15-point checklist before you buy a Dota 2 account: SSA risks, VAC/game ban status, Steam Guard, trade holds, escrow, and post-handover steps.

No Diretide confirmed for Dota 2 Halloween 2026. Full history of the event, what Diretide was, and exactly what to watch for if it returns in October.

BLAST Slam VIII Day 2 recap: Spirit beat Aurora 2-1, PARIVISION edged 1W, Aurora swept LGD. Full game breakdowns, stats and the Day 3 Spirit vs Yandex preview.

Bought Dota 2 account vs calibrating a fresh one: the real cost math — 107-hour time cost, prices by MMR tier, calibration variance, and real ban risk.

Comparing PlayerAuctions, G2G, VikingDota, Eldorado.gg, EpicNPC and PlayerUp side by side — prices, protections, and the SSA risks you need to know first.

Switching Dota 2 servers does NOT reset your MMR. What changes: matchmaking pool, leaderboard rank, and ping. Exactly what Valve does when you switch.

BLAST Slam VIII playoffs day 1 recap: Yandex beat LGD, reverse-swept PARIVISION and reached the upper bracket final. Full breakdown, drafts and day 2 preview.

Declining a match in Dota 2 won’t cost you MMR — but it does hit your behavior score and triggers a queue cooldown. Learn how draft-leave penalties differ.

Your Dota 2 account was hacked and MMR dropped — does Valve restore it? Exact recovery steps, what Steam Support will do, and how to rebuild your rating.

No, win streaks give bonus MMR in Dota 2? No. Valve removed streak multipliers in 2018. Here is the math, the history, and what really changes during a hot run.