Discussion Thread – The 13th Annual Greatest Games Event

[Mnementh]

Machina said:

Mnementh said:

The included map editor created a lively online community sharing new creations. Blizzard supported that by releasing the Map of the Month for a long time. Among the user creations were maps that started the Tower Defense genre.

And of course the map that would go on to become Dota in WarCraft III, which directly led to League of Legends, Dota 2, and a dozen other similar titles.

I loved playing UMS online in Brood War. Tower defence was a staple for me, as well as Bounds (where you all control a single Zergling attempting to reach the end of a deadly maze), Starship Troopers, Lord of the Rings, Cat & Mouse, Volcano Run, Impossible Scenarios, and so many more I've forgotten about!

The community was really creative with this map editor and also didn't limit itself to the genre of the base game (RTS) but was going far, far beyond that. Incredible!