MOBA
Multiplayer battle game
MOBA stands for multiplayer online battle arena, a video game genre where two teams of players control characters with distinct abilities and compete to destroy the opposing team's base.
Games like *League of Legends* and *Dota 2* defined the genre: I've been playing MOBAs since college.
Each match typically lasts twenty to sixty minutes, with players leveling up characters and coordinating strategy in real time.
Parallel traffic divisions
- minionsObedient subordinates of power
- creepsUnsettling individuals
- towersTall vertical structures
- turretsSmall projecting towers
nexus · base · jungle · ganking · farming · pushing · roaming · objectives
Involving multiple participants
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- arenaVenue for contests
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
strategy · PvP · team-based · esports · gaming · match · session · queue
Move while supporting
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- tankLarge storage vessel
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- magePractitioner of sorcery
marksman · bruiser · ADC · healer · initiator · peeler · roamer · utility
lanes
Parallel traffic divisions
turrets · nexus · base · jungle · ganking · farming · pushing · roaming · objectives · dragon
multiplayer
Involving multiple participants
- onlineNetwork-connected state
- arenaVenue for contests
- competitiveDriven by rivalry
real-time · strategy · PvP · team-based · esports · gaming · match · session · queue · lobby
carry
Move while supporting
mage · marksman · bruiser · ADC · healer · initiator · peeler · roamer · utility
toxicity
Capacity to cause harm
throwing · carry · smurf · boosting · ranking · climbing · MMR · promos · placement · division
Dota
Competitive team strategy game
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
- gaming lingoNPC, HP, GG, AFK, PvP
- PvP gamingPvP, duel, arena, deathmatch, team deathmatch
- MOBAsheroes, champions, minion, creeps, turrets
- esportstournament, esports, ESL, MLG, championship
MOBAgrand strategy
Long-term national military planning
Civilization · card game · Hearthstone · chess · roguelike
Game's lone story progression
walking simulator · puzzle game · solitaire · visual novel · co-op game
MOBAlife simulation
Genre simulating daily existence
farming sim · sandbox game · visual novel · city builder · Animal Crossing