Valve is preparing a special The International Compendium for the anniversary instead of the Battle Pass
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Valve Corporation, in their blog on the official game's website, announced that this year they do not plan to release a Battle Pass for The International. However, the developers of Dota 2 hinted that they are preparing something interesting. And this might be an anniversary compendium.
Initially, Valve planned to release a compendium for its tenth anniversary - July 9. However, either the developers lacked resources, or they are preparing something grand:
The ten year anniversary of Dota's public release is coming up (yes, we're working on some fun stuff for it; no, we're definitely not going to hit the July 9th date listed on Steam). As anniversaries go ten years is a big one, and while looking back is important, what's more important is how we approach the ten years to come.
The developers created the compendium as a way to share the joy of The International event with those who could not physically be present at the main tournament of the year. Originally, it was a digital guide to the tournament, but then it turned into the Battle Pass. Valve wants to return to the original idea, and push content and cosmetic items to the background. The Dota 2 compendium is expected to be released in September:
We recognize this affects The International. We're still huge fans of TI and we're excited for this year's event — both as organizers and as attendees ourselves — and work is well underway on a TI-themed update to ship in September. The update will still contribute directly to the prize pool, with a focus on the event, the players, and the games, but new cosmetic items won't play a notable part. This is a significant change from the last few years, so to make it clear that we're shifting focus towards the event and away from the giant reward line of cosmetics, we're intentionally not calling this update a Battle Pass.
During The International 10, Valve made the compendium free and accessible to all. This helped to increase the involvement of Dota 2 players, who were interested in teams and players, predictions, fantasy league, commentators and invited talents, video contest and more. The prize fund of The International 10 raised a record in the history of esports $40,018,195.
