Dota 2 Active Player Count Plummets to 2014 Numbers

With PUBG having such a monumental increase in its player-base, surely other games are being effected right? Yes indeed, with Dota 2 being one of the victims to this change in interest. Read on, as we discuss the declining numbers of this esports goliath. 

Respectively, the game has been out for four years now, so when a fresh and intuitive title such as PUBG arises players are bound to give it a go. The FPS is a game which requires much less commitment than Dota 2, thanks to quick match-times and relatively simple mechanics compared to the intense study required to succeed at MOBAs. The unusual drop in player count is probably due to the unnaturally long time it's taking to push out update 7.07, as 7.06 is currently six months old! When it does roll out, players should be keen on trying out the two new heroes introduced at TI7. Without further delay, below are the numbers. All of which were taken from third-party number provider SteamCharts. 

• In the last 30 days, the most amount of players logged on simultaneously was 843,000.  As the title states, numbers haven't been that low since July 2014. 
• In July, this number was down to lower than 825,000. 
• Also in July, it was recorded that a total of around 100,000 active players stopped playing.

Further reasons to back up this decline in enthusiasm include the somewhat broken matchmaking system which prioritises behaviour score over skill level. Hopefully, everything will be sorted out in the update, which is yet to be given a date. Dota 2 players will either hold on or move on until the new content and the Pro Circuit. 

Is Dota 2 getting stale or is this just a temporary dought? Tell us what you think in the comment section below.