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iDota
DOTA 2
by Valve
Link to Dota 2 Discussion thread : *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/gamerz/155817-dota-2-a.html
Register your name in the players list here > *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/gamerz/155817-dota-2-a.html#post1811364
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Dota 2 is an upcoming multiplayer online battle arena video game being developed by Valve Corporation and the stand-alone sequel to the popular Defense of the Ancients mod for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion pack, The Frozen Throne. - Wiki
- In short Dota 2 is an awesome game that has a "very long" learning curve, painful to master, highly demanding of skill and very gratifying if mastered. Valve likes to call the genre Action RTS, Riot games like calling it MOBA but we simply call it Dota and Dota like games
- DOTA 2 is a spiritual sequel to original DoTA All Stars, developed by Valve in conjunction with ICEFROG who is now involved in maintaining both Dota 2 and the original Dota custom maps for Warcraft 3.
This is not a true guide in the sense that most of it wont be my original writing. The reason is that DotA and Dota 2 are both vast games and making a guide for them is highly exhausting. Since many good guides are already available, I will be providing link/quotes to the ones I have found credible
NOTE: Before we begin note that Dota 2 is currently a closed beta and you will need a "Free" key to gain access to the game. The keys are regularly distributed, just ask your friends in the forum or submit a request on the steam page. as on 26th Dec '12
Link to Dota 2 Discussion thread : *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/gamerz/155817-dota-2-a.html
INDEX
PART 1 - What is Dota?
PART 2 - I want to play Dota 2 - for newcomers
PART 3 - How to get Dota 2 or Dota 2 key ?
PART 4 - Playing Dota 2 for the first time
PART 5 - For more advanced players
1 : What is Dota?
DotA or Dota 2, is an Action RTS or MOBA game but then that explanation is stupid since the genre exists because of Dota, so it doesn't make much sense. There are only 4 such games right now (which I know of)
DotA
Dota 2
HoN - Heroes of Newerth
LoL - League of Legends
Dota 2
HoN - Heroes of Newerth
LoL - League of Legends
However the goal in such games is simple
- There are two teams with 5 members each
- You control a powerful unit called Hero
- You need to level up and collect items for your hero
- Killing computer generated creeps / minions and ememies (more fun) earns gold needed to buy items
- Your end goal is to destroys the enemies base
Each game lasts an average of 45 mins.
Official Dota website:
*www.dota2.com/
Official Blog:
*blog.dota2.com/
Official DotA/Dota2 forum:
*www.playdota.com/forums/
*Chronic addiction warning