In a recent podcast hosted on the B8 YouTube channel, Dota 2 legendary player, with more than a decade dedicated to the competitive scene, Danil “Dendi” Ishutin expressed his thoughts on what could be done to reduce the toxicity in public matchmaking.
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Dendi pointed out that it’s in the nature of the game to make the players tilt rather easily and that leads to them bursting out, flaming on a teammate that made a poor play. “Those who play a lot are more exposed to this, it’s almost inevitable [to flame someone],” he explained. “If you play 10-12 games per day, it’s like a chain reaction,” he added.
The root of the problem Dendi says, is the fact that Dota is a “crazy team game” and the fact that most of the players grind their MMR solo, greatly affects their state of mind. “You have to play alone a game that requires teamwork and obviously, if something doesn’t work out you will inevitably end up flaming.”
Dendi sees as a possible solution to lower the toxicity level to “either remove the matchmaking or make Dota less demanding.” He also stated that a league system for the high and very high ranked players would be more than welcomed. “For the casual players, Dota is a way to entertain themselves, to relax,” Dendi says, while for those that are in the top 200 or 100, the stakes are higher. “Let them play in a closed league where they can serve like draft players or something like that,” he explained.
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