Valve has permanently banned Dota 2 streamer “Mason” for high levels of toxicity by getting him to open a Christmas gift which was just a lump of coal and his ban.
Despite apologizing for his actions and expressing his desire to redeem himself, Dota 2 community members weren’t having it with Mason. Comments like “I ain’t reading all that but congrats, or sorry that happened to you” and “100 percent deserved” almost received more upvotes than Mason’s original post, indicating zero community support for the streamer.
As forewarned by Dota 2’s latest patch notes and the Frostivus 2023 event page, players are receiving a special seasonal reward called a Frostivus Gift in their armory during Valve’s holiday event. Some players will receive free cosmetic items, while others will receive bans from the game for smurfing or sharing accounts. (Smurfing refers to creating a new account to play against low-level players, or intentionally losing to derank into matches with lower-level players.
With smurfs spamming community forums with threads asking for forgiveness, players who are late to the patch have been hesitant to open their gifts. Valve’s Frostivus Gift quickly turned into a Schrödinger experiment, but most players were happy to see Valve tightening its policies against smurfs.
The unwelcome version of that special Frostivus surprise is a Highly Toxic Lump of Coal that informs players they won’t be playing Dota 2 this holiday season, or any holiday season. Some players are receiving temporary bans as warnings to correct their in-game behavior.
The most high-profile incident of a permanent ban is former pro Dota 2 player and two-time The International competitor Mason “mason” Venne, who streamed the opening of his Frostivus Gift on Twitch on Thursday. The surprise inside? No more Dota 2 for Venne.
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