Debutant Players' Views and Expectations in the Heat of MDL Season 2 Competition!

GAMEFINITY.ID, Jakarta – The rapid development of esports makes each team compete to form the best esports team in various divisions. Entering the realm of Indonesian esports since 2021, Moonton Indonesia brings its own color with the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

Moreover, Moonton often breaks audience records with official tournament ranks such as the MPL Invitational last July and the MPL ID Season 5 Grand Final which was watched live.
with over 1 million viewers. As a result, Moonton took initiative steps to bring the esports realm to be more competitive in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang game by presenting new talents through the Mobile Legends Development League (MDL) which is now touching its second season.

A total of 11 teams were presented, of which 3 came through the qualification path. The heat of competition in MDL Season 2 is also no less than MPL ID Season 6 which was flooded with star players. However, the talents or new players in the MDL Season 2 event will not only bring experienced players, but also debutants or players who have just tasted the competition in the MDL Indonesia event.

Fauzianska “Golden Ranger” Ramadhan or who is often called Oji gave several points about the excitement at MDL Indonesia and the confidence of the new players who came to color the competition.

“In my opinion, MDL Indonesia is Moonton’s brilliant idea. Why? Because to keep the esports ecosystem running, they are also directly involved in producing potential star players. The excitement in the tournament is also not inferior to MPL Indonesia. For example, last season we saw, Victim Esports, which incidentally is a team outside the MPL franchise, was able to win MDL Season 1. The impact for Victim Esports can be seen, two players were able to play and invite top Indonesian MPL teams to recruit them as new ammunition, such as RENBO at Bigetron Alpha and SANZ at ONIC Esports,” explained Oji.

“Not only that, for MPL franchise teams who can exchange players from MDL it is also a place to show off. One more example is the MAXXX and MATT twins from Bigetron Bravo at MDL who were promoted directly to defend the senior team at MPL Indonesia with Bigetron Alpha. Of course it’s legal to say that MDL Indonesia is a talent development event for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang talents in the future, salute!” close Oji.

The debutant players themselves are scattered in almost all teams, be it XcN BKB, SIREN Esports, EVOS Esports, Alter Ego X, and many others. Several debutants shared stories about the MDL Indonesia event starting with Carrot or a player by the name of Vony who defended XcN BKB. The player shared stories about MDL Indonesia and its benefits for young esports talents.

“In my opinion, MDL is a second caste tournament which will be participated by eight MPL franchise teams and 3 qualifying teams that can show off, including XcN BKB. In the official tournament from Moonton this time, I am very enthusiastic to compete for XcN BKB,” he said.

The player said that it is not true that the MDL team is weak and not as strong as the MPL teams.

“It’s not true, it’s difficult to compete in MDL Season 2 in the range of numbers 7 to 10, the teams that compete are equally strong. As an MDL debutant, I am also happy to be able to compete with great players,” explained the player who goes by the name Vony.

Siren Esports debutant, Thomas “SamoHt” also gave his opinion about the MDL Indonesia event.

“In my opinion, MDL is a second tier match from Moonton, which is really aimed at finding superior seeds for the main league, namely MPL. The uniqueness of MDL Indonesia itself is as a talent search event for new players who have not yet received the spotlight in the realm of Indonesian esports. And I think Moonton’s move to make MDL is right. Finding new esports talents is not easy, but Moonton dares to jump right in,” said SamoHt.

The player also has hope in the MDL Season 2 event and its comparison when compared to MPL.

“I want to go to the premier league, namely MPL after the MDL Season 2 event is over. The difficulty between MDL and MPL itself is different in each league. There is a unique style of play, so if you ask about difficulties, everything is difficult,” concluded SamoHt.

Indeed, the debutants have their own pressure on the MDL Season 2 event, especially at the official prestigious event from Moonton. Many strong teams compete and often produce dropouts to the MPL league through the MDL event. The stories from SamoHt and Carrot are just a few of the views and hopes as players who have just set foot in Moonton’s official event, namely MDL Season 2.

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