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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
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. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, also known as ML or MLBB, is a mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed and published by Moonton, a ByteDance subsidiary. Since its release in 2016, the game has grown in popularity worldwide, most notably in Southeast Asia[4], and has since surpassed 1 billion downloads, with peak monthly players of 100 million.[5][6] In 2021, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang achieved an all-time gross of US$1 billion, with 44 percent of its revenue coming from outside Asia, making it the top mobile game of its genre with the most global appeal.

The game pits two teams of five players against each other in real time, with at least 10-second matchmaking and 10-minute matches. Players must fight over three lanes to take the enemy's tower and defend their own in this traditional battle arena game. Like classic MOBAs, there is no hero leveling or pay to play aspect—winners and losers are determined by skill, ability, and strategy.

Following its success, Moonton has entered the esports scene with the creation of several regional tournaments dubbed Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa regions that serve as a qualifier for the Mobile Legends World Championships, in which 15 countries have so far participated, including Japan, Russia, and the United States.

Originally named Mobile Legends: 5v5 MOBA, the initial release of the game in 2016 was met with criticism citing similarities with another MOBA game, League of Legends. In July 2017, Riot Games filed a lawsuit against Moonton for copyright infringement; however, the case was dismissed by the Central District Court of California in the United States on account of forum non conveniens. Moonton has since then made several remodeling and patch updates for distinction and game improvements.

Gameplay
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is a mobile-optimized multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game. The game is free to play and only earns money through in-game purchases such as characters and skins. Each player controls a unique "Hero" character with unique abilities and traits. The main purpose of heroes is defined by six roles: "Tank," "Marksman," "Assassin," "Fighter," "Mage," and "Support." These roles define each player's responsibilities for their respective teams. Players can also create custom builds for their heroes, which include in-game items and emblems.

Ranked and classic
In real time, two teams of five players compete against each other. Players will be matched according to their current ranking. The lowest rank in the game is "Warrior," followed by "Elite," "Master," "Grandmaster," "Epic," "Legend," and the highest rank, "Mythic."[14] A player can only invite and form a team with other players of the same rank or players one rank higher or lower.

The main goal of victory is to destroy the opposing base. The game has three lanes: the gold lane (on top), the exp lane (on the bottom), and the mid lane. The gold and exp lanes will swap places depending on which side of the map a player starts on (blue or red). The jungle lies between each lane. The jungle is divided into four sections: two between the enemy's lanes and two between the lanes of a player's team. The jungle is home to a variety of creeps and monsters that provide buffs, experience, and gold.

A player cannot directly attack the enemy base without first destroying opposing turrets in at least one lane. Each lane contains three turrets that fire at heroes and deal massive damage. To attack them without taking damage, a player must enlist the assistance of their team's "minions." Minions spawn at the bases of each team and travel down each lane. The team that successfully destroys all of the turrets in one or more lanes has a better chance of destroying the opposing team's base.

The gameplay is similar in classic mode. However, whether a player wins or loses a match has no bearing on his or her ranking. Players can also form a team regardless of rank differences and choose any heroes they want, including weekly free heroes and trial cards.

Arcade and other modes
Arcade is a game mode in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang that is occasionally playable during special events, holidays, or occasions. The mode includes several strategy-based sub-games.

Brawl is a game mode in which players start with two random heroes in their inventory. This mode has only one lane with two turrets defending both teams' bases. Items can only be purchased inside the base, and players who leave cannot return unless they respawning. From time to time, a special variation called Shadow Brawl is released. The difference is that at the start of the game, all players will select from the same set of heroes. The most popular hero will be used by the entire team.

Magic Chess is a strategy-based auto battler game. Over the course of several rounds, a player, represented by a "commander," competes against 7 other players on a chess-like battlefield. Instead of fighting oneself, a player purchases, equips, and lines up MLBB Heroes. Aside from different types of "synergies," a player must delegate the random items they obtained while also keeping each hero's specific position on the battlefield in mind. Additionally, a player's gold income can be increased by economizing or going on winning/losing streaks. Finally, a player must eliminate the other competing players by reducing their commander's health points to zero.

After the game, a player will receive a certain number of rank points based on their position. Similar to the core game's ranking system, players can progress from "Warrior" to "Mythic." Magic Chess was added as a permanent arcade game mode in update patch note 1.4.60, after being temporarily added in January 2020. This and Brawl are the only permanent arcade modes so far.

Various arcade games, with slight variations, use the same battlefield as rank/classic mode. Mayhem, in which all heroes' abilities are enhanced and a player starts the game at level four, Deathbattle, in which players will play different heroes in a single match, and Mirror, in which players of the same team will use the same hero throughout the match based on majority voting.

Other game modes include the ability to battle AI heroes, custom 5v5 battles with other players, and hero training.