"Dota kami anay!” The most used phrase of the year. Plus some trashtalks, "Ah Kasarang Kana?!", "@#*$^! Feel the pain!" This really pissed me off. Aside from it's the number one karibal of most girlfriends from their boyfriends. True? Yay! I remember whenever my boyfriend (then, ex-boyfriend now) tells me "dota kami anay", that's the start of our world war 3...4...5. I hate it when he said that.
So what is it with DotA or Defense of the Ancient that made it so popular these days? Well as a girl, I find it mind-numbing repetitive game. What’s with that monsters that made you a die-hard buff? Students (elementary, HS, college), out-of-school youths and even professionals have been gripped by this real-time strategy game. Let's take a peek of what's happening inside the game, from an outsider's point of view...
Gameplay:
Dota is a real-time strategic game that can be played either Local Area Network or online. A single player can also play against a computer.
Defense of the Ancients pits two teams of players against each other: the Sentinel and the Scourge. Players on the Sentinel team are based at the southwest corner of the map, and those on the Scourge team are based at the northeast corner. Each base (the "Frozen Throne" for the Scourge and the "Tree of Life" for the Sentinel)is defended by towers and waves of units which guard the main paths leading to their base. In the center of each base is the "Ancient", a building that must be destroyed to win the game.[5][6]
Each human player controls one Hero, a powerful unit with unique abilities. In DotA, players on each side choose one of 101 heroes, each with different abilities and tactical advantages over other heroes.[7] The scenario is highly team-oriented; it is difficult for one player to carry the team to victory alone,[8]. Defense of the Ancients allows up to ten players in a five-versus-five format and an additional two slots for referees or observers, often with an equal number of players on each side.
Because the gameplay revolves around strengthening individual heroes, it does not require one to focus on resource management and base-building, as in most traditional real-time strategyexperience points; when enough experience is accumulated, the player gains a level. Leveling up improves the hero's toughness and the damage it can inflict, and allows players to upgrade their spells or skills. In addition to accumulating experience, players also manage a single resource: gold. The typical resource-gathering of Warcraft III is replaced by a combat-oriented money system; in addition to a small periodic income, heroes earn gold by killing hostile units, base structures, and enemy heroes.[9] This has caused emphasis on a technique called "last-hitting," which is when the player attacks a hostile unit when "its hit points are low enough to kill it with one blow".[10] Using gold, players buy items to strengthen their hero and gain abilities; certain items can be combined with recipes to create more powerful items. Buying items that suit one's hero is an important tactical element of the scenario.[11] Item choice also effects play style, as any given item may increase one statistic (for example, attack per minute) while leaving another (damage per attack) alone. games. Killing computer-controlled or neutral units earns the player DotA offers a variety of game modes, selected by the game host at the beginning of the match. The game modes dictate the difficulty of the scenario, as well as whether people can choose their hero or are assigned one randomly. Many game modes can be combined (for example, an easy difficulty level and a random hero pick), allowing more flexible options.
The popularity of DotA has increased overtime. Aside from the local tournaments and unofficial pangayaw one shop to the other, the World Cyber Games have also included DotA in its annual tournament. WCG could well be considered as the Olympics of PC gaming.
Along with its popularity comes the inevitable addiction of some (can I name names? haha!). Maybe some guys we're obsessed to these games cause they're safer way to demonstrate their superiority over other men. Most students attribute their failure in academics to PC gaming (can I name names again?). This should not be the case so, if only some students will intend Dota or PC gaming for their leisure purposes. It should be played during past time, and not take up all of our time especially during class hours. Actually, it all depends on the player who could manage their time well. Finish your studies first, and then maybe someday you'll get paid by doing what you enjoyed, Like the developers of this game who earn millions, and the professional gamers who get monthly salaries. Maigo na ang Maigo. :) Control the game, don't let the game control you. Right?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_the_Ancients
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