Dota 2's Gameplay Amazes Announcers
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Well, when I tried to play original DotA, I remember it was kind've a pain in the ass to find the right version. My boyfriend said the LoL guys took it down from the main download site, but I think he was just guessing.jonmcnamara said:
People still play Quake 3 and Counter-strike, maybe they are trying to directly target people who just want to play more vanilla DotA? But that feels almost too narrow of a market... and people who had already downloaded the maps when it was popular would still be playing those.
LoL with never be as balanced as DOTA2 because of the Rune system/Talent System, On the other hand LoL will always be popular with WoW/MMO fans since it offers easy wins for Grinders (again look at the Rune system it takes over 3 months to get a full rune page if you play one or two games a day)
From all the comments i can tell that most people into LOL have never played DotA, Trust me Play this game LOL fans the Heros in this game are very interesting compared to LOL, Im not sure what LOL developers are thinking releasing the same hero with different particle effects and model every 3 weeks.
And in case this game will be free to play And will have limited choice in champions just go play Warcraft 3 Dota on Garena last time i checked there are over 100000 people playing dota on Garena.
From all the comments i can tell that most people into LOL have never played DotA, Trust me Play this game LOL fans the Heros in this game are very interesting compared to LOL, Im not sure what LOL developers are thinking releasing the same hero with different particle effects and model every 3 weeks.
And in case this game will be free to play And will have limited choice in champions just go play Warcraft 3 Dota on Garena last time i checked there are over 100000 people playing dota on Garena.
I'm cautiously excited about this game. It looks very cool visually (it's stupid but that does matter to me) and even though it's apparently a direct port of DOTA, DOTA is, I've heard a very different game than LoL. So it will be something new to learn.
That said, if the DOTA/HON community of dickheads, who supposedly comprise their player base, isn't somehow separated from the huge influx of new players that will undoubtedly try out DOTA 2, then , I'll either grow some rhino skin and deal with all the players hating the noob, or give up a week after launch.
Though it is difficult in this type of game, I really believe DOTA 2 will be made or broken based on its ability to create a community that isn't toxic to newcomers. Given that DOTA's initial learning curve is said to be steeper than LoL, growing their player base is going to be a huge challenge. Hardcore is great, just don't expect to make that much money on it. And I'm sure Valve wants to make money on this.
That said, if the DOTA/HON community of dickheads, who supposedly comprise their player base, isn't somehow separated from the huge influx of new players that will undoubtedly try out DOTA 2, then , I'll either grow some rhino skin and deal with all the players hating the noob, or give up a week after launch.
Though it is difficult in this type of game, I really believe DOTA 2 will be made or broken based on its ability to create a community that isn't toxic to newcomers. Given that DOTA's initial learning curve is said to be steeper than LoL, growing their player base is going to be a huge challenge. Hardcore is great, just don't expect to make that much money on it. And I'm sure Valve wants to make money on this.
Ofcourse lol have more new players. Not that many bought a completly different game just to play a complelty different mod/map. So when a standalone client came out it captured the interest of the rest of the gaming population.ionveau said:
Wc3 is extremly sluggish, no only-hon/lol player could possibly even enjoy it the slightest, and only get mashed down by the worst community ever existed.
I really can't see the sense here. Runes give miniscule bonus' that may often not even give a benefit. The way you 'grind' for runes is by... playing the game. Oh my heaven's no, don't make me do THAT!ionveau said:
I would very strongly argue that the difference in balance between hero's (in any game of Dota Ancestry) is much greater than the difference in balance caused by runes and Mastery's.