Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and how few people it employs

Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by stryan on Sunday July 14, 2024 @07:04PM (#40963886)

They've released five games in the past 4 years[0] and have another one in active closed testing[1], along with keeping DOTA2 running with major game changes and mini-games[2].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Valve_games

[1] Random article about it: https://gamerant.com/deadlock-gameplay-footage-valve-leak-6v... .

[2] DOTA's had massive patches recently, including adding a new attribute, expanding the map, and redoing every hero to have innate abilities and a choice of passive effects. They've also been adding some pretty big PvE/external content events between Aghanim's Labyrinth and the current Crownfall battle pass (which just added a surprisingly fleshed out fighting game mini-game).

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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by wiseowise on Monday July 15, 2024 @02:04AM (#40965614)

Dota 2 is a prime example of enshifitication of modern games where content is added for the sake of content and regards for original style are completely ignored.

Ironically, Dota 2 would benefit as a game if they STOPPED developing it and focused just on stability of the game, but alas.

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