Dota 2 is like gambling, dont you think?

[Mr JC Denton in Da Fresh]

The gamble is especially clear when you're playing in pubs when you don't know the other 4 players in your team. There you are, having a nice winning streak when suddenly BOOM, instant, massive losing streak. Other teams seem to be doing so well while your team (YOU included) is doing absolute bonkers. Then, when your team is leading, suddenly out of nowhere the enemy team catches up and lays waste to your team and wins the match (this happened to me three times in a row, I couldn't believe it). Getting desperate, you pick a hero you're familliar with only for that hero to get massacred like toilet paper.

So, why not just pick a boring noob hero like Sniper, Ursa, Bloodseeker or Drow then? Won't that remedy the situation? Well, not all the time. Everyone who plays Dota 2 smartly, knows that every hero can be countered. So, using Riki ain't exactly a golden ticket, don't ya think?

I'm not exactly complaining, just depressed. Been on the end of another losing streak after having a good few weeks in the game where everything was going so well. But like gambling, I still feel the urge to come back and try to win again. So, what are your thoughts on this?

[Welene Wios]

Gambling = Game of chance

Dota = Game of skill

No

[witovski]

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[Mr JC Denton in Da Fresh]

Originally posted by Dellie Shoes:

Gambling = Game of chance

Dota = Game of skill

No

The gamble comes not from how you play but from what kind of people you play with and whether your skills add up for the win. After all, Dota 2 is a team game, not a singleplayer game. No one can win a Dota 2 match on his own unless the enemy sucks THAT bad.

[Chairman Meow]

Originally posted by Dellie Shoes:

Gambling = Game of chance

Dota = Game of skill

No

What if you're playing Ogre Magi?

[Mr JC Denton in Da Fresh]

Originally posted by Yolo Swaggins:

What if you're playing Ogre Magi?

Why Ogre Magi?

[Chairman Meow]

Originally posted by khaosnewrise25:

Originally posted by Yolo Swaggins:

What if you're playing Ogre Magi?

Why Ogre Magi?

Because his skills depend on random chance?

[Welene Wios]

Originally posted by khaosnewrise25:

Originally posted by Yolo Swaggins:

What if you're playing Ogre Magi?

Why Ogre Magi?

Protected by the goddes of luck.

[Z]

No, dota = mind game+teamwork+skill+luck

[D_Rock]

I had a winning streak of 7 games and it was only a matter of time before i knew sh*t was gonna snowball and guess what ? It hit, your next 4 games are with the most incompetent players you have ever seen..It has been this way since i started playing this game, It's how the system works ..I have around 900 matches and it always stays around the 50/50 win/loss mark..As of this writing i am 6 games under .500..It will dip down to about 10-12 games under and then it will climb back up again...NEVER FAILS !!

[Z]

Originally posted by Derek:

I had a winning streak of 7 games and it was only a matter of time before i knew sh*t was gonna snowball and guess what ? It hit, your next 4 games are with the most incompetent players you have ever seen..It has been this way since i started playing this game, It's how the system works ..I have around 900 matches and it always stays around the 50/50 win/loss mark..As of this writing i am 6 games under .500..It will dip down to about 10-12 games under and then it will climb back up again...NEVER FAILS !!

If you talking about solo rank matchmaking, i agree. If it's all about team rank matchmaking , i disagree completely. The real rank matchmaking that really broken and not suppose to be are SOLO rank

[madBO]

Try harder and play huge impact heros = easy mmr boost (depending on your knowledge + skillZzzz)

[D_Rock]

Originally posted by Crixalis:

Originally posted by Derek:

I had a winning streak of 7 games and it was only a matter of time before i knew sh*t was gonna snowball and guess what ? It hit, your next 4 games are with the most incompetent players you have ever seen..It has been this way since i started playing this game, It's how the system works ..I have around 900 matches and it always stays around the 50/50 win/loss mark..As of this writing i am 6 games under .500..It will dip down to about 10-12 games under and then it will climb back up again...NEVER FAILS !!

If you talking about solo rank matchmaking, i agree. If team rank matchmaking , i disagree.

well of course i am talking about solo, you couldn't pick that up from reading my post

[Mr JC Denton in Da Fresh]

Originally posted by Yolo Swaggins:

Because his skills depend on random chance?

Ah, interesting. I never played him before, thats why I didn't know. Would maybe one day.

Originally posted by Derek:

I had a winning streak of 7 games and it was only a matter of time before i knew sh*t was gonna snowball and guess what ? It hit, your next 4 games are with the most incompetent players you have ever seen..It has been this way since i started playing this game, It's how the system works ..I have around 900 matches and it always stays around the 50/50 win/loss mark..As of this writing i am 6 games under .500..It will dip down to about 10-12 games under and then it will climb back up again...NEVER FAILS !!

Yeah, seems like Dota really is like that. I am currently under as well. And that was after I was going above 50/50. Sigh.

Originally posted by madBO:

Try harder and play huge impact heros = easy mmr boost (depending on your knowledge + skillZzzz)

I always try to. I approach every game with caution and plain common sense. But sometimes even thats not enough. Could be lousy teammates, wrong decisions or really, really good enemy players. However, I am proud to say only one of my best heros is what you call a 'noob' hero and that's Bloodseeker.

[Z]

Originally posted by Derek:

Originally posted by Crixalis:

If you talking about solo rank matchmaking, i agree. If team rank matchmaking , i disagree.

well of course i am talking about solo, you couldn't pick that up from reading my post

Not mentioning either solo or team rank

[D_Rock]

Originally posted by Crixalis:

Originally posted by Derek:

well of course i am talking about solo, you couldn't pick that up from reading my post

you not mention either solo or team rank :squirtheh:

my bad, i just thought when i said "the next 4 games with the most incompitent players" would have made you assume i wasn't playing with a team