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[Helios]

Dota 2’s 2019 Battle Pass sets a new record - with weeks to spare

The 2019 Battle Pass is now worth more than $25.5 million - and the tournament doesn't take place until next month

www.pcgamesn.com

Since its inception in 2015, the Battle Pass has surpassed itself every year. By purchasing the pass and paying to level it up, Dota players help crowdfund the tournament’s prize pool – Valve contributes $1.6 million, and a share of all battle pass spending by the community adds to that over time. Last year, the pass topped out at more than $25 million (£19.7 million), but this year players have outdone themselves once again, with their fourth record-breaking total in a row.
According to the Dota 2 Prize Pool tracker, the pass currently sits at $25,534,437 (£20,182,419) just slightly topping the figure that was achieved last year. What makes this particularly impressive, however, is that it’s done so in around half the time, and with weeks to spare.


Last year’s total edged out the amount raised in 2017, but it did so in part because of an extra ten days of spending. The International 2019 doesn’t start until August 20, meaning more than six weeks extra crowdfunding – and the potential to beat Epic Games’ enormous $30 million prize pool for the Fortnite World Cup.

 

[GC_DALBEN]

Nice, dota is still a great game, but it consumes the life of the players hehe.

 

[Helios]

It just crossed the $30 mil mark

http://dota2.prizetrac.kr/international2019

 

[pennythoughts]

They moved a lot of the really good stuff to some of the later levels in the BP.

That's gonna be a lot of cash that Team Secret is earning in front of the Shanghai crowd.