Why didn't Icefrog launch a mobile version of dota2?

Perhaps it is because the market competition is fierce, the game cost is too high, and the corresponding return cannot be obtained. The game dota2 is a competitive game developed by Icefrog (the author of dota map) and V Society. In China, perfection is the representative. Although it has been dubbed the game of death by players, we have never questioned its popularity.

There is no doubt that Icefrog and V Club are excellent game producers and production companies, but I don't think they are sharp-eyed businessmen. Although the game is good, the overall strategic vision and market vision are not very good. Perhaps it is because G Fat has earned a lot of money on the steam platform and disdained the cake of breaking up?

For example, it is said that DOTA2 is a dead game. If dota2 was launched earlier, if the cooperation with V was not perfect but Tencent, LOL might not be as hot as it is today. Of course, Tencent also has its shortcomings (let's not talk about it for the time being).

Let's talk about going back to V club, whether it's half-life or csgo, they have experienced glory and peak, but they are all going downhill. There are some problems in the game itself, but V Club does not cater to the tastes of players well, but insists on lofty. Every big version of other games seems to have been changed well, and V Club has made great efforts, but it just has no effect. Only DOTA2 is still strong, and of course the data is also declining.

Let's talk about why the glory of the king doesn't play mobile games. On the one hand, the pace of life in Europe and America is not as fast as ours, and V Club is also called Holiday Club. Players have a lot of time to sit in front of the computer, and the demand for mobile games is also good.

On the other hand, DOTA2 has high complexity and playability. Take the glory of the king as an example, there are dozens of equipment and heroes, and everyone has three basic skills. If you want to play DOTA2, the complexity of the game will be reduced to a very low level, and neither V Club nor Icefrog can let go. Do a DOTA2 hand tour, in addition to the hero equipment is different, and the king will not be much different.

What's more, they may not be able to do it. There was a vanity war before the king, and then there was a Ping An Beijing-Taiwan version of the American version of the European version, but none of them shook the mountain of the glory of the king (after all, relying on Tencent), and blindly attacking the mobile game market may be counterproductive and become a burden. Jedi survival is still on fire, not to mention mobile games. Moba has been hit hard, and it is estimated that everyone is not willing to take risks.