Dota 2 Has LAN and Mod Support, Valve Confirms

Valve has just revealed that its upcoming Dota 2 game will have support for user-generated mods, as well as for multiplayer over the local area network (LAN).

The original Dota (Defense of the Ancients) title burst onto the scene many years ago and, since then, has spawned its own genre called Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. 

After lots of titles that tried to refine the original formula were launched, including the pretty popular League of Legends, Valve is now trying to build a full-fledged sequel to the original game.

Dota 2 is set to bring a lot of improvements over its predecessor, with new heroes, enhanced gameplay and better graphics, as expected from a game that’s being released by Valve.

Even if the title has been in a closed beta stage for quite some time, not a lot is known about its actual features. Thankfully, Valve shed some light on two special systems it would implement in the final version of the game.

According to Dota 2 project boss Erik Johnson, the game will have support for a LAN mode as well as for user-generated mods.

"There are some systems that LAN mode requires that we haven't finished yet, mainly because we've been focused on matchmaking. We know how important this feature is for the community," he told Join Dota about the local multiplayer mode.

What’s more, Johnson also confirmed that the game would support mods, thereby honoring its predecessor, which was first released as a mod for Warcraft III many years ago.

"We have a long history supporting the mod community around our own games, so we'd like to continue that with Dota 2."

Without a doubt this mod support will incorporate the Steam Workshop system, which has become extremely popular after Bethesda decided to use it in order to deliver mods for its The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim role playing game.

Expect more details about Dota 2 and its features in the near future.

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