around 40 raiders and managers were paid an average of $3,000 a month for their expert level play, but the guild quickly became known more for drama than performance, as personalities clashed with one another.
During the Sanctum of Domination race, a well regarded class guide writer left the team mid-race over the possibility of missing a month's salary upon being benched.He purportedly made ~$12,000 USD during his time with the team and only participated in the first three bosses. After an argument regarding missed interrupts, one of the team's Warriors became violent, smashing tables and throwing things around the venue.
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