Following a tip-off by one of our loyal readers, DotaTalk has sent an elite task force to investigate the said claims. Dota2Clan, a small unknown Dota 2 fanpage has been creating quite a stir among die-hard Dota fans. After countless hours of dirt digging and information sifting, we have come to shed some light on this dark dark enigma. What evil have they done to earn a spotlight on DotaTalk’s main page? You’ll have to read on!

Lo and behold! Photographic evidence of misdeeds by Dota2Clan themselves. “What is he talking about?”, you may ask. Firstly, multiple posts by victim Ojjo Cuaresma of Alberta indicates that he was, in polite terms, f—ing pissed off at Dota2Clan, up to the point of insinuating Dota2Clan to have intercourse with their maternal mother. DotaTalk has unable to get through to Mr Cuaresma for a comment, but from his posts we MIGHT be able to guess that he was scammed in some way by Dota2Clan.

Continue scrolling down and you will see a post by Dota2Clan themselves having a “sale” on Dota 2 treasure keys, which has been labelled as illegal by Steam as D2C is not selling products that belong to them. *dramatic gasp* Yes, folks, this very “sale” might be the issue our poor Mr Cuaresma is facing. Moving on, Betakeys that are supposed to be given free to the public through events are sold for USD9 per key. Do not trust what you can’t see!

Even the bravest of the brave do not dare to cross Valve’s line so wantonly, but wait, there’s more! At http://prntscr.com/h3u1f, Dota2Clan clearly breaks the law by selling Dota 2 items, which are only meant to be on sale in Steam. Selling and buying such items in fact is suable in court.

Finally, the very core of untruth lies in D2C Facebook and homepage itself. Dota2Clan claims that they’re the “main and official” clan page of Dota 2, with 40 million page visits in the past few months. What do we say to that?

A simple Alexa.com search shows that Dota2Clan is ranked 4 million, not what we’d expect from the said 36 million hits. As for the hit counter on the top right side of the homepage, let me reveal a little trick :

Go to view-source:http://dota2clan.com/, scroll to line 41 and voila! The “hit counter”‘s number is actually pre-written. In other words, it’s not a real counter! It’s just number written in special fonts and coding to make it look like a real counter. Wow, maybe the people at D2C should stop adding an additional zero to their hit count. Real low move, don’t you think?

A simple whois search shows that crazyganker, owner of D2C is, or should we say WAS, the owner of another closed-down website, JoinDota2. Not really trustworthy, don’t you think? Furthermore, allegations of partnership with Dota2.com is highly doubtable, as Dota2.com does not partner or affiliate itself with other private groups.

False advertising, alleged scamming cases and shady deals, would you put your trust in them? DotaTalk URGE our readers not to believe anything that have not come to light. In the mean time, DotaTalk is trying to clear the muddy waters by attempting to contact Dota2Clan.