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Stanley Parable Co-Designer Perfectly Explains Why People Play 1,600 Hours Of Dota 2 And Still Hate It - Kotaku
Publisher description: This is exactly how I've felt
NewsAPI | Sep 28, 2026 | Ethan Gach
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I have 1,284 hours on record in Dota 2 on Steam. More than even Team Fortress 2. “It’s interesting because there’s no other game that even comes close to this volume of time,” he said. “But if you ask me, ‘Did you have a good time playing Dota 2? ’ The answer is ‘no. ’ The answer is ‘fuck that fucking game. ’ My teammates were feeding. I’ll say it—fuck everybody who plays Dota 2.
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