Perhaps every gamer is convinced that ideal conditions are necessary for the game. How can you raise your rank in CS: GO or your rank in Dota 2 if your FPS is sluggish or your mouse pad is uncomfortable? However, sometimes life throws up difficulties that are much more complex and significant than technical problems or a lagging device. It’s about people with special needs. For them, every dungeon boss fight or shootout with an opponent becomes both a battle with circumstances and a challenge to oneself. One of these people is the hero of our material Dmitry sotik Peredny, a participant in tournaments Forza Motorsport.
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Dmitry sotik Front
Among gamers with disabilities, there are many who were not afraid to enter the media space and became a streamer or blogger. They personify the iron willpower and craving for a fulfilling life. What is it worth Adam Lo0p__, who, being almost completely blind, was able to achieve the Global title in CS: GO, although in order to see what is happening in the match, he needs to bring his face close to the monitor. And Michael handi Olson, for example, who has tetraamelia syndrome (a rare congenital hereditary disease characterized by the absence of limbs) has mastered AWP well and also smashes enemies in matchmaking. James Blindly Playing Games runs a YouTube channel on how to lug around in World of Warcraft when you’re completely blind. Moreover, James does not just hit the creeps, but masters all the content, even goes to the arena (and wins), while relying solely on the voice assistant to voice what is happening on the battlefield. And all these guys really play at a good level, they do not ask for indulgences and do not justify failures with health problems, but, on the contrary, believe that there should be no special attitude towards them. After all, they are exactly the same gamers for whom games are a real passion and an important part of life.
Our hero sotik is still far from being popular on Twitch, YouTube or reddit. He does not stream as often and in most cases for his friends. Dmitriy lost his fingers in 2006 due to severe frostbite, but, despite this, he was able to reach a professional level in his hobby. He has been successfully participating in the championships for the second year. Forza Motorsport. Out of ten qualifying stages of the championship, Dmitry made it to the final stages nine times and even fought to get into the top-3. So far, his best indicator is fifth in the competition, in which about 3 thousand people were declared. At the same time, in the remaining stages of the tournament, he steadily made his way to the top 7.
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Dmitry sotik Front during check-in
Sotik lives in the village of Semyany, Nizhny Novgorod Region. He does not look like a stereotypical cybersportsman: Dmitry is almost 40 years old, and on his VKontakte page you can find a video in which he plows through the beds with the help of an old bike converted into a cultivator. Video games attracted sotik in childhood, but then he did not have normal access to a computer, and the hobby faded away. But in 2017, everything changed: he saw an advertisement on TV. Forza Motorsport 7, and something skipped a beat inside – the teaser hooked Dmitry so much that a few days later he bought a console with the game on credit.
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Together with Forza Motorsport, other games came to Dmitry’s life. The Xbox Russian office sent him an Adaptive Controller designed for people with disabilities. With his help, Dmitry now plays almost everything, but, in addition to simraising, the FIFA series has sunk into his heart. Still, the experience of a football fan affected.
Despite his successes on the professional scene, games remain a hobby for Dmitry. Although he is thinking about getting serious about streaming – previously this was hampered by the lack of a good internet. Dima himself would be interested in more often sharing with his friends the broadcasts of his races or matches in FIFA.
“I would like to make money from streaming, but I have no idea how to take money from my friends for my streams. And all my subscribers are friends and relatives. “
Now sotik lives life to the fullest and often shares its highlights with friends on social media. And, perhaps, Dima’s mood and fighting spirit can be best described by his quote, published under the video from the tournament arrival: “Don’t judge too harshly if I press you severely. You do not feel sorry for me either, and rightly so. I didn’t come here for pity ”.
