MOBA stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena if you do not know, and games such as League of Legends and Dota2 fall into this category. In an attempt to enter the MOBA market in China, one of the largest games publisher and developer, NetEase, revealed its very own entry – a Unreal Engine 3 developed game based on Romance of the 3 Kingdoms, loosely translated as Heroic 3 Kingdoms.
What is so special about this game, since MOBA tends to follow the standard 2-lanes template? Well, for the main map, there are 3 lanes in this game, staying true to the 3 Kingdoms storyline. Seen in the supposedly leaked map layout below, the darker blue spots represents the item merchant in the wilds, the green spots represents low level mobs while the red spots indicates high level mobs.
There is currently no actual screenshot yet, but with its first Closed Beta hitting 6th April, I am guessing more information will be released soon. Heroic 3 Kingdoms currently boasts high AI mobs and new maps, but none are currently shown. And by the way, the characters are a physical re-imagination of the actual Three Kingdoms heroes. Panda again, yeah I know…
