I often hear people say they don't want to get into MOBAs because they don't want to interact with the toxic community that the genre is known for. Well... turns out you really don't have to interact with the community at all to enjoy playing dota.
First and foremost: I'm not a very competitive person. Do not take that to mean that I'm bad at playing games, it's just that I care very little about winning versus a competitor. In fact i'm very much turned off at sore winners and sore losers alike.
So you might think dota 2 is the wrong game for me to play, but that isn't the case at all. I still greatly enjoy playing it.
I've played about 140 matches in dota 2, some by myself, some with one or two friends that I've managed to rope in over time. Every single one of those matches have been against bots and I've loved every minute of the 100+ hours i've spent playing dota. Over time we have been increasing the AI's difficulty to continue providing a "fair" challenge and my skills have improved quite a bit (enough to consider myself "competent", if nothing else) but I still have no desire to play against human opponents. I've played (almost) every hero at least once and I have a well-rounded understanding of the game, at least enough to comprehend the intricacies of the game and appreciate high-level plays displayed by pro-players at tournaments.
Playing against bots by yourself also means you can treat it like any other single-player game. Need to spend 10 minutes reading your abilities and figure out what your hero need? Pause the game for 10 minutes! Need to do laundry? Pause the game! Hate the random hero you choose? Quit and start a new game without screwing other people! Friend randomly called you and want to hang out? Quit your game without any penalty or annoying anyone else!
The short of what I'm trying to say is: Don't avoid dota because of the fear of it's community (warranted or otherwise). It's entirely possible to enjoy playing vs. AI by yourself or with a friend or two.
It doesn't need to be a competition, it can just be a fun game to play.
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