........And you just figured this out now?

Well, DoTA has lasted for like 5 years and Halo 3 is still going strong so I doubt a bad community will kill a game.

EDIT: Ugh, quote tags. My replies are bolded.

community for Demigod is awesome compared to DotA

The demigod community is more vitriolic then DOTAs?

Gameover internet, I have now heard everything.

didnt ur mummy teach you how to read?

No need to be so hostile.

Weird.. I guess I didn't know you could pick certain skills and favor items for BOTs.

While you might complain tho.. some skills are completely useless, as are some favors.  i.e. yetis for sedna, beastial wrath for ub, morale for any general.  Others are "you're stupid if you didnt get this" i.e. foul grasp for ub, rank 1 towers for rook, heal for sedna, snipe or mines for reg, batswarm for erabus, shield for oak.

To me tho it seems you are taking it out of context.  People complain bitterly that premades use voice chat and pugs barely even type in the chat box.  Yet.. the main thing I do when I'm on voice chat is say "snipe / heal / shield / tele" and I expect it to be done.  If they didn't say they were oom for something I might need, I expect them to mention oom if I call out for something.  Ideally beforehand.  It's just simple communication, and if you fail to communicate, that's a good reason for them to get upset.

I actually have found this community to be relatively mild.  Have you played many other competitive online games?  I've found that apology when I make a dumb mistake goes very far.  Personally, I play almost exclusively in PUG's, and generally assume that I'll have to carry my team; not out of condescension, but because it prevents me from getting annoyed at the performance of other players.

I've found people to be generally respectful, although you get the occasional rager.

The DoTA community, however, makes me want to kill.  They are just about as caustic as a community can be.

someone whos writing such an offensive post and using bad expressions very freely is maybe a part of what he complains about

I never said that this community is worse, I said I dont know how bad DOTA is, but that many say it is bad... I was trying to avoid comments like: "you think this is bad, try DOTA"

Yes I have played other games competativly, so I get it, I really do.  But its hard to find a game as it is right now, and people seem quick to condem rather than offer advice.  That is why I think the game is going downhill.  I think that in game stats will help alot toward that end, as it will allow teams premade or not, to be more ballanced. 

Have I been an asshole to others in this game out of frustration, YES.  Am I wrong for being an asshole in that instance, YES.  I dont deny that I have my faults, but on the whole I am not an ass (like most people probably), but that is what sticks in poeples minds, and as a result needs to be put in check.  It would be different if there were more players, but as it stands...

Oh and I am by no means a great player.  I have a 42% win rate,  I dont have one build I do every game, I like to change it up and try different builds.  Sometimes they suck.  I am a public player, and honestly I dont care aobut my stats.  I just want to have a fun game. 

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i suggest downloading the map before you join a dota game, you will get kicked.

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Defense of the Ancients = DotA

Defense Against the Ancients = DAtA

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lulz. Easier to google with the correct acronym!!