Although the number of female gamers is on the rise, only a few brave females attempt to join the world of Dota. In fact, there are plenty of reasons NOT to play: Dota is hard to learn, it sucks when you lose and has a less supportive community than, say, WOW. I sat down with the DotA phenomenon known as MindYourNanners at a cafe in costa mesa to see what makes her different. This is what she had to say.

DRD: Thanks for meeting up with us. I’m just gonna get this out of the way: got pix? pix plz? bewbs. fap fap fap.

Nanners: No pix, but I’m a big fan of bewbs too.

DRD: Which is a very important quality to have.  Lets tackle some of the important questions first.  I think that some Dota players are hesitant to have a girl on their team because of their skewed decision making.  If given a choice between denying a tower or saving the life of the infant you are babysitting, lets say its drinking drano, what would you do?

Nanners: I know saving an infant’s life can be rewarding and all, but denying a tower can take like 1,000 gold from the other team. I guess it depends how close the game is.

DRD: I know a lot of gamers try to get their girlfriends to start playing games as well. Any advice?

Nanners: Say, honey, this is the only way we will be able to spend quality time together. No, that’s too mean . . . Maybe start with an easy game like Poke the Ogre or Rabbits vs. Sheep. THEN say how much quality time you will be able to spend together.

DRD: Solid advice. What about a word to the girlfriends then?

Nanners: if you happen to be a girlfriend to a gamer, you probably don’t get to see your boyfriend as much as you like to. but hey, this problem can easily be solved if you play video games with them. i mean, it’s every guy’s dream to find the Jaina Proudmoore to their Arthas Menethil! and for gaming girls remember to shower and get out of your computer chair every once in a while.  Sure, your boyfriend will “love you no matter what you look like,” but come on, pimples and love handles won’t get you laid unless you are dating pudge himself. I LEARNED THE HARD WAY OK.

DRD: Hypothetical situation: Your imaginary boyfriend is –

Nanners: REAL BOYFRIEND

DRD: Ok, your real boyfriend is on the way to your house. He happens to pick up a rune on the way. What rune do you want it to be?

She grins. Nanners: Double damage. hee hee

DRD: What dota hero are you most like? CM, Luna, Drow . . . Windrunner?

Nanners: I’m not like any of those because I dont have giant boobs.  I’m more like Lion.  I got a finger of death and I hex people IRL.

DRD: and your favorite hero?

Nanners: Skeleton King. You only have to press one button and you get to live twice. What’s not to love?

DRD: Ok, so you are about to play an important game. No doubt you are going to play SK, what other sort of pre-dota rituals do you have?

Nanners: I lock the door, turn off my phone, snap out the contacts and turn on my Dota playlist, featuring Muse. and I pee. I always pee.

DRD: oh wow, I should have asked you this before.  How did you start playing Dota?

Nanners: Yea, interview fail. No, no, its ok. I used to play WOW with my boyfriend, but then we broke up.  In the divorce, he got the Tirisial Glades and the Silverpine forest where the worgs roam and the hinterlands where the mojo from the trolls are kept and loch modan where the dwarfs frolick. And all i got was Orange County where the douchebags tan all day long.

DRD: wow, sounds like you miss Lordaeron quite a bit.

Nanners: Yeah, so I moved onto Dota to get over him. But dota players are so mean, it didnt work out that well.

DRD: So we made you a little first blood collection. you want to see who got collected?

Nanners: yeaaaa

DRD: Notice in this first one, you just barely saved Daggius from giving FB. He owes you one.

DRD: More?

Nanners: Yes please.

DRD: Any last shoutouts or messages?

Nanners: Shout out to prawnage and awwwyea for always sticking by my side!

Tags: bewbs, Dota, First Blood, Mindyournanners, nanners, women

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