Dota 2 veterans like Sébastien “Ceb” Debs, Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi, Danil “Dendi” Ishutin, and Clement “Puppey” Ivanov, have been a part of the sport’s esports scene since its inception and have cemented their standing as a extremely revered group of gamers. Because the years progress, some have continued to thrive whereas others like KuroKy and Dendi have confronted vital challenges when it comes to efficiency and outcomes lately.
Ceb shared his ideas with Ukrainian content material creator Morf about KuroKy and Dendi’s troublesome occasions in a latest interview. In keeping with him, these gamers doubtless lack the required motivation, even when they imagine they bear the motivation. He associated a previous expertise through which his former teammate Johan “N0tail” Sundstein coached him about what being pushed as a professional participant truly meant.
Ceb feels KuroKy and Dendi is probably not as pushed as earlier than
Within the dialogue of different veteran gamers’ efficiency, Ceb stated that whereas Puppey has not had the most effective outcomes recently, he doesn’t contemplate Puppey to be struggling just like the others since he reached the finals of The Worldwide (TI) simply two years in the past
Nonetheless, it was his opinion that KuroKy and Dendi had been having a troublesome time on account of a doable lack of motivation.
“It’s true for others (KuroKy and Dendi). They’re having a tough time. I don’t know the way motivated they’re if I’m trustworthy. Generally, you suppose you might be motivated however it’s faux as a result of there are issues that you just don’t truly do.”
Utilizing an incident with N0tail for instance, Ceb defined that even when gamers are usually not that motivated, they are often disillusioned into believing they’re.
“Like someday, N0tail opened my eyes on one thing – I used to be annoyed with the sport. I used to be not poisonous however annoyed, my feelings had been taking management. He truly bought mad at me – you suppose you might be pushed, you suppose you’re a motivated particular person that you just really need it greater than others, and that’s why you might be annoyed proper now. That’s what you suppose.
He stated in case you needed it actually badly, you’ll discover ways to cope with your frustration and you’ll discover ways to keep optimistic on a regular basis. You’ll discover ways to assist folks even whenever you misplaced every little thing. You’ll study all these items in case you actually needed it.
He opened my eyes. I actually felt like a child. That thought, I used to be one thing and he made me understand that you’re not like this, you might be one thing else. I actually bought taught one thing that day.”
In discussing motivation and its relation to enhancing and never getting annoyed, Ceb questioned KuroKy and Dendi’s present mindset on this regard.
“I believe whenever you really need it, you get it. You enhance, you alter and possibly they aren’t as motivated as they suppose they’re. Possibly once they begin Dota, they aren’t as excited as they had been 10 years in the past possibly. I don’t know, it’s onerous to say.”
The careers of Dendi and KuroKy have been marked by high outcomes, together with TI1 and TI7 wins. Nonetheless, after Dendi departed Natus Vincere in 2019 and KuroKy left Crew Liquid the identical yr, each gamers have struggled to search out success regardless of completely different rosters and playstyles.
Each gamers have their very own organizations at the moment. KuroKy is the captain and chief of Nigma Galaxy, whereas Dendi performs for and leads B8.
