League of Legends or Heroes of Newerth?

League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth are both upcoming titles for the DotA Based Games (DBG) genre.

Which game are you leaning towards to?

League of Legends
Developer: Riot Games
Gaming Platform: Windows
Genre: DBG (Dota Based Games)
Release date: Late 2009
Pricing model: Free to play
Beta Key Availability: Rare
Website: http://leagueoflegends.com

Heroes of Newerth
Developer: S2 Games
Gaming Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac
Genre: DBG (DotA Based Games)
Release date: TBA
Pricing model: TBA
Website: http://heroesofnewerth.com
Beta Key Availability: Uncommon (I have spare HON beta keys)


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Heroes of Newerth - DBG Genre's Future

If there's RPG which means Role Playing Games, there's also DBG which means Dota Based Games.


The DBG genre is relatively young but 2 games have already created hype.
These are League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth.
Between the two, I'm leaning towards Heroes of Newerth (HON) because of the following reasons:

a) Heroes of Newerth runs on Linux
b) Superior graphics

But because these games are still both currently in beta, any of the 2 can still dominate the DBG genre. It will all depend on the finish product and how the games are offered.

Will it be free to play? Monthly subscription?

My ideal DBG will be:

*Linux supported
*one time payment and with a dedicated online server(like Warcraft)
*LAN capabilities (Starcraft2 would suck if they will push through without LAN)

Anyways, enough of that rant. If you're an avid gamer and want to try out this DBG called Heroes of Newerth, I have beta keys to give out.
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http://atchucan.blogspot.com/2009/06/heroes-of-newerth.html

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Starcraft2 No LAN Support - Blizzard Greed?

Source: http://sc2portal.blogspot.com/2009/07/starcraft-2-no-lan-support.html
No LAN support for Starcraft 2? Is it me just me or are the Blizzard guys going greedy in the guise of preventing piracy. Think of the gamers. Without LAN, Starcraft would be nothing.