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The genre traces its roots to ''Aeon of Strife'' (''AoS''), a custom map for ''[[StarCraft]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getdota.com/faq|title=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=GetDota.com|accessdate=16 November 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101111183559/http://www.getdota.com/faq| archivedate= 11 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'' (''DotA''), a map based on ''Aeon of Strife'' for ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]'' and ''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|The Frozen Throne]]'', was one of the first major action RTS titles.
The genre traces its roots to ''Aeon of Strife'' (''AoS''), a custom map for ''[[StarCraft]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getdota.com/faq|title=Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=GetDota.com|accessdate=16 November 2010| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101111183559/http://www.getdota.com/faq| archivedate= 11 November 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'' (''DotA''), a map based on ''Aeon of Strife'' for ''[[Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos]]'' and ''[[Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|The Frozen Throne]]'', was one of the first major action RTS titles.



== History ==
== History ==
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Members of the genre do not feature several other elements traditionally found in real-time strategy games, notably base management, resource collection, and army building. The RPG genre has a much closer resemblance to the gameplay, only limited to an arena.
Members of the genre do not feature several other elements traditionally found in real-time strategy games, notably base management, resource collection, and army building. The RPG genre has a much closer resemblance to the gameplay, only limited to an arena.

== See also ==
*''[[Herzog Zwei]]''


== References ==
== References ==

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Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), also known as action real-time strategy (action RTS or ARTS), is a sub-genre of the real-time strategy (RTS) genre, in which usually two teams of players compete with each other in discrete games, with each player controlling a single character through an RTS-style interface. It differs from traditional RTS games in that there is no unit construction and players control just one character. In this sense, it is a fusion of action games and real-time strategy games. The genre emphasizes cooperative team-play; players select and control one "hero", a powerful unit with various abilities and advantages to form a team's overall strategy. The objective is to destroy the opponents' main structure with the assistance of periodically spawned computer-controlled units that march towards the enemy's main structure via paths referred to as "lanes".

The genre traces its roots to Aeon of Strife (AoS), a custom map for StarCraft.[1] Defense of the Ancients (DotA), a map based on Aeon of Strife for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne, was one of the first major action RTS titles.

History

Awesomenauts is a MOBA game that incorporates action platformer gameplay
See also: List of multiplayer online battle arena games

The custom map Aeon of Strife for the real-time strategy game StarCraft is one of the earliest examples of the modern genre. It was followed by Defense of the Ancients, a custom scenario for Warcraft III that was heavily based on Aeon of Strife. The growing popularity of Defense of the Ancients led to the development of further custom maps as well as full stand-alone games.[2] These games are sometimes referred to as "DotA-style", "Dota-esque" or "DotA-based", although were more commonly referred to as AoS's.[3][4]

Demigod, a video game developed by Gas Powered Games was the first released stand-alone title in the genre.[5][6]

This was followed by Riot Games' League of Legends released in October 2009.[7][8] Riot Games attempted to break away from the genre being known as "Dota" by coining its own marketing term, "Multiplayer Online Battle Arena" (MOBA).

In May 2010, S2 Games released Heroes of Newerth.[9][10]

On 13 October 2010, Valve Corporation announced its official entry to the genre with a sequel to Defense of the Ancients entitled Dota 2.[11][12] Valve referred to Dota 2 and similar games as "Action Real-Time Strategy" games.[13]

At BlizzCon 2010, Activision Blizzard officially announced their entry to the genre with their Blizzard DOTA map for StarCraft II.[14][15] Chris Sigaty, lead producer of Starcraft II, stated that Blizzard DOTA "is a take on the DOTA genre if you will. It gives you the opportunity to see some of the heroes we've made, we've made some heroes that are cross genre. Not just SC2 heroes, we've got some Diablo characters in the works, we've some Warcraft characters and StarCraft characters and they're fighting together."[16] On May 11, 2012, Blizzard announced that the map would be named "Blizzard All-stars", after settling a trademark dispute with Valve over the usage of the DOTA trademark.[17]

Aeria Games will be publishing Realm of the Titans in North America.[18][19] On February 2011, Petroglyph Games announced Rise of Immortals, which was added as a free-to-play game on Steam on 29 September 2011.[20] On April 2011, Hi-Rez Studios announced SMITE.[21]

Although majority of the released games in the genre employ a top-down perspective, Uber Entertainment's Crossfire mode of Monday Night Combat breaks away from the trend by introducing a third person shooter spin to the concept.[22]

Gameplay

There are two opposing teams whose goal collectively as a team is to destroy their enemy's base to win.[23] Typically, there is one main structure which must be destroyed to win, though destroying other structures within the opposing team's base can confer other benefits. Defensive towers are in place to prevent this, as well as weak computer-controlled units which are periodically spawned at each base and which travel down pre-programmed paths toward the opposing base.[24]

A player controls a single powerful in-game unit generally called a hero. When a hero kills an enemy unit, it gains experience points which allow the hero to level up. When the heroes level up, they have the ability to learn more powerful skills and abilities. When heroes die, they have to wait a designated time, which increases as they level up, until they revive at their base.[25]

Each player constantly receives a small amount of gold per second from their base. Moderate amounts of gold are rewarded for killing hostile computer-controlled units and large amounts are rewarded for killing enemy heroes. Heroes use the gold they gain to buy a variety of different items that range in price and impact.[26]

Members of the genre do not feature several other elements traditionally found in real-time strategy games, notably base management, resource collection, and army building. The RPG genre has a much closer resemblance to the gameplay, only limited to an arena.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Sharkey, Mike (11 August 2010). "Evidence Mounting for a Valve Defense of the Ancients Game". Gamespy.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  3. ^ Nguyen, Thierry (1 September 2009). "Clash of The DOTAs". 1UP.com. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  4. ^ Welsh, Oli (22 October 2011). "Blizzard aims for more accessible DOTA". EuroGamer. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. ^ Lopez, Miguel (21 February 2008). "Demigod". Gamespy.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  6. ^ Nemikan (21 September 2009). "DOTA reborn: Three games inspired by the legendary WC3 mod". Icrontic.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  7. ^ Perez, Daniel (16 January 2009). "League of Legends Interview". 1UP.com. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  8. ^ Arirang (3 October 2009). "A Look at the Future of Dota and the AoS Genre". GameRiot.com. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  9. ^ Jackson, Leah (23 December 2010). "Looking Back at 2010: The Year in PC Games". g4tv.com. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  10. ^ Mark Wedel (24 June 2010). "Kalamazoo-made 'Heroes of Newerth' drawing huge online gaming crowd". Kalamazoo Gazette. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Valve Announces Dota 2". Valve Corporation. 19 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Totillo, Stephen (13 October 2010). "Valve's New Game Is Dota 2". Kotaku. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  13. ^ Nutt, Christian (29 August 2011). "The Valve Way: Gabe Newell And Erik Johnson Speak". Gamasutra. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  14. ^ "All-New Blizzard Custom Maps Featured at Blizzcon 2010". Blizzard Entertainment. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Augustine, Josh (23 October 2010). "The first heroes in SC2's DOTA map". PCGamer. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ Iuliani, Joe (5 November 2010). "Starcraft II: Chris Sigaty Interview". MMORPG.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Reilly, Jim (11 May 2012). "Valve, Blizzard Reach DOTA Trademark Agreement". Game Informer.
  18. ^ "Tian Online joins the North American Dota Genre Market". NeutralCreeps.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ Wu, Esther (29 October 2010). "Tianyijue Chinese Dota Genre Trailer Released". Wirebot.com. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  20. ^ Tito, Greg (23 February 2010). "Petroglyph Announces MMO-DOTA Hybrid Rise of Immortals". EscapistMagazine.com. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  21. ^ Rossignol, Jim (21 April 2011). "Might Fight Right? SMITE Is... Announced". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ Simons, Brad (30 July 2010). "Monday Night Combat is not the Team Fortress 2 clone you think it is". 4playerpodcast.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ "Heroes of Newerth – Charge!". Dedoimedo.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ Leahy, Brian (13 October 2010). "Dota Explained and How You Can Play it Now". Shacknews.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "Basic Survival – Learn Dota". PlayDota.com. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  26. ^ Biessener, Adam (13 October 2010). "Valve's New Game Announced, Detailed: Dota 2". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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