I feel like the DotA community here at Ent is getting detached little by little, everyday. It's like the only thing people care now is stats and k/d/r. I think this is a total downfall for the people who really wants to play and compete but they can't due to this game holding much more than just w/l and k/d/r. By that statement, I'm not here to discuss or disrespect the stats system; in fact I appreciate the stats system, as it dictates how much a player brings when it comes to competing.
With that being said, I still think the stats are also the reason why DotA community is getting apart in every shape and form. For example, all I see nowadays is "I can't be your friend, because omg you are 1.2k elo". Even the top players(stats wise) asks questions such as "What's your main" or "You can only play with us (if they are stacked with friends and for future games) if you fulfill our requirements". In other words, they are unwillingly doing "Reaping what they sow"(by being mean/disrespectful which will result in making bad players troll more and ruin more games). Not only this makes the "pub/newb" players feel shy and awkward, but they also have hard time surviving, by that meaning even making new friends in the DotA community. This results into "pub/newb" players in either trying to grind out and try to get better or just troll around and ruin games(and I mean lots of them; proof: ban requests, appeals, etc.)
This whole situation leads nowhere but to making the DotA experience bad for everyone who plays this game. How can we fight against this issue? Well according to me, I think the good players should try and act civilized at least by accepting the fact that they once were "new" to this game. Also, this game does not fail to teach something new to every player(good/bad, new/old) in every different game, i.e. buildwise, w/l situations, etc. Keeping above situations in mind, I think the veterans/good players should be obliged to respect everyone in the game ignoring the fact about just stats as it will only bring more hatred and discomforts once again in the DotA community. With that being said, I'm not giving a free ticket to bad/new players either. They in return should do the same as in being more patient and learn the game(if they are struggling) by respecting each and everyone as they are the underdogs trying to make their way around this game.
Moral of the story? You reap what you sow. The top/good players, if they are disrespectful/mean to pubs/new players will only result in more bad games/bad experience due to the pubs/new players only getting the feeling of hatred in the DotA community. I'm not saying to be friends with every single person you meet in DotA, but if top/good players are good at this game and somethings in particular, and want everyone around to be on the same level, then they better be ready and willing to teach thing or two without being disrespectful, obnoxious or egoistic.
Hence, in this way I think DotA experience can be enhanced by everyone, if people try to deal every game with patience and not judge a person mere just by stats. Hopefully, after this post, good/veteran players learn to be patient without being disrespectful and new/pub players learn to be patient as well with being ready to accept the challenge of making their own self better and head on to compete with the better ones in this game. All in all, both good/bad players should compete not only for stats, but also for making the experience of DotA enjoyable for everyone(including giving mods/admins here at forum a break or two from ban requests
) as it is still a mere source of entertainment. Tweaking MLK's quote with good intentions here... "Don't judge a player by mere stats, but by the content of their game play/character."P.S. I didn't discuss this situation because this is about me or anyone in particular, I just felt like this is what DotA is becoming day by day and I'm sure, I'm not the only one who feels this. So, I decided to take a stand and maybe represent the ones who feels like me atleast.
