- Diamondprox explained he had played a lot of Dota 2 before
- According to him, a lot of the game’s heroes seem outdated and too simplistic
- This opinion extends even to Rubick, the player’s favorite Dota 2 hero
Diamondprox is regarded as one of the most revolutionary League of Legends players and he recently gave his opinion about Dota 2’s heroes and LoL’s champions, stating the former are a lot more boring.
Diamondprox Talks About the Characters
League of Legends and Dota 2 have been compared countless times on many criteria, be it gameplay, characters, graphics, events, esports tournaments, etc. Of course, it’s difficult to say which game is better as both have their ups and downs, and there’s also the players’ bias when it comes to discussing them.
However, if there are people whose opinion is probably worth more than the rest, then it’s that of players who play the game for a living and therefore know it well. League of Legends player Danil “Diamondprox” Reshetnikov certainly falls in that category as he is well-regarded in the community.
Often being called the inventor of counter-jungling in LoL, Diamondprox has also played a lot of Dota 2 in the past. In a recent stream, he talked about the similarities and differences between LoL’s champions and Dota’s heroes. It became clear, at least according to him, that the former has better characters than the latter.
The 30-year-old player particularly pointed out Dota 2’s heroes’ perceived simplicity and lack of interest, emphasizing how abilities that were once intriguing skill shots, such as Mirana’s arrow, lost their appeal over time. He stated that if League of Legends had not been released, he would not be sure as to what role he would have played in Dota 2.
“What are some of the roles out there? I definitely wouldn’t play supports – that’s 100%. I don’t know, champions in Dota – they’re pretty boring. I don’t know who I would even play on,” the player said according to a translation of a transcript given by cybersport.ru.
Diamondprox also compared the relative complexity of the two games. According to him Dota 2 is simpler and less intricate, despite having more buttons. Furthermore, he stated that Dota 2 has a general obsolescence surrounding it as according to him, there are many outdated heroes in the game.
The player also explained he senses a lack of engagement with newer Dota 2 characters, suggesting that the game has failed to captivate him in the same way LoL has. This lack of engagement even extends to Rubick who was once a source of enjoyment for him, but now is considered outdated. “Rubick is a very easy champ. I, by the way, finished playing Dota not that much later than Rubick came out,” Diamondprox said. “I spammed him a lot, I really liked him at the time. He was fun, but over time he became obsolete, just like Dota itself. All the characters there are outdated.”
Perhaps Diamondprox’s opinions are quite subjective, owing to the player’s experience with both games, but they nevertheless give an interesting perspective on the matter.
