Dropping isn’t enjoyable in Dota 2, however some gamers have begun exploiting a game-breaking bug to keep away from shedding their MMR.
There’s a easy in-game interplay that enables gamers to crash the servers for his or her Dota 2 match. The bug appeared on Gorgc’s stream, and it took off by way of recognition as many gamers tried to try recreating it in their very own video games.
Throughout a 70-minute recreation, one in all Gorgc’s teammates talked about they need to crash the sport to keep away from shedding MMR. Believing they may nonetheless win, Gorgc refused and requested the participant to proceed enjoying.
Their efforts wouldn’t be sufficient, nonetheless, because the enemy group had mega creeps and was preparing for the ultimate push. Over the past struggle, Invoker purchased a Linken’s Sphere and used it on one in all his allies.
Proper after activating the Linken’s on another person, Invoker proceeded to promote the merchandise, and the sport crashed after an enemy participant used a focused spell on the Linken’s. An anomaly occurred as a spell was used on a hero with Linken’s on them, however the supply of that wasn’t discovered since Invoker offered the merchandise throughout this course of.
The bug has been operating rampant, particularly in high-tier matches, for the final 10 hours, and it’s nonetheless within the recreation on the time of writing. As quickly as gamers who know concerning the bug begin pondering their match is likely to be a misplaced trigger, they promote their objects to take advantage of the bug, so that they don’t lose any MMR.
Valve’s more likely to roll out a hotfix within the upcoming hours, and gamers who wish to play whatever the bug will should be additional cautious throughout late-game pushes since casting a spell on a goal with Linken’s may cause your recreation to crash.