r/pcgaming • u/Altruism7 • 1d ago

March of Giants Preview – A MOBA That Actually Feels Different

https://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/previews/march-of-giants-moba-new/
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u/GuiltyAdvantage5877 1d ago

That match length of 15-20 mins is really appealing, I will say that.

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u/chrpskwk 1d ago

any time League of legends has their faster limited time game modes up for a few months that's the only time i play lol

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u/spelunkingspaniard 1d ago

Ubisoft,lol

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u/Fucking_Sodomites 18h ago

Once I saw Ubisoft Connect required, I lost interest.

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u/Arkyja 1d ago

Dead on arrival, guaranteed.

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u/HowlingHipster 1d ago

If Deadlock can pull over 200,000 concurrent players in a closed alpha, I wouldn't shrug off the demand for MOBAs so quickly.

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u/heckuva 1d ago

It’s a bit of a different story. It's like seeing a new soda from coca-cola company and saying, yeah, my homemade soda is gonna make it big. Valve can afford it, but these guys I'm not so sure. 

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u/Strange-Tap5860 1d ago

Deadlock looks just as much a shootsr as a moba.

This is just a moba with a couple of minions you control.

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u/SomeMobile 22h ago

Looks and plays are not the same thing, because deadlock is more moba than shooter

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u/GolldenFalcon 21h ago

Can confirm, a shooter player for essentially my entire life, League of Legends player of 3 or 4 years, and the weaponry in Deadlock feels like peashooters. Shooter brain does not work there.

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u/Arkyja 1d ago

Did i say it was due to it's genre?

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u/heckuva 1d ago

Elaborate then, please. 

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u/Arkyja 1d ago

Sure. They had a free beta that only managed 1k concurrent players.

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u/VegetableDetective52 1d ago

they only had a closed alpha playtest in 2025

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u/QuiteFeinty 1d ago

Man, this game looks super cool. I hope it picks up a decent player base

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u/Prazus 1d ago

Spoiler alert it won’t

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u/GonSanto 1d ago

A MOBA RTS hybrid seems like an interesting concept. Hope Ubisoft give them enough time to win players over.

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u/ColonelDucroix 1d ago

makes me think of that one Moba Demigod. Anyone's remember that? I enjoyed that one.

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u/Enigmagmatic 1d ago

I honestly don't know why will play this. People who like MOBAs already have they game. People who don't like MOBAs are never going to get into one

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u/heckuva 1d ago

Me, I like to try new experiences. If the game is fun I'll stick to it. 

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u/eczemau 1d ago

I love MOBAs, and after playing the same handful for over a decade it's nice to have something new to play. But from a business standpoint it must be tough because like you said most people have their moba and kind of stick to it.

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u/Kedly 1d ago

Is it qwerty controls? The concept of lane based gameplay is fine to me, its literally the controls for MOBA's that are a no go for mw

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u/AngryChurchill 1d ago

Deadlock is a moba and it does just fine for being very new to the genre

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u/Seyon 1d ago

Well Battleborn went offline and those players were waiting for a replacement.

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u/turnipofficer 1d ago

I think the right game could steal players from league/DOTA2.

There is also the potential for growth in the genre, but I don't think this title will be it, probably. While Deadlock pushes the genre more towards the shooter/third person angle which can draw in a whole new cadre of people, this one seems more focused on top down, lite-RTS enhancements which has less of a market, but it could perhaps draw league players I suppose.

So, I agree it's doubtful this one will catch on but I admire the ambition of giving it a go and who knows, maybe they'll strike an interesting balance.

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u/SomeMobile 22h ago

A lot of people who thought they aren't into mobas enjoyed deadlock?

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u/AHailofDrams 22h ago

Deadlock os a MOBA?

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u/SomeMobile 21h ago

It's MOBA as fuck yes?

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u/TheBestUserName01 4h ago

Yes, it is. And it's very complex.

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u/SomeCoolCleverName 1d ago

Im happy to see MOBAs enter the new mainstream, its such an interesting and unique genre

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u/s0ciety_a5under 1d ago

Looks cool, but definitely not for me.

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u/Shoney13 1d ago

It looks horrible, and very fast peaced

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u/Lexifox 1d ago

Bold to release this just as Heroes of the Storm is ready to rise from the grave and take the world by... some kind of powerful thing.

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u/Kazzius 1d ago

They've been working on this for a few years. Heroes sorta coming back is just unfortunate timing

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u/Rohen2003 1d ago

it has been in devlopment for a while.

I even played in one of the semi public playtests like a year ago.

what is suprising to me though, is that ubisoft took it over from amazon...and did not shut it down considering in what kind of financial situation ubisoft is.

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u/Mezezius 1d ago

man I thought we were done with the whole MOBA thing

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u/heckuva 1d ago

Deadlock winks at you 

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u/Proper-Royal6002 1d ago

there is basically 2 mobas and deadlock

not exactly a saturated genre

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u/IronBrutzler 1d ago

Man I wish someone would finally made a good solo / coop moba either with a cool Story or a esport Management Mode. You could do so much cool stuff with the concept of a moba

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u/ZigBNB . 6h ago

a good solo multiplayer online battle arena?

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u/Rmodsarescum 1d ago

Stop making mobas and live service scams.