With Valve dropping the battle pass from its Dota 2 <\/em>plans moving forward, a lot of players were concerned with how that decision would impact The International and competitive Dota<\/em>. The community is still mixed, but Tundra Esports captain Sneyking has hope it is a step toward \u201creinvigorating\u201d the game beyond TI.<\/p>
\u201cI have mixed feelings on this move by Valve,\u201d Sneyking said to Dot Esports. <\/p>
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That is starting to change now, with TI\u2019s prize pool last year dropping for the first time in a decade and more non-DPC events popping back up to facilitate constant competition again. This season, that has been exemplified with ESL starting its own Dota <\/em>Pro Tour and tying it into the $15 million Riyadh Masters tournament<\/a>. <\/p>
We haven\u2019t seen any changes at the Major level yet, but there are reports Valve is actually going to boost its initial contribution to TI this year<\/a> to help compensate for the lack of a battle pass. Any additional Dota 2<\/em> updates will likely be shared closer to September when Valve is set to release its new TI-themed bundle.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
