Part Of The Crowd Posted 18 November 2012 Share Posted 18 November 2012 Surprised nobody's started a thread about this before. It's a hugely popular free game that's highly competitive etc. Anyone play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adster Posted 18 November 2012 Share Posted 18 November 2012 I've played it and I weren't convinced. Felt like a knock off version of Warcraft. Ideal if you want a free MMO, however I'd prefer to splash a monthly fee around and play Warcraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 19 November 2012 Share Posted 19 November 2012 I've played it and I weren't convinced. Felt like a knock off version of Warcraft. Ideal if you want a free MMO, however I'd prefer to splash a monthly fee around and play Warcraft. It's not an MMO, it's a team-based RTS/Action game. And incidentally, it's the guys that made the DOTA mod in Warcraft that kept the game so hugely popular for so long. The same guys made . I play it occasionally, but have shifted my main interest towards World of Tanks, which is just brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part Of The Crowd Posted 19 November 2012 Author Share Posted 19 November 2012 Yeah, as Shen says it's more team based RTS. It's one of those games that's also really fun if you get a bit into it and play with friends. I have to wonder who Shen's favourite character is though. How is World of Tanks by the way? I joked about it at first when I saw an advert but now I feel strangely enticed towards actually playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adster Posted 19 November 2012 Share Posted 19 November 2012 It's not an MMO, it's a team-based RTS/Action game. And incidentally, it's the guys that made the DOTA mod in Warcraft that kept the game so hugely popular for so long. The same guys made . I play it occasionally, but have shifted my main interest towards World of Tanks, which is just brilliant! As you can tell, I didn't play it for long . I do like World of Tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 19 November 2012 Share Posted 19 November 2012 Yeah, as Shen says it's more team based RTS. It's one of those games that's also really fun if you get a bit into it and play with friends. I have to wonder who Shen's favourite character is though. How is World of Tanks by the way? I joked about it at first when I saw an advert but now I feel strangely enticed towards actually playing it. Haha, I was fuming and at the same time flattered that a character was named Shen, just like in Diablo 3. My fave is Garen or Irelia though, also played Sivir a fair bit. World of Tanks is just that. Very fast-paced with no game lasting more than 15 mins, and very rarely lasting over 10. It's a team-based RTS/shoot-em-up and feels great with controls and realistic tank models. Of course some realism has been sacrificed for better gameplay experience, but there are a lot of realistic features like shell normalization, rotation speed and load/aim times as well as different shells (Armor Piercing/High Explosive shells). Quite fun if you're just a tad war/tank-interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpaM Posted 19 November 2012 Share Posted 19 November 2012 I played it a few times, got my ass completely kicked. Could have done with somebody to show me how to play it properly as I was obviously playing it wrong, just couldnt figure out exactly where. Very steep learning curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-layrex Posted 19 November 2012 Share Posted 19 November 2012 I've heard the World of Tanks community is full of wankers who don't give new players on their team any slack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charl91 Posted 19 November 2012 Share Posted 19 November 2012 I love DOTA on Warcraft, never played though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted 19 November 2012 Share Posted 19 November 2012 I downloaded this months ago but still haven't played it ! I suppose I'll give it a go later on tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part Of The Crowd Posted 19 November 2012 Author Share Posted 19 November 2012 I played it a few times, got my ass completely kicked. Could have done with somebody to show me how to play it properly as I was obviously playing it wrong, just couldnt figure out exactly where. Very steep learning curve. You were probably really unlucky and got matched with people who already played and had started new (Smurf) accounts. Essentially you have to farm gold from the minions to buy items (Usually the recommended items aren't the ideal but a decent start on most characters) push the towers, and enemy base. Of course you can use your team-mates to tactically out-think the other team and force advantages and stuff. It's a game that has a bit to it but once you get the hang of what you're supposed to do is really really fun with friends especially. I decided to try some ranked games this season and I won my first four placement games giving me a rating of 1337. I'd love to keep it at that but because I'm still in ranked placement nobody can see what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 19 November 2012 Share Posted 19 November 2012 I played it a few times, got my ass completely kicked. Could have done with somebody to show me how to play it properly as I was obviously playing it wrong, just couldnt figure out exactly where. Very steep learning curve. As PotC says, you haven't had the luck. Start out against beginner bots and work your way up. The controls are essentially very easy (mouse-click and 6 ability buttons), but learning the different heroes/abilities/role takes time and practice. My advice would be to start out with a hero that is marked as 'easy' when you look at their 'stats'. Garen is a great starter because his abilities and his play style are pretty straight-forward: Rush in and deal damage and pull out again. If you want to try it, I can run you through the basics. I've heard the World of Tanks community is full of wankers who don't give new players on their team any slack? Generally people are quiet (which isn't necessarily good), but as with every other team-based online game, there'll be the occasional flaming. Some of it quite justified, as you see headless players charge into the enemy team die and put their own team in a disadvantageous position. There is a report system that includes provoking/insulting, but I don't know how well it works. I have been prone to the odd bashing of my team when they've left a flank for dead and basically determined the team's defeat, but now I try to single out players and have a chat with them after the game and try to tell them what they did wrong and why, which yields far better results. In low tier games (i.e. noobie games) I didn't experience much flaming, mainly because most ARE noobs and have no clue what they're doing, let alone notice how other people screw up. I love DOTA on Warcraft, never played though. Well this game IS proper DOTA and not just a mod for a RTS game. You'll love it if you liked DotA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potter3 Posted 19 November 2012 Share Posted 19 November 2012 I play this sometimes, add me if you're on EUW server, username is Izzet6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Part Of The Crowd Posted 20 November 2012 Author Share Posted 20 November 2012 Sweet, if anyone wants a game sometime my username is the same as on here, minus the spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adster Posted 29 November 2012 Share Posted 29 November 2012 I've heard the World of Tanks community is full of wankers who don't give new players on their team any slack? Like most online games then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallpauldj Posted 4 December 2012 Share Posted 4 December 2012 only thing i dislike about is if your in a game and you have to leave to get the door or nature calls, you get kicked out and cant play for ages! It wouldnt be as bad but some games last AGES!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charl91 Posted 31 May 2013 Share Posted 31 May 2013 Thought I'd bump this thread. Me and my mates downloaded this a few weeks ago, and have been addicted; been up to 3/4 in the morning way too many times this month. What with the new Xbox sounding pants, this is helping to push me more in the direction of PC gaming (since I'm only playing on my laptop at the moment). Only problem I have is that it has one of the douchiest communitys I have ever experienced on a game. People take it way too seriously, probably because they all believe they're going to become world famous pro's who are going to get paid to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LestaFox92 Posted 2 June 2013 Share Posted 2 June 2013 Currently playing this aswell IGN is AyeJay if anyone wants a few games. Do have to say tho dota games tend not to be noob friendly mainly because there a different format to the norm and i agree the community is full of elitest mugs but when you get a good team/competetive match the game is really hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpaM Posted 7 June 2013 Share Posted 7 June 2013 Id be up for giving this another go tbh. I've realised where i was going wrong now, i didn't even know you could buy items, i just thought you leveled your character up and got new abilities like that. No wonder i was getting my ass kicked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Legged Beaver Posted 21 February 2014 Share Posted 21 February 2014 Just re-downloaded this game and it's all I've been playing for the last week. Taking me an age to try and get to level 30! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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