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HotS is definitely aimed toward MOBA players who don’t have a lot of time on their hands. When you have a lot to aim toward in a MOBA, you’re likely to put more hours into the game and work on mastering your favorite characters. Part of the enjoyment of LoL’s system is the buildup factor. It also makes it a little too simple arguably. The good news is that the ease in unlocking every hero talent choice (you only need to level a hero to level 4 before unlocking all of their choices) makes it simple to specialize in a new hero on the fly.

Less planning and theorycrafting is needed. This sort of takes the place of LoL’s rune/mastery system, but it’s not nearly as complex. Leveling up favorite heroes grants you additional talent choices, skin choices, gold, and profile avatars. There’s also an out-of-match leveling system for every hero. This makes it easier to guide new players, but it also makes the system a little monotonous for veterans who enjoy pushing their skills as quickly and early in a match as possible. Every hero progresses and levels the same whether they’re a support class or assassin class. With shared EXP and no last-hitting, it’s a little difficult to feel like a real “hero” in HotS.

There’s that moment in most LoL matches where the carry will get their final item and suddenly kick all kinds of ass, which helps the game snowball into victory. At the same time, matches in HotS often seem a little predictable. These talent choices are generally rather easy to understand, as are the tooltips.Īs someone who isn’t a MOBA pro by any means, I found this ease of access surprisingly refreshing.

Instead, you pick from various passives that affect your traits/abilities as you level, much akin to WoW’s talent tree system. EXP is even shared across your entire group no matter who gets the kills. When HoTS players talk about the game to non-players, one of the first terms they’ll generally mention is “casual friendly.” HotS does away with a lot of the complexities we see in other MOBAs.

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