The WoW killer

Aion-On the wings of life and death…(cool catchphrase eh??)

Well, you could pretty much guess what this whole thing is gonna be about right? Ah, yes, Aion- the WoW killer. The next best MMO to hit the market after a devastating Champions Online. Sweet-ass graphics, good storyline, amazing character customization and f***ing WINGS. How could this ever go wrong, right? WRONG! Nothing has happened since the release of Aion. WoW has in no way slowed down its obvious monopoly of the MMO market. So why the failure to bring down WoW and is it worth giving Aion a shot? Let’s see…

The first thing you can see in Aion are the graphics- F***ING AWESOME. There is nothing else to describe it ….log-in screen itself is like…..WHOOOAAAAAA……

This is because there are two different factions- the guys with white wings and the guys with black wings. Obviously good vs evil scenario…like..duhh..

So yea as you can see, it’s just heavenly…and the best part is, you don’t need super high graphics card or super fast net connection to run it- specs are pretty minimal.

The next best thing is character customization- you can pretty much make any character look anything…the choices are just too many…

…already looks like a chick in real life…no change there…

……Gerard Butler…is that you??

…ohhh READHEADS!!!

But wait…you can also become…

…CLOUD!! Now who the F*** does not want to become cloud??    Or..

…HUGH JACKMAN!!!               Or even better…

WOLVERINE!!!!!!

And guess who doesn’t want to be left out??

…the saviour of mankind…and by mankind I mean nobody…

CHANGE WE CAN MUTHA F***ERS!!!

So yea…that pretty much sums up character customization…be anyone…ANYONE…any face…any race..any color..any skin…any hair style…ANYTHING…the customization is plain AMAZING…

Storyline…hmmm here goes..

First you get stuck on some village area and with pigs things everywhere…like the boars in WoW kinda…

this is what lvl 1 looks like…

Yes yes …make them squeal…squeal little flying piggies…squeal..

This is what I got when I played for the good guys…

Anyways yea…you do these shitty little tasks that some scoutmaster dude asks you to and apparently you are pretty awesome when you kill em pigs for some farmer…then you make your way into a small town and then into the next area…which is a jungle of sorts…you end up talking to a tree and then discover that you were apparently some kick ass…badass soldier in the army and lost your memory in a battle…the tree shows you a vision of the battle and blah blah…you realize (SPOILER ALERT) that you are not some worthless asshole anymore….then you do somethings and then get awarded and then in all that …you get your wings…I won’t spoil the rest for you…

this is the tree dude…think hes called daminu..forgot ..played this game months ago…

Characters pretty much straightforward…you got the mage, the scout the warrior the priest…yes that’s it I guess…moreover , once you choose a faction you have to stick to that faction…

Here’s character select…

….awesomeness eh…you can rotate them and they do some melodramatic attack move…thingy..

So what’s the problem here?? Everythings super F***ING awesome??

Well the thing is that…

TUNE IN TO NEXT TIME TO KNOW WHY WOW STILL REIGNS SUPREME

You seriously didn’t think I was not gonna cliffhang this one now..did ya?

Hon vs LoL

Part II of Part III

Finally the finale has come..the end is near..judgement day ..the moment or truth…

Another thing that make for a games are the possibilities of carries…

although it aint very clear…its the same thing…shes owning..

Both games have heroes that are just F***ed up when fed….just because you see Youtube videos of heroes owning; heroes literally going 1 on 5 and winning; heroes that 3 shot enemies; heroes dancing over then pissing inside the eye sockets of their dead opponents while their teammates ravage their necro assholes…ahh..ok..went overboard there….. you immediately think one of the two is unbalanced- they’re not. Although once you get in HoN, you ARE a bit stronger than a fed champion in LoL. It is however, harder to get fed in HoN- you have to be really good. A noob can own in LoL given he’s had a lucky day. HoN though has some heroes that no one wants to play with. Just like the Kraken and Ophelia- wtf .6 usage compared to 2.1s and 2.4s and as of the new Glads- 3.0. Everyone loves a new hero. Still, all the heroes ARE balanced when put up.

Another great thing about HoN is the announcer- you just can’t beat the man. He improves on the Unreal Tournament’s one by just being kick ass. The only reason i would ever want to get a triple kill in HoN is because he just blurts out your awesomeness in a way LoL’s LADY…thats right- LADY announcer just can’t do. Although LoL’s announcer declares a lot more on whats going on- HoN’s announcer makes the game the rush of adrenaline it is.

Hon 2-LoL 1

HoN’s ending is somewhat controversial. LoL’s ending is just plain, maybe a bit too plain. The thing just bursts-that’s it. In HoN, the base is literally RAVAGED. That thing comes from underground and rips the base apart-cool. But when that tree pops and makes everything green and gay…hmmm…cheesy… Good guys aren’t always gay- but this time they are. This ending gives victors the much needed pat on the back they deserve while the losers have to moan in the most miserable 10 seconds of their lives. Btw LoL’s ending – 3 seconds…I think. It’s gone before you even know it.

LoL’s ending…a bit too plain perhaps??

The towers in LoL actually attack enemy heroes that attack your won heroes. It does make sense when you look at it. LoL towers are more durable and are somewhat harder to take down. This fact would allow for Chronos to just jump in 200 DMG ULTI, ELDER, either kill or take away a good HALF of your health and leap out- I mean WTF. It is pretty hard for one, even fed, hero to take down a tower from ¾ health in LoL but this can be enhance teamplay- unless you like to own everything, every time.

The matchmaking in both games sucks Sigourney Weaver’s horse face. In LoL there are a lot….and I mean a LOT of leaver and AFKers. They just ruin your game, unless you’re the losing team and their key player leaves. HoN matchmaking can take forever….5 mins… wow …in some match types while your team might have an average KD ratio of 1 compared to a 2 of the other team.

LoL basically is a free game. I haven’t paid squat till now. Hon is definitely worth the $30 bucks- the graphics and the announcer itself cost $28.584. However, one of the best things in LoL is the way in which you can level OUTSIDE the game. That’s right, you get experience and IP points for winning…and losing- more when winning of course. The experience helps you to level up- max 30- with a new mastery point every level to give you a slight in game boost. Don’t worry, lvl 30s fight lvl 30s and lvl 1s fight 1s. Moreover, the IP you get helps you buy new champions and runes- also in game help. You can choose your own runes- attack speed, attack damage, spell damage, armor, spell resist, etc. This beats the monotony of Hon which is just game after game after game. So what happens when you reach lvl 30 in LoL. Well, THEN it becomes just game after game after game- even though you can still save up the IP to get more champs. However, GETTING to lvl 30 is the fun part- this is the part that Hon misses out on even with all the added statistics, usage and ladder displays.

Hon 2- LoL 2

The moment of truth….

It finally comes down to one last aspect of the game- community. Like I said earlier, I won’t go into all the external details like website design and what not. Players don’t really care about that as long as the game’s fine. The ONE thing that I’ve seen that will give LoL the edge- in the long run- is the community. The ENTIRE HoN base has played DotA before. I know I have and 13 out of 18 players- friends of mine- kinda, that play HoN have played DotA before. Out of 13 ,5 have switched to ONLY LoL and 6 play both- which game they play more is irrelevant. I know a LOT more players that only play LoL, well, because Hon was too hard on them- the players were mean and not too friendly. This is the one MAJOR drawback of HoN that will hurt it in the long run. I myself find HoN players to think they are the best in the biz- too good yet too high and mighty. Only DotA players that actually could get a double or a triple kill play HoN, because they are familiar with everything- including the skill level required. This fact will attract more players to LoL as most people in the population are what they are …NOOBS. I stand halfway between noobs and pro- am pretty useful but not too useful. To those who have never played DotA before, HoN will just be another rape session- with immense verbal abuse. They will leave and go to a game where they somehow can have good days and not just bad- LoL.

In lieu of this, LoL comes out with the victory. Although both games are great, they are TOTALLY different. HoN IS  a better version of DotA while LoL is trying to be completely original. Let’s just face it, everyone knows what DotA is but not everyone plays it, or has played it.

LoL for the win by virtue of community.

HoN 2—–LoL 3

Still, it will always be DotA..our first true love..

HoN vs LoL

Part III- part I

So far we…or should I say…I have come to the conclusion that HoN beats LoL in graphics and then that LoLs gameplay is a little bit more for the “average” person while HoN is for more serious players. Just reminding everyone that almost everything I’m saying here is not only my opinion..it is also the opinion of a LOT of people online and a LOT of people I know that play both games.

So, apart from throwing out your balls out in the battle field or keeping them well-protected (somewhat), what other gameplay differences are there? But before I say anything, I would like to congratulate both games on revamping their hotkeys. In DotA the hotkeys were all over the F***ing place. I mean seriously WTF! Thanks to whoever’s the one who gave the GENIUS idea to group all the important keys up into one area of the keyboard and not have your fingers spread out like Carmen Electra’s legs; players don’t have to get arthritis no more- not at least till they are 38. When the games first came out all I could hear people talk about was “Oh dude..man…dude man…man..like dude…the hotkeys are Q W E R man…so easy now man…sweet..” Hotkeys were so important when you had to play in gaming cafes- would take forever to change from the defaults.

Aite, so back to gameplay.  One huge difference in both games is the extra summoner spells that you can use in LoL. Apart from the main spells, each player gets a chance to select two extra spells in champion/hero select to compliment the champion/hero. Spells range from immediate mana, just a bit, a full revive with no death cooldowns, a short wide-area vision spell and other seemingly weak spells. However, there are some spells that are all too useful- an immediate heal for a decent amount of health, ignite- for those champions are  almost dead but never die; it’s a small DOT, there’s a short flash which becomes too strong in the hands of a few heroes and then there’s exhaust- 3 second slow AND BLIND. Another thing in LoL is the grass. The grass makes you invisible and this is perfect for ganks- not like hiding at the “secret shops”. Moreover, LoL has recall which lets you teleport to your base after 8 untouched seconds from anywhere on the map. You don’t have to run ALL the way back to the frekin base. Anyways here are pics of the base…as you can see in the LoL one, there are D & F spells which are the 2 extra spells. Both LoL bases are the same even though there’s a good and evil in LoL while HoN stretches on that fact with a kick ass base.

These extra added bonus gives the gameplay a more diverse feel to it…people can choose whatever of the 9-10 spells they want. I can’t really give Hon points because LoL can be played by noobs…it’s unfair to the MAJORITY…..THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY…of the population  *ahem cough ahem*

Hon 1  LoL 1

Tune in to next time for the over-worded finale of this final debate…hmmm production went into a fourth sequel eh…next time-this whole boring fight over which COMPLETELY different game is better…WILL BE OVER. Can’t believe people read this shit…just play both games FFS. Pay for Hon and play LoL free….geeez. It’s not like you have to choose which one to buy.

since this is technically the last part- I reckoned it would be best for this to be a 2-parter…..like Hollywood cliffhangers..hehe

see you next time for Part II of Part III of Hon vs LoL