You contest creeps in this game by denying them via zoning, pressure, and lane control. Just because I personally cant kill my own creep doesnt mean I cant deny it. Like I said before, AND I QUOTE: 'the main goals of the game (while technically are still the same) are gone about in completely different ways'.
LoL didnt minimize skill, it just lowered the accessibility gap and made it an easier game to play and understand. A very good example to compare this to is the differences between Melee and Brawl. Melee (DotA) is much more technical and requires a lot of very direct counter play and focuses more on constant pressure and aggression , where as Brawl (LoL) focuses more on spacing, control, zoning, etc. Both are very high skill gap games, just they focus on completely different aspects of gameplay. Just because DotA has a few more technical things (which it does and anyone who says it doesnt is dumb) doesnt mean its any more skill based. If anything, the lack of need for as much technical skill in LoL forces a need for even MORE skill in other areas, it doesnt make it a less skilled game, just a less technical game.
Yes.
first off, "contest creeps by denying them via .." you do all of that in dota. plus denying creeps. and pulling your creep waves to jungle camps. and manipulating creep equilibrium by tanking creeps while the next wave comes. and single pulling certain creep waves, such as 3:30 and 7 for get 2 creep waves + a catapult to push a tower. that's already a gigantic portion of knowledge, timing, and execution gone.
also, tech skill IS skill. for every piece of techskill you remove from the game, you remove another aspect of practice that is no longer necessary. you remove a piece of the game that distinguishes those who practice from those who don't.
just want to tell you there was a player named "tidesoftime" that was pro at dota2. he hit platinum (i think thats what it is, whatever the highest skill rank for lol is) in < 3 months of playing
show me any lol player who successfully switched from lol to dota and became a top player
spoiler-there are 0
i don't know what to tell you. you're playing a game that is watered down, substantially easier, and intentionally simplified to create mass appeal. you're trying to argue that it's just as deep as dota, from what I see. you cannot win that argument because you're wrong. the game by design is significantly noobier.
doesn't mean lol isn't "competitive" and that your game is somehow a ****ty game.
i mean christ your punishment for death is the loss of opportunity cost of farming more creeps. if that doesn't encourage sucking ass and still succeeding i don't know what is
If you're into Breaking Bad, come to my place next Sunday around 2 to have a smash fest, watch the new episode, the moar smash. Mexis and ebo are coming, Marz will too if he isn't a pus sy.
im down, can we get a melee setup or umvc3 or sf4? not trying to brawl
w0ri0 i gave you my steam like 3 months ago.
http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/herbivorestyle
add me, but be warned i play in the lower-middle end of top level and playing with me can be stressful because of that
we'll be paired against the best players and our team will flame you if you aren't up to par
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I want to play melee REALLY ****ING BAD. I'm fiending hard as ****. somebody please come get waveshined i need this