Heros of the Storm

[Samoht]

Originally Posted by kdko [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you're going to get into MOBA's pick up Dota 2. By far the best one out there (and ive tried them all).

LOL is much cleaner.

[kdko]

Originally Posted by Samoht [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

LOL is much cleaner.

You're crazy. Plus paying for champions? GTFO.

[Samoht]

Originally Posted by kdko [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're crazy. Plus paying for champions? GTFO.

You don't have to pay for anything. It's gated, but there's a large number of free to play champs every week. Makes a for a higher quality product.

[xKoopa]

Originally Posted by Samoht [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You don't have to pay for anything. It's gated, but there's a large number of free to play champs every week. Makes a for a higher quality product.

are there any champs that are strictly cash to buy? pretty sure theyre all available free if you save up ip

[citizen1080]

Thanks for break down gents...i can see your points. I do kinda like the lack of communication in hots tbh...learning curve in dota was brutal...i knew i sucked....i didnt need asshats telling me ever 3 seconds lol.

[Thulack]

Originally Posted by xKoopa [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

are there any champs that are strictly cash to buy? pretty sure theyre all available free if you save up ip

The only thing that you can actually buy is skins(no actual effects just visual) and xp and IP(points used to buy champs that you get after every game) boosts. You can also buy champs with real money if you wanted too. but Runes which are power items to customize your champ are only bought with earned IP.

[surron]

LoL is the casual version of dota

[xKoopa]

Originally Posted by surron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

LoL is the casual version of dota

Only hipsters play dota cuz theyre too cool for the popular LoL

Pretty sure league is so successful for a reason

[surron]

Originally Posted by xKoopa [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Only hipsters play dota cuz theyre too cool for the popular LoL

Pretty sure league is so successful for a reason

of course a standalone game is going to be more successful than a warcraft 3 mod...

league is also more successful because it's easier and more casual, plus it came out before dota 2 and kiddies have already spent hundreds of dollars on champions to move away from it.

[apio]

LoL doesn't allow the Denying of creeps, which makes the laning phase ultra boring, and for me that's what killed the game. I can see how it is so successful though, they are basically the WoW of moba.

The community is terrible in any moba, and more often than not a game is decided by who has the bigger noobs on the team. It get's very frustrating because usually the outcome of a game is very clear after the first few fights, and the snowball effect (doubled because of levels AND equipment both making you stronger) makes it even harder for people to make up the lost ground, especially for unskilled players.

Learning curves are super steep, and it is very hard to learn the game when you are constantly being flamed by everyone. This happens in every moba, and not just specific ones.

Bottom line is, after a while MOBA games just feel like a roll of the dice, unless you play with a fixed team, in which case you will be facing high level basement dwellers which also doesn't make the game much more entertaining, unfortunately

Oh my personal rating is:

Dota2 > Heroes of Newerth > Smite > Heroes of the Storm > LoL > Infinite Crisis > WC3 Dota Mod