A move from Doran that evokes the T1 – Zeus drama
As is known, alongside salary and contract terms, one of the details revealed by Zeus’s agency when he left T1 was that the player hoped to have more rest time instead of continuous streaming schedules. At that time, this factor infuriated many T1 fans, especially those who frequently donated to the players. But recently, the rookie Doran made a move that affirmed Zeus’s words were somewhat reasonable.
Specifically, during his stream, Doran was so exhausted that he dozed off on air. Many viewers in the chat at that time suggested the T1 player should turn off the stream and take a break. However, since he had not finished his scheduled stream, Doran later woke up and continued his work.
After the LCK Cup 2025 journey, T1 players have to return to their regular streaming schedules. Notably, even as a rookie, T1 likely wants to increase Doran’s visibility, so he has the busiest streaming schedule among the members, with 5 consecutive days (from February 15-19). Especially, on February 18, Doran was on air at all three scheduled times.
An Inevitable Task Upon Joining T1
For players who are already accustomed to T1’s dense work schedule, continuous livestreaming for several days is completely understandable. However, Doran is a rookie, so it’s normal for him to feel exhausted. Not to mention, previously T1 faced DDoS attacks, which affected the streaming schedule, and now the players having to “exert themselves” is also justifiable.
Nevertheless, many opinions acknowledge that this also somewhat explains Zeus’s departure, as he did not want an overly dense workload, which can be understood. Doran himself was also a former member of HLE. And if the conditions at his old team were similar to T1, perhaps he would not have found himself in such an exhausted state.