Dota 2

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Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. The game is the stand-alone sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA), which was a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion pack, The Frozen Throne. Dota 2 is played in matches between two teams of five players, with each team occupying and defending their own separate base on the map. Each of the ten players independently controls a powerful character, known as a “hero”, who all have unique abilities and differing styles of play. During a match, players collect experience points and items for their heroes to successfully defeat the opposing team's heroes in player versus player combat. A team wins by being the first to destroy the other team's "Ancient", a large structure located within their base. The game is free-to-play and is supported by microtransactions, which can be used to purchase in-game items, such as sets of cosmetic armor, battle boosts, and tooltips to notify players of powerful items or game-changing events. The game also has an official tournament, The International, which offers an annual prize pool of over 20 million dollars.

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