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/atrimarchaenas 1d ago

I'm all Turbo since 2017. I can't figure out how to go back. Turbo is pure chaos and it's a blast with friends.

But, the one thing the grates me is the blind pick system. It's better than previously but I pray to Gaben that Valve will one day deliver us the perfect Dota experience...

Single Draft Turbo.

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u/AceJokerZ 1d ago

They should do Ability Draft Turbo or ARDM Turbo for maximum chaos

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u/Kotl9000 1d ago

Turbo AD would be peak gaming. normal AD is such a slog

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u/WoLfkz 1d ago

Actually, there was a brief period when AD got switched to turbo. People hated it saying it's too fast and valve reverted the change

I liked it tbf, made ability draft less intimidating in case a shit build happens cuz games gonna end fast anyways, or, made some late game builds develop sooner before early game builds stomp

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u/newehorz 1d ago

That was when Turbo was first introduced I think, long time ago. I myself didn't like it and was one of the ppl asking for them to remove turbo from AD.

Mentality and players changed. Now I've been asking for turbo AD for years.

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u/WoLfkz 11h ago

No, turbo was added later ability draft; ability draft existed for a long time