NS Reflects on the Decline of the Dota 2 Pro Scene

Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov believes that the Dota 2 pro scene will continue to exist, but the number of tournaments and the size of prize pools will decrease.

The streamer shared this opinion on Telegram.

“Esports isn’t dying and won’t die. It’s just that, as happened after 2015, the market is undergoing self-regulation and a shakeout. Debits must balance credits, and they will—whether everyone around wants it or not. The weak, the talentless, and the scammers will be weeded out (or already have been), while the competent, strong, and experienced players will remain. Nothing new, nothing critical, but esports will inevitably shrink a bit. Fewer tournaments, smaller prize pools. But I’m not sure that’s a problem. As for the players, I’d advise them to temper their expectations. The salaries we saw a couple of years ago won’t be around anymore. Don’t try to find such offers by playing for teams like DO KONCA, because you’re already seeing this happen.

History repeats itself. After some time, esports may find new sources of funding; it may transform into something else, be reborn, and the price war will start all over again—but that will be a completely different story.”

According to Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov, the changes will first affect weaker teams and scammers, while strong and experienced teams will continue to compete under the new conditions. The content creator considers it only natural that the inflated economy of the esports discipline is returning to normal. NS urged players to accept the fact that salaries in esports will no longer reach previous levels.

As a reminder, Danil “Dendi” Ishutin previously spoke out about a problem in the Dota 2 pro scene following the departure of several esports organizations from the discipline.