When people find out you have been playing Heroes of the Storm

Laughing Fish·Sep 8, 2015·86 votes·9,042 views

League players are like: https://d.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1380417893ra/827033.gif

Rito is like: http://trendom.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/When-my-computer-finally-broke.-Had-it-for-7-years_1e4162_4158593.gif

Haters are like: http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/4420855/i-hate-everything-o.gif

I am like: http://utahvalley360.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Batman-you-trusted-me-and-I-failed-you.gif

Blizzard is like: https://33.media.tumblr.com/a6158e9da8b37292bec9d55abd49253b/tumblr_n35z7uDFUU1twpa6po1_500.gif

Dota is like: https://media.giphy.com/media/ahNiyUhWB1hPq/giphy.gif

145 Comments

A Superb VillainSep 8, 201543 votes

When I see anyone make that confession on the Boards:

https://33.media.tumblr.com/cd8153cca3617a9ef3a8db7c95abdba9/tumblr_ncshwqRZRj1sfj405o1_500.gif

CatastropSep 8, 201517 votes

I demand you tell me what this is from.

TheMonocleRogueSep 8, 20155 votes

Its from the Gintama movie. The opening scene is a parody of "No More" which is a PSA on bootlegging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znVF5Y5-tj4

OverpoweredSoapSep 8, 201517 votes

brUH.

I've played Heroes of the Storm but I can't really attach myself to any of their heroes.

Like, so far, I only like Tyrande but ugh.

I really want to play it but I just don't like many of their characters just yet.

Also, it seems to run really slow on my computer for some reason.

What is it about it that you like?

Laughing FishSep 8, 20154 votes

I've played Heroes of the Storm but I can't really attach myself to any of their heroes.

It takes awhile to get used to the heroes, as the method of upgrading is quite different than League's. Personally I am a fan of Zagara.

Also, it seems to run really slow on my computer for some reason.

It takes more resources than League, as not only are the graphics flashier, but it is clearly less efficient. What video card processor do you have? I tried playing it on a Pentium with Intel HD, and it did not work well at all (constant lagging, and a FPS of like 12). But once I got my current PC (which has an i5 with a Nvidia GT 920m) it worked flawlessly.

What is it about it that you like?

League of Legends is far more rewarding, but also requires more effort. So if I am looking for a challenge where I can try to prove myself in a competitive arena, League of Legends reigns supreme. But sometimes it can be nice to mix things up and and just relax. Heroes is far simpler, and (so far) there is a great deal less toxicity. It is good if you just want to kick back, relax, and play a game. 9/10 League is better still, but it is nice to mix things up sometimes.

GorgannanSep 8, 20155 votes

People claim it isn't, but it's the supersmash brothers, mindless beat em' up of the three big mobas.

I played a lot in the beta, but I quickly got sick of it.

I have a 5 year old shit 400$ laptop that runs league at 60fps as long as I keep only eviro at high and shadows at low, and it looks great.

HotS I have all low, fans blazing, and minimum graphics look terrible. The gameplay is fun, but the no items makes each hero incredibly boring and unispired (yes, even with talents) and every class is a less extreme version of LoL or Dota. Tanks aren't as tanky, ADC are less C, and just all around low skillcap heroes.

Not a bad game, but REALLY not my cup of tea. I go back sometimes to try it, wanting to like it, but I just can't D:

EDIT: I also hate that maps and that the UI looks like it's from SCII. Why is it so sci-fi D: Why does Raynor ride a horse?

NarasimhaSep 8, 20158 votes

People claim it isn't, but it's the supersmash brothers, mindless beat em' up of the three big mobas.

Just to jump in, it isn't. Because it isn't even in the big 3. That honor goes to LoL, DoTA, and Smite atm.

Circuit BearSep 9, 20153 votes

Thank you for pointing this out. The amount of people who treat HoTS like it matters just cause it is made by blizzard is irritating. Smite is definitely on the table and needs to stop being overlooked.

UirayaSep 8, 20153 votes

Do you buttonmash in smash

serious question

Zenthon PrimeSep 9, 20154 votes

The difference between HotS and Smash is that Smash has the capacity for skill. HotS's skillcap is so hilariously low compared to all other MOBAs it's not even funny.

At least for LoL/Dota/Smite (the actual Big Three of MOBAs) you can argue that they each specialize in a specific skill (teamwork, strategy and map awareness respectively, IMO). HotS is just so dumbed down compared to them that it will never reach the top tiers of MOBAs in its current form.

GorgannanSep 9, 20152 votes

No, but I'm I don't play with good people, so while I don't button mash, pressing any button is better than pressing none.

That doesn't work in League or Dota.

BattleBalladeerSep 8, 20153 votes

The diversity is really enjoyable. League's 1 main map and 2 oft-forgotten maps kinda left me wanting more modes and I really like what Blizzard has done with it. I have read rumors of PvE content in the future even. Its just a really great shift from 3 lane 5v5 that all other moba use.

The characters are pretty diverse too but have a lot of similar roles to league. I was really attached to Gazlowe and TLV who were the star split-pusher/junglers before Blizzard started dabbling around with their kits too much. (TLV needed the longboat nerf, but not the arbitrary kit rearrange they got after)

Thats my real main beef with Blizzard atm is that they do make weird changes to try to balance characters that are played a lot and dont really do much to fix the underplayed (like Sonya).

Edit: Fish I also love Zaggy. Lvl 9. RAPID INCUBATION 4EVER

ARequestOfDeathSep 8, 20154 votes

i will take heroes of the storm over dota 2 any day of the year

GorgannanSep 9, 20153 votes

I wouldn't. Dota 2 is awesome :D

LeeDarkSep 9, 20154 votes

I really enjoy Abathur. Truly creative design. And not something League or DotA could easily copy, given that he is largely dependent on the shared exp mechanic.

SEKAISep 8, 201513 votes

HotS doesn't feel like a long lasting game tbh, considering the game doesn't have a lot going on besides the glorious roster of nostalgia cast. It feels like one of those games where one would binge for a short term and then completely forget it afterwards.

Just my 2 cents.

DrCyanideSep 8, 20153 votes

I like Starcraft a lot, but don't care for the other franchises Blizzard has. I can't bring myself to keep playing HotS when I only care about ~1/3 the characters.

MVDuneCatsSep 8, 20152 votes

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HotS doesn't feel like a long lasting game tbh, considering the game doesn't have a lot going on besides the glorious roster of nostalgia cast.

The funny thing is that I was an avid SC2 player, but found the roster to actually be a turn off to the game. I just couldn't take the game seriously.

EmbertineSep 8, 201512 votes

I play HoTS and league. However I've tried Dota 2 and believe it should never have even been imagined to begin with.

DeathToEcchiSep 8, 20151 votes

Then you would never have HotS or LoL. Valve bascially just ported the original mechanics (limited as they were by the original engine) into a new engine and added a 2 to the name.

DrCyanideSep 8, 201512 votes

You contradict yourself, because if DotA 2 adds nothing then all the source material needed for LoL and HotS is in DotA 1.

TurquoiseYoshiSep 8, 20155 votes

But Dota 2 came out after League by about 4 years....?

LawAbidingCactusSep 9, 20153 votes

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GorgannanSep 9, 20151 votes

There doesn't have to be a dota 2 for there to be a dota 1.

LawAbidingCactusSep 9, 20151 votes

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GorgannanSep 9, 20151 votes

I think you READ it incorrectly. He said Dota 2 shouldn't have been imagined. You said if it wasn't, we wouldn't have League.

There doesn't need to be dota 2, to be dota1. Dota can exist without Dota 2. We don't need Dota 2 for League. Lrn2reed.

LawAbidingCactusSep 9, 20151 votes

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SEKAISep 10, 20151 votes

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I simply said that WC3 DotA (without which the MOBA genre never would have existed) existed before League,

Except it's wrong, DotA didn't invent the genre.

Aeon of Strife did. Hence without DotA, it would just be a matter of time before LoL is created.

Not to mention most who had the most hand maintaining and developing DotA mod are the founders of LoL anyway.

LeeDarkSep 9, 20153 votes

Pretty much anyone who says that generally sucks at the games. All of them.

EmbertineSep 9, 20153 votes

That is your opinion and you are entitled to that.

KatCraftSep 9, 20152 votes

no he isn't

MetalGearTeemuSep 8, 201511 votes

Dota is American Football. Bursts of action with pauses as teams regroup and consider strategy. Plays are executed as a team and no one player stands out head and shoulders above others in most cases. All positions are required for a successful play.

League is Basketball. Superstars make flashy plays that get the crowd on their feet, A guy can head and shoulders take over a game and even win it on his own if he's on fire. Focus on 1-2 star players while others are often overshadowed.

Hots is Hockey. Everyones kinda bumping around and slamming into each other but sometimes you get the idea alot of the people out there don't quite know how to skate. Stars can stand out, but they still get checked hard ( no items lol you not so fed son ), Die Hard fans, but alot of people have no clue whats going on when they watch it.

Smite is Arena Football. A combination of Football and Basketball that is higher energy while still maintaining alot of the elements of the two. Never as popular and considered a lower tier. But the guilty pleasure of many.

Hon is Rugby. You're pretty sure they have brain damage, but good on them for having fun doing what they love. Ziggs

Axis the DragonSep 8, 20154 votes

But in LoL you can't literally 1v5 like you can in DotA, though. :O though I suppose that's more to do with the penalizing deaths and expensive (but very strong) item spikes and less to do with raw star power. Individual skill is still a vague notion with varying levels of involvement for both.

MetalGearTeemuSep 8, 20154 votes

This is ill informed and likely the thoughts of someone who's only heard dota, or if he has played he's played deep deep in the trench. 1v5's in Dota do not exist unless they're freak cases such as the Great American Cleave/Slam. Or a pug game where things are largely out of hand.

In high level play for Dota supports win games and enable their carries because of the robust item choices they have, or in some cases a fed midlaner can carry through the mid game all the way to the end. Supports, despite making less money then in league, can apply far greater effect due to their powerful base skills ( which raises the lowest bar of power. Even if you're the hardest 5 Bane in Dota you still have potent skills that make a huge difference when landed. ) and incredibly potent items such as force staff ( which pushes a target a set distance in whatever direction they're facing )

On the topic of the Great American Slam-

even if you know NOTHING about Dota... not a thing, take this to heart. If you see the enemy team drop a skill into the Rosh pit? Don't continue doing rosh.

Thats how Earthshaker shakes the earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFc49W0LsGU

Axis the DragonSep 9, 20153 votes

Oh, indeed, I was talking about Bloodseeker/antimage/riki 1v5 pubstomps. xD Granted, once you're that far ahead, any Champ in League could do that too.

And yeah I was watching that game. I was like, yo, ppd, your Ice Blast is almost off cooldown, you can just throw that + vortex in there to stop them... and instead of stopping they just kept trying to kill rosh, except for, like, clockwerk, who KNEW some shit was about to go down

Like I've seen plenty of good blink enchant slams, and, don't get me wrong, that shit was tight, but everyone was like OMG UNIVERSE and I was like, yo give ppd some props for coordinating that shit in the first place xD Gyro's ult was mad late too I was like CMON GYRO GET IN ON THAT WOMBO

gubigubiSep 8, 20152 votes

Yeah in Dota 2, 1 player has a much larger impact than in league. You can farm and let your team feed and make a giant come back its pretty bad ass being able to carry that hard in a game. People not having a free recall is one of my favorite aspects of Dota 2 it creates a lot of situations that can never happen in league.

SEKAISep 10, 20151 votes

{quoted}

Dota is American Football. Bursts of action with pauses as teams regroup and consider strategy.

Hon is Rugby. You're pretty sure they have brain damage,

Much prejudice on 2 very similar to identical sports.

MetalGearTeemuSep 10, 20151 votes

son I think if you believe rugby is similar to identical to american football that it is YOU who are the brain damage. Rammus

WolfenstinSep 8, 20157 votes

My biggest issue with HoTs is that the attacks and abilities don't feel that strong. It's hard to explain, but when you hit someone in League, you feel like you actually hurt them or did some damage. When I ult as Diablo into an enemy team, I feel like I'm just slowly draining their life, not really hitting them.

There's just this lack of oomph in the moves. Which is a real shame because a lot of the ults look incredibly flashy and cool.

LeetriSep 9, 20152 votes

They certainly lack feedback, and I recently saw a thread talking about that on the HotStorm forums. You know how when you get hit you see how much damage you took because that segment of your HP bar turns red before disappearing? If you don't know what I mean, look at when someone gets hit in a fighting game. HotStorm doesn't have that, your HP just disappears.

Blue Moon WolfSep 9, 20157 votes

you forgot smite:

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hooray-people-are-paying-attention-to-me-futurama.gif

EhkrickorSep 9, 20152 votes

sigh now i have to go get towels to wipe the coffee of my computer screen

gubigubiSep 8, 20153 votes

Dota like 18 million dollar prize pool! http://media.giphy.com/media/cFWIchDTzIIh2/giphy.gif

Smite like https://media.giphy.com/media/ahNiyUhWB1hPq/giphy.gif

But really just play which every one you want to. I play pretty much every single one of them.

TurquoiseYoshiSep 8, 20152 votes

I don't get how DOTA 2 has an $18 million prize pool while LoL Worlds have $2 million. Makes no sense.

Tails DollSep 8, 201515 votes

The pool is crowed funded by every DOTA player that buys shit on the store. And maybe, since it's Valve, they take some money from other places.

Besides, LoL actually pays salaries to its players, while dota doesnt. So Dota Makes 5 millonaries and LoL gives jobs to about 200/300 players.

gubigubiSep 8, 20152 votes

Exactly. 200-300 might be a bit high though.

Edit: actually it might be about right. 120 players and coaches from 10 LCS teams in NA and EU. I am not sure how other regions work though such as the LCK and some of the wild card regions. I don't know how they get paid or if its riot that gives out the salaries for those players.

OrangesilkSep 9, 20151 votes

Back when Heroes wasn't a thing, DotA couldn't be assed to spend their millions on buying the rights for their characters, now that HotS is a thing, DotA heroes look pretty much like the chinese bootleg version of HotS heroes:

Illidan -> Anti-mage Kael'Thas -> Invoker Chen -> Brewmaster

I mean, they even had to rename one of their heroes Windrunner, because Sylvanas Windrunner came out as a HotS hero. It may be more competitively solid, have more money and be a better game overall, but it still looks like the silly bootleg version.

gubigubiSep 9, 20152 votes

Whats really funny about this whole hots/dota thing. Is dota 2 took all the characters they legally could to make the game as similar as possible to dota 1. But then blizzard went right around and tried making heros of the storm named blizzard dota. Then lost a legal battle because they couldn't use the name dota.

Dota stole all of the characters it could possibly get to keep there original cast from the warcraft 3 custom, and blizzard tried to steal the name Dota to get back at them.

Hots was originally a custom game for sc2 btw, that was meant to be totally free with all of the same characters. But they saw how much money league was making and thought why not charge people. So 2-3 years of extra development later we got heros of the storm.

IMO they are both scum bags for doing what they did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O67eH9ztv6E

XonraSep 8, 20153 votes

Honestly HoTs will be empty whenever that Blizzard fps game comes out. Funny how they will likely kill off their own game with another of their own games.