But the communication process will improve

Aug 30, 2015 23:48 GMT  ·  By

DOTA 2 is one of the biggest titles in the world of gaming and Valve says that it plans to improve the communication process with fans of the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena experience, but it will continue to deliver surprises that might disappoint some members of the community.

Erik Johnson, one of the leading developers at the company, tells PC Gamer that he understands why gamers want to get information that's perfectly clear, but he also believes that updates are great as long as they feature all the details gamers need.

He states, "We still feel that, fundamentally, our strongest form of communication is software. You can discern everything we’ve done and everything we’re thinking by reading through an update. We think that there’s some amount of value in just surprising the community with something you didn’t think was coming, and we wouldn’t want to lose that."

Johnson also makes it clear that Valve cares a lot about DOTA 2 and its fans, despite what some might believe.

At the same time, the studio does not have plans to introduce community managers for the MOBA title because it wants information to come from developers who are actually working on the experience every day.

DOTA 2 is moving to the Source 2 engine

At the moment, the developers at Valve are focused on moving the MOBA to the most recent version of their engine, which will open new ways to further develop and will make it easier to add content.

DOTA 2 Reborn is currently in testing and the company does not have a clear date for release and has not said whether the two versions of the title will run in parallel or if the older one will be abandoned altogether.

The recent International event was the biggest eSports tournament of the year, and in its wake, most fans are speculating that a big rebalancing for the MOBA is needed, mostly in order to make a wider number of heroes engaging in the long term.

Valve will continue to support the competitive side of DOTA 2 in the coming months, while also continuing to improve its communication process with fans.