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      They certainly can be. Plenty of online games center around socializing. It might not be enough for those who need daily physical contact but it is far from an anti-social hobby.

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        Sure but the social aspect in games is often pretty toxic.

        I played quite a lot of Dota 2 and while communication and cooperation greatly improve your chances of winning… More often then not it was just someone raging hard over minor mistakes.

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          Don’t know if I would have thought of Dota as a social game tbh. Maybe a more casual MMO?

          But what about keep talking and nobody explodes, overcooked or genital jousting?