Why dapr changed his mind about aim trainers, winning Ludwig x Tarik and more!

[@mattyow777]

On the day of the Red Bull Ready Check, I remember I woke up a bit late and missed the van that transported the rest of the Aimlab qualifiers to the venue. Instead, I took one of the cars transporting the pros, and I believe the one I took also had Dapr riding with me. I forget what we talked about on the way, but I feel like I made some good impressions on him. I'm very happy to see that he's changed his mind about aim training and has recently gotten into Voltaic coaching. I'm overjoyed to have been a part of inspiring it.

[@ddkesports]

Matty out here changing the game 💪

[@hrd29]

Wow, its so heartwarming to see the maturity growth in Dapr. In Sentinels, as a team, they were labelled the talented trolls that can get away with anything. But after 3 tough years, you can see the level of effort, sacrifice and work he's put in to really try and achieve his goals. More power to him, Bonkar and the rest of the Oxygen team. Hope they win Tier-2 this year.

[@parapa-papa]

I remember Dapr being described as a very smart and hardworking player during that prime Sentinels. Yes, he did funny stuff during matches but even his teammates described him very positive. I think he was very underrated by the fans

[@Venomx-nb1jr]

I just know ascension will be insane this year

[@steezymnk]

Ddk plz never stop making aim based content my scores have went up infinitely since watching these and taking aim training seriously!

[@thebattousai1403]

Lovin' dapr being so introspective. shows a lot of maturity and growth and being able to talk about the high highs and low lows. phenomenal interview.

[@_Ghostlike_]

Always was a fan of Dapr but this is one of the greatest interviews in Valorant I swear… I am 100% team oxygen now when watching challengers. Dan you really have a way of asking the right questions and transitioning the conversation in great ways to get it to where you want it to go. It’s a very natural flow. Dapr seems like he’s preaching that he’s done some serious growing since his time on oxygen, and I couldn’t be more stoked for it. It’s kinda like how flyuh getting dropped from faze woke him up and then he is now an incredible IGL. If you haven’t interviewed flyuh I really think he would be another great guest on the show/podcast. Thanks for doing all that you do!

[@ddkesports]

Thank you so much. 💓 I'll look into it!

[@_Ghostlike_]

@@ddkesports awesome, dude 💜

[@EasyMode1]

Appreciate the content DDK, very insightful. Good luck to Dapr and the rest of Oxg team

[@paco1022]

dapr so well spoken and charismatic. rooting for him.

[@andybadman8280]

bro your the best, we so lucky to have you in val

[@ddkesports]

Thank you for saying that!

[@Spurrrg]

I like these longer podcast videos. Theyre great to listen to while doing KovaakS or house chores.

[@g33tay29]

One of my favourite interviews I’ve ever seen from esports. Dapr and DDK really did a phenomenal job giving insight to team culture, chemistry, accountability, and self awareness. I hope orgs and Riot can learn a lot from this discussion to help structure their teams and league in a way that allows the scene to thrive. I’m proud of Dapr for ego checking himself and looking at his future through a fresh lens. It’s so easy to carry a jaded or complacent attitude forward, I personally struggle with this and I felt inspired and enlightened to learn some things I can self reflect with. Wish the best for both of these guys moving forward, I know they have bright futures ahead. ❤

[@saviorodrigues2773]

Such an insightful conversation !! much love to both of them

[@Explowd_]

Dapr is soo good I loved him in the SEN days

[@exousiaz]

Great interview, dapr was well spoken and made some really good points

[@wilcol8087]

1:43:00 The book is called Relentless with Tim Grover, finished it for the sixth time yesterday :)

[@jpegjohn5919]

The interview we all needed. Seeing the mind of a Tier 1 Player getting back into the competitive scene and thriving where his opportunities arise. Bonk sounds like an amazing coach. Cant help but root for them to take Tier 2

[@rayharris9270]

I was looking for the interview SeanG did with Dapr sadly it wasn't uploaded. Luckily I found this

[@spxncer0910]

Great interview, definitely inspired by Dapr and agree with everything he says here

[@redprotocol1]

The part about what kills a team, specifically the passive aggressiveness and "microaggressions" was super informative. Looking back on personal experiences with that info is pretty eye opening

[@SolusAU]

Really cool interview, especially about team culture. As a 90's kid, I always thought the new gen of esports teams just didn't understand what it took to be pro as a 'Team'. You can watch BTS documentaries from pro teams and there's always just chemistry issues. From how they raise issues or try to improve, how they base their morale on wins or losses. Seems like Dapr had good fortune to play with one of those rare teams where everyone clicks and the games and process of improving is fun, with everyone on the same page. Should make his journey way easier having a bar set and history to draw on. Thanks for the nostalgia

[@samahmed9222]

DDK I appreciate you so much for making these videos. So educational and your channel should be gate kept it’s too important.

[@FeintMotion]

goat of the year, Douglass Apr

[@WhiteNucklin]

Good interview. I like your longer form stuff.

[@ginjaboy4584]

this is my motivational story

[@kev4065]

This channel and podcast needs to blow up! And while most are counting M80 as the probable winners of T2 or more are rooting for MXS due to the clout of their owners, I am really rooting for Oxygen and Dapr to win T2 and ascend to T1.

[@Dreamzy123]

The best interview man, thanks for the content & thanks to dapr for keeping it real, giving out some speech that i didnt even think about as a competitor.

[@fatherfigure8761]

love this guy always, he is him

[@iamPod]

When Dapr mentioned that AimLab pros offer pro-only coaching, it made me wonder why orgs aren't signing aim coaches. I get adding another person on their payroll is expensive and the esports ecosystem is super unstable atm, but you can have one coach for every esport team under the org. A general aim coach for the org means that players don't have to actively seek out the coaching separate from org time. That way orgs can guarantee that players are properly training while also not ruining their body with poor habits and posture.

[@ddkesports]

The issue is more about buy-in from pros. Whilst I was at 100T, I joined the Amped program and was coached by mini for 4 weeks to see if I felt like it was all legit. I felt very positive about the experience afterwards and encouraged my players to try it out. No takers, sadly. Just like dapr says, if there's no buy-in it won't work and you can't force players to do it, not only would that hurt trust it would also be ineffective. That's why it's great to see how public certain pros have been about it. The report Matty released with EliGE was really awesome. Slowly but surely more pros are beginning to be interested. The other thing to understand too is that in CS, not only are players more resistant to this type of thing, they have really good tools to train with ingame, which VALORANT just doesn't have. VALORANT, culturally, has more of an awareness of aim training due to all the marketing AimLabs has done, which again, didn't take place in CS. So there are quite a few factors in making aim training feel useful and relevant, but I think we are moving in a good direction.

[@fores7ght]

@@ddkesports such an informative response, thank you!

[@ddkesports]

@@fores7ght You're welcome!

[@Noinedval]

Such a good interview is rare, please more!

[@XM06]

I love these videos it’s so cool to have an esports podcast to listen to

[@JaysterJayy]

great interview, i love dapr

[@Aahsh3]

Great stuff Dapr really knows his stuff! Thank you for this;

[@IsaaaValorant]

great interview

[@zelkraps5398]

love these ddk, i think you should interview fns next, get his full insights on the upcoming season!

[@meokga]

Amazing video super cool to see this side of the pro scene ❤️🐐

[@Mario198017]

Really great intro and overall questions, definitely would love to see more players from different teams In t1 and t2 to hear how they approach training as a team and their individual skill.

[@skrongg]

DDK do a guide on min maxing as an individual. Dapr mentioned walnuts = better reactions and cardio is steroids

[@FMJoshh]

w interview love the insight

[@joshie8045]

this is such an amazing interview

[@xoTaken]

these are so good while aim training.

[@kurokawafps]

really appreciate these vidéos!

[@domikatz]

I always will remember Willfps, just his performance in the games at Istanbul stuck with me i thought he was insane and I wanted him to get picked up by a top team

[@sanders2strong]

Never clicked an interview video quicker.

[@Samuel-jd6ze]

we love dapa

[@Mouthbreather777]

great interview!! whens the bonkar interview coming??

[@HaloDaycare]

Thank you for the video

[@sergrojGrayFace]

38:13 - he did say precisely that the moment it happened. Then deleted the tweet.

[@AcosticNeT]

27:43 this is really sad for dapr man. Hope oxg can make this up for him

[@Eyesman-c5c]

Immortal minds needs to come back!!

[@ddkesports]

Interesting idea :)

[@Solgrem]

One thing to consider is what video game culture was. Most people like to reference how toxic COD lobbies were/are and it perfectly encapsulates the lack of emotional intelligence in the population. People are pent up and take their unprocessed emotions out on random strangers. It’s good that emotional intelligence in gaming is being discussed because it needs more attention

[@KickSilverOMG]

I'm glad dapr is finally on his own grind by himself and lost the dumb valorant accent, he's being himself now, and it shows.

[@yimvye1380]

dapr all the way

[@jellojoe2311]

christmas came 11 month early

[@numbers1337]

DAPR HAS BEEN THE GOAT SINCE CSGO IF U READING THIS I LUV U DAPR :3c ❤❤❤❤❤

[@carlsong6438]

Even the eay sayf talks about bonkar... this guy might be the goat coach at the end of it ...imagine if oxg wins ascension and reduxx is too young... but then they bring in sayf as an import. Hoooly

[@4pfdattu605]

Dapr talkin his shit fr

[@lolrus]

awesome

[@abstractreality5063]

Is dapr one of the only na player that can articulate and idea ?

[@abcd-zj9cn]

He should be agreed to be sixth man, the way they dropped daphh he could be easily get chance in that team, maybe do well more than marved

[@kregman6928]

watching him talk about passive aggressiveness and not being able to own up to things is eye opening. this is happening to the DSG apex team right now. dezign is ruining that team and its so easy to see why and how poorly they perform because one player is pulling everyone down the drain

[@ovalfps]

waaaaaaiiiiit so "see you in dallas" was right?!?!

[@CrxzyYT]

Aim Trainers are not bad, but should not be the focus of your practice. Instead, use Aim Trainers as a Warmup, OR if you are still new to PC and need to learn how to properly aim on mouse. If you notice that an area of your aim is not as good as others, throw a couple tasks into your warmup playlist. As you warmup before each game you train those micro adjustments without even noticing it. Remember, Its always better to use the In-Game gun range for practicing your aim.

[@laust5868]

dapr sounds like a different man

[@relz-witty]

I would love to get valorant coaching from dapr. I need someone to roast the shit outta me.

[@camilomott8978]

let's go

[@cutiepielonely]

I'm halfway through but did he ask dapr if he taught verno to bodybag lol. Dapr is the goat tho along with shahz.

[@jankowalski1501]

I have watched first 4 minutes and I still have no idea what game you guys are talking about. I suggest making a short introduction at the beginning of each video - who is the player, what game you will be taking about. Not every gamer knows all games and all tournaments, so that would help a tone.

[@widowdev]

i guess i gotta go get some walnuts fr

[@tarantulatheterry9763]

I miss dapr and the old sentinels team

[@SolusAU]

Just me or the audio really quiet?

[@brendanboiyo]

10 months late but I think it’s just you.

[@xGiRoNiiK]

dapr and yay sound very similar huh?

[@ThomasRe-lh9pn]

Tier 2 teams are better than some tier 1 teams. But u cant say the same for academy teams in league other htan the #1 team lol

[@theAlex2577]

its gonna be the same way in valo pretty soon, once competitve tier 2 teams see that its a waste of time and money their gonna stop investing and t2 valo is just going to turn into an academy league

[@AG-mb5cq]

let oxg and m80 take 100t and eg spot

[@doloadventures]

Has dapr… changed?????

[@galaxybrainjimmy1520]

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