although I will say that zoning actually exists more in DotA than LoL because you can actually control the lane in DotA, making it so the lane will not automatically push out from you last hitting.
in LoL you can zone them, but eventually your lane pushes to their tower and they are able to farm, even if it's a creep wave. In DotA you can not only deny to control your lane so it never moves from a certain spot, but you can simultaneously zone them out of experience entirely, forcing them to either commit or ask for a gank to even have a shot to get any last hits/experience.
I don't understand the argument of no denying = better laning experience because of zoning, because in DotA you have the potential to zone characters even harder in lane than you ever do in LoL.
imo
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