Xtreme Gaming Dota 2 Midlaner Explained Risky Picks in Match Against Aurora Gaming
Esports athlete Zhuang "NothingToSay" Jinxiang, playing the midlane (position 2) for the Xtreme Gaming Dota 2 roster, gave a detailed interview about the match against Aurora Gaming and shed light on his team's inner workings.
Forced Decisions and Saving a Difficult Lane
The midlaner admitted that the final stages of the draft were accompanied by certain concerns for the team. The appearance of Tinker didn't give the lineup one hundred percent confidence, as the opponent instantly responded with two counter-picks. However, globally, the game's design still took shape in favor of the Chinese roster. The final touch was the Visage pick for offlaner Xxs. The team needed a maximally survivable hero against the aggressive Ursa and Jakiro duo, where classic melee heroes would have been doomed to fail.
Team Style and the Harsh School of Public Games
Separately, Jinxiang touched upon his role in Xtreme Gaming's macro play and the process of adapting to recent updates. The esports player emphasized that his main task is constantly maintaining a high tempo. If he picks greedy farming heroes, the team's usual game structure simply falls apart.
Recalling past patches, the player nostalgically mentioned the old version of Tinker with the ability to refresh items and safe rocket spam. At the same time, the roster studies new features purely in practice, in regular public games. According to the midlaner, the best way to understand a hero's strength is to painfully lose several times to dedicated spammers in matchmaking and draw the right conclusions from your mistakes.
Earlier, Team Liquid carry player Mike "miCKe" Vu shared his grievances and explained the main reason for the rapid emotional burnout of professionals in Dota 2. The Swedish esports player openly criticized the dull atmosphere of modern studio events without a live audience, which simply causes participants to lose all competitive drive.
Recently, popular Russian streamer Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnarev frankly admitted why he has completely lost the desire to return to big esports. The former player of top teams spoke emotionally about the toxic Dota 2 community, stating that peace and comfort on his personal streams are much more important to him now than exhausting training sessions with inadequate teammates.