How serious/casual are you about dota?

I'm curious to hear everyone's story on how casual or how serious they treat dota.

I have friends who treat it so seriously that they have to find out what went wrong after they lose. They will read up on meta, watch how pro plays, watch review to get better. They would start blaming one another for the loss and that kind of make playing with them so draining. I also have friends who felt so demoralized after making a game losing mistake that they would be so dishearten to continue playing.

On the other hand, I've friends who are quite casual and don't mind losing. All they want is to spend some quality time with friends and almost never play dota alone. They would try out goofy builds and laugh at it if it fails.

For me, I think I used to be a pretty serious dota gamer when I was younger. I would play ranked almost everyday and find ways to get better. But as I grew older, I start to shift my mindset and became more casual. Now, I play turbo most of the time with my friends just to have fun. I still hate losing and it's frustrating but I will brush it off after awhile and try not to let it affect me too much nor would I want to blame my friends for it. And as I'm older, I came to accept I won't be as good as I used to be. I just try to enjoy the game and my friends company.

Although dota may be a game, I've learnt that it has the ability to affect ones energy, self esteem and even friendship. I'm curious to hear your story with your 'relationship' with dota. Do you treat it very seriously or casually? Maybe it's somewhere in between? What made you perceive dota this way? Happy sharing and discussing 🙂