Infinite Crisis - Warner Bros/DC try to cash in on LoL/DOTA popularity

That's seriously a thing? You need to use spells? I haven't played it in a long time, but I don't remember that. Of course, I wasn't very good at it.

an accordion_sl said:

MOBA is the new MMO. Instead of WoW clones, we get LoL clones.

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SOOOOO much cheaper to make with a proven business model.

Making a profit is the point. Being king of the mountain is just the cherry on top.

Agraza_sl said:

SOOOOO much cheaper to make with a proven business model.

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You think people would learn from WoW and subsequent MMOs though. LOL fell in to a unique position in that it offered DOTAlite game play to the masses and was the only option outside for those who didn't care for X mechanic or this needlessly complex paradigm that DOTA had. HoN was the only reasistic option aside from DOTA itself and it was basically a re skinned DOTA at launch. These games aren't going to be anymore successful then the other WoW derivative MMOs were because LOL is already doing what they want to do but it is polished and better.

LoL broke open a new form of business model. And really pushed the Esport thing like no other.
the game itself also improved many mechanics. but really it was the ftp model and esports that made it the success it is. The constant retooling of champs is often cited by devs as being phenomenal balance design, although I would also suggest, that is not a key to its success.


I do find it amusing how we went years with no one capitalizing on the success of Dota, then suddenly boom. everywhere.


Bummer on the gold in practice. on paper that sounds like a more dynamic system.
it would also allow for preventing, accidental kill steals by supports, etc. game itself sounds bad, so its not unexpected that a good idea, might be fucked in practice.

Commander Vimeseh_sl said:

Didn't realise you needed to use your spells to last hit in lol. Supplement to last hitting sure or late game wave clear, but AA is still the way to go for the vast majority of characters during early game.

Saturation of shitty MoBAs is getting annoying though.

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This game is a shitty LoL clone and LoL is a shitty clone of DOTA. So that truly tells you how bad this game is.

Sutekh_sl said:

This game is a shitty LoL clone and LoL is a shitty clone of DOTA. So that truly tells you how bad this game is.

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This is a shitty clone of LoL and LoL does some things better then DOTA and some things worse. Anyway, we can all agree this game is going to be shit.

There's literally nothing that LoL does better than DOTA. You live in an imaginary world if you think that's true.

Edit: The Tribunal is better than DOTA's report system. I'll concede there.

Turbine, eh? So.... stutter, stutter, stutter, hitch, stutter, hitch?

Saying all MOBAs suck because this game sucked is like going to a prison cafeteria and eating the "mystery" meat and saying Filet Mingnon is disgusting.

Caliane_sl said:

I do find it amusing how we went years with no one capitalizing on the success of Dota, then suddenly boom. everywhere.

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It really isn't that surprising. The people that made dota what it was also went on to make the first round of dota standalone games. Once those became successful it was only a matter of time before other designers jumped on board.

That map... haha. Is their main mode a dominion derivative or something?

just redeemed ERWHTF9ZEA779AQ3YKZ9ADR4Q, thanks Oblio...or fuck you (depending on if it's still bad )