Dota 2



Dota 2 is a 2013 Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game developed and published by Valve Corporation, a stand-alone sequel to the popular Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients, recreated on the Source engine with all-new graphics and UI. The game is one of the most actively played games on Steam, with maximum peaks of over a million concurrent players.


 * A Worldwide Punomenon
 * Impressive Pyrotechnics: The Ancients' explosions.
 * I Shall Taunt You: Character taunt mechanic is taken straight out of Team Fortress 2.
 * Legacy Character: Due to copyright reasons (like belonging to Blizzard-exclusive races like Tauren or Pandaren) some characters had to be replaced. They are still easy to recognize.
 * Random Drops: recently incorporated, using a system similar to Team Fortress 2. The only items are cosmetic.
 * Retcon: The characters got all-new backstories, often tied in with others'.
 * Serious Business: Like the first? VERY MUCH SO.
 * Shout-Out: Like in the original, a LOT of them
 * For example, Tinker borrows a lot of Dr. Isaac Kleiner's lines from Half Life. It helps that he's voiced by the same actor. Same for some other (like Sniper and, of all things, Pudge).
 * Kleiner himself will be available as a game announcer who constantly breaks the fourth wall.
 * Updated Rerelease: It has very minor differences from the original's gameplay, but has a new engine, brand new graphics and a modern interface.
 * World of Ham