Dota reference/cameo

Demigod is not DotA.

Demigod is not DotA.

Demigod is not DotA.

Demigod draws inspiration from many games. I'd rather see a reference to Supreme Commander or Dungeon Siege.

QFT (even though it wasn't and can't be quoted on these crap, slow boards).

I agree with AZ, the constant DemiGod = DoTA thing REALLY REALLY ANNOYS ME, please do NOT put this in.

Personally, I like the idea of a Dota cameo, a lot of players heard about Demigod in the Dota community, so I think it could be very nice!

What's all this grudge towards Dota? You say Demigod draws inspiration from many games, well, one of them for sure is Dota, and that was announced since the beginning, so cut the hate.

No one is hating on DotA, where hating on the fact that everyone assumes Demigod is DotA.

The problem with thinking Demigod is a pretty DOTA is that it is not. In other words, all the swarms of DOTA players that would come to play would be disappointed when they find it is not the same game.

Seeings how none of us have played it (or those that have are keeping mum), then we have no idea what the game will play like. We do know that some of the inspiration came from DOTA in addition to tradition RTS games, other custom WarcraftIII maps (Line Tower Wars, Footman Frenzy, etc) and no doubt some of GPG's own flair.

Well, I am inside the dota community since a long time and all the people interested in Demigod seems to understand that it won't be a Dota-reissue.

Dota really is a great and addicting game, the fact that its community is full of flaming kids must not mislead your judgement. If Demigod really has some elements of it (like teamplay-heroes concepts, exp system etc.), it would be nice to tribute Dota with at least a cameo!  

Easter eggs have long been hidden in games for just this sort of thing.

I never assumed that demigod was going to be a dota remake, sorry if i came off like i did.

AngryZealot, i totally agree that it should have references to other games too.

In response to AZ. Finish single player Unlock ACU Demigod... ha ha ha

An AoS in general reference, maybe. Like making one of the better items or skills initials AoS.

But some reference to DotA.. na.


DotA is just used as an example for AoS as it's the most popular AoS type game.

Just wanted to Add that I'm also in the Dota community and that's how I heard about Demigod. I think the initial interviews I read that made references about Dota were spoken well.

I was left with the impression that Demigod won't be a retail Dota clone, but it is inspired by the main Dota mechanic of generally controlling one Avatar in an RTS type war and battleing through tons of creeps and enemies as an overpowered being with the goal of destroying your opponents base. It's something you can't really get in other games.

But we have to remember that dota is not a) the only one to do that, b) not the first

It's like saying sup com should have a starcraft cameo because it uses the same game play concepts

I am all for adding easter eggs, since they are always fun when you notice a small, hidden one and can relate to it in some fashion.

The devs didn't mention DotA, the interviewers drew those connections themselves.

DotA isn't the only game that has been taken for inspiration.

Not that we're saying "gtfo DotA players!" we're jsut saying it isn't DotA but we think you'll enjoy

And yeah, DotA is just another AoS type game. THere are many others.

They did mention DotA. Look at the game's announcement!

Well initially i think. :x I dunno.

Well, we should indeed figure out what DotA stands for.

Most of the players that call themselves DotA players don't know squat about the concept itself.

Defense of the Ancients was a revamp of an older map called Defense of the Elves. From the undead and elves, they wanted to give it more depth and more flexibility. They renamed the teams. After doing that, they thought they should rename the map. It was the first step towards the DotA we all play today. Although it is a protected map, the first DotA versions were unprotected and some rogue versions appeared. Some forums started to take form. Some small communities. To cut it short, DotA is just a rip-off of another map. It's the best rip-off. There are a lot of great maps out there: rpgs, aoses, etc. And these maps are far more complex than the usual DotA but they lack the pr team that this version of DotA had. And believe me, the DotA maps have gone through a lot of hands.

I hate the fact that everybody states : Demigod is a stand-alone version of DotA. It will be so awesome. The only thing I agree with is that it will be Awesome! But any references to the map DotA were made because the devs had to relate the game to something familiar to the masses. And DotA succeeds in that. I think it is just marketing. And a smart move indeed. But I do hope that my hours of Demigod won't be spoiled by the most of the tards playing DotA. It has just a small community of intelligent human beings that support it. I know it because I contributed to some beta testing phases.

Demigod will be the evolution of the concept brought forth by DotA. At least, I hope so. I was a hardcore DotA player when I was playing RoC. I hope I'll become a hardcore Demigod player as well.

So, for any individuals that think Demigod has anything to do with DotA : if there will be similarities, those will relate to the concept behind the map and not with anything personalized within the map itself.

Again people, it's just marketing and pr. Behind every great individual/object/brand stands a very powerful pr engine.

It's nice to see people defending Demigod as not being a DotA clone, and I definitely agree that people shouldn't think of it as that. But let's be realistic here; If you were going to describe Demigod to someone, you would start by describing it as DotA then explaining the differences. It's obvious that it is the most major influence. How many other (popular) games are there out there that involve teams of "heroes" that level up and gain gold by killing enemy units and heroes, and the aim of the game is to destroy your opponent's base using your heroes and units that automatically spawn from portals near your base, which also get stronger as the game progresses? Let's face it; it's VERY much like DotA from what we've heard.

Describing it as being like DotA is by far the easiest way to describe it, and I'll continue to do that as long as I'm telling people about the game. Trying to describe it any other way is simply too much work.

I'm with Poita. When I begin starting an explanation of Demigod, my first question is "Are you familiar with DoTA?" It's a great shortcut to what would otherwise require quite a bit of explanation.

Now, that said, Demigod is different than DoTA in quite a few ways. We offer a persistent universe, achievements, strategic map objectives, better looking art and environments, etc.

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Mike "Tyo" Marr
Demigod Lead Designer

I love dota and i read the developer say it was like dota and every SINGLE thing i've read about the game so far suggest it will be a revamped version of dota which is exactly what i will EXPECT and what i will GET.