Dota 2 tournament organizer explains why esport\u2019s future is in doubt Valve \/ Dota ComsocA Dota 2 tournament organizer has shared their concerns about the tier 2 scene, blaming developers Valve for a lack of support for development pathways surrounding the game. Drunk_Soldier, who is mainly responsible for the upcoming amateur event Underdogs League, said they were afraid for the state of competitive Dota in a post on Reddit on September 12. According to the independent TO, Valve\u2019s silence on lower levels of pro Dota left much to be desired, and without the developer\u2019s support in founding a talent pathway to the top of the esports scene, the entire ecosystem is \u201cunsustainable.\u201d \u201cThere is such a large roadblock for aspiring players to improve enough to get to pro these days due to there being so few opportunities to make a sustainable income \u2026 and no sense of community below the tier 1 scene, dwindling our esports numbers,\u201d Drunk_Soldier said. \u201cThe current state of amateur Dota tourneys and leagues is more grim than ever, with the suspension of NADCL, AD2L, and may other leagues. I can only think of a very, very small handful of other NA tournaments who still are trying to fight through the times.\u201d The Underdogs League organizer revealed they will be $2,000 \u201cout of pocket\u201d to fund their own prize pool, mainly due to the unattractive nature of the competitions for sponsors. All of this, the disgruntled TO said, was due to Valve ignoring the lower levels of the scene. \u201cWith no communication to or from Valve, it is so hard for tournaments to get started and continue with so much unknown.\u201d Recently, Valve proved they don\u2019t pay attention to community-hosted events. The developers slapped their first Pro Tour Circuit qualifiers right over one of the most popular tourneys, Jake \u2018SirActionSlacks\u2019 Kanner\u2019s twelve-team Midas Mode 2.0. It was only after a raft of community outrage that Valve realized their scheduling mistake, and moved the qualifying games to October 5-10 to avoid crossing over with Midas Mode\u2019s already announced September 24 to October 2 timeframe. While the tier 2 and below scenes are struggling to survive under Valve\u2019s reign, the top-level tournaments are thriving. The International 9, which saw OG become the first back-to-back champions recorded a new viewership record on Twitch due to soaring popularity. Follow all the post-TI9 player movement madness in our Dota 2 Roster Shuffle tracker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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