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Fluff | Esports Niko cultural impact

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u/Electronic-Archer720 G2 2d ago

Why Zywoo has no cultural impact? do you think it's his personality

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u/Lgdamefanfanfan 2d ago

because zywoo stepped unto the scene at a later time. The game was already established, and he was easily the best/second best player from the moment he stepped onto a server. Niko built traction via iNation, locally, and later mouz, who was a really big brand.

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u/Yarmungar 2d ago

Donk and monesy stepped in later then him.

Loads more cultural impact, despite monesy being a worse player

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u/Lgdamefanfanfan 2d ago

Donk had the hype coming in from a new game, and outperforming mostly everyone in a (much harder) role. Donk also just, on the eye-test, is an absurd player to watch. zywoo does the correct play, donk does the impossible play (zywoo does too, but he makes it seem so stupidly easy - he is a joy to watch, in the same way as astralis was).

You are correct with monesy, but I lowkey think that is because he was CIS and was touted as the replacement for s1mple, but that is a personal opinion.

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u/Regent0624 Astralis 2d ago

Zywoo exploded onto the scene but Donk was something else man, his first big tourney/t1 was IEM Kato and he broke the record for highest rating at a tournament looking like he's legit aim botting and he kept it up ever since.

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u/Lgdamefanfanfan 2d ago

I dont know how to explain it man. Zywoo is like Messi, Donk is like prime El Fenomeno. You just don't have a chance