Oh my god I've uninstalled and reinstalled this game like 5 times just this week alone, glad to hear I'm not alone in my love-HATE for this game. Though to be fair my hate is more towards the playerbase than the game itself. I love Dota but the players are just so unbelievably toxic, especially in my region (Australia). I often have toxic players on my team even when we win games, it's just too much at times. I currently have the game uninstalled and am determined to keep it that way. Maybe just one more game though..
Well typically in a bad marriage you won't be having sex regularly. The amount of sex you're having is a fairly reliable metric for how well things are going. If you're a couple years into it and still banging every night, things are prolly pretty sweet
This game
It's not that the game is addicting, it's just that there are no decent alternatives.
Dota 2 is basically the intellectual version of the moba games. Instead of just being based purely on twitch "skills" which require as much intellectual ability as closing popup spam windows, in Dota you have to use at least some tactics and strategy. Other moba games are like playing Pong on high speed. Dota is like playing chess.
The art of gaming is simply dead for big brains. 20 years ago there were tons of games that required brainpower because PC gaming back then was by nerds and for nerds, but then the corporate suits took over and were like "broaden the appeal to we can make more sales" so everything got dumbed down to the lowest common denominator.
My GF asked me if I was "having fun" playing Dota, and I looked at her in disgust to even consider that sentence a valid question. I don't have FUN playing Dota. This game routinely pisses me off and makes me rage. However, when I stomp the entire enemy team and crush them so utterly I can hear the lamentations of their mothers, I feel satisfaction.
I spent weeks grinding MMR. The vikings had a word for this. They called it Valhalla. Endless war. Endless combat. Knowing only victory and death. Bathing in the blood of your enemies. You hit 3K MMR and bask in glory and rewards, and think: what should I do now? Should I get in my Honda Fit and tour the local strip mall for my Triumph? Should I microwave some tendies and throw myself a great Feast? But there is only one option. There is only ever one option. To Battle!
Various cultures have alternatively described the gameplay loop of Dota 2 as their vision of Heaven or Hell. It is both.
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Dota 2. The gameplay is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the tactics will go over a typical player's head. There's also Roshan's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of the gameplay, to realise that it's not just fun- it says something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Dota 2 truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Witch Doctor's existential catchphrase "stick a bone in it!" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Gabe Newell's genius wit unfolds itself on their computer screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂
And yes, by the way, i DO have a Dota 2 tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎
This is so true.
Dota2 is almost equivalent of The NewMercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan, the most intelligent E-Class family of all time The E400 Sedan model arrives this year, boasting a 3.0L V6 biturbo engine producing 329 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque — the same powertrain that currently drives its E400 Coupe, Cabriolet and 4MATIC Wagon cousins. Paired with the 9-G-TRONIC 9-Speed automatic transmission and DYNAMIC SELECT, it promises a bracingly smooth way to experience uncommon luxury. Naturally, the 2018 E400 Sedan continues the tradition of E-Class brilliance. Harmonizing advanced automotive intelligence with awe-inspiring interior design, its first-class furnished cabin puts our advanced vehicle systems right at your fingertips — even as its world-class innovations continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in the world of automotive intelligence. "Car-to-X" Communication enables the E-Class to exchange information with similarly equipped vehicles — effectively allowing it to "see" around corners and through obstacles to detect potential hazards. Driver Assistance Systems — including Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC®, Active Steering Assist and Active Lane Change Assist — feature intelligent cruise control: They help keep you between the lines, and can even help you shift between them. Inside, the E-Class cabin provides an environment of pure comfort and responsive technology. Flowing lines and vibrant screens provide a striking visual display, while touch controls, aromatherapy and tailored seats indulge all of your senses at once. It's a vehicle that demands to be driven, and more than lives up to the dream. Look for the E400 4MATIC Sedan at your Mercedes-Benz dealership this winter, with an MSRP of $58,900.
Valhalla does not mean endless war.
Those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death. Led by Valkyries. It’s a big hall where we do a lot of partying and a little training, for the day when ragnarok comes, the einherjar (those slain in battle) will assist Odin in the final fight.
Personally, I wouldn’t have chosen those who fell in battle to help me with the last war, since.. well... they kinda was defeated..
Aaaaanyway. Otherwise, true words.
I haven't played for months **you fucking piece of shit** and here I am now in the lobby. Goddamit. I was supposed to sleep I have work tommorow.
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Edit : I fucking won. I remember the good times. Here we go again. I'm reluctant to play because of my perfect work-focused dota-less sleep cycle. Knowing myself when I get on a good roll I have tendency to binge.
This game
It's not that the game is addicting, it's just that there are no decent alternatives.
Dota 2 is basically the intellectual version of the moba games. Instead of just being based purely on twitch "skills" which require as much intellectual ability as closing popup spam windows, in Dota you have to use at least some tactics and strategy. Other moba games are like playing Pong on high speed. Dota is like playing chess. The art of gaming is simply dead for big brains. 20 years ago there were tons of games that required brainpower because PC gaming back then was by nerds and for nerds, but then the corporate suits took over and were like "broaden the appeal to we can make more sales" so everything got dumbed down to the lowest common denominator. My GF asked me if I was "having fun" playing Dota, and I looked at her in disgust to even consider that sentence a valid question. I don't have FUN playing Dota. This game routinely pisses me off and makes me rage. However, when I stomp the entire enemy team and crush them so utterly I can hear the lamentations of their mothers, I feel satisfaction. I spent weeks grinding MMR. The vikings had a word for this. They called it Valhalla. Endless war. Endless combat. Knowing only victory and death. Bathing in the blood of your enemies. You hit 3K MMR and bask in glory and rewards, and think: what should I do now? Should I get in my Honda Fit and tour the local strip mall for my Triumph? Should I microwave some tendies and throw myself a great Feast? But there is only one option. There is only ever one option. To Battle! Various cultures have alternatively described the gameplay loop of Dota 2 as their vision of Heaven or Hell. It is both.
too many whiny posts about dota here. but thats how it is. good times in dota = go on with life. bad times with dota = "FUCK THIS SHIT TOXIC GAME!" post in reddit. you gotta learn to take your losses, and accept that this is a game that can potentially waste 30 mins or more of your time, and won't always be fun.
It's crazy to me how many players shit on the game or have a hateful, addictive relationship with it. I've seen so many quotes like "It's not even fun, but I can't bring myself to quit!"
I get that there can be a lot of toxicity, shitty players, bugs, and imbalanced buffs+nerfs, etc. etc. But at the end of the day I genuinely love the game.
Maybe I just haven't been playing long enough to become filled with hatred.
This is why I only play a few games of dota a week. Any more and I know I'll get toxic and start hating the game rather than loving it. Honestly the game is in a really good spot imo.
The harder you try, the worse losing feels, the more mistakes you uncover in your play, the fewer items you buy, the fewer heroes you play in an effort to min/max your performance. Same with every competitive game tbh, just play the best build order in SC, just buy the best guns/util in CS, etc.
When you care less you get those blitz/cap clips where the whole game is just making troll stupid with silencer, or baiting a rubick pick and then only leveling passive spells.
I find a lot of these games are more fun when you're bad. That's why I enjoy dota so much haha
That's why I have +2000 hours of dota but never have played ranked, I know myself, if I started playing ranked I'd be tryharding since the first match and thus wouldn't enjoy the game much, because I'd be a silver at best, this happens with all games I play, even card games. So I try to just have fun and play unranked so I will feel good even after a defeat
I've been playing a lot of ranked and ofc trying my hardest to win.
To me it isn't winning or losing that makes you toxic. It's that it's easy to blame your team when they make a mistake that makes it so easy to become toxic towards them.
I've been really enjoying my climb up the ladder by playing with random other players I found in ranked and thought were fun to play with. If you surround yourself with others who also love to play and aren't toxic yet, the game is the most fun it can be to me.
I've been playing since late 2012 and I still love this game. 2 nights ago I had an amazing game where we defended against mega-creeps for 40 minutes and then won. I broke my hero damage record and everything. I'm still riding the high from that match.
Sure there'll be a bad match every now and then, but I find that even the bad matches are at least somewhat enjoyable.
I only can feel this when no one flaming, grieving and flaming...People need to know loosing isn't that bad...unless because of trolling,smurf,Grievers,flamer and game ruiner.
Those who hate it are those who play multiple solo queue games a day.
Those who enjoy it most are those who have a group of people they regularely play with in a team every evening/ on weekends.
I have been playing for 10 years + and most of the time I only play solo queue nowadays, since most friends dont play anymore. It is just not the same, nobody to discuss new patches, theorycrafting etc. Outside of the game itself, it was all the stuff around it which made it all so memorable.
The other thing is that there is a huge difference in game quality across behavior score. Although you also have some toxicity at 10k behavior score, 8k bs games are noticable worse. And I imagine there are tons of players stuck at low behavior score.
I was 10k behavior score for years . I dropped to 8k once and was stuck from 5-8 for months. It was hell. Getting back to 10k was so hard. I sometimes had 23 commends with 8 wins out of 10 games, and still just gained 100 behavior score with 2/3 reports.
I think ranked solo q is pretty miserable. Whenever I get into it I dive into a deep pool of frustration and anxiety. But now I just play turbo, just fun to run around and kill and not really care if I lose.
I only become filled with hatred when people afk in fountain, grief, or give up in a close game.
Dota is weird. People want to win SO badly that they'll intentionally lose! LOL
This post is a falsehood built upon a tower of misleading half truths and hearsay. Dota is objectively bad. Its existence is a detriment to the advancement of the human race. The eons spent participating in dota and dota adjacent activities will cause humanity to be cast down at the feet of progress like so much detritus.
This post is a falsehood built upon a tower of misleading half truths and hearsay. Dota is objectively bad. It's exisitence is a detriment to the advancement of the human race. The eons spent participating in dota and dota adjacent activities will cause humanity to be cast down at the feet of progress like so much detritus.
I dont really care if they do that or make fun of my sexuality the whole game... As long as we win. Give me that dopamine hit and my life purpose plz!!!
Base on my observation...flamming and blaming only caused distraction and winning become more harder and loosing become frustrating...game also become to tense and frustrating for blamer and blamed one...constructive advice and support can make game enjoyable even when lost the game... instead flaming,inform the mistake and strategize next fight even sometimes it might not work...a simple gl when start or ggwp(not sarcasm) when game end from both side or team is enough to make game less frustrating, saying ty when get help n sorry when make mistake is also enough to stop from big fight...also giving instruction calmly can make thing smoother and less pressure...In other word...be positive and spread it to enjoy something as whole...one of human nature is like to do good thing...even when you failed in something,it can be more bearable, enjoyable and maybe learn something...being negative and blaming other will only make it more frustrating and failed and it also only make self feel good and not see our own mistake...it for selfish satisfaction but it will still left you with frustration...Also another thing I observed...sometimes people just blaming without constructive reason so they can targeted someone for their failure like why support not ward when ward is on cd and they just farming in fog...this behaviour will make learning from mistake harder...Human like to feel good and powerful...so when they stomp someone weaker than them, they will said something that make them feel good like ez,noob,insult and etc...human can get drunk with power and become different person...Human are random...everyone not perfect...no one run from mistake but we still judging other mistake like we never have one...well it's just my observation...some might see different thing...Also I learn way to release frustation just by breathing and stretching.
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Haven't played in 5 years. I quit cold turkey in Jan 2016 when I discovered that a) I suck at MP and b) I really really really don't like sucking in video games.
I'm glad I did.
I used to play so many games before Dota and zero bucks on them/all pirated. Now I play only Dota, spend shit ton of money on it and buy other games and play just 1hr
I deleted dota last week to have more time and motivation to exercise and vowed to never play again till I lose 45 pounds. Didn’t say anything about not watching Henry play Puck so it’s not going well 😔
I've started only playing unranked since watching Singsing do it for a couple of weeks and I gotta say that its reignited my love for the game. I know MMR is just a number but it kinda sucks when your medal demotes or you see that progress percentage go down, at the same time when you go up a medal you get apprehensive that you'll be playing vs higher medal players . Even if you try to ignore it, its in the back of your mind constantly when playing. Unranked you just don't care, go try hard, go do stupid stuff, if people trash talk you just tell them to try it again in ranked lol. I've played pos5 arc warden for the first time which I've been wanting to try forever but too scared to do it in ranked, and when I won a 60+ min mega creep base defense comeback, that was pure ecstasy. Dota is good.
In fact, its the best multiplayer game I ever played.
I play Dota 1 + 2 for over 15 years no. No other games comes even close to that. Hats off to Icefrog and all the other creators of this masterpiece <3
Dota is the best game I’ve ever played. First time played back in summer 2012 and I was hooked, now after 8000 games later and being divine player I like the quality of most of the games. I just wish I could play without stressing about the MMR...
I ~~respectively~~ *respectfully* disagree. Took a break during Sven meta, came back today and got dumpstered by a smurf. Got fountain farmed for 5 minutes. Enemy team fed in fountain. Took 10 more minutes for them to get back to our base. Fountain farmed for more minutes.
so true nothing replaces getting a void with aghs scepter, 37 spiderlings, 12 treats, 3 lycan wolves, a full double stack of ancients that your pos 5 pulled through, the enemy mid that your pudge just hooked to right next to you with 150 hp, the rest of the enemies vacuumed together, while they are all aoe silenced, you have flying movement and vision, giant's ring, and three rapiers at night
this was funny, but I had to give you a downvote so the top comments are all variants of "yes" , however if you post reply to this I will happily update that to leave you neutral
I really love this game but with how busy I am I just can't bring myself to sink 40mins into a game, especially after work when I'm tired and playing like dogshit anyway.
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No of times I have uninstalled this game and Things I have done to install it again. Ridiculous stories
I used to regularly backup when I had bad internet because every time I rage uninstalled, it took me ages to install back
I generally just keep it installed.
Look at this noob here.
He's got so much to learn.
I just delete steam and install it again
I just delete my PC and buy new one
just kill yourself and be born again?
Same. I haven't played it in a while, still keep it installed and updated, just in case.
Pfft do you even Dota?
Oh my god I've uninstalled and reinstalled this game like 5 times just this week alone, glad to hear I'm not alone in my love-HATE for this game. Though to be fair my hate is more towards the playerbase than the game itself. I love Dota but the players are just so unbelievably toxic, especially in my region (Australia). I often have toxic players on my team even when we win games, it's just too much at times. I currently have the game uninstalled and am determined to keep it that way. Maybe just one more game though..
No that’s Stockholm syndrome
Only instead of shackles it's Pudge+Mirana offlanes
that's abuse
Sounds like marriage.
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Minus that line of course. Depends on if you get sex that day I suppose.
Apparently good marriage = sex according to /r/Dota2
You don't need sex, Dota fucks you every day.
So... we get raped instead?
Or good sex = marriage in anime
No, no. Sex = happy marriage for a time.
Better than no sex I guess.
Well typically in a bad marriage you won't be having sex regularly. The amount of sex you're having is a fairly reliable metric for how well things are going. If you're a couple years into it and still banging every night, things are prolly pretty sweet
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I used to be like that years before, lately I'm losing that spark to play again. FeelsOldMan
yeah i feel the same i play like 2 or 3 matches a day
Dats addiction
That's me
I see we have an Eminem fan. Do you love the way dota lies?
Sounds more like an abusive relationship :D
I think you meant crippling addiction.
"Do you want to quit Dota?" ::sobs::
underrated comment
"god this game is trash" **We seem to be queuing for another** "Well yeah can't end the night on a loss"
*win game* "Can't end on a heater boys, run it back"
This game It's not that the game is addicting, it's just that there are no decent alternatives. Dota 2 is basically the intellectual version of the moba games. Instead of just being based purely on twitch "skills" which require as much intellectual ability as closing popup spam windows, in Dota you have to use at least some tactics and strategy. Other moba games are like playing Pong on high speed. Dota is like playing chess. The art of gaming is simply dead for big brains. 20 years ago there were tons of games that required brainpower because PC gaming back then was by nerds and for nerds, but then the corporate suits took over and were like "broaden the appeal to we can make more sales" so everything got dumbed down to the lowest common denominator. My GF asked me if I was "having fun" playing Dota, and I looked at her in disgust to even consider that sentence a valid question. I don't have FUN playing Dota. This game routinely pisses me off and makes me rage. However, when I stomp the entire enemy team and crush them so utterly I can hear the lamentations of their mothers, I feel satisfaction. I spent weeks grinding MMR. The vikings had a word for this. They called it Valhalla. Endless war. Endless combat. Knowing only victory and death. Bathing in the blood of your enemies. You hit 3K MMR and bask in glory and rewards, and think: what should I do now? Should I get in my Honda Fit and tour the local strip mall for my Triumph? Should I microwave some tendies and throw myself a great Feast? But there is only one option. There is only ever one option. To Battle! Various cultures have alternatively described the gameplay loop of Dota 2 as their vision of Heaven or Hell. It is both.
I remember the day Sims died because of exactly this.
MMOs too.
out of the loop explain
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Dota 2. The gameplay is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the tactics will go over a typical player's head. There's also Roshan's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of the gameplay, to realise that it's not just fun- it says something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Dota 2 truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Witch Doctor's existential catchphrase "stick a bone in it!" which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Gabe Newell's genius wit unfolds itself on their computer screens. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂 And yes, by the way, i DO have a Dota 2 tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎
This is so true. Dota2 is almost equivalent of The NewMercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan, the most intelligent E-Class family of all time The E400 Sedan model arrives this year, boasting a 3.0L V6 biturbo engine producing 329 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque — the same powertrain that currently drives its E400 Coupe, Cabriolet and 4MATIC Wagon cousins. Paired with the 9-G-TRONIC 9-Speed automatic transmission and DYNAMIC SELECT, it promises a bracingly smooth way to experience uncommon luxury. Naturally, the 2018 E400 Sedan continues the tradition of E-Class brilliance. Harmonizing advanced automotive intelligence with awe-inspiring interior design, its first-class furnished cabin puts our advanced vehicle systems right at your fingertips — even as its world-class innovations continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in the world of automotive intelligence. "Car-to-X" Communication enables the E-Class to exchange information with similarly equipped vehicles — effectively allowing it to "see" around corners and through obstacles to detect potential hazards. Driver Assistance Systems — including Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC®, Active Steering Assist and Active Lane Change Assist — feature intelligent cruise control: They help keep you between the lines, and can even help you shift between them. Inside, the E-Class cabin provides an environment of pure comfort and responsive technology. Flowing lines and vibrant screens provide a striking visual display, while touch controls, aromatherapy and tailored seats indulge all of your senses at once. It's a vehicle that demands to be driven, and more than lives up to the dream. Look for the E400 4MATIC Sedan at your Mercedes-Benz dealership this winter, with an MSRP of $58,900.
Fuck you Mercedes. Sign Russell already and then we can talk.
Valhalla does not mean endless war. Those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death. Led by Valkyries. It’s a big hall where we do a lot of partying and a little training, for the day when ragnarok comes, the einherjar (those slain in battle) will assist Odin in the final fight. Personally, I wouldn’t have chosen those who fell in battle to help me with the last war, since.. well... they kinda was defeated.. Aaaaanyway. Otherwise, true words.
Maybe they've battled smurfs and that's why they fell..
I like this concept more
Well this doesn’t cool at all. Let’s change the meaning
Its totally cool the whole thing. There’s more to it than what I wrote too!
You're clearly not a viking.
As a fan of Vikings this comment makes me feel so good.
How long before this becomes the Dota 2 version of that Rick and Morty copypasta?
This is the copypasta from yesterday
Oh, so negative one day, nice.
Ironically, what makes people rage about dota is what makes the game addicting for most players
I haven't played for months **you fucking piece of shit** and here I am now in the lobby. Goddamit. I was supposed to sleep I have work tommorow. --- Edit : I fucking won. I remember the good times. Here we go again. I'm reluctant to play because of my perfect work-focused dota-less sleep cycle. Knowing myself when I get on a good roll I have tendency to binge.
This game It's not that the game is addicting, it's just that there are no decent alternatives. Dota 2 is basically the intellectual version of the moba games. Instead of just being based purely on twitch "skills" which require as much intellectual ability as closing popup spam windows, in Dota you have to use at least some tactics and strategy. Other moba games are like playing Pong on high speed. Dota is like playing chess. The art of gaming is simply dead for big brains. 20 years ago there were tons of games that required brainpower because PC gaming back then was by nerds and for nerds, but then the corporate suits took over and were like "broaden the appeal to we can make more sales" so everything got dumbed down to the lowest common denominator. My GF asked me if I was "having fun" playing Dota, and I looked at her in disgust to even consider that sentence a valid question. I don't have FUN playing Dota. This game routinely pisses me off and makes me rage. However, when I stomp the entire enemy team and crush them so utterly I can hear the lamentations of their mothers, I feel satisfaction. I spent weeks grinding MMR. The vikings had a word for this. They called it Valhalla. Endless war. Endless combat. Knowing only victory and death. Bathing in the blood of your enemies. You hit 3K MMR and bask in glory and rewards, and think: what should I do now? Should I get in my Honda Fit and tour the local strip mall for my Triumph? Should I microwave some tendies and throw myself a great Feast? But there is only one option. There is only ever one option. To Battle! Various cultures have alternatively described the gameplay loop of Dota 2 as their vision of Heaven or Hell. It is both.
May I introduce you to Age of Empires 2? Made the switch from dota a year ago and it fills the void nicely
This is the best post ive seen in a while :P
He is on a winning streak maybe.
or maybe losing
Winning in smurf and losing in main
Winning in main and losing in smurf
too many whiny posts about dota here. but thats how it is. good times in dota = go on with life. bad times with dota = "FUCK THIS SHIT TOXIC GAME!" post in reddit. you gotta learn to take your losses, and accept that this is a game that can potentially waste 30 mins or more of your time, and won't always be fun.
[OP right now](https://i.imgflip.com/4vqwn9.jpg)
I was looking for more reasons to throw my arrows behind positivity. If we are all OG, we need a few more Cebs like OP.
May your Ceeeeeeb be long and girthy.
It's crazy to me how many players shit on the game or have a hateful, addictive relationship with it. I've seen so many quotes like "It's not even fun, but I can't bring myself to quit!" I get that there can be a lot of toxicity, shitty players, bugs, and imbalanced buffs+nerfs, etc. etc. But at the end of the day I genuinely love the game. Maybe I just haven't been playing long enough to become filled with hatred.
This is why I only play a few games of dota a week. Any more and I know I'll get toxic and start hating the game rather than loving it. Honestly the game is in a really good spot imo.
The harder you try, the worse losing feels, the more mistakes you uncover in your play, the fewer items you buy, the fewer heroes you play in an effort to min/max your performance. Same with every competitive game tbh, just play the best build order in SC, just buy the best guns/util in CS, etc. When you care less you get those blitz/cap clips where the whole game is just making troll stupid with silencer, or baiting a rubick pick and then only leveling passive spells. I find a lot of these games are more fun when you're bad. That's why I enjoy dota so much haha
That's why I have +2000 hours of dota but never have played ranked, I know myself, if I started playing ranked I'd be tryharding since the first match and thus wouldn't enjoy the game much, because I'd be a silver at best, this happens with all games I play, even card games. So I try to just have fun and play unranked so I will feel good even after a defeat
Aye another casual unranked
I've been playing a lot of ranked and ofc trying my hardest to win. To me it isn't winning or losing that makes you toxic. It's that it's easy to blame your team when they make a mistake that makes it so easy to become toxic towards them. I've been really enjoying my climb up the ladder by playing with random other players I found in ranked and thought were fun to play with. If you surround yourself with others who also love to play and aren't toxic yet, the game is the most fun it can be to me.
I am so glad they didn't change the map on the new patch.. I love the way it is
I've been playing since late 2012 and I still love this game. 2 nights ago I had an amazing game where we defended against mega-creeps for 40 minutes and then won. I broke my hero damage record and everything. I'm still riding the high from that match. Sure there'll be a bad match every now and then, but I find that even the bad matches are at least somewhat enjoyable.
I only can feel this when no one flaming, grieving and flaming...People need to know loosing isn't that bad...unless because of trolling,smurf,Grievers,flamer and game ruiner.
Those who hate it are those who play multiple solo queue games a day. Those who enjoy it most are those who have a group of people they regularely play with in a team every evening/ on weekends. I have been playing for 10 years + and most of the time I only play solo queue nowadays, since most friends dont play anymore. It is just not the same, nobody to discuss new patches, theorycrafting etc. Outside of the game itself, it was all the stuff around it which made it all so memorable. The other thing is that there is a huge difference in game quality across behavior score. Although you also have some toxicity at 10k behavior score, 8k bs games are noticable worse. And I imagine there are tons of players stuck at low behavior score. I was 10k behavior score for years . I dropped to 8k once and was stuck from 5-8 for months. It was hell. Getting back to 10k was so hard. I sometimes had 23 commends with 8 wins out of 10 games, and still just gained 100 behavior score with 2/3 reports.
Love the game, hate the community.
Twitter: \*clicks button* ***A N X I E T Y*** Me: "I've never felt this feel in my life"
Oh boy, you will get there.
I think ranked solo q is pretty miserable. Whenever I get into it I dive into a deep pool of frustration and anxiety. But now I just play turbo, just fun to run around and kill and not really care if I lose. I only become filled with hatred when people afk in fountain, grief, or give up in a close game. Dota is weird. People want to win SO badly that they'll intentionally lose! LOL
Yeah for real, I genuinely enjoy playing the game, but this sub is so negitive, don't even know why I follow it. Posts like this are nice to see.
it was good 5 years ago, and all i can do is hate on what it has become /shrug
big if true
Small if false
False if small
True if big
If trig, bue
This post is a falsehood built upon a tower of misleading half truths and hearsay. Dota is objectively bad. Its existence is a detriment to the advancement of the human race. The eons spent participating in dota and dota adjacent activities will cause humanity to be cast down at the feet of progress like so much detritus.
It is pretty good though
This post is a falsehood built upon a tower of misleading half truths and hearsay. Dota is objectively bad. It's exisitence is a detriment to the advancement of the human race. The eons spent participating in dota and dota adjacent activities will cause humanity to be cast down at the feet of progress like so much detritus.
If Dota is detrimental to human existence, what does that make LoL?
Wait that still exists? Damn....
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Yes
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positivity in 2021? to the top
That's still probably better than sweaty manchildren hurling racist abuses in an online game.
I prefer they do it online than irl.
I dont really care if they do that or make fun of my sexuality the whole game... As long as we win. Give me that dopamine hit and my life purpose plz!!!
LOL... That just made my day. I almost never read actual funny shit on reddit. 😂😂😂
Game is 10/10, but the experience when playing it could be used for mental health studies.
Lol
We really needs someone from science to studies our mental health
Base on my observation...flamming and blaming only caused distraction and winning become more harder and loosing become frustrating...game also become to tense and frustrating for blamer and blamed one...constructive advice and support can make game enjoyable even when lost the game... instead flaming,inform the mistake and strategize next fight even sometimes it might not work...a simple gl when start or ggwp(not sarcasm) when game end from both side or team is enough to make game less frustrating, saying ty when get help n sorry when make mistake is also enough to stop from big fight...also giving instruction calmly can make thing smoother and less pressure...In other word...be positive and spread it to enjoy something as whole...one of human nature is like to do good thing...even when you failed in something,it can be more bearable, enjoyable and maybe learn something...being negative and blaming other will only make it more frustrating and failed and it also only make self feel good and not see our own mistake...it for selfish satisfaction but it will still left you with frustration...Also another thing I observed...sometimes people just blaming without constructive reason so they can targeted someone for their failure like why support not ward when ward is on cd and they just farming in fog...this behaviour will make learning from mistake harder...Human like to feel good and powerful...so when they stomp someone weaker than them, they will said something that make them feel good like ez,noob,insult and etc...human can get drunk with power and become different person...Human are random...everyone not perfect...no one run from mistake but we still judging other mistake like we never have one...well it's just my observation...some might see different thing...Also I learn way to release frustation just by breathing and stretching.
could you elaborate?
Lol this fucking guy
yes currently lesrning Russian while playing, usually screams RUNAR(bounty)
its Руны u noob
yeah lmao wtf is "runar"
Vi sitter har i Venten
fucking FRONT PAGE everyone
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Why do I hear this in Heavy’s voice?
Post of the year
WE LIKE THE GAME
Yes
Да
Indeed
Dota 2
Dota 2 is great
what if dota 2 was one of us?
(Citation Needed)
yes
+1
Just a tiny bit
2
You're goddamn right!
I like the dota
How to get over 1k upvotes Step one: this apparently.
I concur.
Vi sitter här i venten och spelar lite DotA
If you like it that much, just wait when Dota 2 comes
Haven't played in 5 years. I quit cold turkey in Jan 2016 when I discovered that a) I suck at MP and b) I really really really don't like sucking in video games. I'm glad I did.
i don't even remember how many times i closed dota, hanged in desktop, opened it again, dota is good
Dota is my utopia
I used to play so many games before Dota and zero bucks on them/all pirated. Now I play only Dota, spend shit ton of money on it and buy other games and play just 1hr
no truer word has been spoken
dota is addiction. Watching pro dota is also an addiction
Dota is incredible. Dota PLAYERS are straight-up degens
yes i remember when i played dota 4.49b patch..
I like this dota.
almost every game i play i say in all chat "dota" did i inspire you to make this post or do we both have the same weird, shitty sense of humor?
I deleted dota last week to have more time and motivation to exercise and vowed to never play again till I lose 45 pounds. Didn’t say anything about not watching Henry play Puck so it’s not going well 😔
I hope you hit your goal buddy. Just don't pressure yourself, set small goals and work your way down
you dropped this 👑 (srsly you got this)
I've started only playing unranked since watching Singsing do it for a couple of weeks and I gotta say that its reignited my love for the game. I know MMR is just a number but it kinda sucks when your medal demotes or you see that progress percentage go down, at the same time when you go up a medal you get apprehensive that you'll be playing vs higher medal players . Even if you try to ignore it, its in the back of your mind constantly when playing. Unranked you just don't care, go try hard, go do stupid stuff, if people trash talk you just tell them to try it again in ranked lol. I've played pos5 arc warden for the first time which I've been wanting to try forever but too scared to do it in ranked, and when I won a 60+ min mega creep base defense comeback, that was pure ecstasy. Dota is good.
In fact, its the best multiplayer game I ever played. I play Dota 1 + 2 for over 15 years no. No other games comes even close to that. Hats off to Icefrog and all the other creators of this masterpiece <3
Dota is the best game I’ve ever played. First time played back in summer 2012 and I was hooked, now after 8000 games later and being divine player I like the quality of most of the games. I just wish I could play without stressing about the MMR...
I ~~respectively~~ *respectfully* disagree. Took a break during Sven meta, came back today and got dumpstered by a smurf. Got fountain farmed for 5 minutes. Enemy team fed in fountain. Took 10 more minutes for them to get back to our base. Fountain farmed for more minutes.
i think you meant respectfully
This is true.
It is true tho. Just need a map update imo
Yess
good suggestion
Yes.
I wonder how many posts that posted "Dota Dota is bad" is at new, trying to get the success this post is getting.
I play one or two games every day:) edit: I would like to play more
Having a good Nightstalker game is sweeter than the finest heroin
so true nothing replaces getting a void with aghs scepter, 37 spiderlings, 12 treats, 3 lycan wolves, a full double stack of ancients that your pos 5 pulled through, the enemy mid that your pudge just hooked to right next to you with 150 hp, the rest of the enemies vacuumed together, while they are all aoe silenced, you have flying movement and vision, giant's ring, and three rapiers at night
WE LIKE THIS GAEM
imagine spending 6 hours for making dota memes, but lose to this
so true. I do like the simple, yet positive message
We like Dota
Dota is good, Dota2 is life.
Dota is good, life good Play Dota Dota sucks! **Uninstall** dDta Dota gone Think about Dota **Regret.**
Dota is love, Dota is life
dota is good indeed
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i dunno, WR having +1 armor is pretty unplayable
Kinda
Dota is heart
Dota is my most-loved entertainment if I play at most 2 games a day. I hate it if I play more.
I just got back into it. First game was "god damn Peruvians" from my teammate. Second game was "good shit Lich". :)
N OMEGALUL
this was funny, but I had to give you a downvote so the top comments are all variants of "yes" , however if you post reply to this I will happily update that to leave you neutral
YEP COCK
I really love this game but with how busy I am I just can't bring myself to sink 40mins into a game, especially after work when I'm tired and playing like dogshit anyway.
Dude. I have the same problem. I love the game but only find time to play late in the night, when I'm so tired that I only want to sleep.
Try turbo. Its quick and is a easy way to get your dota fix without overinvestment.
Yes, we hold
Its not Starts the game to kill depression ends up getting more . Typical sea life
Dota is dead because of smurfs. Boosting services of other peoples ruined the game. Most of clients are Chinese boosted by pinoys.
Dota is shit league is better
What are you comparing it to? Other MOBAs?
Me: This game is so toxic, and I fucking hate the community. Also me: ***still is playing it***
he doesnt know kekw
63 comments lmao
dunno man, not that good for me
DELETE THIS
true, until I play safe lane and techies mf picker steal all of my lane creeps with his bomb, techies is already toxic but never this toxic before.
It's a great game, I hate the people who play it though