The roster of Old G was slightly altered when it started its Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) Western Europe (WEU) 2023 Tour 3: Division II journey, as Adam "Aramis" Moroz was added. However, soon after the team's campaign began, Aramis left, leaving Vladimir "RodjER" Nikogosian to fill the position four slot for Old G. Old G's carry, Vladimir "No[o]ne-" Minenko, recently expressed his shock at Aramis' sudden departure. No[o]ne- mentioned that Aramis left the team out of the blue because he had been losing and stated that he did not intend to play any more games with Old G. According to DPC regulations, Aramis must compete in at least one additional series during Tour 3, thus No[o]ne- hopes he will rejoin the squad.
No[o]ne- expresses surprise at Aramis' abrupt departure from Old G
In a recent conversation with Ukrainian Dota 2 caster Oleksii "STORM" Tumanov, No[o]ne expressed that the team encountered obstacles after Aramis unexpectedly left. It was the first time that No[o]ne- had seen a player announce his departure in a Discord group and leave.
“Everything is not so rosy, to be honest. Not in terms of results, but in terms of the team. At one point we just had a dude, Aramis, write: "I'm quitting the team, goodbye" when we got him on the roster…That's a ***. First time in my career that a guy writes on Discord, "I'm quitting, I won't play a game with you.”
The Old G carry player stressed the importance of Aramis playing one more series, hoping that the player would recognize it and honor the commitment made at the beginning of the season.
“And we, if anything, to go to the first division and play quals from the top slot, we need to finish a game with him, and he says he won't. I don't know what's going to happen. I hope he comes to his senses, like a normal, adequate person, not a caveman, and understands that this is a team game, and if you made a commitment, you have to honor it. I hope so, at least for that."
[transcriptions via cybersports.ru, translations via DeepL Translate]
With Aramis on the team, Old G won its first series against Into The Breach, followed by a 2-1 defeat against ex-Monaspa. Aramis quit the team after this series, and the squad has since won two series with RodjER filling in.
Now, Old G has three more series to play in the DPC WEU 2023 Tour 3: Division II and at least one of them must be with Aramis to avoid disqualification. The squad will want to avoid this circumstance because it currently has a solid chance of qualifying for Division I.