@mb:
Yes that's the stereotype,and it's not a fair depiction really.
I almost feel like there is a slight generation gap. Those of us whose first exposure to MOBAs was the original DotA and then those first discovered it through League. A lot of people around Brad's age seem to prefer DOTA 2 I suspect because they maybe played the original game.
Whatever you experience and play first seems to be what you think is better.
For me I've been playing DotA/DOTA 2 on and off since 2006 so League never held much interest for me. But they both have different things they do well . e.g. Lol imo has superior art, lore and character design (it should since you do pay money for it), while DOTA 2 to me has better balance and is more mechanically fun. Lol has multiple maps, DOTA 2 has one. LoL you get a few free heroes that rotate, DOTA they all are free. LoL is more accessible to new players, has more defined roles and seems to be taking a more aggressive tract towards making the community less toxic, DOTA 2 has arguably more nuance, role flexibility and depth but doesn't let you quit out of hopeless matches. League of course has a much larger and popular e-sports scene, DOTA 2 has Valve back slickly produced TIs. Lol is a highly polished game built from the ground up in its own engine, DOTA 2 still has a lot of jank (amusing and otherwise) that comes with being a mod of another game even though it's been rebuilt in Source. LoL is own formed entity with its' own unique creation, DOTA 2 has been argued by some to be stolen property from Blizzard. LoL is heavily restrictive of what their pro players can play and is e-sports to the max, DOTA 2 is more chill about all that kind of stuff.
Depends really on what aspects of a game you prefer. You can make very valid cases for either.
For me I already know how to play DOTA, that's what my friends like, I like the mechanics of things like denies and I don't want to pay to unlock heroes. So I go DOTA 2
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