https://dotesports.com/dota-2/news/valve-reportedly-to-make-multi-million-dollar-change-to-dota-2s-the-international

The link says all.
Many thanks to Valve for conceptualizing the battle pass, but the errors in their business model has finally blossomed.

I doubt Icefrog returning to the helm of affairs will change much, but maybe we can return to a time when the event is less about how many arcanas are unattainable, and more about fun things to do with teammates, like the original compendiums were.

This one will not be caught dead playing fortnite.