编辑“︁DotA”︁（章节）

== 反应和影响 ==

[[File:WCG Malaysia 2005 DoTA Winners.jpg|thumb|right|第一届[[世界电子竞技大赛|WCG]]的DotA决赛前三名]]

在《[[电脑游戏世界]]》杂志中游戏新闻工作者和开发者卢克·史密斯在回忆《魔兽争霸III》的新地图和新Mod时称<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|date=2004-09-01|url=http://www.mywire.com/pubs/ComputerGamingWorld/2004/09/01/503898?extID=10051|title=WarCraft Maps Go Mod|publisher=Computer Gaming World|accessdate=2009-09-15|language=en|archive-date=2008-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530034916/http://www.mywire.com/pubs/ComputerGamingWorld/2004/09/01/503898?extID=10051|dead-url=no}}</ref>“随着时间的推移，DotA越来越流行，是极限的即时战略游戏（{{lang|en|the ultimate real time strategy}}）。”<ref>{{cite video|people=O'Connor, Frank; Smith, Luke; et al. |date=2008-02 |title=The Official Bungie Podcast |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/8/5/d85ce76f-0cb2-41df-aaae-a8c96790332b/Bungie_Podcast_021908.mp3 |format=MP3 |publisher=Bungie |location=Washington |accessdate=2009-09-15 |language=en |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411182931/http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/8/5/d85ce76f-0cb2-41df-aaae-a8c96790332b/Bungie_Podcast_021908.mp3 |archivedate=2008-04-11 }}</ref>自2005年DotA Allstars在[[暴雪嘉年华|暴雪嘉年华（BlizzCon）]]首次比赛<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff |year=2005 |url=http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon05/tournaments.shtml |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205123749/http://www.blizzard.com/blizzcon05/tournaments.shtml |archivedate=2008-02-05 |title=Blizzcon '05 Tournaments |publisher=Blizzard |accessdate=2009-09-15 |language=en |deadurl=yes }}</ref>，DotA Allstars已经成为重要的联赛地图。DotA Allstars也在[[马来西亚]]和[[新加坡]]2005年的WCG亚洲杯成为比赛项目，并且WCG亚洲区在2006赛季开始了DotA项目<ref>{{cite web|date=2006-08-05 |title=About WCG Asian Championships |url=http://asian.worldcybergames.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=3 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011130819/http://asian.worldcybergames.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=3 |archivedate=2007-10-11 |publisher=World Cyber Games |accessdate=2009-09-15 |language=en |deadurl=yes }}</ref>。DotA现在是国际公认的电子竞技比赛项目之一。<ref>{{cite web|title=CyberEvolution - Warcraft 3: Defense of the Ancients - Series 1 |url=http://www.cevolved.com/?page=event&id=21 |publisher=cevolved.com |accessdate=2009-09-15 |language=en |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831174502/http://www.cevolved.com/?page=event&id=21 |archivedate=2006-08-31 }}</ref>DotA Allstars的官方论坛通常有800人同时在线讨论，1个月大约有100000个主题，而《魔兽争霸III》的官方讨论区1个月主题也不过几千个。<ref name="pro1" />又如，DotA也出现在[[ESWC]]2008的比赛项目中<ref>{{cite web|date=2008-01-06 |author=Banks, James |title=ESWC Gamelist |url=http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/15348-The_official_games_for_ESWC_2008 |publisher=[[SK Gaming]] |accessdate=2009-09-15 |language=en |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725175526/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/15348-The_official_games_for_ESWC_2008 |archivedate=2008-07-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Saylor, Robby |date=2008-02-14 |url=http://www.gotfrag.com/dota/story/41599/?spage=2 |title=Rwar and Slahser on Current Issues |publisher=GotFrag |accessdate=2009-09-15 |language=en |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625183437/http://www.gotfrag.com/dota/story/41599/?spage=2 |archivedate=2009-06-25 }}</ref>Oliver Paradis，ESWC比赛的管理者指出在社会对DotA的高度支持下，也因为其在国际大赛中的出现，这就是DotA入选比赛项目的原因。<ref name="why dota">{{cite web|author=Nair, Neha |date=2008-01-18 |title=ESWC interview, why DotA? |url=http://www.gotfrag.com/dota/story/41175/ |publisher=GotFrag |accessdate=2009-09-15 |language=en |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090624103412/http://www.gotfrag.com/dota/story/41175/ |archivedate=2009-06-24 }}</ref>

DotA在世界的许多地方也很流行。在菲律宾和泰国DotA与《[[反恐精英]]》是同等地位。<ref name="Why2" />在瑞典和其他北欧国家DotA一样流行。在《魔兽争霸III》中，[[局域网]]游戏是比赛的重要部分<ref name="why dota" />，包括瑞典和挪威的联赛；然而，在北美缺少这种局域网联赛，一些地图制作团队已经解散<ref name="Why2">{{cite web|url=http://www.gotfrag.com/dota/story/40388/?spage=2 |title=Why Defense of the Ancients? (Pg. 2) |author=Nair, Neha |date=2007-10-30 |accessdate=2009-09-15 |publisher=GotFrag |language=en |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101204949/http://www.gotfrag.com/dota/story/40388/?spage=2 |archivedate=2007-11-01 }}</ref>。而暴雪认定DotA Allstars是最佳的自定义地图<ref name="intro1" /><ref name="intro3" /><ref>{{cite journal|author=Mielke, James|title=Will Work for Vespene Gas; Ten minutes with StarCraft II lead producer Chris Sigaty|journal=[[Games for Windows]]|issue=8|language=en|date=July 2007}}</ref>

2008年6月，迈克尔·沃尔布里奇为Gamasutra供稿时指出DotA“在世界上可能是最流行、讨论最自由而不提供游戏支持的游戏Mod”（“{{lang|en|is likely the most popular and most-discussed free, non-supported game mod in the world}}”）<ref name="gamasutra"/>他指出了表明在游戏周围有强力的社团支持，Walbridge指出DotA表现出这是非常容易由一个社区维护的游戏，并且这是一个地图的最大优势。[[Gas Powered Games]]的{{link-en|半神 (遊戲)|Demigod (video game)|半神}}（2009年）自DotA得到启发<ref>{{cite web|author=Purchese, Rob|date=2008-03-04|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=93953|language=en|title=GPG "fairly certain" Demigod will make 08|publisher=Eurogamer|accessdate=2009-09-15|archive-date=2011-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810064846/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gpg-fairly-certain-demigod-will-make-08|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=en |author=Paul, Ure |date=2008-03-04 |url=http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/demigod.phtml?2553 |title=Demigod First Look |publisher=ActionTrip |accessdate=2009-09-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623131216/http://www.actiontrip.com/previews/demigod.phtml?2553 |archivedate=2009-06-23 }}</ref>，经游戏出版商[[Gamespy|GameSpy]]分析，游戏像“在现实生活中玩DotA”（“{{lang|en|playing DotA in real life.}}”）<ref>{{cite web|1=|language=en|author=Lopez, Miguel|date=2008-02-21|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/gas-powered-games-project/854109p1.html|title=Demigod (PC) Preview|publisher=[[Gamespy|GameSpy]]|accessdate=2009-09-15|archive-date=2012-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907175611/http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/gas-powered-games-project/854109p1.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。Guinsoo（DotA前作者）继续使用许多他自DotA中学到的方法和经验为创作Riot Games的《[[英雄联盟]]》。<ref name="1up-guinsoo"/>其他类似DotA的游戏有[[S2 Games]]的《纽沃斯英雄》。<ref name="escapist-heroes of newerth">{{cite web|author=Ng, Keane|date=2009-07-14|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93165-League-of-Legends-Will-Be-Free-to-Play|title=League of Legends Will Be Free to Play|publisher=The Escapist|accessdate=2009-09-15|language=en|archive-date=2011-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026080931/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93165-League-of-Legends-Will-Be-Free-to-Play|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

DotA的流行基本上是因为口头传播和游戏的社会性。<ref name="pro1" />

在DotA没有被汉化之前，台湾玩家模仿DotA，制作了名为“[[真三国无双]]”的中文版本魔兽RPG对抗地图。<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yxnpc.com/2008-10-09/0G9R/09871909.html|title=电子竞技专稿 Dota圈的那些事|publisher=YXNPC|date=2008-12-11|accessdate=2009-09-15|archive-date=2009-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828033313/http://www.yxnpc.com/2008-10-09/0G9R/09871909.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>地图设定背景为蜀魏相争，因其中国元素浓重，深受华人地区玩家喜爱。<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zhensan.com/info/news/20090605/105.html|title=【转载】对一些DOTA玩家批判真三的解释|publisher=Zhensan.Com|date=2009-06-05|accessdate=2009-09-15|archive-date=2010-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103165106/http://zhensan.com/info/news/20090605/105.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>
与「真三国无双」齐名的「[[信长之野望]]」是另一张中文版本魔兽RPG对抗地图，地图设定的时空背景为战国时代两大势力的对抗。以不断更新及模组精致等特点拥有广大玩家，也有少部分玩家認為其「[[信长之野望]]」之內容較偏向於MOBA類型的競技方式。

而DotA Allstars也因为《魔兽争霸III》引擎的限制，而受到一定的制约，比如技能的伤害不能与英雄等级同时提高等。<ref name="intro2" />于是出现了模仿DotA地图的游戏，如韩国[[N-log]]的游戏《[[黑暗之光]]》（Darkness and Light）要求玩家从阵营光明和黑暗中选择其一，也以破坏对方基地为目的。<ref name="intro2" />开发公司称其为“对战战略攻城网游”，每次对战约进行30分钟，玩家可通过杀死中立、敌方势力来提升等级与获得金钱来购买装备。但是其游戏过程与DotA类似。<ref name="intro2" />