Dota 2 players disappointed after new hero Ringmaster doesn’t live up to hype of initial reveal

Ringmaster is finally in Dota 2 after nearly a year of wait. Naturally, he dropped out of nowhere, as Valve products and events often do, but players quickly caught on that this doesn’t look like the hero we saw in promos, and now even believe Valve scrapped its original design.

Ringmaster has been a long-awaited addition to the rarely-changing and expanding Dota 2 roster, especially because his promotional material and trailers made him look like a genuine terror for heroes. However, looking at the abilities we now have access to, Ringmaster isn’t that scary at all. The character appears to lack many of the skills we saw him perform in the trailers, causing players to think Valve probably redesigned and reworked his kit, which would explain the delays. In numerous Reddit threads including one from today, Dota 2 players went full conspiracy theory, attempting to compare the Ringmaster that was promised compared to the one we have.