NS explained why he never managed to love Dota 2 as much as the first part

Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov stated that his heyday was during DotA Allstars, which is why the content creator never managed to love Dota 2 as much as the first part.

The streamer shared this opinion on Twitch.

“As someone who was very good at the first Dota, I really loved it as a game, DotA Allstars... The second one came out — it's kind of the same, but kind of not. It's kind of the same, but not the same. I couldn't love this second Dota as much as the first one.”

According to Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov, even though the first part was not as relevant as Dota 2, which meant that the content creator could not play too many matches there, the game still left him with far more personal memories. The streamer believes that he is not as familiar with the second part from a player's point of view.

"It's not a game that I would play myself. I no longer had the thrill of constantly pressing search and playing, and that's it. That's why I didn't play much in the second Dota. I played more in the first one, but the first Dota existed for five years before the second one came out. Or how long was it? Well, six. In any case, it was impossible to play too many games there."

Let us remind you that earlier Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov spoke about the advantages of the Single Elimination format at the Riyadh Masters 2025.