People like DotA for the depth it has, as well as the teamwork. Playing together is always better than playing alone, and the learning curve for DotA is not an easy one to learn alone. The decisions you'll have to make concerning spells, items and heroes to choose can almost be overwhelming, and the many small changes you'll make in your gameplay should reflect that as you learn the game.
DotA is addictive because it looks simple but is not.
Behind the cutesy heroes and busty heroines, there's a complex level of management that you need to understand to win the game. Teamwork also factors in, and timing, and a general sense of the area around you.
The large amount of choice in the heroes and items you can choose mean that the repetitive value of the game is increased, and that you won't always be seeing the same things.
The friendship and camaderie they experience, the complexity of the game, and the uniqueness of each game add to its replay value. Games do not take very long either, with an average of 40 minutes per game. As DotA is mainly a teamwork based game, friends can easily be made, and appreciation and encouragement for a good move done are addictive. It also provides and escape from the world they live in.
It is an addiction to playing the Warcraft 3 scenario "Defense of the Ancients"
Some players take the game to an extreme and supposedly neglect their significant other, prefering to play DotA rather than spending time with that person.
They're not.
When they reach 13 and above. So when you play DotA you will get addicted to it easily.
Losers who enjoy seeing the destruction of Warcraft 3.
Jonas alberg AKA Basshunter...it's actually a game (DOTA) and he is addicted to the game so he made a song about it.
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There has not yet been a published survey on this subject.
70%
60% of teenagers describing themselves as "highly addicted" to their device- according to new research by the media regulator, ofcom.
No more than an adult would get addicted to the newspaper.
DotA is a multiplayer online battle arena mod for Warcraft III, the video game. The good effects of DotA include developing leadership and developing critical thinking; however, you can get too involved or addicted to playing and can lose money.
You know, a lot of teenagers are addicted to texting. They think that was cool. So I think texting changed teenagers.
Because they abuse an illegal substance.
Overall, yes they are.