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SgtPepper
Profile Joined November 2010
United States568 Posts
September 06 2011 20:27 GMT
#101
I hear HoN is better than LoL but I thought the NASL was just for Starcraft. The MSL and OSL never did any other games.
"After I reconquer Ba Sing Se, I'm going to reconquer my tea shop! And I'm going to play Pai Sho every day."
Angra
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States2652 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-06 20:34:49
September 06 2011 20:33 GMT
#102
Not really sure why people think they would have had the opportunity to add Dota 2 instead of HoN for season 2? Dota 2's open beta hasn't even started yet. At the very least they wouldn't be able to add it until season 3. Therefore HoN is the best option for a competitive "moba" (hate that word) that they have currently to add to season 2. The only other thing they could have done would be to hold off until season 3 to add any new games and hope that Dota 2 open beta/release would be by then.

Anyway I'm glad to at least see them adding HoN for this season, it'll be enjoyable to see how it turns out. Moving to Dota 2 for season 3 would be a smart move, though.
MisterFred
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2033 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-06 20:36:24
September 06 2011 20:34 GMT
#103
It's probably a money-making venture for them. All of the producers of that genre of games seem to be providing at the very least the prize pool to e-sports tournaments, if not additional money. Hopefully the profit helps keep their SC2 running past season 3 or whatever season they'd initially planned on doing.

Edit: This probably also drove the 'choice' of which of game to pick.
"The victor? Not the highest scoring, nor the best strategist, nor the best tactitian. The victor was he that was closest to the Tao of FFA." -.Praetor
Drium
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States888 Posts
September 06 2011 20:35 GMT
#104
NAHL?
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simansh
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
257 Posts
September 06 2011 20:36 GMT
#105
They're helping E-SPORTS9(tm) guys stop being so negative.
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lizzard_warish
Profile Joined June 2011
589 Posts
September 06 2011 20:42 GMT
#106
I've never watched the game and I dont think it sounds fun to watch [for me]. But esports isnt just sc2 or whatever, and its obviously helpful to grow an entire market of esports rather than base it purely on one sport. So, good, I hope it does well.
BigLighthouse
Profile Joined October 2010
United Kingdom424 Posts
September 06 2011 20:42 GMT
#107
On September 07 2011 03:58 RajaF wrote:
Well, this can only be good for SC2 since people that would watch HoN will now get to see some of our game too and the other way around. More popularity for everyone.


How do you figure that one? Halo has been in MLG for centuries and I've never ended up watching it, lol and hon have been at countless events like IEMs and DHs and ive never watched it. The likelihood is its going to be at the same kind of broadcast hours as the starcraft but just on a different channel so most people arnt going to get involved in the other game
Castrophy
Profile Joined November 2010
United States232 Posts
September 06 2011 20:43 GMT
#108
Really excited for this I love watching Hon! For all of those who never have I urge you to try it out!
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CptCutter
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom370 Posts
September 06 2011 20:45 GMT
#109
i dont think this is a smart move. the season 1 was pretty terrible with production value (1/10 compared to the IPL), although the games were pretty damn good.

it might be ok if they manage to sort it out for season 2 though, but i know i wont be watching any HoN.
nougdp
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany144 Posts
September 06 2011 20:45 GMT
#110
Any thoughts on why they would do this? Are they trying to become the new MLG?


NASL needs money. HoN needs Promotion.
Shiragaku
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Hong Kong4308 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-06 20:51:01
September 06 2011 20:49 GMT
#111
Err...the LoL vs DotA has been argued to death. No need to beat the dead horse.

But congrats to HoN. I was pretty scared that HoN was dead as an e-sport but DotA 2 is going to take over DX

But whether it is LoL, DotA, or HoN, pro MOBAs are boring to watch...it is almost like reading a textbook. Why read the textbook when you can go into the lab and have all the fun you want?
DDKz
Profile Joined October 2010
Australia188 Posts
September 06 2011 20:50 GMT
#112
This is amazing, I'm super excited for this.
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
September 06 2011 20:50 GMT
#113
If S2 is paying for this, I can see this being a great move from both sides.

I'm not sure why NASL would jump on it if S2 isn't paying for most, if not all, of it.
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soulpoetry
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom177 Posts
September 06 2011 20:50 GMT
#114
pretty odd to me that they would: a) add more games, b) add HoN instead of LoL or even wait for DOTA2.
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3684 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-06 20:58:41
September 06 2011 20:53 GMT
#115
On September 07 2011 05:45 nougdp wrote:
Show nested quote +
Any thoughts on why they would do this? Are they trying to become the new MLG?


NASL needs money. HoN needs Promotion.

This is probably accurate.

On September 07 2011 04:38 Pokebunny wrote:
YES
YEEEEEAH~!

So happy we've got HoN and not more LoL. Super psyched for HoN and SC2. Woooooo

Now all you need to do is drop SC2 and play HoN with me.

Also: LOL at all the LoL people in this thread.
Edit: Also: LOL at all the HoN people bashing LoL in return. Guess what, you both think your game is the cat's pajamas but you don't need to hate the other one for no reason. Neither one is a bad game.
Diizzy
Profile Joined August 2011
United States828 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-06 21:05:37
September 06 2011 20:55 GMT
#116
On September 07 2011 05:06 Doctorbeat wrote:
Whilst I'm happy for the players of HoN and the developers, I feel that it HoN's competitive scene doesn't have much of a foot to stand on. I was at Gamescom in Cologne, and the difference between the audience sizes of LoL and HoN were enormous. Where maybe a maximum of 50 people were watching HoN, at least a thousand were watching the mainstage finals, along with at least 300 for the semis/3rd place match.

It's a staggering difference, and even DotA2's crowd was multiple sizes bigger than HoN's. It might be a really good competitive game to play, but there are several problems.
S2 is even worse of a developer for the competitive scene than Riot, the community is even worse than LoL's (which is already multitudes worse than SC2's community), and it's not a very accessible game for people who want to get into it. Things are not very clear for a first time viewer, and a first time viewer will get easily bored because of it (I did, watched a match at the HoN booth). LoL has a very clear graphical style, which makes everything that happens on screen a bit easier to understand.



atleast hon have a pause function,stats interface, and banning/picks phase. riot is a developing a competitve game? rofl. no they are too busy making another casual map "dominion". dont tell me you really think dominion is gonna be the main map for tournaments.

anyways im hoping to see these 8 teams.

1.msi-best team
2.whp5- allstar north american team.
3.col- just because paintitgold
4.sgty- best american team imo
5.lion- love them for monkey king pick against OK
6.ok- who doesnt love h4nni
7.dskb- best SEA team
8.infs
Shiragaku
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Hong Kong4308 Posts
September 06 2011 20:59 GMT
#117
Nooooooooo~ Stop the LoL vs Everything!!! MOVE AWAY FROM THE DARK SIDE AND BE HAPPY FOR E-SPORTS!
antelope591
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada820 Posts
September 06 2011 20:59 GMT
#118
On September 07 2011 05:10 P0ckets wrote:
Dumb, IMO, these moba games and it;s current trend of popularity will die off as soon as the money dries up. As a spectator sport it is hard to follow due to it's complexity and due to the multiplayer aspect it is terrible since you miss the majority of what happens unless there is an epicenter of action. which only happens every so often in the game.


Meh im the same boat as u...moba's are boring as fuck to watch. Ive never made it through a whole game. I play hon an lol cant wait for dota2 to come out but as a spectator sport? I dont know how people can sit trough it personally. But then again golf and baseball have viewers too so to each his own.
XnG_777
Profile Joined June 2011
713 Posts
September 06 2011 21:01 GMT
#119
On September 07 2011 05:22 Zomodok wrote:
I kinda chuckled at the "LoL takes more skill" comment and the bunch of LoL's talking as if HoN is dead.

HoN is pretty much an exact DotA clone.




wut? HoN tried and failed to be " the exact dota clone", the mechanics, items and heroes are way too different nowadays to call it one.

original DotA players moved to HoN


Most of the DotA 1 competitive scene would like to have a word with you.


Anyway, while I like hon better than LoL, It's just gonna hurt them more if they choose the smaller game.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
September 06 2011 21:04 GMT
#120
Good to see another DotAClone (and it IS a clone of DotA, idc what you say) makin' it huge! Hopefully this means that eSports is getting bigger and bigger!
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