I am really excited about a few games coming out. Diablo 3, Borderlands 2 and DoTA 2. I played the original DoTA at University in the CS lab and it was awesome. Ill readily admit I wasn't any good nor am I still, but I find the game to be quite a bit of fun.
I am excited for bots in DoTA 2. Reason is, im not terribly great at these games and don't plan on being the best but want to have fun. Bots for these kinds of games allow me to, you know, like actually play them and have fun. A problem with DoTA is that the second I start downloading the map I get kicked from War 3 for being a "newb." The other issue is if I get into a match and suck I get trashed talked by children. I don't mind trash talk but it can often make a game un-radsome.
That said, playing DoTA with friends and occasionally online sounds awesome. It will also be cool because I believe it will bring over the League of Legends and Demigod players to allow for a really large game community. I just hope, when it emerges its worth existing in. That or they allow me to turn voice chat off :)
I recently read the DoTA 2 comic "Are we Hero's Yet" on my iPhone. The art is super high res and the story is very well done. Cool to see Valve release comics before a game launch, the Portal 2 comic is, in my mind a fantastic story on its own. Really adds to the depth of a world when you have all these different angles on its universe. I hope, as with Portal 2, the soundtrack is made available for free.
to read online:
http://www.dota2.com/comics/are_we_heroes_yet/?l=english
or to just straight up download the pdf:
http://www.dota2.com/comics/are_we_heroes_yet/extras/
I am excited for bots in DoTA 2. Reason is, im not terribly great at these games and don't plan on being the best but want to have fun. Bots for these kinds of games allow me to, you know, like actually play them and have fun. A problem with DoTA is that the second I start downloading the map I get kicked from War 3 for being a "newb." The other issue is if I get into a match and suck I get trashed talked by children. I don't mind trash talk but it can often make a game un-radsome.
That said, playing DoTA with friends and occasionally online sounds awesome. It will also be cool because I believe it will bring over the League of Legends and Demigod players to allow for a really large game community. I just hope, when it emerges its worth existing in. That or they allow me to turn voice chat off :)
I recently read the DoTA 2 comic "Are we Hero's Yet" on my iPhone. The art is super high res and the story is very well done. Cool to see Valve release comics before a game launch, the Portal 2 comic is, in my mind a fantastic story on its own. Really adds to the depth of a world when you have all these different angles on its universe. I hope, as with Portal 2, the soundtrack is made available for free.
to read online:
http://www.dota2.com/comics/are_we_heroes_yet/?l=english
or to just straight up download the pdf:
http://www.dota2.com/comics/are_we_heroes_yet/extras/
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Ok, total noob question: What's DoTA stand for?
Defenders of the Ancients?
Something like that. I never played it myself, just a bunch of clones. It was kind of fun, but I've always wanted either something faster paced.
That said, I'm a bit of a Valve fanboy right now, so they could release a steaming pile of crap and I'd buy it.
Yeah, Defense of the Ancients.
And I agree, I think I'd buy anything Valve as well. They just seem to release awesome stuff.
Did you see those Gabe Newell Stickers someone put up all over GDC? I want one.
http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/photo-m.phtml?post_key=223364&photo_key=216966
The promise that somewhere in that potent gaze lays half life episode 3... shudder...
I saw those, they are cool. In a way.
On one hand people on the net seem to worship Gabe Newell. That doesn't seem horrible I guess as Valve with gaben at the wheel is doing amazing work. Then again, is it awesome to have yourself appear like that everywhere? Im not sure. Its cool to be adored but then again... ?
Gabe just seems to honestly want to make good games. The way he talks about actually reading all of the e-mails he gets from fans, or dressing up and taking a promo pic with the portal gun. I doubt he's really a wonderful sack of butterflies in real life, but his company has made at least 3 of the best games of all time, with several honorable mentions to go along with them.
He's like the thinking man's Cliff Bleszinski, or the dumb guy's Sid Meyer.
That said, I do think them trying to get the rights to the name "Defense of the Ancients" is a bit hinkey.
http://www.gosugamers.net/dota/news/18555-blizzard-challenges-valve-s-dota-copyright
Yeah, DoTA was a community thing. They did hire the lead developer so I imagine some ownership transferred. I wonder if the DoTA dev had a trademark?
I agree it's a strange case that isn't terribly clear.
To me anyway.