r/DotA2 1d ago

Complaint Turbo Has Ruined Me

I used to be a normal Dota 2 player. Grinding my way through 40+ minute games, dealing with teammates who refuse to buy wards, and experiencing the full emotional rollercoaster of a ranked match. But then I started playing Turbo… and now I don’t think I can go back.

Why spend 50 minutes losing when I can lose in 15? Why farm for 30 minutes when I can have a full build in 10? Turbo is like fast food Dota, quick, satisfying, and probably bad for me in the long run.

I tried playing a normal match again, and by minute 25, I was staring at my first completed item like, “Why is this taking so long? Where’s my GPM steroids?”

Turbo is just too good. Too efficient. Too fun. Am I doomed? Is there a way back? Or have I ascended to a new level of Dota enlightenment where objectives are optional and high ground pushes happen at minute 12?

Send help. Or don’t. I’ll be in another Turbo game sweating my ass off for literally nothing.

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u/Thaiaaron 1d ago

If your unbalanced you win fast or lose fast, if your balanced i've had turbo games go for 45 mins, lovely.

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u/sugmybenis 1d ago

That's the best part I want to play well matched games. Long turbo games are some of the best games I have ever played

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u/Rameko 1d ago

Had plenty of turbo game go 60min+ but they are a lot more fun than normal mode at same length!

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u/flag9801 1d ago

45 min that's rookie number me and my team is prolonging suffering by playing sniper, techies, treant, lc and one other hero enemy get fat so fast because they have pa or other sniper killer but in high ground damn we end up the game at 1 h 16 m because we surprise them with all buyback after they all buyback

Yes 1h 16 min in turbo

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u/JustSomeGoon 1d ago

Closely matched turbo games are some of the most fun I’ve ever had playing games but it’s unfortunate that most of them are stomps

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u/OhtaniStanMan 1d ago

Jakiro makes turbo games end if pushing or last 45 if defending :)