minus-squareDacoTacolinkfedilink5•2 years agoLeague wasnt a clone, league was in the beginning by the people behind the original w3 dota map :')
minus-square@kameecoding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink27•edit-22 years agothe main maintainer of DotA at the time IceFrog works with Valve and is behind Dota 2. so yes, LoL is a knockoff. https://youtu.be/JBI9NlPqRi0?si=9T7DBYB2MOfQKo4N
minus-squareAngrilyEatingMuffinslinkfedilink5•2 years agoNo. Icefrog was the assistant dev. Guinsoo was the main dev and left dota to start LoL, leaving icefrog in charge of the project.
League wasnt a clone, league was in the beginning by the people behind the original w3 dota map :')
the main maintainer of DotA at the time IceFrog works with Valve and is behind Dota 2.
so yes, LoL is a knockoff.
https://youtu.be/JBI9NlPqRi0?si=9T7DBYB2MOfQKo4N
No. Icefrog was the assistant dev. Guinsoo was the main dev and left dota to start LoL, leaving icefrog in charge of the project.
Clone isn’t derogatory.