Analyst and streamer Yaroslav «NS» Kuznetsov pondered on the primary audience of Dota 2. According to him, Valve should listen to the regular players.
«New patch — another complication for subscribers? It's a complication for non-subscribers who play at high ranks. It's a small chunk, so who cares? In reality, nobody cares about these people. High subbers and professionals, for some unclear reason, think they're important, but nobody cares about them.
They can leave, and others will come in their place. Nothing will change. The main people are those who play Turbo, Ability Draft, low-rank matchmaking, and so on. There are tons of them. They make up the audience, sales, and activity. Count on them. People say they don't like something. Who cares. We need to ask someone with 2k MMR if they're okay with it or not. If they all say they don't like it, then it's a problem. Ultimately, who cares if Quinn or someone else doesn't like it? If you don't like it, delete the game and leave», — Yaroslav «NS» Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov added that regular gamers «will suffer» from balanced patches. In his opinion, they «don't know how things work in Dota 2».
On May 23, 2024, Valve released the 7.36 update. All characters received aspects and innate abilities. NS has already expressed his thoughts on the update. You can read about it in the text below.