The Different Types of DotA Players

The following is a lol-tastic post from the Sumurbatu Games blog where he talks about the different types of DotA players out there. Its scary how true it is :

I. The Chinese Gold Farmer First of all, this guy probably got into DotA from playing World of Warcraft and failing grades at school in order to play World of Warcraft. You will notice that whatever is happening whether your entire team is getting wiped out or your base is under attack, this guy will always do one thing. Yep, that’s farm up super-dooper-drop-your-pants-zomg-bbq items! Someone should tell him the game only lasts around 1 hour and after that everything he earns will be gone. Oh well I guess there’s some sort of pleasure in amassing virtual goodies that don’t exist in the real world. (PS. if you think I’m racist I’m Chinese myself.) Strategy: Gank him. That’s it. He’ll be too busy pushing forward in the lane and won’t be thinking about battles or ganks. Preferred Heroes: Alchemist, Doom

II. The Wannabe Hero Whether it be taking all the leavers items, farming up until late game and getting Beyond Godlike all of a sudden, or posting hundreds of replays on Dota-Allstars.com as hans2; this guy will go out of his way to get the phatest of lewt, highest amount of XP etc. He will probably not help you in a gank unless he’s 100% sure he’ll get a kill and make himself look good. Wait til late game and let him carry the team. These guys could be a blessing come the 50th minute mark. Or if not then they’re as useful to the team as 3 Lothar’s Edge’s on a Stealth Assassin. Hey, what can I say? You play to win, you play to look good infront of everyone. Strategy: Deny and harass until he gets pissed off and ragequits. If he stays then applaud the other players on his team and he’ll also get pissed off. Preferred Heroes: Clinkz, Clinkz, Clinkz, Naix

III. The Rambo Ever seen guys who will rush into a fray of 5 enemy heroes and die and then start spamming words to the effect of “ZOMG NOOBS YOU DIDN’T HELP ME!!!! (Rambo has left the game). These guys have a seriously difficult time figuring out when a gank is coming, what minimap pings mean, why 5v1 is not odds to be proud of etc. My advice to these guys: “Stay the hell away from casinos.” Often they’re colorblind (I kid you not I got a friend on Bnet who is colorblind and gets confused when he sees the minimap) or they’re still between being a noob and being an average player.

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