Ban
A Steam profile with recorded VAC ban. This record cannot be hidden.
Bans are a form of punishment given out to players who violate certain regulations.
Contents [hide]
1 Communications ban
1.1 Criteria
1.2 Resetting
2 VAC ban
2.1 Criteria
2.2 Exceptions
3 See also
4 External links
[edit] Communications ban
This form of ban restricts both text and voice communications. It does not affect matchmaking, and will not put players into low priority.
[edit] Criteria
Communication bans take the following factors into consideration:
Reports from other players
In-game behavior
Unspecified internal analyses
Ban time escalates according to the following scale:
Offense Punishment
1st ban 1 day
2nd ban 2 days
3rd ban and after 1 week each
[edit] Resetting
There is a forgiveness threshold of 3 weeks, after which the escalation resets. This means that when a player has not received any further bans for 3 weeks since his/her last ban expired, the counter resets and his/her next ban will be considered a "1st Ban" (1 day), followed by "2nd Ban" (2 days), etc.
[edit] VAC ban
This form of ban is performed under the Valve Anti-Cheat system (VAC). It suspends the user from the game entirely. During this time, Dota 2 will be inaccessible.
VAC bans are recorded on the user's Steam profile, and will be permanently visible to all other users.
[edit] Criteria
Currently, there is only one known offense for Dota 2 that warrants a VAC ban: