Didn't read through the entire post, I just want to say I hope the engine is better than Dota 2's. It just doesn't feel right, even after stopping playing HoN (which, IMO, has the best engine of any MOBA released) for a long time.
Agreed with this 100% .. HoN's engine feels/felt right when compared to any other recent MOBA. I wish S2 would have managed to grab the community and gain some popularity, but oh well...
Here's to hoping we get a proper feeling and fun MOBA outta this!
Generally, whichever game you played first (LoL, HoN, or Dota2) will feel "right" to you.
It's like playing Diablo 2 for 3 years religiously, then trying Path of Exile.
Agreed with this 100% .. HoN's engine feels/felt right when compared to any other recent MOBA. I wish S2 would have managed to grab the community and gain some popularity, but oh well...
Here's to hoping we get a proper feeling and fun MOBA outta this!
I agree S2 had a good game on their hands, very good graphics and animations.
However, they are terrible regarding support and development direction.
Cosmetic stuff does bother me. I have virtually zero interest in using anything other than the base iconic looks. If others want to splurge on that crap, have a blast.
Hopefully some of that crap that looks like an lsd trip will be noted as such by the community and won't be used much.
I should note, I have no problems with cosmetic items myself and in fact I like cosmetic items a lot. But there is a big difference in cosmetic items that fit in with the game and stuff that just looks ridiculous and out of place like what I've seen with this so far.
When I look at this stuff, it totally turns me off from even looking at it.
Looks don't bother me, it is entirely gameplay. And, having a LoL type hero pool is stupid. Dota 2 has shown you can make money with just cosmetic (incredibly overpriced, if I might add) garbage. You don't need to sell heroes or try and artificially inflate game time by forcing us to grind out heroes.