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Call it the smurfs' Christmas special.
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.
Well, Valve is, anyway. Newell is probably busy hanging out on his yacht. This year, the studio has come up with a crafty way to lure Dota criminals into their well-earned bans. It's given out Christmas (or Frostivus, in Dota terms) presents to people on its naughty list that spit out a "Highly Toxic Lump of Coal," when opened. The description on that lump of coal reads "Your Dota account has been permanently banned for Smurfing, or other violations of the Steam Terms of Service." Here's a clip of a player receiving one in real-time:
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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.
Well, Valve is, anyway. Newell is probably busy hanging out on his yacht. This year, the studio has come up with a crafty way to lure Dota criminals into their well-earned bans. It's given out Christmas (or Frostivus, in Dota terms) presents to people on its naughty list that spit out a "Highly Toxic Lump of Coal," when opened. The description on that lump of coal reads "Your Dota account has been permanently banned for Smurfing, or other violations of the Steam Terms of Service." Here's a clip of a player receiving one in real-time:
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Valve lures thousands of Dota cheaters into bans with fake Christmas presents as it declares 'this year is gonna be a bloodbath'
Call it the smurfs' Christmas special.
