As far as I know, we know nothing about DOTA 2 as of now, other than it will be revealed at GamesCom with 'The International' dubbed tournament for a 1-million dollar prizemoney. I'm one of those guys who hopes a DOTA games takes the jump from the classic RTS view to something closer to home. 3rd Person Action or even First Person Shooter gameplay mixed with DOTA-style mechanics. I remember to have played something DOTA-esque on my collage's outdated MACs over a decade ago. A 2D LAN game with 2 player controlled helicopters fighting against each other and trying to destroy the other player's slowly advancing ground troupes before they reach the own home base. It already was a hoot back then. Competitve RTS-style gameplay ain't my thing, but as a core-concept, I adore DOTA.
 
So what do you think? Will my hopes be heard and will DOTA 2 be something other than a competitive RTS with a tonne of classic action RPG gameplay at its core?

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

There have been plenty of closed beta leaks and none of them said anything about a different perspective.
 
Also, @DonPixel said:

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

By the way, here's a bunch of leaked shit from over a month ago.

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

Anarchy Reigns would make a splendid 3rd Person Action DOTA-style game with some minor tweaks...
 
  

@Seppli: Well it would work like WoW PvP with towers and minions and the whole strategy layer would be lost or would be unnecessary messy. Many people keep saying it's like and RTS with RPG and pvp etc.. at the end DOTA or MOBA games are strategy games and such games work well with top down/isometric view for many reasons.

Also It can be done and it was already done, Did you ever play Sacrifice?

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

@Marz said:

@DonPixel said:

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

I thought MNC worked well enough. Oh wait that's third person NVM!

It goes way back with Sacrifice, But anyway you guys loosing the point MOBA games are highly competitive a top down/isometric perspective gives you a wide view of what's going on. That usually it's pretty important in an strategy game.

@DonPixel said:

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

I thought MNC worked well enough.   Oh wait that's third person NVM!

@Marz said:

@DonPixel said:

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

I thought MNC worked well enough. Oh wait that's third person NVM!

It goes way back with Sacrifice, But anyway you guys loosing the point MOBA games are highly competitive a top down/isometric perspective gives you a wide view of what's going on. That usually it's pretty important in an strategy game.

I would personally speculate that Valve made Alien Swarm at least partially to get their feet wet in making a game in that perspective on the Source Engine, for the benefit of DOTA 2.

@Seppli said:

@DonPixel said:

@Marz said:

@DonPixel said:

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

I thought MNC worked well enough. Oh wait that's third person NVM!

It goes way back with Sacrifice, But anyway you guys loosing the point MOBA games are highly competitive a top down/isometric perspective gives you a wide view of what's going on. That usually it's pretty important in an strategy game.

I'd have way more perspective sitting in a chopper or on a dragon's back flying high above the map. Playing in 3rd or 1st person perspective.

Mmmkey? Anyway point taken perhaps some studio out there try it and it's successful, It's an interesting concept I give you that.

Going back to the topic NO, Dota 2 is being develop by Valve under the lead of Icefrog, Again if you know something about DOTA, it's story and it's community you would already know there is no way Icefrog is doing any kinky stuff into DOTA 2 He's doing denying (I hate denying) again for god sake.. you honestly think he's going wild with first or 3rd person perspective?

@Marz said:

@DonPixel said:

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

I thought MNC worked well enough. Oh wait that's third person NVM!

It goes way back with Sacrifice, But anyway you guys loosing the point MOBA games are highly competitive a top down/isometric perspective gives you a wide view of what's going on. That usually it's pretty important in an strategy game.

@Marz said:

@DonPixel said:

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

I thought MNC worked well enough.   Oh wait that's third person NVM!

God I forgot Monday Night Combat. Always wanted to try that. Too bad I abandoned XBL Gold for free2play PSN before I had the chance to try it. Might make time for it, if it makes it to PSN.

@Seppli said:

@Marz said:

@DonPixel said:

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

I thought MNC worked well enough.   Oh wait that's third person NVM!

God I forgot Monday Night Combat. Always wanted to try that. Too bad I abandoned XBL Gold for free2play PSN before I had the chance to try it. Might make time for it, if it makes it to PSN.

It's on PC, too, if you're not aware.

First Person. Obviously. Via the barrel of a gun. it's a Valve game. Oh and there will be Parkour.

First Person. Obviously. Via the barrel of a gun. it's a Valve game. Oh and there will be Parkour.

@Seppli said:

@SeriouslyNow said:

First Person. Obviously. Via the barrel of a gun. it's a Valve game. Oh and there will be Parkour.

Like it would be outlandish to take all their TF2 experience and infuse that style of multiplayer gameplay and balancing into a DOTA-style game. You truely lack imagination.

I SUPPORT YOU SEPPO!

If they were going to make something that wasn't isometric, they wouldn't be calling it DotA. That name only carries weight with a group of people that would freak out if they made such a fundamental change.

@Seppli said:

@DonPixel said:

@Marz said:

@DonPixel said:

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

I thought MNC worked well enough. Oh wait that's third person NVM!

It goes way back with Sacrifice, But anyway you guys loosing the point MOBA games are highly competitive a top down/isometric perspective gives you a wide view of what's going on. That usually it's pretty important in an strategy game.

I'd have way more perspective sitting in a chopper or on a dragon's back flying high above the map. Playing in 3rd or 1st person perspective.

Wait, no. You didn't play Brutal Legend did you.

naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works if you seriously think you can first person it.

How the fuck could you make dota a first person shooter? Do you know how much that would alienate the fanbase?

I think it'll stick to the classic perspective because dota would be pretty hard to play in 3rd person. But I do hope they give you direct control over your hero, allowing you to move around with WASD if you'd like. Because moving with the mouse is far from optimal, or maybe that would make it to easy to kite with ranged classes. Just a thought.

I think it'll stick to the classic perspective because dota would be pretty hard to play in 3rd person. But I do hope they give you direct control over your hero, allowing you to move around with WASD if you'd like. Because moving with the mouse is far from optimal, or maybe that would make it to easy to kite with ranged classes. Just a thought.

I'm sure some developer will eventually make a 1st person MOBA. DOTA 2 will not be the game to do that. It's going to use the classic RTS perspective because, as the development team itself says, it's an action rts.

Literally no one sane wants this game to be 1st or 3rd person. What a dumb thread.

This perspective.

People are freaking out about CS. I can't imagine what would happen among the DOTA guys if they changed their hallowed game that drastically. They can get really scary.

I'm pretty sure they won't mess with the perspective... Why would they? If they are going to add something never-seen-before-in-a-MOBA-game, it should be hats.

People are freaking out about CS. I can't imagine what would happen among the DOTA guys if they changed their hallowed game that drastically. They can get really scary.

"naaaa you don't understand how DOTA works." Period.