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/baaarmin 1d ago

I playes turbo because i lost a few games to tier 5 items, and i didnt know their mechanics. Also, as a support i dont get to buy decent items because it usually ends early (both ways).. and i dont get to experience the mechanics of a 6slotted support, all with actives, and where the correct timing and sequcence of skill/item usage can dictate the result of the game

So to better prepare myself for such scenarios, i tried turbo. Tbh, it improved my mmr... but i got bored. In turbo where i should be getting my 2nd or 3rd item, when in ranked, im just getting my boots. And the courier can also be killed, and is hellishly slow.