A lot of people think Riot got a lot of their Champion ideas from the Hero concept part of DotA Allstars forum that Pendragon closed down after he went to Riot. Valve's sequel to the mod, Dota, is also immensely popular, constantly topping Steam charts and being host to some of the most lucrative and prestigious esports events in the world. Several of the people behind the mod went to work on League of Legends, which is now one of the most played games in the world. people bought Warcraft III just to play it. I think that's gonna depend on the game (and the player of course but that's not as easy or as interesting a discussion to have right now I think)Ĭounter Strike - Nothing else needs to be said.ĭotA - It really can't be understated how massive DotA was. I was sad to see it gone with Fallout 4 after all was said and done. Honestly the weapon degradation system was one of the things I appreciate the most about Bethesda's take on Fallout. And it was nice, neat, simple, compared to the weapon modding system of Fallout 4. It gave you reason to diversify your playstyle, and encouraged improvisation and experimentation when a weapon would get weak or break. It gave you interesting choice in prioritizing the sale of weapons, which tended to be very valuable, versus keeping them around to use to repair your favorites with. It gave purpose to the endless number of weapons you'd pull from enemies. It enabled NPCs to carry a wide variety of weapons without upending the intended balance. It had players really consider when and how to use rare weapons they've found, so that they didn't go to waste. It enabled players to find powerful unique weapons early without making the rest of the game a breeze. It gave roleplayers a viable, useful, and contextually important and relevant skill to consider. I for one thought that Fallout in hindsight benefited greatly from weapon degradation, for a bevy of reasons that became clearer to me upon playing through Fallout 4 for the first time. Click to shrink.I think that's gonna depend on the game (and the player of course but that's not as easy or as interesting a discussion to have right now I think)

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