Steam revised its online conduct guidelines on May 11, explicitly categorizing smurfing as a form of cheating. The updated guidelines signal Steam’s intention to keep players situated in their correct skill brackets, but Dota 2<\/em> fans remain skeptical for the moment.<\/p>
Despite adding smurfing to its guidelines, Steam has been against the practice in Dota 2<\/em> long before that. Fans believed that Steam’s rules against smurfing were mostly overlooked in Dota 2\u2019s case, making them think the latest update may not be enforced as expected.<\/p>
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While Dota 2<\/em> players expressed their concerns regarding smurfing in a recent Reddit thread<\/a>, many also pointed out Steam\u2019s efforts to reduce smurfing in the game.<\/p>
In patch 7.33, Valve changed Dota 2<\/em>\u2019s ranked system<\/a> to Glicko which aims to do a better job of identifying smurfs. When the system detects a smurf, it increases the amount of MMR that player wins or loses to place them in their true skill bracket.<\/p>
