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nOia.pod
Profile Joined May 2010
Hungary263 Posts
October 23 2010 13:32 GMT
#41
These high-tech sci-fi units, textures just don't fit DotA at all.
You see? The Drone became an extractor!
Grumbels
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Netherlands7031 Posts
October 23 2010 13:41 GMT
#42
It's not like DotA itself was tremendously original. There were similar maps in SC:BW already. Now, adding heroes that could learn spells and level-up, with the same interface and gameplay as warcraft 3 itself, wasn't that big of a leap of imagination. It's also not as if IceFrog created DotA, he just maintained it these last few years. When there is already HoN, LoL, Valve's DOTA, to then act as if when Blizzard is creating a similar map it is evil seems silly.
Well, now I tell you, I never seen good come o' goodness yet. Him as strikes first is my fancy; dead men don't bite; them's my views--amen, so be it.
nalgene
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada2153 Posts
October 23 2010 13:58 GMT
#43
The interface isn't the same since there's certain things you can't do in SC2's retail version vs the beta one that had functions from Wc3 though...
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chongu
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Malaysia2593 Posts
October 23 2010 14:04 GMT
#44
now everybody want's their own dota... hmmmm, but glad blizzard seems to be doing this as only a side/minor project
SC2 is to BW, what coke is to wine.
Pokebunny
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10654 Posts
October 23 2010 14:18 GMT
#45
On October 23 2010 17:51 Mimus wrote:
As a long time DotA player I think this is a completely selfish move by Blizzard.
To step in and try to hijack a series that IceFrog has put SOOOOO many hours into and is just coming to fruition in the form of DotA2 (by valve) is ludicrous and rude.
There is no doubt that the hard core community will stick with ice frog but I fear this will split the soft core community and hurt the DotA scene as a whole.
Boo you blizzard.

That's like saying anyone who makes a fantasy world is ripping off Tolkien. It's a genre of games, not to mention HoN is already out as a newer competitive version of DotA.
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EchOne
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2906 Posts
October 23 2010 14:27 GMT
#46
I don't know much about the DotA scene, but is it still vibrant at the moment or has it been supplanted by LoL and HoN?
面白くない世の中, 面白くすればいいさ
lazerwizz
Profile Joined July 2010
Hungary53 Posts
October 23 2010 14:29 GMT
#47
i like how much free time blizzard has
"Apparently a product doesn't need to be perfect just good enough."
SimpleReally
Profile Joined October 2010
15 Posts
October 23 2010 14:39 GMT
#48
On October 23 2010 23:27 EchOne wrote:
I don't know much about the DotA scene, but is it still vibrant at the moment or has it been supplanted by LoL and HoN?


download garena and you'll see it's still pretty big
clickrush
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Switzerland3257 Posts
October 23 2010 15:07 GMT
#49
On October 23 2010 23:27 EchOne wrote:
I don't know much about the DotA scene, but is it still vibrant at the moment or has it been supplanted by LoL and HoN?


iam pretty sure there are about 5times more dota players than hon and lol players together. or even more. last time I checked it was about 7mio players. a big part of the whole playerbase switched from public games to inhouse leagues/communities a long time ago. (like iccup vs bnet)
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Judicator
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States7270 Posts
October 23 2010 15:45 GMT
#50
On October 23 2010 22:41 Mothxal wrote:
It's not like DotA itself was tremendously original. There were similar maps in SC:BW already. Now, adding heroes that could learn spells and level-up, with the same interface and gameplay as warcraft 3 itself, wasn't that big of a leap of imagination. It's also not as if IceFrog created DotA, he just maintained it these last few years. When there is already HoN, LoL, Valve's DOTA, to then act as if when Blizzard is creating a similar map it is evil seems silly.


Originality means very little; whoever does it best is all that really matters in the end because that's where the players will end up.
Get it by your hands...
myopia
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States2928 Posts
October 23 2010 15:47 GMT
#51
I'll never play this much but it already looks 10x better than SotIS. Thanks for the free game, Blizzard.
it's my first day
Varth
Profile Joined August 2010
United States426 Posts
October 23 2010 15:55 GMT
#52
Icefrog, while he did a pretty good job, certainly wasnt a great example of balancing. For many many years there was a clear tier of heroes, the best being pretty much AOE stun teams, along with blink daggers and such. He made a few heroes that were so badly balanced that teams didn't even have to waste a ban on the hero, because the tournament just made that hero unavailable.

That being said, I'm super excited over this, because even though it may not be as polished as DOTA 2, this will still be a welcome distraction when im exhaused from 1v1 play and want to screw around.
matko5
Profile Joined April 2010
Croatia385 Posts
October 23 2010 15:58 GMT
#53
left nut for a gameplay vid
Disi gazda
Lumin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States217 Posts
October 23 2010 16:23 GMT
#54
On October 24 2010 00:55 Varth wrote:
Icefrog, while he did a pretty good job, certainly wasnt a great example of balancing. For many many years there was a clear tier of heroes, the best being pretty much AOE stun teams, along with blink daggers and such. He made a few heroes that were so badly balanced that teams didn't even have to waste a ban on the hero, because the tournament just made that hero unavailable.

That being said, I'm super excited over this, because even though it may not be as polished as DOTA 2, this will still be a welcome distraction when im exhaused from 1v1 play and want to screw around.


Do you understand the term, "Metagame"
OPSavioR
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden1465 Posts
October 23 2010 17:08 GMT
#55
On October 23 2010 17:51 Mimus wrote:
As a long time DotA player I think this is a completely selfish move by Blizzard.
To step in and try to hijack a series that IceFrog has put SOOOOO many hours into and is just coming to fruition in the form of DotA2 (by valve) is ludicrous and rude.
There is no doubt that the hard core community will stick with ice frog but I fear this will split the soft core community and hurt the DotA scene as a whole.
Boo you blizzard.

HoN and LoL already split it sadly enough
i dunno lol
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17630 Posts
October 23 2010 17:18 GMT
#56
Instead of making DotA, they should go for something more suiting and still great.

Battle Tanks!

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BT even utilised some marine and firebat models.

Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
BlueBird.
Profile Joined August 2008
United States3889 Posts
October 23 2010 17:25 GMT
#57
On October 24 2010 02:18 Manit0u wrote:
Instead of making DotA, they should go for something more suiting and still great.

Battle Tanks!

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BT even utilised some marine and firebat models.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-auqHqV8FCw



that looks pretty cool :D... what people do with map editors never ceases to amaze me
Currently Playing: Android Netrunner, Gwent, Gloomhaven, Board Games
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9033 Posts
October 23 2010 17:29 GMT
#58
Seems like the Galaxy Editor is capable of creating some amazing stuffs... now someone need to make a real FPS map...
DreXxiN
Profile Joined July 2010
United States494 Posts
October 23 2010 17:30 GMT
#59
On October 24 2010 01:23 Lumin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2010 00:55 Varth wrote:
Icefrog, while he did a pretty good job, certainly wasnt a great example of balancing. For many many years there was a clear tier of heroes, the best being pretty much AOE stun teams, along with blink daggers and such. He made a few heroes that were so badly balanced that teams didn't even have to waste a ban on the hero, because the tournament just made that hero unavailable.

That being said, I'm super excited over this, because even though it may not be as polished as DOTA 2, this will still be a welcome distraction when im exhaused from 1v1 play and want to screw around.


Do you understand the term, "Metagame"


I'm not the person you're quoting...but I sure do, and guess what! YOU AND MANY OTHERS ARE FUCKING USING IT WRONG.
cocosoft
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden1068 Posts
October 23 2010 18:12 GMT
#60
HAHA well it's no doubt that Blizzard is pissed off by VALVe recruiting Icefrog for DotA 2.
Left 2 Die and Blizzard DOTA lol! :D

Well Blizzard DotA looks really promising for me, as an old DotA veteran... 6 spells makes me a bit worried however.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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