So the company S2 has decided to port Defense of the Ancients from WC3 and gave it a new graphics overhaul as well as new buying system, etc. They're still currently in the closed beta stage, but from what I've played, it's a LOT of fun.
Some upgrades it has from Dota.
- You have up to 3 minutes to reconnect to a game after you disconnect for any reason.
- Stats are all recorded, wins, losses, total kills, total deaths, total assists, INCLUDING LEAVE/RAGEQUITS!!! You can safely leave after either one team wins, or either team concedes.
- Auto balance feature for hosts to have near-even teams.
- Amazing netcode. I can play on europe servers which say 150+ ping, and still creep block and it really feels like no delay at all.
- The graphics are amazing, it kinda reminds me of what I've seen from Diablo III.
- Personal Banlists: Don't like someone? add them to your banlist and you can kick them if they try to join your games.
- VOIP. That's right, voice over IP. You can talk to your team in-game, call out ganks, missing heroes, etc.
Though of course, there are cons as well. Such as the game isn't always stable. People tend to disconnect because their game crashes (but thank god their team can send their character to base and they still have the chance to reconnect), or there are chat server issues, etc.
So yeah, the game is really fun and I'm having a blast playing the closed beta of it. There are some vids on youtube, I'll see how my comp can handle it with fraps recording, but I should be fine.