Vladimir `No[o]ne` Minenko, a professional Dota 2 player, has shared his thoughts on the typical mentality of esports athletes in Dota 2. This observation was captured from his stream and shared by the YouTube channel Dota PMA.
`Dota players are all whiners, to be honest. It`s just the mentality of the people, you know? Dota is such a complex game, and I notice it myself that I can`t help but whine on stream. I never complain when there are no people around, but the more I play on stream or at bootcamps… DM is sitting to my right, and he`s whining, everyone is whining about pubs. They queue and say: “What a [fool] I had in my team! Oh, [damn], can`t even last hit a creep!” It`s just fundamental, it`s impossible to get rid of. You either are this type of person or you are not. Most people are like that, some just don`t show it.`
Earlier, Minenko expressed his dissatisfaction with a new feature in Dota 2`s ranked matchmaking. You can find out why the esportsman disliked the innovation in another article.
Callum Darby, 34, based in Manchester. A former semi-professional Dota 2 player who transitioned into journalism. Specializes in statistical match analysis and tournament result predictions.
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