编辑“︁Dota 2”︁（章节）

===影响===
[[File:Dota 2 Juggernaut cosplay.jpg|thumb|190px|right|一个粉丝正[[Cosplay]]为游戏里117个可玩角色中的其中一个——主宰]]
距正式发布还有两个月的时候，Dota 2的同时在线人数就已达到33万<ref>{{cite web |title=Dota 2 breaks concurrent Steam players record (again) |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/05/20/dota-2-breaks-concurrent-steam-players-record-again/ |website=[[PC Gamer]] |date=May 20, 2013 |last=Lahti |first=Evan |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217081445/http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/05/20/dota-2-breaks-concurrent-steam-players-record-again |archive-date=2014-02-17 |accessdate=May 21, 2013}}</ref>，并在同年三月打破了自己的纪录，成为[[Steam]]平台史上同时在线人数最多的游戏，<ref>{{cite web |title=Dota 2 breaks own record for most concurrent users on Steam |url=http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/21/4350866/dota-2-breaks-own-record-for-most-concurrent-users-on-steam |website=[[Polygon]] |date=May 21, 2013 |last=Pitcher |first=Jenna |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609142216/http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/21/4350866/dota-2-breaks-own-record-for-most-concurrent-users-on-steam |archive-date=2013-06-09 |accessdate=May 21, 2013}}</ref>当时的数据超过了同一时间其余九款在线人数最多的游戏的人数的总和。<ref>{{cite web |title=Dota 2 had more players yesterday than the rest of the Steam top ten put together |url=http://www.pcgamesn.com/dota/dota-2-had-more-players-yesterday-rest-steam-top-ten-put-together |website=[[PC Games (magazine)|''PC Games'']] |date=May 24, 2013 |last=Peel |first=Jeremy |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607071354/http://www.pcgamesn.com/dota/dota-2-had-more-players-yesterday-rest-steam-top-ten-put-together |archive-date=2013-06-07 |accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>Dota 2也是STEAM史上第一个同时在线人数超过一百万的游戏。<ref>{{cite web |title=Dota 2 is Steam's first game with 1 million users playing at the same time |url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/15/8042171/dota-2-concurrent-users-million-steam-pc |website=Polygon |last1=Good |first1=Owen |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113044634/http://www.polygon.com/2015/2/15/8042171/dota-2-concurrent-users-million-steam-pc |archive-date=2015-11-13 |accessdate=October 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dota 2 Hits 1 million Concurrent Players, Still Far Smaller Than League of Legends |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dota-2-hits-1-million-concurrent-players-still-far/1100-6425324/ |website=GameSpot |last1=Maiberg |first1=Emanuel |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018112845/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dota-2-hits-1-million-concurrent-players-still-far/1100-6425324/ |archive-date=2015-10-18 |accessdate=October 28, 2015}}</ref>2015年，Dota 2在[[Twitch|Twitch.tv]]的观看次数排到了第三位，紧随《[[英雄联盟]]》（LOL）和《[[反恐精英：全球攻势]]》（CS:GO）之后。<ref>{{cite web |title=Twitch users watched 459,366 years worth of content in 2015 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/twitch-users-watched-459366-years-worth-of-content-in-2015/ |website=PC Gamer |last1=Prescott |first1=Shaun |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817155257/http://www.pcgamer.com/twitch-users-watched-459366-years-worth-of-content-in-2015/ |archive-date=2016-08-17 |accessdate=July 10, 2016}}</ref>Dota 2联赛和锦标赛的直播也被大受欢迎，一些特定赛事的同时观看人数甚至可以达到百万。<ref>{{cite web |title=The International Dota 2 tournament watched by more than 20M viewers, Valve says |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/29/5949773/dota-2-the-international-tournament-20-million-viewers |website=Polygon |last1=McWhertor |first1=Michael |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723050149/http://www.polygon.com/2014/7/29/5949773/dota-2-the-international-tournament-20-million-viewers |archive-date=2016-07-23 |accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Astro gets into e-sports, Dota 2 broadcast pulls in 1.5mil viewers |url=https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/digital-economy/astro-gets-into-esports-dota2-broadcast-pulls-in-mil-viewers |website=Digital News Asia |last1=Thean Eu |first1=Goh |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060553/https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/digital-economy/astro-gets-into-esports-dota2-broadcast-pulls-in-mil-viewers |archive-date=2015-09-23 |accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Millions of people from around the world are watching THIS game |url=http://q13fox.com/2016/08/19/millions-of-people-from-around-the-world-are-watching-this-game/ |website=q13fox.com |last1=Aitchison |first1=Kaci |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820122314/http://q13fox.com/2016/08/19/millions-of-people-from-around-the-world-are-watching-this-game/ |archive-date=2016-08-20 |accessdate=20 August 2016 |publisher=Fox}}</ref>2013年，在Game Revolution评选的有史以来最好的25款电子游戏中，Dota 2位列第四。<ref>{{cite web |title=GameRevolution's Top 25 PC Games - 2013 Edition |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/gamerevolutions-top-25-pc-games--2013-edition/5 |website=[[Game Revolution]] |date=December 26, 2013 |author=GR Staff |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024022228/http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/gamerevolutions-top-25-pc-games--2013-edition/5 |archive-date=2016-10-24 |accessdate=January 3, 2014}}</ref>2016年，在[[时代周刊]]列举的49款史上最好的电子游戏中，称Dota 2为多人在线竞技游戏类的巅峰之作。<ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Best Video Games of All Time |url=http://time.com/4458554/best-video-games-all-time/ |website=Time |last1=Peckham |first1=Matt |last2=Eadicicco |first2=Lisa |last3=Fitzpatrick |first3=Alex |last4=Vella |first4=Matt |last5=Patrick Pullen |first5=John |last6=Raab |first6=Josh |last7=Grossman |first7=Lev |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826010703/http://time.com/4458554/best-video-games-all-time/ |archive-date=2016-08-26 |accessdate=23 August 2016}}</ref>同年，PC GAMER列举的第十二届最好的100款电子游戏中，称Dota 2为最有深度和竞技体验最佳的游戏。<ref>{{cite web |title=The PC Gamer Top 100 (20-11) |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/best-pc-games-1/10/ |website=PC Gamer |dead-url=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124231618/http://www.pcgamer.com/best-pc-games-1/10/ |archive-date=2017-01-24 |accessdate=26 August 2016}}</ref>