The good and bad points of the Dota 2 DPC 2018-2019 system

2017-2018 of Dota is the first season of the system Dota Pro Circuit, with the community being able to see the scores the teams received. DPC was then considered a new era with the requirements to be invited to the tournament directly Dota 2 (and E-Sports’ biggest), The International. It’s been a great season, but it’s also very tiring. Most of the events that take place are in the DPC, the teams do not have too many opportunities to rest. Therefore, the DPC 2018-2019 has some new regulations. Although some issues have been resolved, this season still has many shortcomings. Let’s take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of this new system.

Strength

• With only 10 DPC events (5 Major and 5 Minor), the season should be less tiring.

Most of the players interviewed in Vancouver at TI8 said that last season was too tiring. Since DPC scores mattered, you couldn’t help attending, and the constant travel took a toll on your health. With only 5 Majors with the same large number of points (Major – 15,000 DPC points and Minor – 500 DPC points), the number of points is now concentrated in the Major. Basically, there are only 5 major tournaments that teams need to fight.

The total DPC score for the whole season is 77,500. With 12 direct invitations to TI9, the number of points required for a team to guarantee a direct invite is 6459. This is only a number if all the points are divided among exactly 12 teams, but this is certainly unlikely to be the case. may happen. The actual wildcard requirement is much lower than that number. Winning the Major received 4950 points, completely within the threshold of being invited to TI9! So, if you look at it realistically, win a Major and you won’t have to worry about the whole season. Overall, the main point here is that the players have more time to rest, and this is obviously a better plus compared to last season.

• Minor without big teams is a great opportunity for Tier 2 teams

The latest Minor that has ended, DreamLeague Season 10 Minor, is proof of that. There were no top teams present and we saw performances from Tigers, Na`Vi and RNG. When these teams take part in major events, they often compete with the mindset of not leaving in the first round: to stay alive for as long as possible. But at an event like the Minor, everyone wants to fight for the championship! This brings out the best in players, teams, and thanks to Minor, we’re seeing new names rise up in the village. Dota 2 pro this year.

• Patches will last longer than last season

Last season, IceFrog and Valve implemented a two-week update system. A lot of times, new patches appear in the middle of a tournament. Personally, this helps keep the game fresh, but many professional players voiced their objections. This year, the patches will last a little longer. Although we do not have a specific duration, it can last for a month. If the time falls into the tournament, the patch will take place one day after the tournament ends. This allows the team plenty of time to pick up. While last year’s system tested the adaptability of teams, this change seems to create more balance.

Weakness

• The season has only 5 Majors and they make up most of the DPC points

This is the first point mentioned in the strengths section of the article. But that’s about the tight schedule aspect. However, when it comes to points, 5 leagues accounted for 96.77% of the total DPC points of the whole season. Why is this bad? As mentioned earlier, a team only needs to win a Major, then just put their feet on the table and wait to be invited to TI9.

Or worse, if that team wins a Major at the beginning of the season and then completely loses its form at the end of the season but still gets invited to TI. You think that won’t happen? Or look at last season’s Mineski. Win a Minor, then disappear completely. Won a Major, but underperformed at TI8. This score distribution system is not as objective as people think.

• The team that wins the Minor has an extra advantage

When interviewing Neta ’33’ Shapira in Vancouver, he mentioned that Tier 2 teams might want to go to the Minor rather than go straight to the Major, and what he said is not necessarily wrong. If you are a new team, attending the Major will definitely pocket you at least 75 DPC points. But when you attend the Minor, you will have the opportunity to receive an additional 120 points and a place in the Major.

Take for example TNC, the team that beat the Tigers in the Major regional qualifiers and qualified for the Kuala Lumpur Major. The Tigers won the Minor, and got themselves 120 DPC points with a $125,000 prize pool and even entered the Kuala Lumpur Majors. In the event that both finished last (13-16), TNC would have 75 points but the Tigers would go home with a total of 195 DPC points. So did TNC make a mistake in this case, when attending the Major directly? Maybe not! This is an important aspect that needs to be addressed. The winning team of the Minor should NOT be in the Major.

If allowed to participate, they are not awarded any points for winning the Minor. Had to let the team play because of the DPC score at the Major. With big teams, it doesn’t make a difference. But with 10th, 11th, and 12th spots for TI9 invites, the difference in points can make a big difference in terms of being invited directly or not.

• Teams keep their DPC points and can change players anytime they want, but points will be deducted

This will make life more difficult for the players. With a team with enough points to be willing to sacrifice a team member in exchange for a better one, for example close to TI9. For the organization, this seems fine, but with a player being kicked off the team at the last minute, it determines whether or not he gets to make it to TI9. The chances of this happening are low, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen.

Also, ‘locking the squad’ doesn’t mean much if the above is the case. In this respect, last year’s system is absolutely better, teams have to consider carefully as they will have to participate in open qualifiers (when changing members). Talking about the best system, we can’t think of it yet. Maybe the current system will be better than people predict.

No penalty confirmed ????

— Peter Dager (@Peterpandam) November 5, 2018

Also, another problem is that the team only gets 40% of the points if using a standin. NiP was unable to help 33 attend the Kuala Lumpur Major (visa trouble) and faced only getting 40% of the points. But when explaining to Valve, this penalty was removed because the team could not do more about the situation. It’s just that Malaysia and Israel have an unfriendly policy towards each other.

Overall, this year’s DPC system is definitely better than last year. The problem is that it won’t be obvious right away, but we’ll see it as the season approaches. For now, let’s all watch the Kuala Lumpur Major together, and then the Dota 2 Patch 7.20 coming out on November 19.

Source: vpesports