Dota is a beautiful game

On May 21 2013 03:03 Apom wrote:
Well I don't know shit about Dota (only played a few SotiS games back then), but big guy with two swords looks kinda OP.

On May 21 2013 02:32 TylerThaCreator wrote:
Did it really have to be at 0.2x speed?

On May 21 2013 03:12 Butterednuts wrote:


Seriously this. It was damn annoying to watch it so slowly.

On May 21 2013 02:32 TylerThaCreator wrote:
Did it really have to be at 0.2x speed?

On May 21 2013 03:25 Targe wrote:
God I love this game.



Yes.

On May 21 2013 03:21 AnomalySC2 wrote:


Point = missed.

On May 21 2013 05:03 Rimstalker wrote:
you had to use music that is under copyright so that pretty much all Germans can't watch it? :/

On May 20 2013 22:58 motbob wrote:
The black box is there because I don't know how to disable unit portraits without turning off health bars. Anyone know how to do this?

On May 21 2013 06:10 Jaeger wrote:


Are these commands useful?

http://www.cyborgmatt.com/2012/02/dota-2-tips-for-movie-makers/

On May 21 2013 06:22 motbob wrote:

Unfortunately, no, that page says what the problem is: the only way to disable portraits is to disable all HUD elements (and I want health bars so that's not an option.)

On May 21 2013 06:30 PrinceXizor wrote:

could you record it twice from the exact same camera angles? once with HUD disabled once without? and then edit in the HP bars?

On May 21 2013 09:44 ETisME wrote:
just showed my GF who only played LoL and she was surprised how much better Dota 2 looks compared to LoL.
Sadly the game is way too challenging on mechanics for her to play, otherwise I would dive back into Dota scene too

On May 21 2013 11:57 figq wrote:
Keep in mind this game is still in beta. Once out, it should burn the earth under the feet of any "similar" games.

On May 21 2013 12:27 figq wrote:
Some heroes are still missing and many details still need polishing. They are even working on some single player campaign to introduce new players. Most of all, the game is not as available and marketed as it would be when out. Casuals don't investigate that currently beta keys are super easy to find (practically everywhere).

On May 21 2013 03:03 Apom wrote:
Well I don't know shit about Dota (only played a few SotiS games back then), but big guy with two swords looks kinda OP.

On May 21 2013 05:03 Rimstalker wrote:
you had to use music that is under copyright so that pretty much all Germans can't watch it? :/

On May 21 2013 16:28 Jragon wrote:
Very nice. What's the music?

On May 21 2013 23:56 isleyofthenorth wrote:
Moba is what the lol devs called their game. the genre is called "Dota" (maybe "AoS")

also moba means multiplayer battle arena i think?

But then Bloodline Champions fits it much better than dota or lol

On May 21 2013 23:56 isleyofthenorth wrote:
Moba is what the lol devs called their game. the genre is called "Dota" (maybe "AoS")

also moba means multiplayer battle arena i think?

But then Bloodline Champions fits it much better than dota or lol

On May 22 2013 00:21 OmniEulogy wrote:


I love you ^^ MOBA was coined by a guy who was hated in the DotA community... still don't know how it stuck oh well.

Also you left out the best part in the video! Synderen running into the wall and dying after DD gets wiped lol

On May 22 2013 03:44 MattBarry wrote:

Who cares. Just call it a moba for the sake of easy categorization.

On May 22 2013 06:01 RoyGBiv_13 wrote:


Naming things is important, and many people care. Dota fans are generally (sorry for the bad word) okay with being lumped into the same category has LoL, but we have a huge problem with the name.

Riot has a history of coining stupid marketing terms that mean almost nothing:
+ Show Spoiler +

On May 21 2013 23:56 isleyofthenorth wrote:
Moba is what the lol devs called their game. the genre is called "Dota" (maybe "AoS")

also moba means multiplayer battle arena i think?

But then Bloodline Champions fits it much better than dota or lol

On May 22 2013 09:09 WolfintheSheep wrote:


As much as people might hate the term MOBA, calling a genre "DotA" or "AoS" is the stupidest idea imaginable.

"I'm playing a Mario (sidescrolling platformer)." "Oh, that game is a Quake (FPS)." "I wish a company would make a good FZero (racing game)".

On May 22 2013 09:44 PrinceXizor wrote:

AoS was the standby and was even used early on by Riot as well. (like beta and re-release).

On May 22 2013 09:44 PrinceXizor wrote:

AoS was the standby and was even used early on by Riot as well. (like beta and re-release).

On May 22 2013 11:20 WolfintheSheep wrote:

Just because it was a standby doesn't mean it's not stupid.

Apparently DotA 2 is a game about Protoss history, if the genre "Aeon of Strife" remotely describes the gameplay.

On May 22 2013 11:36 PrinceXizor wrote:

except like comparisons are how people relate information.

if i ask you to describe Dune you'd say "it's like starcraft 1" not its an "rts"

its human speech, and thus makes sense. to be honest it makes no says to say "this game is an rts" you'd have to say "this is an rts game" which isn't even commonly used. it's completely acceptable to say AoS to describe the genre, Dota-clone also works since most games tried to emulate dota after dota got big. but that isn't acceptable for groups of maps within the genre that were in dev concurrently with dota, so we say AoS.

If i ask you to describe what a soft drink tastes like you'd say "tastes liek coke/pepsi" not "its a cola"

On May 22 2013 12:21 GogoKodo wrote:
Genre names are also a thing people use to relate information. Sure it's not specific or detailed but it's definitely used.
What kind of movie is it? Comedy.
What kind of book is it? Sci-fi.

On May 22 2013 12:32 PrinceXizor wrote:

I don't think anyone in the history of movies or books has been satisfied and understanding of the topic with just one of those words.

calling a game "mutliplayer online battle arena" literally applies to everything. CoD is a MOBA, LoL is a MOBA, DOTA is a MOBA, Halo is a MOBA, Worms armageddon is a MOBA, Starcraft 2 is a MOBA. :/

On May 22 2013 12:32 PrinceXizor wrote:

I don't think anyone in the history of movies or books has been satisfied and understanding of the topic with just one of those words.

calling a game "mutliplayer online battle arena" literally applies to everything. CoD is a MOBA, LoL is a MOBA, DOTA is a MOBA, Halo is a MOBA, Worms armageddon is a MOBA, Starcraft 2 is a MOBA. :/

not that any of this is on topic. though try what was suggested above by zooming out the cam a bit so it doesn't have to move, so you can record it twice.

On May 22 2013 14:32 DCLXVI wrote:
Is the full game uploaded somewhere?

On May 22 2013 14:32 DCLXVI wrote:
Is the full game uploaded somewhere?

On May 21 2013 19:52 sluggaslamoo wrote:
This is awesome kinda reminds me of this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mahHF8dIeVg

On May 22 2013 09:09 WolfintheSheep wrote:


As much as people might hate the term MOBA, calling a genre "DotA" or "AoS" is the stupidest idea imaginable.

"I'm playing a Mario (sidescrolling platformer)." "Oh, that game is a Quake (FPS)." "I wish a company would make a good FZero (racing game)".

On May 22 2013 03:44 MattBarry wrote:

Who cares. Just call it a moba for the sake of easy categorization.

On May 23 2013 03:36 ACrow wrote:
Hm, as someone who doesn't care and doesn't know anything about MOBAs (or Dotas or w/e), this video doesn't do anything to convince me that Dota is a beautiful game (I know, it probably wasn't your intention to convince others, but still, the title lured me here and made me watch the video).
For me it looked similar to a WoW 5 man arena with both sides trying to land some kind of stunlock and then killing each other, very slow, with melodramatic music. Not unlike WoW pvp vods. Sure, there is a big NPC monster that the both sides are dancing around. Fantastic.

Also, there is a dude in an airplane. Which is like the most appalling thing in a fantasy setting ever, stylistically speaking.

On May 23 2013 03:36 ACrow wrote:
Also, there is a dude in an airplane. Which is like the most appalling thing in a fantasy setting ever, stylistically speaking.