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Title: Alien RPGs?
Post by: Birdbrain on October 06, 2013, 05:00:46 PM
Are there any alien RPGs, were your charecter is an alien?
Title: Re: Alien RPGs?
Post by: Apathy Reactor on October 06, 2013, 05:05:03 PM
Dota 2 if you consider some of the heroes, like morphling, he is an alien, but if you mean sci-fi, then Star Trek online or Star Wars mmorpg's maybe. Or Mass effect could count.
Title: Re: Alien RPGs?
Post by: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 02:21:43 AM
Dota isn't even remotely an RPG
Title: Re: Alien RPGs?
Post by: Keyeto on October 07, 2013, 03:55:58 AM
The only games I can think of where you play as an alien were the "Destroy all Humans!" games.
Title: Re: Alien RPGs?
Post by: Apathy Reactor on October 07, 2013, 07:48:20 AM
Quote from: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 02:21:43 AM
Dota isn't even remotely an RPG
I'd say it is, you level up, improve skills and stats, buy new gear, how is it NOT an rpg?
Title: Re: Alien RPGs?
Post by: Birdbrain on October 07, 2013, 07:59:35 AM
What kinds of classes would an RPG with aliens have? And what skills would those classes have?
Title: Re: Alien RPGs?
Post by: gtfotis on October 07, 2013, 08:22:01 AM
Quote from: IceScythe on October 07, 2013, 07:48:20 AM
Quote from: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 02:21:43 AM
Dota isn't even remotely an RPG
I'd say it is, you level up, improve skills and stats, buy new gear, how is it NOT an rpg?
It's a MOBA, not an RPG.
The only "role" that you're "playing" in this "game" is top mid or bot :P
Title: Re: Alien RPGs?
Post by: Apathy Reactor on October 07, 2013, 10:15:59 AM
Quote from: gtfotis on October 07, 2013, 08:22:01 AM
Quote from: IceScythe on October 07, 2013, 07:48:20 AM
Quote from: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 02:21:43 AM
Dota isn't even remotely an RPG
I'd say it is, you level up, improve skills and stats, buy new gear, how is it NOT an rpg?
It's a MOBA, not an RPG.
The only "role" that you're "playing" in this "game" is top mid or bot :P
:/ people be gettin technical and shiz
Title: Re: Alien RPGs?
Post by: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 05:13:48 PM
Because Dota isn't about your hero.

It's about working with the other heros to destroy your enemy's towers and base.

There is a lot more to Dota than "leveling up my hero and giving him items".

A lot more.
Title: Re: Alien RPGs?
Post by: Apathy Reactor on October 07, 2013, 06:08:01 PM
Quote from: Mothaelon on October 07, 2013, 05:13:48 PM
Because Dota isn't about your hero.

It's about working with the other heros to destroy your enemy's towers and base.

There is a lot more to Dota than "leveling up my hero and giving him items".

A lot more.
yes I know this, but I'm saying that it is an rpg because that is part of the game. It is also a strategy game, and a very fun one at that. But this thread is not about whether or not Defense of the Ancients 2 classifies as an RPG, it's about RPGs with aliens. I can't say that I've played any RPGs with aliens recently, but I know that there definitely are some. Now, do you mean offline or online RPGs? Or does it matter?