A former Dota 2 player has turned to Honor of Kings. We sat down with inYourdreaM to discuss his career and the Honor of Kings community.
Once the pride of Indonesian Dota 2, Muhammad “inYourdreaM” Rizky Anugrah is now treading a different path in Honor of Kings (HoK) under the banner of Dominator Esports. Following Dominator's dominant performance at the Indonesian Qualifier for the Honor of Kings Championship 2024 that saw them earn a spot in the game's annual world championship tournament, GosuGamers sat down with inYourdreaM to talk about his career so far, the community in Indonesia, and his thoughts on Dota 2 now that he's left the scene.
How hard was the transition from playing a PC MOBA like Dota 2 to playing a mobile MOBA like HoK?
“It was not that hard because many other players from other MOBAs accompanied me, so they helped me. It’s only the macro part that is different.”
You still juggle between playing the mouse and keyboard as well as your phone during streams. How do you balance between the two?
“It’s just because I like playing games, so I can do both. If you ask how to balance it, It’s just a matter of limiting playing PC games so when you get back to Honor of Kings, you don’t feel awkward. I mean, if you push playing Honor of Kings too much, you can burn out. So you need to rest, care for yourself, or play other games like PC games for fun.”
Which is more challenging for you, being a streamer or a full-time professional player?
“I think playing professionally is more challenging than streaming. Sometimes, there’s also a demand for you to go live streaming [as a pro player]. Sometimes, it’s when you're just done scrimming or watching replays. Sometimes, it drains your mental health as a team. Like, it was so tiring.”
While Dominator Esports qualified for Honor of Kings Championship 2024, you were unfortunately relegated to the sidelines as a substitute player. Will we see more of you playing on stage in the future.
“On Honor of Kings? I hope so, too, but for this HoK Championship, the roster is already fixed, and this is already a mutual agreement. So, I’m okay with not playing because it’s for the better of the team.”
What do you think about the HoK community in Indonesia? Is there anything that can be improved from your experience?
"Maybe the matchmaking system. Let’s say that there are 200-star Grandmaster players in ranked, but they can still meet players with only 50 or 60 stars. If there’s a new patch for matchmaking, maybe the average 100-star player will meet other 100-star players more and not less. Or at least not having 50-star players in the same match because it will be a headache. The community? All of the players are very friendly. Nobody is toxic in the Honor of Kings community except one: my teammate, Cipengz.
Did you watch The International 2024? Did watching it make you miss playing in a professional Dota 2 team?
“Truthfully, yeah, I miss it so much. I also felt really proud of my friends, especially Matthew ”Whitemon" Filemon and Tri “Jhocam” Kuncoro, because I’m really close to them. Unfortunately, I’m not close to Apong (Rafli “Mikoto” Rahman), but I'm also proud of him. They have already made Indonesians proud, mainly because they played on The International stage. I’ve been playing Dota 2 again lately because I watched them perform for fun when I have the time."
Do you have any messages for the Dota 2 community in Indonesia?
“If you are still passionate about Dota, please watch it. There are still so many channels on YouTube or other platforms that stream the game. Also, take care of the community; don’t just belittle the players if they lose. I think that’s it.”
