alt Hacker NewsHaving gameplay originate in a mod is different from a hit game being a mod.
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somewhatgoated • today at 1:23 AM
Just semantics - DotA 2 and LoL like 90% the same game as the wc3 dota “mod” ( we called them funmaps or custom maps)
Having gameplay originate in a mod is different from a hit game being a mod.
Just semantics - DotA 2 and LoL like 90% the same game as the wc3 dota “mod” ( we called them funmaps or custom maps)
It was a "hit game" while it was still a mod. They were able to find investment to graduate to a standalone game because they already had a player base in the tens of thousands.