Dota Identity

Discover your True Self

You may play Dota, but have you ever wondered what it all means? We constantly queue for a game, go through the motions, but what are we really doing? If you’ve ever pondered the meaning of life or why you have no friends, you’re in the right place.

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  • How do you feel about the general direction of Dota 2’s game design and balance?

  • Generally positive. I like small, incremental changes that tend to make the game better.

  • Neutral. I don't stress out about game design or it's a very mixed bag.

  • Generally negative. Not a fan of the direction of the game, but it's still the best option out there.

  • Very negative. I'm basically playing League of Legends now.

  • I don't know where do begin. We literally copied Heroes of the Storm.

  • What has been the most significant cultural contribution to Dota in the past few years?

  • Finally firing 2GD.

  • Slacks' adorable pug. What did we do to deserve dogs?

  • More high quality tournaments and on-camera talent.

  • Twitlonger.

  • All six tweets that Icefrog made.

  • If you could delete one hero from the game, who would it be?

  • Techies. I have classic taste.

  • Monkey King. The wounds are too fresh.

  • Riki. Yes, my MMR is seriously lacking.

  • Meepo. No one wanted you.

  • Legion Commander. No one needs to jungle!

  • How would you describe your hero pool?

  • Chaotic. I random a lot or will play almost anything.

  • Large. I consistently play several heroes and roles on a monthly basis.

  • Specialized. I generally play one role or feed.

  • Small. I try to have options for all positions but don't maintain a large pool.

  • Unique. I seriously just spam 1 or 2 heroes and call it Dota.

  • If you could have any job in Dota, what would it be?

  • Caster or Analyst. I want to be on camera.

  • Team Coach or Manager. I like team building and I don't mind changing diapers.

  • Pro Player. I am really good and I would rather not do my own laundry.

  • Statsperson. Working for Dotabuff, of course!

  • Groupie. I don't really want a job exactly, just something that lets me travel to every event and hang out.

  • How much money have you spent on cosmetics in Dota?

  • Nothing. It's a free-to-play game so I don't see the point.

  • A little bit. I like my core hero pool to look nice.

  • A fair amount. I purchase sets when I like them and sometimes let them influence my hero pool.

  • A lot. I purchase all of the main treasures. I really like the idea of supporting the workshop artists.

  • Too much. I have been bitten by the RNG, but I have all ultra rare items to show for it.

  • When did Dota 2, as an esports, peak?

  • TI3. Fountain hooks!

  • The Shanghai Major. I live for drama.

  • The peak directly correlates with the prize pool... so TI6?

  • TI5. I like a good U-S-A chant

  • It hasn't peaked yet!

  • Assuming you were good enough at Dota to go pro, what would you look for in a team?

  • The most stable and respected franchise.

  • A team that would challenge me to get better and teach me new things.

  • Teammates I would want to hang out with 24/7.

  • A regional location where I would want to live.

  • The strongest team that had the highest chance of winning The International - even if that meant it was less stable for me.

  • How did you start playing Dota?

  • It all started with a Warcraft III mod called Defense of the Ancients.

  • Similar online games I played were an obvious gateway to Dota.

  • I heard of it or found it on Steam.

  • A friend convinced me to play and helped me learn. We are now really close.

  • A friend introduced me. We aren't friends anymore.

  • What is the most trivially satisfying thing about Dota?

  • Demoralizing my opponents in lane.

  • Having near perfect farm.

  • The gold sound a last hit makes.

  • Teleporting out without dying.

  • Casting dust on an invisible hero trying to escape.

  • How do you react when you realize you're losing the game?

  • Delete your items, walk down mid, and feed.

  • Alt-Tab and make a post on Reddit about wanting a surrender button.

  • Internalize it all as my fault and stress out about what I did wrong.

  • I never give up, and always tell my team we can still win.

  • I’m a social animal so I troll my team to make the loss faster.

  • Do you think the TI6 Arcana Vote was rigged?

  • There is a pretty clear paper trail of Russian intervention.

  • Valve rigged it because Io is played less and Valve likes to print money.

  • I don't think that Juggernaut should have won but I haven't put any though into what was rigged or why.

  • The vote was legit. The Dota community could obviously see how empty an Io arcana would be.

  • The fact that anyone thought Io could win an arcana vote is the real conspiracy.