I don't play this game anymore
I've lost interest in it, and I can explain quite clearly why.
Its not person issues, or other games coming out. I simply got bored of DotA.
And the why, is simple. It has too little new content. Old DotA changes came frequently and were aimed at introducing new material. Each new hero and item brought a new mechanic that was fun to play and combine with other heroes. It offers up a lot of replayability, but it doesn't last forever. The past few dota patches have been slow, infrequent, and focused mostly on 'balance' and 'refinement'. We're seeing DotA made more professional looking and suitable for "e-sports"..... but to me, and I'm guessing many others, it doesn't matter if we won't play it.
It could take months to release a patch that introduces new game modes, architectural systems and balance changes and game modes. But none of these things give us the impetus; reason to play the game in the first place. That belongs to content. And the game, for whatever reasons or not, hasn't seen much new content.
Balance changes, minor fixes, etc, these are all well and good in their own right, but without sweeping changes and new content the game is just sort of stagnating in my mind. Its great to keep a balance between refinement and new material in development like this, but its been too lopsided.
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