While players of Dota 2 wait for a new update, Valve is having a bit of fun. After 16 years, they have abducted a hero, but a Twitch streamer rushes to help him by blowing bubbles.
What’s wrong with the hero? On June 22, Valve released a small update for their MOBA Dota 2 on Steam. The patch notes state among other things: “Axe has been removed from the available hero pool and can no longer be selected or randomly assigned. In Captains Mode (the mode played in esports), he is still available.”
Many players wondered why Axe was removed. After all, he has been a staple of Dota 2 since its release in 2010. A similar action was taken by Valve in 2013 when the hero Skeleton King was removed as part of an event and later returned as Wraith King.
To help the poor hero, Twitch streamer TeaGuvnor started a strange stream, hoping it would be enough for Valve to release the new update and bring Axe back to players.
Blowing 1860 bubbles, but this time no success
Why is the streamer doing this? TeaGuvnor is already well-known in the Dota 2 community. He has streamed during previous updates to wait with fans for new content. He was almost always interrupted as Valve actually released an update during his streams.
Besides counting grains of rice or cutting over 200 onions, he now tried to summon the update with soap bubbles.
But the soap bubbles were not enough this time, as after almost 9 hours he gave up and ended the stream – of course without an update. In his Reddit post about the outcome, TeaGuvnor writes that this is the second time he has had to go to sleep during such a stream and that the update did not come out.
What do players suspect behind Valve’s action? Even before Axe’s removal, players had found some hints about a seemingly new event: Dark Carnival. On Reddit, a data miner found clues that could point to such an event.
Additionally, a small buff was found that could be implemented in the game once the right conditions are met. A file also contains the name “Dark Carnival” (reddit.com).
The abduction of Axe in 2024 also leaves some players suspecting a new event with the character. In the trailer for the then new hero Ringmaster, Axe was also abducted, which according to Reddit is a reference to today’s events.
While new content keeps coming in Dota 2, one thing remains the same: there are cheaters in Valve’s MOBA too. Recently, a player wanted to show off in front of the community and was caught as a cheater. After all, he managed to go unnoticed in 17,000 matches: Cheater plays unnoticed over 17,000 matches in a game on Steam, wants to show off, reveals himself
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