Dota 2 pros are fed up with the "outrageous" state of the Steam MOBA

Dota 2 has been in the spotlight a lot recently. It's October and The International 11 is underway, this time in Singapore. But, the way the tournament is being handled - as well as other events surrounding the MOBA - has caused pros to call into question just how dedicated Valve is to its player base.

"At one point, the TI was a celebration of the game, with a celebration of the players, with a celebration of the developers," OG Esports' JMR tells fellow pros Ceb and N0tail on Episode 41 of the Monkey Business Show podcast. "But, now, it really doesn't feel like TI is for the players. Players are competing, but the show is not for them anymore. We have less tickets for the finals, and we have no tickets for the days that we're not playing."

He is, of course, referring to the fact that Valve has not even allocated players and their families tickets to spectate the whole event; players are only encouraged to be there when they are competing for the crowd.

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