The popularity of Defense of the
Ancients has increased over time. The scenario was featured by Computer Gaming World in a review of
new maps and mods in Warcraft III. DotA Allstars became
an important tournament scenario, starting with its prominence at the debut of
Blizzard's BlizzCon convention
in 2005. DotA Allstars was also featured in the Malaysia and Singapore World Cyber
Games starting in 2005, and the World Cyber Games Asian
Championships beginning with the 2006 season. Defense of the Ancients was
included in the game lineup for the internationally recognized Cyberathlete
Amateur League and CyberEvolution leagues. Additionally, the scenario
appeared in Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) 2008;
Oliver Paradis, ESWC's competition manager, noted that the high level of
community support behind the scenario, as well as its worldwide appeal, were
among the reasons it was chosen.
The scenario is popular in many parts of the
world; in the Philippines and Thailand, it is played as much as the game Counter-Strike. It
is also popular in Sweden and other Northern European countries, where the Defense
of the Ancients-inspired song "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA"
by Swedish musician Basshunter reached the European 2006 charts at #116 and
cracked the top ten Singles Charts in Sweden, Norway,[32] and
Finland. LAN tournaments are a major part of
worldwide play, including tournaments in Sweden and Russia; however, due
to a lack of LAN tournaments and championships in North America, several teams
disbanded Blizzard points to DotA as an example of what dedicated
mapmakers can create using developer's tools.
In June 2008, Michael Walbridge, writing for Gamasutra,
stated that DotA "is likely the most popular and
most-discussed free, non-supported game mod in the world". In
pointing to the strong community built around the game, Walbridge stated that DotA shows
it is much easier for a community game to be maintained by the community, and
this is one of the maps' greatest strengths. Former game journalist Luke Smith called DotA "the
ultimate RTS".
Defense of the Ancients has been credited as one of the influences
for the 2009 Gas Powered Games title Demigod, with the video game
publication GameSpy noting
the game's premise revolved around aspiring gods "[playing] DotA in
real life". Guinsoo
went on to apply many of the mechanics and lessons he learned from Defense
of the Ancients to the Riot Games title League of
Legends. Other "DotA clones" include S2
Games' Heroes of Newerth. Blizzard Entertainment is also developing
a free mod for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm entitled Blizzard
DOTA, featuring an array of heroes from Blizzard's franchises.
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