know why i came from back from HotS to league?

ScarnMichaelScar··3 votes·885 views

they both have similar problems right now. one teamfight ends a game after a certain point (usually 15 minutes in hots, and 20-25 minutes in league)

currently burst meta in both games is getting way too much love because it makes E$ports looks cool

the difference though? the rank systems.

in hots, you can maintain a 50% winrate and still drop 10 ranks. know why? because the way it works, you get winstreaks and losing streaks fairly often.

you win 5, lose 6, and suddenly not only is all the progress you made in ranks cancelled out, you're 2-3 ranks lower than where you started to begin with.

i know if i won 5 straight in league, then lost 6 straight, it would probably drop me one division and maybe 15-30 lp give or take.

in hots, most people are losing more and winning less rank points for each respective win/loss.

Tl;DR HotS is a joke, and is still in beta testing 8 months after the official release of the game. League beats it because A:it still rewards personal skill B:you don't regularly see people slide from gold to bronze in the course of a few days, and B: has a balance team that is much more active than blizzard's, that doesn't just focus on releasing extremely broken cash grabby champions instead of fixing the actual problems the game has.

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japan hate acc1 votes

Good to know we're not the worst MOBA out there.

Dominick Destine2 votes

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Good to know we're not the worst MOBA out there.

LoL is the best MOBA out there.

The alternatives are compete garbo.... either broken, buggy, imbalanced or just mediocre versions of what we have here. Say what you will about Riot, they care about the quality of their game and community. I say this having come originally from DotA (TFT) and HoN where Icefrog and Maliken pretty much hated the community and hated the game.

I love Riot. They are my senpai.

Mhihnj1 votes

So how was DotA?

ScarnMichaelScar1 votes

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Good to know we're not the worst MOBA out there.

not by a long shot.

and blizzard fanboys are so deluded that they dont even see anything wrong with the game.

even though it's playerbase is stagnant, and it's esports scene is completely irrelevant.

d4rkshock1 votes

Yep. Smite is different. Hots is a dumbed down moba. And DotA is basically Hitler when it comes to difficulty.

ScarnMichaelScar1 votes

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Yep. Smite is different. Hots is a dumbed down moba. And DotA is basically Hitler when it comes to difficulty.

i wouldn't even say hots is dumbed down. its surprisingly deep. talents account for many different viable builds for heroes, and different maps every game keeps the gameplay fresh.

but garbage matchmaking, the community's refusal to admit anything is wrong with it, and a general lack of interest from blizzard is really killing the game.

Tempura King1 votes

So basically League is awesome? Awww yeah~

ScarnMichaelScar1 votes

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So basically League is awesome? Awww yeah~

it's good. yes. HotS has some great potential too with their hero designs. but it's severely marred by the fact that it's been nearly a year since release and we're still in pre-season, balance patches that take months, no bans, and the fact that there is absolutely 0 carry potential

Mhihnj1 votes

No matter how tough times become i will always have determination.

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