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"Dota 2 Best PC Multiplayer Game" says RPS

zombieshavebrains

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**If you're going to drive by post about how toxic the Dota community/playerbase is, please move along**

This year's International broke the prize pool again with $25,532,177, the grand finals and OG's run was amazing. Anything can work, new heroes and quality of life updates are still coming, balance patches every 2 weeks (lul). There are problems with scripters occasionally and people ruining games aren't punished hard enough, but Dota 2 is in a good place right now.

Dota is stupendously silly. I mean that both in the sense that it's ostensibly about wizards trying to knock over rock-gardens that form fragments of a sentient moon, and in a mechanical sense. I could have learnt a language (or several) in the time I've spent playing Dota, but almost every match still includes unexpected moments that make me gasp and giggle.

An example: last weekend, I was in a game where an enemy's spell went travelling across the map after I teleported myself out of danger. Ten seconds later, while I recuperated in my base, the stun landed and bounced to a nearby teammate in the middle of his attempt to teleport to the front lines. We lost an important fight because of it, in a way that seems maddeningly unfair while epitomising Dota's 'anything goes' philosophy.

It's exactly the sort of thing a game designer might just as easily look at and go 'well, we'll have to stop that', and exactly the sort of thing that makes me keep playing.
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Honestly can't think of any other game that has the same depth and freedom as Dota 2. Dota is truly unique in it's mechanics and gameplay. With so many developers/publishers trying to cater to the lowest common denominator and chase trends, it isn't a game that would ever be made today and can't ever be replicated. The weird interactions that can happen or "unfair" things are just a part of life in Dota. The quicker you learn to accept them, the calmer you will be.

But on to the list:
TF2 higher than Overwatch. CS:GO is 16. There are some not so popular ones in between which might warrant checking out.

25. Onward
24. Mount Your Friends
23. Sportsfriends
22. Mortal Kombat X
21. Northgard
20. Regular Human Basketball
19. Neptune's Pride
18. For Honor
17. Quake Champions
16. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
15. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
14. Duelyst
13. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
12. StarCraft 2
11. Battlefield 1
10. Garry's Mod
9. Battlerite
8. Nidhogg
7. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
6. Rocket League
5. Overwatch
4. Devil Daggers
3. Towerfall Ascension
2. Team Fortress 2
1. Dota 2

Article here: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/10/01/the-25-best-multiplayer-games-on-pc/1/
 
caylen

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Well, shucks. Maybe next year we'll qualify.

I do like the callout to Devil Daggers, as that game is criminally underappreciated. It being played for multiplayer isn't I think the best groove for it, but it's an exceptional game that deserves whatever exposure it can get.

RPS always has interesting lists!
 
Serene

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I don't necessarily agree that a game with a leaderboard can be considered a "multiplayer game"
 

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There's some controversial picks in there.

Such as Duelyst above Hearthstone or any other digital CCG.

I can't believe how high Towerfal Ascension is too. I've played it a bit locally, but never understood the love it gets.
 
0451

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My only complaints with that list are Battlefield 1 and Overwatch over Rainbow Six: Siege, StarCraft 2 and Counter-Strike: GO. Those shouldn't even be on there. It is pretty awesome to see some lesser known and outlier picks on there.
 
Rodjer

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No lies.

Also Dota 2 eSport scene is the best, you dont have a single team dominating the scene for years, but every year we have new teams, new strats and new champions, everyone can beat everyone.
 
Bunkles

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Totally agree. Dota 2 is easily one of the best multiplayer games I've ever played. It's a shame I no longer have time to play it. :(
 
Conkerkid11

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Uhhh.... Devil Daggers isn't multiplayer, Towerfall is only local multiplayer, and why isn't Siege higher on the list?

BF1 isn't even the best Battlefield game currently out.
 
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zombieshavebrains

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caylen said:
Well, shucks. Maybe next year we'll qualify.

I do like the callout to Devil Daggers, as that game is criminally underappreciated. It being played for multiplayer isn't I think the best groove for it, but it's an exceptional game that deserves whatever exposure it can get.

RPS always has interesting lists!
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Yeah, just realized LoL wasn't on there. I'm a die hard Dota fan but still respect LoL for what it does. Not sure why it didn't make it.
 
Ionic

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I'm satisfied with TF2's placement. Almost 11 years on and it's still my go to. It lost some of it's leanness and cohesion over time, but it just all feels great to play and it's just casual enough that it's hard to feel mad about a match.
 
Gevurztraminer

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Adding my voice to the Devil Daggers confusion. I just can't see how it made it. I love the game, but if a scoreboard is all it takes to be on a multiplayer list? I'm just baffled.

I haven't followed RPS in a long time, but it is nice to see it still making interesting things like this.
 
caylen

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zombieshavebrains said:
Yeah, just realized LoL wasn't on there. I'm a die hard Dota fan but still respect LoL for what it does. Not sure why it didn't make it.
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He he, it's fine IMO. Which games you like and don't like is entirely subjective (unless we're talking about stuff like Mega Man 2, or Super Mario World, obviously).

The most questionable game missing from the list in my mind is Minecraft, to be entirely honest. But it's still a fun list to talk about!
 

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I have 3000 hours in Dota and maybe 30 in LoL and I still think the latter should have been in the top 10 of this list for sure. Super weird.

Really surprised at Chivalry's spot. I thought that game was dead.
 
Zombegoast

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Of all the fighting games they choose MKX when Killer Instinct is also in PC.


I would put CSGO a lot higher up.
 
Budi

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Hmph, nothing against Dota 2 being number one. It's probably the best, atleast from the games I've played. But Wow should be on the list somewhere, they do say the list is geared towards competitive but Arena has that and battlegrounds too. They don't have it on their cooperative list either, which would be raiding. Aand raiding is kinda competitive too between guilds. So robbed I say! Should be atleast on either of them.
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MKX is your highest rated fighting game on PC? Alright then, moving on.
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No, For Honor is. =P
zombieshavebrains said:
Yeah, just realized LoL wasn't on there. I'm a die hard Dota fan but still respect LoL for what it does. Not sure why it didn't make it.
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I prefer Heroes of the Storm over LoL. It's so much different than Dota when LoL feels more just like weaker Dota. Hots takes the casual nature further making it it's own thing.
 
DSP

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That's a pretty bad list. No Fortnite? really? For the best managed service game it needs a nod and it's a damn good game.

Dead game Duelyst? If you actually played that game and followed its development you'd know how terrible and rocky it was.
 
ResetEraIsTheBestEra

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i find myself with conflicting feelings because since the big overhaul i was kinda put off of my endless love for the game


still cant deny the happiness a game i like and used to love gets bigger and praised for it
 
Bradford

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I'm really glad to see Duelyst, Battlerite, and Devil Daggers on that list. Great games with some real interesting design work. Played like 100 hours of each. Well, maybe closer to like 60ish for Devil Daggers. It's my go-to "can't sleep but need to do something repetitive to calm my brain" game.
 
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