After the S15 season concluded, the LOL world champion mid-laner Doinb opted to retire and re-enter the streaming world. Because the platform lacked secondary stream commentary rights, Doinb missed out on match traffic, leading him to make a daring move: transition to DOTA. Initially, his DOTA streams attracted massive attention, drawing viewers from both the League and DOTA communities to his直播间. At that time, Doinb's直播事业 was thriving.

The brief surge in popularity overwhelmed Doinb's judgment. Having built his career on LOL, he chose to sever ties with League of Legends. As a LOL streamer switching to a competing game, the official authorities naturally couldn't accept this, so his LOL-related activities were gradually canceled. In a moment of impulsiveness, Doinb even made indirect criticisms of the officials during his streams. Coupled with frequently disparaging LOL fans on stream, Doinb completely alienated the League community.

After making such a choice, he undoubtedly focused on DOTA as his core content. However, Doinb might not have realized that viewers watched him play DOTA merely for novelty. Over time, audience interest waned. League fans gradually left, and no new fans joined, causing Doinb's streaming热度 to steadily decline. Starting with tens of thousands of VIP viewers after switching to DOTA, it dropped to just a few thousand. By early April, he chose to stop streaming.

Doinb hasn't streamed since finishing his March broadcasts. The reason is simple: his popularity declined, and his streams lacked entertaining content. Originally, he planned to organize tournaments this month, but top DOTA streamers were reluctant to participate, and the platform didn't fully support him. His dream of creating节目效果 through tournaments shattered. Under these multiple setbacks, Doinb暂时 didn't know how to proceed with streaming.

Recently, during a直播, Baolan also analyzed Doinb's streaming hiatus. He believes Doinb's转型 wasn't wrong, as viewers enjoy新鲜感, but he没必要 make his statements so彻底 after switching. When praising one thing, there's no need to贬低 another. His expressions might have been for节目效果, but his words were too absolute. Baolan meant that he没必要 completely sever ties with LOL.

Probably Doinb now regrets his decisions himself. After BLG won the先锋赛 championship, the second赛段热度 surged dramatically. During key matches, streams by K神 and姿态 attracted over 100,000 viewers—something DOTA streaming根本无法比拟.姿态's method of inviting guests for直播 was inspired by Doinb, but they are now improving steadily, whereas the originator is nearly fading out.

Even if LOL and LPL aren't at their peak, their foundation is solid. Over这么多年, no端游 has surpassed League of Legends. Could Doinb not understand this? He could switch to other games, but LOL is his根基. If streaming other content underperforms, he could still return to LOL. But after making such absolute statements, he's now stuck in an awkward position: continuing DOTA streams lacks热度, returning to LOL is unwelcome.

If he wanted to capitalize on match traffic, he could simply switch platforms. His old employer might offer good terms, but for long-term stable streaming, covering matches is undoubtedly best. Frankly, he gained fame through LOL. Even if he doesn't play himself,没必要 disparage it. After severing ties, he angered the officials and lost viewers, leaving no backup plan. Likely, his streaming career will deteriorate further.

Conclusion:

Before completely severing ties, many League fans still watched him play DOTA. But after those statements, many major fans left. DOTA viewers' spending capacity is far weaker than League fans'. Without new major fans stepping up, Doinb's income undoubtedly plummeted. Now, he is truly in an awkward situation.

So, do you think Doinb's choice was correct?

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