A recent development within the Dota 2 community saw Remus “ponlo” Goh face issues few weeks after parting ways with the Alliance Dota 2 roster. And what happened behind the scenes is quite disturbing.
If it was just another roster change then there would not have been any issues. But weeks after his departure from the squad, ponlo expressed some disturbing facts on Twitter.
In the same tweet, he expressed his feelings and how another player had something to do with what transpired behind the scenes. He even received massive amounts of support from the Dota 2 community.
Ex-Alliance support ponlo expresses his issues with Handsken
On July 3, ponlo parted ways with the Alliance Dota 2 roster after playing with them for seven long months. During this time, Alliance might not have achieved too much, but as a Singaporean talent playing in Europe, he blended in perfectly.
After 3 arduous tours we have today made the difficult decision to part ways with Ponlo.
We thank him for his unrelenting commitment to the team during this time and wish him all the best going forward💚 pic.twitter.com/deqTr2R6wZ
— Alliance (@theAllianceGG) July 3, 2023
But after his departure from the team, something happened behind the scenes that troubled the player way too much. And today, he finally went on Twitter to express his recent hard times. In the tweet, he mentioned how hard it was for him to play during his time with Alliance. And he also adds that a specific player in the roster had some involvement in the issue.
Been having bad dreams about my time playing in A, making this public is my attempt to make Dota / my life completely mine again. I felt tormented at times in my experience with Handsken. pic.twitter.com/mdZiueD65P
— ponlo (@ponlodota) July 25, 2023
Simon “Handsken” Haag is the accused one over here. He was the fellow support during that time with ponlo. In the tweet, ponlo expresses how “tormenting” it sometimes was dealing with Handsken. And the image features some texts that feel like aimed towards ponlo by some other individual.
The set of messages seems like someone is advising ponlo on how to process all the problems he faced at Alliance. And how he can overcome those feelings in the process of getting better.
While these are just apparent facts right now, not much else is revealed as of yet. Even ponlo himself said in reply that there isn’t much else he wants to divulge right now before logging off. The community in the meantime showed immense support for the Dota 2 player.
Hugs ponlo cheer up. Let’s go for coffee and chit chat. It’s all gonna be better.
— Moon Lim (@MoonLim_Dota) July 25, 2023
im sorry ponlo, i hope you can heal and get back enjoying dota again ❤️
— elliot (@ellli_t) July 25, 2023
What was the shortcoming between Handsken and ponlo? Nobody knows as of yet. And there are still no official statements from the accused on this matter. Dramas like this often keep happening in the Dota 2 community. And it usually takes some time for all the facts to be out in the open. So, it is simply a wait of time before all information is given regarding the issue.
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