One of the reasons I love League and its aesthetics is because they aren't Blizzard

Blood Magicks·Aug 23, 2016·6 votes·1,202 views

Please don't make them any more Blizzard. Thanks.

15 Comments

Meep ManAug 23, 20167 votes

The key to liking a piece of art is to not look for similairities in it to something you don't like.

OurLestradeAug 23, 20162 votes

I'm glad I'm not the only person getting that vibe as of late. Taric in particular felt like something right out of WoW, it was weird.

Blood MagicksAug 23, 20163 votes

Taric was alright. But have you seen new Yorick? Sweet Jesus.

cinomenapplebaeAug 23, 20161 votes

its more dotaish to me

vampirekid13Aug 23, 20162 votes

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its more dotaish to me

which coincidentally is actually also blizzard.

cinomenapplebaeAug 23, 20161 votes

dota is blizzard?11 i didnt know this omg

vampirekid13Aug 23, 20161 votes

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dota is blizzard?11 i didnt know this omg

dota was a community made mod for warcraft 3. the original dota ran using blizzards models for characters and texture and map. so basically, dota was all blizzard art, but the game concept of defend the base on 3 lanes was a community created idea.

time passed, original dota dissapeared, and now we have dota 2, which was made by one of the original guys that worked on dota, however, the dota 2 units are also largely blizzards units. sure they changed a bit of each to not be straight plagiarizing, but yes, essentially, blizzard created most dota art. so if something has a dotaish feel, tis got a blizzard feel. cant have one without the other.

cinomenapplebaeAug 23, 20161 votes

ok ty for explaining

BlåbæretAug 23, 20162 votes

Dota 2 isn't Blizz. Dota 1 was a warcraft 3 mod, so not really blizzard either.

vampirekid13Aug 23, 20161 votes

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Dota 2 isn't Blizz. Dota 1 was a warcraft 3 mod, so not really blizzard either.

the dota heroes in dota 2 are largely unchanged, they have a definitive blizzard feel to them. sure you can argue that dota 2 isnt blizzard, but he didnt even say dota 2, he said dotaish. and dota was ran by blizzards map editor. and dota 2, regardless of it being blizzard or not, has CLEAR blizzard influence.

OleandervineAug 23, 20161 votes

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the dota heroes in dota 2 are largely unchanged, they have a definitive blizzard feel to them. sure you can argue that dota 2 isnt blizzard, but he didnt even say dota 2, he said dotaish. and dota was ran by blizzards map editor. and dota 2, regardless of it being blizzard or not, has CLEAR blizzard influence.

Influence isn't the same as being Blizzard. The original team that spearheaded DOTA was the team that created League of Legends. There were legal disputes that resulted in the dissolution of DOTA and the team branching off on their own and creating LOL. Later, DOTA was acquired by Valve and then they created DOTA 2. So really, the only major MOBA that didn't originate from DOTA is HOTS.

vampirekid13Aug 23, 20161 votes

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Influence isn't the same as being Blizzard. The original team that spearheaded DOTA was the team that created League of Legends. There were legal disputes that resulted in the dissolution of DOTA and the team branching off on their own and creating LOL. Later, DOTA was acquired by Valve and then they created DOTA 2. So really, the only major MOBA that didn't originate from DOTA is HOTS.

he wasnt talking about dota 2, and even if he was, dota 2 feels so much like blizzard, its easy to see most models are clearly made by blizzard then updated. you are arguing semantics but in the end we both know dota started as a map editor for warcraft 3, and maintained its distinct blizzard feel ever since. even though it changed hands to valve since.

BlåbæretAug 23, 20161 votes

Honestly man, by using your logic everything is a copy of everything. Might as well not buy any new books because their design is all copied and inspired by the very first book!

In the end that's kindergarden logic.

I've played a lot of Blizzard games and the first time I tried Dota2 I got zero Blizzard wibes from it. It's an entirely disctinct game. In the end though it's all subjective what the game "feels like". Objectively speaking, the game has nothing to do with Blizzard.

Meep ManAug 23, 20161 votes

A good bit are actually very much changed, but a few are indeed, not changed. Compare Meepo to his Dota 1 model.