

These bans will also remove players from the Leaderboards. VAC bans are recorded on the user's Steam profile, and will be permanently visible to all other users. During this time, Dota 2 will be inaccessible. It suspends the user from the game entirely. This form of ban is performed under the Valve Anti-Cheat system (VAC). Ban time for declining/abandoning matches usually starts low, while behavioral offenses tend to start with longer ban times.Ī Steam profile with recorded VAC ban.For example, a player with many offenses may be immediately banned for a day, without having first been banned for ten minutes.Ban durations may not always follow the order shown in this table. The scaling below is only an estimate.Escalation time resets after an unknown period of good behavior (usually a few days).Ban time escalates each time a consecutive ban is issued.Low behavior score (from feeding, abandoning, player abuse, etc.).Ranked matchmaking tends to have harsher criteria and longer punishment times. Matchmaking bans restrict queuing for matches, and usually come with low priority.It does not affect matchmaking, and will not put players into low priority.

Communications bans restrict text and voice communications.Players may receive one or both at the same time. Two types of in-game bans are administered.
