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What are your thoughts?
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Is that about right?
Those ingame shots looks awesome. Definetly a game I’m gonna try.
Hell yeah! I’m interested in how popular it will become, as both League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth are competent challengers to it. But I’m hoping for Icefrog and his Dota2, no doubt, and I will get it the minute it hits the market!
Btw, I bet it feels good to create a game from scratch without the limitations the Warcraft-engine had.
I’m not a huge fan of Dota’s gameplay, but this game’s from valve and runs on the source engine so…
I’ll check it out
Always thought they were concept art. :jizz:
It looks a bit like concept art. But it is ingame screenshots.
Those screen shots remind of a Warcraft 4 that will never come :’(
I think Blizzard said they’ll consider a new warcraft RTS after they’re finished with diablo 3 & Starcrat 2 (+expansions)
it’s about damn time. WC4 needs to be announced.
WarCraft 4 coming out in 2020.
If its anything like HoN or LoL, then the gameplay will be exactly the same. I expect it’ll be like the other clones; no more or less enjoyable than the original Dota, but with better graphics and more integrated features. HoN basically takes the original DotA, Dota Keys, your list blocker of choice, guides and VoIP and smashes them all together, while adding extra new features like matchmaking, in-game purchases and some brand new heroes.
All in all, pretty much the same level of enjoyment. Heroes are identical (new names, old abilities), items are 99% the same. The game is drifting away with unique heroes and some new items, but mostly you get the same experience, but just with better graphics.
The gameplay will be actually the exact same as it is in Dota. I think the balancing too.
According to the gameinformer preview the main thing valve are doing with the dota formula is not to change the game itself, but to change its community to be more friendly to newer players through a system that rewards helpful players.
This isn’t what I was hoping for, in fact I almost despise this game a little, but damn it all my love for RTSs overruled me.
After that and the trailer, Dota 2 looks like a mutation of Warcraft and TF2…
Not a problem for me. 
Yeah sounds good really.