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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Dota


Dota, the most popular game for gamers nowadays. Who doesn't play dota? One thing great about dota is, it is not merely a game. It serves more than a game.

It makes gamers think. Think about strategy and skills. Above that, they download other good players' full game to have post match analysis. To learn and also, to develop strategies and skills to counter.

They are my housemates.

There is no border between dota. Dota makes people closer to each other. I had a friend, Quek who came down from Loughborough during Xmas holidays. Before he arrived I was worried I won't be hospitable enough. And he didn't know 2 of my housemates. But guess what, dota pulls them together and most of the time, he was playing and analysing dota with them. Nowadays they still play dota on hamachi, a dota server who people join and play. Some sort of combination of messenger and battlenet.

Even people who doesn't play dota (me) knows about hamachi. Can you imagine the popularity?

Dota also helps to make new friends. Look at the network expansion:

October: Yinky Chau, Wee Yow, XQ, Vilex.
November: October + Wei Mun, Patrick.
December: November + Quek, Quek's friend from Msia (thanks to battlenet).
January: December - Wei Munn - Vilex.
Wei Mun -- Unknown reason.
Vilex -- Not enough time to study.
February (now): Yinky Chau, Wee Yow, XQ, Patrick, Kwan Wey, Kwan Xiang.
Just nice for 3 vs 3. However they complain there is difference in level. =P

See! The power of dota.

Dota is addictive too. My housemate Wee Yow plays dota when he comes back from uni. Plays dota after dinner. And one more, or maybe two before he sleeps. Same for my roommate, Yinky Chau. Yinky Chau couldn't even sleep when he couldn't understand some "technique" in dota. He would jump out from bed, try to work out something from dota before getting the satisfaction.

Not to forget to mention, they have post match analysis after each game. Everywhere. After the match. On the way to uni. In 4 seasons. In Magic Wok. In my living room (happening now). In lecture hall. And etc.

I guess I have to stop here because they have just finished their post game analysis. They think I am blackmailing them now. Having said these, I would like to clarify I don't play dota. But see the power of dota? haha...

4 Comments:

  • anonymous1:Ya, I guessed he is right. We are just too lonely and have nothing else to do. Unlike ah goo, he can do endless anal sex with cheryl. Plus, he watches lost almost everyday and wanders around his desktop doing nothing. Not that he studies also. Wanna complaint, go suck cock la...

    anonymous2:What should i say? i have nothing to say. we don have something so 'fun' to do like ah goo did, so what to do? dota lo...

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:03 AM  

  • First of all, let me clarify:
    anonymous1 is Bet bet Wee Yow
    - Yeah I guess you are right (the sentence stating you are lonely, only). Secondly, I don't practice anal sex. But we practice a lot of sex which would never cross your mind. =P And I watch Lost because its interesting, just like how you think Mihiro is interesting. I am not complaining, so you suck my cock... hahaha

    anonymous2 is Yinky Chau.
    - you have lotsa fun thing to do also, eg, listening to songs that your "friend" sings... nyeh nyeh nyeh.

    By Blogger Gooman, at 1:18 AM  

  • you are so right on about DOTA... im sending this link to all my friend who give me shit about playing too much.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:10 PM  

  • anonymous:
    maybe i can introduce my flatmates to u too! lol....

    By Blogger Gooman, at 4:31 PM  

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