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Trenox
Denmark5 Posts
HeartStone was an indicator but these news of HotS seals the deal imo. 20 min games, shared XP, multiple maps (each with their own gimmick) It seems they are trying to out-LOL league of legends from the casual side and not the competitive :/ I think this marks a new direction for Blizzard as a company in general. | ||
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Vetro
Italy13 Posts
Skill differentiation is done by how you engage, fight, and contribute to your team. In quake you can recognize a better player even without items/gold that fundamentally increase the capabilities of the character you play depending on how well you did. Can't really comment on monetization while it's all still up in he air. Personally I prefer dota 2's model, where you don't unlock heroes. At least they said they wish to have the game modes unlocked for everybody. | ||
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LimitSEA
Australia9580 Posts
And the no last hitting and no farming concerns me, because I feel like it may not be as rewarding for the more skilled player, which means it may not be great competitively. But I suppose it's still in Alpha so a lot of this is probably still up for change should they decide they want to market it more towards competitive gaming/eSports type players as well as the casual market. Other than that I'm pretty excited for this. Seems a lot more action packed and focused on the fighting side of MOBA's, which should be fun. And the shorter game time means I can play more when I only have a little time to spare. It's certainly going to more casually played than Dota 2 for example, but that's okay. Something fun to play when I'm not in the mood for long games like Dota. EDIT: Also, the different maps are something I'm not sure about. I mean they mentioned something about providing support for map makers or the like didn't they? So map makers could perhaps change the way MOBA's are played for a long time, but only if they make these maps well. I'm not sure how I feel about this as of yet since I'm pretty happy with the standard set up for MOBA maps and why fix what ain't broken? Guess they want to push boundaries, so we'll have to wait and see how it turns out. | ||
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NapkinBox
United States314 Posts
On November 09 2013 20:02 AM wrote: I doubt this game has/will have picking phase. If DotaHotS plans to have some kind of competitive community, they will have to implement a pick/ban mode. Unless, every hero is going to have the same core playstyles, moreso than LoL's stale champ design. | ||
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
I can't wait for WarCraft IV for when they introduce the same beetle again! | ||
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Fwizzz
Philippines4420 Posts
 Would be good if they change some of the mechanics or add items. | ||
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mechengineer123
Ukraine711 Posts
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Tileks
Brazil74 Posts
On November 09 2013 20:39 Fwizzz wrote: Blizzard appealing to casuals. I don't see any depth. Would be good if they change some of the mechanics or add items. Well, probably there will be some depth in the game, less than LoL and Dota2, but enough to keep people interested. Even Hearthstone with its simple mechanics have depth enough to keep people interested in it. | ||
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Mataza
Germany5364 Posts
Kinda like Diablo/WoW with skill trees and you having all basic spells after lvl 10. The only thing getting a bit on my nerves is how every moba/arts/dota like copies 70% of what LoL does. Instant turning/spellcasting, unlocking heroes and skins and the like. Maybe that will change between now and the final version. Maybe we will also get Warcraft 4 next year and all nations unite to start a mission to mars. I wouldn't bet on either of that. Can only wait and see. | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
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GizmoPT
Portugal3040 Posts
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VArsovskiSC
Macedonia563 Posts
On November 09 2013 20:51 Targe wrote: WHERE IS THRALL It's been said that first batch of heroes has 18 of them, the picture in the OP has 16 instead.. might be one of the other 2, or might just be more heroes.. Abathur for example has had a dev. panel to show abilities, and he's also not there.. | ||
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nam nam
Sweden4672 Posts
On November 09 2013 20:25 Trenox wrote: Blizzard seem to take a big step towards casual and a big step away from hardcore-competitive. HeartStone was an indicator but these news of HotS seals the deal imo. 20 min games, shared XP, multiple maps (each with their own gimmick) It seems they are trying to out-LOL league of legends from the casual side and not the competitive :/ I think this marks a new direction for Blizzard as a company in general. Both Heartstone and Heroes are basically two pet projects that's grown to bigger proportions, I don't really think that counts as a defining moment of Blizzards direction. Also I think it makes zero sense to try to make Heroes anything other than casual as long as sc2 is still alive (with an expansion to go). In the moba genre they have both Dota2 and LoL to compete against esports-wise while in the rts genre there's... nothing. Going casual here just makes all kinds of sense, any other expectation is a bit silly. | ||
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75
Germany4057 Posts
but this game seems to be very casual with teamexp and no lasthitting. but tbh, i have never seen LoL/DotA as competive. we will have to wait how this will go. | ||
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whirlpool
2788 Posts
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nimdil
Poland3774 Posts
On November 09 2013 14:10 Heyoka wrote: I don't think it can be good competitively in the current iteration but as this is a F2P team game they could develop it into one over the course of a few years. Can you elaborate why you think it won't be good competitively ? | ||
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zezamer
Finland5701 Posts
I don't believe it's going to be a good game | ||
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GizmoPT
Portugal3040 Posts
On November 09 2013 22:04 zezamer wrote: Blizz sells this by using people's love for their old legendary characters. I don't believe it's going to be a good game tell me a blizzard game that isnt good.. they are making a game that is fun and they enjoy.. maybe they should have done the same with starcraft 2 lol | ||
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Darthsanta13
United States564 Posts
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Dreamsmasher2
Canada38 Posts
On November 09 2013 21:40 75 wrote: (i have no experience in MOBA games) but this game seems to be very casual with teamexp and no lasthitting. but tbh, i have never seen LoL/DotA as competive. we will have to wait how this will go. you aint missing much. I dont find moba/arts very entertaining to watch | ||
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