Do you know what the MOBA genre really needs more of? Sci-fi. And also heresy. And Space Marines.
Warhammer 40k is the perfect fit for this genre! The game is rife with larger-than-life heroes, crazy special abilities, and a rich mythos. It's not hard to imagine heroes of the 40k universe coming together to push waves of Ork, Guardsmen, Guardians, Hormagaunts, or Cultist creeps down futuristic lanes to destroy giant skull-towers. Or some-such thing. Each hero could have very easily-imagined special abilities and witty one-liners. Items fit the universe as well. Ok, modders, get out there and make some of this stuff come true, please!
Off the top of my head, here's a few characters that would work in this game, and a dota-like roster of skills for each:
Space Marine Captain - I imagine a hero with abilities that let him change up his loadout on the fly. Captains are known for being versatile characters with a wide range of wargear. I'm imagining something like Troll Warlord, where he can change between boltgun and lightning claws on the fly (with a cooldown, naturally), and having some sort of AOE or global buffs to damage or attack speed for his allies.
Space Marine Librarian/Ork Weirdboy/Eldar Warlock/Chaos Sorcerer - Anything goes for these guys. They're psykers, they can have a variety of magic-type attacks. Teleporting, debuffs on enemies, stuns, nukes, they can do it.
Assault Marine Sargeant - Well, this would be a melee hero with a jump pack, probably a chainsword. Could potentially have melta bombs and be able to use his jump pack to leap around cliffs or escape/initiate. I bet he'd be fun as hell to play.
Ork Warboss - Big, tanky melee hero. Some abilities that represent his luv o' fightin'. Maybe some combination of Tiny (where he gets larger as he gets stronger and levels up), Huskar (does more damage the more hurt he is), and Bristleback (he wants to get into the thick of it!). He'd have some good health regen and armor.
Necron Overlord - This guy's a no-brainer, with the ability to come back to life if killed, plus a temporary mind-control of an enemy and potentially a banishment spell, he would be a real force to be reckoned with. No doubt a carry!
Space Marine Devestator/Imperial Guard Weapons Team - this type of hero would be the ranged specialist with all sorts of missiles and plasma weapons and lascannons.
Dreadnought/Killa Kan/Wraithlord/Carnifex - The giant monsters! I suppose each one would have unique abilities, but they'd all likely be pretty tanky and hard to kill. The Dreadnought ought to have some kind of ranged abilities, while the Kan and Fex might not.
Marbo - This elite Guardsman would have stealth abilities along with traps and explosives to plant.
You could have a ton of named characters from every Codex, along with these more generic heroes, and you'd be coming around to the number of heroes in conventional MOBAs, with all the variety and different playstyles you could ask for. Seriously, this has to happen!
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