Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology
Mati City, Davao Oriental
English 2

The effect of playing D.O.T.A in BSBA 1 sec. 5

Submitted to: Janelle del Campo Oblima

Submitted by: Baylosis, Bryant D. Codilla, Steven Joy T.

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

Defense of the Ancients (DotA) is a custom scenario for Warcraft III, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is to destroy the opponents' "Ancient". The two teams' ancients are heavily guarded structures at opposing corners of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled fighters called "creeps". As in role-playing games, players level up their hero and use gold to buy equipment during the mission.
The scenario was developed with the "World Editor" of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and was updated upon the release of the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. There have been many variations of the original concept; currently, the most popular is DotA Allstars, which has been maintained by several authors during development.
Since its release, Allstars has become a feature at several worldwide tournaments, including Blizzard Entertainment's BlizzCon and the Asian World Cyber Games, as well as the Cyber athlete Amateur and Cyber Evolution leagues; Gamasutra declared that DotA was perhaps the most popular "free, non-supported game mod in the world" .The map has gone on to influence other maps and games, including the upcoming strategy game Demigod.
DOTA GAMES have now been with us for over 30 years. The Atari 2600 is nearly 25 years old. Civilization is now nearly 10 years old. Yet, many Americans fail to recognize these complex achievements as more than fads or child’s play. Ask most people what they think about video games, DOTA and many will respond that they’re a waste of time.
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