Fans of DotA will be glad to know that Valve’s take on the MOBA genre, DOTA 2, will be free to play when the action-strategy game goes live.
Valve confirmed the news, and said that the free-to-play structure allows for the game to be fair and free from destructive game design.
DOTA 2’s in-game store will charge players for items to customise their characters, although this will be completely aesthetic and won’t have any effect on gameplay.
The DOTA 2 store will allow users to purchase content and use the items immediately one the game is released.
Users not involved in beta testing will receive a code for immediate access if they purchase the Early Access Bundle of items.
“The opening of the Dota Store is a big part of our final push to launch,” revealed DOTA 2 lead designer IceFrog.
DOTA 2 will also be part of the Steam Workshop, allowing users to upload content that they’ve created for the game.
Source: Dota 2 blog
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The Rich, moba is Massive (or Multiplayer) Online Battle Arena. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_real-time_strategy
Some use Massive, some Multiplayer. end of the day it means the same thing.
Basically LoL, HoN, AoS, DotA, DotA2, Blizzard DotA, etc.