DOTA should have its own MPQ archive...

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Now, don't hate me for this, but its just an idea that sprang up in my head.

DOTA is currently 3.4 MB from imports especially like the loading screen.

So it's practically insane to let people download in games.

But with a MPQ archive of the models, skins and the loading screen, you'll reduce the dota map to somewhere like 500 KB...

And IceFrog can obviously expand the DOTA by 50 megabytes because the MPQ archive will hold those.

So Blizzard should add in their next patch, a DOTA.MPQ, and all IceFrog needs to do is path the DOTA files from the MPQ, which is external from the map. You can finally play a map that could have been 50 MB, now 1 MB in multiplayer!

"You could say, why DOTA??? Since when did DotA deserve this?"

DotA obviously got Warcraft sales more popular than ever. Did your map cause people to buy Warcraft?

My friend gave me his additional Warcraft disc because he wanted to play DotA with me... He didn't give it so we could play Real Life for Morons...

What do you think?

When was the last time I played DotA? Three months ago...

The last time I played DotA in more than 4 days in a week? Never...


Just stating something that will help dota players out there.
 
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Warcraft != DotA
if DotA == Warcraft
{
call UninstallGame()
}

There are many other great maps. Just because a lot of people play DotA, it doesn't mean that they should change the whole game to suit it.
 
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Sure it does. DotA is played more than every single other map added up all together, every single day. It should come with the game, or at least be officially supported.
 
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UndeadDragon said:
Warcraft != DotA
if DotA == Warcraft
{
call UninstallGame()
}

There are many other great maps. Just because a lot of people play DotA, it doesn't mean that they should change the whole game to suit it.
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They won't change Warcraft.

It's just DOTA and DOTA has done much for Blizzard to help them.
 
Genkora

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Vicboy said:
They won't change Warcraft.

It's just DOTA and DOTA has done much for Blizzard to help them.
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I don't see how DotA has helped Blizzard in any way. Honestly, I don't think anyone purchased wc3 just to play DotA (not to mention they wouldn't have much of an idea of what DotA is before buying wc3).

imo, DotA is balanced and everything, but it's kinda boring. Also, people should just download it from getdota, no MPQ files needed.
 
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My classmates didn't buy Warcraft because they wanted to play maps over battle.net

They bought warcraft to play dota...

Almost everyone in my school did from what I remember.
 
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1. It is DotA not DOTA.
2. Stuff DotA, Starcraft II :)
3. I think Blizzard maybe more focused on fixing that JASS bug or something.
4. I don't really think they need to make a MPQ for it... 3.4 MB is fine... and I don't think IceFrog would find enough things to reach up to 50MB. If he did, it'd be a hell long wait for the next version.
5. Besides, who downloads in-game, www.getdota.com
 
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BlackRose said:
1. It is DotA not DOTA.

Thank you captain genious
2. Stuff DotA, Starcraft II :)

Eh?
3. I think Blizzard maybe more focused on fixing that JASS bug or something.

The exploit that can be used as a virus
4. I don't really think they need to make a MPQ for it... 3.4 MB is fine... and I don't think IceFrog would find enough things to reach up to 50MB. If he did, it'd be a hell long wait for the next version.

Just because you have more space doesn't mean you need to have more time in making it. You can leave models, textures and sounds decompressed and let the MPQ handle it.
5. Besides, who downloads in-game, www.getdota.com

Not my main point, but if this happens, then we'll also be generous enough to let people download.
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Ok.... then we'd have to wait for Blizzard to release something like that and either way, what point is there posting on TheHelper.net? DotA is fine the way it is?
 
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MPQ is used locally, I don't want to play a custom game having "DotA addons on my screen" :|
 
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Jimpy said:
Epic words of wisdom there.
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Yeah, you forgot to read the words inside the quote in the message: a.

I replied inside the quote, so don't think everything is intentionally unnecessary.

For revolver, you don't need to. :rolleyes:
 
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ok.. so whats so special about DotA, its an AoS, wow. And, from what ive heard, its item centered, which is really stupid imo. Maybe id see more of my favorite games if DotA wasnt hosted so many people. And now people are coming from like The other side of the earth to play DotA on the EASTERN USA. They have this like uber bad delay, what is the point of that?
 
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ElderKingpin said:
ok.. so whats so special about DotA, its an AoS, wow. And, from what ive heard, its item centered, which is really stupid imo. Maybe id see more of my favorite games if DotA wasnt hosted so many people. And now people are coming from like The other side of the earth to play DotA on the EASTERN USA. They have this like uber bad delay, what is the point of that?
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From what you've heard? Try playing it before saying it's stupid. I don't like it, but I have played it a few times.
 
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ElderKingpin said:
ok.. so whats so special about DotA, its an AoS, wow. And, from what ive heard, its item centered, which is really stupid imo. Maybe id see more of my favorite games if DotA wasnt hosted so many people. And now people are coming from like The other side of the earth to play DotA on the EASTERN USA. They have this like uber bad delay, what is the point of that?
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Your post is centered on... hating DotA?

You are so wrong when you say what's so special about DotA.
 
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ElderKingpin said:
ok.. so whats so special about DotA, its an AoS, wow. And, from what ive heard, its item centered, which is really stupid imo. Maybe id see more of my favorite games if DotA wasnt hosted so many people. And now people are coming from like The other side of the earth to play DotA on the EASTERN USA. They have this like uber bad delay, what is the point of that?
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Genkora said:
From what you've heard? Try playing it before saying it's stupid. I don't like it, but I have played it a few times.
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Vicboy said:
Your post is centered on... hating DotA?

You are so wrong when you say what's so special about DotA.
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Enough with the flaming, one more and I'm closing the thread.
 
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yay this is going to turn into a hate or love dota :D
then good old mod will come in all wise and powerfull and be like
CLOSED BITCHES
 
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