All of My Most friends even on a facebook often ask me that question. As a dota addict myself, let me explain why dota has become one of the hottest games in today’s cyber cafes.

Okay lets start on DOTA (acronym for Defense-Of-The-Ancients), there are 2 sides. The Sentinels and the Scourge. The main purpose os the game is To aim and take down the “Throne” of the opposite side. It normally takes an average of 1 hour per game to finish. It is a team game and is usually played in the 3v3, 4v4 or 5v5 format.

So Dota is considered as the “ super in” game. For example, there are cyber cafes catered to dota. At any given time, 90% of the people there are playing dota. It is famous for “random” games, where a bunch of strangers just join another stranger’s game and play together.

For a game that takes that long to finish, it can get surprisingly addictive. For example, i had a friend whom tried the game only once and got hooked on to it immediately. Why is that so? I often ask myself what is that X-factor that makes people keep coming back for more. I really love to be my hero like "Balanar" "Zeus" ""Anubarak" "Luna" and more...

But maybe or I guess addiction would be the biggest issue here. I have a friend who joined a dota competition on one night, lost, and had to face an exam the next day which he totally didn’t study for. Other people would crave for it after not touching dota for a short period of time. Turns out he was sleeping so we stormed up into his bedroom and woke him up by spraying water on his face! Yes, all in the name of dota. Also, in one funny incident, me and my friends had the urge to play at 12.00 am when we were short of 1 kaki for 4v4. We resorted to driving to a friend‘s house, ring the doorbell and tell our friend‘s mom that our friend had a project he needed to complete.

Any competitive game would instill competitive emotions, such as anger, rage and jealousy. Especially among hot-blooded youths like us, so better prepare yourself he he he we are sure to emo one time or another. A pissing off situation is when you take down 950 life from a 1000 life opponent, even you if you try to play this game then you'll become an addict too. he he he good luck