Maelstorm: “We needed a rework and improvement of the DPC, and we, like idiots, rejoiced at its cancellation”

Dota 2 commentator Vladimir Maelstorm Kuzminov criticized Valve's decision to abandon the Dota Pro Circuit system with majors. In his opinion, the professional scene did not need to completely abolish the league, but to revamp it. He published the post in his personal Telegram channel.

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The cheaters are always whining. Not all, but for the most part. Everything is always bad for them. It’s literally always been like this, as far as I can remember. Too many tournaments, too many qualifiers, too little prize money. Lots of games, few games. I'll tell you more. Not only the students, but also many of my colleagues “breathed a sigh of relief.” Hurray, the developer is no longer making his own league. THIS IS SO COOL. There is no fun with games, otherwise I had to play as many as 2-3 official games a week. No majors, instead there will be a bunch of other cool tournaments. Only here is the fact that the DPC games and majors were much more significant events; no one thought they were at least some kind of centers of attraction. We needed a rework and improvement of the DPC, and we, like idiots, rejoiced at its cancellation.

Earlier, the head of Team Spirit, Nikita Cheshir Chukalin, expressed a similar position. He stated that Valve should not have abandoned DPC entirely, but instead should have reworked the format and continued to support the competitive Dota 2 scene.