Such progression will reflect in the ranking which will change as you continue winning battles. The second part lets you witness the action because both teams will fight amongst each other automatically.Įvery time a combat ends and depending on the final result, you'll earn coins that you can invest in upgrading your troops or simply acquiring new ones. You'll have to pay special attention where you locate each one because depending on where you place them and the heroes next to you, you'll get different effects that could decide the battle's fate. The game, unlike its predecessor, is slower paced and it's divided into two different phases: the first one is all about deploying your troops on a grid. The story repeats itself with DOTA Underlords, a spin-off that was born as a game mode and it is now its own entity. Initially created as a Warcraft III mode, it is now a totally independent game. The DOTA 2 MOBA is one of Valve's most successful games and one of the most popular games in Steam since its beginnings.