Team Spirit unexpectedly criticized Valve over a controversial decision

Valve showed a lack of consideration for Dota 2 players by releasing a global patch right in the middle of the ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 tournament, which angered Yaroslav 'Miposhka' Naydenov, the captain of Team Spirit.

The esports athlete expressed this opinion during a Twitch stream.

"Imagine yourself as a professional player: you're completely screwed. People are sleeping, and they release such a patch 4-5 hours before your official match at the LAN. How would you react to that? Most likely, you would be a little unhappy. Of course, you can say that everyone is in the same conditions, but you can understand"

He emphasized that it seems disrespectful because players are competing for serious money in the tournament, and such surprises from Valve negatively affect focus and have a detrimental impact on the gameplay of esports athletes.

It's worth noting that the captain of Team Spirit unexpectedly returned to Dota 2 to personally explore the changes in Valve's 7.35 global patch, despite taking a break after winning The International 2023.