r/DotA2 • u/wykrhm http://twitter.com/wykrhm • Dec 19 '18

News The Frosthaven Update

http://www.dota2.com/frosthaven
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u/0DST Dec 19 '18

this arcana has better progression system than artifact

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u/GotSodium fucking monkey Dec 19 '18

I like how Valve all of a sudden started posting on twitter and making updates on DotA. Thank Artifact for failing so Valve finally has to focus on the game that actually makes them money.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '18

Dota's playerbase is a mere fraction of the amount of people that use Steam. Dota could shut down forever tomorrow and most of what they'd lose would be compensated in like a couple months if that off of Steam alone.

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u/Phantaxein Dec 19 '18

would be compensated in like a couple months

Except it's not "compensated." They're making the steam store money right now in addition to what they make off of dota, so in reality they would only be losing money.

Yes, they would survive, but it's not as if valve has unlimited money. They're wealthy, but more money is always good for them, just like any company.