Valve Rebalances the Points Distribution in Its Revision of the Dota Pro Circuit

Valve has up to date the esports part of the Dota 2 web site showcasing the format, schedule, and different particulars for the upcoming Dota Professional Circuit (DPC) 2021-22 season. DPC 2021-22 will characteristic three regional leagues and three Majors. One spherical of every regional league together with the one Main can be thought to be a ‘Tour.’ Probably the most important change is the way in which factors are allotted to the three leagues and Majors. The primary regional league and the primary Main will award the fewest factors, whereas the third regional league and the third Main will award probably the most factors. Forward is an in depth take a look at what Valve has written concerning the numerous features of the DPC 2021-22.

DPC 2021-22 to have three regional leagues and three Majors; factors to be distributed in a scaling method

After the pandemic compelled the DPC to be postponed for the earlier season, Valve’s plans moved ahead with two regional leagues and two Majors. However, within the upcoming DPC 2021-22, Valve up to date its Dota 2 esports web page saying that there can be three leagues and three majors via which the groups can earn factors.

The groups who accumulate sufficient factors over the course of the three ‘Excursions’ and place within the prime 12 can be to The Worldwide 11. It’s also written that the highest six groups within the Higher Division of the regional leagues will obtain factors and the highest eight groups within the Main League obtain factors. Nevertheless, a factors distribution desk on the backside of Valve’s weblog doesn’t grant the sixth-place group within the Higher Division any factors.

Within the coming days, this half will seemingly be corrected and it’ll change into clear if the sixth-place group is to be awarded DPC factors. Within the final season, solely the highest 5 groups earned a share of the entire factors.

A brand new factors distribution system has been launched by Valve for the upcoming season as a way to probably encourage groups to carry out higher as they shall be nearer to the following TI.

“The leagues are price a complete of 690/920/1150 factors and the majors are price a complete of 1900/2700/3500 factors.”

Final season, each leagues had 1150 factors every to award and the 2 Majors awarded 2700 factors every. On account of the upcoming system, groups that carry out very effectively at Majors can be rewarded extra.

Who’s the proprietor of a group on Dota 2’s Majors Registration Web page?

The earlier season was rife with controversies the place gamers have been involuntarily kicked out of groups. These controversies erupted as a result of the proprietor of the group – whether or not it was the supervisor, captain, or another group member – was the person who had registered the group on the web site and in consequence bore full authority to make roster modifications.

This method will stay in place for the following season as effectively. It’s potential for a group to alter possession to a different particular person if they need to take action.

What’s the first roster lock date for the DPC 2021-22?

The roster lock date for the primary regional league of the upcoming season is ready at 11:59 AM PT on twenty first Nov (twenty second Nov 3:59 AM for SGT timezone). There can be no roster modifications allowed after this level and modifications will solely be potential after the conclusion of the primary regional league.

“For subsequent Excursions, participant removals will lock at 11:59am PT on the Tuesday after the Main, although gamers will nonetheless be allowed to be added to incomplete groups till 11:59am on the next Sunday.”

It’s essential to notice {that a} DPC level penalty of 15% can be imposed upon groups for every participant eliminated within the upcoming season. As well as, if a group has certified for a Main, it should endure a second 20% penalty on any factors that it earns on the Main.

If a group performs with a substitute at a Main, it should incur a 40% penalty for any factors it earns from that Main.

A group’s disqualification guidelines can be discovered on the Dota 2 esports site.

Groups of the third Tour that don’t earn sufficient factors to achieve the highest 12 can have an opportunity to qualify for TI10 through the last-chance regional qualifiers. Like final yr, there can be no open qualifiers that grant direct entry into TI11 this yr.