Dota 2 Adds Report Option for Accounts Using Scripts

Valve has added a report option for Dota 2 accounts controlled by automated scripts. The option appeared after the game’s overnight patch on Nov. 13 and increased the number of matchmaking report categories from six to seven.

Players can find the new option on the post-match scoreboard beside a player’s profile. It uses a robot-head icon and covers scripts that play matches independently or perform actions in place of a human player.

The other report categories cover toxic behavior in text and voice chat, intentional disruption, cheating, smurf accounts and selecting an unsuitable role.

Valve has not disclosed how it will review reports about automated scripts or which penalties may apply to accounts found to be using them.

Automated scripts can be used to change a player’s behavior score or intentionally lose matches to lower their matchmaking rating, known as MMR. The accounts may then be sold to players seeking matches against less experienced opponents.

More news about ranked matches, along with guides for those looking to boost their MMR in Dota 2, is available on our website.

Reviewed and fact-checked by Vlad Kipran on November 13, 2026.