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Yep DotA was just a port of AoS: https://starcraft.fandom.com/wiki/Aeon_of_Strife_(map)

I remember the map “V-TEC paintball” as a forerunner of the DotA and LOL styles - endless waves with you the (battlecruiser | marine | ghost) running around making the difference. HotS, LOL, DotA all seem to trace back to those “paintball” custom maps and the creators who made terrific use of the tools on offer.

Came here to comment the same. I was making fun of my housemates for being addicted to DOTA (a MOBA game), then during a "Use Map Settings" game of Starcraft I discovered and enjoyed playing a mod called "Aeon of Strife" and shared it with my housemates.

DOTA is a direct descendant of Aeon of Strife.

I had discovered the original DOTA, inside Starcraft.