Astral Abyss
2[H]4U
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2004
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I got into the Alpha a while ago. I played the Tutorial, a few practice matches, and didn't get that inspired. I was pretty hardcore into LoL for about 2 years but got tired of the last-hitting minions, whining about lanes, and mediocre mechanics. Thought I'd like HotS because of this, but I found it rather unfulfilling. The reason is what some of you seem to like, the experience sharing. I found it rather silly to think someone could just sit around doing jack and get experience from mine and my teammates effort. I know it's supposed to make you "feel good" that you're still able to participate even if you suck, but honestly it took something away from the game for me.
Maybe it was just the challenge of trying to level up each game in LoL, but I actually liked that. I liked it when I had a really good game and pulled ahead in gold and levels. You can't really do that here. You're still totally reliant on your teammates in HotS like you are in LoL, but now you all get to win or suck together. There doesn't seem to be as much room to shine individually here. Yeah I know you still have good and bad players, but it just doesn't feel as rewarding when everyone is the same.
I guess I should give it another shot now that I've resigned myself to the blah leveling system and try to focus on the highlights... team fights and hero skills.
Maybe it was just the challenge of trying to level up each game in LoL, but I actually liked that. I liked it when I had a really good game and pulled ahead in gold and levels. You can't really do that here. You're still totally reliant on your teammates in HotS like you are in LoL, but now you all get to win or suck together. There doesn't seem to be as much room to shine individually here. Yeah I know you still have good and bad players, but it just doesn't feel as rewarding when everyone is the same.
I guess I should give it another shot now that I've resigned myself to the blah leveling system and try to focus on the highlights... team fights and hero skills.