It's definitely been a disappointing trajectory over the last couple years from a fan's perspective. Lierey looked like he was all set to surpass or at least be on the same level as Viper after KoD1 but has seemed to struggle with motivation and effort like so many past experts before him. It would've been thrilling and great for the community for Viper to have an actual rival again.
As for the others, I can't say. Hera seems to have improved a lot over the past 6 months, so that's good. MBL seems to have leveled off a bit in the same time period. He's a great player but it seems he has a ceiling. And I have no idea what happened to Heart. Seems like similar to Lierey, he just stopped putting in the time/effort required to be the best.
As for the others, I can't say. Hera seems to have improved a lot over the past 6 months, so that's good. MBL seems to have leveled off a bit in the same time period. He's a great player but it seems he has a ceiling. And I have no idea what happened to Heart. Seems like similar to Lierey, he just stopped putting in the time/effort required to be the best.