| well it's a different level of micro though -- for example, most heroes in ladder are designed to be used "on-the-fly" so you can focus on your army and use quick action spells. i think part of the reason DotA's newer heroes are so complicated is because they want to move to that "engaging" element of your hero where it makes sense to have to only control one.
could you imagine using a pudge hero in ladder?
now don't get me wrong -- alot of people criticise dota for having simple heroes (back from when it was young) but "professional dota" goes a long way to microing for each last hit and each deny. at that extent, it doesnt matter whether you have storm bolt or frost nova-- at that level it's not about what skills your hero has or how original he is, it's only about how effective YOU are with the hero.
also if anyone is interested, i'm actually admist designing an AoS myself, and I could use a lot of suggestions and feedback from you DotA fans, as well as some input from people who don't like DotA. if you've ever heard of the earlier versions, it's called "perSonas" |