League of Legends at MLG Raleigh - Page 16

On August 13 2011 17:35 SevenAteNine wrote:


this is really just your point of view but there one big fact you are not taking into consideration
League of Legends is drastically different then Starcraft 2
there's really no connection to be made
the popularity of Starcraft 2 hasen't made a dent in a game like say
Halo 3

BW died directly due to SC2

On August 13 2011 17:52 Carush wrote:

well first off i was a halo 3 amateur player who attended a few events and i totally disagree with you saying that sc2 popularity is nothing compared to halo 3 popularity

i have no clue what the fuck you're talking about tbh

and brood war in the foreign scene was a TOTAL joke compared to all the other games at the time sc2 didn't kill brood war in the foreign scene it was already dead wcg and tsl was all there was for brood war and tsl didn't come until 2008 and wcg was a mess

On August 13 2011 17:55 Blueblox wrote:
why does LoL have a bigger prize pool than Sc2? [do not take this as if it doesn't deserve a big prize pool]

On August 13 2011 18:56 careohx wrote:
They should have waited for DoTA2 however much u like to play LOL its not as competitive as DoTA.

Another problem is that to spectate these kind of games requiresa high level of hero spell knowledge which the usual spectator doesnt have. Thus the game will never be popular amongst those who dont play. The main reason Starcraft 2 has become such a big thing is because even if u dont know anything about it you understand whats going on.

Esports have to grow beyond having a "good" "fun" game into having a "good" "fun" and "spectator friendly game" which the majority of people can understand without prior brainstorming to go more mainstream.

On August 13 2011 19:19 tztztz wrote:


i don't think you always understand what's going on in sc2 (ht feedbacking, cloak banshee on the way without p having robo, etc.), i think the the level of understanding as a noob is pretty equal. especially with good commenting. yeah, in lol you need more knowledge of heros, spells and items, but it's also a more straight forward game, it's about 5 heros walking around and trying to kill the other 5 heros. pretty simple to observe imo. if someone fails a 4 gate in pvp and gg, a noob wont understand why the game is over now, in lol if one team kills all heros of the other team, it's obvious what happend und whats going to happen.

On August 13 2011 19:25 scintilliaSD wrote:
If anything, DotA 2 will end up killing Heroes of Newerth and League of Legends will emerge from it relatively unscathed. League of Legends is a game that spreads by popularity, not as much by means of its gameplay merits. The game does cater to casuals, and as such...

Many of the current LoL fanbase:
1) Are casuals and have such
a) Not played DotA before
b) Have little intention of playing DotA 2.
2) Have invested time and money into LoL and as such have no incentive to switch
3) Play the game primarily with their friends, so they have no incentive to switch either.

DotA 2 will likely draw the "hardcore" crowd from HoN, DotA 1 and higher level LoL into its folds, but the casual scene of LoL is very loyal to its game.

On August 13 2011 19:04 MaestroSC wrote:
Meh I dont even understand how there is a pro-scene for this game.

I understand that this game is 1000x easier than SC2 so a lot more people play it, but beyond that, I dont understand it.

And having playing Dota since 2.0, then trying HoN and LoL... LoL was by far the least competitive one of them all... I dont understand how there are "pros" in this.

I understand the draw of Dota and its clones though, because its like an interesting mix between a MMO and RTS in my opinion.

Dota/LoL/Hon is like playing a mmorpg. Getting levels, getting gear, killing people. Its like any MMO with PvP but lvling/experiencing all content takes place in an hour. And its an RTS because it is about your strategies/positioning/control.

MEH IDK tho, to be honest I am just stoked for Dota 2, because DotA with updated graphics will easily stomp all over LoL and HoN, which are just imitations, but with better graphics/interface above Dota. Once DotA2 has these, these 2 games are going to disappear/cut DRASTICALLY in size/player base.

To be honest the only reason LoL picked up so much attention/so many players was because it was completely free.

I have friends who dont even know what Dota is, who play LoL because it was free, and saw the ad on facebook.