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The true DotA Guru, player pedagogue and torchbearer is back to dominate the DotA scene with his genious mind, like in the old days. Famous for his manners and his work to promote a healthy competitive scene, PapaDrayich was a DotA player and swapped to Heroes of Newerth. He's now back to Dota 2.Reason-Gaming sat down with Drayich for an interview where he provides us with valuable information about his gaming career.[B]After playing DotA, you switched to HoN, what motivated the change, and how was the experience for you with HoN ?[/B]-"The DotA-HoN transition is a popular question. I stopped playing DotA1 really to get my ass off the "professional" scene and to relax a bit. My friends were like "Come hon with us on Dreamhack" and I accepted. I mean I still like gaming even if it wasn't professional. Fun fact was that our experience and also tons of high level friendship made us win that tournament and the prize of going to China and Singapore. With this we couldn't really just play "for fun" anymore but instead we went professional. The switchback for dota2 was just since I waited so long for the Beta to be released. I am a big DotA fan but I admit I still really love HoN aswell."[B]I know you are a family man, so, how do you manage to combine gaming and family, and is your wife ok with the time you spend gaming ?"[/B]-"How do i combine gaming and family life, I don't know really. I think one of the most important thing is to be honest with your love from the beginning. Tell them ur a gamer. I don't know how many people I've met that stopped gaming during the first period of time when they meet someone, then they start again when the real super love is gone. This creates so much troubles. You gotta be honest with each other from day 1 and admit that you are into gaming. From there it's easier to discuss and make plans, even if you have kids. I always respect my wife's wishes and she respect mine. That makes everything possible."[B] Read the detailed interview here [/B]