Originally Posted by
Charge me Doctor
Heroes of the Storm is a different game from League of Legends. Fanbase won't correlate (fans of blizzard games won't instantly drop off LoL and run into HotS hype wagon).
But you have a good point, longer Blizzard delay HotS release (well, delay is not a right term, they can't release unfinished and untested product), more people will spend money on LoL (and if you spend money on online game, you get "hey, i spend money on skin for this champ, i need to play it" attitude, and some people won't even consider switching to it).
But it can backfire, because more time spend on LoL matchmaking, more bullshit you are going to meet and less attractive LoL soloq will be for you.
After all, these two games are too different, and playing games is not binary function (why not play both games?).
On beta, i hope they will make it like heartstone , you won't be really concerned about release of the game.