Totalbiscuit dota 2 stream vodstvo

Totalbiscuit dota 2 stream vodstvo

LoL is the better spectator sport. When it comes to actual sports gaming, a fun game thats **** to watch doesnt hold up so well. Its the main reason golf gets laughed at whenever it tries to call itself a sport.

LoL kills DotA in the same way. DotA just isnt visually as appealing to most people, and just isnt fun to watch.

In the end LoL could still have the most viewers. it’s a casual game with an artificially floated competitive scene where Riot pretty much controls it whereas Dota has developed its scene right from the ground up since 2005 with a ton of sponsors and organised tournaments. LoL is just not as good of a spectator e-Sport IMO because it lacks many e-Sports features and the game itself was originally designed to cater to casuals.

A better e-Sports =/= the one with more viewers. LoL is basically a casual game that can be played with a competitive mindset that’s popular. There we go. I said it. It was never designed to be a competitive title. Look at the features it’s missing. It took 2 1/2 years to implement a fully functional spectator mode and even now you still can’t view tournaments from within the game.

Burden of knowledge and Anti-fun philosophies are shaping LoL. Look at the production quality (or lack thereof). Its client is pretty mediocre and buggy, the champion pool is infested with generic abilities, the items are all but stat boosters, the mechanics are quite broken down. There are a lot of game-affecting gimmicks like Runes & Masteries in addition to you having to grind to unlock the champions. These things were more to try to hook people in than anything else. It was designed to draw in as many casual players as possible. How could you even begin to call it a competitive e-Sport?

LoL has had a 3 + year head start on Dota 2 with regards to everything from player-base to game production. and yet I take a look at Dota 2.

Dota 2 has/is:

• a more competitive game with more depth.
• has more diversity in hero designs (this is an under-statement)
• has more diversity in abilities (a much much larger array)
• has more game-breaking abilities (that actually mean something and are genuinely powerful in both functionality and feel)
• has more variety in item designs (they aren’t all just stat boosters and many actually have active ability components)
• has more diversity in effective item builds (even among the same roles you’re not going to always build and share the same few core items)
• has more room for counter-play.
• has more depth in its mechanics (brush vs trees is the simplest comparison, then there’s creep blocking/pulling/stacking, fog of war is more dynamic and there’s a lot more interaction with the terrain and abilities/items.)
• has more laning diversity (laning is a lot less strict and more unpredictable)
• has more unpredictability in general (more RNG, more variability etc.)
• has a much much much higher production quality (highly stressing this point)
• has a lot more settings options (audio/video/game/interface)
• has more attention to detail (injured animations? hasted running animations? interactive voice lines? team decals and banners? the announcer will say “CLG’s turn to pick” when the team CLG is picking)

What this most often means is that competitive League of Legends matches tend to be a lot more. or at least. less action packed than Dota matches simply due to how the game is designed. The most recent tournaments for both games shows it. As much as you may prefer LoL how could you even begin to say it’s a better e-Sport that’s more fun to watch? Is watching two teams farm for the first 10-15 minutes fun? Is watching players picking the same champs, heading out into the same lanes and building the same items over and over fun?

There’s simply more diversity and unpredictability in Dota than in LoL which is a huge part of why I find Dota matches more interesting and enjoyable to spectate. Having better graphics, better spell effects and a heap more voice interactions and animations really adds to the immersion.

As for the competitive features/features that help the e-Sports scene?

• has a more professionally made client.
• has more diversity in the spell effects. Given how the lighting and shading works it’s much easier to distinguish between spells than in LoL IMO.
• has a much more well-made spectator mode with a lot more statistics graphs and charts. The spectator mode also allows for and records broadcaster audio in-game and there is a viewing mode that allows you to see every click and action of a player in the match.
• has an entire database of replays available to download and watch from within the client.
• has an in-game tournament spectating mode that requires tickets to watch (part of the proceeds goes towards the organisers) except for Valve tournaments which thus far is limited to the International which just started yesterday.
• has a functioning pause game feature
• has pennants which are purchasable fan items ($0.99) that contribute funds towards your preferred team as well as gives you as a spectator a chance to loot cosmetic items when your team does something cool (eg. a first blood, multi-kills, stealing Roshan’s aegis (Baron-equivalent).
• has team decals and banners that appear in-game that show the team’s logo and sponsors.

I play LoL with friends when I want to sit back and derp around to have fun. It still requires effort but it’s not as. how shall I say this without offending anyone. it’s not as demanding as Dota I guess? Now I’m not saying Dota 2 is super hard to pick up and play because it’s not that hard to play but it definitely requires more prior knowledge and attention to details within the game to do well. It’s also a tad more frustrating when you’re doing poorly but when you’re doing great. it feels absolutely terrific!

Understand this – people will always be more inclined to watch the game that they enjoy playing more than any other. Why? Perhaps it just feels like a part of them. Perhaps they want to see their favourite teams in action? Perhaps they’re looking forward to seeing their favourite characters being played? It’s a combination of a lot of things but having more viewers does not immediately translate into being better.

If I may I would like to use the overly used example of Justin Bieber. He currently has over 2.8 billion views on his YouTube videos. Is he the best singer with the deepest and and most meaningful lyrics to his songs? I’ll leave it at that. Simply put: Is LoL fun to play? Sure. Is it fun to watch? Hell no.