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I didn't expect to find a LoL post on ycombinator. I used to be a huge LoL and DoTA player as well, played moderately competitively, but I don't play those anym
by Kagerjay 9y ago
I didn't expect to find a LoL post on ycombinator. I used to be a huge LoL and DoTA player as well, played moderately competitively, but I don't play those anymore since they suck too much time up.
A couple years back I went to The international Dota 2 in seattle for the first time with a buddy. Its a whole different dynamic actually playing DoTA / LoL vs watching professionals esports teams live with other attendees for 7 - 10 days in a row. The closest analogy to this is watching a football game on TV vs actually going to the stadium and seeing it live.
You get back into the spirit of competition there, since everyone else is, even if you haven't played in years.
Its only fun IMO if you don't go to an esports outing often though, otherwise it'd get dull after awhile.
- montyf 9y agoI got into Dota 2 after League -- now THAT is a great game to watch. I played for a while before quitting that, too; as you say, it sucks up a lot of time, and there was no surrender option. Going to the International must be a great experience, though.