Defense of the Ancients (D.O.T.A.)

I think most of us have heard of DOTA before. It's basically a Warcraft III custom map that allows 1 team of players to play against another team. Each player is able to choose a hero that has his or her own unique strengths and abilities.

I first bought the game about 2 months back, and started playing quite regularly here and there.

Till date, somehow, I still have not really mastered the game. For reasons unknown, the team that I'm in somehow usually lose.

The screen capture below shows one of the few times that I actually won, and I managed to get some good items (come on, it wasn't easy for me to get a Butterfly).


And I actually did pretty average as compared to other players (I'm ranked 4th below).

There's something inside me that always want to win. Hence, I get very frustrated when I lose games, even computer games like DOTA. I had never liked admitting that I'm bad at something.

I have come to a conclusion: My dota skills are really quite bad, despite consistent practise.

But honestly, so what if I always win in DOTA? That's just a virtual world and there's no prizes for it (unless I'm so good I play in WCG & win!!). I would prefer to be able to succeed in real-life.

I should focus my energy and competitive spirit in other areas of my life - like how to become a good & inspiring teacher. I think that's something that's more worthwhile to pursue.

Perhaps we should all stop and ponder: Is there anything in my life that I'm going after blindly? Is this thing worthwhile?




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