Miposhka spoke about regional differences in teams’ playstyles in Dota 2

Miposhka: Right now, there isn’t as pronounced a regional difference as there used to be, where with China—you’d think, “Okay, now these guys are just going to farm like crazy.” It’s actually the Asian teams that are catching up. Now, you know: “They’re going to be fighting and attacking constantly. *** [Fights], basically, are going to happen.”

Art1st: And how does Eastern Europe play?

Miposhka: Well, let’s just say their style was *** [lame] back then. They didn’t really have much to offer... Well, there were some who tried to be aggressive, though.

Art1st: But you won the Int back then.

Miposhka: What do you mean? That was in ’21. I’m talking about ’16 and ’17, when it was really pronounced. No, by ’21 there wasn’t really such a stark difference anymore. Back then, it was just that some people played well, and others didn’t. I mean, there really were differences—the regions were different—but now it’s all blended together. So now it’s just that some people play well, some play poorly, some get the meta, and some don’t.

Collapse: Basically, he’d be like, “I saw this hero—you’re spamming him—what do you think of him?” I’d tell him. We’d talk about builds—I’d give him my take, and he’d give me his.

Art1st: Wait, how did you guys become friends in the first place?

Collapse: Well, he added me as a friend back in 2020, I think, when we were playing KV matches against them. As soon as our roster came together and we were playing KV matches against them all the time—official matches—he added me as a friend then, and we’ve been friends ever since.