Valve, the company behind Dota 2, has announced a rigorous crackdown on Smurf accounts and their associated main accounts. In a recent move, Valve successfully banned a staggering 90,000 Dota 2 Smurf accounts that have been active over the past few months, while also tracing these accounts back to their primary counterparts.
For those unfamiliar with the term, Smurf accounts are used by players to avoid playing at their actual matchmaking rating (MMR), engage in game abandonment, griefing, cheating, and toxic behavior with minimal consequences.
