Two years ago, Valve began development on Dota 2, the sequel to the Warcraft III mod Dota, which revolutionized gaming and introduced the MOBA/ARTS/some convoluted acronym genre. The sequel, which has been in beta for these two years, has become an instant hit already, becoming a staple of the genre. Now, after all these years, the game is finally being officially released.
From today onwards the game is no longer in beta, it's now an official release. Although to be fair, "closed beta" was a rather loose term for the game, as anyone could buy "beta access" through the Steam store and everyone cared about a million passes to the game as well. However if you somehow didn't get gifted a pass or bought one, now you can just download the game for free.
The game is free-to-play but all heroes are accessible from the beginning, the only paid items are cosmetic and do not affect how the game is played.
The learning curve is a bit steep and the challenge is difficult, but if you think you're up for one of the more hardcore competitive games in recent history, why not give it a shot?
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From today onwards the game is no longer in beta, it's now an official release. Although to be fair, "closed beta" was a rather loose term for the game, as anyone could buy "beta access" through the Steam store and everyone cared about a million passes to the game as well. However if you somehow didn't get gifted a pass or bought one, now you can just download the game for free.
The game is free-to-play but all heroes are accessible from the beginning, the only paid items are cosmetic and do not affect how the game is played.
The learning curve is a bit steep and the challenge is difficult, but if you think you're up for one of the more hardcore competitive games in recent history, why not give it a shot?
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