Dota 2 Vs. LoL

[Applecooler]

I was watching TB play Dota 2 and I wondered if Dota is actually better than lol. Ive played a little bit of Dota but my teammates hated me so badly I just abandoned. I also was turned off by the hardcore aspect of the comunity and all the new people to play.From the persective of anyone who had played both, which one is the better game, and if its dota, ill try to make a effort to start playing again.

[Garry :D]

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[kevin_XD]

dota2 is nice game

[Talndir]

I haven't played both, but I know someone who moved from LoL to Dota and said the community actually got better, so it may be even worse over there.

Dota:
- More competitive
- Bad community
- Bigger ESports scene (potentially)
- Better graphics
- Original DotA inspired LoL, HoN etc.
- More difficult, but more rewarding
- COMPLETELY FREE

LoL:
- Very much Pay-To-Win at higher levels of gameplay
- More casual (from what I can gather)
- Distinctive art style
- Also a not great community
- Easier and with less punishment when you die
- Based on DotA (eg. gameplay and layout copied, some heroes and skills extremely similar if not the same, the boss 'Baron Nashor' is 'Roshan' spelt backwards)

Dota will be difficult in the beginning, as a new played going up against 'snowball' heroes such as Riki and Drow Ranger will make you miserable but try to either find some new friends to play with, ask a more experienced one to coach you or just practice on your own. I suggest completing all the training and then playing several bot matches with a hero before playing real people, and here are some hero suggestions for a new player:

Good:
- Dragon Knight
- Sven
- Tidehunter
- Drow Ranger
- Sniper

Bad:
- Riki
- Invoker
- Meepo
- Visage
- Io
- Pudge

[Ultra]

I personally think Dota is better because you dont have to grind to get characters, there is no stupid rune system, there is nostupid mastery system, the game looks better, you lose money on death, I feel that Dota characters are more balanced, there are more activateables, and also THEY RELEASED THE SOURCE 2 ENGINE ON TO IT SECRETLY!

[Tortle™]

I've played Dota, LoL, HoN, Smite, Dawngate, Infinite Crisis, and Strife. I can easily say that Dota is my preferred out of all of them. Each one has its gimmicks, which make them more or less interesting to play, but I have found Dota slightly more enjoyable than most of them, followed closely by Smite. But remember, this is just an opinion.

Addendum: All of these games are pretty much based on the original Dota mod for WarCraft 3. The guy who made DotA Allstars, Guinsoo, is the guy that created League of Legends, and Baron Nashor is indeed Roshan backwards, as it is the name of his bowling ball.

[Darth Mark]

I have played both, but in all honesty only about 6 games of LoL. Dota seems to be a 'riskier' game. You need to take more risks and you can really ♥♥♥♥ yourself over if these risks don't pay out. For example, if you try to gank someone. Fights in dota are also over much quicker. As a result, players need a better understanding of items/heros to survive. A small stuff up (such as not knowing about a player's ultimate) may lead to a death, causing you to lose a lot of money and spend time beind dead.

For these reason I think that dota has a much larger learing curve. I believe that in general pub games, dota is also more competative, however I may just think that as I have played far more dota than I have LoL, and didn't really know what I was doing when playing LoL.

However you asked which game is 'better'. What I just listed are what I think the main differences are. If you like these, then you will prefer Dota, otherwise LoL might seem like a better game. It is worth keeping in mind that LoL has other maps that you can use, which I imagine is great fun. Conversely, any player can utilise any dota hero, while this is not the case in LoL.

It really goes down to what you think is more enjoyable game. Honestly I love Dota, but a thinking about playing some LoL. I would suggest for you to play some Dota, at least 10 games, and just decide which one you think is more fun (discounting the fact that you're more used to LoL).

[👌m8]

As person who plays both, I choose Dota 2 as my preference. The only reason why I play this game more is because of the graphics and artstyle. I have not yet seen a moba game that matches the beauty of the game's map, environment, and character design combined (excluding the New Bloom boss fight map). Another thing is the fun in it. I wouldn't be playing this game anymore without my friends since they're the ones who make all of my in-game fails laughable instead of rage-inducing.

I would still enjoy playing LoL, though. I also like its environment of the game especially the new Summoner's Rift remake (except the old SR). It's just that the game is not as optimized as Dota 2 which is why I can't play it normally.

[Applecooler]

Originally posted by otah007:

I haven't played both, but I know someone who moved from LoL to Dota and said the community actually got better, so it may be even worse over there.

Dota:
- More competitive
- Bad community
- Bigger ESports scene (potentially)
- Better graphics
- Original DotA inspired LoL, HoN etc.
- More difficult, but more rewarding

LoL:
- More casual (from what I can gather)
- Distinctive art style
- Also a not great community
- Easier and with less punishment when you die
- Based on DotA (eg. gameplay and layout copied, some heroes and skills extremely similar if not the same, the boss 'Baron Nashor' is 'Roshan' spelt backwards)

To be honest I dont really care for the graphics as much as the next person (I belive league is getting a graphics overhaul (just saying)) but the competitive nature of the community scares me. Also Ill have to work to know some champs and where I fit in on the map (which person goes where, what lane Im in, what Im obligated to do, what Im not supposed to do ( EX: hooking a teammate as pudge (Ive done it before))). Also ive heard that the dota comunity hates the Lol comunity with a burning passion, so like heading into dota with a league mind set is like walking into a suicide head first.

[Applecooler]

Originally posted by TGCUltra:

I personally think Dota is better because you dont have to grind to get characters, there is no stupid rune system, there is nostupid mastery system, the game looks better, you lose money on death, I feel that Dota characters are more balanced, there are more activateables, and also THEY RELEASED THE SOURCE 2 ENGINE ON TO IT SECRETLY!

I KNOW RIGHT! SOURCE 2! IM SO JELLY! Plus the reason why I first considered it was because of this news of the coming of the mother of HL3

[ChemicalBacon]

Originally posted by Applecooler:

I was watching TB play Dota 2 and I wondered if Dota is actually better than lol. Ive played a little bit of Dota but my teammates hated me so badly I just abandoned. I also was turned off by the hardcore aspect of the comunity and all the new people to play.From the persective of anyone who had played both, which one is the better game, and if its dota, ill try to make a effort to start playing again.

I always wondered if people would use the search bar for a topic that comes up literally every week

[👌m8]

Originally posted by Applecooler:

Originally posted by otah007:

I haven't played both, but I know someone who moved from LoL to Dota and said the community actually got better, so it may be even worse over there.

Dota:
- More competitive
- Bad community
- Bigger ESports scene (potentially)
- Better graphics
- Original DotA inspired LoL, HoN etc.
- More difficult, but more rewarding

LoL:
- More casual (from what I can gather)
- Distinctive art style
- Also a not great community
- Easier and with less punishment when you die
- Based on DotA (eg. gameplay and layout copied, some heroes and skills extremely similar if not the same, the boss 'Baron Nashor' is 'Roshan' spelt backwards)

-snip- ( EX: hooking a teammate as pudge (Ive done it before))) -snip-

Not as bad as hooking a creep/minion. There are cases that hooking your teammate is a good thing when he's being chased by a stronger enemy.

[Applecooler]

Originally posted by Chemicalbacon:

Originally posted by Applecooler:

I was watching TB play Dota 2 and I wondered if Dota is actually better than lol. Ive played a little bit of Dota but my teammates hated me so badly I just abandoned. I also was turned off by the hardcore aspect of the comunity and all the new people to play.From the persective of anyone who had played both, which one is the better game, and if its dota, ill try to make a effort to start playing again.

I always wondered if people would use the search bar for a topic that comes up literally every week

well im new... gotta start somewhere right?

[Applecooler]

Well thanks for everyone's help on trying to get me into this game, even from the not so helpfull people. I think im going to play 10 games like you said and find out of the game is for me

[Darth Mark]

Originally posted by Applecooler:

Well thanks for everyone's help on trying to get me into this game, even from the not so helpfull people. I think im going to play 10 games like you said and find out of the game is for me

Good luck :)

[Applecooler]

Originally posted by Mark, the magnificent:

Originally posted by Applecooler:

Well thanks for everyone's help on trying to get me into this game, even from the not so helpfull people. I think im going to play 10 games like you said and find out of the game is for me

Good luck :)

Thanks :D. and when im being pelted by insults by my teammates, ill remember that im just getting the worst of the batch :)