Austin "Capitalist" Walsh and Avery "SVG" Silverman discussed the Dark Carnival update on the Not For Broadcast podcast. SVG said he generally liked the format but warned about the cosmetics direction.
Capitalist praised the quality of the sets and the automaton persona idea. SVG pushed back.
Avery "SVG" SilvermanYou don't understand where this can lead. If it looks successful and people start buying automatons, we're done. It's a dangerous path. First automatons, then a Monster Hunter collab. Where is the line? Then suddenly all of Dota becomes anime and every hero gets a waifu?
Capitalist argued the community is mostly happy and this year's cosmetic quality is high.
Dark Carnival is Valve's seasonal Dota 2 update with automaton personas and new item sets before The International 2026.
