For years, Dota 2 players never gave up, but mostly because he didn’t have the chance. Although the title has a lot of Come Back mechanics that allow the player to turn the game over, Valve is now adding the ability to forfeit in-game, but only if all 5 players share the same opinion.
As part of the latest title update, games can now be abandoned by players. However, this choice is only possible if you are in a group of 5 people and that you are 30 minutes of play. groups of players all have to write “gg” in the chat to surrender. This addition comes with a new change.
Indeed, groups of 5 people no longer have to face groups of 5 people. Valve has changed its matchmaking system “to speed up the search for a party as a group“.
Since the abandonment is possible, the returns are numerous. Many have welcomed the patch like a messiah while others believe that adding this mechanic killed what made the salt of Dota 2. Overall, very few people want Valve never adds abandonment to single player matchmaking.
Regarding the second change, players feel that Valve discourages players playing with 2 or 3 friends. Especially as a group search tool lacks the title to facilitate matchmaking.
Only the evolution of Dota 2 will be able to tell us if Valve made the right choice. Dota 2 remains a very influential game in the esports scene. The game is also nominated in the “Esports Game of the Year” category of the Esports Wards 2022.