Dota Overplus faced heavy criticism from both Valve and the Dota 2 community following its developers' response to their software's recent ban in-game. Valve enforced its strict third-party-based policy by issuing a ban on the tool in the title. Subsequently, Dota Overplus developers made a long announcement on their official Discord server, a part of which said (translated by Google from Russian):
The community's reaction to the developers' statement was largely one of outrage, with many rallying behind Valve's decision. That said, not long back notable figures such as Gorgc, a prominent streamer, and Loda, CEO of Alliance and The International 2013 champion, voiced their support for getting Dota Overplus banned.
Following their initial statement, the developers of Dota Overplus elaborated on their thoughts on Valve's ban, saying:
Moreover, the developers claimed that their "skin-changer" software would prompt players to take breaks from Dota 2 and force former users to start anew. They expressed their belief that Dota 2 would rapidly decline as a result, stating:
Furthermore, they hinted at potential retaliatory action against Valve, by stating:
Dota Overplus, a software known for technically pirating existing skins for its users, was defended by its developers, who claimed that its drawbacks were limited only by their thoughts.
The final lines indicated that the Dota Overplus, despite theban, will continue to remain active and ended the announcement with a fiery statement:
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