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Dispute over whether DotA2 has passed LoL in the west; LoL 500k concurrent US+EU
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No, we have Smite for that.
Head of Vengarl
Banned
All this debate over LoL/Dota, when SMITE is clearly the top dog.
hats cosmetics.
I love Dota but I usually can only play like 2 matches (30-60 mins each) a day. It's such a competitive and concentration-intensive game that it's easy to get burned out. Everything in moderation, I say.
Lol wut? There is no "behind" in Dota. You get matched with people of your skill level. The only thing you're behind in is your collection of
Dreams-Visions
Member
SHEEEEEEEEEYIT
And soon we'll be all over BALLS.
SteveWinwood
Member
I can't wait to see how terrible BAllS is.
Nah, the article clearly says "which combines data from multiple sources, including real-time stats from Xfire's 23 million users."
It's a benefit to LoL that they even use Xfire because you would have to be daft to use Xfire and Steam at the same time. So the whole second part of your post is irrelevant.
I've been thinking. Smart thing to do would to pick up one of these newcomers, stream your games, and become the "expert" in it. Much easier than trying to break into the Dota/LoL Scene. Pretty much what it seems people are doing with smite.
Pureauthor
Member
That depends on the new game getting some traction, though.
I really wonder how BAllS will do.
Haunted
Member
Look how LoL and DOTA2 implemented a simple feature as pause. Then see how HoN did it.
It's getting pretty hard to attack a game that basically does everything better on a technical level.
Only thing holding HoN back is the absence of a youtube chick, that occupies 90% of the video.
Someone please explain to me, what in the hell is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKT0sXinOB0
Do people follow LoL or her? It's annoying...
LoL's pause feature is the best in the genre though, no one else can beat it.
JakkuFurosu
Member
I prefer Na'vi's Polina
A hot girl talking about who gives a fuck.
Fucking cleavage, in the way of everything else.
Geez. Thats serious business.
I like the flirty smirk she has in the client. I've never actually watched a single one, however.
She's a Riot employee that does community videos on a weekly basis and the videos are in the client. I'm pretty sure it's just fan submitted content (cosplay, etc.) that she goes over.
switching games now
Legato.Reborn-
Member
Technosteve
Banned
Is every LOL fan an wapanese american?
Delusibeta
Banned
It's plenty easy to attack a game that's dying.
Explains a lot.
GregLombardi
Member
HON is way less polished than DOTA 2 IMO.
I still maintain that once a month both communities shall get together and play smite
Problem is, if you have a source you mention it. So by only mentioning xfire, it makes one wonder, don't you think? And what's the point of using xfire and the league client?
Are you afraid of girls?
Is every Dota fan a 20-30 yr old basement dweller
shira
Member
League is da bes
Dreams-Visions
Member
I just got thirsty as hell.
A game that still peaks around 120k concurrent players which is more than CoD + Counterstrike + combined is dying?
Then FPS gaming on PC as we know is dead.
edit:
http://store.steampowered.com/stats/
CoD not even on that list lol...
Anyways it would of been at nr2 uncontested on that list if it was on Steam
Oh my..
Dreams-Visions
Member
FPS gaming on PCs is dead and the following weak shit killed it:
CoD
Unreal Tournament 3
Crysis 2/3
Consoles
Only game reasonably well-supported is Team Fortress 2 and BF3. Everything else has dropped off pretty fast. How I long for the glory days of UT99/2003 fast-twitch that defined PC FPS gaming and made it unique. Styling and creativity that appear long since gone.
Luminous_Reaver
Neo Member
Most of the people I associate with offline generally concede that the original Dotalikes are generally shameless clones with a bit of difference. League is a simplified anime eyes Dota, Newearth is gritty Dota, and Dota 2 is high res Dota.
All of the new Dotalikes are actually taking some interesting risks with a lot of interesting results.
crimzonflame
Member
Ill start playing Dota 2 when they release APEM for it.
I loves me some Dota 2, but I don't see how you come to this conclusion unless you're also counting Dota 1 activity (which is seemingly still monstrous). But they specifically limited this to NA and EU, whereas Dota 1 is pulling monstrous numbers in China and the like. A lot of somethings are not adding up.
Want to know two secrets? You're going to hate me in the future. She's also wearing boob stickers.
I thought this was a well known fact?
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Pooooooksie!!!!!
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Agreed, thread title is inaccurate.
Hon has more players and makes more money currently than at any other point in the games life.
Pureauthor
Member
Angry Puppy
Member
No way does dota have more players than lol.
Well dota is objectively a better game on the technical level. Thats pretty much accepted now by all moba fans except those in denial.
But league is more popular and these are team games. That's why I play league with my friends instead of dota 2. Don't have to deal with the community as much.
Also league's got that anime style that kids like, so all the kids be playing league over dota too.
Well dota is objectively a better game on the technical level. Thats pretty much accepted now by all moba fans except those in denial.
But league is more popular and these are team games. That's why I play league with my friends instead of dota 2. Don't have to deal with the community as much.
Also league's got that anime style that kids like, so all the kids be playing league over dota too.
FieryBalrog
Member
Dota is for college babies?
CrunchyFrog
Member
I feel there's so much more to be done in this micro-focused RTS genre beyond this simple mobs and lanes mechanic. The near infinite kinds of hero based maps in WC3 back proves this handily. As good as DotA is, I kinda wish someone would step up and try to innovate a bit more, at least vary up the map design (which I refuse to believe has stayed so static because of "balance"). At least LoL released that circular map mode a while back.
SteveWinwood
Member
Mod tools.
can't wait till someone made pudge wars 2
we.are.the.armada
Member
I agree. I also think that it's Valve's intention to do something like this, if the Winter events in DOTA2 were any indication. I think that as the game goes on, new modes of play will be introduced because it'll add value to the product and more opportunity to keep the playerbase buying hats and whatnot.
Unfortunately.
I wonder what are the stats for players logged in vs players currently in a match for both games. Since DOTA2 seems to have more of an in-game meny of client as opposed to LoL which kinda looks like a hybrid of a launcher and a browser, as well as Steam already providing community features like chat and whatnot, I'm pretty sure there's more idlers in LoL, but I'm really curious about the actual stats
And yes, I'm fully aware we'll never ever get those kinds of stats.