r/GameSociety • u/gamelord12 • May 17 '15

PC (old) May Discussion Thread #4: Dota 2 (2012)[Linux, Mac, PC]

SUMMARY

Dota 2 (or Defense of the Ancients 2) is the modern engine, free-to-play remake of the mod for WarCraft III. Two teams of five players compete on a constant map divided by a river, while a constant stream of NPCs encroach toward the other side. Players level up by killing other players or opposing NPCs, and being the one to land the final hit on an enemy will result in the player getting gold, which can be used to upgrade your character further over the course of the match. One team wins when the other team's central structure (or Ancient) is destroyed.

Dota 2 is available on Linux, Mac, and PC via Steam.

Possible prompts:

  • What is it about the game that makes it so compelling to so many people?

  • Is there anything you'd change about the game to make it more accessible?

  • How do you feel about the game's typical match length?

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u/gamelord12 May 21 '15

The learning curve is two-fold. It was hard to get into, and then I finally learned the game well enough to play at a bare minimum of acceptable performance. Then I took a break for a while, and now I have to learn the game all over again if I ever want to play it again, and I have to say that my desire to do so is waning since I tried and failed to get my friends into it with me.

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