Recently, Valve has made a major effort against smurf accounts in Dota 2 by banning 90,000 accounts. This was done in an effort designed to improve the competitive gaming scene.

For the information, smurfing is the act of creating a new account (alternate account) to intentionally play against lower ranked players. Usually the account is just to chase XP gains or destroy lower-level players.

Some players think that smurf accounts are not a big deal in the game. But for Valve, this has a big impact on low-ranked accounts or new players who are slaughtered in matchmaking. With this problem, Valve followed up by giving a fairly severe punishment for smurf accounts.

Through its official website, the American company took a firm stance by saying that they had permanently banned 90,000 smurf accounts and convinced Dota 2 players to play according to their rank. Valve will also track down the main account associated with the smurf account if the player is still playing with his smurf account.

The announcement of the ban on smurf Dota 2 accounts was accompanied by the new report system launched in "The Summer Client" update. In this update. Valve overhauled several features, including player bans, toxic chat, and the commending/disliking mechanism.

Valve is urging users to actively report anyone they suspect of smurfing in Dota 2 matches. Of course, this news quickly caught the attention of the community with a variety of posts and opinions. Although the change was welcomed by the players, not a few also complained about the new policy.

Through Steam Community and the Dota 2 Sub-reddit, many smurf account users have expressed their displeasure with Valve's new rules. Many users have complained about being banned for up to a dozen years.

Some players claimed that they didn't smurf, but were still banned. Others say that smurfing is not an offense or cheating in a game.

Since the beginning of 2023, Valve has taken the initiative to ensure every Dota 2 match is played fairly. The process started with permanently banning over 40,000 Dota 2 cheaters back in February, and now continues with the smurf account policy.

Recently, Valve has made a major effort against smurf accounts in Dota 2 by banning 90,000 accounts. This was done in an effort designed to improve the competitive gaming scene.

For the information, smurfing is the act of creating a new account (alternate account) to intentionally play against lower ranked players. Usually the account is just to chase XP gains or destroy lower-level players.

Some players think that smurf accounts are not a big deal in the game. But for Valve, this has a big impact on low-ranked accounts or new players who are slaughtered in matchmaking. With this problem, Valve followed up by giving a fairly severe punishment for smurf accounts.

Through its official website, the American company took a firm stance by saying that they had permanently banned 90,000 smurf accounts and convinced Dota 2 players to play according to their rank. Valve will also track down the main account associated with the smurf account if the player is still playing with his smurf account.

The announcement of the ban on smurf Dota 2 accounts was accompanied by the new report system launched in "The Summer Client" update. In this update. Valve overhauled several features, including player bans, toxic chat, and the commending/disliking mechanism.

Valve is urging users to actively report anyone they suspect of smurfing in Dota 2 matches. Of course, this news quickly caught the attention of the community with a variety of posts and opinions. Although the change was welcomed by the players, not a few also complained about the new policy.

Through Steam Community and the Dota 2 Sub-reddit, many smurf account users have expressed their displeasure with Valve's new rules. Many users have complained about being banned for up to a dozen years.

Some players claimed that they didn't smurf, but were still banned. Others say that smurfing is not an offense or cheating in a game.

Since the beginning of 2023, Valve has taken the initiative to ensure every Dota 2 match is played fairly. The process started with permanently banning over 40,000 Dota 2 cheaters back in February, and now continues with the smurf account policy.