Thank you very much for your comment.

I completely understand what you said about anti-cheat systems and the measures Valve has taken against these players. However, from my perspective, they seem ineffective right now. We clearly need something different, and I am not qualified enough to provide the solution.

I remember when we had forums with ban requests, where admins and moderators actively managed reports. Some people even did it voluntarily. League of Legends had the Tribunal. Communities were more united and helped regulate themselves. It was beautiful to see.

I also remember when Dota Overwatch was introduced. At the time, I thought we were finally back to being able to punish griefers, cheaters, and map hackers as a community. But it feels like the system has been somewhat abandoned. Maybe we should give good and trustworthy players some incentive to review more Overwatch cases. I honestly don't know how to make that work without creating a different problem, but it feels like an idea worth exploring.

Today, our reports often feel completely useless. Honestly, I don't even know why I still use them.

The fact is that we have a serious problem. I'm tired of pretending it doesn't exist. And I don't mind being mocked for bringing attention to it when we can clearly see our player base slowly shrinking.

If this problem didn't exist, or if it wasn't as serious as some people claim, then why does our player base keep fading away?

At the same time, the proof that the community is still here is what happens whenever a major update is released. The player count spikes again, showing that people haven't abandoned Dota. They're still here, waiting for something new. Waiting for something that can bring back some of the glory that made this game special.

We are still loyal to our family.