DOTA in space…at least, that is the first impression that I received when I fired up a practice game. DOTA, or Defense of the Ancients, is a mod for Warcraft III that took the game to a whole new level. To sum up DOTA, two sides have a base and towers in between. NPC armies spawn at the same time on both sides and automatically head toward the other base and attack anything in their path. The players themselves pick a hero and have free rein to attack the enemy NPCs and towers so that they can level up, earn money, and eventually make themselves strong enough to press through enemy lines.