A Dota 2 fan known by the pseudonym Fabio Longo has discovered a method to circumvent Valve`s restriction regarding access to match statistics for players with a rating above 8,500 MMR. He decided to exploit a vulnerability and subsequently created a website where he began publishing information about professional players` games in public matches and practice sessions within closed lobbies.
Gabe`s Loophole: Dota 2 Professional Player Statistics!
Hello, Gabe Newell. Finding your loophole wasn`t all that difficult. Next time you make such a stupid decision as closing off professional players` statistics, please try to at least eliminate obvious vulnerabilities so that even a novice like me couldn`t take advantage of them. P.S. Thank you for Dota, for many of us, it`s become more than just a game. With love, Fabio Longo.
In late March, Valve made the match statistics of players with 8,500 MMR and higher private. This action caused services like Dota2ProTracker to lose their ability to collect data from high-rank matchmaking.
The exact vulnerability that allowed Fabio Longo to gain access to the in-game statistics is not specified. Furthermore, at the time of this article`s publication, the website currently presents information about the games of only a portion of esports athletes, and in some match results, participants are listed anonymously. The author noted that he is uncertain how quickly Valve will fix the vulnerability (or if they will do so at all), but he intends to continue using it as long as it remains possible.
Finley Holt