I want to get into a MOBA, which one should I get into? I used to have Smite 1-2 years ago, it was pretty fun but I hear it's not great compared to other mobas.
>inb4 "none of them, mobas are bad"
>>332569282
HotS if you are interested in playing a Blizzard hero, it also has the least amount of esports in it.
Fun to level up, gets stale pretty fast later on
>>332569282
The starting League grind is pretty much only acceptable if you have friends to ease you into it
Not dota. Mechanically it's a lot better than the rest but the people that play it are such utter faggots that it ruins any fun you might have had.
>>332569617
>>332569823
>>332569834
Huh, seems to be Smite Vs HoTS then. which would you reccomend?
>>332569970
>which would you reccomend?
>>332569617
>HotS if you are interested in playing a Blizzard hero
Dota 2 is the ultimatum of the genre, so you might as well just skip all the other bullshit and start with it directly.
They're all free games and it's not like you've got anything better to do with your spare time than try them all.
>>332569970
Smite is shit and cheaply made, Hots is dead.
Just give up and don't bother.
>>332570243
Enjoy russians
>>332569282
>>332569823 Is pretty correct about the ginding insufferability. However, the playerbase is pretty large, and youmight even make friends through it, like I have.
>LoL
The metaphorical call of duty of the genre. It's really shallow and steamlined with a very strict specific way you're forced to play, but it's fast and snappy and has an appeal thanks to that.
>Smite
Literally LoL with different controls. Really not worth your time unless you're REALLY against the diablo-style click controls.
>HotS
The little tykes training wheels assfaggot. 90% of the mechanics were removed and it's just a brainless mashy arena game with 15-30 minute matches. It also has the worst unlock system in the entire genre.
>Dota 2
Objectively the best in terms of design/variety/balance, but is a lot harder to get into and is built as more of a strategy game than an action game so it feels sluggish to a lot of people. Most people who play assfaggots eventually end up on this one, but it's fairly hard to learn as your first one. Also has the best unlock system in the genre, all heroes are free and only cosmetics are monetized.
Pick your poison, OP
The question is not which moba is the best, but what moba is the best for you.
League of Legends is average on everything. No flaws but nothing is great. The best if you dont know what to pick.
DotA2 is as hardcore as this genre can get, which doesn't say a lot really.
HotS is good if teamfights is what you enjoy the most from this genre.
Smite if you are looking for "action".
>>332571064
>League of Legends
>No flaws
uhhhhhhhhhhh
>>332570931
>Objectively the best in terms of design/variety/balance
How? DotA2 is literally a port of a map of warcraft III. Literally nothing added.
I tried to learn from dota and it has been a terrible, miserable uphill struggle. As far as I can tell, things like LoL are probably easier to start out with.
>>332571239
Because that warcraft map was also the best in terms of design/variety/balance, but fell short in visuals and accessibility since it had to be played inside another game.
Are you stupid? This is pretty basic logic, it's the same exact game so all of the same analysis applies.
Dota > HotS > smite = LoL
Go for Dota if you want hardcore, go for HotS for casual fun
LoL is a shitty middleground which just doesn't work well.
>>332571708
>LoL is a shitty middleground which just doesn't work well
Yet it has more players than the other 3 games combined
>>332571453
DotA2 is built on source, a FPS engine. This is why this game looks like ass and feels so unoptimized.
>>332571896
>it was one of the first alternatives to the WC3 custom map
>the power of marketing
>>332571896
>DotA2 is built on source, a FPS engine. This is why this game looks like ass and feels so unoptimized.
And what does that have to do with design and balance?
>>332571896
It's unoptimized because Valve had the amazing idea of forcing Reborn. Source 1 Dota 2 ran smooth as hell.
>>332571896
>Yet it has more players than the other 3 games combined
And gangnam style is the best song ever written, I get it
>>332572050
>And what does that have to do with design and balance?
The design and balance is limited to what warcraft 3 could offer, since it is a copy of a map of warcraft 3.
The game itself is obsolete.
h-hey guys...
>a game so f2p you need to play 1000 rounds before you are even able to play all of the characters
League, Smite, HotS
>a game so deep you need to play 200 games before you are even able to know what all of the characters are capable of. also they're all free
dota
pic related, average dota 2 player
>>332572329
The "design" was all created from scratch using the map editor, so your logic is grounded in absolutely nothing and you have no point.
Even if that weren't the case, this would still have absolutely nothing to do with how its design and balance (wherever it would have come from) stands up to the other assfaggots in the market.
Are you done?
Are you a baby? Heroes of the Storm
Are you offended by complexity in a game but enjoy shallow depth with few changes? League of Legends.
Do you find joy in learning a miniscule detail that will only provide useful in one out of 100 games and a steep learning curve that's sure to get you angry at both the game and yourself? Dota 2.
Do none of the above fit but you enjoy third person shooters? Smite.
>>332572329
would be surprised if you could even name examples of those "limitations" since dota hero and item design is a lot more freeform than any other dota knockoff
>Dota 2
The best in terms of raw gameplay/mechanics and the one you'll get the most mileage out of mastering.
>League
It's the most popular, but watered down compared to Dota 2. I'd say give it a go if you don't like Dota 2 although the game is long past its prime.
>Heroes of the Storm
The "Super Smash Bros." of the genre, you've got all sorts of recognizable characters but it's the most casual of all of them. The unlock system is pretty bad, but that's Blizzard for you.
>Smite
The third person perspective is probably the biggest draw but a lot of the gods feel kinda same-y.
>>332572329
Oh boy, it's time for the turnrate whiner who also complains about camp stacking
Dota 2 if you like Peruvians and e-sports drama built on an engine that breaks after every goddamn patch.
HotS if you like P2W franchise baiting bullshit.
LoL if you like P2W bullshit and being banned for saying naughty words and random picking heroes.
ASSFAGGOTS are stupid.
>>332573219
>>332572848
>>332572709
butthurt samefag in denial.
Bet you also liked the TF2 brony update.
>>332570931
>hots
>worst unlock system
Nigger, you're fucking retarded.
>daily quests ranging from 200-800 gold rewards
>tons of gold rewards for leveling your account
>gold rewards for leveling a single hero to 5, 15 and 20
>gold cap for unlocking a hero is 10k
>easy as fuck to save up gold and boosts arent even needed
As opposed to what, league of legends?
>earn trivial amount of IP for a loss
>earn slightly more for a win
>6300 IP maximum for a champion
>no lump sum daily bonuses
>boosts pretty much required
>also have to spend IP on runes which also puts a hamper on earning or min maxing a single champion
>>332572329
It's a whole lot less obsolote than LoL AKA "You can only control one unit because we don't have a game engine"
>>332573680
>get completely proven wrong
>have no counter argument
>tuck your tail between your legs and explode into shitposting instead
every time
thanks for the show
>>332573695
This, i played LoL for almost 5 years and now i play HoTS (it is superior). Don't understand what is so bad about the unlock system
SMITE retard. Also, try Paladins. I have some beta keys if anyone wants. It kills Overwatch.
>>332573835
>It's a whole lot less obsolote than LoL AKA "You can only control one unit because we don't have a game engine"
Games are designed to play just one unit.
That is the difference between a MOBA and a RTS
Happy Wars. Trust me anon. It's actuallyfun.
>>332573968
How much is Hi-Rez paying you? Seems like a nice easy job, I might look into it someday.
>>332569282
>Not just playing Dota 2
Everyone eventually moves to Dota 2 anyways from what I've seen, might as well start there and avoid picking up bad habits from other games.
>>332570334
Cheaply made? You're a fucking retard.
>>332573849
>Valvedrones
>>332571239
This is objectively incorrect.
>>332574004
ummmmm, excuse me?
>>332569282
>Wanting to play a MOBA
That's like wanting to get cancer.
>>332569282
>Haven't played Dota 2 in a while
>Play a game today
>Start the game off by saying I'm somewhat new and I might suck
>Die once
>"omg fuck noob" "this guy so noob u fuck suck" "report noob for feed fuck"
>Tell them that instead of flaming me they should help me improve with helpful advice
>Continue to flame me
Dota 2 has the absolute worst community out of all of them. Don't play that one as a new player.
>>332574616
Once you get out of the lower matchmaking pools it has the best community of all of them.
>>332573968
Hook me up homie. My email is[email protected]
>>332574616
>Play a game of Dota 2
>Allies are acting like morons
>Mute them
>Enjoy video games
Dota 2's community is as insufferable as you are so long as you're not willing to actually do something about it. Literally a fucking button you can push in-game to mute someone. You can even mute exclusively their microphone now.
I'm kinda looking forward to Paragon, looks fun.
>>332574784
>The ability to mute excuses the awful community
>>332574784
>Mute a teammate in a team-based multiplayer game
>>332574725
suck a dick poorfag
>>332573680
so I was right, and you can't name them?
I'll do you a favor and name one for you - 99% of character has to correspond to a WC3 model. can you name any others??
