In the gaming world, Valve Corporation has grown to become one of the largest publishers (with the success of Steam network distribution) and game developers (Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, etc) in the world today. In terms of game development, quality always takes precedence over quantity. This is especially true of his latest work, Dota 2 which is still being developed.
Since it was first established in 1996, Valve's output is always released slowly and perfected before being released to the market. Gamers even make the term "Valve Time" to mention the time period between the release plan date to the actual release date.
Dota 2 is the newest game of Valve output that has just closed the close beta period and can now be played in a kind of open beta and proves that Valve still has a 'fang' in producing quality games and interesting to play.
A Brief History of Dota
Dota stands for Defense of The Ancients, a multiplayer game that resembles the RTS genre. But here, players just control a Hero alone, not the entire army. Although not the first game to use the gameplay, Dota managed to popularize it, gaining millions of fans around the world before raising other games such as League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth.
This game's inspiration was obtained from Starcraft with a custom map, the Aeon of Strife. However, Dota was actually born after Blizzard released Warcraft III. Using the map editor, the modder named Eul created the first version of Dota. Over time, 'Project Dota' is done by various developers, one of which is Guinsoo (who later developed League of Legends) and IceFrog, the developer of Dota's only current folder since 2005.
Introduction to Dota Gameplay
Dota pitted 2 teams containing each of 5 players, both of which have a major headquarters called Ancient and the first team to successfully destroy the opposing Ancient is the winner. There are three paths or paths (called 'lanes') connecting the two Ancients and spawn troops ('creeps') occurring periodically on the paths, fighting the opponent's 'creeps' throughout the battle to the opponent's base.
Each player can control a unit / character called 'Hero' selected at the beginning of the game. There are over 100 Heroes of different types: Strength, Agility and Intelligence. Each Hero has 4 skills (some have more) active or passive. By killing creeps, leveling up, buying items and making strategic decisions, the player will try to explore the map to destroy his opponent's Ancient
What is Dota 2? What are the advantages?
Dota is played by millions of fans around the world, ranging from America to Asia and beyond. While LoL and HoN have indeed created a separate game, but there is only one real DotA game and this version is guarded by IceFrog. DotA players around the world believe IceFrog is a figure who understands the essence of Dota and because Dota 2 is developed by IceFrog, it is clear that Dota's essence fond of his fans will remain.
If you're interested in game competitions, there are plenty of leagues and Dota 2 tournaments you can meet anywhere online. Not a few cafe also held a competition like this. For 3 years in a row, Valve has run a global tournament of The International with a total prize of $ 1.6 million and this year, The International has gained a prize fund of up to $ 2 million and continues to grow from its crowdfunding.
excess Dota 2: Dota 2 can be played for free in full. Unlike rival LoL or HoN who monetize by selling Hero using cash or real money, in Dota 2, you can have all the existing Hero, use and enjoy every feature offered without paying a penny. You just need to spend money to buy Hero costumes and tickets tournaments to watch the game Dota. Dota 2 is a real FREE GAME.