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Edited by Kathey at 2021-1-30 01:20 AM
@The_Invoker
"moba" define as "multiplayer online battle arena". It doesn't matter who copy who, as long as the game mechanic is same, they are "moba".
We all know other moba game is the first MOBA, other moba game only come after. I can't deny the fact that other moba game take the concept form other moba game. But if you said other moba game is the one who introduce those recall and item spell, I'm not agree.
Diablo, the first RPG game develop by Blizzard Entertainment in 1997 already has recall ability. In the following year Blizzard Entertainment develop another game, Starcraft, which allow unit use special ability (example, burrow for Zerg). This make Starcraft different from traditional war game. With these 2 successful game, Blizzard Entertainment and Flagship Studio well known among PC gamer, their next project is hyped. Diablo II, which still hold until today (almost 20 years), and Warcraft 1,2,3, which is related to the thread.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and the expansion pack, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, combine the idea in Diablo II and Starcraft. Most of the items, names, spells, are come from Diablo II, allow the unit to use or hold. Life steal, mana, crirical, mana burn, mana shield, slow, stun, every special attack which found in Diablo II also used in Warcraft III. Why I specially say Warcraft III? Because Warcraft III is where other moba game origin from.
If you ask me about other moba game, I would said it not even exist at first. other moba game is a creative map in W3: The Frozen Throne made by a player. If you ever played W3: Reign of Chaos, you will find that the final campaign which require you to survive 45 minutes is similar to the other moba game, I mean the scene, the story, not the game play. other moba game actually take the idea from here, where undead force, Scourge, try to corrupt the Tree of World; while the night elf force, the Sentinel, try to destroy the Ice Throne for good (The Frozen Throne, Ilidian story line). other moba game, Defend of the Ancient. Now you should know why Sentinel is tree and Scourge is Ice.
Who started first? Obviously is Blizzard Entertainment and Flagship Studio. Is their game leading the evolution. Tower Defend, Castle Defend, MOBA, today RPG game mechanism, almost every game you find in playstore are their descendant (excluding shooting game, shooting game evolve from Half-Life). |
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