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The Dota 2 community showed their displeasure at a tweet by Dota 2 commentator Kyle “Swindlemelonzz” Freedman.
During the Team Liquid vs. Alliance match during the DreamLeague DPC WEU Winter Tour, Kyle reacted to a post-game webcam capture of Alliance. The team was celebrating their win in Game 2 over Team Liquid, which put the score to a 1-1 parity. Kyle would comment:
“Watching the postgame cams i thought Alliance had just 2-0'd Liquid and was like damn, then realized they were celebrating a 1-1 score? Much love guys but save the hugs for the real W damn”
watching the postgame cams i thought Alliance had just 2-0'd Liquid and was like damn, then realized they were celebrating a 1-1 score ?
Much love guys but save the hugs for the real W damn
— Kyle #StandWithUkraine (@keepingitKyle) January 18, 2022
Fans and other commentators alike would be quick to defend the team, who was simply celebrating a win in a matchup they are not favored to win. Ephey would say: “Love you Kyle but celebrating small wins can oftentimes be more important than big accomplishments.”
Love you Kyle but celebrating small wins can oftentimes be more important than big accomplishments. Also the world needs more hugs
— Mira 🍉 (@EpheyDota) January 18, 2022
Another user called out Kyle for “policing” other people's celebrations.
i can’t believe you’re SO bitter that you’d police someone’s happiness. at this point you either spill the tea on why you’re so mad at Alliance, or you should try letting go of it a little. people are allowed to be happy for ups when there’s been a period of downs.
— blueberry (@httpsxblueberry) January 18, 2022
Others stressed how important it is to celebrate progress, especially with how exhausting Dota is.
We know as well as anybody that the daily grind in Dota is incredibly exhausting and sometimes when you're feeling down and out as a team you NEED to celebrate any positive result to keep yourself going.
— Nahaz (@NahazDota) January 18, 2022
Kyle defended his comments, saying that he's looking after Alliance's ability to maintain their energy.
FWIW ive lost a lot of game 3s and i think its important to reel in your emotional peak so you dont get too excited (and thus tired) before you finish the series.
— Kyle #StandWithUkraine (@keepingitKyle) January 18, 2022
One of Alliance's players, Nikobaby, would comment on Kyle's thread, explaining how they deserve to celebrate taking a win from one of the league's best teams, especially in a non-bearing series like the one they were having at that time.
We ve struggled this season , we ve had changes and we fought hard for this. And you? Spitting in twitter always bitter for your own failure as a player , who r u? U r the season i dont open twitter and the reason why people dont see us as superstars yet, congratulations
— Nikobaby (@NikoDOTA) January 18, 2022
Alliance would go on to lose Game 3 of the series against Team Liquid.
