On May 4, you must register a mobile number to play MMR in Dota 2

Valve announces major changes to the system matchmaking in Dota 2. From all the list of announced changes, the clear goal is to improve everyone’s experience as much as possible, and prevent all forms of exploitation and abuse by irresponsible players.

Your account must be tied to a number WL In order to be able to do Ranked Matchmaking. No More Smurf!

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May 4th, so you can enter ranked matchmaking, your account must be registered to the phone number or cellphone. You can register your number from today. then if by May 4 you have not registered your number, you will only be able to play through normal matchmaking until you register it.

One number can only be registered on one account. You can delete the number tied to your account and replace it with another number. In addition, you can also enter the number that you have deleted into another account. But as a consequence, accounts tied to that number have to wait for three months to be able to play on the game ranked matchmaking. So, if you have two accounts and want to play ranked matchmaking in both accounts, you must have two numbers WL active.

The purpose of this change is of course to reduce the number of accounts smurf, or a second account with a smaller Solo MMR. Because if a game in rank 3,000MMR turned out to be visited by players smurf who actually has a 5,000MMR account, the experience of all players will be bad. His opponent will be powerless against a better player, while even if he wins, his teammates will not learn much and gain rewards in the form of victory without having to try hard.

To register a number to your account, you must register a number WLyou to Steam first. To do this, simply click on your account name in the upper right corner on Steam, then select Account Details. After that in the Contact Info box, select “Manage your phone number”, and enter the number WLyour.

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After that, once you enter Dota 2, you will find the “Associate Phone With Dota” option when entering the Finding Ranked Match option. Just choose, and you’re done! Number WLyou are already tied to the account Dota 2.

Also read: 5 Tips for Winning Matches and Increasing Solo MMR in Dota 2

Solo and Party Matchmaking System Changes

Starting today, players solo who entered ranked matchmaking can choose to be matched with players solo other. The trick, go to Settings in Dota 2. Go to Advanced Options, and look for the Miscellaneous box. Check the Strict Solo Ranked Matchmaking box. So when you play later, you will meet nine players solo other.

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Besides, if you have Solo MMR which is higher than Party MMR, when you play together ranked party, system Dota 2 matchmaking will pair you with players with a higher Party MMR than you have. Roughly speaking, if you have Solo MMR 3,000 and Party MMR 2,000, if you do ranked party, you will be met with players who have MMR 2,500.

This change was made to prevent an exploit where players with high Solo MMR accidentally played on the ranked party when he has a low Party MMR. The goal is of course to get an easy victory because the opponent he is facing is certainly not as good as himself.

The impact is the same, namely, everyone’s playing experience is damaged due to an imbalance of power because there are one or two players who are mechanically much better and can win the match alone. In this way, it is hoped that every match ranked party could be fairer and both teams had an equal chance of winning.

Low Priority Will Be Even More Terrible

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During this time, if you enter low priority matchmaking, you have to win some matches in order to get back into matchmaking normal, I don’t know ranked or normal. Well, adding to that penalty, after winning the match low priority according to the amount requested, you have to wait to be able to return to ranked matchmaking. This waiting time can vary, ranging from just a few hours to a maximum of four days depending on how often you log in to low priority.

This additional penalty may feel very unfair. But I think this makes quite a bit of sense because after a few games, players who just escaped from low priority usually not in the right mental state to be able to play, especially in the ranked matchmaking. Maybe there are players who feel frustrated, annoyed, or even revengeful after just escaping from “hell”. low priority“. So, some time to hold them is certainly necessary.

In addition, Valve will also implement a better detection system for those who intentionally spoil the gaming experience with for example feeding, as well as those who use the account bot. The punishment given will also be stricter, and account bot existing ones will soon be exterminated.

What do you think? I myself can’t wait to try this new system, especially on May 4th. At the same time, even though I haven’t been, I will also definitely be more careful not to be thrown into low priority.