User blog comment:Krufix/Dota2 - Is it REALLY so much harder than LoL?/@comment-72.88.226.120-20130121072433/@comment-4636093-20130121081513

As I said. Easier on the base level. Higher skillcap yes. But so much simpler to play.

Also most of those things you mentioned also apply to LoL.

And about the copy pasting builds. There's always some versitility to a build in every moba and you might decide to go with one item one game and another in a different game. However in Dota you can afford to be a lot more static if you desire. Say you're facing a Tiny, you're ALWAYS going to want things to stop him bursting you down, because he can always do it with only a few items. In LoL you'll only really need to make allowances for a bursty Annie if she's fed, if she's not then you can just go for your standard build.