User blog comment:FullSteamSpacemachine/Heroes of Newerth and League of Legends/@comment-112.203.47.70-20120515052403/@comment-209.232.145.1-20120516143235

He means noob friendly as in easier for beginners to learn, not easy for sucky players to play. HON is more difficult to learn than LoL, but not necessarily easier to play.