The last 24 hours have been a real trip for Dota 2 <\/em>fans. Hundreds of thousands of players have jumped back online for the first time and brought Valve\u2019s servers down to their knees<\/a>\u2014all because they wanted to claim a free Arcana.\u00a0<\/p>
Related: How to claim your The International 2022 Swag Bag in Dota 2<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>
At around 11am CT on Oct. 27, 920,538 players were online trying to do something in the Dota 2 <\/em>client\u2014even though most of them were likely just trying and failing to claim their Swag Bag. This is the highest peak player count for Dota 2 <\/em>since May 2019 when the game just missed the 1 million player mark at 997,341, according to Steam Charts<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>
One player specifically noted how much this meant to Dota <\/em>players in Iran<\/a>, who were forced to take a break from the game when it was banned by the government last month.\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cAfter a long \u2018forced\u2019 break, you return to your favorite thing in this shit world and Lord Gaben has $40+ worth of free cosmetics. almost 3 weeks of my salary,\u201d one Reddit user said<\/a>. \u201cI know it doesnt change my life but it sure did change my day!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>
A wider portion of the player base is also happy with this addition, with a few users detailing a lot of the positive changes<\/a> and things Valve has done for Dota <\/em>over the last year. And in a time where a lot of talk surrounding the game, battle pass, and the competitive scene was pretty negative, this is a nice change of pace.\u00a0<\/p>
