History YMMV / DefenseOfTheAncients

* ComplacentGamingSyndrome: To the point where some skilled ''[=DotA: Allstars=]'' players have some degree of difficulty playing in Ladder.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlJICZ35ks&fmt=18 This one too, if you can understand it.]] [[note]]Rough translation: (C)What the hell is that, do you love me less than [=DotA=]?/Every night when I'm asleep you're just right here in my arms./When I woke up in the morning, you're not already there./Please tell me the truth, do you love [=DotA=] more than me?//When I wake up in the mornin', Gotta play all day in [=DotA=]/No money don't no matter cuz I'm ready for battle/I'm dreamin'/to get one off yo dawg/You place the bet dawg gotta beat the opposition/[[GratuitousEnglish 4 on 4 or 5 or 5 that shit will never matter, you will lose motherfucker/I am a farmer, and I'm a killer!]] Good game now/Play again tomorrow!.//(back to C)//1-2-3, my Mirana's gonna push/She's unstoppable now with my Manta Style/Firing Arrow!/Bang you go again/Damn motherfucker/you're dead once again bitch/Now getting chased, it's got the Leap, boy/Never gonna catch it even if it's Faceless Void/Using TP now/Dream on dawgs/Yeah, son of a bitch I'm gonna get ya back!//(back to C)//(Guy)There's no need to get jealous now/I'll never ditch you off for a game called [=DotA=]/(Girl)What kind of fun do you get from that?/(Guy)It never concerns you, just go back to sleep now.//(back to C)[[/note]] It's actually a song about how someone loves [=DotA=] more than his significant other.

* AbridgedArenaArray[=/=]AdaptationDisplacement:
** Some people play ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII: The Frozen Throne'' [[JustHereForGodzilla just for DotA.]] ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' notwithstanding.
** This wasn't the very first ''[=DotA=]'' version ever made - it's just the most popular (and most frequently updated). As to comparing it with other versions of ''[=DotA=]''.

* {{Griefer}}: [=DotA=] has a ''terrible'' problem with people who leave the game. It's slightly nullified in that if someone leaves, the game is declared unfair and lets other players leave without penalty, but this usually just makes the situation for a losing team ''worse''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlJICZ35ks&fmt=18 This one too, if you can understand it.]] [[note]][[{{Engrish}} Rough Translation]]: (C)What the hell is that, do you love me less than [=DotA=]?/Every night when I'm asleep you're just right here in my arms./When I woke up in the morning, you're not already there./Please tell me the truth, do you love [=DotA=] more than me?//When I wake up in the mornin', Gotta play all day in [=DotA=]/No money don't no matter cuz I'm ready for battle/I'm dreamin'/to get one off yo dawg/You place the bet dawg gotta beat the opposition/[[GratuitousEnglish 4 on 4 or 5 or 5 that shit will never matter, you will lose motherfucker/I am a farmer, and I'm a killer!]] Good game now/Play again tomorrow!.//(back to C)//1-2-3, my Mirana's gonna push/She's unstoppable now with my Manta Style/Firing Arrow!/Bang you go again/Damn motherfucker/you're dead once again bitch/Now getting chased, it's got the Leap, boy/Never gonna catch it even if it's Faceless Void/Using TP now/Dream on dawgs/Yeah, son of a bitch I'm gonna get ya back!//(back to C)//(Guy)There's no need to get jealous now/I'll never ditch you off for a game called [=DotA=]/(Girl)What kind of fun do you get from that?/(Guy)It never concerns you, just go back to sleep now.//(back to C)[[/note]] It's actually a song about how someone loves [=DotA=] more than his significant other.

* SuffersNewbiesPoorly: Both in terms of the gameplay AND the player base. It doesn't help that if you play poorly, you ''will'' bring your team down by giving lots of gold and XP to your foes. If you do, expect cries of 'noob' and people demanding you to kill yourself.

** This one too, if you can understand it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlJICZ35ks&fmt=18 [[note]][[{{Engrish}} Rough Translation]]: (C)What the hell is that, do you love me less than [=DotA=]?/Every night when I'm asleep you're just right here in my arms./When I woke up in the morning, you're not already there./Please tell me the truth, do you love [=DotA=] more than me?//When I wake up in the mornin', Gotta play all day in [=DotA=]/No money don't no matter cuz I'm ready for battle/I'm dreamin'/to get one off yo dawg/You place the bet dawg gotta beat the opposition/[[GratuitousEnglish 4 on 4 or 5 or 5 that shit will never matter, you will lose motherfucker/I am a farmer, and I'm a killer!]] Good game now/Play again tomorrow!.//(back to C)//1-2-3, my Mirana's gonna push/She's unstoppable now with my Manta Style/Firing Arrow!/Bang you go again/Damn motherfucker/you're dead once again bitch/Now getting chased, it's got the Leap, boy/Never gonna catch it even if it's Faceless Void/Using TP now/Dream on dawgs/Yeah, son of a bitch I'm gonna get ya back!//(back to C)//(Guy)There's no need to get jealous now/I'll never ditch you off for a game called [=DotA=]/(Girl)What kind of fun do you get from that?/(Guy)It never concerns you, just go back to sleep now.//(back to C)[[/note]] It's actually a song about how someone loves [=DotA=] more than his significant other.

** See EarWorm above - they even made a song based on [=DotA=]. You know Basshunter? That was one of his first hits.

* AbridgedArenaArray[=/=]AdaptationDisplacement: Some people play ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII: The Frozen Throne'' [[JustHereForGodzilla just for DotA.]] ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' notwithstanding.

* EarWorm: That Scandinavian ''[=DotA=]'' song.

* AbridgedArenaArray[=/=]AdaptationDisplacement: Many people play ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII: The Frozen Throne'' [[JustHereForGodzilla just for DotA.]] ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' notwithstanding.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: This is a MOBA.

** This one too, if you can understand it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlJICZ35ks&fmt=18 [[note]][[{{Engrish}} Rough Translation]]: (C)What the hell is that, do you love me less than [=DotA=]?/Every night when I'm asleep you're just right here in my arms./When I woke up in the morning, you're not already there./Please tell me the truth, do you love [=DotA=] more than me?//When I wake up in the mornin', Gotta play all day in [=DotA=]/No money don't no matter cuz I'm ready for battle/I'm dreamin'/to get one off yo dawg/You place the bet dawg gotta beat the opposition/[[GratuitousEnglish 4 on 4 or 5 or 5 that shit will never matter, you will lose motherfucker/I am a farmer, and I'm a killer!]] Good game now/Play again tomorrow!.//(back to C)//1-2-3, my Mirana's gonna push/She's unstoppable now with my Manta Style/Firing Arrow!/Bang you go again/Damn motherfucker/you're dead once again bitch/Now getting chased, it's got the Leap, boy/Never gonna catch it even if it's Faceless Void/Using TP now/Dream on dawgs/Yeah, son of a bitch I'm gonna get ya back!//(back to C)//(Guy)There's no need to get jealous now/I'll never ditch you off for a game called [=DotA=]/(Girl)What kind of fun do you get from that?/(Guy)It never concerns you, just go back to sleep now.//(back to C)[[/note]]
*** It's actually a song about how someone loves [=DotA=] more than his significant other.

** And, historically, a number of heroes have been this, due to the honest mistake of being overpowered when they were introduced. For example, the Moon Rider (whose BeamSpam has already been described) and the Sand King (who, come to think of it, can still stun you / slow you / shove his tail up your bum for the win, just not as quickly), but undoubtedly there have been others both before and since.
*** Also, the Tauren Chieftain and the Batrider with Radiance... and a little before that, Kunkka.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: This is the biggest multiplayer game in the Philippines, much like how Starcraft is popular in Korea.

*** Bloodseeker.
* ScrappyMechanic: Same Hero, Only Mid, and the server chooses Lord of Olympia / Warlock / Goblin Techies. What fun.

* {{Scrub}}: Most players starting out play like this: either their attitude improves or they get worse.

* StopHavingFunGuys: This is a MOBA.

** There's still some noise being made over Valve's remake as well.

** Also, this wasn't the very first ''[=DotA=]'' version ever made - it's just the most popular (and most frequently updated). As to comparing it with other versions of ''[=DotA=]''.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: As of version 6.60, "-music special".

* BaseBreaker: Deny. Either part of the metagame that people should do, or a ScrappyMechanic that encourages the "Make the game as unfair as possible for the other team" mentality.

* CatharsisFactor: Got trashed in a legit match? Start a single-player game in a bot-available version, select the heroes that just kicked your (team's) ass, turn on God Mode and kick THEIR asses.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: as of version 6.60, "-music special".

** This one too, if you can understand it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGlJICZ35ks&fmt=18 [[note]][[{{Engrish}} Rough Translation]]: (C)What the hell is that, do you love me less than [=DotA=]?/Every night when I'm asleep you're just right here in my arms./When I woke up in the morning, you're not already there./Please tell me the truth, do you love [=DotA=] more than me?//When I wake up in the mornin',Gotta play all day in [=DotA=]/No money don't no matter cuz I'm ready for battle/I'm dreamin'/to get one off yo dawg/You place the bet dawg gotta beat the opposition/[[GratuitousEnglish 4 on 4 or 5 or 5 that shit will never matter, you will lose motherfucker/I am a farmer, and I'm a killer!]] Good game now/Play again tomorrow!.//(back to C)//1-2-3, my Mirana's gonna push/She's unstoppable now with my Manta Style/Firing Arrow!/Bang you go again/Damn motherfucker/you're dead once again bitch/Now getting chased, it's got the Leap, boy/Never gonna catch it even if it's Faceless Void/Using TP now/Dream on dawgs/Yeah, son of a bitch I'm gonna get ya back!//(back to C)//(Guy)There's no need to get jealous now/I'll never ditch you off for a game called [=DotA=]/(Girl)What kind of fun do you get from that?/(Guy)It never concerns you, just go back to sleep now.//(back to C)[[/note]]