Well, in short, Dota is a game built out of Warcraft 3, and you can still see much of that pedigree in the game today, even though Dota 2 is a completely different game on a different engine.
Are Dota characters based on Warcraft?
DotA was originally a custom game within Warcraft 3 and used Warcraft character models and borrowed heavily from Warcraft lore as well. When valve created DotA 2 they changed some names and lore due to copyright reasons.
Who is the coolest hero in Dota 2?
We’ve put together a list of the best Dota 2 heroes for each position, alongside a few alternatives….The best Dota 2 heroes are:
