The Steam Workshop is quietly one of the best things in games. An easy way for artists to make and distribute high quality content for their favourite games - usually CS:GO and Dota 2 - while the best get paid. Unfortunately, according to a conglomerate of Dota 2 workshop artists, it’s getting to the point where it isn’t viable as a full time job due to a series of changes by Valve.

As for the game itself, here’s the best Dota 2 heroes for beginners.

In a lengthy post on the Dota 2 subreddit created by a group of artists, they explain how over the past couple of years their income has shrunk by six times due to various changes. This comes down to the way that profit is distributed from the various avenues items are sold in, including chests and battle passes.