League of Legends vs. Heroes of Newerth

[FerraraZ]

League of Legends: http://www.leagueoflegends.com/

or

Heroes of Newerth: www.heroesofnewerth.com

Both are DOTA like RTS/RPG's. If your unfamiliar with DOTA it is a Warcraft 3 mod. League of Legends was formed by former developers of DOTA.

Both are in free public beta's so feel free to give them a try and post your opinions. Right now I feel League of Legends is a more solid effort however adobe air and other game engine issues flaw it from being the best it could be.

 

[Malak]

My gripe with HoN and DOTA in general is that pretty early on you can tell if you are going to lose, but you have to suffer for the next 30 minutes for the game to end. Maybe this is typical for RTS games in general in multiplayer, but I hate it. I suck at RTS games online but love to play them with friends. I enjoy playing HoN with friends too... but pubbing I cannot stand at all.

 

[ModeEngage]

HoN and LoL are about as different as DotA clones could be, I think.

I prefer HoN because it's more of a natural evolution from DotA, whereas LoL feels like an entirely different animal altogether.

 

[videogames101]

HoN takes the game, and itself, much more seriously. I think you'll find more higher level play in HoN because of that.

Also, HoN looks pretty nice.

 

[Firsttime]

I tried HoN. I'm back on straight Dota now. Things in HoN were just to busy and cluttered. I realize I enjoy the simplicity of the WC3 engine even if the graphics aren't as pretty.

 

[FerraraZ]

I tried HoN. I'm back on straight Dota now. Things in HoN were just to busy and cluttered. I realize I enjoy the simplicity of the WC3 engine even if the graphics aren't as pretty.

Have you tried LoL? Before the game it may not seem simple but I find the gameplay, item customization to be easier than original DOTA.