Is Warcraft 3 the most influential game of late '00s and early '10s?

Especially its mods inspired many great games. DotA mod inspired game like LoL, HoN, RoTT, Demigod and many more.

Also it has many TD(Tower Defenses) - I am not sure which one were inspired by WC3 TDs, but surely some were.

Especially its mods inspired many great games. DotA mod inspired game like LoL, HoN, RoTT, Demigod and many more.

Also it has many TD(Tower Defenses) - I am not sure which one were inspired by WC3 TDs, but surely some were.

Not the most influential but definitely in the top 10 as it spawned the MOBA genre.

It was for me. After playing so much dota, hero sieges and whatnot the only mp games i play today are HoN and LoL.

Halo or Gears (Change it to RE4 if you want) was much more influential.

On certain genres like RTS, but not all.. I would have titled this thread differently.
I expected to come in here and facepalm over some guy claiming that Warcraft has revolutionized all aspects of the gaming world.

I would say, Starcraft, as most of the maps that were in Warcraft 3 (tower defenses, Dota, footman frenzy) started as maps in Starcraft. Aeon of Strife for example, tons of turret defense games, and of course Evolves/Hydra Rancher/etc. WC3 definitely refined them into genres of their own, though. But it owes almost all of its custom maps to Starcraft.

As for most influential, I really doubt either of those are it, really. There are so many other genres that it didn't really influence... It would be so hard to say. I mean, what about HL/HL2, and counterstrike, and Team Fortress? What about... yeah, it goes on.

The game itself? Not really. But the mods for it? Definitly among most influential. I wouldn't say the most, because while there's plenty of DOTA clones there are far more clones (like 300-500 times more and no, I'm not joking) of something like Mystery Case Files.

The game itself? Not really. But the mods for it? Definitly among most influential. I wouldn't say the most, because while there's plenty of DOTA clones there are far more clones (like 300-500 times more and no, I'm not joking) of something like Mystery Case Files.

AdrianWerner

Undoubtely one of the most influential, yes. It becomes "the" most influential if you stretch things a bit and also count the fact that it built the first WoW fanbase, but I wouldn't go that far.

It's a Blizzard game, after all. All of their games since Diablo has been a major revolution in gaming.

MGS4 is :evil:

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The game itself? Not really. But the mods for it? Definitly among most influential. I wouldn't say the most, because while there's plenty of DOTA clones there are far more clones (like 300-500 times more and no, I'm not joking) of something like Mystery Case Files.

JLF1

i would say gta 3 influenced about 10X as many games in the last decade.

Yeah, it spawned a new genre which i love (i'm pumping in countless hours into League of Legends, God, that game is addictive). A good deal of these DOTA clones appeared in the late 00s.

So since it created a new genre, it is the most influencial game of the late 00s.

No.

No.

nameless12345

What other game created a new genre in the late 00s?

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No.

Lucianu

What other game created a new genre in the late 00s?

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No.

Lucianu

What other game created a new genre in the late 00s?

TF2 - the first ever hat simulator

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No.

Lucianu

What other game created a new genre in the late 00s?

Black & White imo. WarCraft 3 was your typical RTS just in 3D graphics.

Gta 3 had more influence the past 10 years than any other game release then.

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Especially its mods inspired many great games. DotA mod inspired game like LoL, HoN, RoTT, Demigod and many more.

Also it has many TD(Tower Defenses) - I am not sure which one were inspired by WC3 TDs, but surely some were.

lucky_star

LoL is getting better with the server issues, it doesn't happen too often.

I don't know, i honestly don't think so, the game is amazing, is no doubt one of my favorite PC games ever and the campaign is probably the best for an RTS (much better than SC and SC2 campaigns and maybe at par with the CoH campaign), however, i wouldn't say is the most influential game, i think is between GTA:SA, Halo and WoW.

Oh man, i would love to see Warcraft 4, sadly that awful thing called WoW won't allow it :( (ok, is not awful, i just don't like it at all)

Not really all that influential, though I do love LoL.

I think warcraft 3 was certainly a unique game and a beast of its own, but on a broader scale it hardly spread its influence on anything.

Especially its mods inspired many great games. DotA mod inspired game like LoL, HoN, RoTT, Demigod and many more.

Also it has many TD(Tower Defenses) - I am not sure which one were inspired by WC3 TDs, but surely some were.

Pokemaster1337

I don't think so. Going by influence there are many contenders to be the most influential. GTA3, Halo, Gears of War, Mystery Case Files(this is probably the winner with the most clones). Also it's probably Warcraft 3 Mods and not Warcraft 3 itself the influential one(DOTA created the MOBA genre). Don't know if I'm missing some other game.

I think warcraft 3 was certainly a unique game and a beast of its own, but on a broader scale it hardly spread its influence on anything.

PSdual_wielder

The MOBA genre?

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Especially its mods inspired many great games. DotA mod inspired game like LoL, HoN, RoTT, Demigod and many more.

Also it has many TD(Tower Defenses) - I am not sure which one were inspired by WC3 TDs, but surely some were.

gamer620

Starcraft TDs were just mazes and stacked cannons/sunkens. You really can't compare what Starcraft did for TDs with what WC3 did.

I think warcraft 3 was certainly a unique game and a beast of its own, but on a broader scale it hardly spread its influence on anything.

PSdual_wielder

MOBA games exist because of WC3.

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Lucianu

What other game created a new genre in the late 00s?

Lol no.

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No.

Ilikemyname420

What other game created a new genre in the late 00s?

MOBA. Or if you want to get into details, it was a mod that created the genre on WC3.

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What other game created a new genre in the late 00s?

Lucianu

MOBA. Or if you want to get into details, it was a mod that created the genre on WC3.

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[QUOTE="Ilikemyname420"] There's no way you can say Warcraft 3 created a new genre.... Ilikemyname420

MOBA. Or if you want to get into details, it was a mod that created the genre on WC3.

Far evolved with WC3...

Just like the FPS genre far evolved with Wolfenstein 3D.. there were other earlier first person shooters before Wolf3D..

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MOBA. Or if you want to get into details, it was a mod that created the genre on WC3.

Lucianu

Far evolved with WC3...

Just like the FPS genre far evolved with Wolfenstein 3D.. there were other earlier first person shooters before Wolf3D..

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[QUOTE="Ilikemyname420"] There's no way you can say Warcraft 3 created a new genre.... Ilikemyname420

MOBA. Or if you want to get into details, it was a mod that created the genre on WC3.

How could MOBA start with Starcraft when the MOBA genre basically refers to DOTA clones and descendants?

How could MOBA start with Starcraft when the MOBA genre basically refers to DOTA clones and descendants?

glez13

Technically, DotA was a WC3 port of the SC map, Aeon of Strife, the first ever MOBA.

However, if we have to talk in these terms, no game past 2000 ever influenced anything.

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No.

nameless12345

What other game created a new genre in the late 00s?

Black & White imo. WarCraft 3 was your typical RTS just in 3D graphics.

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Black & White imo. WarCraft 3 was your typical RTS just in 3D graphics.

AdrianWerner

Just so we are completely clear, what exactly did B&W influence?

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How could MOBA start with Starcraft when the MOBA genre basically refers to DOTA clones and descendants?

N30F3N1X

Technically, DotA was a WC3 port of the SC map, Aeon of Strife, the first ever MOBA.

However, if we have to talk in these terms, no game past 2000 ever influenced anything.

Yes but still DOTA is MOBA. Calling Aeon of Strife a MOBA is like calling Alone in the Dark a Survival Horror, Space Panic or Frogs platformers or Herzog Zwei a RTS.