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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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