Aurora's Dota 2 support called the main problems of players stupidity and gaming addiction

Aurora Dota 2 Support Names Player Stupidity and Gaming Addiction as Main Problems

Aurora Gaming support player in Dota 2 Miroslav Mira Kolpakov

Mira didn't mince words about how closed-off many people in the scene are. He wants teammates to loosen up a bit — "I would like all the guys to be a bit more talkative. Like you," he said, half joking, half serious.

Asked why so many pros seem to live inside their homes and online, Mira suggested it's messy and personal, not always some dramatic trauma. He pointed at social rejection that closes off normal circles, the habit of dodging real-life stressors, and then — as a consequence — getting stuck in the game as an easy refuge (tbh, it becomes the default). He framed it as a chain rather than a neat checklist.

On friends outside esports, his answer was blunt: most of the people he keeps close are ex-teammates. "There are, but these are my former teammates. And real friends among people I haven't played with are none. I never communicate with them," Kolpakov admitted.

This sense of isolation isn't new on the pro scene. Plenty of players and coaches have flagged similar problems before — not as headlines, but as lived experience.

Team Spirit captain Yaroslav Miposhka Naidenov talked about how the job eats time and normal life. During the season the team can grind 10–12 hours a day on practice; that kind of schedule squeezes out regular social stuff. Tundra Esports offlaner Neta 33 Shapira made a related point: many start young and spend crucial teenage years online, which makes real-world social adjustment harder later on. Clement Puppey Ivanov, who moved from the server to the analyst desk at Team Liquid, described esports as an insular bubble — teams, bootcamps, tournaments — and a lot of people end up talking only to others in that bubble.

Some orgs have responded by adding psychologists to the staff. Not a cure-all, imo, but regular mental-health support helps players manage stress, burnout, and the nonstop pressure from tournaments and fans, and can actually change how a roster communicates.

Right now Aurora Gaming is doing well at PGL Wallachia Season 7 — they got out of groups at 3-1 and are through to the playoffs.