The OFFICIAL DOTA2 Thread

[luffy]

some beta testers told already that the gameplay is the same as Hon ^^

ur mom was in beta?

[[APrX]sexsub]

I've had contact with one of the Chinese beta testers, he told me that he felt the gameplay was more like DotA then HoN, in that it felt a bit slower, just like DotA.

[[Poni]`Fluttershy]

someone should make a dota2 forum for former HoN players. this way members of the hon community that play dota2 will have a place to gather.

[JilaX]

Your opinion doesn't represent all the players. "Us players who have played even in CVT have got used to heroes that won't appear in DOTA 2". I have never get used to those fail heroes created by $2, let alone liking them. I would much rather play the original DOTA heroes which have better quality, better designs and better balance... $2, gtfo

Questionable statement.
IF has a history of letting heros go OP for quite a while. It all depends on how far away from eacother the patches will be in DotA2.

SMH. How can you prefer HoNs gameplay over DOTA2s gameplay if you haven't tried it yet?

Some people..

Perhaps he's referring to the original DotA?

then you need to have your eyes examine if you think those two screen shots are lol like.. Colors are much more detailed, DOTA 2 heroes look much sharper, oh not to mention the fact that MODELS are quite distinct, unlike some MOBA game's heroes which are just a blend of uncreative mess.`(give you a hint, HoN)

He's talking about the general art direction. Naturally it looks far better than LoL. That doesn't take a lot. If you look at e.g. the ground. It has a very LoL-ish feel to it.

The ONLY thing I'm looking forward to in dota 2 is custom modes and maps. There are rumors of OMG mode and WTF mode (random heroes with random abilities and free spells/no cool downs respectively), which is awesome. But the dota style MOBA experience has been perfectly delivered to me by HoN. Its just that they promised that hon could be so much more and they haven't delivered. EA and F2P suck sure, but they don't really impact me very much, and I am very comfortable playing HoN. I like its selection of heroes, graphical style, and while its not the BEST INTERFACE IN THE WORLD, I am at least used to it.

TLDR; DotA 2 is only good because of custom modes/maps/servers, HoN is fine for the rest

Will be interesting too se if they can pull of OMG mode. Sincerely doubt that they can pull it off with those system specs. They might have a function version for the limited hero pool they have in the game atm. However, when they have the full hero roster ported (Isn't over a 100 by now?) they probably can't get it to work. At least not without a new loading time everytime someone respawns with new abilities. It worked because of how the WC3 engine worked. But, with the updated graphics etc. You would need to load in every single spell in the game before hand, which requies a lot more resources on the servers and clientside.
Unless the porgammers came up with some ingenious method it's simply not going to happend.
WTF mode probably will, though.

[[Poni]`Fluttershy]

i'm sure icefrog will step up his balancing for dota2. i don't think Valve will let dota2 not be competitively balanced.

[mioSis]

ur mom was in beta?

and your mom was the clown in the circus right?

[[HYPE]Kradash]

My team nevo will win this! Be sure to cheer on us @gamescon

[rCore]

Comment on gosugamers:

The video was made/rendered with the Source Video Maker and that means that all scenes are from ingame and that is what you can expect the game to look like.

How ****ing clueless can some be LOL

[Neltharion]

The trailer brought me back a few years ago playing DotA...
If Valve can provide a proper set of gaming servers (which S2 seems to be unable according to the EU servers issues), I will definitely swap to DotA 2 on the long term.

For now, wait and see.

Nelth

[JilaX]

i'm sure icefrog will step up his balancing for dota2. i don't think Valve will let dota2 not be competitively balanced.

Yup, Valve is totally known for their competitively perfect games.
You know, CSS. TF2.


Both those games are comparable to DotA2 in the sense that they were classic games, with competitive playerbases, being revamped into a new game by Valve. Both games failed at the competitive side, and went for casual appeal.

[Fettlompe]

Yup, Valve is totally known for their competitively perfect games.
You know, CSS. TF2.


Both those games are comparable to DotA2 in the sense that they were classic games, with competitive playerbases, being revamped into a new game by Valve. Both games failed at the competitive side, and went for casual appeal.

I'm kind of scared this will happen, but anyway I'm fine with hon

[Deansy]

1.gg.net
2.mym
3.ok.nirv
havent heard about the other teams.

[JilaX]

I'm kind of scared this will happen, but anyway I'm fine with hon

It's not unlikely, that's the sad thing.

[Fettlompe]

It's not unlikely, that's the sad thing.

Ye I remembered the hype CS:S had and the large circuit it had, but it still failed at the end

[[WxB]giully]

the new cs wont be pc only there goes ur competitive playerbase valve

[amness]

I'm kind of scared this will happen, but anyway I'm fine with hon

Don't be so scared, it is just a game.
dota2 will have its place and will succeed when balanced.
graphics are cool, because you get that medieval magic feeling.
i wouldnt compare it lol or hon, it is a game of its own as those two.

there was a time when ppl enjoyed games. Now everything kinda sux for everyone. Because many trolls came and established divisions like "this game sux no skill no brain", "no, your game sux my game rox". To such i say **** YOU i'll play all the games.

[[EA]Zencefil]

trailer is awesome ! any information about the release date? so i can uninstall hon from my pc.

[[DAPP]Destructere]

Dunno if some1 has posted it already, but here is trailer to Dota2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylqsa...69B14D2#at=104

[[Mkai]ILLBEBACH]

300 4char

[[AZ]Machiavelli`]

Holy ****, so much mad hatred towards S2 in this thread. You guys seem very tense, I think you should try getting laid or something..