MMR Boosting Issues in Dota 2: Accounts from Uzbekistan and Spain in the Top 5

Recently, there has been a rise in concerning trends in Dota 2, particularly regarding MMR boosting and the use of bots. Accounts from Uzbekistan and Spain have made their way into the top 5 of the European MMR leaderboard, raising suspicions within the community. One such account is tv/deepdoto, which at one point overtook the famous Ukrainian player Ilya 'Yatoro' Mulyarchuk, holding the top spot before settling in second place. Another suspicious account is GioTriso, who occupies the fourth spot.

Many members of the Dota 2 community believe these accounts are not operated by real players but are bots that artificially boost their MMR, creating a false impression of high-level players. Well-known content creator and streamer Gleb 'y0nd' Vazhnov has already highlighted the issue of MMR boosting in Dota 2, claiming that half of the top 20 players on the European ladder engage in this illicit practice.

During one of his streams, y0nd shared his thoughts on the matter, mentioning that MMR boosting has become a serious issue that the developers have failed to address. He explained how accounts with MMRs of 16,000 or higher have dominated the European ladder for months, making the game unfair, especially when these accounts are sold for large sums of money. Yatoro, for instance, reached 16,000 MMR, but previously, an account with a Russian name had a rating of 16,400-16,600, which was boosted using the "overflow" method.

Miroslav 'Mira' Kolpakov, a professional player from Virtus.pro, also weighed in on the topic, comparing the MMR system in Dota 2 to the ranking system on FACEIT for Counter-Strike 2. He pointed out that in CS2, reaching the top 1 requires competing against professional players, while in Dota 2, both pros and pub players compete at the same level, making a 16k MMR ranking particularly significant for players who aren't part of the pro scene.