Another really impressive feat is Elon Musk's OpenAI which defeated a number of world class dota2 players in a 1v1 match.
This is a real time strategy video game. The number of decisions you need to make in this game are mind boggling. It takes most people many months, if not longer just to get to the point where you're not clueless.
This is mostly meaningless. Of course computers are better at the twitch/mechanical aspects of video games. It's trivial to make an AI that's perfect at Street Fighter or Counterstrike, for example.
Still, they heavily limited the scope of actions of both the player and the agent. It's not like the research space consisted of all the items/actions available in Dota 2.
I've played dota-like games in the past (at a medium-high level). The skill gap in this game is remarkably huge.
It's a type of game where a new human player would get absolutely destroyed with a 0% chance of possibly ever winning, even in a minimal scenario where only 1 hero were involved.
This is a real time strategy video game. The number of decisions you need to make in this game are mind boggling. It takes most people many months, if not longer just to get to the point where you're not clueless.
A recap video is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAu1ZsTCA64