Dota 2 News

Valve hands out lumps of coal to naughty Dota 2 players

In possibly one of the funniest moves I've seen from Valve recently, they're handing out lumps of coal when banning Dota 2 players.

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Caught cheating in Dota 2? You're getting a permaban and a lump of coal for Frostivus

Dota 2 is celebrating Frostivus 2023 by handing out goodies to all.

You can earn goodies in matches, fill up your Frostivus Spirit Meter, and get a locked Frostivus Treasure Chest and a random Stocking Stuffer, which covers everything from sprays to emoticons to stickers. You can also buy keys to unlock chests.

You can also expect all-new item sets for your favorite heroes, plus the return of some holiday favorites. Expect a visit from the Wraith King Arcana and the Crystal Maiden Persona, too.

It's ten days to Christmas, and you know what that means: It's time for the world's most famous jolly, bearded man to draw up naughty and nice lists, handing out rewards to the latter and pitiless justice to the former. That's right, Gabe Newell is sticking it to Dota 2 cheats once again...
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Valve is banning Dota 2 accounts in the Christmasiest way possible

Smurfing, the practice of creating fake accounts to play lower-level players, is a bannable offence in Dota 2. After previously banning 90,000+ accounts in the last wave, Valve has given thousands more the boot, but they've done it a wonderfully Christmassy way.

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Dota 2 Update - 12/14/2023

We've fixed a number issues since the initial Frostivus release:

Fixed an issue with client-side display of Royal Jelly's buff stats
Fixed Safety Bubble having its shield reset to full when dropped and re-equipped
Fixed Unwavering Condition not working properly
Fixed some testing items being purchasable ingame
Added Roshan's Banner to the Glossary
Fixed King Kringle's Skeletons not having the correct hats!
Fixed King Kringle's Skeletons' hoods and portraits
Fixed King Kringle's Skeletons not showing as Frostivus-appropriate in some locales
Fixed the particles for Roshan's Banner sometimes not being properly removed
Improved the look of the Tower Range indicator based on player use and made the danger threshold vary based on player hero level
Fixed various small issues with the 7.35 patchnotes
Fixed an issue with the Vampiric Spirit spell icon for King Kringle
Fixed Jingle Fist Immortal display on the treasure screen
Fixed an issue with movie previews while the Frostivus carousel was cycling during the treasure opening animation

For clarity, Frostivus Gift contents vary per account:

For accounts shared with other users or services: a game ban
For alt accounts used for smurfing: a game ban
For main accounts associated with a banned smurf account: a piece of coal
For all other accounts: free cosmetic items, with higher behavior score accounts receiving higher-tier items