If you were waiting for the True Sight documentary about The International 12, you’re going to be disappointed.
One of the things the Dota 2 communityâs been waiting for since the end of The International 12 is True Sight. Besides the post TI12 roster changes, this is the second-most anticipated thing the community wants to see, as it reveals a lot of behind the scenes information. After seeing the past True Sight movies, fans got the chance to learn more about their favorite players and teams, how they perform and do what they do, and more.
Even though the community was eager to see the True Sight documentary for 2023, Team Spirit confirmed it wonât be happening. Needless to say, this came as a shock for the community because people were eager to learn more about Team Spiritâs second TI win.
According to the person in charge of Team Spiritâs content creation, Vyacheslav âArt1stâ Lyadnov, there wonât be a True Sight documentary for The International 12, at least this was the info he posted on Telegram. What makes this news even more disturbing is the Dota 2 community is still waiting for the True Sight from The International 11.
This makes TI12 the second International in a row where we wonât have a True Sight movie. Something thatâs bound to be a huge disappointment for all Dota 2 fans, especially those who like Team Spirit.
There are likely many reasons why we wonât have access to a True Sight for 2023, one of which may be because Valve wasnât able to get enough footage. Team Spiritâs carry, Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk, also made comments on stream of a similar nature: âThere will be no True Sight, guys. The developers stopped filming it. The last one was about us at TI10. Tundra Esports had no True Sight.â
What is True Sight?
In case you didnât know, True Sight is a documentary film following the path of winners of The International. Since it includes the highs and lows, the community learns more about everything going on behind the scenes and in the lead up to the competition. Sadly, the fact the film will no longer be available for future iterations is likely to frustrate the Dota 2 community even further.
We hope Valve will take some kind of action and allow us to access something new in its place. Considering the growing popularity of other games and genres, Dota 2 needs to step up its game and bring more options to the community. The fact there wonât be a DPC in 2024 is more concerning news, weâre yet to see how Valve intends to support third party tournaments next year.
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