Mason risks ban by boosting his behaviour score
Mason "Mason" Venne is a Dota 2 streamer with a controversial reputation in the community. He often has outbursts in his ranked matches while streaming, which made him play several low-priority games in the old days.
Mason At The International 2017.Credits: Valve
However, with Valve’s recent changes to the behaviour score system, the player’s tantrums makes him unable to play rank matches. Thus, he has taken a more drastic and illegal measure in trying to get back into ranked games - hiring a booster.
The Obvious Signs
Turbo Mode Dota 2.Credits: Valve
Last week, the player took to X (formerly known as Twitter), asking his audience where to find a purchase for a behavior score boost. Not long after his inquiry, his account started Turbo matches.
Turbo matches in Dota 2 are shorter than rank or normal matches, which makes it a popular game mode for players who want to boost their behavior score. Mason has been playing in turbo games with a 5-man stack, making it easier for him to raise his behavior score.
Valve’s Unforgiving Past and Expenses
Unlike traditional rank boosting, behaviour score boosting is cheaper, coming in at around $35. However, Valve is unforgiving about players sharing their in-game accounts. In this year alone, Valve has handed permanent bans to 90,000 accounts in their crusade against getting rid of the smurfs.
In the eyes of the community, behavior score also falls under the same category as MMR boosting, and some fans are calling for an immediate ban against the controversial player.
Not the first player
Artour's disappointment.Credits: Valve
Mason is not the only player who has suffered the consequences of a low behavior score. When Valve introduced the new system, Artour "Arteezy" Babaev had a low score, which resulted in chaos in his games.
A picture that perfectly represents Quinn's past behavior.Image Source: Twitter. @GaiminGladiators
Quinn "Quinn" Callahan also had a low behavior score due to his past actions in the game. In Quinn's case, the community tried to troll him to reduce his in-game behavior score further. Fortunately, Quinn quickly recovered his behavior score.
Valve's new behaviour system caused some chaos when it was first introduced. But as time went on, Valve's efforts paid off. As Valve limits certain in-game communication privileges based on players' behaviour scores, they are encouraged to behave well even if they feel like criticizingfa their teammates.
Maintaining a good behaviour score is crucial for players who wish to queue for ranked games. If a player has a low behaviour score, they won't be able to queue for ranked games. Moreover, players with low behaviour scores only get matched with other low-behaviour-score players. Hence, players must be responsible and maintain a good behaviour score in every match.
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