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Why should you be playing DOTA 2?
So you are done with Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3, Halo, Combat Arms, TF2 CoD: Ghost etc and are now without an aim in life. Well, how about I suggest you a game which will probably last till doomsday!
Welcome to the Defense of the Ancients 2 (DOTA 2)
Why is it awesome?
Completely Free to Play (F2P)
Huge eSports Scene
Fun as hell!
What is Dota?
DOTA 2 is the spiritual successor to DOTA which was a mod based on Warcraft 3 created by ?Eul?, ?IceFrog? and ?Guinsoo?. Icefrog went with Valve to head the development of Dota 2 whereas Guinsoo went on to create the infamous League of Legends. A MOBA styled game, it pits 2 teams of 5 players each against each other. The objective? Simple. Destroy the enemy Ancient, the Ancient being the main building you need to defend as well as destroy in order to win the game.
Players select a hero and join the game after which they need to slowly make their way to the opposing ancient towers with the help of allied creeps which spawn infinitely after a set time interval. As easy as it may sounds, trust me it's not. Ancients are protected by sets of towers which defend the ancient fiercely. Players are able to earn in game gold through last hitting creeps and taking down opposing heroes and towers which they can use to buy items in game to get more powerful and break their opponent?s faces. There are currently over 100 heroes with unique skillsets in the game! The game is maintained by micro transactions through cosmetic items exclusive to each hero. These items do not affect gameplay in any way, their only purpose is to make your hero shiny and other players jealous. There is also a thriving trading system which allows you to trade these cosmetic items between players. Not only can you trade your cosmetic items but you can use them to bet and wager them on the result of the proteams @ http://dota2lounge.com
Not enough?
If the above points did not convince you yet, well then these should do the trick.
The aforementioned cosmetic items are also created by the players of the game and they earn a 25% of the sale of each item. Sounds too good right?
This assures a steady supply of new items every week in the weekly update.
The trade market also allows you to earn money up to ridiculous amounts of $2000-$3000 through the sale of a single set for a hero. No, I?m not joking.
You will find professional traders in the game whose sole purpose is to make money out of trading.
The Competitive Scene of DOTA 2:
DOTA 2 has a very rich competitive scene which sees professional teams go at each other in league matches and tournaments.
The International 3 qualifiers are going on as I write this with a prize pool of $2.6+ million which is steadily increasing.
Did you hear that? The prize pool is powered by players purchasing a ?Compendium?. A sort of virtual collection of the tournament information which rewards the players with unique items as the prize pools increases.
DOTA 2 STREAMS
http://www.twitch.tv/beyondthesummit?
http://www.twitch.tv/beyondTheSummit2
http://www.twitch.tv/joindotared
http://www.twitch.tv/thepremierleague
Why should you be playing DOTA 2?
So you are done with Bioshock Infinite, Crysis 3, Halo, Combat Arms, TF2 CoD: Ghost etc and are now without an aim in life. Well, how about I suggest you a game which will probably last till doomsday!
Welcome to the Defense of the Ancients 2 (DOTA 2)
Why is it awesome?
Completely Free to Play (F2P)
Huge eSports Scene
Fun as hell!
What is Dota?
DOTA 2 is the spiritual successor to DOTA which was a mod based on Warcraft 3 created by ?Eul?, ?IceFrog? and ?Guinsoo?. Icefrog went with Valve to head the development of Dota 2 whereas Guinsoo went on to create the infamous League of Legends. A MOBA styled game, it pits 2 teams of 5 players each against each other. The objective? Simple. Destroy the enemy Ancient, the Ancient being the main building you need to defend as well as destroy in order to win the game.
Players select a hero and join the game after which they need to slowly make their way to the opposing ancient towers with the help of allied creeps which spawn infinitely after a set time interval. As easy as it may sounds, trust me it's not. Ancients are protected by sets of towers which defend the ancient fiercely. Players are able to earn in game gold through last hitting creeps and taking down opposing heroes and towers which they can use to buy items in game to get more powerful and break their opponent?s faces. There are currently over 100 heroes with unique skillsets in the game! The game is maintained by micro transactions through cosmetic items exclusive to each hero. These items do not affect gameplay in any way, their only purpose is to make your hero shiny and other players jealous. There is also a thriving trading system which allows you to trade these cosmetic items between players. Not only can you trade your cosmetic items but you can use them to bet and wager them on the result of the proteams @ http://dota2lounge.com
Not enough?
If the above points did not convince you yet, well then these should do the trick.
The aforementioned cosmetic items are also created by the players of the game and they earn a 25% of the sale of each item. Sounds too good right?
This assures a steady supply of new items every week in the weekly update.
The trade market also allows you to earn money up to ridiculous amounts of $2000-$3000 through the sale of a single set for a hero. No, I?m not joking.
You will find professional traders in the game whose sole purpose is to make money out of trading.
The Competitive Scene of DOTA 2:
DOTA 2 has a very rich competitive scene which sees professional teams go at each other in league matches and tournaments.
The International 3 qualifiers are going on as I write this with a prize pool of $2.6+ million which is steadily increasing.
Did you hear that? The prize pool is powered by players purchasing a ?Compendium?. A sort of virtual collection of the tournament information which rewards the players with unique items as the prize pools increases.
DOTA 2 STREAMS
http://www.twitch.tv/beyondthesummit?
http://www.twitch.tv/beyondTheSummit2
http://www.twitch.tv/joindotared
http://www.twitch.tv/thepremierleague
