Are MOBAs actually video games? I'm thinking no - hear me out for a minute. They generally fail several aspects of being 'video games'
>Is the game single player and multiplayer?
no, mobas are multiplayer only
>Can the game be ported between PCs and Consoles
no, mobas require too many buttons to be viable on consoles with controllers
>Are their graphics in line with modern generation video game graphics
no, their graphics are usually awful, early 2000s era, LoL and Dota are source-1 tier from 2004
>Do they have a story
mobas don't have stories outside of what the 'community' makes up for them
So there you have it - mobas are not video games
>>330479269
Stop shitposting to justify your walking simulator addiction.
>>330479269
this thread is bad and you should feel bad
>>330479269
i'm not here to defend Mobas but your reasoning is fucking atrocious. Just commit sudoku already.
The very first video game ever made was multiplayer only.
>>330479269
None of those make a videogame what it is.
>do it have a winning condition?
>yes
It is a game
>>330479269
I think most MOBAs suck but I've been playing Paragon and it's pretty cool so far.
>Is the game single player and multiplayer?
Yes.
>Can the game be ported between PCs and Consoles
Yes, crossplatform play.
>Are their graphics in line with modern generation video game graphics
Yes, the new Unreal engine is amazing. Lotta new games using it.
>Do they have a story
Yes, each character has a backstory although I don't give a shit about them. Story isn't really an indicator of a good game anyway.
>>330479269
They're just an RTS with a focus on one core unit. You still need micro to control the hero and macro to understand the map and have game sense. That's why ARTS is way better descriptive than fucking MOBA.
Hate it all you want RTSfags. The way you describe dota 2 is like me saying SC2 is about A click and moving.
>>330479743
Rolling
>>330479269
you're retarded
>>330479269
You should become the next American president.
>>330479269
>game is sp/mp, port status, graphics, and story only
wew lad this is well done quality b8
that's like saying apple pie isn't pie because it uses apples
>>330479269
assfaggots are for ass faggots but your fucking retarded OP
How many buttons does a moba actually use? I was under the impression it was just a mouse and four or five skill keys.
>>330479269
Why don't more MOBAs just go third person? Now I don't have to fucking click to move and it feels like I'm playing an actual video game. It let's the visuals shine better too, you can see the models and animations a lot more clearly.
>>330479778
I heard Paragon is alright, and it's another one in the third person. All these games needed to do to become more fun was having them put in a perspective that makes it feel more personal.
People loved Monday Night Combat when it was out and alive before it was supposedly ruined. I wonder if anyone still plays that.
>>330480246
Plus usable items, plus hot keys for units under your control, plus some additional movement buttons. It's a lot of buttons actually.
>>330479269
A game is an activity with specified win/loss conditions within a ruleset or setting of some kind. MOBAs have these.
>>330480442
So what I'm getting from this and the OP is that console gamers can't wrap their noodle around a game that isn't dressed up like a third person shooter.
Then you wonder why people call you peasants.
>>330480747
>Then you wonder why people call you peasants.
???
>>330479743
oh boy oh boy
>>330479517
This
>>330479743
please
>>330479269
>Are MOBAs actually video games?
Yes.
>>330479743
gary needs a new pair of shoes
>>330479743
>>330479743
So many good choices, shit man. This can't go wrong.
>>330479743
Rollan
>>330479743
LETS GO
>>330482586
I'd rather commit sudoku
>>330479743
Why girlfriend, why can't it be the female version of you in High School, make things more interesting..
>>330479269
>Is the game single player and multiplayer?
what
>Can the game be ported between PCs and Consoles
what
>Are their graphics in line with modern generation video game graphics
what
>Do they have a story
they actually do fempai
5/10 replied out of pure shock
>>330480246
I think roughly 15-20 not counting chat options
>>330479269
Autism in a nut shell literally cannot understand common basic conceptions or concepts.
>>330484226
R/LMB
6 itemslots
4-7? abilities
F1-4 common for selecting things (summons, shop, own hero)
button for selecting courier
button for ping (so rudimentary it should count)
>>330484445
och also attack move + stop
MOBAs are video games. They just happen to be absolutely terrible video games is all.
Oh god what an imbecile OP this is why we have janitors
I enjoy more offtopic threads than these ones holy shit
>Can you win?
Yes
>Can you lose?
Yes
>Is there skill involved?
Yes
>>330479269
Is this a new meme
>>330479269
I don't like MOBAs, but you're fucking stupid and they are video games.
