Dota 2 [SEP] designer
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.
Development of "Dota 2" began in 2009 when IceFrog, lead designer of the original "Defense of the Ancients" mod
Underlords", continued to use the "Dota" setting, Drodo's game, "Auto Chess", was developed without using any "Dota 2" assets.
Development.
The "Dota" series began in 2003 with "Defense of the Ancients" ("DotA")—a mod for Blizzard Entertainment's ""—created by the pseudonymous designer "Eul". An expansion pack for "Warcraft III", titled "The Frozen Throne", was released later that year; a series of "Defense of the