Created by Minh Le and Jess Cliffe, Counter-Strike began as a simple patch to make Half-Life more "realistic." By removing the sci-fi elements and pitting Terrorists vs. Counter-Terrorists, it created a slow-burn tension that was the antithesis of Quake's rocket-jumping chaos.
The "MOBA" and "RTS-FPS" hybrid didn't start with Dota . Natural Selection , created by Charlie "Flayra" Cleveland, was revolutionary. One player on each team was the "Commander," playing from a top-down RTS perspective (building structures, researching upgrades) while the other 12 players were foot soldiers in an FPS view. half-life 1 mods