Dota 2 is essentially a staff recreation that each side take pleasure in enjoying till issues begin to go unhealthy. This turns the sport aggressive in a short time—the enjoyable elements of the sport are quickly forgotten and it transitions right into a tryhard recreation the place each side compete for victory. As aggressive as Dota 2 will get in pubs, that impact is amplified much more so within the professional scene.
Currently, there isn’t a higher show of that competitiveness than what’s proven within the ongoing DPC Winter Tour. The Western Europe and North American divisions gave us wonderful moments to look again on and now it looks as if Eastern Europe is beginning to warmth up. While the matches are typically as aggressive as ever, there have additionally been some surprisingly chill moments like this one.
Team HellRaisers clashed towards former TI winners in Team Spirit on Jan 24’s rounds of the Eastern Europe DPC 2023. According to the DPC protocol, opponents must have their cameras on always throughout every of the phases of the match, together with the drafting stage. While the drafting often has gamers idling and discussing their picks and bans, there are some attention-grabbing moments caught on digital camera. Especially from HellRaisers on this sequence.
Before recreation one started, the cameras of the official broadcast caught HellRaisers enjoying a recreation of chess throughout the drafting section. We can see Solo together with Gleb enjoying the sport whereas others watched within the background. As uncommon as these moments are, it’s good to see healthful occasions unfolding earlier than the competitiveness of the sport inevitably pulls them again in.
Unfortunately, HellRaisers didn’t seize the sequence, happening 0-2 to Team Spirit. Hopefully, the remainder of the EEU division matches go higher for the staff.
