I have been playing dota for about 2 years and i have gotten pretty good at it. I hear people talking about HoN alot and im interested in it. But.. you need to pay for it. Can anybody tell me if this game is worth buying? How is it different than dota? How is it better than dota? What are the bad things about this game? Also, dont say LoL, that game makes dota look bad. Any input is appreciated!

It's like an upgraded version of DotA with better graphics and gameplay

How much different is it? I read a few threads and every name was different...

takes you 50-150 games to get the full hang of it, in other words not that long

of course every name is different
http://www.heroesofnewerth.com/heroes.php

because i am such a nice guy, i'll give you the hero similarities:
andromeda - vengeful spirit
engineer - new hero
magebane - magina
moon queen - luna
night hound - rikimaru
scout - new hero
swiftblade - yurnero
valkyrie - potm
wildsoul - syllabear
zephyr - new hero
arachna - new hero (think drow + viper)
blood hunter - strygwyr
chronos - faceless void
corrupted disciple - razor
dampeer - new hero
fayde - nerubian assassin (mana burn is a % rather than the constant, though, unless that's been changed in dota since i last played)
flint beastwood - sniper
forsaken archer - new hero
sand wraith - specter
slither - venomancer
soulstealer - nevermore
dark lady - new hero
madman - new hero
blacksmith - ogre mage
bombardier - new hero (though i checked a dota vid the other day and i think there's a similar hero)
bubbles - puck
glacius - crystal maiden
myrmidon - new faggot hero
nymphora - new hero (quite similar to ezalor imo)
ophelia - chen
pollywog priest - rhasta
pyromancer - lina
tempest - enigma
chipper - new hero
thunderbringer - zeus
vindicator - silencer
witch slayer - lion
defiler - krobelus
demented shaman - dazzle
dr repulsor - storm spirit
hellbringer - warlock
plague rider - lich
puppet master - new hero
soul reaper - necrolyte
succubus - atropos
torturer - leshrac
voodoo jester - shit with the cask and spirit ward ult whose name i can't fucking remember
wretched hag - queen of pain
armadon - bristleback
behemoth - earthshaker
hammerstorm - sven
jeraziah - omniknight
keeper of the forest - treant protector
legionnaire - axe
pandamonium - new baller hero
pebbles - tiny
predator - new hero (very similar to n'aix)
rampage - barathrum
gladiator - kunkka
tundra - rexxar
accursed - abaddon
balphagore - new fag hero
deadwood - new fag hero
devourer - pudge
electrician - new hero
gauntlet - new
kraken - was like leviathan but now is new with leviathan's gush
magmus - crixalis
maliken - new hero
moraxus - new
pestilence - slardar
pharaoh - clockwerk
war beast - lycan


once you play hon, it's nearly impossible to get back into dota
and yes, if you're high level dota you'll enjoy it, but if you're pub/TDA trash you're better off playing LoL

havent ever played dota. so i cant compare but i can tell you the good things and bad things about HoN
first. servers are shitty. they crash kinda often. the game isnt over at all yet. still needs lots of balance imo. so paying 30 bucks for unfinished game. is kinda weird. even though i did.
still a fun game ofc
ppl rage a lot. but its funny. if u dont take it too seriously.
Psr is a joke.
not worth buying for now
wait for dota 2 imo if u still like dota

thank you very much guys. helped alot.

so its just 30 bucks for it right? Nothing monthly?

Yeah, well worth it imo.