Dota 2 is an action fantasy strategy video game being developed by Valve Corporation and the stand-alone sequel to the popular Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne mod Defense of the Ancients. The game consists 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.

Each player controls a player character called 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, “IceFrog”, being the longest-serving and current developer of the Warcraft III mod

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