Is it worth starting to play dota 2 in 2023

[Paul]

HI , I would like to know if it is worth starting to play this game from the perspective of a new player who has never played moba much

[TTV/unfortunate1313]

Is it your first moba?

[Paul]

Originally posted by Unfortunate:

Is it your first moba?

yes

[Си́нтез]

this is one of the best games of all time so yeah

[Pinhead Larry]

no, valve ruined this game

[TTV/unfortunate1313]

Originally posted by shark:

Originally posted by Unfortunate:

Is it your first moba?

yes

Well. If you want to age yourself without any medication this game might be for you to learn. As speaking, my father left me cus im playing this game :(

[ナルゴ]

It has loads of mechanics carried over from warcraft 3. Things that can be unintuitive for people who haven't played older games. Power scaling in this game is incredibly non-linear.

That said, I still think this is one of the best esports title ever made. Loads of mechanics to exploit. Tons of synergies and counters. Great variety of playstyles to try. It started out as a mod, and it still plays like one, albeit polished over 2 decades.

If you start now as someone who has never played MOBA's before, expect to get blown up in seconds by opposing players.

[Paul]

Originally posted by Nargo:

It has loads of mechanics carried over from warcraft 3. Things that can be unintuitive for people who haven't played older games. Power scaling in this game is incredibly non-linear.

That said, I still think this is one of the best esports title ever made. Loads of mechanics to exploit. Tons of synergies and counters. Great variety of playstyles to try. It started out as a mod, and it still plays like one, albeit polished over 2 decades.

If you start now as someone who has never played MOBA's before, expect to get blown up in seconds by opposing players.

I've seen videos on yt and I'm a little scared about the amount of mechanics in this game and I'm more casual player

[ナルゴ]

For casual play, there's also the arcade section for custom game modes. Things like PVE and less sweaty content.

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Originally posted by shark:

Originally posted by Unfortunate:

Is it your first moba?

yes

Literally no
There are better games out there instead of this especially when you said you're a casual player
Try Overprime/ Precedessor
Naraka Bladepoint has 100k player base

Games from these devs care more about their games than Dota 2 don't waste your time on this ♥♥♥♥ game

[MajMoLester]

Is it worth crushing your balls in a meat grinder? Depends on the person.

[Devine Elf]

go find a different game this one is too buggy for anyone

[rhino pills enjoyer]

don't waste your life in this hell hole bro go outside and get friends a gf and become a better man

[OldGoldie]

i am just now getting into it as a long time league player. It's fun but its really overwhelming to learn. I am barely learning the mechanics and still having a good time and some success in pvp (I'm the kind of person who doesnt want to do bots)

Probably worth trying at least but you definitely need to put a lot of dedication into it because it takes a lot to learn

[Hook me, Mr. Pudge]

There is a new player mode with limited hero pull. Try that and see how it goes?

[SayChris†]

i got 16k hours playing, u should start playing sniper, wk, weaver, then sven, then lifestealer, theese r for hard carry role (in this order, first sniper then wk...) start 2 bot games with sniper then try it on normal games.
midlane role: qop (get like 20 games playing it, master it... then other midlane heros will be easy to learn), after u should play death prophet. if u feel powerfull with this 2 heros u can learn anyone except for meepo, invoker and lone druid, u need more experience using a lots of keys.
if u want to play the support roll u need to start with jakiro or cristal maiden, then lion, shaman, dazzle.