The aggressive Dota 2 world was shaken by a collection of everlasting bans earlier this month, one among which was handed out to the previous carry participant of Virtus Professional, Kamil “Koma” Biktimirov. After touchdown probably the most vital contract of his professional profession, Koma misplaced all of it and even posted an apology hoping for a lowered sentence.
Since Koma’s clarification about his account sharing, a number of Dota 2 execs have launched statements backing the banished participant. OG’s Artem “Yuragi” Golubiev and Group Spirit’s Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk just lately launched statements in Koma’s protection, dividing the neighborhood within the course of.
In a Telegram post, Yatoro mentioned he believed all the banned gamers deserve the punishment apart from Koma, an individual he may name a buddy. Understanding the extent of effort Koma put into the sport, Yatoro thought that he would by no means interact in such actions that will get him banned.
Regardless of Koma enjoying with two accounts and asking for others to play for him at instances, Yatoro mentioned he had no thought in regards to the fraudulent actions of different Luna Gaming members, like throwing video games. Yatoro ended his assertion by saying that the everlasting ban was merely an excessive amount of for a 20-year-old and {that a} 12-month suspension can be a greater name.
Yuragi, then again, shared his ideas on Twitter, highlighting Koma’s dedication and love for Dota.
OG’s place one thought that Koma would by no means become involved with such actions attributable to his sheer dedication to the sport. Like Yatoro, Yuragi additionally thought Koma didn’t deserve a lifetime ban from Dota 2.
Whereas these two gamers expressed their ideas for his or her Dota buddy and fellow ex-competitor, in addition they acquired some backlash from followers. Most disliked the statements as a result of Yuragi and Yatoro seemed like they had been asking for Koma to be handled individually simply because he was their buddy.
Although there have been circumstances the place gamers who went on to realize nice issues had been slapped on the wrist after purportedly being concerned in a match-fixing scandal, followers think that gamers who violate the principles regardless of understanding them needs to be severely punished irrespective of the circumstances.
It’s unlikely Valve will rethink its choice and Koma was just lately changed by Alexander “krylat” Krylatov on VP.
