2026-02-01

NS on view-count manipulation among Dota 2 streamers

NS criticizes apparent artificial boosting of viewers for Daxak and other Dota 2 streamers, questions logic of inflating numbers

01.02 at 17:14 — NS commented on suspected view-count manipulation affecting Daxak and several other Dota 2 streamers.

NS said that it looks like someone is inflating numbers as a joke: "Someone seems to be boosting for lulz. Do they have nothing better to do than to pump up 20,000 viewers for 30 minutes?"

The remark singled out Daxak along with other members of the Dota 2 streaming community, framing the practice as pointless and puzzling.

NS's statement expresses skepticism and criticism of artificial audience inflation, highlighting the oddity of briefly creating an enormous viewer spike without a clear purpose.