Defense of the Ancients

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Defense of the Ancients (DotA Allstars or DotA; retroactively Dota 1) is a free mod which just a custom map for the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Some newer versions are compatible with Warcraft III: Reforged and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. It is a prequel to  Dota 2.

The developer of this game were later acquired by Valve, in order to develop a sequel, called  Dota 2. During development there was a legal issue regarding the ownership of "DOTA" trademark, which Valve was sued by Blizzard. Both company settled in 2012, with Valve having the right to use "DOTA" IP commercially. Dota 2 was later released in 2013.

It heavily changed the gameplay without using many new assets.

The map has always had 3 lanes.^[confirm] Players call them the top, middle (or mid) and bottom (or bot), respectively.

Authors

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• Ragn0r
• Meian
• Icefrog

External links

• http://www.dota-allstars.com ^{[dead link]}
• http://www.getdota.com
• http://www.playdota.com
• Hall of Fame
• More info about DOTA 1 on Wikipedia