Originally created as a mod/custom map for Warcraft 3 DotA soon became picked up by Valve and with it many of the developers also became part of Valve. This soon became the now famous stand alone release Dota 2. Erik Johnson addressed the confusion over the written form of the brand name, explicitly citing it as "Dota,"rather than "DotA," due to its increasing context as a word, rather than an acronym for "Defense of the Ancients".
Official System Requirements
DotA 2 Minimum System Requirements:
- OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / XP 64 bit Compatible with 7 / Vista / Mac OSX Lion 10.7 / Ubuntu 12.04
- Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
- Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista / 7 / 4GB for Mac / Linux
- Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
- Hard Drive: At least 2.5 GB of free space
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
DotA 2 Recommended System Requirements:
- OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / XP (64 bit Compatible with 7 / Vista)
- Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
- Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista / 7
- Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
- Hard Drive: At least 2.5 GB of free space
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
