Following the prize pool for Dota 2 The International breaking the R62 million ($6 million) mark, Valve has announced a new set of stretch goals as money continues to pour in.
The new stretch goals range from the $6.8 million mark, all the way up to $10 million (±R104.5 million).
The upgrades are:
- Daily Hero Challenge – earn Compendium points by winning games with your favourite hero: $6.8 million.
- Alternative Voice – vote for the hero you would like to receive new dialogue packs: $7.2 million.
- Favourite Hero Challenge – play with one of your least favourite heroes and receive a GPM/XPM analysis tool: $7.6 million.
- Model Update Vote – vote for the hero you want to receive a reworked model: $8 million.
- Multi-Kill Banner – you will be able to customise your multi-kill banner: $8.4 million.
- Afterparty Broadcast – live broadcasting of the after party with special guest Darude: $8.8 million.
- New Upgrade Creeps – unlocks new models for your creeps: $9.2 million.
- A-Z Challenge Support – a new quest systems which allows you to earn rewards: $9.6 million.
- Victory Prediction Taunt – allows you to perform a voice taunt with your hero: $10 million.
Valve continues to raise money through the sale of its Compendium – $2.50 of its $10 price goes towards the prize pool.
To put the prize money into a local perspective,we considered how there is more money in Dota 2 than local rugby and cricket tournaments.
Dota 2 The International takes place at the Key Arena in Seattle, USA, from 18 – 21 July 2014. The tickets for the event were sold out in an under an hour at the beginning of last month.
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The afterparty broadcast is a bit of a letdown. Other than that, I guess these are cool additional rewards. I like the idea of daily quests, that’s something they should implement anyway.