Why does Dota have only one map?

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This is a pretty popular con used by haters.

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by The Walking Salo:

Why does Dota have only one map?
This is a pretty popular con used by haters.

It has custom/arcade which also includes numerous custom maps made by both users and by Valve.

[Dark Sun Gwyndolin]

How many maps do you think it should have? League had multiple maps, but only the main Summoner's Rift was worth playing seriously. SMITE and HotS were designed from the ground up around multiple different maps.

[Zagryzaec]

First of all it isnt one map, its several maps changed over time.

Second there are tons of other maps and modes in arcade.

Third - it helps people to use this map to the fullest. There is enough combinations of variables so the map changed as well

And fourth - different maps with different nodes would be splitting the auditory.

[󠁳 ⁧HardLimiter]

More maps: More problems.
You need to create a map which is fair for all heroes.
AAAND valve can´t hold this map. There are still many problems on the map.
Funniest thing: Lower team, left barrack. If you teleport left side on it, you will get trapped between the trees. You can still get bugged into cliffs with few heroes/items.

They can´t handle one map... A second map would be nice but again.. you need to create it for each hero. I remember the time where you can auto stack camps or with Dark Seer pulling camps on ward spots each minute. It´s now much harder but it was so funny to get 30 creeps in 4 seconds for your carry/mid.

Or pushing roshan over the map - into the enemy base (on his old position)..

[Absche]

Players are already overburdened by one map. To keep it manageable even for teams of random strangers, Dota2 keeps it quite simple:
- Fixed map
- Fixed objective
- Fixed roles
- Fixed set of abilities
It‘s not really a hard core team game. You can play it successfully even without any communication because so many things are clear from the beginning.

[Darugdawg]

changes to the map is done for balance and pace of gameplay. the map is constantly changing because of those two reasons. another map would also divide community and have drastic gameplay changes so i think they should just keep polishing the one they got. you should try custom games if you want to try new things

[Blind]

Most board games only have one map

[Grimmz]

Originally posted by The Walking Salo:

This is a pretty popular con used by haters.

i like how everyone's talking about the title and completely ignoring the content.

wtf does it even mean? what is a popular con and what are the haters?