Need ideas for an original DotA

[Ninja Penguin]

The thread here pretty much explains what I'm doing thus far, but does anyone have ideas on how to further make a DotA "original"?

Good model/skin suggestions, existing DotAs I should look at, etc?

 

[BlackEnvyX]

The thread here pretty much explains what I'm doing thus far, but does anyone have ideas on how to further make a DotA "original"?

Good model/skin suggestions, existing DotAs I should look at, etc?

No offense but you cant really make an *original* dota because dota is a map someone else made you can make a form of dota but not an *original dota* and i dunno if anyone will help you cause althought dota is one of the most played maps on WC3 lots of people hate it try and think of your own original idea something that is more fun than dota

Let the light shine on creativity

 

[Ninja Penguin]

Did you even care to notice that I wrote "original" in quotation marks?
Also: Commas. Use them. And then capitalization.
Let the light shine on grammar.

EDIT: Besides, this'll be my first full map. I figured a new spin on something already in existence would be easiest.

I realize DotA is overdone, as does 99% of the WCIII community.

 

[Okunevic]

The genre is called AoS , not DotA .... Whatever

 

[Formula1]

Make heroes be able to be customized.

But not through some huge complicated process like Hoks does...
Make sure that it feels like its just as easy as a hero.

Make abilities fun.
Be careful with nukes/Stuns/Silences
-DOn't make them too OP

Moar Taunts, Charm, spellsheild etc....

If your gunna make recipies, make them simple please....
like
1) Aura Item + damage Item = DoT Aura (Damages enemies effected by aura)
2) Orb Item + Damage Item = Poison Orb (Damage over time after and ability to attack flying)
3) Gambling item + Damage item = Critical Strike (Gambling means 15% chance to do something)

And then The Uber combination of that
And then The Uber COmbination of all of the Uber Combinations

Add in Flying Units

 

[Razorbrain]

Well

you could allow every player to have 2 heroes instead of 1

 

[Ninja Penguin]

Flying units would end up difficult to manage, seeing as they can cross over to different paths on the map and so forth. But the rest sound like good ideas. I'll consider them.

 

[Okunevic]

My suggestion , DO NOT NAME IT DotA