The "dota syndrome" is basically a form of fear for change that the individual fights at first but after a time grows accustomed to and even starts to enjoy.
The term comes from the action-rpg game DotA, which is regularly updated in different "versions" by it's sole developer Icefrog. In some of those versions, very major changes are made to the game that might effect the very core of the gameplay. When the changelog for such a version is released, many fans tend to complain about the changes before they've actually tried it (called "theorycrafting"). After a few days however, pretty much all of the people who previously complained have adapted to the changes and realised they were for the best. Then a few months afterwards, a new version is released and the pattern repeats itself.
The term comes from the action-rpg game DotA, which is regularly updated in different "versions" by it's sole developer Icefrog. In some of those versions, very major changes are made to the game that might effect the very core of the gameplay. When the changelog for such a version is released, many fans tend to complain about the changes before they've actually tried it (called "theorycrafting"). After a few days however, pretty much all of the people who previously complained have adapted to the changes and realised they were for the best. Then a few months afterwards, a new version is released and the pattern repeats itself.
I can't believe they've changed the taste of my favourite soda!
Don't worry about it, you're just suffering from dota syndrome. You will never notice the difference soon enough.
Don't worry about it, you're just suffering from dota syndrome. You will never notice the difference soon enough.
by Khaar April 10, 2011
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A Dontae is a great friend who is always there for you, even when you don't need him to be. A Donate is a kind, caring, compassionate and funny as hell. You feeling down? Talk to Dontae! You have a really bad joke? Talk to Dontae! You need a friend who is just simply perfect in every way? You get it, talk to Dontae! He'll use words like "chode" and "chomo" often even though he knows you have no idea what that means. You can really be yourself around him because you know he won't judge you, because he's just as weird as you are, if not weirder. You can tell him things like "I want to be a dragon" and he'll totally understand because dragons are the shit, man. He doesn't understand why you have to sleep so much because he's secretly a vampire or some shit. A Dontae is a name that describes an overall amazing person that you'll want to have in your life forever.
Some girl: "My friend is such a Dontae, he's just *sigh* amazing"
Some other girl: "IKR, I wish I had a friend like that!"
Some other girl: "IKR, I wish I had a friend like that!"
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