Thousands of people still play the first Dota, with major patches and new items being released

Despite the fact that after the release of Dota 2 online, the first part began to decline sharply, MOBA is still popular, and more than 8,000 fans play it.

This is evidenced by data from the ICCUP portal.

It indicates that the project still has a lively player base, and amateur tournaments are even held for Dota 1. Considering that the game appeared back in 2003 and the first part of Dota is now more than 22 years old, these are truly impressive figures.

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It is no less surprising that the project still receives not only gameplay updates, but also major patches with new content. A new artifact, Aghanim's Grace, has recently appeared in the game, which significantly affects the balance in matches.

It is worth noting that Dmitry “Korb3n” Belov, manager of Team Spirit, believes that Dota 2 will face a similar fate after the disappearance of the pro scene. According to him, the project will continue to exist and will remain popular, even though it will no longer look as familiar as it does now.