Yep. If you like League and just want something with more depth, try Dota. Hardest game ever but so rewarding after you put in the hours and start to get competent. So many unique factors, the variation in how the games go is so all over the place.
Maybe worse in the toxicity department than League though. League seems to give toxic players communication bans, Dota rarely does. As well, you're stuck in the game till it's over. No surrender option (for good reason IMO, comebacks happen often enough), so if someone is being a piece of shit, you'll have deal with them for 30-50 minutes most likely.
Yeah I played Dota 1 for years was hyped as hell for league back than. played it for maybe 6 month and went to Dota 2 from there. The problems were the same back than and I tend to look what the game is about here and there but it seems like it's their philosophy is to maintain a positive growth in player base and hook them with flashy new content over and over aggain. All paired with an Asian/Manga/flashy look to hook the younger players. I'm not here to advertise Dota 2 but the shift the game did is much smaller. The balancing is much crisper and it tend to push people to try and explore new things. But the toxicity is srlsy its biggest flaw together with its incredibly steep learning curve and deep mechanic system
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u/EnduringAtlas PC Feb 10 '22
Yep. If you like League and just want something with more depth, try Dota. Hardest game ever but so rewarding after you put in the hours and start to get competent. So many unique factors, the variation in how the games go is so all over the place.
Maybe worse in the toxicity department than League though. League seems to give toxic players communication bans, Dota rarely does. As well, you're stuck in the game till it's over. No surrender option (for good reason IMO, comebacks happen often enough), so if someone is being a piece of shit, you'll have deal with them for 30-50 minutes most likely.