[charcircuit]

Having gameplay originate in a mod is different from a hit game being a mod.

[nrdvana]

It was a "hit game" while it was still a mod. They were able to find investment to graduate to a standalone game because they already had a player base in the tens of thousands.

[somewhatgoated]

Just semantics - DotA 2 and LoL like 90% the same game as the wc3 dota “mod” ( we called them funmaps or custom maps)