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How the Three Spirits Update affected the Dota 2 economy

As a follow-up to our previous article on the Dota 2 Economy, as well as the recent sale of a Pink Ethereal Flame Enduring War Dog courier for $38,000 USD,  we recommend that you read this article by Cassandra Khaw over at RockPaperShotgun.com. 

The recent Three Spirits update revamped the unusual courier market by making the previously immutable tripartite of Courier, Effect and Colour interchangeable through the Ethereal and Prismatic gem system, meaning that you can now customise your own courier as long as you can afford to buy the parts that make it.

Cassandra conducted a few interviews with experienced traders, giving us an insight into the world of trading, the money that goes around, and how this has affected some of the largest traders in the market.

An excerpt from the article:

Previously, effect and colour were immutable attributes, chiselled onto couriers like Chihuahuas onto Paris Hilton’s fashion sense. With the ‘Three Spirits’ update, however, they’ve become quantifiable goods, capable of being removed from or installed into more desirable beasts of burden. Want a pink “Ethereal Flames” Enduring War Dog? Make one.

“That $38,000 courier is probably worth less than $4000 now,” Derby, a seasoned Dota 2 trader, remarks flippantly.

While the vast majority of players seemed enthused about the curve ball Valve threw, a small division of traders took to their pitchforks. AONomad, who is both Dota2Trader moderator and experienced trader, notes: “Many people are quite literally panicking, as they’ve invested perhaps a little bit too much. Many have failed to observe the old maxim, ‘Never invest more than you can afford to lose."


 

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