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Is League becoming more and more like DOTA? (Visually)

Draven Always·9/14/2014, 9:08:42 PM·2 votes·1,117 views

Lately, looking at all the changes to textures, and the Summoners Rift VU, I feel like League is becoming more aesthetically like DOTA, which is making me somewhat unhappy with riot. I am not trying to make this into a "better than" thread, but I play league because it is easier to see in my opinion. DOTA is just too small. I also prefer Leagues gameplay over DOTA. These visual updates are making league look more and more like DOTA, which is something that I do not want. I want league to have its own style like it used to. League to me has very defined lines in its art. Everything looks sharp and crisp. However, you are "smoothing out" the new visuals, which I feel is a move towards making the game aesthetically like DOTA. I ask if anyone else can express their opinions on this subject, and I call out Riot to explain their reasoning for making everything smoother. I personally like the detail in League's art, it makes it unique.

6 Comments

Xyphios9/14/2014, 9:33:13 PM1 votes

coming from me the SRU looks notihng like the map on dota.I play dota (prefer league ) just as much as i play league and the map is soooooooooooooo different.So to answer your question no.

Serpents Embrace9/14/2014, 9:45:36 PM1 votes

Well, I've always tried to adapt a positive attitude about upcoming changes, but lately whenever I do that it ends up coming out worse than I could have imagined.

DOTA2 looks really bad, I think, and it's difficult for me to imagine League ever adapting the visual issues I had with it. But a many of the recent textures take a lot out of skins (Looking at you, Desperada Cassiopeia) that's more than just removing messy amounts of detail. Dulling of colors is something I've noticed a lot in them, which I think is a lot more pressing than loss of detail that's usually not noticeable at maximum zoom.

But I do agree with you, even if our reasons differ a bit.

habasi9/15/2014, 1:44:10 PM1 votes

with the new SR, it's starting to look more like dawngate. A LOT MORE. seriously, did riot say, 'fuck it! we want that artstyle',and flat out just took it?

enmanuel steam5/18/2015, 1:51:58 AM1 votes

is kind of funny if you think about it LoL is trying to be more like Dota 2 taking itself more seriously and having more mature themes as you can probably tell by their latest cinematic champ reveals and Dota 2 is trying to be more like LoL taking itself less seriously as it can be seen in the new comic that came with the winter wyvern update and the new taunts.