First impressions of League of Legends from a Dota 2 player

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Yoshiya said:
I'm pretty much the opposite of you, ie. I'm a LoL player that has played some Dota2.

Personally, I found Dota2 to be far less noob friendly (if I hadn't had any experience as a result of LoL I doubt I would have managed anything at all). This was actually largely because of the fact that I had so many characters available to me right from the offset, making it very overwhelming as to who to pick (thankfully I was playing with a friend who told me some noob friendly characters) whereas the unlocking method in LoL means that only starting with the free-to-play characters works helps create less confusion.

Having to unlock more characters also feels more rewarding that Dota2 does. When you finally unlock that character you wanted and you suddenly have a whole new playstyle open to you makes you feel like all those games you've played are actually achieving something, rather than simply adding to some games played counter (forgive me if I'm wrong in this regard, I haven't played a huge amount of Dota2).

As already mentioned as well, the way you get money in LoL allows for more creativity in items because if something doesn't work, you can swap it out (and yet at the same time you are punished for bad choices, as you should be) and the wider variety in stats to upgrade means you can have a wider variety of roles that one character can play (look at champions such as Alistar that can be aggressive gankers as well as tanky supports or Sion who is either a AP carry/bruiser or a tanky lifesteal AD champ).

Also, as to the problems I found with Dota2, the main one was how unforgiving it is. As a noob who was still learning the character I was playing I found that even one small mistake like going for a last hit could cost my life (especially against lanes with supports like Sandking whose burst stun seems ridiculous imo) which really didn't encourage me to go and play again whereas in LoL, making a mistake punishes you but it doesn't instantly result in you having time where you can't do anything because you were killed.

Don't get me wrong though, I like both games, I just found LoL to be far more accessible (especially since my laptop isn't very good and I can actually run it on decent settings) and as such better for someone that is only semi-serious when playing.

I understand all of your points. And like I said Lol is more accessible (which is not a bad thing). I do agree with what some users have said that Lol is less stressful and thus more fun, but I personally like strategies and thinking in games so that's probably the main reason I prefer Dota.