Thread: dota2

Originally Posted by TheOriginalGrumpySpy

Explain why this is better than LOL?

Common argument is that they aren't the same game, but I'll try to do what I can.
I normally think of LoL as a mega casual style/noob as hell Action RTS/MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena?)
I've only played LoL for a month, and that was like 2 years ago, so I can't remember that much, but some features that DotA has are:

Denying - attacking your own creeps and killing them when they are low to prevent the other team from gaining SOME exp and gold. You can also deny your teammates if they are under DoT damage like poison or some other spells.

Activate-able items - All items are unique, some give stats, some build up with recipes to create bigger items, etc, it'll be hard to learn at first but, you can click on a majority of items, which have special statuses

There are no runes/summoners, you won't be able to pick up runes that temporarily boost you up, and there is currently a level system that hasn't been implemented yet, but I don't think this will give you summoner boosts like LoL does. (well there are runes that spawn every 2 minutes on the map [unless there already is a rune] that temporarily boosts you, like Haste, Double Damage, Illusions, Invisibility, or Regeneration)

This is all a guess from what I've read so far, I may be wrong, so just try to take this part lightly. Dota2 is looking to be a free-to-play game, not what I was hoping for but it will probably be similar to team fortress 2, paying is for cosmetics only, you won't be limited to 5 or so "champions" per week if you didn't pay for the full game.

That's just a few, it's probably easier if you watch videos. I just know for sure that LoL is way casual, and basically anyone can pick it up, my exes and a lot of girls play, so that's gotta say something about being casual. The community on Dota is probably a lot more serious though, and will probably rage at you for sucking.

I'll never switch back to LoL, never ever, I've been playing DotA for about 6 or 7 years now, and I just love it. I've had the beta since November (best birthday gift from valve ever) and I've ONLY clocked in 484 hours. It's obviously more fun when you have more friends to play with, with everyone getting beta keys, about 20 people on my steam friends own the game now, but I already have a solid team of 5, so maybe I'll just in-house with my other friends one day. I'll also add that my friends that have been playing LoL for a while, have now gotten bored of it and are dying for Dota2 beta keys. I think if you're coming over, you'll be fine. You already understand map awareness and last hitting, you just need to spend a long time learning all the heroes/items. The advanced mechanics can be huge, and even after 6 years I'm still learning things on a regular basis.