I dont know if I should be really excited or scared of how much money the compendium has pulled in less then a week, anyone else find it kinda crazy?

Watching that number grow by hundreds of thousands every day has been fucking amazing as a DotA fan. I don't know what else to say really, haha. TI4 is going to be absolutely insane.

I'm genuinely curious if other companies follow Valve's lead and try to do something similar. Like, specifically Riot and possibly Blizzard. Hell, even smaller companies like Wargaming and Hi-Rez. They have to right? I cannot possibly fathom other companies. with esport-centric games. seeing what Valve and the Dota community has done and then not try to copy it. They would all be complete and utter morons. Hell, forget what I said about TI4, if others start following Valve's lead, I think the next few years are going to be some of the most important years in esports history.

Seeing those rewards is telling me I need to buy this, because in a few years those items will be worth big cash money.

If I get nothing other than Lieutenant Squawkins from my compendium I'll be happy.