[STEAM] There are 122,000 games on Steam but I keep coming back to the same one

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The heroes alone place Dota 2 on a higher level than other MOBAs. Image via Valve Corporation The game, which I almost exclusively play with one of my best friends, carried me through thick and thin. It helped take my mind off things, allowed me to escape, and worry about something else for a while.

It's something that soothes me despite all the rage and tilt in games, a source of laughter and fun, a game where I can apply strats and tactics without losing my mind as I would in CS or League.

Not only that, but it exists for me in some middle ground between competitive and casual gameplay, particularly because of its wild builds, metas, and strategies, not to mention its community, which is an amalgamation of the most curious minds out there.

I have no clue what it is exactly about Dota that attracts a certain kind of player, nor what specifically produces the experience that it does, but I can't stop playing it or coming back to it no matter how long a break I take. I used to talk this tame talk regarding League, but not only do I not have a desire to go back to it, but I actively avoid it, even if my friends constantly invite me.

But Dota? All it takes is a single message, one

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reel containing angry Russians and ludicrous builds, one morsel and atom of the game, and I'd be immediately fired up, ready to take up Slardar and bash my enemies to death.

It's a gift, that game, one that keeps on giving.

And I'll always look forward to returning to it.

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