Dota 2 is moving away from the battle pass model as Valve says there are better uses of dev time and most players 'never buy' one anyway
Dota 2 is moving away from the battle pass model as Valve says there are better uses of dev time and most players 'never buy' one anyway
The studio is shifting away from battle passes to release more varied content at a more regular pace.
The studio is shifting away from battle passes to release more varied content at a more regular pace.
Good on them. Now if everyone else would get on board with this. Fomo pay to win battle passes are why I quit games rather than why I stay. One of the worst modern inventions for gaming since lootboxes.
I actually like them when there isn't a time limit. Chivalry 2's battle-pass-thing is nice for that reason. It's just something i can throw on while i play normally with no grind
Halo does this very nicely. You can buy either the current battlepass or any other battlepass that's been sold so far.
I give dota 2 a pass on any shitty monetization for cosmetics since they give all new heroes for free. I've played too many f2p games that don't do this, and new characters tend to be OP for some reason...
I never really played Dota 2, but the monetization is a prime example how a Free to Play model should be in my opinion.
They just had their worst battle-pass yet. While I dislike battle-pass in general, they kinda did it to themselves this year...