Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas (MOBAs) + 6.61 leaks
Monday, June 29th, 2009
If you have being living under a rock for the past year or so, you would not know that the DotA concept has been taken by a number of game companies, had the wc3 elements and restrictions removed then revamped into a whole new game. So far the only one of these that was sold to the general public is Demigod which sadly enough was a bit of a flop in my opinion.
Do not fret, there are more on the way which look quite promising, I am (naturally) talking about League of Legends. While browsing this site in recent times you will probably have noticed the same two ads flashing at you relentlessly. On the topic of LoL, I can’t say much more than this: yes there is beta, and I am participating.
Riot staff (the makers of League of Legends, including the maker of DotA Allstars – ‘Guinsoo’) have taken a very open approach to the development of the game throwing the doors wide and asking the question: What would you like to see in this game? Thus far this has being highly successful and LoL has gained popularity (definitely helped by the witty internet meem abbreviation.)
It is no surprise, perhaps that the secret S2Games project ‘Heroes of Newerth’ was announced, not only that, but you can get a beta key if you are willing to try. This covers the 2 new games that are cited as being DotA-like (and thus largely denied a wiki page on the topic of MOBA genre) and now it is time to try and draw comparisons without breaking the NDA I signed… or ticked the box really, but it is still a legally binding document.
A quick comparison or two…
