Each lane has two “towers” per team (four total), represented by the dots above. The tank typically goes to the top lane, the AP Carry heads to the mid lane, and the AD Carry and his or her support head to the bottom lane. The map is divided into three lanes, all spawning from the base. In a standard, basic match of the average MOBA game, each team of five begins on either the lower-left or upper-right corner of the map. Finally, there’s the jungler, but to explain their role, we’ll have to first explain how the game is played. Though it’s often an unpopular role to fill, the support is one of the most important aspects of any team. For the second half of the match, the support extends their powers to the entire team, healing and buffing as needed. Meanwhile, the support typically sticks by the AD Carry’s side for the first half of the game, healing and applying buffs to boost their teammate’s power. A good tank can defend his team in a face-off and live to tell the tale. The tank is the opposite of a carry while his attack and magic powers are often quite low, he specializes in defense and absorbing hits without dying. That’s where two more roles come in: the tank and the support. While these two character roles typically claim the most kills, they’re also susceptible to the most deaths in the game, as their defense is often weak. The AD Carry and AP Carry are typically the main damage dealers of the game, with the AD focusing on using melee and physical attacks, while the AP uses magic and spells. Players usually fall into one of several archetypes. Like with any competitive game, most players have a standard character type they play, and MOBAs are no different. Each team member chooses a separate character, and that character fulfills a necessary role on the team. The MOBA, or multiplayer online battle arena genre, is a competitive team-based online game in which, in typical standard matches, teams of five face off against each other on a large map. If you’re unaware of how these games work, they might seem pretty daunting. While both of those games are the most popular examples of the genre, dozens of different MOBAs have since arrived on systems like PC, Mac, consoles, and even smartphones. In fact, MOBAs helped build the Esports scene from an underground community to a major platform that receives coverage on networks as large as ABC and ESPN, awarding multi-million dollar cash prizes at top conferences for games like League of Legends and DotA 2.
MOBAs continue to be one of the most popular genres for competitive play online, a decade after they burst onto the scene.
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