Download the Beta of Dota 2 Right now!: <br />Download here: http://gg.gg/Dota2Keys <br />Mirror Link 1: http://tinyurl.com/kcot4bz <br />Mirror Link 2: http://ow.ly/K8j7W <br /> <br />Dota 2 (Defense of the Ancients 2) is an upcoming action <br /> <br />fantasy strategy <br />video game being developed by Valve Corporation. It is the <br /> <br />stand-alone <br />sequel to the popular Warcraft III custom map Defense of the <br /> <br />Ancients. The <br />title was formally announced on October 13, 2010 via the <br /> <br />Game Informer <br />website. The game currently is scheduled for a full release <br /> <br />in 2012, with a <br />public beta scheduled for the fall of 2011. The game will be <br /> <br />released <br />through both retail and download by Valve's content delivery <br /> <br />platform <br />Steam, which the game has been developed to exclusively run <br /> <br />on for both <br />game launch and update delivery. Dota 2 will operate on <br /> <br />Microsoft Windows <br />and Mac OS X. <br /> <br />The game is comprised exclusively of session-based online <br /> <br />multiplayer <br />activity, with the primary objective of each match being for <br /> <br />the teams to <br />destroy their opposing team's fortified stronghold called an <br /> <br />Ancient Fortress. <br />Each player assumes the role of a "hero", who is given the <br /> <br />responsibility of <br />participating in team combat, which generally takes place <br /> <br />along a series of <br />lanes that connect their opposing bases, lined with <br /> <br />defensive towers. The <br />gameplay elements are largely incorporated from Defense of <br /> <br />the Ancients, <br />with the game's lead designer (known only as "IceFrog") <br /> <br />being the <br />longest-serving and current developer of the Warcraft III <br /> <br />mod. Dota 2 marks <br />Valve's first fantasy, as well as Action RTS game. <br /> <br />Dota 2 combines the real-time strategy element of <br /> <br />traditional top-down <br />perspective, while also incorporating the leveling and <br /> <br />itemization system of <br />a role playing game. Players are pitted against each other <br /> <br />into two distinct <br />factions called the Radiant and the Dire. The Radiant is a <br /> <br />light, <br />nature-oriented faction based at the southwest corner of the <br /> <br />map, while the <br />Dire is a dark, volcanic-themed faction based at the <br /> <br />northeast corner. <br />Players assume the role of a "hero" - a strategically- <br /> <br />powerful unit, who, <br />through combat experience, may progress to a maximum level <br /> <br />of 25. The <br />basic setup of Dota 2 places two strongholds defended by <br /> <br />towers and waves <br />of units which guard the main paths leading to their base <br /> <br />with critical <br />structures called Ancient Fortresses at opposing ends of an <br /> <br />evenly-balanced <br />map with multiple connecting regions identified as "lanes", <br /> <br />in which enemy <br />units primarily traverse, while also combating powerful <br /> <br />defensive towers <br />along the way. Players are split into two teams, ideally in <br /> <br />a five-on-five <br />format, to compete as the primary defenders for each Ancient <br /> <br />Fortress. <br /> <br />The overall objective of each match is to battle through the <br /> <br />opposing force's <br />defenses, in order to arrive at and destroy the opponents' <br /> <br />Ancient Fortress. <br />Because Dota 2 is highly team-oriented, players must <br /> <br />coordinate with their <br />teams in order to achieve victory. The towers and strongho
