Dota 2

Cons: - Toxic Community - Infrequent Updates - Will cause mental illness - Broken ass heroes - Stressful - ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass gameplay - Addicting as hell - Makes you think you're entire life existence Pros: - Better than drugs Amazing game (10/10) will try again

Well… what can I even say about Dota 2? I’ve played this game for over 9000 hours, and I’ll probably play for 9000 more. I’ve met some of the best people here, and also some of the absolute worst. Figuring out which is which adds its own little surprise mechanic outside the actual game xD Sometimes this game gets so addictive that I play for 30–40 hours straight, then suddenly realize I’m completely ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ up my life, uninstall it, and reinstall it again a week later because no other game comes close to challenging my brain, patience, coordination, and split-second decision making like this one does. Dota became more than just a game for me a long time ago. It’s like this weird personal fantasy world I escape into. Sometimes I come here when life is going badly, sometimes I come here to celebrate when life is going well. I’m also kind of an introvert IRL. I don’t fake socialize just for the sake of it, so sometimes when my friends are online, I’ll literally just sit in Discord, watch them play, and listen to the background conversations. Somehow that feels like socializing to me. I’ve played this game while happy, frustrated, depressed, angry, motivated — every possible emotional state. Sometimes I spread positive vibes all game, sometimes I wanna grief my teammates because I’m tilted at life itself. My teammates and enemies have definitely paid the price for whatever emotional state I was in that day lmao. Playing with a good group can be one of the most fun experiences ever… and also one of the most annoying. Sometimes your friends play like complete noobs, give unsolicited advice, or try to micromanage your hero like they’re playing the game for you. Honestly, playing Dota is basically like being in a marriage. Sometimes toxic. Sometimes amazing. Sometimes frustrating. Sometimes the best thing in your life. It’s this weird love/hate toxic/amazing relationship. Sometimes I feel like queueing solo anonymously so I can do whatever the ♥♥♥♥ I want with zero consequences. Other times I just wanna stack with a huge group, mess around, socialize, and have fun together. Then sometimes 5v5 lobbies become so tryhard that people start getting tilted and stop having fun entirely. Dota is basically life in game form. Very fun, very hard, sometimes toxic, sometimes beautiful, but always exciting. I honestly don’t know if I would recommend this game to anyone. But if someone asked me what the best game I’ve ever played is? Dota will probably always be at the top of the list. This game has seen every version of me, and I’ve seen every version of other people through it too. It’s hard to explain. Kinda like life itself lol.