Have you Played a MOBA?

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Some MOBA Games

Some people have been wondering, are MOBAs (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) games actually part of the strategy genre? Well, the answer is yes, you may see strategy gaming trophies on websites of popular MOBA games. This question arises because people think that MOBA style games are more action than strategy. It's true that MOBA does incorporate lots of action, but if you've played a "Battle Arena" game before, you would know that it takes quite a bit of thinking to win a game.

What's a MOBA?

MOBAs are currently the most popular strategy game genre being played right now. An example is the well-known game, DOTA (Defense of The Ancients). In MOBA games, players control their character with their mouse and keyboard to kill NPC (non-player controlled) minions that spawn from the enemies' base. The goal in a MOBA game is to kill the enemy base in team fights or custom single fights. There are turrets along the way that your team must destroy along the way, before you can go for the base. 

If you have played a MOBA before, please feel free to skip this long list, since you would already know what the game would contain.

WHAT A MOBA HAS

• many Characters to choose from

1. Fighters (Specialized in dealing Physical Damage)
2. Mages (Specialized in Magical Damage)
3. Tanks (High Defensive Stats and Health)
4. Carry (Main Damage Dealer in the Team)
5. Support (Champions with Good Team Boost and Healing Skills)

• a main Base or Headquarters
• Turrets that attack enemies online the route
• Minions that spawn from the Base
• Neutral monsters in the Jungle for exp (Experience Points)
• a Legendary unit that is the strongest Neutral monster in the game
• Gold to buy Equipment from Shop(s)
• Shop Equipment(s)

1. Movement Items (Enhances Speed)
2. Strength/Power Items (Greater Melee Damage)
3. Magic Items (Greater Magic Damage)
4. Mana Items (Increases Mana/Mana Regeneration)
5. Health Items (Increases Health/Health Regeneration)
6. Consumable/Usable (One Time Use Items)
7. Defensive Items (Increases Physical Defense/Magic Resistance)

• Extra Features, Custom Games and Competitions

Defense Of The Ancients MOBA Game

For some people, MOBAs may seem quite boring, since Win/Loss ratio is the only affect of playing the game. I do like games that put a permanent affect on a player for what they do in the game, but MOBA games are an exception. One reason is because I am not the best at these kinds of games, so I do lose quite a lot, and am glad that it doesn't affect my plays later on.


Thank you for reading this post, and if you would like to check out the games shown on this post, please view the links below.



Links

1. http://www.smitegame.com/ SMITE
2. http://riseofimmortals.com/  Rise of Immortals
3. http://leagueoflegends.com/ League of Legends
4. http://www.playdota.com/  DoTA
5. http://dota2.com/ DoTA 2
6. http://www.bloodlinechampions.com/ Bloodline Champions