Valve contributes a base amount to the prize pool for TI, and the larger Dota 2 community then adds to it by purchasing in-game items over a predetermined period of time.
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When the development team from Valve announced that there wouldn’t be a battle pass for this year’s The International, it dropped a bomb on the Dota 2 community. We already knew that additional changes would be made for Dota’s biggest event based on that information, but it now appears that those changes may have a multimillion-dollar impact.
Valve contributes a base amount to the prize pool for TI, and the larger Dota 2 community then adds to it by purchasing in-game items over a predetermined period. Since the battle pass has been retired, the company must make a change because this was previously connected to it. If you need more information about The International for Dota 2 is reportedly getting a multi-million dollar upgrade from Valve, then read carefully, and don’t forget to share with your friends.
Former professional gamer and current analyst NS may have accidentally revealed that Valve is about to increase the base prize pool it contributes for the first time in more than ten years while hosting a broadcast for the ongoing Bali Major. Translation from escorenews: “I’m saying there’s a bit of little insight,” said NS. “I don’t know, maybe it’s open information. Suppose I made it up.
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The starting prize pool at this TI will be $3 million, which is more than at any previous one. This $3 million sum would be nearly twice as much as Valve typically contributes, which is equivalent to the $1.6 million prize pool at the first TI back in 2011.
Reporter Arseny Kuzminsky noted crowdfunding will be adjusted, which is to be expected since the battle pass is no longer available, but no further information was provided. The main concerns of fans right now are what content Valve will make available for this TI and how large the final prize pool will be.
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In advance of the event taking place throughout October, Valve has already confirmed that some sort of bundle themed around Ti will be released in September. The focus will be on the event and players, and “cosmetic items won’t play a notable part,” was the only information provided about what will be displayed inside.
It appears that TI will see a second consecutive year of declines in its grand prize—after previously setting an esports record for 10 straight years—without the pass to continually draw players back for level grinding or to attempt to unlock cosmetics. Fans and players are speculating about TI’s future in light of this drop and the $15 million Riyadh Masters, which is slated to compete with the Dota Pro Circuit for market share.
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