Defense of the Ancients : Allstars Defense of the Ancients : Allstars ( or simply " DotA Allstars " ) a variant of the custom map Defense of the Ancients for " " by Blizzard Entertainment . The objective is to destroy the opponent ' s World Tree if one is affiliated with the Undead Scourge side or to destroy the opponent ' s Frozen Throne if one is affiliated with the night elf Sentinels using one ' s hero along with allied heroes and allied " creeps " ( AI - controlled fighters ) . For further information about the mechanics of the game and its concepts , please refer to Defense of the Ancients . History . Defense of the Ancients : Allstars is based on the concept of " Aeon of Strife " which originated from " StarCraft " , by Blizzard Entertainment , and is the first of its kind to introduce custom skills . One of the first AoS style maps in " " , The Defense of the Ancients , was done by a map maker named " Eul " . However , after the release of " Warcraft III : The Frozen Throne " , the map became unplayable , as it was edited with an mpq editor in order to change the files within the map for custom skills , due to the change of table formatting with the new World Editor that was actually capable of editing skills . In addition to this , Eul ' s expansion pack version of Defense of the Ancients , DotA 2 : Thirst for Gamma , did not successfully take the place of the original Defense of the Ancients . In time , several spin - offs of DotA started circulating on Battle . net ( the official multiplayer gaming server network for " Warcraft III " ) . Allstars at that time was a compilation of all the " cool " heroes in each spinoff and origin alike , and it quickly became one of the most popular custom games on Battle . Net . Nevertheless , the person who put together DotA Allstars ended its revisions after releasing a Human vs Orc variant of Allstars . Shortly after , Guinsoo stepped up and became the main programmer for DotA : Allstars spanning multiple versions . Guinsoo , however , left the DotA community to create " League of Legends " after version 5 . 84 . Icefrog has been the DotA : Allstars editor / main programmer since version 6 . Development . Currently , in most versions of Allstars , the map contains many more heroes and items than does the original DotA , and is updated frequently , which may explain its ongoing popularity . However , this popularity sparked a controversy over who ought to be credited for its fame . For instance , a number of Classic players resent Guinsoo for having ' stolen ' their game , especially since he has similarly stolen most of his triggers , spells , heroes and items from other people ; Guinsoo , for his part , maintains that the map was created from scratch and based only spiritually on Eul ' s work - Guinsoo has only admitted to taking the terrain , which was manually copied , and the idea for some heroes : everything else is his own , he claims . Regardless , Allstars remains widely played , and is rumored to be one of the most popular Warcraft 3 custom maps of all time . The 5 . 84 + Series . Bugs in version 5 of AllStars prompted many to offer fixes to Guinsoo but the development of the code was opaque and release schedules were discretionary . As such , the map forked in version 5 . 84c with Guinsoo releasing version 6 . Guinsoo ended the version 5 series with the creation of DotA Allstars 5 . 84 , which added new heroes and a few bug fixes . Still , several errors and imbalances were overlooked in 5 . 84 , such as the 100 + HP regeneration rate bug of Dragon Knight ' s skill Dragon Blood , causing Guinsoo to release a corrected version immediately , known as 5 . 84b . A developer named True . Rus ( from Russia ) developed an unofficial fork named 5 . 84c . Every version of Allstars released prior to 5 . 84c had focused on new functionality or heroes . The version created ( or rather modified ) by True . Rus did not feature any new functionality . Instead : However , this fork introduced a few minor issues such as : The 6 + Series . On February 28th 2005 , a new era of Allstars began . Massive changes including new heroes , new items and a new Ashenvale tileset were released in version 6 . 0 , a huge step from 5 . 84b . The changes were drastic and many people resisted and preferred to stick with 5 . 84 . The major changes involve : Shortly after the release of 6 . 01 , Guinsoo went missing . During Guinsoo ' s absence , IceFrog stepped up along with Neichus . IceFrog is now the main programmer for the map , doing anything from implementation and balancing to debugging . With each consecutive version released by the team in the 6 series , bug fixes , new heroes and additional spells have been introduced . During the 6 series , the terrain has been changed multiple times . In the original 6 . 0 , and about 10 versions after , the tileset was Ashenvale . However , it was soon changed to an Icecrown tileset . Many players complained about this new tileset , claiming it was too bright , and made it hard to play for extended periods of time because of eye strain . It was later changed , around version 6 . 20 , to the Felwood tileset that it is today . The 6 . 20 + and Beyond . On October 31st , yet another era of Allstars began . With the newfound endorsement from Blizzard Entertainment themselves and a ' Cyberathlete Amateur League ' division dedicated to Defense of the Ancients opening up , the new version took another drastic step forward which included many changes . The latest change logs of the new versions can be viewed at the Official Changelog . With such changes , reactions have been both positive and negative , but it remains to be seen how the changes affect the game in the long run . Since version 6 . 27 , development for version 6 . 3x has begun , with IceFrog promising that new content will arrive " at a steady flow " . Current player trends . Currently , players have shown increasing interest in the 6 . xx versions as with each successive version , more bugs are fixed and the map is believed to be more stable and balanced , as compared to the 5 . 84 + versions . Version 6 . 59d , the most current official version , is the most frequently played on Battle . net and LAN parties . Currently , DotA Allstars is popular among many players around the world , as observed on the Battle . net servers and the PvPGN network of private servers . Players of DotA Allstars , particularly in the Asian region , normally go to cybercafés for friendly matches and cash tournaments . Dota Allstars was also featured in the Malaysia and Singapore World Cyber Games 2005 . The latest stable version is currently the official version for league and tournament play . Blizzard has officially recognized DotA Allstars as its first Spotlight Map entry in the Battle . net Hall of Fame . It was also an independent tournament item at the debut of Blizzard ' s BlizzCon convention in 2005 . Clan TDA ( Team DotA Allstars ) of Battle . net ' s " Azeroth " gateway ( serving the East coast of the United States ) is the clan charged with arranging DotA Allstars matches . Terminology . Players of DotA Allstars ( and DotA in general ) have developed a list of jargon and terminology that is frequently used during in - game chat sessions and inter - player communication . Allstars Hero Classifications . Heroes in Allstars are given certain classifications which will influence their method of play . For example , " stunners " ( heroes which can stun enemies ) are usually accompanied by " assassins " or " nukers " to efficiently kill an enemy hero . This is an alphabetical listing of common classifications and their characteristics . Do note that some heroes can be given more than one classification ( e . g . Lion as a stunner - nuker - disabler ) . Verbal Acknowledgments . One feature Defense of the Ancients : Allstars ( like many other custom maps ) has is the use of map sounds and verbal acknowledgments . Those in Allstars are derived from Unreal Tournament , which are played once a player manages to kill 3 or more enemy heroes without being killed himself . These were first imported into the game by Guinsoo to add more excitement into the hero killing aspect of Allstars . Note that the BlizzCon DotA tournaments used a special edition of the map where there are no acknowledgements . This was done to avoid copyright issues due to the acknowledgements , with the exception of " Fresh Meat " , being the property of Epic Games . The special edition was made by IceFrog at Blizzard ' s request . For consecutive kills . In DotA AllStars , when a player is able to execute 3 or more consecutive kills on an enemy without dying in the process , all players will receive a verbal acknowledgment as credit for performing this feat . Bonus gold will also be provided to an enemy hero who can stop this killing streak . They are : For special events . These two sounds are version - dependent : Other sounds common to all AllStars versions include : Allusions . These are allusions present in the " Warcraft III " custom map Defense of the Ancients : Allstars variant .