fnatic then acquired several talented players from the korean starcraft ii scene. in january, "departure" and warcraft legend "moon", and "alive" moved into the gaming house. they were coached by hwanni, who also joined fnatic that month. later, oz and luvsic signed a contract with fnatic. in 2012, rain announced his retirement and left the team, followed by byul, ares and moon. only two players were left in korea, forcing fnatic to announce their closure of their gaming house in seoul and the end of their contracts with alive and oz. harstem was later promoted from the academy to the main roster, and the team picked up sase, another well known player in the scene.