Heroes of the Storm

A storm is sweeping the gaming community :D

I love MOBAs. I do. I like learning about the characters, the gameplay, the item builds, the team builds mostly all of it. 

I played the DOTA maps back in high school and it took quite a bit of my time. Then I played League of Legends which is a lot of fun as well. So I tried out Heroes of the Storm and SMITE.

A few short words for SMITE. It's a great game. I love getting into it. The gameplay gives a nice twist to the genre I just wish I could stop the rubber banding due to my slow internet.

But what I wanted to talk about here is, Heroes of the Storm. I tried it out and found out it had no items in the game. I was dumbfounded but then I realized I actually love that. Items are a great part of MOBA but they do present a huge barrier to new players. All that information just to play a game is a little rough for people starting out. And to be honest, I get tired of trying to figure out which items counter which. 

Another thing they changed is that there's no last hitting in Heroes of the Storm. I hate last hitting. It's so tedious. So in HotS I just get to be the hero character and do whatever I want without falling behind so much on items and whatnot. 

I know the MOBA hardcore players out there are the first to outcry that it's "too easy". But I like it. It still has quite a bit of skill behind it. Also the MOBA community needs to stop feeling so superior for memorizing a bunch of builds and insulting each others games. I always tried to have a good time learning the other MOBAs but the constant berating of the players, especially in the PH servers is pretty toxic.

So give Heroes of the Storm a try if you guys want a fun game that you can pick up on the fly.... See you next time.