Streamer Alexander "Nix" Levin reflected on the importance of a large prize pool for The International series tournaments in Dota 2. He believes that a significant amount of money at stake attracted attention to the game.
"To be honest, if I were Valve, I'd admit I screwed up and bring back the compendium. I'd say, 'Just forget what you saw.' I miss the compendium and The International with a big prize pool. No matter what anyone says, this tournament looks different when there's a lot at stake.
If you take away the prize pool from TI, then CS and Valorant will become the coolest games. What has Dota 2 always stood out for? Even those who didn't know about it would watch, thinking insane money was being played for. Someone could go a whole year without watching Dota, but would follow TI. That was the main advertisement for Dota 2. How do you attract players now?" - Alexander "Nix" Levin
Earlier, Levin discussed Team Spirit's gameplay form. In his opinion, the team relies too much on Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov.