I've been wanting to give this genre a shot after all these years.
Which of the big two should I play and why? Is all the LoL hate just typical /v/ popularity memery?
>>385775890
Play dota it's actually free and there is gonna be a lot of pro play over the next week
HotS
League of Legends is simpler and easier to get into but Dota 2 has far more depth.
>>385775890
Dota's superb owl starts wednesday, watch it on the newbie stream
LoL is Dota 2 for beginners. Great to learn on.
>>385775890
Dota.
LoL is freemium, and you cant abandon games without risk of being banned. If you dont like a game of dota, you can just leave and take a loss. LoL holds your free time hostage.
>>385775890
League of legends is the watered down version, it's easier to get into but it lacks any sort of depth
>>385776009
Why HotS? Not doubting it, it just doesn't seem like a very relevant game. Anyone I know who plays it is already a blizz fanboy
>>385775890
Choose your poison: normies and SJW or 2nd and 3rd worlders.
>>385775986
how is league any less free?
>>385777616
Pay2GrindLess + Grind2Unlock + Pay2UseOPCharacter = ????????
>>385777616
You'll have to unlock champions and runes. Runes are being removed in future.
>>385777616
Dota 2 gives all champions from the start, but LoL doesn't.