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I don't even want to play games I've bought now that I've got into Dota. It's taken over my gaming life.
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I finally broke my Dota 2 addiction. Any other success stories?
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Nope you will be back.
I play dota 2 also but i change to play a lot of other games also.
Hexa
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I only put in like 400 hours IIRC correctly, but one day I just stopped and haven't played any MOBA in over a year now, and since then have been doing my best to get through my back log since then and enjoying it quite a bit. So it certainly is possible.
Actually every time I feel like playing DotA, I look through patch notes and realize I'd have no idea what I'm doing if I started playing again since I've been gone so long so I'd have to relearn so much, and my desire to play it again sort of dies.
Edit: I had 691 hours and haven't played since January 2nd 2013. You can do it too. ^_^
SenatorBot
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Congrats OP, just for a recommendation try deleting local content and don't let yourself "try" out Dota2 in the near future or anything.
Not playing games like this will mean more enjoyment with other games in the long run.
Not playing games like this will mean more enjoyment with other games in the long run.
I quit Dota 2 for a couple months, finished a few games, and now I'm back. I have over 2k hours on Dota 2.
LeeRoyBrown
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I quit playing SC2, I might have a brief stint again once LotV comes out.
Pretty glad I cut that addiction.
Pretty glad I cut that addiction.
Robot Pants
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God damn competitive CS: GO is my new crack.
It was street fighter 4 for three years, now it's this. There is no escape.
I've even spent a considerable amount on keys to open cases for weapon skins.
WEAPON. SKINS.
Ugh. I put an end to that though.
...9 years in and still going strong. It's great fun, post below should grow up.
SteveWinwood
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Horsemama1956
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I did switch to DOTA2, but I'm just sick of that style of game. It's all too repetitive for me now.
My friend was roommates with a guy who played a lot of Dota and got keys from him (before it was open for all.). He gave keys to my friend and I around Christmas in 2012 as a joke. Unfortunatley, it ended up not being a joke at all as I've put in 1200 hours into it (and am still bad at it.) I think I'm closer to the end than the beginning though.
The funny thing is the guy who supplied us with keys stopped playing a few months later as he moved onto playing Final Fantasy with all his gaming time, while we keep playing Dota.
The funny thing is the guy who supplied us with keys stopped playing a few months later as he moved onto playing Final Fantasy with all his gaming time, while we keep playing Dota.
FunkyLounge
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Is is a flash game and it is way too big for flash. I was fine in the beginning, but it got overblown for that tech.
That is one of the main reasons of Rebirth being made.
SonyToo!™
Member
Playing a single game or in my case Eve Online for 2-3 years then just PC shmups for 18 months didn't work wonders for my pocket as I continued to buy games that gave me a backlog a mile long.
I already played it for 504 hours and I just had three great games. There is no end in sight.
However, it saves me money. I still buy and play other games - but I buy like 70% less games than in the past. I'm pretty much Nintendo-only next to DOTA2 except some Steam games during sales.
However, it saves me money. I still buy and play other games - but I buy like 70% less games than in the past. I'm pretty much Nintendo-only next to DOTA2 except some Steam games during sales.
ScepticMatt
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I canceled the internet contract at my apartment, so I only play Dota 2 at my university, witch is much less often. I still watch a ton, though
Slamtastic
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I successfully escaped the clutches of TF2. Sold my whole backpack and put a hat related chapter in my life behind me forever.
This too.
And I solved the problem of DotA 2 addiction by never playing that shitty game because videos and descriptions of the gameplay were all I needed to know it was for nerds
This too.
And I solved the problem of DotA 2 addiction by never playing that shitty game because videos and descriptions of the gameplay were all I needed to know it was for nerds
Why would you consider swapping an amazing game for fucking Borderlands 2 a success story?
Soul-crushing defeats just make me want to try harder.
Soul-crushing defeats just make me want to try harder.
I wish I could have an addiction.
I'm serious, everytime I play a new MMO I think it's alrigth and then I just stop playing forever 4 days later.
I think I tried everything, DotA-like/Turn based/WoW-like/action based(Vindictus/Dragon Nest/Tera/Elsword)/2D old MMO(Conquer)/even Runescape and I hate FPS so no FPSMMO for me :s
And it's not working, everytime I stop playing after a few days, what's wrong with me >.<
I'm serious, everytime I play a new MMO I think it's alrigth and then I just stop playing forever 4 days later.
I think I tried everything, DotA-like/Turn based/WoW-like/action based(Vindictus/Dragon Nest/Tera/Elsword)/2D old MMO(Conquer)/even Runescape and I hate FPS so no FPSMMO for me :s
And it's not working, everytime I stop playing after a few days, what's wrong with me >.<
I stopped playing. But the addiction was strong. Dota just stopped being fun. Too often was I being paired with non-English speaking players (who would just yell, and wouldn't even communicate). Or that ONE person, that makes the entire match hell for your team. They either feed like crazy, or they are a jungler who refuses to do anything but jungle. No map awareness. No motivation to help, when help is absolutely necessary.
I just gave up. The only time I had a lot fun, was when I was playing with my own friends and had a full team. Any time we lost then, it was fair, and they were tough competitions. But matchmaking with other players you don't know, was suicide. And what makes it that much worse, is that Dota matches are 40 min. So if someone is throwing a game hard, or not being a team player, you have to put up with this for 40 min. It's like climbing up a steep mountain, and every time you start to gain pace, someone adds weight to your backpack.
So yeah, I stopped playing, and uninstalled it. I made sure to sell all my items on the market, and made over $300. So it didn't feel bad stepping away from the game. Plus, I put like 800 hours into this game.
I just gave up. The only time I had a lot fun, was when I was playing with my own friends and had a full team. Any time we lost then, it was fair, and they were tough competitions. But matchmaking with other players you don't know, was suicide. And what makes it that much worse, is that Dota matches are 40 min. So if someone is throwing a game hard, or not being a team player, you have to put up with this for 40 min. It's like climbing up a steep mountain, and every time you start to gain pace, someone adds weight to your backpack.
So yeah, I stopped playing, and uninstalled it. I made sure to sell all my items on the market, and made over $300. So it didn't feel bad stepping away from the game. Plus, I put like 800 hours into this game.
CountAntonius
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LOL I know that feeling. I've probably spent sixty on keys and decided on the last twenty that I'm better off buying the skins I want off the market.
I will occasionally buy a key here and there to hope for a knife and support the game but yeah.
Comp is a special level of crack. The game in 5 vs 5 format is truly something special.
These days I think you need friends/guilds/clans to get addicted to MMO's. At least for me, the biggest compulsion was other people I played with.
MOBA's seem to be similar. The main reason I've never gotten into DotA2 is simply because I can't be bothered playing with random's while trying to get better at the game. Probably for the best though, as I'm enjoying going through my backlog.
The Technomancer
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Guacamelee and Stanley Parable tore me away from Dota 2, although I'm still playing consistently
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I stopped playing at 777 wins.
I still do bots once in awhile...
I pretty much resisted the Three Spirits, Legion Commander and that special they did with Skeleton King. I'm pretty sure I'm done with Dota. Makes me sad, but I'm happy at the same time. More free time, and less rage.
I raided hardcore in WoW for years. In 2009, I took it to another level, returning to being a Guild Officer and the leader for our Healing Crew (super stressful, honestly, lol, especially since it was about dealing with personalities as well as organizing people into specific roles around combat mechanics, etc.). I raided 4 nights a week, played hours and hours every day, and was chosen to get our guild's legendary weapon (still the rarest of the legendaries in the game's nearly decade-long history). It was more pressure, and meant more time-investment than ever. I crashed and burned a year later and fell away from the game. Thankfully!
I treasure my time with the game, even when it took over my life, but I'm so grateful that really meaningful things in my life (education, work, an SO) grabbed hold of me and peeled me away. I now know how to play in short bursts, and still love the game, and still missing raiding, but am happy that the game's adapted to former-hardcore-now-casual folk like me. There are many ways to take part in the game now and still immerse yourself in its world without losing 20+ hours of your life to it every week.
I consider my escape from the addiction a success story. It's funny, I still think about it every other day. Still look forward to playing it again a couple times a week (though right now, it's been months since I've fired it up --- I should cancel my sub, lol). I firmly believe I was fully addicted. Chemically, whatever the terminology; I was addicted. And now I'm out, and a very happy casual.
My played time in the game is a sobering reminder of how much time I lost to the game. I mean, again, I look back fondly for the most part, but it's a lot of time. Since May 2005, when I began playing, I've invested close to a YEAR of playtime across all my characters (although a lot of that was idle time, me being away eating, doing dinner, forgetting to log off while multitasking, etc.). A YEAR. So, 365 days = 8,760 hours of playtime. Since May 2005. Damn. If I take out, say, 10% of that being idle time, that's still basically 8,000 hours over ten years.
I treasure my time with the game, even when it took over my life, but I'm so grateful that really meaningful things in my life (education, work, an SO) grabbed hold of me and peeled me away. I now know how to play in short bursts, and still love the game, and still missing raiding, but am happy that the game's adapted to former-hardcore-now-casual folk like me. There are many ways to take part in the game now and still immerse yourself in its world without losing 20+ hours of your life to it every week.
I consider my escape from the addiction a success story. It's funny, I still think about it every other day. Still look forward to playing it again a couple times a week (though right now, it's been months since I've fired it up --- I should cancel my sub, lol). I firmly believe I was fully addicted. Chemically, whatever the terminology; I was addicted. And now I'm out, and a very happy casual.
My played time in the game is a sobering reminder of how much time I lost to the game. I mean, again, I look back fondly for the most part, but it's a lot of time. Since May 2005, when I began playing, I've invested close to a YEAR of playtime across all my characters (although a lot of that was idle time, me being away eating, doing dinner, forgetting to log off while multitasking, etc.). A YEAR. So, 365 days = 8,760 hours of playtime. Since May 2005. Damn. If I take out, say, 10% of that being idle time, that's still basically 8,000 hours over ten years.
The Internet is ass its not just one game
Because sometimes it can be just as bad. From 2006-2009 I had blown up to 300 lbs from 195 lbs because of devoting myself to WoW and various fighting games. It can be just as bad and as unhealthy as drugs.
I used to talk like you because I refused to admit that I had a problem.
SkeptiMism
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Congratulations!
I used to play the original Dota mod in WC3 and I was completely addicted to it for a long time. Eventually I just stopped it though. It helped that the community was dwindling down slowly. I don't feel Dota was such a problem to me in my life at that time though.
I tried LoL sometime a year ago but I didn't get the Dota feel from it at all. I'm kinda interested in trying out Dota 2 to see how the gameplay is compared to LoL and the original Dota, but I haven't tried it yet.
Kind of a same thing with WoW, except it was a real problem for a long time. It was hard for me to get any stuff done because I always just wanted to play the game. Eventually I became our guild's main raid leader but my guild kinda sucked and I didn't like the huge amount of responsibility (I do kinda like leading, but way too much was on my shoulders at that time) so the game became kind of taxing instead of fun. Eventually a few months before a new expansion pack came, the game just got completely boring to me too, so I just quit it. It also helped that I was getting to know my to-be-wife at that point.
When I stopped WoW I swore I'd never touch another MMO like that again. Occasionally I still remember the game as there were some great moments and a small part of me might even like to get back into it, but no way I'm going back.
I used to play the original Dota mod in WC3 and I was completely addicted to it for a long time. Eventually I just stopped it though. It helped that the community was dwindling down slowly. I don't feel Dota was such a problem to me in my life at that time though.
I tried LoL sometime a year ago but I didn't get the Dota feel from it at all. I'm kinda interested in trying out Dota 2 to see how the gameplay is compared to LoL and the original Dota, but I haven't tried it yet.
Kind of a same thing with WoW, except it was a real problem for a long time. It was hard for me to get any stuff done because I always just wanted to play the game. Eventually I became our guild's main raid leader but my guild kinda sucked and I didn't like the huge amount of responsibility (I do kinda like leading, but way too much was on my shoulders at that time) so the game became kind of taxing instead of fun. Eventually a few months before a new expansion pack came, the game just got completely boring to me too, so I just quit it. It also helped that I was getting to know my to-be-wife at that point.
When I stopped WoW I swore I'd never touch another MMO like that again. Occasionally I still remember the game as there were some great moments and a small part of me might even like to get back into it, but no way I'm going back.
I have regular hiatus in my dota 2 play. Usually I play a lot for 4 months and then pause for 1 or 2 months.
It's been going on like that for about 2 years and I still very much enjoy the game. You just need not to play too much and with good people (which is a bigger issue than the game itself, it's 100% better with good mates).
It's been going on like that for about 2 years and I still very much enjoy the game. You just need not to play too much and with good people (which is a bigger issue than the game itself, it's 100% better with good mates).
The Dutch Slayer
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Played Counter-Strike for 12.500 hours between 2001 and 2006.
And broke it clean off have not toched the game in over 4+ years I'm terrified to do so.
And broke it clean off have not toched the game in over 4+ years I'm terrified to do so.
But certain kind of games are more prone to attracting and amplifying that kind of "ass" attitude. MOBA's are a hot spot for it. Right as I left League, the Community was horrendous.
Dreams-Visions
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You'll be back. They all come back.