The people blaming Dota for Half Life's death are the same people who make excuses for Trump winning the election. Trump won undexpectedly because an unacknowledged demographic came out and voted. Dota is wildly popular while Half Life is in the gutter because people pulled out their wallets and voted.

Guess what, Valve Corp. is first and foremost a corporation. They want to make money above all else, and they realized that a metric ton of money was hiding in the nearly untapped esports and paid cosmetics scenes. Dota can be played completely free of charge, if you want. Right from the get go every player has the same heroes at their disposal as the pro players. The only reasons people spend money on Dota are a) They like the look of the cosmetics b) They want to support workshop artists or c) they want to support the game itself because they enjoy it. Dota has been a huge success for Valve because millions of people accross the world love the game.

Half Life, sad as it is to say, has become a half forgotten meme.

The people blaming Dota for Half Life's death are the same people who make excuses for Trump winning the election. Trump won undexpectedly because an unacknowledged demographic came out and voted. Dota is wildly popular while Half Life is in the gutter because people pulled out their wallets and voted. Guess what, Valve Corp. is first and foremost a corporation. They want to make money above all else, and they realized that a metric ton of money was hiding in the nearly untapped esports and paid cosmetics scenes. Dota can be played completely free of charge, if you want. Right from the get go every player has the same heroes at their disposal as the pro players. The only reasons people spend money on Dota are a) They like the look of the cosmetics b) They want to support workshop artists or c) they want to support the game itself because they enjoy it. Dota has been a huge success for Valve because millions of people accross the world love the game. Half Life, sad as it is to say, has become a half forgotten meme.