[NDG.Stitch]

Hey guys,

As I said earlier, I just recieved my DotA Beta Key yesterday night and of course as a huge fan of DotA I mass-played tonight. But there are a few things that I like and don't like about the new DotA...

First of all, if you guys have played LoL, you'll find the gameplay and mechanics of DotA to be uber similar. The shop is exactly the same format as the LoL shop, and the attack movements and buttons/healthbars are almost the same. I'd say the speed of the game and flow of the game is also very very similar to LoL. This is one of the parts that I DON'T like about about the new DotA. I think it resembles too much from LoL. Not that I think this is a bad idea, in general for e-Sports it will be easier for professional LoL players to make a switch to DotA in the near future, but I am one of those die-hard WC3 DotA players.

Secondly, we go to the issue of the interface. Of course, the interface is a bit tweaked from Blizzard's Warcraft. Most of the things are the same, except now you have a "Stash" area where you can have your ideal items set there to purchase when you have the money. No longer will your spells be on the right hand box, but it will be in the center, and instead, your items will be horizontally categorized on the right hand box. These interfaces were a bit confusing at first, but it was pretty easy to use in the end.

Thirdly, and probably most importantly is what I think about the new faces and looks of heroes. Many DotA 1 players complained that the spell-casting was too slow in WC3 and that it should be increased so the gameplay is more intense. I think in DotA 2, this was certainly done. The cast-times are similar to LoL. Some of the casts I noticed that basically got a lot faster was ES's stun, Lich's Nova, and CM's Frostbite (of course there is a lot more). In general, I find the DotA heroes basically the same as LoL heroes. I really don't like the new comic and child like characters as they are really hard to get used to off seeing regular DotA characters. I think what really made me disappointed was how the new Pudge, Juggernaut, and Riki looks. These new faces are of course somewhat similar to the WC3 version, but it felt like it was a bit off. Pudge lost his huge fatness from the hero in WC3 and Juggernaut's blade got like 2x thinner and smaller. The new animations for spells also depends on your taste. For me, I thought that really, the fire and the frost animations got a lot better. But I don't like the new looks for spells like Riki's Cloud, and Pudge's Rot. I think these new animations just don't resemble the specialty of that hero from WC3.

Finally, what I love about this new DotA is there is instead of those "Observer" spots in WC3, it is now specifically reserved for "Broadcasters" in Private Matches. This is absolutely amazing, although I haven't tried it, I'll be looking forward to be casting DotA in the near future as well. There is also the chance to watch games that are happening at the moment (high tier) which I think should've been implemented to Starcraft a while ago!!!

Anyways for those of you guys that are still waiting for DotA, don't be too unhappy. It's really laggy and for me, it's barely playable even on the SEA/Chinese server!

Hope you guys found this a bit... helpful? :P

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