Heroes of Newerth has recently gone completely free-to-play and initially being both a paid-for game and, after that, offering a few characters at a reduced price. Winner: DotA 2 (but it was a close one) Value for Money

For me, DotA 2 manages to push that level of quality to a more easily accessible place and for that, it has to be the winner. Both DotA 2 and Heroes of Newerth are quality titles, offering drama, excitement and suspense.

I think it all comes down to personal experience and what you’re looking for in a game. It really is a difficult one, because while I prefer DotA 2 for its easier, cleaner interface, Heroes of Newerth has a lot going for it as well. How do you judge two games that are practically identical in terms of basic gameplay? Both games boast the same objectives, the same types of character – at times, even exactly the same character, but with a different name and body type – and the same items. It’s honestly not quite as wide a difference as perhaps you’d guess though and nobody is going to leave Heroes of Newerth because of the graphics. In the end though, DotA definitely looks cleaner, the interface nicer, the quality of the world and the textures better. DotA 2 definitely looks the better game, but, for a two year old game, Heroes of Newerth definitely brings it. The case of DotA 2 vs Heroes of Newerth, the call is actually pretty difficult to make. The first thing you notice in any game are the graphics, an instant first impression that can make or break your entire experience. Over the past few days I’ve been playing Heroes of Newerth and DotA 2 quite a bit, so I thought we’d take a look at the ups and downs of both games, and which you should play. What more casual players of the genre look at – and there are casual players, really there are – are graphics, ease of use and community. Of course, there are people that actually do that, who write guides and test balancing and a whole manner of things that I wouldn’t even know how to begin with. It’s difficult to try and suggest one MOBA game over another to other people without hours and hours of experience, measuring minute differences and playing with every character available, at least to a decent level.

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