About DotA Allstars

Yeah yeah.. I know it is kinda late posting blog about DotA Allstars. But you know what? Many gamers around there still don’t know about this game so I decided to create this entry. So stop murmuring there you DotA freaks coz this entry is not for all of you. This is for the nooby community.

DotA Allstars is one variant of the user-defined map called Defense of the Ancients (hence the name DotA) that is played through Warcraft III: Frozen Throne game expansion. So if you only have the original series Warcraft IIIL Reign of Chaos, you cant play DotA Allstars with that version.

The game basically focused on team strategy in destroying the opposing team's base structures and units. But unlike any other strategy games, in DotA Allstars, you control one unit called a hero. I know heroes are already familiar with you Warcraft fans so I guess it is unnecessary if I explain it more further. Just think of this way: heroes are your main character in the game just like in other role playing games (RPG) like the online version World of Warcraft (WoW). Players can select two teams, the Sentinel and the Scourge. You control your hero along with your AI-controlled allies called "creeps". There are also mechanical allies for each team to destroy the enemy's units and buildings. These mechanical units are one of my fave features in DotA Allstars.

The development of Dota Allstars in continuous, and the current version is 6.43b. But there is a Filipino guy who created his own version, 6.50. Surprisingly, his version made it into the Official Maps at DotA Portal (www.dotaportal.com). Well, for the mechanical units in the game, I think it would be great if the developers could update them into powerful cars with Mercedes grille firing missiles to its enemies! Lol!

Anyway, check out these trivia about DotA Allstars:

• Blizzard (the publisher of Warcraft game series) has officially recognized DotA Allstars as its first Spotlight Map entry in the Battle.net Hall of Fame. It was also an independent tournament item at the debut of Blizzard's BlizzCon convention in 2005.
• Dota Allstars was also featured in the Malaysia and Singapore World Cyber Games 2005, 2006, and the World Cyber Games Asian Championships 2006.[
• DotA is included in the game lineup for the internationally-recognized Cyberathlete Amateur League, and the CyberEvolution league.
• As its public profile has increased, so has DotA Allstars' popularity among players around the world, as observed on the Battle.net servers. In addition to competitive play in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, casual games are played in every Battle.net region.
• Though the map is developed in North America, players are increasingly joining clans and leagues in other areas, challenging more established North American clans.
• DotA has inspired significant fan art. One of the most famous DotA-inspired songs is "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" by Swedish musician BassHunter. There are many other amateur songs, often in Hip-Hop genre, known and created by players such as "Devil's Urethra."
• Fans also created the artwork displayed while the map is loading.
• DotA has been regarded as one of the fastest growing e-sports.