Quinn, BSJ and Monkeys-forever Compare NA and Europe Pubs

Each region in Dota 2 has its own distinct playstyle and playstyle, resulting in different experiences for different regions. As part of the North America (North America) and Europe (EU) region discussion on the BananaSlamJaron podcast, the three popular characters in NA’s Dota 2 are Brian “BSJ“Canava, Quinn”Quinn“Callahan, and Jaron”monkey-forever“Clinton shares his experience playing in both regions. All three agree that pubs in North America are chaotic, but there’s a sense of community because the players know each other, but because of the camaraderie there. EU is not much because the player base is very large, it lacks a sense of community.

Quinn, BSJ and the monkeys-forever talking about pubs in NA and EU

Quinn and monkey-forever, both professional gamers for many years, have played in many regions of the world, including NA and EU. When asked by BSJ about the differences between the pubs of both regions, Quinn gave humorous examples to illustrate his point.

“The pubs in the EU are much colder than in NA. There’s a lot more players there should be… In North America most people are animals but like a community you know you are in a zoo together whereas in the EU there are a lot of people. Like you don’t know anyone. All of their names are like – kill me and their image is an anime girl with bleeding eyes and they all choose Shadow Fiend first. Without the community, you don’t know anyone.”

Likewise, monkey-forever cites the low player base in North America as the reason why players know each other in pubs.

“It’s true, in NA you play with the same 100 or 200 people, so you really know everyone in the end if you’ve played enough in NA. But you go to the EU, and nobody knows each other there. There aren’t many friendships so you can’t have like two friends on the same team and two other friends on the same team.”

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BSJ, a Team Liquid streamer, commentator, and recently known professional Arkosh Gaming player, has also played a lot of pubs in both regions. Quinn echoed BSJ’s point that he sometimes meets strangers in pubs in the European Union, while in North America it’s clear who the players in the game are.

“I will give you props but use the word ‘cold’ in the EU. It’s really cold there but man, the people who are grieving me, I don’t know who this guy is. It’s just a 900 rank because, in North America, 900 is the same as 300 so you probably know him. I would say if you’ve played, out of the pubs, the top 300 probably regularly join your games. “

Further explaining his experience in pubs in the EU and North America, BSJ joked that picking a random champion like Morphling or Shadow Fiend in the early stages would happen in both. However, in the former, he won’t know who the player picks these heroes first, while in the latter, he knows who the player is and what exactly he will do in all the games. game.

Even with all these differences, BSJ was happy to mention a common practice in both regions – muting players on the team.

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