No other event compares to The International.
And for the most part, at least historically, it was also about the staggering prize pools.
The International has become synonymous with jaw-dropping prize pool amounts.
TI10prize pool broke the $40 million mark.
The final total totaled $40,018,195 when the crowdfunding and battle pass purchases ended.
That is a 2401.14% increase from the original base amount of $1.6 million.
Then things took a turn.
Released only three weeks before the event,TI12Compendium became the slowest TI prize pool raise since 2013.
At the end, it clocked in at only $3,380,455.
When that happened last year, players told GosuGamers that TI isn’t just about the prize pool.
TI will still be an amazing event regardless of the prize pool.
~Ludwig “zai” Wahlberg toGosuGamers at TI12
To me personally, the trophy is what matters the most.
A second Aegis would be pretty good for me and for us all.
That’s what we are after, that’s what we want.
We don’t care about the prize pool, all that that matters is a second Aegis.
And just now the information about The International 2024 prize pool and compendium has been released.
As with all previous years since TI3, 25% of the sales contribute to the prize pool.
Could this trend eventually impact how players view the pinnacle of all Dota 2 events?
And what about the fans?
Does it truly matter?
After all the TI bounty is, as Shadow Shaman says,Fortune’s change.
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