Bloodline Champions

The first MMORPG I ever played was World of Warcraft at the age of 15. Afterwards, I jumped from game to game until I landed upon an older game which wasn't even an MMORPG. I decided to try DotA because of the many videos I had seen and the hype I had heard about it. The first time I tried the game, I was terrible. I could not do anything without being killed by the other team. DotA is a game where there are two bases on opposite sides of the map controlled by the computer, protected by towers and waves of minions. These bases are also protected by 5 player-controled characters. The players start at level every game and must kill the waves of minions and towers for experience and money to become stronger, in order to kill the opposing players and to destroy their base.

After playing the game for almost three years, I stopped. I had become an excellent player, but I was getting bored of the game due to one reason. Killing the other players with my team mates was very fun, especially when it was all five of us against all five of them. The period of time where you start at level 1 and have to kill minions for 15-20 minutes every game had gotten old and stale. Bloodline Champions is a game in the same vein as DotA which addresses this issue.

Bloodline Champions is a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) where everyone starts of equal and there is no more need to kill the minions or destroy the bases. All you do is fight either 2 vs. 2 or 3 vs. 3 against another team of players. No more time spent grinding at the beginning of the game, just the exciting team fights. This concept is quite original and although I was skeptical at first, the game is actually extremely entertaining. MOBA players know that if you do not have a solid hour to sink into the game, you shouldn't play or should be prepared to piss other players off (leaving a game leaves your team weakened and is frowned upon by the community).

Bloodline features a very nice waiting room which will remind players of League of Legends. You start the game with 4 available characters to play and these 4 are changed every week. You gather coins by playing games and with these coins you can buy characters, so theyre always unlocked, skins and portraits, and weapons. There is an excellent stat tracking system, tutorial and chat rooms. The support in this game is live and extremely quick and helpful.

Bloodline Champions has not redefined the genre completely, but they have innovated and they are headed in the right direction. The game is very quick paced and a lot of fun, and does not require you to set aside an hour to play. I had a lot of fun playing this game and would suggest it to anyone who enjoys MOBA games or even PvP MMORPGs.

Graphics - 8/10
Gameplay - 9/10

Overall - 8.5/10