Dota 2 support PARIVISION Edgar "9Class" Naltakyan positively assessed Valve's decision to limit the viewing of matches for players with a rating above 8500 MMR. He shared his opinion in his personal Telegram channel.
Edgar "9Class" NaltakyanYou can't watch games anymore) great decision. Opponents will surprise more and there will be less stealing of builds/heroes from each other.
On the night of June 18, 2026, Valve released an update for Dota 2 that removed the ability to watch friends' matches with a rating above 8500 MMR through the "Watch Game" feature.
Recall that earlier streamer LenaGol0vach explained the difference between generations of players in Dota 2.
