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Dota 2 (Defense of the Ancients 2) is an upcoming action
fantasy strategy
video game being developed by Valve Corporation. It is the
stand-alone
sequel to the popular Warcraft III custom map Defense of the
Ancients. The
title was formally announced on October 13, 2010 via the
Game Informer
website. The game currently is scheduled for a full release
in 2012, with a
public beta scheduled for the fall of 2011. The game will be
released
through both retail and download by Valve's content delivery
platform
Steam, which the game has been developed to exclusively run
on for both
game launch and update delivery. Dota 2 will operate on
Microsoft Windows
and Mac OS X.
The game is comprised exclusively of session-based online
multiplayer
activity, with the primary objective of each match being for
the teams to
destroy their opposing team's fortified stronghold called an
Ancient Fortress.
Each player assumes the role of a "hero", who is given the
responsibility of
participating in team combat, which generally takes place
along a series of
lanes that connect their opposing bases, lined with
defensive towers. The
gameplay elements are largely incorporated from Defense of
the Ancients,
with the game's lead designer (known only as "IceFrog")
being the
longest-serving and current developer of the Warcraft III
mod. Dota 2 marks
Valve's first fantasy, as well as Action RTS game.
Dota 2 combines the real-time strategy element of
traditional top-down
perspective, while also incorporating the leveling and
itemization system of
a role playing game. Players are pitted against each other
into two distinct
factions called the Radiant and the Dire. The Radiant is a
light,
nature-oriented faction based at the southwest corner of the
map, while the
Dire is a dark, volcanic-themed faction based at the
northeast corner.
Players assume the role of a "hero" - a strategically-
powerful unit, who,
through combat experience, may progress to a maximum level
of 25. The
basic setup of Dota 2 places two strongholds defended by
towers and waves
of units which guard the main paths leading to their base
with critical
structures called Ancient Fortresses at opposing ends of an
evenly-balanced
map with multiple connecting regions identified as "lanes",
in which enemy
units primarily traverse, while also combating powerful
defensive towers
along the way. Players are split into two teams, ideally in
a five-on-five
format, to compete as the primary defenders for each Ancient
Fortress.
The overall objective of each match is to battle through the
opposing force's
defenses, in order to arrive at and destroy the opponents'
Ancient Fortress.
Because Dota 2 is highly team-oriented, players must
coordinate with their
teams in order to achieve victory. The towers and strongho
