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Earlier on May 12, Kyle made some comments on the WePlay! Pushka League stream, stating that tournament organizers were losing 30-40% of their revenue because they didn’t have exclusive rights for broadcasting tournaments. AdmiralBulldog responded to this by calling Kyle's comments “the dumbest most misinformed comment” that he had ever heard.
Kyle initially did not respond to these comments immediately, instead he wrote a comprehensive post, detailing his stance and how streamers like AdmiralBulldog and Gorgc hurt tournament organizers.
Here’s a short summary of Kyle’s post:
AdmiralBulldog has since deleted his Tweet about this matter. It is unclear if Kyle's explanation played a part in this.
Community Reacts
But that didn’t stop various community figures and popular variety streamer Félix “xQc” Lengyel from giving out their opinions.
Gorgc also responded to this matter
ESL’s Managing Director Of Pro Gaming Gives His Take On The Matter:
Nahaz:
xQc:
PPD:
Many in the Dota 2 community believe that Valve needs to make a statement on this matter. However, none of Valve’s representatives has commented on this topic.