Disclaimer: I've never played Dota 2 It's also possible some of those accounts were created to be sold on on a marketplace. Online gaming marketplaces have tra

Disclaimer: I've never played Dota 2 It's also possible some of those accounts were created to be sold on on a marketplace. Online gaming marketplaces have traders with in-game items, credits, and even accounts for sale. It's especially big for online games where item duplication glitches allow some players to hoard hundreds-thousands of hot commodities. Accounts that have maxed out levels, achievements, and/or rare rewards (possibly via this cheat) can sell for hundreds of real world dollars.