i played old version of dota b4 (where there's only 2 lane where ur creeps spawn. midway or river, one of the lane split to 2)

thrall has a skill call laguna blade.. and its very different from lina ulti
its a mega damaged FORK LIGHTING that cant be used on hero

Warcraft is one of the best Real Time Strategy game, Dota is just created by some ppl using warcraft engine, Dota is not RTS at all, only for ppl who are LAZY to control the whole team....

You can't blame them though, not everyone has the ability to purge, net, drop ward, order attack, build army, pay attention to 1 main base 3 outpost and control 3 heroes at the same time.

Not many people knows about damage type and armor type too (units piercing damage is strong against units with heavy armor, siege damage is strong against buildings etc). The game is especially hard for new players.

Dota is NOT a pure RTS
BUT it is a sub-genre of RTS

Dota is a genre on it's own.
This might help you out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dota_genre

Shouldnt dota be a rpg-type game?

-Wikipedia

Yes. It has RPG elements.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dota_genre

Among the Warcraft 3 map makers, dota type maps are called AOS. Credited to the original starcraft map Aeon of Strife.

dota is more complicated than typical RTS.

What i know is dota needed less brain power because the need of only control one hero. What what makes it complicated than typical RTS? more like an Action RPG to me. Something like diablo.

I anyway, didn't play Dota for almost a year now after i played HoN, it is nicer and better.

DotA is definitely not RTS. It's in a genre called MOBA, Multiplayer Online Battle Arena.

It makes more sense than RTS, Action RTS or RPG.

ppl still play hon!!???!

same goes for LoL?

goddamnit i necroed an old thread

Refer to his post date, HON still popular at the time

Necromancer