As a gamer, I have heard more or less about and Blizzard . If Blizzard doesn’t even know about it, he probably hasn’t been playing the game for a long time. Recently, it has been reported that Activision Blizzard wants to buy DOTA2. As soon as the news came out, DOTA2 players around the world were scolded. What grudges do players have against Blizzard, leading to constant scolding on the Internet?
The story here is really a bit long. Maybe new DOTA2 players, or even players who haven’t played for more than ten years, don’t know the story well. The story of
starts with DOTA1. (senior DOTA players should know this) DOTA was originally a map game under the War3 engine (Warcraft 3). In the craftable map mode of War3, many map makers have joined in, and Chenghai 3c, RPG maps and DOTA maps have been derived. DOTA stood out and attracted a large number of game players, becoming the most attractive MOBA game at that time.
Warcraft 3 (War3) is a game developed by Blizzard, so Blizzard has been in trouble with DOTA producers (led by Ice Frog ). I want to recruit the Ice Frogs and others. However, the "arrogant Blizzard" disgusted Ice Frog and others, and the cooperation ended in failure. How to be arrogant? Quoting online comments, "What kind of ddx are you, Ice Frog? It's all your blessing that Blizzard, an internationally renowned company, has taken a liking to you. Why are you still there?" To put it simply, Blizzard wants to accept DOTA, and then it doesn't Delegate power to Ice Frog and others. From now on, Blizzard will change the game however it wants. Ice Frog and others definitely don't want to do this. Then, Ice Frog found cooperation with V agency (Valve), the copyright holder of DOTA2. That’s why we now have DOTA2.
However, before the birth of DOTA2, Blizzard still caused a lot of trouble for Ice Frog. Among them, the most famous one is the lawsuit between Valve and Blizzard over the DOTA trademark. Everyone should know the final victory or defeat, otherwise there would be no current DOTA2. Although Blizzard failed to obtain the DOTA trademark, because DOTA is attached to the War3 engine, the heroes, item mods and even the names are copyrighted. In other words, DOTA2 cannot use the Mods in War3 for development. This is why DOTA2 and DOTA look like two games! Therefore, when DOTA players switch to DOTA2, it will take some time to adapt to the models in DOTA2! Players’ resentment comes naturally.
DOTA and DOTA2
Blizzard is "letting go" on many of its games, and Heroes of the Storm is said to have stopped updating. No matter how good my own game is, seeing that DOTA2 is a popular IP around the world, I want to get involved! Based on Blizzard's attitude towards its own games, players are certainly worried that after DOTA2 is sold, it will end up like Heroes of the Storm. V Club will at least give players a high-quality "free game" in and . If it is acquired by Blizzard, the fees will probably start again!
Regardless of Blizzard's previous attitude towards DOTA, or Blizzard's charging plan after the acquisition, it is not acceptable to DOTA2 players! Therefore, when players see Blizzard wanting to acquire DOTA2, they just want to scold it!
