NS spoke about the terrible issues in Dota 2 ranked matchmaking

Yaroslav "NS" Kuznetsov said that it is almost impossible to play in Ranked because of the abundance of boosters, smurfs, and purchased accounts.

The streamer and former eSportsman said this during a broadcast on Twitch.

"You go into a public, and the rating spread is inadequate: one is calibrating, one smurf, a booster, and an incomprehensible party of two people. There are practically no games where you go to your rating and everyone plays at this rating"

According to him, the most difficult situation is at ranks from 3000 to 10000 - it is especially difficult to find a match at your rating there.

"From 3 to 10k - a complete swamp: boosters, smurfs, purchased accounts. There is always someone boosting an account, or playing on a smurf, or buying an account"

NS believes that this especially spoils the gaming experience, which affects the popularity of Dota 2 - many do not want to enter the ranks due to the dominance of such problems.

Recall that earlier Jonas "SabeRLight-" Volek announced the grand Battle Pass 2025 in Dota 2.