Why is LoL (seemingly) more popular than Dota2 ?

[Ass Goblin]

Atleast on Twitch, I've always noticed LoL GREATLY outnumbers the amount of viewers .. which I am confused if LoL is more popular than Dota2?

I know I will get many biased opitions on LoL, but why is it more popular.. if it is?

Is it because it is more beginner friendly and overall an easier game to play and get better at? Just considering there is no denying, which I feel is a big part of the early game and lead into mid game.. and since there is no denys in LoL you don't need to focus on 2 things at once that are important, just 1.

Also, LoL you don't have gold reduction for dying, and you can TP without buying a TP I believe?

Is it because it is generally easier?

[Mimic]

Preference, you should delete this thread before you get a rage of gamers.
Plus your 450+ hours on dota shows your commitment.

[Bradzn]

because more people now about lol also it is just a better know game and second because lol has been out longer and but no one will rage i bet

[Ass Goblin]

Mimic původně napsal:

Preference, you should delete this thread before you get a rage of gamers.
Plus your 450+ hours on dota shows your commitment.

I hae 450+ hours ?? o_O .. does this count for being afk in menu ? and does it count tournament views? If so, that makes sense cause there is no way I have spent THAT much time playing

[Juzkin]

≠ §oulBlighter ≠ původně napsal:

Mimic původně napsal:

Preference, you should delete this thread before you get a rage of gamers.
Plus your 450+ hours on dota shows your commitment.

I hae 450+ hours ?? o_O .. does this count for being afk in menu ? and does it count tournament views? If so, that makes sense cause there is no way I have spent THAT much time playing

ofc

[鬼椒]

Mimic původně napsal:

Preference, you should delete this thread before you get a rage of gamers.
Plus your 450+ hours on dota shows your commitment.

I don't see how people replying irrationally to this thread is any reason to lock it. He asked some legitimate questions.

[Kingfisher]

It used to be easier to access. Furthermore, it is less punishing to new players, so many players that might get weeded out by DotA's steep learning curve won't mind it.
Also, I would like to add that DotA has an in-game spectator client, so many people don't use twitch because the can just use this.

[READ PALE]

LoL came out earlier than Dota 2 and had better graphics and stuff than DotA.

[Rich Mahogany]

#1 LoL came out first
#2 LoL is more casual-friendly.
#3 LoL is marketed more.

[Lelling]

It's not just seemingly so, it is more popular. League of Legends has over 32 million monthly active players and 12 million daily active players (Dota has about 500,000). This isn't to say which game is "better", though (a concept that doesn't, or shouldn't even be applied when comparing games).

The main reason is that Dota's target audience is different (much more narrow). When making it, the developers had the option to make it more accessible, but they decided to copy the original gameplay in order to appeal to the classic Dota fans. League of legends, on the other hand, is really accessible and appeals to casuals a lot more because of the clear-cut mechanics and the less complicated item / stats system.

EDIT: Also, in the last year, LoL's success has allowed RIOT games to market the game more effectively. LoL has a lot more "public buzz" and presence than Dota, which in turn draws in even more players.

MattdaFoo původně napsal:

Also, I would like to add that DotA has an in-game spectator client, so many people don't use twitch because the can just use this.

League of Legends has one too. It was introduced in November 2011 :D The reason that there are more LoL streamers is because there are more LoL players.

tl;dr: Dota2 chose to appeal to the original Dota players, League of Legends wants to appeal to the world.

[76561198105079174]

why?
because people is so foolish

and why can't view replay?

[Timmy WangDong]

Rod Torfulson's Armada původně napsal:

#1 LoL came out first
#2 LoL is more casual-friendly.
#3 LoL is marketed more.

#1 dota 1 game out first
#2 dota 2 is dota 1
#3 The game hasn't been released in korea yet.

[SynC[+]]

Generally LoL has easier mechanics and generally a much more friendly (not talking about the community) experience for newer/casual players thus the draw...

Not to mention that it came out before dota2 and might possibly be the game that introduces the MOBA genre to newer gamers....

[Timmy WangDong]

Once Valve gets the game released everywhere THEN it will explode. Right now it's mostly Europe and the Americas playing. Asia doesn't have dota 2 yet I've heard.

[Roggy]

To add a fun little story: I went to a SSBM tourney the other day nearby Cal Berkeley campus, and overheard some moba-esque talk. Things like "laning and warding" and being an avid Dota player, I asked if they were talking about Dota. Only a handful of people had heard of it, much less played it. I advocated at least giving it a shot, gave them a rundown of why it's my favorite game, and how it differs in some very key ways from LoL.

They seemed somewhat interested, but the sheer number of people that play LoL on a regular basis was overwhelming. Out of the 30 or so competitors in the tournament, it seemed that 25 or so play LoL regularly, or at least somewhat often. Only 1 person there (at least, that decided to speak up) had even played Dota. There's a huge gap in popularity and I believe the key reasons have been stated in previous posts.

System requirements aren't as high
Characters have wider range of appeal IE: Cuteness, Beauty
Release date
Public media, IE: ads, gamecards, etc.
Gameplay is less complex (let's not argue about this, I haven't played much, I'm speaking from a relatively ignorant standpoint- but you can't deny, I know that much!)
I'm sure there's more, but both games are great and have caused Mobas to come into their own. I'm glad to just see more genres of multiplayer gaming, instead of FPS and MMOs.

[just2jiG]

league is just easier. and people on LOL seem to be younger.