DotA 2 is an strategy video game developed by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the popular Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients, and the first entry in the Valve-run DotA franchise.
The game consists of session-based online multiplayer activity, with the primary objective of each match being for the teams to destroy their opposing team's fortified stronghold. Each player controls a player character called a "hero", who is given the responsibility of participating in team combat, which generally takes place along a series of lanes that connect their opposing bases, lined with defensive towers.
