Nix explained the sudden surge in Dota 2’s online player count

Alexander "Nix" Levin said that the sharp jump in Dota 2 online is due to free skins and the power of habit of the grandeur of The International 2025.

The streamer said this during a stream on Twitch.

"People have inertia. After all, The International, at least some freebies - that's obvious. You have to understand that Dota has huge inertia. The game was one of the most popular in the world for a very long time. Even if Dota gets worse, this does not mean that it will die. People will still play for a very long time by inertia. I already gave an example that at iCCup people are still playing the first Dota, just out of habit"

According to him, many returned to Dota 2 because of the distribution of free cosmetics. Nix also noted that the game is one of the most popular in history, and for many, TI14 is still associated with something global, which also attracted users.

The streamer believes that even if Dota 2 becomes much worse, it will not hurt the popularity of the game too much, because hundreds of thousands of players have already gotten used to it and will not just quit the game.

Recall that earlier Valve finally added Crimson Witness 2025 to Dota 2 with unique rewards.