HotS fixes most of LoL's issues.

SorryBoysImLes·9/22/2015, 5:49:10 PM·3 votes·339 views

Get an AFK or someone DCs? A relatively intelligent AI will replace them. Intelligent enough that if you ping it somewhere it will follow up.

Have a bunch of elitist "I carried this game, you all suck" mouth-breathers on your team? No problem, there essentially isn't a KDA system and all kills/assists are given to everyone who participate in the takedown.

Someone feeding or someone getting a lot of kills? Again, not a problem, the shared XP makes it so no one single person can get so fed they can 1v5 the entire enemy team and make it utterly impossible for your team to make a comeback. ^ And because of that there's a lot less toxicity. If someone "feeds" you don't have a whole team raging at them because they single-handedly give the enemy the team the game for making mistakes.

Never thought I could have this much fun on a Moba again.

Over-all, the game focuses more on the team, not the individual. LoL currently panders to people with egos by having champions, and a system, that allows them to get so far ahead or behind that a single person (like an AFK or troll on one of the teams) can decide the fate of the entire match.

Both are fun games, but provide different experiences.

If you want to feel important and stroke your own ego with your "x-champion mechanics" and carry an entire match by yourself, then you play LoL.

If you want a genuinely fun team-oriented gameplay experience where even the weakest members can contribute, then you play HotS.

7 Comments

Maximum Morde9/22/2015, 5:51:49 PM1 votes

HotS does do some things right, but they have their own issues. Both games are worth playing on their own merits and different enough from each other that it doesn't feel like carbon copies of the same game.

StealthWarden9/22/2015, 6:08:10 PM1 votes

Yeah they are very different. Hots is good, i like it. And all those reason are why i like it. However, it is missing a certain personal satisfaction. There is no adrenaline rush..pretty much ever. You will never have those epic duels on 80hp adrenaline overload whos jungler will show up first, or appear on the mini map so you know you risk the biscuit moments. And you will never get to kick peoples shit in because you played tight and got an item and 2 levels ahead. but if you never get to be that guy or enjoy that, then quit and play hots, because it doesnt have that and you can just enjoy the game.

TeemoJenkins9/22/2015, 6:19:16 PM1 votes

When I want brainless button mashing fun I play HotS when I want to be challenged I play League.

Raptamei9/22/2015, 6:23:12 PM1 votes

HotS is great and does solve all of League's problems.

But it does get repetitive after 250-300 or so games. It's just empty calories - you queue up, do stuff, either your team or the enemy team gets a level lead and then wins the game. It isn't awful, it isn't amazing. It's just a way to mindlessly pass the time.

Oh, and some of their maps are HORRIBLE.