Valve had announced that the Dota 2 Pro Circuit Major for Winter 2022 would be cancelled via a blog post, citing issues with good ol’ COVID-19. The post mentions points distribution for the following Majors, as well as Fantasy rewards and… not the prize pool that teams would have been in the running for. Where would the $500,000 go?

Teams and talent have come out to express their woes about this lack of communication, and the pressure has gotten Valve to answer, though apparently not through their own channels. Valve apologizes regarding their handling of the situation, and mention plans to organize a LAN tournament regardless, with updates to come when things get finalized. Until then, the Dota 2 Pro Circuit Major for Winter 2022 remains cancelled.

Quincy Crew’s Maurice “KheZu” Gutmann wrote about how Valve thinks “pro players / teams / organizations don’t add value to their product”, that the company could care less about their “partners”. Evil Geniuses’ manager, Peter Anders, disclosed how a meeting with Valve went, which told teams to not publicly discuss problems and speak directly to Valve, without Valve actually providing a proper channel to speak with them.

With the backlash, Valve would hopefully actually learn to properly inform the community as a whole. Don’t be like how Activision Blizzard handled Heroes of the Storm’s pro scene.