User blog comment:Krufix/Dota2 - Is it REALLY so much harder than LoL?/@comment-46.41.73.26-20130122211216

I don't quite understand why people arguing for DotA always bring up the fact that you lose gold at death. So what? If you do lose it, your opponent does as well, it all evens out in the end. Not to mention gold itself is a lot easier to come by, creeps give on average twice as much gold as their LoL counterparts, also jungle is way easier to farm and gives more money. There's also the fact that even a single assist turns a portion of your gold into reliable, so you can't lose it no matter what.

Also, DotA 1 keybinds can be customised, but it's such a hassle that you're better off memorizing the default ones.