Simply earlier than the beginning of DreamLeague Season 22, we chatted with Clement “Puppey” Ivanov concerning the state of Dota and learn how to settle the League of Legends vs. Dota 2 debate!
Sophie: The very first thing I needed to ask you about was really the state of the construction of the Dota yr. You’re one of the veteran gamers on the market.
How do you are feeling concerning the removing of the DPC and transferring in the direction of this match to match construction?
Puppey: I imply, there isn’t any construction actually. I imply, there’s a construction that was created by ESL and Riyadh tournaments. Virtually. However, yeah, it’s higher to attempt to let issues type of movement out within the Dota universe in a approach and see the place it goes as a result of there are organizers which might be keen to place some cash into esports of Dota. Due to this fact, I agree with it.
It’s simply that it’s type of complicated that nothing occurred. I didn’t even go to this TI , however they eliminated battle cross after which stated, we’re going to place it into subsequent yr’s tournaments and none of that occurred. So it looks like a rip-off. Nevertheless it’s simply humorous.
Sophie: Yeah, once they launched it, they had been like, oh, there’s going to be a great deal of second celebration tournaments. We’ve had the Dacha however that’s about it.
Puppey: Yeah. I imply, it’s arduous type of to get into the system proper now as a result of there’s a number of qualifiers. And most of them are associated to ESL and Riyadh. So, I imply, that’s the new TI. If there’s no information of what TI actually goes to, I imply, it’s simply going to eat a number of the schedule in proper now. I do really feel prefer it’s a bit of bit prolonged. Issues which might be prolonged, however the worth swimming pools are huge, so it type of makes up for it.
I’m probably not positive as a result of the purpose is like, tier two groups. Presently, I’m a tier two crew, so it type of doesn’t really feel good when it’s very prime heavy as a result of the highest groups solely qualify and the highest groups get to play prime tournaments. We are going to want time, although, to course of this as a result of clearly no person else can create an ideal system immediately when no person is aware of precisely what’s going to occur subsequent yr.
If I’d be an organizer for Dota tournaments, I’d be like, okay, so what’s going to occur subsequent yr? Valve says we don’t know, so, they most likely know one thing, however not sufficient to make huge investments.
Sophie: Yeah, the highway to TI is a bit of foggier lately.
Puppey: I imply, it was simply majors and DPC factors and now it’s EPT factors. It simply get a bit of complicated.
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Sophie: You stated you’re a tier two crew in the intervening time, however I’ve seen that we’re beginning to see some extra of the outdated Secret coming again by way of qualifiers recently.
How have you ever turned this round by way of play model and crew morale?
Puppey: Probably not positive. It comes and goes. And the factor is, we had a special ambiance after we began the yr and that ambiance type of acquired damaged up due to a crew change and now we’re attempting to get it again. It’s arduous to achieve a sort of ambiance the place you are feeling assured in your sport, in all people’s sport, and all people will get to know what’s happening.
So it actually takes a number of time. Not each crew is immediately good, however I don’t know what to say. It’s simply mainly going to be a time of simply figuring stuff out.
Sophie: Yeah, undoubtedly. And are you guys boot tenting proper now?
Puppey: Yeah, we’re all in the identical place in Romania.
How does that have an effect on your preparation by way of having you all collectively?
Puppey: It will depend on individual to individual as a result of, as an example, the extent of stress being collectively on a regular basis can get very excessive. However in case you’re at residence, often that stress doesn’t attain excessive. However some individuals work higher in the event that they’re subsequent to one another and get to clarify issues, to level at issues, particularly when we have now some type of a language hole. Despite the fact that all people speaks English right here fairly properly, some individuals won’t perceive every part in case you present them. It’s a lot simpler.
The physique language is best anyway, like in actual life. There’s issues you’ll be able to by no means choose up on-line. However I’m used to having groups the place, when Coronavirus occurred, I used to have a crew that was good to remain at residence. It was simply 5 guys that had been very glad to remain at residence and knew precisely learn how to chill and hold an environment. That was good. All of it will depend on what kind of crew you could have.
Sophie: does the minor language barrier have an effect on your in sport comms in any respect?
Puppey: No, probably not. Everyone within the sport can communicate good English. It’s similar to some stuff you don’t choose up immediately as a result of individuals have a special accent and due to this fact you’ll be able to perhaps not perceive, see?
Sophie: Okay, cool. So I simply wish to contact actually shortly on the beginning of Dream League, I believe you guys have gotten Xtreme and Shopify in your very first day.
So are you making ready for particular person collection otherwise, or do you simply type of have a blanket method?
Puppey: Each collection is totally different, and I believe it’s been for each crew for a while. In some unspecified time in the future, it switched loads since you simply have to vary your draft fully or ban totally different heroes relying on what crew you’re enjoying. You understand what groups play, and also you exploit these issues. So each crew goes to be totally different.
Sophie: That’s attention-grabbing. It seems like that takes a while to organize totally different methods.
Puppey: For positive. A lot.
Sophie: So clearly, we’ve simply had a bit of patch drop.
Do you suppose we’re going to be seeing a special meta popping out?
Puppey: No, probably not. I really feel like some heroes acquired nerfed and so they’re not so good as earlier than. Like, let’s say Meepo. However the remainder of the heroes type of nonetheless appear pretty related. There are some heroes which might be a bit of bit extra buffed, like Leshrac, that may be seeing a bit of bit extra exhibiting within the drafts. However on the similar time, I believe just about nothing modified, actually, in addition to a number of heroes.
Sophie: Perhaps we’ll see rather less Mage Slayer now.
Puppey: Yeah, Mage Slayer abusing has most likely gone down on some heroes. However most heroes that had been, like, Dragon Knight remains to be going to purchase it. That’s not going to cease. Vipers or one thing like which might be nonetheless going to purchase it, and there’s going to be a number of heroes which might be nonetheless going to purchase it and never care.
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Sophie: I simply needed to return to the subject of pubs and practising. I seen that you just play some core roles in pubs.
Do you suppose it’s vital to play totally different roles simply to know, or is that extra for enjoyable?
Puppey: No, it’s essential to really play core roles to know the sport higher. However often I don’t do it out of selection. You’re compelled into it as a result of you need to draft in a excessive MMR dota, the place you draft your 4 teammates that draft the others. And there’s most likely a bit with two helps, and I play assist. So I’ll throw myself whichever function that I’ve to play.
And mid lane is the worst for me, for positive. By far. It has too many nuances in there. The factor is, I at all times play protected lane and offlane within the sense I’ll at all times play these lanes. Virtually 98%, really, 99.9% of my life. Double lane mid hasn’t occurred since, I don’t know, ten years in the past. And that wasn’t that huge of a factor anyway. So I’ve been mainly enjoying on aspect lanes my complete life. So mid is, like, probably the most alienating for me.
What do you play mid if you need to?
Puppey: It relies upon what taste I’m feeling. Typically, I’ll perhaps take a look at out assist heroes to play mid. Like, I’ll attempt to play like Chen mid. I’ll play Enchantress mid. After which if I really feel sturdy about some hero, and I’ll simply play like, I don’t know, Loss of life Prophet or one thing like that. No matter I really feel like is my hero as a result of I’ll select one often after which I’ll go there. Fascinating.
Sophie: Yeah. I’ve solely ever performed mid, like, as soon as in my life, and it was as a result of I unintentionally picked Medusa as a substitute of banning her.
Puppey: I’ve performed that mistake. It occurs.
Sophie: Okay, so I simply had one final query for you, I simply needed to ask a bit of bit about your off time if you’re not making ready for a match, and the way you wish to form of relax or perhaps take a break from Dota.
What do you love to do throughout downtime?
Puppey: More often than not after we’re in boot camp, it can naturally be chosen some sport that we wish to play collectively or one thing that we wish to do collectively. However largely it’s simply enjoying one other sport. A number of the instances it’s a customized map in Dota. A number of the instances it’s not. It’s typically like some puzzle sport we’ve been enjoying. Like, Baba Is You. I don’t know if you realize what the sport is. It’s a f*cked up sport, and it’ll kill you in case you play it. If you’ll play it, you’ll perceive that it’s going to kill your mind. However we’re already fairly far. We’re just about 95% performed, however we haven’t had the time to complete it. However these are the sorts of issues we do right here after we wish to idiot round and simply type of like relax.
There’s one other stuff like on-line web site video games like Guess The Sport the place you could have six frames of the sport and every body will get higher in case you don’t guess the primary time. So it’s like Wordle, however for video games in a way, you’ll simply see screens of it and there’s like a billion sorts of video games. Such as you’re Geoguessing video games. However Guess the Sport is one in every of our favorites as a result of we’re all avid gamers, so it’s enjoyable that approach.
It’s undoubtedly good to not at all times play Dota.
Sophie: Yeah, perhaps a little bit of League of Legends typically? 😀
Puppey: No, that’s simply Dota, however for teenagers.
Sophie: I imply, I wasn’t going to say it, but it surely’s good that you just did.
Puppey: No matter, who cares? I could make enjoyable of their sport, they’ll make enjoyable of mine. It’s tremendous. They will simply inform me that Dota is simply f*cking League of Legends. However for f*cking boomers, they’ll try this. It’s tremendous. We’ll simply select our strongest man of Dota to struggle in a hoop towards their strongest man of League of Legends. And that’s how we work out what the higher sport is.
Sophie: I acquired to ask who you’d choose to place into that now?
Puppey: Oh, Fly. Fly simply. We’ll see. Yeah, I don’t actually know their gamers, however they’ll select a great one. Perhaps Tyler can do it or one thing. I don’t know. I would like to speak to Fly, I’ve at all times considered he must be doing one thing like that in his life, however he’s not an aggressive particular person. Nevertheless it’s about sportsmanship.