The International 2023marks Natalie “NatTea” Mahoneys second appearance at the most important Dota 2 event.
Since TI was moved to October, the biggest celebration in the Dota 2 scene coincides with her birthday.
Hi Natalie and Happy Birthday!
It’s pretty awesome.
This is your second TI.
Yes, both things.
Getting to work a whole TI and in Seattle it’s a lot.
It’s insane, it’s absolutely insane.
How did you discover Dota 2?
It was in November 2016 when I played my first game of Dota 2.
I played it and I absolutely hated it.
When did you consider making a career in hosting esports events?
It’s still kind of difficult to think about making a career in this area.
This is so controversial, but from a job perspective, definitely League of Legends.
I also played and did some work in that previously too.
Console gamers are just a lot different than PC gamers.
Apex is like my reset game.
Whats the best game besides Dota 2 that you played this year?
That’s so tough because I play so many different games.
Oh gosh, there are so many categories of games.
Maybe I want to say Dreamlight Valley is the other completely different game that I enjoyed this year.
The community response was very positive.
Whats your take on the DPC being scrapped from a talent perspective?
More often than not the tournament organizers could come to you and offer you 2-3 Tours of work.
Thank you for your time NatTea and Happy Birthday one more time!
