Why MOBAs Are Gaming’s Most Unforgiving Genre. April 9, 2025

There are five roles to a MOBA, typically: MarksmanBottom lane, can be top lane), Tank(Roamer), Mage(Mid-lane), Jungler, and Fighter(solo lane). There are turrets in each lane. You push the opponent’s turrets all the way until you get to the base of the enemy to destroy it. Sounds simple enough, but that could not be the furthest thing from reality.

What Makes MOBAs So Difficult?

It takes experience above all else to be good in MOBAs. Games like Marvel Rivals and Overwatch may come with a learning curve, but they are much more newbie-friendly. Famous MOBAs such as League of Legends, Mobile Legends, and DOTA are not. I pinpoint this as being the veteran’s players’ fault. The competitive nature of MOBAs get downright toxic and if you do anything less than what your teammates expect, then your soul will be cursed to hell.

The other issue is the severe unbalanced nature in MOBAs. No matter what is done, developers cannot seem to grasp how to not make a few heroes overpowered and the others underwhelming. This creates a perpetual cycle of metas that all players feel they must adhere by in order to win. Which brings me to the matchmaking problem. Some days you can get into games and feel like an unstoppable pro, and other days you are pulling your hair out wondering where you went wrong, calling for your mother in a fetal position.

Now, if vets are going through such a tough time, then the new players are sure to be scared off. One has to learn the heroes, the lanes and roles, the items, what heroes counters other heroes, what items counters heroes, when to rotate, what objectives to go for and when. It is not an easy concept to pick up and be immediately good at. It takes patience, dedication, and very tough skin to make it to a level where you are competitive.

The Best And Worst Of Times

When it’s great, it’s wonderful. When it’s bad, it’s terrible. As someone who has been ranked top 10 in the United States in Mobile Legends, it’s a very addicting experience. My theory is that the matchmaking is setup in such a way to give you the highest high’s and the lowest lows to keep wanting to play. If you’re on a losing streak, you play to beat it. If you’re winning, you love the feeling because it can possibly be an elusive one. Either way, it is quite an experience unlike any other. Some of the best MOBAs out right now if any of is interesting in stepping into the lion’s den are League of Legends(PC), Wild Rift, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Honor of Kings, Smite, and DOTA 2. MOBAs are some of the most unforgiving games ever created, but it also gives you a rewarding feeling like no other.