Any of you guys play MOBAs?

[Archem]

Maybe a few of us can start getting together to play one. Like I said, I play LoL and I want to learn Dota 2, so anyone interested in either one should put their names up so we can group.

[DragonBlaze]

Maybe a few of us can start getting together to play one. Like I said, I play LoL and I want to learn Dota 2, so anyone interested in either one should put their names up so we can group.

I'm down for either, I just looked up LoL and it looks pretty good. If we get a group to play one game or the other, I'll go ahead and install the game and figured out all of that account stuff.

[Archem]

I would like to point out that, while I'm pretty good at LoL, I'm pretty awful at Dota. It's mostly because I've played LoL for a few hundred hours and know the majority of the game like the back of my hand whereas I only have a dozen or so hours in Dota and know next to nothing about how the game plays, but I figured it's worth mentioning. If possible, a mentor figure volunteering for a Dota group would be awesome. I can mentor for LoL.

[Grandy]

I'd love to play lol with you guys, but I think the server and lag issues in a fast-paced game like this one will be a tad little bit more important than in a game like Minecraft.

[DragonBlaze]

I'd love to play lol with you guys, but I think the server and lag issues in a fast-paced game like this one will be a tad little bit more important than in a game like Minecraft.

Is it required that you have your own server like in Minecraft or do LoL and Dota 2 have official servers you can play on? I may be buying a server in a month or so.

[Cerebus]

LoL has their own server. Whether you create or join a game, it's on theirs. No buying nor renting required. I'm not sure about DotA2, but I'm quite confident that it's the same.

I do play LoL every 10 solar eclipses, but mostly against bots because I'm not really good at this game and am a bit worried my lack of skills could make the game unpleasant for other people. I'm fairly sure I wouldn't be too bad if I kept playing online, but meh. I also dislike losing, especially by a large margin, so I'd much rather play against bots and go 50/0/10 than play against and with people and go 3/13/2 and be insulted all game long.

[Grandy]

play against and with people and go 3/13/2 and be insulted all game long.

Are you me?

[Archem]

I just remembered that there are regional servers for LoL. I don't know if that restricts who you can play with, but it's worth mentioning.

[Cerebus]

I know you can change region for a small fee. I think they arrived later on, though, so older accounts might still be on American servers.

Are you me?

I suppose, although minus the Brazilian part. LoL community doesn't like Brazilians.

[DragonBlaze]

So.. Anyone wanna teach me how to play LoL?

[Archem]

Sure. What's your name on there?

[DragonBlaze]

My account name is ZesherSwiftclaw, but I haven't installed the client yet, so I'm not sure if I need to set up another name such as a character name.

Can we start with bots? :p

[Archem]

As long as your account name is secured, that should also be your user name (unless you pay to change it). And of course we can start with bots. It's preferred.

[Cerebus]

You'll need a summoner name, no? I'm pretty sure account name and summoner names are different.

I suggest doing the tutorial by yourself first. It's pretty short. Then, you can play against bots. Custom would probably be the best since you'll be able to decide how many bots to put in the game, and you won't have to deal with other people. So you can go 1v1, 2v2, 4v3, 5v0, etc. You can do this until you learn the game's basics. Then, later on, you can practice specific roles, although I suggest doing this with other people as teammates since bots won't really act like the role they should have and they'll always try to last hit your minions. You'll learn more about this as you play.

So anyway, yeah. Summoner name and play against bots until you get the basis of the game. Have some people when you want to practice specific roles.

[Grandy]

I know you can change region for a small fee. I think they arrived later on, though, so older accounts might still be on American servers.

I suppose, although minus the Brazilian part. LoL community doesn't like Brazilians.

We have separated servers now, but even we dont like each other.