We have any resident DotA or LoL experts in the house? I keep meaning to get into these games to gain some perspective if nothing else, but I need a mentor. HAELP!

SWEET!

"[...]it'll be interesting to see if Dominion breaks the trend or falls by the wayside like LoL's own 3v3 map." I hadn't realized that 3v3 had fallen off. I thought it had a strong following in the community based on the leader boards. But Since we are talking competitively here I did notice the lack of a 3v3 bracket during Dreamhack that made me wonder a bit. I don't know why 3v3 isn't more tournament popular. I play 3v3 almost exclusively because I prefer the smaller teams and maps. It gives the game a faster pace that I appreciate rather than having to play a match for 45-60 min in a 5v5.

With that said I'm really excited about Dominion. The new play style looks fun and the further shortened game length of 20-30 min with a focus on smaller and quicker fights is definitely right up my ally. I can't wait to jump in to Dominion when it is released after PAX.

It will be a really difficult choice. Dota2 or LoL? Honestly Dota2 needs to really bring the rain to douse LoL's Dominion fire. The hardcores will of course shout Dota2 all day, but if LoL keeps gaining speed they might have their hearts changed.

That's a lot even for a whole season. I wonder if DOTA2 can beat this.

"[...]though to be fair you're comparing a week-long tournament to a full season of play."

Not to mention DotA 2 isn't even out yet. Valve's spending a million in prize money just to show off the game at Gamescom.

I'm not good enough to play this game...

LoL is super fun and I can't wait for Dota 2!

LoL is a great game, keep going strong

To all the people who don't know : Its NOT 5 million cash money price, its MONEY that will be split in different tournaments(at least 30 tournaments) THROUGH more than 1 year(that is how long season 1 last, season 2 will be longer, because they have 1 more map).

Don't forget that the money will be split in 2th and 3th place too. You cant compare Dota2's 1 million price tournament that last 3 DAYS.

I had to do a double-and-a-half-take to fully understand this article's title.

Prize dwarfs?!?!  I want to win some dwarves.

And all I can do is enter a measly $40,000 Killzone 3 tournament. |:

I've been trying to get back in this game, but for some reason I can't. I might just try out Heroes of Newerth to see how it plays differently and if I like that one more.

Meh. The guys at LoL are just trying to build hype so that they can hold onto some fans when the vastly superior Dota 2 drops.

DotA 2 will be the better game, but i will give both a try. Most likely going to stick to DotA if I get into them. Loved the classic and all the old heroes/items.

I think the money offered for playing games is disgusting though. They're games. The reward from playing a game should be intrinsic.

It's too bad these games are mainly played and ran by elitists who have no tolerance or patience for newbies such as myself. Sounds like it would be a blast if people were willing to be decent. But it seems that's not the case.