Yeah, well, that's why I play DotA on here.
But otherwise you can get a lot of indie games I wouldn't be able to pick up at video stores (even if I were motivated enough to go to one), and free into the bargain.

The Goat Simulator is pretty funny. When it works.

Will look into the Cat Lady. I tend to go for multiplayer available games thought because im under the impression that that is what teh internet and Steam is for?

DotA definately isn't for everyone. We all have different tastes.

Yeah, I make a point never to play the pay-to-win ones. Hence pretty much all the free games I pick up are single player. I always read the comments sections to get an idea of whether this mechanic is possible.
Recently I actually paid money for games on here, which was a new thing for me. I got 'Goat Simulator', which I can't play because I am apparently out of video memory. I have no idea what that means. But I also got 'The Cat Lady', which I am liking very much and would highly recommend.

I agree with the free games comment but they never manage to keep me interested for long as theyre almost always Pay to Win type systems.

Ill leave you to your Dota anyway. Tried it, it looks fun but just doesn't do it for me. At the moment im playing lots of Europa Universalis IV, Crusader Kings 2 and Total War: Attila. So basically strategy games.

And the Goat Simulator

Well, I've been playing it since the days of DotA as a Warcraft III mod. My starting experience was taking over computer labs with a bunch of friends to play LAN. I don't know. It is an initial challenge to play, but then once you get the hang of it you can do okay. But actually getting 'good' at it is a whole other story. Also teamwork can count for way more than the individual, so often you'll do better if you're playing regularly with the same group of people.
As to the player base... Eh, I've seen worse. You get jerks like you do in most online spheres, but the majority of people I've played against have been at least civil.

I always thought Dota had a steep learning curve and a Extremly unfriendly Playerbase?

Also free games. Free games are good.

Currently Planet Explorers, and 7 Days to Die

Does anyone else play much DotA 2? I'm still trying to adjust after the switch from DotA 1. Not that I was all that great at that one, to be honest.

ehh, audiosurf, portal, team fortress 2