Dota Pro circuit need to be fixed

Dota 2 fans give special attention to The International (TI) every year thanks to the top quality matches and incredible tackles they witness. All the complaints and woes surrounding the game and its competitive scene disappeared into oblivion for two weeks because of the magic of TI.

It turns out that this past season, Team Spirit, a team that no one thought would lift the Aegis of Champions, has continued to do the unthinkable – win TI10. With players as young as 18, the team has gone from complete unknowns to being the new standard-bearers of competitive Dota 2.

As every year, however, there is a lingering problem behind The International’s celebration and grandeur. Although it was discussed throughout the years following TI, very few meaningful changes were ever made. Team Spirit, the champion, won $18.2 million USD at TI10. To put this in context, all five of their members, four of whom played at TI for the first time, earn more bounty than Clement”Puppey“Ivanov has done it all his eSports career and Puppey was the only Dota 2 pro left to attend all ten TIs.

This highlights that Dota 2’s ecosystem is so heavily invested in TI that consistency and stability for the rest of the season hasn’t paid off as much as expected. If this is the case for one of Dota 2’s oldest players, it’s hard to imagine how this compares to the rest of the Dota 2 pros.

The ever-growing TI prize pools have created a display of fanfare, hiding the unfortunate reality of Dota 2’s professional scene. While it may seem appealing from afar, a closer look reveals problems. subject.

There is much to be said about the distribution of prize money in other Dota Pro Circuit (DPC) – the term used for Dota 2’s competition system – events that need attention. Several other components of DPC, including the format and structure of some of them, are less than ideal, with both the community and players openly calling for change. It is important to understand that all of these issues seem to be intertwined when viewed as a whole. Unfortunately, Valve hasn’t addressed the majority of them.