Not. Both games (and also Dota) have their strengths and weaknesses. They are not the same. If you spend any amount of time in other MOBA's you will notice things that are better and things that are worse, and also things with no comparison.
I enjoy LoL I enjoy HotS I enjoy Dota 2
HotS especially is different, and not any more of a competitor to LoL than Battlefield is. Don't discriminate, play them all!
SEKAI1 votesWho here knows Smite?
Deep Terror Nami1 votesThat one is fun too! And they apparently are doing well with their own championship series.
mirAcIe1 votesI kinda play them all, but not as much as I play LoL. And I never "leave" the game for another game. "Leaving" games has such a weird connotation. Like you're having an addiction or you're a recovering alcoholic. I may be playing 5 games of League a day or 3 games a month, doesn't matter. I don't call it "leaving" the game. I play whatever I want whenever I want.
CoCo BoEy1 votesI'll be playing HOTS soon :D good bye salty community.
Eleshakai1 votes[{quoted}](name=CoCo BoEy,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=pxiWr1Nx,comment-id=0003,timestamp=2015-01-21T10:48:33.563+0000)
I'll be playing HOTS soon :D good bye salty community.
People are complaining about the HotS community on the forums already. Since the day they implemented Hero League, people have been whining about how bad the community is.
So... if you're the type of person to consider LoL's community toxic, you'll probably have a similar opinion of HotS's community. I don't think either is bad, but... I don't think you'll see much of a difference in the long run.
CoCo BoEy1 voteshighly doubt it. League community will always be the most saltiness toxic community. Either way HoTS looks better.
Eleshakai1 votes[{quoted}](name=CoCo BoEy,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=pxiWr1Nx,comment-id=000300000000,timestamp=2015-01-21T21:25:35.658+0000)
highly doubt it. League community will always be the most saltiness toxic community. Either way HoTS looks better.
Well I hope you go into HotS with a good attitude, 'cause that'll 100% make the difference of how you see the community. Go in expecting it to be good, and you probably won't be disappointed... because, honestly, all internet communities are fundamentally the same - it's all in how you interact with them and how you view them.
CalciferHowel1 votesWOAH
WOAH
WOAH
Hold up, not being a total ass about your MOBAS? UNACCEPTABLE!
Eleshakai1 votes[{quoted}](name=Valkyrie Witch,realm=NA,application-id=cIfEodbz,discussion-id=pxiWr1Nx,comment-id=,timestamp=2015-01-21T07:11:09.497+0000)
Not. Both games (and also Dota) have their strengths and weaknesses. They are not the same. If you spend any amount of time in other MOBA's you will notice things that are better and things that are worse, and also things with no comparison.
I enjoy LoL I enjoy HotS I enjoy Dota 2
HotS especially is different, and not any more of a competitor to LoL than Battlefield is. Don't discriminate, play them all!
Very even-handed here. Good job. You caught me off-guard with this one, I was expecting a salty 'LoL sucks so bad' post but that's not what I got. I'm glad.
Just because I don't play LoL anymore, doesn't mean I don't have respect for the game's quality or success...
I think Blizzard amde the absolute right decision to not just copy LoL/DotA though... I don't think there's the potential for another MOBA made that way to succeed, the communities of LoL/DotA are too large and too dedicated to allow for another to get enough marketshare to succeed. Smite changed the formula a bit and has seen some success, and HoTS is changing it in a different way, so I have high hopes for it as well.
Drunk Rummate1 votesive had HotS since early alpha. i've never played a worse MoBA in my entire life, and considering it's blizzard i highly doubt they will make it any better outside of graphical improvements. more than anything i just cant bring myself to support blizzard anymore. they're a terrible company. i also have a grudge against the maker of HotS - Dustin Browder. I blame him for SC2 ending up the way that it is since he was the lead developer.
Eleshakai1 votesive had HotS since early alpha. i've never played a worse MoBA in my entire life, and considering it's blizzard i highly doubt they will make it any better outside of graphical improvements. more than anything i just cant bring myself to support blizzard anymore. they're a terrible company. i also have a grudge against the maker of HotS - Dustin Browder. I blame him for SC2 ending up the way that it is since he was the lead developer.
I have the feeling your opinions of HotS were subconsciously influenced by your opinions of the people making the game. But to each their own, HotS isn't going to appeal to everyone that's for sure. It's a completely different take on the genre, and that will certainly turn a lot away.. but it will also bring new people in.
That being said... SC2 is awesome. Sorry if you disagree ;)
asktiks1 voteswtb hots key pst will sing rap for it or maybe send you funny cat videos
lol
that said, im glad they are taking a different route, making objectives the central part of maps , most if not all are very interesting
ive been playing blizz games since...vanilla warcraft ( no not wow, talking about warcraft that you had to play in DOS) and ive never gotten into a beta, think the only one I actually got a key to on my email was the burning crusade back in the day, that was fun testing the enw content and reporting back to my guild ahhh good ole days of BWL awesomeness
but anyways....how would one get a hots key? just register for beta and hope?
Eleshakai1 voteswtb hots key pst will sing rap for it or maybe send you funny cat videos
lol
that said, im glad they are taking a different route, making objectives the central part of maps , most if not all are very interesting
ive been playing blizz games since...vanilla warcraft ( no not wow, talking about warcraft that you had to play in DOS) and ive never gotten into a beta, think the only one I actually got a key to on my email was the burning crusade back in the day, that was fun testing the enw content and reporting back to my guild ahhh good ole days of BWL awesomeness
but anyways....how would one get a hots key? just register for beta and hope?
Either register and hope, or if you're REALLY interested buy their 'founder's pack' and you'll get one guaranteed.
