The dynamic duo discuss recent developments and potential upcoming issues in the Dota world
On 4 October, before leaving for his trip to Malaysia to join OG as TI11’s second coach/analyst, Sebastian “Ceb” Debs interviewed Johan “N0tail” Sundstein and OG CEO JMR Luna on the Monkey Business podcast. spoke with. During the podcast, he discussed Valve’s prospects of not producing a True Sight documentary for this year’s The International, which has become a tradition over the past four iterations of the tournament.
The developer’s controversial decisions regarding TI11 have recently drawn criticism from the Dota 2 community at Valve. The first issue involved allowing the PGL to accept betting sponsorships for the group stage, while the second revolved around creating a loot box system to gain broadcasters’ voice lines for this year’s Battle Pass.
While the uproar over the PGL case has calmed down and the loot box issue was resolved by making the Voice Line separately purchasable, the Dota 2 community barely had a moment to calm down as another hopeless prospect is on their way. Coming in.
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On the most recent episode of OG’s Monkey Business podcast, team CEO JMR Luna stunned that there’s a chance Valve may choose not to make its iconic True Sight documentary for this year’s TI’s Grand Finals. The podcast — episode 41 of the series — has been cited extensively in news outlets since it aired, with quotes from two of OG’s most prominent faces, two-time TI winners CEB and n0tel, being widely shared. .
Ceb has been a recurring guest on Monkey Business, and was present when JMR Luna brought up the hopeless prospect of No True Sight this year. N0tail speculated that this was happening because of changes within Valve, while Ceb commented that it would be heartbreaking if that possibility turned into reality.
Hearing the rumour, CB said with despair in his tone, “It will break my heart man, actually. I will pay money to help them (Valve) but oh my god Valve, what are you doing to us?
During the discussion, CEB also mentioned League of Legends, telling viewers about his experience playing the game during his charity stream and comparing it to Dota 2. During this comparison, he mentioned that the way Valve treats Dota 2 players is so unfair that to a point, it feels like a betrayal from the developers.
Seb says, “I wish Valve took advantage of what a great game this is. I thought a lot of people were complaining about the game and sometimes it’s justified and it hasn’t been over the years and Now I think we have come to a point where it is humiliating and demoralizing.”
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However, Seb noted that his criticism of Valve was not out of hatred, but out of distrust, “I don’t hate Valve in any way, like I really like them a lot, but now I’m missing some of it.” I believe.”
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Following Ceb’s comment, N0tail also spoke about the issue, saying that this potential change confuses them as it could be counterproductive for Valve. True Sight has become a custom of Dota 2 and TI as it encourages new players to try the game every year. “One thing for me is that you are changing a ritual that can be good or bad, but I see no reason why you would want to change it now,” he said.
The all-time highest esports earner also mentioned that a drastic reduction in the prize pool would also negatively affect the game in the long run. Speaking on the matter, he said, “I think due to lack of prize pool and no true site, the only way I read it is confused and now you [Valve] Care less because every true site has an influx of players according to statistics and it’s as close to them [Valve] Go advertising. ,
The prospect of not becoming True Sight this year would tantamount to adding insult to injury. What’s widely regarded as a subpar battle pass is the unholy trinity, a prize pool nearly a third of the previous one, and no True Sight can spell doom for a game that has seen its player base dwindling over the years. have seen. Despite the widespread discussion of the rumours, Valve has yet to accept or deny them. If the rumors turn out to be true, though, Valve will surely face a huge backlash from the Dota 2 community.
