Ex MMO competitor looking for advice. - Page 2

On June 21 2012 08:11 Vernay wrote:


GW2 will not be an esport, anyone who thinks it will be has been kidding them selves, sadly they fell into the fatal trap of circle capping being the only viable strategy

On June 21 2012 09:10 Gulf wrote:
I voted other even though i sort of agree with the people saying dota 2, I'd also suggest HoN, its currently getting a spot in NASL (at least it did) and it just had its first Dreamhack appearance, where the prizes were bigger than either lol or dota, even though the scene is a bit smaller.

Total Prizepools at dreamhack were:

HoN: £40,000
LoL: £27,000
Dota 2: £20,000

On June 21 2012 09:51 Selkie wrote:
LoL, because while I'm going to get some hate for this:

1) LoL is an easier game than starcraft. You can get to the top faster.

2) LoL's graphics are better than DOTA's. This means LoL will probably beat out DOTA in the long run.

On June 21 2012 10:07 TheYango wrote:
For the question of DotA 2 vs LoL, it depends what level you really want to compete at.

Because of the vast wellspring of DotA experience that the top DotA 2 teams are drawing from, there's an astronomical barrier of entry for the new player who is looking to play competitively. This is further complicated by the fact that you need to actually find a team to play with if you want to compete seriously--having individual talent/skill on its own isn't going to get you anywhere. Just look at the competititors in DotA 2 events. How many teams have players are not already vastly experienced with DotA 1 or HoN?

The scene for LoL is much newer, and is still growing. There's much more room for new players to break onto the professional scene. This is not to say the game is necessarily easier (that's another discussion in and of itself that's not really relevant), but the fact that the scene is still growing means that there's much more room for a new player to do well, get noticed, and play on a competitive team.

TL;DR: Playing on a serious competitive team is pretty much a pipe dream for a first-time DotA 2 player. As much as people might argue that it's the better game, it's much harder for someone's competitive Esports aspirations to come to fruition playing DotA 2.

On June 21 2012 09:34 teddyoojo wrote:

dont talk bullshit. hon has been at dreamhack for years. the prizes are only bigger because s2 pumps all their money into a fruitless competitive scene. the "competitive" scene in hon is a joke. and dont get me started on the game/balance itself.
guildwars 2 will sadly be bullshit (regarding pvp) since they sadly didnt copy GvG 1:1 from gw1. which used to be easily one of the best pvp competitions ever.

On June 21 2012 11:03 Gulf wrote:


Its been there yeah, but but this was the first major 'DreamHon' event that was organised. But honestly "the prizes are only bigger because s2 pumps all their money into a fruitless competitive scene" since when did it matter where the prize money came from? Assuming we're not talking exploitation etc...