Valve faces community backlash after canceling Dota Pro Circuit Winter 2022 Grand Tour
Valve took a lot of heat from its competitive in-game backgrounds in the past, but things seem very controversial in Dota community after Valve canceled 2022 Dota Pro Circuit Winter Tour Major due to health concerns and travel restrictions related to COVID-19.
In the past 24 hours since Valve quietly announced the cancellation of the Major via a blog post, professional players, broadcast talent, content creators and fans have all spoken out against the decision.
The Winter Tour Major, which had a $500,000 prize pool and brought together the top teams from the six regions featured in the DPC, was canceled with little fanfare, without any official announcement. Dota social networking sites and very little communication with the organizations, teams and players competing in ongoing regional tournaments.
According to several sources, including the current Evil Geniuses Dota Manager Peter Anders, Valve had a face-to-face meeting with all the teams were present at The International 10, asking them to no longer make a public complaint and contact Valve directly instead.
Anders mention The manager of PuckChamp, a team holding second place in the Eastern European regional league, has been trying to contact Valve for information for weeks. The team needs information about the Professionals quickly as the list of players living in Kazakhstan is currently politically unstable, which can lead to complicated travel. Anders noted that he did not receive a response before the Major was cancelled.
Valve has also informed teams that the company makes very little profit from TI events, and voicing objections to the way DPC is handled could leave “Valve less motivated to continue running TI.”
“Valve openly thinks that pro players/pro teams/organizations don’t add any value to their product. That’s why people watch Dota professionally just for their game and nothing else,” said Quincy Crew player Maurice “KheZu” Gutmann speak. “Their actions completely reflect this way of thinking. They don’t care about their supposed ‘partner’. “
KheZu’s sentiments have been echoed by dozens of other players and talents, with some openly questioning if there’s a viable way for them to continue working in the game. Dota Scenes like this will continue. Some players, like KheZu’s teammate and one of the best mid laners in the game Quinn Callahan, have even planning to retire because how helpless and disrespected they felt.
Valve responded to the community backlash, admitting it was the company’s fault for not providing a clear channel of communication to fans, players, and organizations.
Valve speak. “We apologize for this.”
Along with this apology, Valve also confirmed that they are planning a secondary LAN event to replace the Major and bring the season to an end.
No official details about that event have been shared, but Valve confirmed that there will be restrictions on how such an event can be held due to travel and other restrictions. health concerns. Preliminary conversations around community run events has also been released, but we probably won’t hear more until Valve finalizes its new plans for DPC.
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