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The '''Jedi Academy Aurochs''' are the official esports team of [[The Jedi Academy]]. Members from the Academy are recruited into the Aurochs to represent the community both in fighting ability and in good sportsmanship. The Aurochs compete in [[TFFA]] and [[Duel Mode|Duel]] matches against other teams in [[JKA]]. They are one of the few [[Competitive Play|competitive teams]] in JKA that still adhere to a fighting style unreliant on [[Mouse Movement Techniques|poke]]. The JAA also took an active role in contributing back to the Academy and to the entire JK3 community. As such, the Aurochs comprise the very best that the Academy has to offer.  
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The '''Jedi Academy Aurochs''' are the official esports team of [[The Jedi Academy]]. Members from the Academy are recruited into the Aurochs to represent the community both in fighting ability and in good sportsmanship. The Aurochs compete in [[TFFA]] and [[Duel Mode|Duel]] matches against other teams in [[JKA]]. They are one of the few [[Competitive Play|competitive teams]] in JKA that still adhere to a fighting style unreliant on [[Mouse Movement Techniques#The Term 'Poke'|poke]]. The JAA also took an active role in contributing back to the Academy and to the entire JK3 community. As such, the Aurochs comprise the very best that the Academy has to offer.  


==What is an "Aurochs"?==
==What is an "Aurochs"?==
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Late in 2003, [[Aphex]] created the first version of the Aurochs as they are today.  He invisioned a team of Academy members that could go out and compete against other clans in Duels and TFFA while representing the Academy as a place of learning.  Aphex wanted the Aurochs to spread word of the Academy to various players in JK3 that didn't know about it and would profit from its wide range of educational material.   
Late in 2003, [[Aphex]] created the first version of the Aurochs as they are today.  He invisioned a team of Academy members that could go out and compete against other clans in Duels and TFFA while representing the Academy as a place of learning.  Aphex wanted the Aurochs to spread word of the Academy to various players in JK3 that didn't know about it and would profit from its wide range of educational material.   


The Aurochs were an instant success in the Academy and the team practiced fairly often, participating in all aspects of [[JKA]] such as no-force, full-force, [[CTF|capture the flag]], and all-out [[FFA]] competitive events. The team took on a number of clans and played in some tournaments, but unfortunately the records of those matches have been lost.
The Aurochs were an instant success in the Academy and the team practiced fairly often, participating in all aspects of [[JKA]] such as [[no-force]], [[full-force]], [[capture the flag]], and all-out [[FFA]] competitive events. The team took on a number of clans and played in some tournaments, but unfortunately the records of those matches have been lost.


Midway through 2004, Aphex joined the US Army and was unable to lead the Aurochs any more nor fulfill his duties as an administrative member of the Academy. He turned over control of the team to [[Jaiko D'Kana]], a 'Jedi Academy Trainer' at the Academy. Jaiko was unable to do much for the slowly retiring team because of various issues in his life and the inability of his internet connection to join game servers. The Aurochs fell into inactivity and the team faded away for a few months.
Midway through 2004, Aphex joined the US Army and was unable to lead the Aurochs any more nor fulfill his duties as an administrative member of the Academy. He turned over control of the team to [[Jaiko D'Kana]], a 'Jedi Academy Trainer' at the Academy. Jaiko was unable to do much for the slowly retiring team because of various issues in his life and the inability of his internet connection to join game servers. The Aurochs fell into inactivity and the team faded away for a few months.
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On October 10th, 2004, then 'Jedi Academy Knight' at the [[The Jedi Academy|JA]] [[Tido]] wrote to Jaiko to allow [[Janus]], a former Aurochs and then a Knight as well, to take lead of the team and make it active again. Jaiko readily agreed and passed the responsibility to Janus. Janus laid a new foundation for the Aurochs and Tido constructed a new website to reflect the changes. The Aurochs took a design similar to the [[The Jedi Academy|Academy's]] with the leader of the team being the "Master Aurochs", the leadership advisors being the "Master Auroch Mentors", the ranked members at the Academy who were involved being the "Mentors", and the rest of the team being "Aurochs". The team grew quickly by attracting many players, most notably [[Kain]], followed shortly by [[Masta]], both of whom would later on become some of the core players of the JAA.
On October 10th, 2004, then 'Jedi Academy Knight' at the [[The Jedi Academy|JA]] [[Tido]] wrote to Jaiko to allow [[Janus]], a former Aurochs and then a Knight as well, to take lead of the team and make it active again. Jaiko readily agreed and passed the responsibility to Janus. Janus laid a new foundation for the Aurochs and Tido constructed a new website to reflect the changes. The Aurochs took a design similar to the [[The Jedi Academy|Academy's]] with the leader of the team being the "Master Aurochs", the leadership advisors being the "Master Auroch Mentors", the ranked members at the Academy who were involved being the "Mentors", and the rest of the team being "Aurochs". The team grew quickly by attracting many players, most notably [[Kain]], followed shortly by [[Masta]], both of whom would later on become some of the core players of the JAA.


Janus couldn't remain as the leader of the Aurochs because of issues in his life and eventually because he had to put down the title of Jedi Academy Knight, making him ineligible to lead the team anymore. Janus passed the title of Master Aurochs to [[3th]], padawan of [[Aphex]] and a Knight at the time. This would mark the beginning of the greatest era of the Jedi Academy Aurochs.
Janus couldn't remain as the leader of the Aurochs because of issues in his life and eventually because he had to put down the title of Jedi Academy Knight, making him ineligible to lead the team anymore. Janus passed the title of Master Aurochs to [[3th]], padawan of [[Aphex]] and a Knight at the time. This would mark the beginning of the greatest era of the Jedi Academy Aurochs.  


===The Era of 3th===
===The Era of 3th===
[[File:OldJAAvsCJO.jpg|thumb|right|A screenshot of one of the matches the Aurochs played in early 2005.]]Not long after 3th took charge, the team realized the current system wasn't working smoothly. It became apparent that the Academy's design wasn't proper for a team and the Aurochs were suffering inactivity problems in the upper ranks just like the Academy was. Also, the Aurochs were caught in a tough debate about whether to recruit a team to win or recruit a team to allow more people to participate despite the outcome. It was believed that the team could accomplish both objectives and a dual-team system was drafted for the Aurochs. The Aurochs became two teams: the White Team and the Green Team. The White Team represented the top-skilled players and were to play against the toughest clans/teams. The Green team consisted of Aurochs that were considered "up and coming" and were to play intermediate level teams/clans. The hope was that both teams would be active, play opponents of their skill level, and the Aurochs would have a system that constantly improved players to the next level. The design worked well for the White Team and it went on to become competitively successful in [[JKA]]. The Green Team, however, never became motivated enough about their matches and made little effort to improve or even participate.  
Not long after 3th took charge, the team realized the current system wasn't working smoothly. It became apparent that the Academy's design wasn't proper for a team and the Aurochs were suffering inactivity problems in the upper ranks just like the Academy was. Also, the Aurochs were caught in a tough debate about whether to recruit a team to win or recruit a team to allow more people to participate despite the outcome. It was believed that the team could accomplish both objectives and a dual-team system was drafted for the Aurochs. The Aurochs became two teams: the White Team and the Green Team. The White Team represented the top-skilled players and were to play against the toughest clans/teams. The Green team consisted of Aurochs that were considered "up and coming" and were to play intermediate level teams/clans. The hope was that both teams would be active, play opponents of their skill level, and the Aurochs would have a system that constantly improved players to the next level. The design worked well for the White Team and it went on to become competitively successful in [[JKA]]. The Green Team, however, never became motivated enough about their matches and made little effort to improve or even participate.  


====Conflicts With The Academy====
====Conflicts With The Academy====
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The team quickly rose to fame after it managed to win many significant victories against the very top clans of the North American JKA scene. This included most notably the famous game against clan [[DoX]] in August 2005. DoX had at that time usurped the title of NA champions due to [[WoV|Wovian]]'s inactivity, going as back as May 2005. DoX had also gained many new top players as recruits, including former Wovian [[Matrix]] as well as the famous [[subLime]], who was at that time widely considered to have been the best dual-saberist in North America. They were not afraid to field those players in the match against the Aurochs, complementing them with their own top players DoX.HavoK and DoX.skillz, thus fielding the best possible lineup in DoX history. The match was correspondingly tense with a lot on the line, but DoX ultimately succumbed to the JAA in two very close rounds, losing the first round 50-48 and the second 50-46 in an upsetting fashion.  
The team quickly rose to fame after it managed to win many significant victories against the very top clans of the North American JKA scene. This included most notably the famous game against clan [[DoX]] in August 2005. DoX had at that time usurped the title of NA champions because [[WoV|Wovian]] became inactive starting around May 2005. The clan had also gained many new top players as recruits, including former Wovian [[Matrix]] as well as the famous [[subLime]], who was | at that time widely considered to have been the best dual-saberist in North America. DoX was not afraid to field those players in the match against the Aurochs, complementing them with their own top players DoX.HavoK and DoX.skillz, thus fielding the best possible lineup in DoX history. The match was correspondingly tense with a lot on the line, but DoX ultimately succumbed to the JAA in two very close rounds, losing the first round 50-48 and the second 50-46 in an upsetting fashion.  


Shortly thereafter the Aurochs challenged and convincingly defeated clan [[KoP]]'s best lineup, which had remained a significant force in the North American scene, with a score of 50-39 and 50-40 respectively. There were discussions held on the Aurochs forums about a potential challenge to [[WoV|Wovian]], but because Wovian had been inactive for a good few months by that point, the issue quickly became rather moot. With the American competitive scene having not much else to offer at {{multiple image
Shortly thereafter the Aurochs challenged and convincingly defeated clan [[KoP]]'s best lineup, which had remained a significant force in the North American scene, with a score of 50-39 and 50-40 respectively. There were discussions held on the Aurochs forums of a potential challenge to [[WoV|Wovian]], but because said clan had been inactive for a good few months now, the issue quickly became rather moot. With the American competitive scene having not much else to offer at {{multiple image
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}}that time, the next step was to focus more on the European side of things. Consequently, Master Aurochs [[3th]] decided to sign up the team for [[ESL]], the Electronic Sports League.  
}}that time, the next step was to focus more on the European JKA scene. Consequently, Master Aurochs [[3th]] decided to sign up the team for [[ESL]], the Electronic Sports League.  


It took the Aurochs a while to adjust to the incredibly tough competition faced on the European ladders, and despite a rocky start, the Aurochs {{multiple image
It took the Aurochs a while to adjust to the incredibly tough competition faced on the European league, and despite a rocky start, the Aurochs {{multiple image
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The team continued to actively compete against some of the best clans that the European scene had to offer, winning many excellent matches against teams like BoS, Best, sf, losing just barely to [[TuA]], being unfortunately outplayed by the top clans noLimits and 333, but winning a close victory against a branch of the eSe clan.
The team continued to actively compete against some of the best clans that the European scene had to offer, winning many excellent matches against teams like BoS, Best, sf, losing just barely to [[TuA]], being unfortunately outplayed by the top clans noLimits and 333, but winning a close victory against a branch of the eSe clan.


Another great hallmark was reached in June 2006 when the Aurochs pulled some stunning victories against a variety of top clans in quick succession. They first played roYality, who fielded the top player maerlin and DeXu amongst others, and won two incredibly close rounds with scores of 38-35 and 43-37; then came the match against fiDelity, featuring such amazing players like [[reign]], [[aoshi]] and noiz, against which the JAA once again only {{multiple image
Another great hallmark was reached in June 2006 when the Aurochs pulled some stunning victories against a variety of top clans in quick succession. They first played roYality, who fielded the top player maerlin and DeXu amongst others, and won two incredibly close rounds with scores of 38-35 and 43-37; then came the match against fiDelity, featuring such amazing players like [[reign]], [[aoshi]] and noiz, against which the JAA once again only{{multiple image
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}}just barely won with a total score of 113-104, winning the first round 64-50 and losing the second one 49-54. They went on to defeat Zenith, BolS, beat the B-Team of clan [[TuA]] twice, won against [[SITH]] (now renamed to "Insane") for the third time and finally played against the then emerging clan [[Jedi Sentinels]], which would later go on to become one of the most successful clans in the history of the ESL. For that game, clan JS had decided to field Grizzli, the legendary player [[Minneyar]] and Unique, all of which were top players for their time. Despite that lineup, they did not manage to win against the Aurochs who took the game 41-36 and 49-44. This finally culminated in the team ascending to the third rank in the ESL team ladder, something that no other non-poke team would manage to repeat until late 2009.  
}} just barely won with a total score of 113-104, winning the first round 64-50 and losing the second one 49-54. They went on to defeat Zenith, BolS, beat the B-Team of clan [[TuA]] twice, won against [[SITH]] (now renamed to "Insane") for the third time and finally played against the then emerging clan [[Jedi Sentinels]], which would later go on to become one of the most successful clans in the history of the ESL. For that game, clan JS had decided to field Grizzli, the legendary player [[Minneyar]] and Unique, all of which were top players for their time. Despite that lineup, they did not manage to win against the Aurochs who took the game 41-36 and 49-44. This finally culminated in the team ascending to the third rank in the ESL team ladder, something that no other non-poke team would manage to repeat until late 2009.  


Towards the end of June 2006, the Aurochs decided to challenge team p3g, which consisted almost entirely of [[aXiom]] players at that time, and despite their best efforts, they only managed to win the first round with a score of 57-53, {{multiple image
Towards the end of June 2006, the Aurochs decided to challenge team p3g, which consisted almost entirely of [[aXiom]] players at that time, and despite their best efforts, they only managed to win the first round with a score of 57-53, {{multiple image
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}}losing the other one 19-33. They also decided to challenge [[Wovian]] to an official match as they were starting to become more active again - however, an official match was never scheduled because Wovian kept insisting that they were still too inactive for proper matches. As it goes, the discussion around the Wovian match got quite heated and the Aurochs could be spotted playing Wovian in full tags and with proper lineups on the servers at various points in time. This resulted in some confusion on both sides, as nobody was sure what matches were supposed to be regarded as official, since nothing proper was scheduled.
}}losing the other one 19-33. They also decided to challenge [[Wovian]] to an official match they were starting to become more active again - but not sufficiently active enough, however, so an official match was never scheduled because Wovian kept insisting that they were too inactive for proper matches. As it goes, the discussion around the Wovian match got quite heated and the Aurochs could be spotted playing Wovian in full tags and with a proper lineups at various points in time. This resulted in some confusion on both sides, as nobody was sure what matches were supposed to be counted as proper as nothing was scheduled.


Whatever the case may be against Wovian, a second match against p3g was scheduled on the ESL a month later. This time, the Aurochs had to face a full team of [[aXiom]] players, including such legends like aXiom][wArhammer and aXiom][kAmui. The timing was very unfortunate, however, because some of the Aurochs were experiencing severe connection issues during the match and so their performance suffered significantly; rescheduling the match was out of question at that time as well. Nonetheless, the game ended in only just a close defeat with scores of 35-38 in the first round and 37-59 in the second one.
Whatever the case may be against Wovian, a second match against p3g was scheduled on the ESL a month later. This time, the Aurochs had to face a full team of [[aXiom]] players, including such legends like aXiom][wArhammer and aXiom][kAmui. The timing was very unfortunate, however, because some of the Aurochs were experiencing severe connection issues during the match and so their performance suffered significantly; rescheduling the match was out of question at that time as well. Nonetheless, the game ended in only just a close defeat with scores of 35-38 in the first round and 37-59 in the second one.
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===A New Dawn: R2D2 and Jade Jedi===
===A New Dawn: R2D2 and Jade Jedi===
[[R2D2]] and [[Jade Jedi]] were the only Aurochs to stay after the mass exodus towards the end of 2006. They both committed themselves to rebuilding the Aurochs and to recruit new members as to generate more interest within the [[The Jedi Academy|Jedi Academy]]. [[R2D2]] became the new Team Manager/Master Aurochs after [[3th]]'s leave, while [[Jade Jedi]] took on the role of trying to fill the shoes of [[Tido]] as the new Team Captain.
[[R2D2]] and [[Jade Jedi]] were the only [[Aurochs]] to stay after the mass exodus towards the end of 2006. They both committed themselves to rebuilding the [[Aurochs]] and to recruit new members as to generate more interest within [[The Jedi Academy]]. [[R2D2]] became the new Team Manager/Master Aurochs after [[3th]]'s leave, while [[Jade Jedi]] took on the role of trying to fill the shoes of [[Tido]] as the new Team Captain.


As the first step, longtime Aurochs trialees [[Vision]] and [[Wicek]] officially became full members of the team on completion of their trials, marking the beginning of the re-building process. Around the same time the Aurochs [[CTF]] squad was implemented and saw the return of Rosered to take the reigns as [[CTF]] Captain, who however retired just a few months later, passing the torch to [[Fullmetal]]. To fill both vacant teams quickly and efficiently, a plan for accelerating the recruitment process was drafted by [[R2D2]] in November 2006 and put into action shortly thereafter. This lead on the one hand to the successful revival of the Aurochs CTF Squad, which was previously closed in late 2003, and on the other hand to the formation of an able TFFA Squad lead by [[Vision]]. The return of the esteemed players [[Sauce]] and [[Dark]] as well as the success of the accelerated recruitment process, resulting in the recruitment of players like [[Ven]] from clan [[Ozone]] and Evenue, meant that the team had built up tremenduous momentum that would help it regain its confidence. Ontop of that, an agreement was formed with clan [[Ozone]] in regards to scheduling regular practice sessions between the two teams, which provided a great environment for improvement. In order to live up to the legacy that the previous team had left behind and become worthy of its reputation, the new Aurochs decided to practice very hard and very often, playing many sessions with their close partners from clan [[Ozone]] and forming an ESL practice team called [http://www.esl.eu/eu/team/2286565/ 'Eye of the Tiger'] to help the Aurochs gain valuable experience.  
As the first step, longtime Aurochs trialees [[Vision]] and [[Wicek]] officially became full members of the team on completion of their trials, marking the beginning of the re-building process. Around the same time the [[Aurochs]] [[CTF]] squad was implemented and saw the return of Rosered to take the reigns as [[CTF]] Captain, who however retired just a few months later, passing the torch to [[Fullmetal]]. To fill both vacant teams quickly and efficiently, a plan for accelerating the recruitment process was drafted by [[R2D2]] in November 2006 and put into action shortly thereafter. This lead on the one hand to the successful revival of the Aurochs CTF Squad, which was previously closed in late 2003, and on the other hand to the formation of an able TFFA Squad lead by [[Vision]]. The return of the esteemed players [[Sauce]] and [[Dark]] as well as the success of the accelerated recruitment process, resulting in the recruitment of players like [[Ven]] from clan [[Ozone]] and Evenue, meant that the team had built up tremenduous momentum that would help it regain its confidence. Ontop of that, an agreement was formed with clan [[Ozone]] in regards to scheduling regular practice sessions between the two teams, which provided a great environment for improvement. In order to live up to the legacy that the previous team had left behind and become worthy of its reputation, the new Aurochs decided to practice very hard and very often, playing many sessions with their close partners from clan [[Ozone]] and forming an ESL practice team called [http://www.esl.eu/eu/team/2286565/ 'Eye of the Tiger'] to help the Aurochs gain valuable experience.  


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====Renewed Conflicts with the Academy====
====Renewed Conflicts with the Academy====
Things were not to last, however, and in early February 2007 some members of the [[The Jedi Academy|Jedi Academy]]'s upper administrative branch found issue with the way the Aurochs were handling new applicants. The accelerated recruitment process had helped the JAA to become competitive again, but an unfortunate byproduct was the renewed friction with the JAC. The Aurochs' role as the JA's "football team" required them to draw applicants from within the [[The Jedi Academy|Jedi Academy]], yet some of the newer recruits either only signed up for the JA as a means to get recruited into the Aurochs team or weren't even members of the Academy prior to their recruitment. This issue resulted in a temporary halt on all tryout proceedures and lead to the direct intervention of the JAC in the team's internal affairs, something that was resented and seen as intrusive and unjustified by some of the members of the Aurochs. Some of them saw this as the beginning of what had happened to the previous team in late 2006 and consequently quit out of protest, some others became even more alienated by a group screenshot controversy that happened at around the same time, inwhich the 'old' team was not allowed on a group screenshot that was to be used in one of the pictures on the walls of the new Academy map.  
Things were not to last, however, and in early February 2007 some members of the [[Jedi Academy]]'s upper administrative branch found issue with the way the Aurochs were handling new applicants. The accelerated recruitment process had helped the JAA to become competitive again, but an unfortunate byproduct was the renewed friction with the [[JAC]]. The Aurochs' role as the JA's "football team" required them to draw applicants from within the [[Jedi Academy]], yet some of the newer recruits either only signed up for the JA as a means to get recruited into the Aurochs team or weren't even members of the Academy prior to their recruitment. This issue resulted in a temporary halt on all tryout proceedures and lead to the direct intervention of the [[JAC]] in the team's internal affairs, something that was resented and seen as intrusive and unjustified by some of the members of the Aurochs. Some of them saw this as the beginning of what had happened to the previous team in late 2006 and consequently quit out of protest, some others became even more alienated by a group screenshot controversy that happened at around the same time, inwhich the 'old' team was not allowed on a group screenshot that was to be used in one of the pictures on the walls of the new Academy map.  


The JAC ultimately conceded their standpoint concerning the group picture, but the damage was already done: The CTF Squad was doomed to inactivity, since half of their players had quit out of protest, and the TFFA Squad became discouraged enough by the controversy as well as their performance in the ESL with their practice team 'Eye of the Tiger' that they started becoming inactive as well. Ontop of that, Master Aurochs [[R2D2]] announced his semi-permanent leave, leaving the already somewhat inactive [[Jade Jedi]] to take care of the team on his own. [[Jade Jedi]] did manage to deal with the issues productively though, unfreezing the tryout process and helping to get the Aurochs' newest recruit, namely the renowed [[Master Viper]], onboard, but this unfortunately could not stem the spiral of inactivity that the team had now fallen into. The Aurochs consequently lay dormant from February 2007 to late June, up until radical measures were taken by the Team's Captain [[Vision]] to wake up the Aurochs once more.
The [[JAC]] ultimately conceded their standpoint concerning the group picture, but the damage was already done: The CTF Squad was doomed to inactivity, since half of their players had quit out of protest, and the TFFA Squad became discouraged enough by the controversy as well as their performance in the ESL with their practice team 'Eye of the Tiger' that they started becoming inactive as well. Ontop of that, Master Aurochs [[R2D2]] announced his semi-permanent leave, leaving the already somewhat inactive [[Jade Jedi]] to take care of the team on his own. [[Jade Jedi]] did manage to deal with the issues productively though, unfreezing the tryout process and helping to get the Aurochs' newest recruit, namely the renowed [[Master Viper]], onboard, but this unfortunately could not stem the spiral of inactivity that the team had now fallen into. The Aurochs consequently lay dormant from February 2007 to late June, up until radical measures were taken by the Team's Captain [[Vision]] to wake up the Aurochs once more.


====The Silver Age====
====The Silver Age====
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}}Finally, by the end of November 2007, the Aurochs were on a stunning 9 games winning streak, beating most notably [[Team Spirits]] in the ESL. Despite this achievement, the team was once again plagued by inactivity when [[Komence]] suddenly disappeared and some of the other core players like [[Dark]] and [[Ven]] left the ESL team to play for their respective clans. [[R2D2]] and [[Vision]] had no other choice but to pull the team out of the ESL for the time being. In its place, a plan to create a new ESL training squad was drafted, one that would allow every member of the [[Academy]] who is interested in the TFFA gametype to participate in competitive games on the ladder alongside the more seasoned full-time Aurochs. This training squad was named [http://www.esl.eu/eu/team/2910288/ 'Meet The Spartans'] and served as a means of introducing many players from the Academy to the competitive scene in the ESL. At the same time, the Aurochs began teaching TFFA classes at the Academy, further sowing interest in the more serious and competitive branch of the game.
Finally, by the end of November 2007, the Aurochs were on a stunning 9 games winning streak, beating most notably [[Team Spirits]] in the ESL. Despite this achievement, the team was once again plagued by inactivity when [[Komence]] suddenly disappeared and some of the other core players like [[Dark]] and [[Ven]] left the ESL team to play for their respective clans. [[R2D2]] and [[Vision]] had no other choice but to pull the team out of the ESL for the time being. In its place, a plan to create a new ESL training squad was drafted, one that would allow every member of the [[Academy]] who is interested in the TFFA gametype to participate in competitive games on the ladder alongside the more seasoned full-time Aurochs. This training squad was named [http://www.esl.eu/eu/team/2910288/ 'Meet The Spartans'] and served as a means of introducing many players from the Academy to the competitive scene in the ESL. At the same time, the Aurochs began teaching TFFA classes at the Academy, further sowing interest in the more serious and competitive branch of the game.


Early in 2008, [[Piccolo]] became a full member of the Aurochs and previously inactive players like [[Komence]], [[Ninja!]] and [[Dark]] returned once again and the world renowned player [[Minneyar]] passed his trial shortly after, quickly increasing the competitive edge of the team. Team Captain [[Vision]] consequently pulled the "Meet The Spartans" practice team out of the ESL to make room for the reentrance of the main team and launched what would become the highpoint of the Aurochs Silver Age. June 2008 saw the team play three top5 clans in a row: first of which was team [[aXiom]]. {{multiple image
Early in 2008, [[Piccolo]] became a full member of the Aurochs and previously inactive players like [[Komence]], [[Ninja!]] and [[Dark]] returned once again and the world renowned player [[Minneyar]] passed his trial shortly after, quickly increasing the competitive edge of the team. Team Captain [[Vision]] consequently pulled the "Meet The Spartans" practice team out of the ESL to make room for the reentrance of the main team and launched what would become the highpoint of the Aurochs Silver Age. June 2008 saw the team play three top5 clans in a row: first of which was team [[aXiom]]. {{multiple image
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The team would remain in the hands of [[Masta]] and [[Fullmetal]] for the next couple of years, ultimately abandoning JKA altogether. Throughout that time, many discussions were held in private about the future of the Aurochs. Some suggested they branch out into other games, most notably Starcraft 2, which many Aurochs actively play up to this day; some others suggested we wait for the release of the MMORPG The Old Republic and form a competitive PvP team for that game, but nothing conclusive has been decided.
The team would remain in the hands of [[Masta]] and [[Fullmetal]] for the next couple of years, ultimately abandoning JKA altogether. Throughout that time, many discussions were held in private about the future of the Aurochs. Some suggested they branch out into other games, most notably Starcraft 2, which many Aurochs actively play up to this day; some others suggested we wait for the release of the MMORPG The Old Republic and form a competitive PvP team for that game, but nothing conclusive has been decided.
==Notable Games==
* 03.08.2005 3v3 Aurochs vs DoX Round 1 - [[Media:JAA_vs_DoX1_r1.zip|demo]]
* 25.02.2006 4v4 Aurochs vs SITH Round 2 - [[Media:JAA_vs_SITHr2.zip|demo]]
* 28.05.2006 3v3 Aurochs vs TuA-B (ReV) Round 1 - [[Media:JAA_vs_ReV_r1.zip|demo]]
* 15.06.2006 4v4 Aurochs vs Team fiDelity Round 2 - [http://mitglied.multimania.de/totalpwnage/JAA_vs_fidelity_r2.dm_26 demo]
* 17.06.2006 3v3 Aurochs vs uNa - [[Media:JAA_vs_una.zip|demo]]
* 05.09.2006 2v2 Jedi Academy Aurochs vs NSE Round 1 - [[Media:JAA vs NSE.zip|demo]]
[[Category:Active Jedi Academy clans]][[Category:Clans]][[Category:Competitive clans]]
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