DJY: “I don’t think heroes like Su Ye are good in ranked matches when you’re playing solo.”

I don’t think heroes like Su Ye are good in ranked matches when you’re playing solo. Su Ye and similar heroes are playmakers. They need allies to follow them and react to the situation as it unfolds. When playing solo, you won’t get that team coordination, and you’ll most likely get killed when you take risks. At the same time, you can choose heroes like Leomord, who can farm items for tanks while still dealing as much damage as Su Ye. What’s more, they can even survive once the fight has started.

I think characters who are hard to catch, like Harley and Leomord, will perform well in solo matches. But with Su Ye, you’ll most likely mess up. He’s not good for playing solo.

There’s one thing I don’t like about the MPL Malaysia league. If you haven’t noticed, every team has picked up players we’ve seen before—from Bigetron by Vitality Malaysia and RRQ Tora all the way to Invictus Gaming. That’s it. They’re just shuffling these esports players around—players who haven’t shown decent results on the world stage and have been playing for many seasons. This probably makes sense, since these players are quite popular in the media, and when you don’t know who to sign, they become a pretty obvious choice.

So this season turned out to be fairly easy for Selangor Red Giants, since they were essentially playing against their usual opponents. But I want to note that Team Vamos’ roster underwent some pretty significant changes. Team Vamos put together a lineup of rookies, and they played their best. Of course, there were some questionable decisions and mistakes in their performances, but the new players performed very well overall.

As for the Selangor Red Giants, I think this team has an incredible mindset. The squad has competed at the international level and feels incredibly confident. When it comes to Selangor playing against, say, a smaller team, the outcome is a foregone conclusion. Their opponents will feel out of their element, while the Selangor Red Giants will remain unshakable. In my opinion, no team in Malaysia will come close to matching the “Giants’” level of confidence, even if they try. And this applies to the entire region as a whole—and even the Philippines. Team Falcons PH really want to beat Team Liquid PH, but they won’t be able to because of the mental factor.

If you put the five best players together but they can’t trust each other, they won’t amount to anything. Team Liquid PH, on the other hand, has a champion’s mindset. If they lose a map, they’ll think something like, “We lost? We don’t like that,” but if they start winning, they won’t let their lead slip away.