most of us will probably try it, seeing as our roots came from the original dota. I don't see any reason why we wouldn't, more heroes (imo dota heroes are way better than the S2 made heroes)

SK.Testie

Canada11084 Posts

January 07 2011 11:13 GMT

#22727

I don't really think that's true. There's a lot of great dota heros, and ones I'd like to see in HoN ofc.
But I think I like almost every single S2 hero that they've put out so far.

rabidch

United States20289 Posts

January 07 2011 11:34 GMT

#22728

On January 07 2011 19:56 undyinglight wrote:
A question, is this TL sub-community of DOTA players support Blizzard DOTA when it is released?

for those that have and play sc2 probably, but i believe its a casual style version so people will probably not play it for long

Vain

Netherlands1115 Posts

January 07 2011 11:43 GMT

#22729

On January 07 2011 20:13 MYM.Testie wrote:
I don't really think that's true. There's a lot of great dota heros, and ones I'd like to see in HoN ofc.
But I think I like almost every single S2 hero that they've put out so far.

I think the problem is HON doesn't have as much heroes as DOTA so the diversity of games becomes less

Manit0u

Poland17289 Posts

January 07 2011 12:22 GMT

#22730

On January 07 2011 20:43 Vain wrote:

Show nested quote +

I think the problem is HON doesn't have as much heroes as DOTA so the diversity of games becomes less

The amount of heroes doesn't really affect that when you get 70+ of them. There still will be a pool of more competetive heroes being selected which will usually be much smaller than the actual number of heroes. The games get more diverse on a casual level with larger hero pool but competetive games not so much.

And personally I like HoN versions of heroes more as they fit them nicely into the world they had previously (Newerth) as I was an avid Savage player.

Edit: And I almost forgot to mention the awesome voices for some of the heroes. Some are very fun and their lines are great (More shootin' less runnin'!) with extra level of detail for voices when you deny creeps etc.

Lyter

United Kingdom2145 Posts

January 07 2011 12:46 GMT

#22731

Just gonna chip in as for the most part I'm not a fan of S2's new heroes, there seems to be a running theme of dirt cheap spells which are crazy spammy (bomba/myrm) and/or every effect under the sun piled onto 1 hero (a la balph). Theres nothing wrong with passives or simple point and click every now and then

undyinglight

United States611 Posts

January 07 2011 12:53 GMT

#22732

On January 07 2011 20:34 rabidch wrote:

Show nested quote +

for those that have and play sc2 probably, but i believe its a casual style version so people will probably not play it for long

I have a friend who was at Blizzcon and actually played it, he said it was very good, he used to be a pretty into DOTA I believe but got out of it and got into heavy laddering when sc2 came out. From all that I gather Blizzard DOTA should actually be rather competitive. We will have to wait and see when it comes out though.

Goshawk.

United Kingdom5338 Posts

January 07 2011 13:51 GMT

#22733

On January 07 2011 15:57 Cofo wrote:
Hey guys, I played DotA a loooong time ago, and now I'm looking at buying HoN. But I was just wondering if someone could give me a quick overview of the whole DotA vs HoN vs LoL thing - as far as gameplay differences, competitive aspect, or just in general. I've been reading around, but I figured I'd get the best info if I asked here.

LoL:
-A few gameplay features been removed from dota (denying, tp scrolls) and generally a different feel.
-Runes that you have to unlock for your heroes to improve stats/mana regen/etc.
-Free to play, everything is unlocked with either IP (stuff you earn by playing) or RP (you pay for this).
-7 free heroes rotate every week for you to play.
-You gain XP and go up levels to lvl 30, each level you get points that give small boosts that you can assign as you want.
-Fun game overall, with a different style to dota/hon. (Though ultimately less complex)

Dota:
-Most heroes, most active competitive scene (pretty much through all levels of competitive play).
-Old interface and all the problems coming with a game that uses WC3. i.e. laggy hosts, lots of different platforms to play, leavers if you are playing in the wrong place. (Most of these problems are easily avoidable tbh).
-Biggest player base.

HoN:
-Game overall is very similar to dota, though it does play differently. (but lots of similar items, heroes and the main map is similar).
-Improved in game interface, with S2 hosting all games on their servers. Reconnect tool, nice chat interface, auto match making.
-Some shitty micro transaction shop if you wanna buy random shit.

On January 07 2011 19:56 undyinglight wrote:
A question, is this TL sub-community of DOTA players support Blizzard DOTA when it is released?

I'll definitely try it, but I really don't see it going anywhere as a competitive game or anything more than just another custom map.

Manit0u

Poland17289 Posts

January 07 2011 14:09 GMT

#22734

On January 07 2011 19:56 undyinglight wrote:
A question, is this TL sub-community of DOTA players support Blizzard DOTA when it is released?

I've lost faith in Blizzard. Not really sure if I'm going to get anything from them (including D3, but I might break on this one).

Wala.Revolution

7582 Posts

January 07 2011 14:19 GMT

#22735

Don't forget about stickabrushes.

D8 what did you do...

ahswtini

Northern Ireland22208 Posts

January 07 2011 14:47 GMT

#22736

D8ms was just temp banned for 2 days by Nyovne.

That account was created on 2010-04-01 16:33:33 and had 67 posts.

Reason:
Don't be a game ruining pig, but that's one thing. Posting to brag about it to? Unacceptable.

Manner up, I've got my eye on you.

Hahaha

Alventenie

United States2147 Posts

January 07 2011 16:06 GMT

#22737

For a decent video on the differences between LoL and HoN:

Shinbi

338 Posts

January 07 2011 17:56 GMT

#22738

On January 07 2011 23:19 Wala.Revolution wrote:
Don't forget about stickabrushes.

D8 what did you do...

what happens in the stickerbrush stays in the stickerbrush.

unless you're Garen, fucking pos

hideo

Canada1641 Posts

January 07 2011 17:56 GMT

#22739

On January 06 2011 15:00 OmgIRok wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

On January 05 2011 22:34 hideo wrote:
Has anyone tried out dotalicious?

By dotalicious you mean http://www.dotalicious-gaming.com/?

Yup... I tried ranked gaming client and it was okay, better than garena pubs, but I couldn't handle the euro server pings/delay so I've been looking for something similar.

On January 07 2011 18:59 Manit0u wrote:
Why doesn't phara pick puzzlebox? Would be great against madman, not to mention it's overall awesome item with hook -> mummies -> puzzlebox.

are you talking about competitive games? I build it nearly every game on him. I think it's the single best item for boosting your dps inside mummies.

Butigroove

Seychelles2061 Posts

January 07 2011 18:08 GMT

#22740

On January 07 2011 18:59 Manit0u wrote:
Why doesn't phara pick puzzlebox? Would be great against madman, not to mention it's overall awesome item with hook -> mummies -> puzzlebox.

PB is core :|