Going by the results of the recent poll about EMS VII, both games failed to grab ESL's attention, with DotA missing the chance to be revived and WarCraft 3 not winning the extra 1,000€ prize money. A ...

"What made Dota 2 so exciting then?", you might ask. The answer is simple: The Source Engine. Unlike the Warcraft 3 engine on which DotA was based on, the Source Engine is not limited by many factors.