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Postby Swan » 06 Sep 2011, 08:00

Just a quick observation for whoever runs the forum. The interview posted on this forum with Gabe Newell actually asks him what he thinks of the MOBA name, and he says he prefers "Action-Real Time Strategy". I was really pleased to hear him say that because that was what I'd been describing DotA as to my friends for years.

My point, "MOBA" is a word founded by the creators of League of Legends and in my opinion is a really dumb name (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena...? Serious?). This is not LoL, this is DotA 2, so I think It'd be more fitting for the sub-forum on the homepage to can that name and have A-RTS instead. Or the full wording. Been playing DotA for 5 years and all of sudden I get people telling me they love MOBAs and until recently I had no idea what they were talking about. MOBA says nothing about how the game actually plays, only that its Multiplayer. Action-Real Time Strategy makes so much more sense.

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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby Rikoshay » 06 Sep 2011, 11:14

I like what Tobi suggested TT-RPG (Tactical Team Role Playing Game) Basically means each hero has a different role, and it is involving tactics with a team :) I think that name is perfect.
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby K0I » 06 Sep 2011, 12:57

Or just call it Real Time Tactics (or RTTRPG if you want to get fancy).
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby AKBu3nY » 06 Sep 2011, 20:55

MARTS (multiplayer action real time strategy) or TTRPG (tactical team roll playing game) are both way better than moba imo.
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby Jukeb0x » 06 Sep 2011, 21:17

Moved to site feedback, seems more appropriate here :)

EDIT: just also realized that a similar thread exists, lol, maybe someone can merge them or lock one if the topics, I'll leave it up to a global mod.
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby Swan » 07 Sep 2011, 07:27

Rikoshay wrote:I like what Tobi suggested TT-RPG (Tactical Team Role Playing Game) Basically means each hero has a different role, and it is involving tactics with a team :) I think that name is perfect.


Yeah saw that too. It really is kinda obnoxious of Riot to try and name the whole genre. Genre names should be really informative and simple. Like Role-Playing-Game, and Third-Person-Shooter, and Action-Adventure. You know immediatley what the game is. What the fuck is a Battle Arena game?

Anyway sorry about wrong forum. I meant to put it here. Don't know what section I put it in.
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby Jendion » 11 Sep 2011, 22:32

AKBu3nY wrote:MARTS (multiplayer action real time strategy) or TTRPG (tactical team roll playing game) are both way better than moba imo.


Why do your posts only show up in quotes xD
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby AKBu3nY » 12 Sep 2011, 21:50

Jendion wrote:
AKBu3nY wrote:[color=#FFFFFF]MARTS (multiplayer action real time strategy) or TTRPG (tactical team roll playing game) are both way better than moba imo.


Why do your posts only show up in quotes xD


Uh, dunno. Maybe because I use white font color? Does it happen to anyone else?[/color]
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby r0yaLe2k11 » 06 Oct 2011, 20:22

I came here to make the same topic. Totally agree with you.
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby batesy101 » 01 Dec 2011, 06:40

How about OSA? Online-Strategy-Action. Thoughts?
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby GravedamN » 03 Dec 2011, 21:55

Nope.
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby Captain Planet » 14 Mar 2012, 23:30

Action-RTS or TT-RPG are what I'd prefer to see the section labelled as.
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby Two » 14 Mar 2012, 23:39

I will go with Action-RTS. It feels like it covers the vast majority of people's options and I think it is more fitting as well.
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby Snuffeldjuret » 15 Mar 2012, 00:00

RPG-arena =)
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby Foustas » 15 Mar 2012, 13:44

Ta-rts (tactical action real time strategy)
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Re: "MOBA Games"

Postby GravedamN » 17 Mar 2012, 21:48

I was thinking DotA-genre.
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