Dandelionswere just off from a top 4 finish atCCT Series 2on the day we sat down with Kidaro.
What made you choose Dota 2 from all the games that are out there?
I like to look at Dota 2 as a closed, complex system.
Did you have your family’s support when you decided that this is what you want to do?
She has always supported me.
Most of my attention was up for Dendi and Artstyle, who later joined NAVI.
You’ve played with a bunch of teams throughout your career.
Is there one where you feel like you developed the most as a player?
I learned a lot from a lot of my teammates over the years.
That also helped me a lot to change my perspective, to build my player profile.
I stopped thinking about playing with the best.
I started thinking about playing with the people I respect, that I want to build something with.
It’s a natural process I would say.
The 1.5 tier, or the tier 2 scene is somewhat like a gladiator arena.
It recently happened with nouns for example.
When they shuffled after TI12, they took Yuma, they took Copy from the tier 2 scene.
So, as I said, it’s a natural process.
Teams like Secret, Nigma, and even OG, are feeling it.
You are someone who got to play in the DPC system.
From your perspective, how was this first season without the DPC?
But, with all that said, not all regions were strictly controlled.
This is literally the golden age of Dota, the golden year that everyone will remember.
Also, this year having open qualifiers for the biggest events is what we were lacking.
Even TI had open qualifies this year, Riyadh as well and there are more to come.
We have a coach and an analyst, but I would not give the names right now.
Oh, what is it that you are working on?
This year I started to look into AI more and l learned how cool of a tool it is.
It’s a pretty easy tool for complex problems.
I will probably stream it with Gorgc or someone and I hope you all will enjoy it.
Ok, color me intrigued.
I’m looking forward to that stream.
Until then, let’s talk about the tournament you just played in.
What’s your take on the patch, did it change much in terms of meta?
It definitely shifted the meta and changed the drafting strategy.
There is no longer this huge contest on the first-pick heroes.
You mentioned Tinker, which somehow is back to torment every pub game.
You are a position 5 support player, what’s your take on the new Tinker?
I mean, XinQ already showed in the Clavision: Snow Ruyi tournament how strong the healing Tinker is.
I would say that he is just too strong in the laning stage.
I think the game is quite well-balanced right now.
I would say that Lorenof from Aurora is standing out.
I played with him at PuckChamp and I can tell you that he is a very tryhard player.
He has his own way of playing the game and his mechanical skills are what makes him so special.
It’s a good anime story for sure.
With that in mind, we will wrap up our interview here.
Thanks so much, Kidaro for taking the time and for being so open about your journey so far.
Thank you for having me.
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