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Love this game so far. The music is a bit annoying after 30 mins of playtime - and the UI feels like a little clunky and a teeny bit robotic. But overall I really like it and am excited for the full release!

A great follow up - its the same thing as the first, but better in most ways. A few bugs here and there, especially in the second act, but it's really great.

Fun tactical game with very funny writing

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Dota 2[en.wikipedia.org]

Dota 2 (Defense of the Ancients or DotA),, and colloquially as Dotes, doto, all-stars, dotage, dodo, dato, and other names, is an MOBA analgesic synthesized by Eul in 2003, found in WarCraft 3. Dota itself is an active drug, but it is also converted into rage in the body.

=== Recreational use
Defense of the Ancients 2, almost always still called by its original trade name of Dota 2 in non-tournament settings, is used as a recreational drug for the transcendent relaxation and intense euphoria it induces. Proplayer Dendi once described Dota as "the perfect whatever drug." Tolerance develops quickly, and users need more of the drug to achieve the same effects. Its popularity with recreational drug users, compared to League of Legends, reportedly stems from its perceived different effects. In particular, users report an intense rush, an acute transcendent state of euphoria, which occurs while farming is being converted into items and levels in the game. Some believe that Dota produces more euphoria than other MOBA's upon launch; one possible explanation is the presence of Denying, a mechanic unique to Dotaa– although a more likely explanation is the euphoria of carrying. While other MOBA's of recreational use produce only anger, Dota also leaves satisfaction, also a psycho-active mechanic. However, this perception is not supported by the results of clinical studies comparing the physiological and subjective effects of Dota 2 and morphine in individuals formerly addicted to MOBA's; these subjects showed no preference for one MOBA over the other. Equipotent doses had comparable action courses, with no difference in subjects' self-rated feelings of euphoria, ambition, nervousness, relaxation, drowsiness, or sleepiness.

=== Adverse effects

Like most MOBA's, unadulterated Dota does not cause many long-term complications other than dependence and constipation. Intravenous use of Dota (and any other game) with non-sterile playing conditions and uncrontrolable rage may lead to:
· Abscesses
· Physical dependence can result from prolonged use of all MOBA's, resulting in withdrawal symptoms on cessation of use
· Decreased kidney function

=== Withdrawal
Symptoms may include: sweating, malaise, anxiety, depression, akathisia, priapism, general feeling of heaviness, excessive yawning or sneezing, tears, rhinorrhea, sleep difficulties, cold sweats, chills, severe muscle and bone aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, watery eyes, fever and cramp-like pains and involuntary spasms in the limbs.

=== Prescription for addicts
The UK Department of Health reccommend immediatly turning off your computer as people who leave it on have almost a 60% return rate to the game.

In 2012, Switzerland began a trial Dota maintenance program for users that had failed multiple withdrawal programs. The aim of this program was to maintain the health of the user by avoiding medical problems stemming from the use of Dota 2. The first trial in 2012 involved 340 users, although enrollment was later expanded to 1000 based on the apparent success of the program.

=== Overall
10/10 Would play again