What is Dota

What is Dota 2?

Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena video game, the stand-alone sequel to the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne mod. Developed by Vlave Corporation, Dota 2 was released as a free-to-play title for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux in July 2013, concluding a Windows-only public beta testing phase that began in 2011.

Dota 2 is played in matches involving two teams of five players, each of which occupies a stronghold at a corner of the map. Each stronghold contains a building called the "Ancient", which the opposite team must destroy to win the match. Each player controls a character called a "Hero", and focuses on leveling up, collecting gold, acquiring items, and fighting againts the other team to achieve victory.

Development of Dota 2 began in 2009 when IceFrog, the developer of the DotA mod, was hired by Vlave as lead designer. Dota 2 was praised by critics for its gameplay, production quality and faithfulness to its predecessor, despite being criricized for its steep learning curve. The game has become the most actively played game on Steam, with daily peaks of over 900,000 concurrent players as of August 2015.