2013-12-30, 07:25 AM
Another thing to remember that is quite different from LoL.
In LoL things tends to be nerfed/buffed depending on what aspects are currently too strong or too weak, in DotA however instead of buffing what a hero is good at, if said hero is too strong, the hero would sometimes just have its weakness made weaker.
A low armor hero with a lot of health might not have its health reduced if it has too much health, it might instead just have it base armor reduced further.
The end result of this kind of balance philosophy are heroes that are really good at what they do which can make you feel like everything is broken at times.
Nature's prophet has a 20 second cooldown global teleport with absolutely no restrictions outside of cast-time for example. Or a hero like tiny or pudge which both have combos at level 6~9 that essentially one-shot any enemy hero that is out of position even just slightly.
Something people joke with that has some truth to it, in DotA you fight broken with broken. Which makes everything balanced.
In LoL things tends to be nerfed/buffed depending on what aspects are currently too strong or too weak, in DotA however instead of buffing what a hero is good at, if said hero is too strong, the hero would sometimes just have its weakness made weaker.
A low armor hero with a lot of health might not have its health reduced if it has too much health, it might instead just have it base armor reduced further.
The end result of this kind of balance philosophy are heroes that are really good at what they do which can make you feel like everything is broken at times.
Nature's prophet has a 20 second cooldown global teleport with absolutely no restrictions outside of cast-time for example. Or a hero like tiny or pudge which both have combos at level 6~9 that essentially one-shot any enemy hero that is out of position even just slightly.
Something people joke with that has some truth to it, in DotA you fight broken with broken. Which makes everything balanced.