The strength of the Philippine server and the unsuccessful transfer season in Malaysia—highlights from the 8G podcast with DJY

Malaysian content creator DJY appeared on the 8G podcast on the Wolf Casts YouTube channel. Here’s a quick rundown of the highlights in our article.

On the podcast, the streamer shared that he spent some time in the Philippines and managed to play a ranked season on the local server. According to DJY, solo ranked matches are essentially no different from those in Malaysia, but everything changes when it comes to finding a match in a group. The content creator was surprised by the high level of play among Filipinos, who prefer to play in pre-formed teams, and suggested that even with extensive experience in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and excellent skills, winning solo in this region becomes very difficult, if not impossible.

Almost immediately after arriving in the Philippines, DJY began to be recognized on the server. The Malaysian was constantly greeted with the phrase “Ocean Week, welcome to the Philippines.” Locals also began teasing the streamer in the in-game chat and declaring their intentions to defeat him when they met. DJY noted that such boasts never came to fruition, and the outcomes of matches against such players always went in his favor.

The content creator strongly disagrees with the claim that “the poorer the country, the stronger the players,” which is often used to explain the leading position of the Philippine MLBB server. According to DJY, it is not the country’s financial status, but rather the Filipinos’ skills and the high level of competition that have made their server one of the strongest. The streamer also pointed out that the Philippines has won the World Championship series five times, which has helped players on that server feel much more confident when facing representatives from other regions.

The Malaysian is skeptical of playmaker heroes like Su Ye. DJY stated that such heroes need a good team that will engage in combat after they initiate, which is unlikely to happen if you’re playing solo. Instead of such heroes, the streamer recommended choosing heroes like Harley and Leomord, who maintain their combat power while remaining highly mobile or who are difficult to kill quickly.

DJY also lamented the roster moves made by Malaysian clubs shortly before the start of MPL Malaysia Season 18. The content creator noticed a pattern: almost all organizations ignored newcomers to the pro scene, merely shuffling well-known players among themselves. These roster shuffles, as the streamer suggested, are harmful because they boosted the teams’ popularity rather than their strength, resulting in Selangor Red Giants emerging as the season’s champion without any serious difficulties. DJY also singled out Team Vamos—a club that wasn’t afraid to build a roster of new players who had no prior experience competing at the Tier 1 level. Despite their “dark horse” status, the team delivered a solid performance and earned an invitation to the MLBB Mid Season Cup 2026.

Selangor Red Giants, Team Liquid PH, and other teams leading their respective regions—who are also making their mark on the global stage—possess a winner’s mentality. According to DJY, smaller clubs have almost no chance of defeating such rosters because their players remain calm and unshaken during matches, while their opponents begin to falter under the pressure. The streamer clarified that it’s not enough to simply assemble the five best players and make them play together. Such teams need to be brought together as a cohesive unit; otherwise, they won’t achieve significant success.

In the previous episode of the 8G podcast, King of Gamers Club coach Justin Hamot (“Coach Justine”) Kenoi and the roster’s jungler, Ken Louis Bermudez “Kzen” Pyle, discussed the qualities of the Payen roster’s newcomer and explained the reasons why captain Hiwko was appointed assistant coach.

Photo by DJY.