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I 've been reading they are similar to each other, plus free (or freemium). Has anyone played one? Maybe more than one? Maybe all of them, even, perchance? Anyone can commend or recommend one of those? And most importantly, which one out of them, is the LESS *pay to win* (or pay to cut shortcut)???
IMHO HOTS
DOTA 2 > Heroes > LOL.

But to people who grew up with RTS games like Warcraft and Command and Conquer:

"None because they killed the RTS genre"

(This is not my opinion, I have just seen people saying that MOBAs killed RTS games)
Post edited July 25, 2015 by Elmofongo
I played Dota 2 a lot and still play it from time to time. I can say that there is no pay to win in this game since you only can buy skins. I did also try League of Legends but I did not like it. In my own experience will most matches in Dota 2 be longer than in League of Legends some will even be more than one hour long. Unlike in League of Legends, can you in Dota 2 play each hero from the start without buying them with real money or ingame currency.
I can't say anything about Heroes of the Storm since i never played it.
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Xerafex: I played Dota 2 a lot and still play it from time to time. I can say that there is no pay to win in this game since you only can buy skins. I did also try League of Legends but I did not like it. In my own experience will most matches in Dota 2 be longer than in League of Legends some will even be more than one hour long. Unlike in League of Legends, can you in Dota 2 play each hero from the start without buying them with real money or ingame currency.
I can't say anything about Heroes of the Storm since i never played it.
Throw away every standard DOTA 2 sets for the MOBA genre when going in to play Heroes.
Out of curiosity, do any of these games allow you to start a match with only bots? (That is, no human players at all, not even you; you're just a spectator.)
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dtgreene: Out of curiosity, do any of these games allow you to start a match with only bots? (That is, no human players at all, not even you; you're just a spectator.)
Dota 2 does.
LoL .
Have a play of Hearthstone instead. It's much more fun.
Personally I find League more enjoyable out of the three, but then again I've not played Heroes of the storm so don't mind me ;)
Heroes of the Storm - More directed to new moba players (or someone that wants something less complicated), you don't have to worry about farming and buying equipment but it's a game that you can't solo win (at least never saw that), it's more directed to team players. Each week they rotate champions and you never feel the need of buying them so that you can "win" games but on the other hand is easier to get bored of playing the same champions over and over again.

League of Legends - In between the other two, requires that you learn the game (meaning champions, items and objectives) but it's doable if you have the patience. They also rotate champions each week but i do feel that in this game you need to have a good pool of champions available to you since there is a counter mechanic in this game, in the early months you will do ok against other players (unless they're smurfs) but eventually you will require to purchase some champions (with in game money). I never felt the need of using real money to buy champions so i'll say that it's ok in that regards, but it can be a bit grindy, especially if you want different rune masteries for different roles.

Dota 2 - I didn't play much so i'm not the better person to talk about it, i've only played for a bit and i didn't play anymore, i was being placed against veterans when i was still learning the game so you can see why. I also didn't feel like learning another moba when i already done my "homework" with LoL, perhaps a new player can fit better in that sense. The positive side is that you don't need to buy any champion, everyone is already unlocked.
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Elmofongo: But to people who grew up with RTS games like Warcraft and Command and Conquer:

"None because they killed the RTS genre"
I will admittedly HAVE TO agree with you, on this one. Tried heroes of the storm and found it indescribable. Let alone characters like diablo were turned into extremely vocative clowns for preteen gamers. How can i unsee and unplay this...?
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Elmofongo: But to people who grew up with RTS games like Warcraft and Command and Conquer:

"None because they killed the RTS genre"
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KiNgBrAdLeY7: I will admittedly HAVE TO agree with you, on this one. Tried heroes of the storm and found it indescribable. Let alone characters like diablo were turned into extremely vocative clowns for preteen gamers. How can i unsee and unplay this...?
You mean the extra costumes to Diablo where one is a silly looking fish?

Silly costumes are the bane of my existance in Fighting Games.
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KiNgBrAdLeY7: I will admittedly HAVE TO agree with you, on this one. Tried heroes of the storm and found it indescribable. Let alone characters like diablo were turned into extremely vocative clowns for preteen gamers. How can i unsee and unplay this...?
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Elmofongo: You mean the extra costumes to Diablo where one is a silly looking fish?

Silly costumes are the bane of my existance in Fighting Games.
No, i had no idea they could make him any more ridiculous than he already is, in the new player tutorial... Master Builder, help us all!
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Elmofongo: You mean the extra costumes to Diablo where one is a silly looking fish?

Silly costumes are the bane of my existance in Fighting Games.
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KiNgBrAdLeY7: No, i had no idea they could make him any more ridiculous than he already is, in the new player tutorial... Master Builder, help us all!
If this was "Diablo 3" Diablo, you would not bat an eye?
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/diablo/images/3/3a/Diablo_Diablo_III_full_body.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20120513133435
Post edited July 24, 2015 by Elmofongo