Don't forget to Like, Comment, & Subscribe - WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH! http://www.brutallyhonestgaming.com Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game and the stand-alone sequel to the Defense of the Ancients mod of Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne. Developed by Valve Corporation, utilizing a free-to-play business model, the game was released on July 9, 2013 for Microsoft Windows with OS X and Linux versions of Dota 2 released on July 18, 2013. Dota 2 is exclusively available through Steam. Dota 2 consists of session-based online multiplayer matches, in which two teams of five players attempt to destroy their opponents' fortified strongholds. Each player controls a "Hero" character and, over the course of an individual game, focuses on improving their hero's abilities, acquiring items, and fighting against the other team. Dota 2 combines the real-time strategy elements of a traditional top-down perspective, while also incorporating the leveling and gearing functions of an MMORPG. Players are pitted against each other as two factions called the "Radiant" and the "Dire", as they choose from 102 characters or "heroes". It's free to play and available for download now on Steam!