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'''Dota 2''' is a 2013 [[Multiplayer Online Battle Arena]] game developed and published by [[Valve Corporation]], a stand-alone sequel to the popular ''[[Warcraft]] III'' mod ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'', recreated on the Source engine with all-new graphics and UI. The game is one of the most actively played games on [[Steam]], with maximum peaks of over a million concurrent players.<ref>[http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/01/09/dota-2-hits-one-million-concurrent-users-on-new-engine/186454/ Hardcore Gamer article], taken from [[wikipedia:Dota 2|the Wikipedia article]].</ref>

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* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]{{context}}
* [[Co-Op Multiplayer]]
* [[Impressive Pyrotechnics]]: The Ancients' explosions.
* [[I Shall Taunt You]]: Character taunt mechanic is taken straight out of [[Team Fortress 2]].
* [[Legacy Character]]: Due to copyright reasons (like belonging to Blizzard-exclusive races like Tauren or Pandaren) some characters had to be replaced. They are still easy to recognize.
* [[Loot Boxes]]: The Treasures can be purchased through the store, using charms, or jusst plain waiting for item drops.
* [[MOBA]]
* [[Random Drops]]: recently incorporated, using a system similar to ''Team Fortress 2''. The only items are cosmetic.
* [[Retcon]]: The characters got all-new backstories, often tied in with others'.
* [[Serious Business]]: Like the first? '''''VERY MUCH SO'''''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Like in the original, a '''LOT''' of them
** For example, Tinker borrows a lot of Dr. Isaac Kleiner's lines from [[Half Life]]. It helps that he's [[Actor Allusion|voiced by the same actor]]. Same for some other (like Sniper and, of all things, Pudge).
*** Kleiner himself will be available as a game announcer who [[No Fourth Wall|constantly breaks]] [[Unreliable Narrator|the fourth wall]].
* [[Updated Rerelease]]: It has ''very'' minor differences from the original's gameplay, but has a new engine, brand new graphics and a modern interface.
* [[World of Ham]]

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