A DotA 2 Podcast for new and experienced player’s alike. The hosts crack wise and talk the pains and triumphs of learning the ins and outs of the game as well as the meta behind it and offer educational information about the game from higher skill players.
The podcast Fourth Spirit – A Dota 2 Podcast is created by Fourth Spirit. The podcast and the artwork on this page are embedded on this page using the public podcast feed (RSS).
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Sound was real bad on this one sorry team this is the only way we could get it goin.
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Beedub, Proud, and Zac discuss the big surprises TI 13 has brought us so far, Valve's new MOBA Deadlock, and the most annoying meta heroes, and how much we LOVE Dieselpunk
On this edition of the podcast Ursi, Bee, and Proud discuss the deep, dark, fetishistic tendencies of dota heroes. Also games. Topics include: hero themes, Crownfall review, Venomancer, playing on new peripherals, Macs, Bee's adjustment to innates & facets, Jakiro, Tidehunter, Earthshaker, Lycan, Orchid, Juggernaut, and so much more!
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team it's really late sorry I probably missed a bunch where we/I talk over eachother a lot and i forgot my pop filter please dont throw vegetables at me I am very delicate but it's mostly acceptable please enjoy a special surprise at the end
On this week's show Ursi and Proud finally find a time to record a podcast! Topics include: Riyadh Masters 2024, Elden Ring, Monkey King's Simian Stride facet, Phantom Assassin, Tiny's Crash Landing facet, Ursa, Beastmaster, Slark, Shadow Fiend, Gleipnir, Atos, Hoodwink, heroes that work best in 2's, melee supports, and much more!
On this week's podcast Ursi, Proud, and Zac tap into the net. Topics include: Dark Seer, potential map changes (improvements??), Armlet, Sven (with an armlet!), ongoing projects, Elden Ring, 7.36c, Ember Spirit, Centaur Warrunner support, and much more!
On this week's podcast Ursi and Proud rant and rave. Topics include: Sven, Witch Doctor, Ember Spirit, Tinker's Translocator facet, Vengeful Spirit core, Tiny, Drow, the existence of too many support players, Helm of the Dominator/Overlord, Lifestealer, Radiance, and so much more!
On this edition of the podcast ~*~FOURTH SPIRIT~*~ Ursi, Proud, and Zac discuss 7.36b's highlights! Topics include: Weaver, Drow Ranger, mid lane dynamics & hero pools, various buffs + nerfs, Axe, Bloodstone, Sand King, Queen of Pain, various facet tests, and so much more!
On this episode of the podcast Ursi, Zac, Proud, and AHW discuss a ton of hero builds and specific meta developments. Topics include: Meepo, Broodmother, Ember Spirit, Tinker, Underlord, Dazzle, Phoenix, power/feature creep, Storm Spirit, Lycan, Puck, Tiny, Wraith King, Venomancer, and much more!
Well 7.36 has been out for a while and just about everything's similar except less. So pretend we're like 20% less emphatic.
This was recorded like 4 days ago I didn't notice it didn't post cause we ran outta space :(
On this week's episode Proud, Zac, and Ursi chat about their time playing 7.36 so far! Topics include: best & worst facets, innate balancing, Puck, Witch Doctor, Spirit Breaker, Wraith King, a masterclass in Tinker theorycrafting, what we're banning, and much more!
We'll get to the other stuff later, this thing dropped at like 8:30pm so it's a bit rough, but y'know how it is.
Patch today so hopefully you listen to this before it's worthless
Defense of the Ancients, what an unbelievable match that was. The Defense of the Ancients. What an unbelievable. I mean, it was so much and so interesting and so vicious and horrible and so beautiful in so many different ways. It, it represented such a big portion of the success of Valve. Defense of the Ancients, wow.
I go to Defense of the Ancients, Dota, to look and to watch. And, uh, the statement of Terr R. Blade, who's no longer in favor. Did you ever notice that? No longer in favor. "Never fight uphill, me boys. Never fight uphill."
They were fighting uphill.
He said, "Wow, that was a big mistake."
He lost is great mid. And, uh, they were fighting.
"Never fight uphill, me boys!" But it was too late.
On this week's podcast Ursi, Proud, and guest AHW discuss the current unpatched iteration of the game and offer some theories. Topics include: Bloodseeker, the new battlepass activity, balance patch cadence, Lotuses, pull dynamics, experience, differentiating good & bad players, objective balancing, Monkey King, Broodmother, a couple listener questions, and much more!
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On this week's podcast Ursi, Zac, and Proud get into the new patch, 7.35d, and talk about Ursi's adventures in ranked. Topics include: matchmaking changes, BKB, Manta Style, Maelstrom family changes, Dragon Knight, Drow, Lifestealer, Magnus, Pangolier, Disruptor, ranked play, and much more!
On this week's podcast Ursi, Bee, and Proud gather around the podcast-fire and get into a whole lot of hero-specific topics. Topics include: Vengeful Spirit, Venomancer, Phantom Lancer, Dragon's Dogma, next TI, the Birmingham Major, changes to MMR, Troll Warlord, Tinker, spell amplification, Sange & Yasha, Lifestealer, tormentor strategy, and much more!
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On this week's episode of the podcast Ursi, Zac, and Proud live inside of their own personal safety bubbles. Topics include: Lion, Khanda, vague vs. concrete pressure, 5 Storm Spirit, really greedy supports, first item choice risks, neutral item acquisition, when to leave mid, tiny starting item, and much more!
On this week's episode Proud, Zac, and Ursi discuss Warlock in-depth. Topics include: Khanda, Arc Warden, simplicity in hero design, complexity in execution, Clinkz, Faceless Void, Sniper, Zeus, OD, bugs, Dragon Knight, Tiny, underrated/undervalued neutral items, and much!
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I'll try to get the items part with Zac up if I can get it listenable
On this week's podcast Zac, Ursi, and Proud end competition. Topics include: Eternal shroud, Slardar, butch Drow Ranger, cosmetic metagames, creep cutting/skips, Lycan, the nature of competition, inhouses, WLDL, and much more!
Offlane LD might be busted also but if the mids and carries move away from tanks with stuns LD will probably be a worse offlaner.
On this week's podcast Ursi and Proud craft together. Topics include: Queen of Pain, Spectre, Warlock, widdling & woodcrafts, Lone Druid w/ double diffusal, Slark, tall Iranian men, Monster Hunter Rise, WoW's new Season of Discovery, goals for next week, and more!
Blew my ears out at a show like an hour ago so if the sound is bad it's because I can't hear so you're not allowed to get mad at me, actually.
On this week's post-TI podcast Ursi, Bee, and Proud decide how to market the game. Conversations include: Muerta, the TI experience, Ursi's LAN experience, Grimstroke, Weaver, Shadow Shaman, the most marketable composition, the debut of a new segmne,t the Onceler, and so much more!
sound wasn't great but what can you do? probably a lot honestly if we do another it should be better
Everyone died shortly after this recording please send all of your wreaths to Ursi
On this week's episode Zac, Proud, and Ursi mess around with a libertarian geiger counter and get astounding results. Topics include: the smurf update, the behavior score update, Dazzle, battle reports, Venomancer, Phantom Assassin, Lone Druid with a blink dagger, Gyrocopter, Necrophos, and mucho more!
On this week's podcast Zac, Proud, and Ursi get analytical. Topics include: Natures Prophet, Warlock, Void Spirit, Orb of Corrosion, Pangolier, attack speed acquisition & math, class identity, role capability, the 10th Anniversary event, Naga Siren, Lion, Spectre, Armored Core 6, Earth Spirit, and much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much much!
On this week's podcast Ursi, Bee, and Proud move around the map. Topics include: further 7.34b testing & reactions, Lone Druid theorycrafting, Azure Ray, Bee's LAN, warding vs. dewarding, Invoker, Pangolier, Void Spirit, itemization & AC, the future of TI, modesty, arrogance, themed games, TI qualifiers, and nothing more!
On this week's podcast Ursi, Zac, and Proud chat about 7.34 and 7.34b! Topics include: recent games, highlights of the patch, the continued development of Universal heroes, what heroes would make the best & worst MMO classes/teammates, Lone Druid, Invoker, and nothing much more!
On this week's podcast Bee, Ursi, and Proud gather around the gamer campfire to tell stories of progress and growth. Topics include: which dota characters would wear the most cologne, the ESI For All Podcast, Bee's trip to Germany, hero difficulty relative to game balance, Sniper, Lycan, Grimstroke, lessons we've learned from gaming, communication, soft vs. hard skills, LAN parties, and much more!
On this week's podcast Ursi, Zac, and Proud develop the game. Topics include: Volleyball, harpoon, Kunkka, Necrophos, Slardar, Disperser, Invoker, Omniknight, video essayists, Economics, Arc Warden, how the game has developed, and much less!
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Hope you lyke Lican
Something happened idk sorry
On this week's return to the proper show Proud and Ursi cover a whole lot of Dota topics, including the new update, Lycan builds, and more! Then we get off topic and discuss game design, vocabulary, summer break, spanish, WoW, and so much more!
Forgot, you normally upgrade the echo also but I had to go a weird build cause of omni.
On this week's show Bee, Ursi, and Proud move along through a whole bunch of different topics including Dota (duh), Omniknight carry builds, hermit gaming, Clinkz, megalophobia, role functionality & flexibility in the current game, Pokemon Infinite Fusion (GOTY), merged heroes, cruises, Muerta, social jobs, and much more!
Forgot, you normally upgrade the echo also but I had to go a weird build cause of omni.
Hope you lyke Lican
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Aight this one wasn't as bad but I bought a new mic for next week.
Hobbes knocked my good mic into the trash and then the trash got taken out so now I have my less good mic and Arian is here so we recorded with an open mic and goddamn this was miserable to edit my god. Don't be mad at Hobbes though he's really cute. Anyway part 2 comes soon this just took like 3 hours to edit so I'm a sleepy little guy now good night everyone.
On this week's show Proud, Ursi, and Zac gather to do a deep dive into a few recent WLDL matches. Topics include: Phantom Assassin, Medusa, OD, Embert Spirit, Doom's current state, Force Staff, different types of hero combo interactions, Riki, Tidehunter Meteor Hammer, and much more!
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SORRY THIS ONE'S LATE WE FORGOT TO UPLOAD THEN SOMEONE ELSE FORGOT TO UPLOAD AND I TOOK TOO LONG TO CHECK BUT IT'S NO ONE'S FAULT PLEASE DONT BE MAD AT YOURSELF, GARRETT
and you know their asses didn't write me a title/description 👺
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On this week's podcast Ursi, Bee, Zac, and special guest Jesus Christ develop a new addiction - blocking camps. Topics include: WLDL casting, Lycan, Tinker, Annoyances (ft. trials & tribulations), Undying, camp blocking, marks for enjoyment of a current patch, unique schooling, popoff potential, mid lane vs. side lane enjoyment, and much more!
On this week's people-packed episode Ursi, Zac, Proud, and Bee redesign the ranked system. Topics include: recent WLDL matches for Bee & Ursi, the novelty of getting your games casted, incentives & player distributions within the ranked system, Lina, Mango trends, TI in Seattle, the Berlin Major, Naga Siren, ranked habits, Leshrac, and nothing more!
On this week's SPECIAL FRIDAY release, we learn all about many things that we want to learn about, I am sure. Zac's power went out the next day, it is very sad for him. What is the worth of a life? Unknowable. What is the worth of a life without meaning? Nothing. If your death can give meaning to others, do you not feel a responsibility to give up your "nothing" for another's "something?" If a proud knight takes up a blade of divinity only to forsake those they mean to protect, should they not fall on it? What is something worth if it cannot function as it intends? May your blood nourish the earth that cradled you. The sword can only "give" in this way. Perhaps another can meet the measure of their own charge. Or perhaps not. [Dark-Souls-NPC-Laugh.ogg]
Someone send Sam a picture of two different kinds of rodents please. As different as possible, he said it's urgent you do this.
im so hongry i cant write this right now!!!
On this week's podcast Ursi, Proud, and Bee gather around the virtual campfire to chat about their WLDL experiences, Lars Nootbaar, and much more! Topics include: teacher stories, Bee's no good very bad time, team dynamics, Proud's quest as a mid player, underrated items, WLDL, Icefrog's next project he's been working on (Dota Musou game??), disengagement, and much more!
Even if Sam's not on the podcast you legally cannot force me to write a description. What are you going to do? Not listen because there's no description? No one looks at these. Sometimes they're helpful for searching through though, so I'll write the words "Lina", "Ember", "WLD", and "The Talking Heads" just to throw a curveball in there.
On this week's return to the podcast Ursi and Proud return to Dota, guided by Zac! Topics include: our return game, Tidehunter Aghs, coming back after a break, midas as an improvised tool, Winter Wyvern, 4 Invoker, Dota's past abilities, synergizing with safelane Arc Warden, pro hero pools, and much more!
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On this week's show Ursi, Bee, and Zac gather around the Thanksgiving Roshan, kill him, and feast upon the flesh of him and his scrumptious roshlings. Or something. Topics include: Scrabble tactics, the new Collector's Cache, unwritten rules, patch trends & predictions, Dire Tide, Bane, Double downs, what we're thankful for in Dota, Ursi's break, and so much more!
Podcast Description
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I produced this one, Zac forgot to upload cause he's stupid as hell. Just a real dullard.
Proud and Zac are the only surviving members of the podcast this week after the plague shook both pro dota and the podcast to its core. Topics include: The International, also other things but mostly just TI.
On this week's episode Ursi and Bee play a game, plan a trip, and lament the futility of existence. Topics include: TI sponsorship, TI plans, Marci, patch trends, Ursi's catastrophic mid blunder, Tinker, Slardar, Nyx, and much more!
Ursi, Bee, and Proud gathered to record a podcast but got interrupted 9minutes in by a brand new patch: 7.32c! After some miscellaneous conversation about very important topics, we thoroughly cover this small-but-mighty patch.
On this week's return to the Weekly Show Proud and Ursi chat - what a surprise! Topcs include: Faceless Void, the PA persona, Marci, Proud's mastery of Slark, Falcon Blade, the longest-running worst hero reins, Riki, Hurricane Pike, Diffusal Blade, Ogre Magi, Shadow Fiend, and much more!
Beedub rejoins the land of the modern world to join Proud & Ursi on a weekly show! Topics include: Bee's recent LAN experience, 7.32 trends, meme strats, Ursi griefing himself, Invoker, bearded heroes, arcane blink, Skywrath Mage, Hawaii's water (Zac's crimes??), map change trends, Luna, and much more!
It's finally here and Ursi, Proud, and Zac are covering it in full! We're talking about all our highlights, our confusions, our disappointments, our theories, and much more.
It's about family, and that's what's so powerful about it. Zac takes on Arlington with a series of live audio logs and interviews on the scene with some incredibly special guests. Join him to hear the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the first NA tournament in 6 years! Featuring:
Neph https://twitter.com/nephsensei
Jenkins https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUO_3bYr50vmH0aE7byMjg https://twitter.com/JenkinsDota?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Sunsfan https://twitter.com/SUNSfanTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://sunsfan.gg/
Tsunami https://twitter.com/tsunami643?lang=en https://howdoiplay.com/
Purge https://twitter.com/PurgeGamers?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor https://www.twitch.tv/purgegamers
Editing this one was very difficult, please let me know if something is broken.
On this week's show Ursi and Proud are covering the Arlington Major a bit, especially the unpicked heroes, and much more. Topics include: Dark Willow, Void Spirit, Invoker changes, buybacks, Witch Doctor, Winter Wyvern, unpopular heroes, Bounty Hunter, Phantom Assassin, Witch Blade, the 6k+ item tier, hero spammers, Shadow Fiend, and much more!
On this week's show Ursi, Proud, and a special celebrity guest cover a whole lot of trends, events, and more! Topics include: hero trends, a wonderful mid tier list by iAnnihilate, Lion, Puck, Dazzle, Juggernaut, push strats, backdoor strats, commitment, reasoning for certain trends, the upcoming patch, and much more!
On this week's episode Zac, Ursi, and Proud talk a whole lot about different mids, mostly! Topics include: KOTL, Arc Warden (surprise, surprise), Necrophos, Puck, Alchemist trends, Lina's current iteration, Backdoor team comps, Tusk, Zac's POGS theory, the upcoming Arlington Major, and much more!
On this week's episode Zac, Ursi, and Proud survive the heat. Topics include: Nature's Prophet, winning streaks (knock on wood), overall game quality since the matchmaking patch, Zeus, smurf frequency these days, Centaur Warrunner, Puck, Travels (and Travels 2), Timbersaw, Doom, and much more!
On this week's weekly show Ursi, Zac, and Proud rework their brains. Topics include: Mars, smurf pool, Spectre, Tinker, Techies, the recent matchmaking patch, Divine Rapier, Elder Titan, underrated items (Blademail & Glimmer Cape on cores), Keeper of the Light core, Pudge, and much more!
On this week's podcast Zac, Ursi, and Proud achieve victory across many fields of combat. Topics include: Veil rework ideas, Zeus, Alliance, Mars, Naix the Lifestealer, Octarine Core Juggernaut (yes, you read that correctly), Gleipnir, Monkey King, Atos, learning new heroes, Crystal Maiden, and more!
Zac and Ursi chat! About Dota! What a concept! Topics include: the support meta, Phantom Assassin, Huskar, Dragon Knight, Vision differentials, Dazzle, a game Zac & Ursi played, which heroes would be the best & worst baseball players, and much more!
Ursi and Proud recorded a patreon Dota Deep Dive on Lion this weekend and we were so happy with it we wanted to post it here!
We talk about the infamous "Tree Trick" maneuver, hero dynamics in the ultra lategame, Dawnbreaker carry, and things of that nature.
Proud and Zac run through the new iteration of patch 7.31 - patch 7.31d, as well as the new Battle Reports system and other new changes!
Zac and Bee slip in a podcast right before the patch. Topics include: the curse of playing ranked, feelings about the current meta, gambling, the stockholm major, predictions, and a few questions, finally.
Proud and Zac record a surprisingly good podcast, given the circumstances. Topics include: Patch Announcement, International 11 Format, Night Stalker, FearDarkness "Clinton" Loomis, Small Items, BKB, and Carry Consistency.
Someone was taking a shower right next to my mic for a bit there SORRRY
Bee, Proud, and Zac talk about the major, the monkeyman, the windrunner, the martian, and probably some other stuff too.
In which Bee and her brother, Gigabeef (legal name), report back from the ongoing ESL One Stockholm major!
On this week's show Ursi, Proud, and Zac question God's Laws and come out unscathed. Topics include: Meepo, Natures Prophet, Omniknight, Tiny, Dawnbreaker, Offlane, Adam Sandler, Pangolier, Pugna, Spectre, Spirit Vessel in its current form, Mars, and much more!
A new Major! A terrible Aghs! A support Sven! A question! A plug! Now you don't have to listen.
Proud and Zac try their best. Yasha still sucks. Shards are a bastard. Only trust your fists. Your only comfort is the promise of (podcast) release
On this episode, Zac and Proud conglomerate to talk about the fruits of their Dota trees. Topics include: Chaos knight, Monkey king mid, nerd vs jock gamers, restorative sand king, the terrors of the Omniscience, and more!
In which Ursi and Proud combine their brains to prevent Nobunaga Oda from unifying Japan. Topics include: Sniper, Wraithking, Ursa, stat items, Topson builds, Sekiro vs. Elden Ring, Samurai Warriors 5, 'popoff potential', a few games from Ursi, a few games from Proud, and much more!
On this week's Unnamed Wednesday Episode Ursi, Proud, and Zac do some serious theorcrafting, even though it's not a Thursday. Topics include: Monkey King, Ember Spirit, Void Spirit, Razor, Rubick, Legion Commander, Mage Slayer (the best item), Dark Seer build variety, Lane Aggression, Juggernaut, Arc Warden, 'Sexy Luigi Meme', and much more!
On this week's show Bee, Proud, Zac, and Ursi combine to form a podcaster voltron no one asked for but you'll all receive anyway. Topics include: Mid Skywrath trends, Tusk, Zac & Ursi's charity matches, Venomancer, Coffee recommendations, Kunkka, Juggernaut, upcoming goals, Dragon Knight, 'Stack Shifts', and much more!
On this truly indescribable joy of an episode Proud, Ursi, and Zac gather around the campfire to discuss Dota. Topics include: WLDL Grand FInals, further Abaddon testing (and support Abaddon), Legion Commander, Vengeful Spirit, Snapfire, Zac's recalibration, Ursi's feedfest, Ranged 3's, Wraith Bands, milk, Omniknight, Holy Locket, and so much more!
Zac and Proud are joined by guest and replacement-Sam Strilling7 to resurrect a dead format and theory craft some Thursdays. Topics include: battlefury abaddon, mechanical vs theoretical fun, multiplicative interactions, and useless bloodseekers!
In which Bee and Ursi discuss Bee's truly marathon Dota binge. Topics include: Winter Wyvern, Venomancer, Hoodwink, Primal Beast, Jakiro (mid and support), Business Proposal, a few questions, and much more!
On this episode Ursi runs a goofy segment entirely to its end. Afterwards Zac uncovers a full-blown conspiracy and we all become truly enlightened of the plight of the Agility core. Full Dota chat starts 16:45, if you are uninterested in Fun.
On this week's Tuesday Show Ursi, Bee, and Proud play a game. Topics include: Nature's Prophet, Tiny & his Agh's, Arc Warden, grouping up, Juggernaut, Winter Wyvern, learning from pros, horses, Elden Ring, Underlord, Orchestrions, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi, Zac, and Proud fight off three vicious Akitas. Topics include: reasons for the current pub meta, Undying, Tiny, Snapfire, Necrophos, Lone Druid, 'Algorithmic Dota', hard & fast rules, and much more!
On this week's Thursday (Friday, sorry!) show Zac and Ursi discuss the new patch and, in particular, the new 7.31b changes! Topics include: Burnout Mode, leading from the 5 position, Naga Siren, Ability draft, Tiny, Primal Beast, Hoodwink, Null talismans, Skywrath, Techies rework, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Zac, and Ursi discuss their experiences with the new patch! Topics include: patch bugs, Undying, Aghanims' shard changes, Necrophos, Primal Beast, Venomancer, Jakiro, stack games, Bee's EPIC LAN experience, and much more!
This is Part 2 of our complete, exhaustive (or, as exhaustive as possible) review of the huge new Patch 7.31! Part 1 is all of the general changes and can be found in the same feed!
Techies:0-14:20
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B:4100-10400
C:10400-12300
D:12200-12830
E:12830-13400
G:13430-13530
H:13530-13700
I:13700-14000
J:14000-14200
K:14200-14400
L:14400-15600
M:15600-20730
N:20730-21600
O:21600-22400
P:22400-23430
Q:23430-23500
R:23500-24400
S:24400-30300
T:30300-32330
U:32330-32800
V:32800-33300
W:33300-end
This is Part 1 of our complete, exhaustive (or, as exhaustive as possible) review of the huge new Patch 7.31! Part 2 is all of the hero changes and can be found in the same feed!
Primal Beast:0-9:30
General: 22:13
Items: 1:17:00
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi and Proud balance their Gamer Budgets. Topics include: Obsolete mechanics, Break, Vision changes, ineffective items, strategies to balance mmr differentials, Elden Ring, Ursi winning the least surprising superlative at work, a few specific heroes/matchups, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Ursi, Bee, Zac, and Proud embrace fear and chaos within their small, petty lives. Topics include: 7.31 Fear Lists, a couple Valentines Day segments, Blademail, Radiance, Item upgrades/combos, Nullifier, Spell Lifesteal, Kaya Yasha, Bounty Hunter, Force Staff, and much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Proud further embrace their intense, bizarre, and seductive dynamic. Topics include: I don't know because they didn't tell me.
Enjoy!
On this week's Tuesday Show Proud, Bee, and Ursi lose their minds. Topics include: structural changes to Dota, TA safelane, Lost Ark, stack games with the hosts, delaying BKBs, 'Mea Koopa', an interesting question ABOUT questions, and much more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Ursi, Bee, and Proud pledge to a life of vampirism, never to see sunlight again. Topics include: the best question ever asked, Terrorblade, Pudge, Phantom Lancer, Viper, Clinkz, Butterfly, Enigma, Kunkka, Storm Spirit, general losing streaks, Witch Doctor, and much more!
EDITOR'S NOTE: I am afraid of the power this episode holds. Someone hold me.
On this week's Tuesday Show Zac, Bee, and Ursi make lemons. Topics include: Bane, Broodmother, Tanky heroes in certain roles, Enchantress, Sniper, Bristleback, Lemons, and much more!
On this week's Thursday (Friday) show Zac and Ursi modify their behavior. Topics include: Zac's ranked progress, Arc Warden, Pudges, Ursi playing Invoker on ping with Bee, Negativity, Monkey King 4, Zac's application of theories for improvement, the Major replacements, season 2 of the anime, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Zac, Bee, and Ursi paint with all the colors of the palette. Topics include: balancing greed, Riki, Alchemist, Grimstroke, frisbee golf, lawn darts, Stromae, a recategorization of carries, Zac's winning streak, Ursi's lag, Bee's week, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show a vaguely-alive Ursinity and Zac gather to discuss the recent drama regarding the upcoming Major's cancellation and what that indicates for Dota as both an esport and a game. Topics include: Ursi joining the COVID club, player unions, Eternal Envy, the industry reaction to the major's cancellation, TI prizepool weighting, and more!
In this episode, Bee and Zac set out to truly disappoint and alienate their entire audience. Topics include: Bee's return to Dota, her curse, playing silencer, why games go so long, toothbrush preferences, beans, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi drink blood. Topics include: Playing against lane dominators, Sven, Ancient Apparition, Heart, 3 Kunkka, mid Kunkka, Lich, Bloodseeker, Batrider, hotkeys, an SF game, a few pubs, and much more!
On this year's first Tuesday show Zac and Ursi take a quiz. Topics include: a year-in-review for 2021, our personal 2021 records, goals for next year, and so much more!
On this episode of the Thursday Show Zac and Ursi get out all their bests & worsts from the last year in Dota and elsewhere! Topics include: Zac's viral strategy, Terrorblade, Katanagatari, strategic abandons, 6 platemail Nightstalker, Falcon Blades, Bristleback, Zac the Strategist, Necrophos, Arc Warden, Forsaking certain skills in favor of others, and much more!
Zac has contracted the novel coronavirus COVID-19 so I made him talk for 1 hour straight about Pangolier. It's a good podcast dedicated to a good hero, enjoy!
On this week's Tuesday Show Zac and Ursi discover the magical wonders of carry Zeus, and some other stuff or whatever. Topics include: the new Battle Pass, Aghanim's mode, WLDL series from this past week, Zac's segment 'The Courier and the Supernova', 'Threeable Heroes', flex heroes, Bloodseeker, what 5 heroes we would play if we could only play those 5 for a year, and more!
Ursi and Proud gesture, lunge, and suckle in this 90 minute masterpiece. Topics include: Experiential knowledge vs. specialized knowledge, Silver Edge, Tiny, Ursi's weird new Tinker idea, Aghanim's shards, power runes, Arc Warden, fountain farming, Dragons (and their associated knights), an interesting Drums idea, Faustulus vs. Flavian, and much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi break things. Topics include: Climbing in sup-700 MMR, taunts, Cakes & Crullers, Shadow Fiend, Sand King, Silencer, Winter Wyvern, Spirit Breaker, always-relevant heroes, and much more
Zac and Bee are joined once again after long absence by prodigal son Proud, who has returned to our sweet bosom. Topics include: Proud's glorious 6 game return, Bee's lack of return, Zac's lack of wins, good heroes to lose and learn on, how to learn heroes, changes to the game, Skywrath Mage, Battlefury, and differences between ranks.
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi explore an exciting week! Topics include: Proud's return to Dota with Ursi, Zac's winning (losing) streak, Grimstroke, Brewmaster, a new Slark build, Aggravating heroes, 'Toot Toot', Tinker, and a segment on stat evaluations between different roles (and their relative values).
On this week's pre-Thanksgiving podcast Zac and Ursi get thankful. Topics include: Dazzle, Anti-Mage, WLDL scrims, Dawnbreaker balance, Ursi's mid drought, League comparisons, Timings, our least bought items, our most bought items, and much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi win games, lose games, and litigate games. Topics include: Ursi's continued ranked play, Zac's addiction to changing his name (sorry Zac), Ursi getting gaslit by an elephant trainer, Pangolier, loss psychology, Naga Siren, a questionable Ursa build, Spirit Breaker, Non-Role Roles, and much more!
On this week's Tuesday Show (released actually on a Tuesday! What a concept!) Ursi, Bee, and Zac discuss 20,000 various leagues. Topics include: Arcane, Zeus, Ursi & Zac's WLDL update, Bee's recent games, Personality-based roles, Ability draft (and Purge's AD tournament), Dota Math, and much more!
On this week's Thursday (woops, Friday) show Zac and Ursi fix Marci and a slew of other heroes. Topics include: camera control optimization, Marci, Juggernaut, Terrorblade, Carry archetypes, a few game reviews, and much more!
On this week's Tuesday (woops, Wednesday) show Bee, Ursi, and Zac present a vision of the world that is new, beautiful, and revolutionary. Topics include: the Herald smurfing into Immortal top-100 games, Ursi & Zac's WLDL so far, team play & dynamics, setting goals, Ursi's ranked commitment, a couple questions, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi chat about their WLDL team, progress, and finally cover the big smurfing topic we've been meaning to cover in length!
In which Ursi and Zac review the new Dota patch 7.30e, the changes within, and their implications!
In this short episode Ursi and Zac cover the new hero: Marci! Topics include: Marci, Dota trends, carries, role philosophy, the growth of the game, and more!
In which Ursi and Bee talk, sometimes about Dota other times about not-Dota. Topics include: Jakiro, Legion Commander, Silly Story Time, Groupwork, self-centered Dota, Egomaniacal gaming, TI timing, Valorant, Teaching new people the game, Dota Notions, and much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi discuss, theorize, predict, and other verbs. Topics include: diminishing returns, damage creep, patch predictions, patch timing, CM aghs, Necrophos changes, Marci, healing vs. saves, Tiny, damage dealing vectors, defensive vectors, and much more!
Wee Woo Wee Woo It's a Podcast! Bee, Ursi, and Zac do their exhaustive post-TI review! Topics include: TI drafts, ban phase changes coming, teamfights, what the easiest & hardest jobs at TI might've been, Halloween outfits, the TI viewing experience, menu mishaps, highlights, TI hero pool, Spectre aghs and much more!
On the eve of the most hype day of any Dota player's year, the TI Top Up returns with a vengeance! Guest host A2K joins Zac to go over their expectations for the finals, their feelings about each of the 3 teams, their experience with the tournament so far, and their hopes moving forward. Please don't get mad at me if there are audio issues ursi was gone so I had to try and edit for the first time and my dog refused to shut up. I did my best ok
In which we discuss the most controversial TI question: are the teams that win actually the better teams? Other topics include: Mars trends, loser interview, media training, esports in general, DPC structure, 'pop off potential', Razor, OD, and more!
Zac and Ursi bring home a very scatter-brained, relaxed, TI-filled tuesday show this week. Topics include: TI team opinions, Zac's losing streak, Ursi's hot takes, Ursi's return to Tinker, Arc Warden, linguistics & affirmative statements, panel thoughts, and more!
On today's TI recap show, Ursi comes crashing in to derail this good thing we have going. He joins Zac to chat over results of the Group Stage, hero preferences, games to look forward to, and even make a few predictions on games that you'll definitely want to steal for your compendium.
TI recap: standout games, narratives, and heroes for the third day of TI! Eliminations begin, picks diversify, and more!
TI Top-Up 2: It's Electric
On this second episode of the new TI recap show, Zac goes over some of the standout games, narratives, and heroes for the second day of TI group stages.
On this episode of the new TI recap show, Zac goes over some of the standout games, narratives, and heroes for the first day of TI group stages. If you had trouble keeping up with Day 1, this show should help you get your bearings as day 2 comes, and point your focus towards the series most worth watching.
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi and Zac differentiate between cooks & chefs. Topics include: Razor, lots more Falcon Blade theorycrafting based on some results, Venomancer, Tinker, Elder Titan, 'Hero Knowledge Heroes', Visage, Lina, OD, Brewmaster, Anti Mage Aghanim's Scepter, and much more!
On this week's Tuesday (just kidding, Wednesday) show Ursi and Bee go over some TI predictions with varying degrees of certainty, cover Bee's new love of Shadow Shaman, Ursi playing hardly any dota, TI updates, and much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi and Zac avoid tilting. Topics include: Falcon Blade theorycrafting, 'Being Nice: A Project', Razor, Juggernaut, Backdoor abuse, Deescalation, muting our friends, Zac's little ideas, Elder Titan being a babe, New World, next week's projects, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Ursi, and Zac think long & hard about a lot of things, and think short & simply about others. Dota discussion starts ~17min. Topics include: 7.20d changes, TI plans, Zac being incapable of wins, Tinker, Sniper, Witchbane, Brigand's Blade, Bee's return to Dota, Venge Aghs, podcast concepts, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi and Zac get invited to cast TI. Topics include: TI invite thoughts, Pudge, Elder Titan both core & support, Ursi's new PC, streaming, 5 Dawnbreaker, Treant Protector, Doom, Spectre trends, Tinker's build settling, HGC League casts, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi flex their non-existent psychology degrees. Topcs include: Zac's ranked climb, Ursi's strategy to break free of a losing streak, Rubick, 5 Dawnbreaker, an interesting Sniper build, 3 Venomancer, Legion Commander builds, Visage, Dota-based video games, Zac being a bully, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Ursi and Zac answer every question you've ever had. Topics include: Settlers of Catan, Offlaning, Dawnbreaker, Grandmaster tier heroes & perks, stack changes, Orb of Corrosion, voice lines, early stat items, null talismans, Ursi potentially accidentally creating a fascist undercurrent in his classes, and much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi chat about Silencer, some faded trends, some new trends, Ember Spirit's shard, Bloodseeker, PA, Sven (as a 4?), ranked game wins, Shield Crash Pangolier, Divine Rapier, and so much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi talk to each other, bonding over their shared struggles and developing a friendship the likes no mortal has ever seen before. Topics include: the new Dota Plus sets, Holidays, Venomancer, Nightstalker, Venge, Healing vs. Damage, Zac's casting experience, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Zac, and Ursi have some fun! Topics include: how, exactly, to make Dota 2 a fun game, what our recommendations for the top hero in each role are, Clinkz, Invoker Atos, some Dota philosophy, versatility, Dynasty Warriors, Forbidden Horse Knowledge, Disruptor, Jakiro, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show we return to the traditional TcT format with a theorycrafted game! Topics include: Undying, Dazzle, the new 7.30 Clinkz trends, Bounty Hunter, Antimage, Storm Spirit, hero pools, Vengeful Spirit, Nightstalker, Puck in 7.30 after the nerfs, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Ursi, Bee, and Zac get revenge. Topics include: 7.30b, Sven, Vengeful Spirit, our most hated items to build, the nature of build-up efficiency, pro names vs. hero names during casts, Centaur Warrunner, Pipe, Zac's grief, Sniper, Pudge, and more!
7.30 is a huge patch full of potential and we combed through all of it in-full! We're discussing the small changes that are a big deal, the seemingly-big changes that actually aren't worth worrying about, the possibilities of some interesting changes, trends after the first day of play, and tons more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi interview for the job of Dota Player. Topics include: Dawnbreaker, play consistency & growth consistency, developing/adapting specific skills into your play, Spirit Vessel, Witch Doctor, our plans for the upcoming week, Necro 5, healing, Holy Locket, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Zac, and Ursi decipher what, exactly, makes an Olympic pentathalon an Olympic pentathalon. Also Dota, or whatever. Topics include: replay watching, our worst roles (and whether we'll ever improve at them), Jakiro mid, Zac's incredible comeback, Bee being up a mountain, right click SF builds, fitting Dota into a busy schedule, Ursi returning to ranked, and more!
In which Ursi and Zac return to the glory of the Thursday Show to discuss life's greatest mysteries. Topics include: Magnus' shard (and Magnus' potential, in general), a particularly hard game Zac & Ursi won, Luna, Lich, Trivia, Reading Books & Touching Grass, Secondhand detection, buybacks, patch anticipation, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee and Ursi spin yarns both true and untrue, wise and foolish, deep and shallow. Topics include: Pokemon Unite, Bee's Oracle homework, Ursi's Tesla Drow enthusiasm, patch predictions, quick Necrophos update, Cavern Crawl, which heroes have children, Flicker, Enigma, a new name for Ursi, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee and Ursi play a few games together, plan a few future games out, and solve problems. Topics include: Bee's Abaddon game, Necrophos, Ursi's continued SF success, a general guide to Oracle, thorough ice cream rankings, under-utilized spells on certain heroes, and much more!
Since Zac is on vacation and we're short on episodes I got together with Strilling from We Like Dota to cover Chen!
On this week's episode of the Tuesday Show Bee and Ursi get to chatting whilst Zac is leisurely vacationing. Topics include: Shadow Fiend, Abaddon, reworking a few items & heroes that are bad/unpopular, Terrorblade, Graphs, Pokeclicker, Coffee, and so much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi and Zac develop themselves as human beings for the betterment of society at-large. Topics include: Sharks, Snapfire, Shark Meals, Shadow Fiend, Man Eater, Item Paths/Timings, which sharks have the coolest fins, a Sven Theory by Zac, the tastiest kinds of chum, Gyrocopter, the Jaws franchise, all these trendy stat builds, pointy teeth maintenance, item paths/timing, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Ursi, and Zac chat about Dota! What a surprise! Topics include: Natures Prophet, Bee's Cavern Crawl, Necrophos, commitment issues, lower mmr games often skewing longer, the stat leveling trend, Sand King, Underlord's shard, Doom, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi and Zac develop an entire new game mechanic to fix Armlet instead of just, you know, modifying Armlet itself. Innovators, truly! Topics include: Echo Sabre, inability to pick supports in pubs, Armlet, alternative build paths (?!), Anti-Mage, changes to the carry archetype, Arc Warden counters, Phantom Lancer, Jared Walsh, Bloodseeker, the Pope's Secret Dota Notes, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Ursi, and Zac band together to solve the world's problems. Topics include: Natures Prophet, last week's micro homework, Enchantress, Arc Warden, Ursi's losing streak, SNKRX, Visage, out-of-role heroes, shadow amulet, a couple listener questions, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi and Zac do some theory-building about larger compositional ideas and more! Topics include: Oracle, homework results, the relative value of stuns in certain compositions, Kunkka, minor optimizations, Sniper Aghs, Cavern Crawl balance, Battle Pass economics, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Zac and Ursi chat about a whole bunch of different topics and answer a few interesting questions! Topics include: Troll Warlord, mid hero preferences for certain situations, Nemestice, Riki (sleeper good?), Pudge, Techies, Monkey King, segues, Cavern Crawl motivations, whether complex heroes are good for the game or not, the best/worst carries from behind, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi and Zac are greeted by the newly-released Nemestice patch! We discuss: the new game mode, the Spectre arcana, the DK persona, the economics of it all, alternative economic models, Valve (in general), Winter Wyvern, TI possibly being delayed, sardines, mustards, randoming, and more!
On this revitalization of the true Teach me Tuesday format, Zac and Bee mourn the cancellation of The International's Sweden venue, along with their impending homework assignments from the new Patreon tiers. Topics include: visa struggles in Sweden, the new executive producer tier, micro heroes, micro hotkeys, micro micro, reversing Beedub's losing streak, mid players giving up without last pick, why supports are played core more than cores are played support, favorite and least favorite spells, and the best (and silliest) Aghs upgrades, and no more!
EDITOR'S NOTE: I can't believe these cohosts of mine don't believe in Tidehunter Aghs.... I've failed as a friend & as a host of the podcast and I pledge to do better in the future.
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi, Zac, and Bee gather around the campfire to tell tales of Dota and answer a slew of listener questions! Topics include: Necrophos, Arc Warden's Aghanim's Scepter, Ursi's Kunkka mid games, developing collegiate Dota clubs, stack variety, Jakiro mid (?!), the Overwatch system currently, and more!
On a special Monday episode Zafc and Ursi cover tyhe recently-ended DPC Major and launch into a (surprisingly long & in-depth & maybe a little ranty) conversation about the current state of the game! Topics include: 7.30 predictions, DPC formatting, stun creep, mobility creep, Aeon Disk, the current state of neutral items, Mekansm, playoff structure, saves, healing, meta picks, unpicked heroes, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Ursi, and Zac gather in the dark basement of an illegal London bar-turned-rave to sit in the corner and discuss Dota. Topics include: getting real results out of your projects/experiments, when experimentation is dangerous for your growth vs. necessary for your growth, the ongoing Major, custom pick screens, Luna opinions from Aui, Ursi's super tilt game, Bee 'going through the motions', Sand King, stack meta, and plenty more!
On this week's Thursday we discuss a whole slew of different heroes and games, some of which are good, others of which are bad, and a few of which are simply unknowable. Topics include: Venerial sins, Faceless Void, which roles tilt the most (and in what ways), Arc Warden, Ursi hitting platinum on Tinker, a mid Kunkka game, Zac's ranked losing streak, player mentality types, 4 Lifestealer, Necrophos, Queen of Pain, and more!
On this week's Thursday we discuss a whole slew of different heroes and games, some of which are good, others of which are bad, and a few of which are simply unknowable. Topics include: Venerial sins, Faceless Void, which roles tilt the most (and in what ways), Arc Warden, Ursi hitting platinum on Tinker, a mid Kunkka game, Zac's ranked losing streak, player mentality types, 4 Lifestealer, Necrophos, Queen of Pain, and more!
Normally a Patron Exclusive, we're releasing this Deep Dive in place of the week's regular Tuesday show because of how happy we were with it! Topics include: Sniper, Chen, Clinkz, Silencer, Meepo, item balance, hero pool shifts, regional pro dota trends, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Zac and Ursi bring Ursi to the court of Dota 2 to decide his level of guilt for a particular Dota match. Topics include: Lion, Ursa, 7.29d, last week's project results, Arc Warden, Slark, Timbersaw, Winter Wyvern, Templar Assassin, streaming, Medusa, and much more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Ursi, and Zac break through a whole bunch of mini-segments, some listener questions, and more! Topics include: deriving fun from Dota (a video game, meant to be fun!), specific sources/kinds of tilt, play skill differentiation, Aghanim Shards, Arc Warden, Gleipnir, Juggernaut, mangoes, playing Dota with your real-life friends, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi discuss the status of invisibility in the game at the moment and go over some past projects, plan out some new projects, and more! Topics include: Magnus, long games, Lion, the recent carry pool, Slark, Sven, Medusa, 'soft commitment', Aeon Disk, Gems, Phantom Assassin, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Zac, and Ursi get their teeth stolen by a sneaky lady. Topics include: Ursa, the Battle of Waterloo, dealing with Techies, Winter Wyvern, Dark Willow, Centaur Warrunner, an hour long Sniper game, support Invoker, team comp/synergy damage-type limitations, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show we make very important show announcements! We also talk about Dota, of course, focusing on Bristleback mostly! Topics include: important show announcement(s), support Invoker, Bristleback theorycrafting (lots of it!), Shadow Fiend, Zac's winning streak, overconfidence being punished, Video Game Resumés, Pudge, Meepo, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show Bee, Ursi, and Zac get together to fix Dota 2. Topics include: Winter Wyvern, Vengeful Spirit, Pudge, Kotl combos, Bee's Big Day, pub management, Dota psychology, highgrounding, and much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Zac and Ursi break into some new project heroes, go over some recent trends, and much more! Topics include: Spectre, Razor, Ursi & Zac's recent games together, Zac's ranked progress, core lion, Meepo (?!?!), Bounty Hunter and his shard, Tinker, Chaos Knight, Mars, Legion Commander, Sniper, Necrophos, and more!
On this week's (theoretically) Thursday Show Zac and Ursi get together to deal with Ursi's hot take: Necrophos is worse for the game than Techies. Other topics include: DPC League updates, Slardar as a carry, Centaur Warrunner, Faceless Void, Gleipnir, Lina, Nyx, map changes, Sniper supports, Necrophos potential, Lion, and much more!
On this week's Someday Show Ursi and Bee get together to talk about all manner of things! Full-on Dota talk begins at ~25:00. Topics include: Bee's new PC, the 2nd season of the Dota Anime being teased, Dawnbreaker positional analysis, Ursi and Bee's recent games, Phantom Lancer lancing his way through any and all games, a listener question about Starting Gold, streaming habits, patch 7.29b highlights, and more!
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi, Bee, and Zac get together to Live It. Topics include: conquering enemy deathballs, ganking strategy, Riki, Beastmaster as a 4, Grimstroke, Bee's recent tournament, Ursi & Zac losing pubs together, Slardar, new player inhouses, Dawnbreaker, splitpushing, ganks turning into teamfights, coordinating your pub teammates, the Labyrinthian Mind of the Dota 2 Player, and more!
On this week's Tuesday Show we flip-flop some people around and Proud, Ursi, and Zac give their reactions to their first few days of playing the new patch, with our main topics involving the new hero, Dawnbreaker, and the general effects/changes of the patch! Topics include: the new bottle & runes, Lion, Invoker, the biggest losers or the patch, Broodmother, Phantom Lancer, Luna, Skywrath, Armlet, Lifestealer, Phoenix, Lina, Warlock, and plenty more!
On this part of the 7.29 patch review Ursi, Proud, and Zac burn through the absolute mountain of hero changes, big and small! We're looking at the up-and-comers theat got buffed, the sad folks who got nerfed, and everything in between!
On this week's Thursday Show Ursi, Proud, and Zac get together to perfectly balance each and every aspect of the game for the upcoming patch (you're welcome, Icefrog). Topics include: the Singapore Major, trendy heroes right now, faltering heroes right now, Grimstroke, Tusk, Arteezy Naga Siren, Spider Legs, Zac's upcoming coaching stream, map change expectations, Timbersaw, Earthshaker, Clinkz, Drow Ranger, certain mid matchups, Terry, and more!
Terry Yun Goong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk0kufx74Io
On this week's "Tuesday" Show Bee, Ursi, and Zac get together to discuss team compositions, personal improvement, chip buttys, and more! Topics include: optimal hero choices vs. comfort hero choices, the All Hero Challenge, the SIngapore Major so far, dead lanes, our favorite dota youtubers, underrated sandwich fillings, developing team comps with particular synergies, and much more!
On this week's Thursday Show Proud, Zac, and Ursi run through the new New Player Experience patch that released mid-podcast and then play a game with a support tidehunter inspired by a couple pro games that makes for easy wins! Topics include: Grimstroke, Tusk, Slacks' tutorial, a very sad Alchemist, and so much more! Survey Link: https://forms.gle/RH61wYZtfJvn6s218
On this week's (Teach Me) Tuesday Show Bee and Ursi gather to make some exciting show announcements, talk about the Dota Tutorial that's now out, and a lot more! Topics include: Tsunami, Juggernaut being banned all the time, Clockwerk, playing with limited hero pools, ranked with stacks, Ursi's recent party wins, carry playstyles right now, Mirana, Phantom Assassin, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi try out a new format: developing new builds in real-time, batting around ideas, talking about the theorycrafting process itself, outlining a few heroes to test out over the next week, crossing potential theories off the list, and plenty more! Some topics include: Leshrac, Kunkka, Mars, Doom, Gyrocopter trends, Slark, which positions are more ripe for innovation than others, theorycrafting limitations, styles, and more!
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On this week's Teach Me Tuesday we learn about Beedub's great service to our Dota Society and some interesting updates to her hero pool! Topics include: Ursi winning again, Carry Feelings, tiktok recipes, Nyx, 4 Zeus, Shadow Shaman, Silencer, Bee as a burgeoning 4 player, Overwatch system results, Glimmer Cape, Force Staff, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are joined by a special guest, Zac, who introduces us to a numbers-based analysis of Dota in the past vs. Dota now and introduces us to an interesting new mid Dark Seer build he's been working on! Topics include: various Arcane Blink interactions, Ability Draft, Puck, 'Scarcity' as a Dota theme in the past, item balance over time, Tinker, 4 Invoker, Ursi winning again (huzzah), Dark Willow, Seximal systems, Dark Seer, and more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Ursi and Bee bumble around in their regular style that you all know well by now. Topics include: hangovers, Techies (philosophically and otherwise), Ursi's inability to play Bloodseeker, OD, Puck as a 5, Tinker's aghs being fixed, Bee breaking Valheim, swift blink Juggernaut, couriers, cosmetics, the relic changes, Runescape, and more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi try their best to remain on-topic with Dota but can only control themselves so much before deviating to talk about 100 other things. Topics include: Bee's perspective on the Dota animation series, a quick 7.28c patch review, support mirana successes, VALHEIM, Ursi's success infecting Bee with the kdrama plague, solo ranked experiences, game quality overall, Dark Willow, Nyx, Sange & Yasha, and more!
On this week's show Proud and Ursi discuss the Dota Video Game Animation Series, whether it's an anime (spoiler: it's not), who they want to see in it, what effects they expect it to have on the overall game, and also all kinds of regular Dota conversation! Topics include: the Dota show, 4 Death Prophet, Puck without blink builds, smurfs, Overwatch, the new player experience, possible changes coming to the game in the next few months, 4 Sniper, unsatisfying differences within itemization on carries, Mirana, Spectre, Aghanim's Shards, a very questionable Axe build, and more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi discuss a bunch of their shared games, some of Bee's work expanding her hero pool, Ursi's frustrations with certain games/heroes, and more! Topics include: Weaver, Mirana, Maelstrom vs. Desolator, Hoodwink's ideal position, Ursi's KotL hate, Anti Mage, Omeleto, Shadow Shaman, stack games, Outworld Devourer (Destroyer? Demolisher? God only knows.), and more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi get into a whole slew of different topics, mostly focusing on examining & expanding Bee's carry pool! Topics include: Earthshaker, Drow, Venge, autopiloting in games, driving, who can start with boots, Mirana, Weaver, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi chat about their recent dota games, some trends they're seeing, and end up playing Lycan & Disruptor due to a Jugg ban after a healthy conversation on Jugg builds. Topics include: Spiritbreaker, Nature's Prophet builds atm, Venomancer, Battlefury, role queue supremacy, Ursi returning to solo ranked, Lycan, ending games, hitting a wall, Mirana as a carry, and more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi talk about everything. Topics include: optimizing your play as a melee 4, Bee & Ursi's stack games, Riki, carry pool options, kill stealing (securing?!), Ursi rejoining solo ranked briefly, Nyx Assassin, and tons more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi theorycrafting many things, not just Dota! Topics include: ideal weapons for TV bullies, Hoodwink (still), 3 Wyvern, Silencer, Riki, the 3 role in its current iteration, Dazzle, Blind vs. Evasion, Warlock, Sand King, Lycan, Puck, and plenty more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi get together and Ursi converts Bee into the cult of Hoodwink Players. Topics include: Bee's truly incredible amount of Dota-playing recently, 5 stack mentalities, Juggernaut builds, learning new heroes as a concept, Hoodwink specifically, greedy supporting, witch blade, hard games, Nyx Assassin, and so much more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi evaluate quite a few different heroes, meta elements, and parse through them like archaeologists with brushes robbing tombs. Topics include: Swift Blink trending, Ursi's hot take about Force Staff, Timbersaw, team comp trends revolving around magic damage & fluidity-of-fighting, Crystal Maiden, Ancient Apparition, Proud's thesis on Necronomicon, a DK build question, OD meteor hammer trends & application, mid Hoodwink, Japanese dramas, and more!
On this week's Teach Me (Wed)Tuesday Proud, Bee, and Ursi gather around a dumpster lit-aflame to talk about a variety of things which are mostly Dota! Topics include: DPC viewing changes, Ursi's Winter Wyvern mid spam, Riki, Bee's Dragon Knight struggles, stack games, Turbo, Techies, Pentaedged Sword-blade-thing, the Cenegenics man, Terrorblade, the wild world of phones, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi gather around the fireplace to tell a tale of glorious victory against the forces of evil. Topics include: Riki, Ursi's Void Spirit spam, Mirana, Nyx Assassin, Assault Cuirass, the process of 'Girth Leveraging', Proud's undying love of Heart, Dragon Knight, batarangs as a practical weapon, Bane, Lifestealer, and more!
On this week's return to Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi get together to dive further into the new patch, develop some new projects, and more! This week's hero combo is a 3 Bristleback using some of the new items and support Lina taking advantage of Fluffy Hats! Topics include: Riki trends, Troll Warlord Aghanim's Scepter, Death Prophet, no stun offlaners, Abaddon, Shadow Shaman, Sven nerfs, Luna in various forms/positions, elevators, and plenty more!
On this return to Teach Me Tuesday Proud, Bee, and Ursi get together to jump around all their games from the patch and develop their theories on what to make of the patch! Topics Include: various Aghanim's Shards, Terrorblade, Phantom Lancer, Hoodwink, smooth brain positions, Dota Prom, Dota guide critiques, Ogre Magi, Weaver, developing an understanding of the mid pool between niche mids, traditional mids, and more!
In this lengthy segment of our 7.28 analysis, Proud and Ursi run through every single hero change, mostly focusing on the huge new introduction of Aghanim's Shards! We're ranking what is busted, what is situational, what is worthless, and everything in-between!
You have no idea how much editing I did so we didn't talk over each other the whole time oh my god I'm gonna die it's like 8 AM here's our patreon pay me for my suffering: https://www.patreon.com/FourthSpirit
In this segment of our 7.28 analysis, Proud and Ursi delve into the new hero, Hoodwink, the small amount of General Changes, and the huge changes to various items, the introduction of new items, the re-orienting of tier lists within neutral tiers, and more!
On this edition of the Weekly Show Proud and Ursi get together to do their final patch predictions and do some theorizing on different concepts, suggest some hero changes, and more! Topics include: Sharpie Theory, Sven, Invoker, Kaya Manta variants, power creep & how to deal with it, the Bar Theory of Strength, Proud's first couple games back playing WLDL with Ursi, and more!
On this week's Weekly Show Ursi and Bee are playing a whole lot of Dota in a whole lot of different ways with a whole lot of different people! Topics include: 5 stack strategies, learning new heroes, teaching friends, Aghanims suggestions, judging game states, OD aghanims, Zeus with aether lens, Leshrac, Manta, WLDL, Dota For Kids, new announcements for Dota, and more!
On this week's so-far-unnamed Weekly Show Proud, Bee, and Ursi combine their brains to optimize their dota games! Topics include: Reintroducing people to Dota, Ursi's WLDL games as a carry, Weaver, Drow, What to do once you've taken the enemy mid tower early, Manta, Sven, Luna, Monkey King, Chess, RTS games, and more!
On this week's Weekly Show Proud and Ursi are at it again doing whatever it is they do. Topics include: the long-awaited Diretide event, cosmetic overload, a Kunkka guide request from a listener, interview shows, the next Dota patch's approximate timing, Ursi getting back into playing more Dota thanks to the WLDL, stupid sexy boats, and more!
On this week's Weekly Show Proud, Ursi, and Bee chat about the new Dota community update blog post, and plenty more! Topics include: Proud's new form of poetry, Ursi & Bee's game, dota 2 pro player trends, recalibration changes, Dota's update schedule, new heroes, the new player experience, Silver Edge, Wait King, Dota Plus changes, Death Prophet, Naga SIren, and more!
On this week's new weekly wednesday show Proud, Bee, and Ursi get together to talk about Dota & everything else! Topics include: ghost hunting in West Virginia, small rotwn living, how the Native Americans were the first Confederates, Genshin Impact, Dota games we played together, Dota Underlords, Bee's weird dreams, The Walking Dead, Ursi's bad relationship with Outworld Devourer, and more!
Ursi and Proud are making a quick (well, not really) announcement of some temporary show changes for the time being given our recent disinterest with the current patch, personal schedules, and other factors. Simply put: we'll be moving to a once-a-week, 3-person podcast format instead of the long-running TcT/TMT split 2-person podcast format. All three of us think that this change will be the best way to make the best shows for everyone, rather than forcing out content that isn't up to our standards. We also talk casually about our gaming philosophies, go a bit more into detail about Dota specifically, talk about other games (Hades, Genshin Impact, Baldur's Gate 3), and some more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi get together to chat about various Dota things which leads them into a larger conversation about the potential for the next major patch, when it'll come, what changes we want to see, what changes we expect to see, and more! Topics include: Vengeful Spirit, Luna, Luna with a magic build (!), Genshin Impact, Hades, why blocking safelane is potentially lane losing from the get-go, hero pools, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi get together to bask in the glory of Eul. Topics include: Monkey King, Outworld Devourer, Snapfire mid, Snapfire support, Snapfire aghs, Snapfire lore, Snapfire's lizard, Eul's on carries, Batrider, laning dynamics, Hades, and plenty more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee plays an 80 minute game and Ursi and her go through it, figuring out what went wrong, what went right, and more! Topics include: Zeus (surprise, surprise), Dune, dealing with smurfs, Invoker, Bee's upcoming charity PUBG tournament, Nyx, the nature of long games & why the end up as long games, and plenty more
In this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi return to form, playing heroes they love, trying new builds, and thinking about Dota! Topics include: warding value in the current support meta, Hot Wheels, Monkey King, Rapier, Nyx Assassin, Diffusal Blade Winranger, Terrorblade, Mask of Madness carry trends, Dune, How to do literally anything on the map in a stalemate, and tons more!
My external cooling fan was on during the recording so my audio is shit but I learned some neat new tricks and got it listenable because that's just how much I care about you ;)
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi offer up approximately 900 opinions, at least 3 of which are guaranteed to make you, specifically, unhappy with us. Topics include: Bee's Phoenix experiment continuing, Sniper, Ursi's vitriolic dislike of Zeus, various food opinions, what the hell Bovril is (?), which dota heroes would be picky eaters, deli sandwiches, what the best vegetable is, and tons more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Ursi is joined by Bee while Proud is on sabbatical, uncovering the mysteries of various tombs. Topics include: 3 position Bloodseeker trends, Bee learning Phoenix, Ursi's experiments with OD as both a 3 and a traditional mid, drafting around unique offlaners, the wonders of Snowdonia, and tons more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Ursi converts Bee into a Phoenix player, also we talk about other things. Topics include: MVP calculations, Venge's laning phase, regional bbq/party games, what heroes are the most universally fun for people, Dota peripherals, Sven issues, Ursi feeding on Axe, Sniper, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi get together to do one thing and one thing only: talk about dota two. What else would we be doing, anyway? You should know what this podcast is by now everybody. Topics include: 7.27d mini patch, Faceless Collaborators, Drow, Dragon Knight, Magnus, experimenting with some Monkey King ideas, our highlights of the new patch, Arc Warden, and more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi talk about Dota, as always; Ursi has some hot takes, Bee has some developments in her hero pool, and tons more! Topics include: Arc Warden, Venomancer (mid and support), Skywrath Mage, Grimstroke, dealing with Spectre & Sniper, communication nuance, Overwolf, Procrastination, Ursi testing out a few things to vartying degrees of success, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi get together to explore communication in Dota before playing a pub in which Ursi reaches his final form by playing 5 position Tinker. Topics include: Dragon Knight as a carry, Axe as a carry, Arc Warden, Leshrac 5, playing fully muted, All chat, balancing farm around the map, converting core heroes into support heroes, and more!
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HEY FIRST TIME RECORDING AT THE NEW PLACE AND WOULDNT YA KNOW IT OUR AC IS REALLY LOUD BECAUSE OUR LANDLORD IS A PIECE OF SHIT GOD I FUCKING HATE THEM SO MUCH HOLY SHIT CANCEL THE RENT SO I CAN PUT THIS GODDAMN LEECH ON THE STREET
I filtered most the noise out but as a result my voice has certain tones removed and it sounds bad but it's this or nothing so don't email my wife
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi break into a whole bunch of games, topics, and more after their hurricane-forced week off! Topics Include: Tiny mid builds by Topson, Horizon Zero Dawn, a math-filled evaluation of bottle, Spectre, Sven, Daedalus, Ursi abandoning games, Puck as a 3, Luna, bad support movements being worse than no support movements, and more.
In which Bee and Ursi clock back into the podcasting mines and talk about their last 2 weeks of pubs, life, and everything else! Topics include: books (we're smart now!), Grimstroke, Windranger, magic damage juggernaut, Puck, Amish pretzels, Raddlers, Fall Guys, ranking our 3 Most Fun Supports, Silencer, a few duo queue games Bee and Ursi played together, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi get into details about salvaging bad lanes through jungling, jingling our way to victory, and plenty more! Topics include: Magnus mid, Sven, Snapfire, managing counters to various heroes during a draft, Drow wins for Ursi, Omniknight, Glimmer Cape on cores (?!), tangoes vs. salves, Elder Titan, PA as a mid, and more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee is joined by Ursi to talk about her recent games, his recent games, your recent games, and everything else. Topics include: Immortal 2's, Pugna, Viper, Luna, Drow Ranger, Gyrocopter, Devolution by Max Brooks, Moths, Toxicity in pubs, core Silencer vs. support Silencer, pub team comps, irrational fears, making dumplings, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are joined by Donnie, @ElevatedDota, formerly of Dota Alchemy and Pvgna, to talk a bit about everything Dota-related! Topics include: Viper, Heaven's Halberd's strength right now, Tinker, the updated/changed Bloodseeker, Dota burnout, bracers/wraiths/nulls, Spectre's many itemization options, Tusk as a 5, new Sven, Doom, the content creation process as it relates to Dota, and plenty more !
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi play around with the fun new roguelike game mode, Aghanim's Labyrinth, cover their new business ventures, and also talk a bunch about regular Dota also! Other topics include: a return to mid Juggernaut for Ursi, Aghanim's Labyrinth hero balancing, AL strategies, Void Spirit struggles, Cactus Facts, brains melting, 7.27c patch notes, Axe, and more!
Proud and Ursi pull apart the brand new patch 7.27b in typical Fourth Spirit fashion! There's a whole lot of math, a whole lot of new hero ideas, excitement for nerfs & buffs, and tons more in this very long, complicated new patch!
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On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi develop their understanding of different mid matchups, predict some changes in the next patch, and plenty more! Topic include: Spectre, Drums, Natures Prophet, Ursi gettingh back into Invoker, aggressive mid matchups vs. defensive ones vs. farming ones, playing against Kunkka lanes, item changes, more Tinker from Ursi, Monkey King, new Veil, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi discuss their tons of games in the new patch, 7.27! Topics include: trendy items, trendy heroes, Spectre, Dark Willow, spell lifesteal, mid hero pools, carry Tusk, the new Anonymous feature, the new draft phase dynamics, Helm of the Dominator, Drum, Voodoo Mask, FLEX MONEY, and plenty more!
In which Ursi and Proud break apart all of the patch changes in 7.27, how they affect the state of the game, how they interplay with various heroes, what changes are most significant, and tons more! We also learn about exchange rates of attack speed to attack damage, which heroes would make the best vampires, which heroes are now dagon users (hint: none), and more.
On a special episode of the podcast Proud, Ursi, and Bee get together to talk about current events surrounding the overall Dota structure, how the community should hold people accountable, how different people have reacted to current events, how pro players factor into things, what the future holds for Dota as a scene, and other facets of the esports ecosystem. Other casual dota topics follow, including: Ember Spirit, Windranger, art restoration, adventures in the forest ft. gun, and a few other things!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi develop the idea between what makes a hero a 'good hero' vs. what makes a hero a 'bad hero' in a given metagame! Topics include: Monkey King, Puck as a support, Ursa, Ursi's Tinker experiment developments, Armor!!!, Anti-Mage, Naga Siren, and plenty more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi cover a bunch of mid heroes they've been playing, a bunch they aren't, and discuss getting the most out of the lane! Topics include: scheduling Dota, Tinker, aggressive buybacks, smoking, lane swaps, Jakiro, Windranger, OD, Tinker, Cavern Crawl, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi contemplate the value of a femur in a fight, the relative strength of New Jersians vs. Moose, and maybe even some Dota 2! Topics include: Mid lane maximization, Silencer as a 4 vs. Silencer as a 5, support duo synergy, Tusk, Ursa, Battlefury's transformative abilities, minus armor, Void Spirit, Jakiro, Wraith King, optimizing Clinkz for +dmg, Wand vs. casual stick, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi talk about a few mini-segments, a whole lot of week-in-dota, and end up playing a stun-heavy Chaos Knight + Lion lane! Topics include: Cavern Crawl experiences, how to learn a new hero efficiently, Luna, Helm of the Dominator, Drum, Warhammer, Raindrops, Natures Prophet, heavy harass offlanes & support duos, Zeus, Drow, Anti-Mage is a pox upon our society, 5 support rotation strategy, and plenty more!
On this week's Theory Craft Thursday Proud and Ursi chat about the developing Battle Pass and the trend of carries who excel at poking and prodding, rather than traditional bursty hard carries! Topics include: Personas vs. Arcanas, more Troll Warlord hate, Brewmaster, Venomancer, Ogre, Maneater, Dark Willow, Lifestealer, Clinkz, late game itemization, Sange & Yasha, and plenty more!
This week on Teach Me Tuesday/Wednesday, Bee & Proud give their thoughts on everything in the Battle Pass! They also discuss a wild Lycan game & Bee's first attempt at playing Timbersaw and what items to get.
Sound's a little fucked cause of trains and stuff, sorry friends I did my best.
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi discuss a couple near-perfect team comps, a whole lot of reflection on the game right now, predictions for Battle Pass, Legion Commander, Clinkz, Lifestealer testing, why Ursi's CK experiment is done with, and plenty more!
In which Bee and Ursi pull apart a bunch of 3 vs. 1 matchups, learn to differentiate between agressive + defensive lanes, go on a bunch of tangents, and more! Topics include: Timbersaw, the Monster Effect, cooking muscles, Centaur Warrunner, Bane, relaxation in Dota, Bonsai, Brewmaster, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Proud and Ursi talk about how Spell Prism outperforms every other neutral item, supporting is real weird, numbers are nonsense, and more! Topics include: Clinkz, Pudge, Illusionist's Cape, Spectre, Feeling behind when you're ahead, courier metagame, starting items, Orb of Venom, Void Spirit, Templar Assassin matchups, missing hooks, playing 'frontliners', and plenty more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday/Wednesday, Proud & Bee delve into the concept of creep skipping and how to pull it off when you're having a rough offlane. They also discuss how caring about dota is hard, Spider Legs are actually boots, how to counter Snapfire, Bane & Winter Wyvern things, and whether drinking caffeine makes you win.
In which Ursi and Proud cover all the recent meta developments, their reignited love of Ability Draft, and try out Wraith King 3 alongside 4 Tiny! Topics include: Lone Druid, Ursi throwing Sven games, how impossible it is to push a tier 2, Lone Druid, Monkey King, mid Dazzle, ability draft, long games, Wraith King's differing function as a 3 or a 1, Clinkz, and plenty more!
In which Ursi is joined by semi-regular-but-still-special guest Migs to meander about a few highlights from 7.26c, a few misconceptions, larger laning changes developing after deny changes, and the weird reality of 4 Sniper being trendy in pubs! Other topics include: PA Coup de Grace talent, evasion talents, core Sniper builds, Juggernaut, new player adjustments, quarantine haircuts, World of the Married, Windrangers with bashers, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud has some hot takes which Ursi convinced him to make into a manifesto that will surely prevent both of us from getting jobs in the future. Topics include: Patch 7.26b, Lone Druid, Deny changes, the talent fiasco, tower regen changes, item drop timings, Bounty Hunter's existence, how the dota changes affect new people, overall feelings, Winter Wyvern, winning games where you lack a clear win condition, and more!
In which Ursi and Proud discuss the abundance of changes in 7.26a, some of which don't matter, others of which matter a lot! Topics inculde: the biggest winners & losers of 7.26 & 7.26a, Proud's newfound appreciation for MKB as a damage item, last hitting efficiency, Lone Druid, Dignitas, Clinkz' big buffs, Alchemist's big nersf, Troll Warlord's existence, Necrophos 3, Sekiro, and more!
This week on Teach Me Tuesday, Proud & Bee discuss how and when to farm as an offlaner. Also on the agenda; MMR histories, pesky Pudges & neutral items as cosmetics.
In which Proud and Ursi discuss many things, as always. You should be used to this by now, seriously. Topics include: XCOM, Drow, Slark, Monkey King detox, Nyx Assassin, Ursi's encounter with a 4 Weaver, Crystal Maiden maybe being good, how to pick fights, the idea of 'miscellaneous damage', Ember, KotL, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi try desperately to make heroes that are bad into heroes that are good, but it is a fool's errand. We also discuss a new theory of drafting which helps to visualize the value of certain hero picks (see below for a visual representation made by Proud), and plenty more topics as always!
In which Beedub and Ursi cover how to build-up your hero pool without driving yourself nuts losing games! Topics include: Queen of Pain, safe 3 picks, Magnus, Centaur Warrrunner, 'boilerplate' heroes, diversifying picks, identifying advantages/disadvantages within matchups, and plenty more!
In which Proud and Ursi discuss their recent adventures playing a ton of Dota, both good and bad! Combo for this week was 1 Luna with 5 Oracle! Other topics include: Monkey King, Weaver trials, Pugna's popularity, KotL + Ember as a combo, Tiger King, Doom Mid, teamfight geometry, Sven builds, and plenty more!
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On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi do a fusion dance and become one. Topics include: Death Prophet's strength, 7.25b quick review, Blademail, expanding the 3 pool, different pushing archetypes, Weaver, Monkey King Bar, Monkey King himself, Dragon Knight, Pugna, Meepo, and plenty more!
On this week's return to Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi exlpore Bee's re-entry into Dota, have some epiphanies regarding play, positions, and more, reassess some theories, talk about common problems we're running into, and plenty more!
In which Ursi and Proud recap their first dozen-or-so games of the new patch 7.25/7.25a and play the newly-buffed Gyrocopter alongside a 5 Tusk to cover niche, hyper-situation 5 support synergies! Other topics include: Snapfire's new aghs, Juggernaut builds, Lion, Manta vs. SnY, Bane, Lion, Weaver, the new pick phase structure and its implications on meta, and plenty more!
My mic's kinda messed up at the start but we're just talking about owls or something feel free to skip forward a couple minutes idk
In which Ursi, Proud, and Bee analyze the full patch notes for 7.25! We have debates about the new picking order, do lots of Math, develop their owl impressions, HP regen, all the hero changes, and plenty more !
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi develop their pool of heroes in this patch! Topics include: building crit items on Phantom Assassin, Bristleback, Luna, the value of weird niche counters like needing to turn heroes around, Silencer, attack range actually being valuable, 3 Meepo (?!), Spirit Breaker's hidden value, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thurs-Fri-Day Proud and Ursi break from their cocoons and become beautiful butterflies, only to die 7 days later. Topics include: Bristleback (as a carry!?), Crystal Maiden, new ranked badges explained, Phantom Lancer, Earthshaker, enabling Storm Spirit, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi get together to reassess their feelings about pro dota thanks to the new and exciting DPC changes, review patch 7.24b's nerfs to our favs and not-so-favs, chat about their week playing a whole ton of different heroes, discuss their love of blademail on any-and-all heroes, their time playing some old-favorite heroes (like Pangolier) and newly-favorite heroes (like Snapfire), and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi find a way to play 4 Queen of Pain. Topics include: Blademail, Crystalys, Lifestealer, Ursi throwing Kunkka games, Snapfire (as always), Lion, Meepo, Morphling, Witch Doctor's place at the moment, draft phase mindgames, which heroes may be furries, Midas, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thurs(Fri)day Proud and Ursi get together to go back to basics, playing a classic lane combination! Other topics include: more Snapfire chat, Astronauts, Lich, Phantom Assassin, dropping out of high school, Big Momma Britain, Morphling, Kunkka, casual Crystalys', support Pugna rising in popularity, Clinkz, and plenty more!
Ursi and Proud get together to review the exciting new patch 7.24! We do a full run-through and get into all the details, test some theories, and get excited to play a whole lot of new things!
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Teach Me Tuesday returns! Proud & Beedub discuss their recent dota games & everyone's favourite skeleman, Clinkz, and what items to build on him, how to use his abilities effectively and how to work with Burning Army. They also chat about why they play dota, when to rotate into other lanes, how to fight a Medusa & predictions on when the next patch will be. Got a question? Send them over to [email protected]!
On this week's Theory Craft Proud and Ursi tool around with breaking out from itemization ruts and opening their minds, except 'opening their minds' leads to simplifying every build to 'lets just build a basher'. Other topics include: Lycan, support Puck, Monkey King love, Ursi's recent battlecup, more Juggernaut love, Dark Willow, Drow, and plenty, plenty more!
On this week's Teach me Thursday, beedub confesses to Proud about her most embarrassing dota habit to date. This episode is all about how to itemize - predominantly in the mid lane. Any questions please email them over to [email protected]!
On this week's Theorycraft episode Proud and Ursi have played a ton of Dota and have a ton to say! Topics include: Weaver, Faceless Void being the only carry (?!), Clinkz, new Juggernaut builds, Sniper, the strength of creepcutting as an offlaner (especially Axe!), Phantom Lancer, Abaddon, and plenty more! Our main segmentt is covering patch 7.22H which is small but mighty, and for our game we play Weaver 1 with 5 Disruptor!
On today's episode of Teach me Thursday, Bee & Proud discuss their recent recalibration efforts, Dragon Knight items, Earthshaker's power, Silver Edge, when to smoke, the knack to split pushing and much more. If you'd like to ask a question about Dota (or anything else), please email your question to [email protected] or message Ursi or Bee!
On this week's Theorycraft show Proud and Ursi sit everyone down to cover some common mistakes, how to identify them, how to fix them, and how to abuse enemy players who make them! We're also covering more calibration games, safelane ideas, 4 Mirana being undeniably strong, Ursi being tortured emotionally by a nameless coworker, warding nuance, gold rationing as a 5, optimizing starting items, and more! We played 2 games this week, the first one being 1 Mars with 5 Witch Doctor and the second game being 3 Tidehunter with 4 Mirana!
On this week's Theorycraft Tuesday Proud and Ursi are revealing themselves as Lycan Aghs Appreciators(tm) and also discussing many other, but ultimately less significant, things. Some topics include: Nightstalker, Keeper of the Light, Ignuus Fatuus combos, Legion Commander, Witch Doctor lanes, resetting waves at-will, Enchantress 3 team comps, more developed analysis/theorizing around Freight Train Dota, Tusk, Drow, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft episode Proud and Ursi get deep in the weeds of the seemingly-small-but-actually-huge 7.22G and how it's going to change the overall game as well as their personal picks! We're discussing new heroes we want to try, how we want to play them, what we want to play them with, and so, so much more. Other topics include: Legion Commander, Bristleback, Winter Wyvern, Gyrocopter being the only carry anymore, whether Alchemist is officially dead or not, Windrunner, Timbersaw, and plenty, plenty more! In the game we play 1 Nightstalker and 5 Undying!
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On this week's Theorycraft Tuesday Proud and Ursi barrel into the end-times of the current patch and forsee a bright future in which Alchemist is slightly less annoying, Enchantress is reworked, the Arctic ceases to melt, and we're all One Item Up on our opponents. Topics include: Patch predictions, Alchemist, Ursi picking Techies like the scum he is at heart, Winter Wyvern, 5 stack growth, map movements, shot calling, throwing games at Roshan, and plenty more!
On this week's Teach Me Tues..Thur...Saturday Bee and Ursi talk about getting outed at work as Dota players, holiday Dota, Alchemist, Lifestealer, tilting in pubs for no reason, mixing-and-matching builds to optimize, OD, dealing with Medusa mid matchups, developing push comps and/or deciding whether your comp can push effectively (and how they may or may not do that), and plenty more!
Hello! We have a new fortnightly/monthly Underlords show! Bee & Proud play a game to chat about for this episode. Bee goes for Brawny, Warriors & Hunters with a dash of Warlock, Heartless & Troll on the side. Proud builds a Savage, Druid & Primordial team. They also discuss an item, a hero and an alliance as the second segment of the show, which this week is; Embarrassment of Riches, Tiny, & Scaled. Let us know what you think or if you have any suggestions!
On this week's Theorycraft Tuesday Proud and Ursi break TI wide open, analyzing the drafts from the final three series and picking apart their nuances! We're also covering some of the general TI trends, hero choices, and more; in our Week in Dota segment we cover Kunkka, playing & improving with a new 5 stack team, OD safelane, draft traps, Alchemist, Tusk, mid matchup results, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Tuesday Proud and Ursi are covering plenty of excitement from this past week in dota, including all the wildness TI brings this time of year! Our main segment is a feature on Midas' place on carries, and other topics include: Carry Io, some of our duo queue pubs, practicing team play, clams, witches, Tiny, Winter Wyvern, Puck, and plenty, plenty more!
On this week's Teach Me Thurs-Fri-day Bee and Ursi solve all of the world's problem, and then some! We're also covering the first day of TI group stages, an intensive explanation of warding metagame, and plenty, plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi collect cans, make decisions, and put in some hard work on the Aghanim's scepter farm, among other things. Topics included on today's show include: 1 Alchemist, 4 Leshrac, jungles filled with waste, diagnosing problems once you've observed that the problem exists, new ranked, Tiny's new set, Venge 5, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi collect cans, make decisions, and put in some hard work on the Aghanim's scepter farm, among other things. Topics included on today's show include: 1 Alchemist, 4 Leshrac, jungles filled with waste, diagnosing problems once you've observed that the problem exists, new ranked, Tiny's new set, Venge 5, and plenty more!
On this week's TmT, Bee and Proud talk the new matchymatchmaking update, girthy dragon knight, monching trees, making sounds, restless cats, the plague that is techies, new hats and some other stufffffff.
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On this week's Theorycraft Tuesday Proud and Ursi are joined by special guest Bealuct! We're covering all the regular stuff: our week in dota, new meta shifts regarding supports, the history of doorknobs, Jakiro as a mid, 4 suppoer & 5 support hero pools swapping around, Treant Protector trending, tempered chocolate, and plenty more! For the game this week we played 3 Sand King, 4 Phoenix, and 2 Alchemist!
On this week's Teach Me Thursday Bee and Ursi are trying their absolute darndest to talk about Dota 2 despite an onslaught of fantastic tangents! For the bulk of the show we're covering Bee's continued experience as a blossoming mid player, building up her mid pool to be as robust as necessary but not spread too thin, and troubleshooting some of her troublesome match-ups! Then we're answering questions around Mjolnir's place in item builds, dealing with all those darn child Invokers, how to efficiently manage your emotional currency when met with dota fools, and what to do when you're a techies who is trying their best to be a team player!
Patch 7.22F just came out so Ursi and Proud are doing our live first reactions and theorycrafting of all the changes, both big and small! We're going to go into hiding after the Tinker buffs so maybe this is our final show
TmT: Melting Minds & Mids
On today's Teach Me Thursday (or Friday), Proud goes over Bee's recent dota games. After quite a long break, Bee has returned back to dota on the hottest day of the year, playing Bristleback & Queen of Pain rather than the usual support heroes. They discuss item builds on Bristle and how to generally be a tanky lad and then they go over a successful QoP mid game and discuss the entire laning phase and how it could have been improved.
On this week's Theorycraft Tuesday Proud and Ursi are talking about splitpushing, AM trending, new Ember Spirit builds, Invoker, learning complex heroes, core Silencer's potential, map/game changes that incentivize splitpushing, and plenty more! For the game this week Proud plays mid Kunkka for the first time while Ursi plays 5 support Magnus!
On this week's Theorycraft Tuesday Proud and Ursi think deeply, or at least try to, about their preconceived notions regarding item builds, hero choices, and plenty more in light of their recent games and the new patch 7.22e! We also cover our personal patch highlights, our past Week in Dota as always, and plenty more! For the game we try out a super interesting 1 Slardar build Proud picked up and is working on while Ursi attempts to get back into his good pal Pangolier but is met with roadblocks.
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On this week's Theorycraft Tues....day (?) Proud and Ursi are talking through their successful weeks in dota while learning from a loss in their game this week! Topics include: Magnus, new Slark builds, Dark Willow, Dazzle, Hats, What to do when your lane is going haywire, Ursi's hairbrained talent suggestions, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi give you valuable dota advice and slightly-less-valuable-but-still-important life advice. Topics include: maximizing farm when you're already getting full lane farm, battlecup success, Proud's exploration of mid, what to do when you have too many itemization options, optimizing tankiness, and plenty more!
Sorry this came out late, I decided to do nothing instead of do something so that's the reason. Also all the stuff we use to publish had a bunch of updates so if anything's not working right let me know I refuse to ever double check myself.
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On this week's Theorycraft Thuesday Proud and Ursi are testing out some new stuff! We're covering our last couple weeks in dota, our experiences with competitive 5 stack play, our thoughts on the current 1 pool of heroes and overall 1 experience, Proud's theory of support draft balancing, and plenty more! For our combo we end up playing mid Ogre Magi with a 3 Sand King !
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are dabbling in the dark, arcane arts and rending flesh from the mortal coil of God himself. Also, we talk about the Justice Friends.
On this week's TmT we're doing a thorough, exhaustive review of the seemingly-minor-but-actually-kinda-super-cool changes in patch 7.22C! I could add more sentences but uh... that's the whole show, it's really not that complicated.
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are iterating on their own play and doing some problem-solving! We're chatting about our very varied week in dota, Dragon Knight Agh's & Radiance builds, Warlock's ridiculousness at the moment, core Silencer, and plenty more! For our game we ended up playing 5 Grimstroke with a 2 Clinkz for the main conversation, as well as another game that we briefly discuss in which we played 1 Monkey King with 5 Warlock.
On today's Teach Me Tuesday, Proud & Beedub talk all about ESL Birmingham; what was good, what didn't quite hit the mark and interesting drafting choices. They cover the surge in Sven picks, Death Prophet's success, questionable Io drafts, synergies with Shadow Demon, Warlock with Meteor Hammer and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are deep in their 7.22 theorycrafting phases, testing out new heroes, new builds, and plenty more! The big hit so far is Proud's safelane core Death Prophet which he'll be playing this week, alongside Ursi's newfound/refound love Shadow Demon for a truly brutal lane combination! We're also chatting about all the meta stuff that's been popping off in this first week of 7.22 and a whole bunch else!
On this special patch review episode Proud and Ursi dive into 7.22 and all of the loony Aghanim's additions that have been made; which upgrades are good, which are bad, which are surprising, which are situational, and which are just pointless! Looks like a super fun patch to us, though we're disappointed in a lack of nerfs on a couple fronts, and we look forward to covering how is progresses through the pub and pro meta!
On this week's special Teach me Tuesday, Jim from We Like Dota joins Bee & Proud to discuss the highs and the lows of being a Dota 2 player. They discuss over farming, hating on CM, Centaur strats & facts, chasing what feels good or whether anything in Dota feels good, and plenty more! You can find all the WeLikeDota podcasts on WeLikeDota.com or wherever you get your podcasts normally.
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday (Monday) Proud and Ursi have Arian, A2K, from WeLikeDota on the show! Some topics include: Optimizing turbo dota, Learning new heroes, growing as players both mmr-wise and personal skill-cap wise, Arc Warden, Vengeful Spirit, learning new positions, burning through the compendium jungle challenges, ridiculous Medusa cheese comps, Snapple, and plenty more! For our match we ended up choosing 3 Pudge (A2K), 4 Lich (Ursi), and 1 Lycan (Proud) to play out of our palettes! You can find all the WeLikeDota podcasts on WeLikeDota.com or wherever you get your podcasts normally!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday we're continuing the We Like Dota partnership project and having Charlene, BabyBokChoi, guest and help us out! We're talking all about her Dota philosophy, how she got started in podcast, and plenty more! Our palettes end up with us playing Aghs Luna, Axe, and Leshrac!
On this week's special Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi are joined by Sam, ThePlaidPirate, from We Like Dota! Other than our general dota chat, we're focusing on the transition phase from late-early game into mid game, our tumultuous relationships with Dota, Undying's existence, and plenty more! We also got a very interesting question about the back-end of podcasting that we dive into in detail! All this and more on this week's show!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are jumping right into the new compendium, basking in its glory, and enjoying those sweet rewards! We're also covering our last week in dota, as usual, and establishing some new pick palettes to work off of! For the game we played 5 Leshrac with 1 Naga and had a great game with a really excellent team comp! We're also announcing an upcoming special program with We Like Dota where we guest on their shows and they guest on ours for the upcoming few weeks! All the same content, just with a few fresh voices!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are winning Dota 2 and figuring out why! Proud's super hype on Drow Ranger and is teaching us all the nuances he's figured out in the last week of playing her and teaching us how to establish our current state of farm and judge where to go from there itemization and strategy-wise! Ursi is playing Winter Wyvern and Witch Doctor in our games tonight and chatting over who he thinks is the worst hero in Dota right now (it's PA)! All this and more on this week's show!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi get all tangled up with a bunch of noble, brave skeletons. For our Week in Dota we talk about Battlecup blunders, Sven carry, Mars' overpowered-ness, Jenkins killing our pubs with 4 Sniper videos, and plenty more! On a rare pro-Dota segment we cover the whole T2/T3 caster controversy as well as the recent EternalEnvy drama! All this and more on this week's show!
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This week on Teach Me Tuesday, Bee has actually been playing dota! Proud sheds his wisdom on her recent games & itemisation choices. They also discuss why Guardian Greaves have become so popular & which heroes they're best on. Other topics covered this episode are Urn vs Vessel, Doom's favourite creeps to much on, how to build a Skywrath Mage mid, Queen of Pain & Brewmaster counters, offlane Enchantress, rat Wraith King, courier efficiency and more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Ursi and Beedub cheer on Bee's newfound internet, what she's going to do now that she has regained 21st-Century capabilities, and more! Some topics include, but are not limited to: an assessment of the current metagame & hero pool, Assault Cuirass vs. Crimson Guard, ice cream hierarchy, versatility, and plenty more!
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On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi do all the regular stuff! We're covering our week in dota on both familiar and unfamiliar heroes, leading up to a segment all about the do's and dont's of playing unfamiliar heroes for the first time, and plenty more! Our hero combo this week is Oracle support paired with Proud's newly refined Mars build!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee is still dota-deprived so we do a mix between a Dota show for the first half(ish) and a casual show for the second half! Other than Dota, our casual show topics include: how none of us know how plants work, Bee's new job, Cats & Ladders (the alternative to Chutes and Ladders), Al Gore inventing the internet (which is a series of tubes), an incredible tale of Proud's Kenshi storyline, boogie boards, and plenty more!
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Today's Teach Me Tuesday is a real variety of topics! Proud & Bee ramble about some non-Dota stuff including Kenshi, then discuss the woes of calibration and loss of motivation, Lion safe carry, why everyone should play Vengeful Spirit more, Doom builds, Jugg & Lich lanes, Jinada vs Shuriken, Arcane Boots and what they should have been called & more. Want to ask us a question? Send it over! Email them to [email protected] or message Bee or Ursi to have it answered on the show.
On this week's Theory Craft Thursday Proud and Ursi are talking all about their experiences playing a ton of dota this week in our ever-changing pub meta! We're talking about common hero picks we're seeing, how the hell you deal with Bloodseeker, all these super fast strength heroes, and how to pivoting towards new heroes after a patch! We're playing 1 Chaos Knight and 3 Queen of Pain for the game this week and seeing how each hero works out!
On today's episode, Bee & Proud discuss their recent games of Dota 2, Lich's Sinister Gaze, 3 Sven, Lifestealer & his many teeth, support Naga Siren, Undying and how to stack Battlefuries and Daedali!
On today's episode of Teach Me Tuesday, Bee & Proud discuss how to win games when you have a rubbish draft, how to recognise what your team is good at & how to gank mid! They also answer some listener questions about fighting Meepo, whether Vlads is back, how to itemise on Underlord & cores, Dota abilities in real life & more!
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Today's Teach Me Tuesday is a little different than usual! The patch STILL hasn't emerged so Proud teaches Bee about the origins of Dota. They also ramble about favourite hero lore and sandwiches. Please give us the patch. ᶦᵗˢ ᵏᶦˡˡᶦⁿᵍ ᵘˢ
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This week on Teach Me Tuesday, Bee & Proud go over the most recent mini patch, 7.19d, and all the nerfs it brings. The Pick vs Counter Pick today is with Windranger and Elder Titan and then a multitude of listener questions are answered; how to use Moonlight Shadow, playing around a farmed tanky hero, courier sniping, getting rid of stout/quell and more!
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On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Ursi is joined by John from Shelved Games since Bee is out sick this week! We're covering plenty of stuff but mostly focusing on branching out as a player, the most common and yet most difficult part of all our dota lives, particularly how mid is so awkward to learn but so gratifying once you've gotten comfortable! On the questions front we're covering being confident in your decisions, communicating effectively as a mid player that's having a tough time, Save Your Friends Syndrome, how best to use your drum charges, splitpushing vs. fighting as a core, and plenty more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Ursi is joined by John from Shelved Games since Bee is out sick this week! We're covering plenty of stuff but mostly focusing on branching out as a player, the most common and yet most difficult part of all our dota lives, particularly how mid is so awkward to learn but so gratifying once you've gotten comfortable! On the questions front we're covering being confident in your decisions, communicating effectively as a mid player that's having a tough time, Save Your Friends Syndrome, how best to use your drum charges, splitpushing vs. fighting as a core, and plenty more!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Ursi is joined by John from Shelved Games since Bee is out sick this week! We're covering plenty of stuff but mostly focusing on branching out as a player, the most common and yet most difficult part of all our dota lives, particularly how mid is so awkward to learn but so gratifying once you've gotten comfortable! On the questions front we're covering being confident in your decisions, communicating effectively as a mid player that's having a tough time, Save Your Friends Syndrome, how best to use your drum charges, splitpushing vs. fighting as a core, and plenty more!
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Proud and Ursi are covering the entirety of the post-TI balance patch 7.19b! It's mostly nerfs to top-picked TI heroes that we somewhat expected but a lot of smaller, more interesting nerfs and some interesting overall changes to our pubs before the upcoming major patch we expect sometime around a month from now!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are completing their new-hero trist with Grimstroke by playing him and trying to convince Ursi he needs to become a Grimstroke spammer (spoiler: he will be)! We're also casually covering our strategy now that we're trying to play and climb more seriously, a lot of lane partner pair-ups with Grimstroke, how to fit Earthshaker into a team comp, why pubs are bad at Spectre even though she's great, adapting pro or high-level strategies into your pub play, countering a defensive duo safelane, Mario's advantures in dimensional portals, and plenty more!
On this week's Weach me Wednesday, Proud & Bee give you the low-down on everything Grimstroke; from items to skill builds, his abilities and how to play him! They also discuss Clinkz's clarity consumption, why no one builds Battlefury anymore, some predictions on what the upcoming patch will bring and more.
Proud, Bee, and Ursi are all back from The International and covering their favorite bits, least favorite bits, looking ahead to next year's TI (for better or worse), covering their new motivations to actually be appreciably better at Dota, and plenty more! We're also covering our favorite players, our favorite storylines, and other pro-dota related topics we rarely cover on the regular shows!
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On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi fly too close to the sun by attempting to play core Crystal Maiden by abusing her +250 attack speed talent and it goes as expected. It's a great example, if a little strange, of how the proper process of theorycrafting a new build should go when it comes to analyzing a hero's strengths and weaknesses and building around to amplify strengths while mitigating potential weaknesses. For our weak in Dota we have Ursi realizing he's a terrible Invoker player and Proud explains exactly how one figures out how to approach the game strategically once they've taken all the outer towers and are forced to figure out how to approach high ground (hint: its about buying a gem!). All this and more on this week's show!
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On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Beedub and Ursi are covering the brand new patch 7.19, how to counter Phoenix & Morphling, analyzing Bee's recent pub losing streak, Ursi becoming relaxed & zen this week in his pubs, and plenty more! For listener questions we're covering efficient mango usage, why Aquila is so OP, when to buy gems, Octarine Core in general, whether or not we should bother investing time into Enchantress since she's strong right now, and how best to survive on a deserted island.
This week’s episode is all about Spectre! Proud sheds some light on Bee’s recent Spectre games and what went wrong/right with haunting, itemization, farming & more. They also discuss high ground pressure and when to back, big ults with big cooldowns, what to do when you team takes bad fights, how to avoid Skywrath’s wrath & what to do when heroes are missing.
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are going about decribing exactly what the idea of 'flow of the fight' is and how that impacts your late game decision making regarding items, talents, and even hero choices from the get-go! After our regular Week in Dota segment we're focusing our hero specific segment on carry Bloodseeker (all applies to mid BS as well) who's real strong at the moment as well as 4 Pudge played by Ursi who discovers the wonderful, terrible, gore-filled world of Pudge!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Beedub and Ursi are delving into the nuance of dishing out harass from an aggressive perspective as well as what to do when you're getting seriously harassed from a defensive position. We're also covering all those weird talents like Crystal Maiden's +250 Attack Speed and when they're actually useful, the difficult choices between Aeon Disk, BKB, & Linkens, why Ursi's salty about Purge's Crystal Maiden video, and plenty more!
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On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Beedub and Ursi try out a brand new segment for the first time, centered around picks & counterpicks, before going into a full explanation of Ursi's idea before the 4 archetypes of Win Conditions that we talk about on the shows all the time! For questions we cover a bit about broodmother, a bit about dagon, Nova Scotian money pits, what the differences between 4's and 5's are in this 2-1-2 metagame, what each of the numerical roles translates to in terms of actual heroes, and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi go through the brand new patch, 7.18, and highlight the most important changes that'll be affecting all our pubs in the upcoming weeks! Some highlights include the changes to lots of early-game laners getting increased mana costs, Doom getting a brutal movespeed nerf, Enigma's Midnight Pulse getting changed around, and plenty of other small nerfs & buffs! For heroes this week Ursi is playing Offlane Enigma and Proud's working out his Safelane Sven!
This week on Teach Me Tuesday, Bee & Proud go over a whole bunch of support heroes! They talk about what makes good picks, what a support needs to help your team, which supports aren't so hot this meta and so on. Listener questions answered this week cover item builds on CK & his abilities, what to pair Shadow Shaman with & Aghs on Gyro.
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud & Ursi are doing an in-depth look at the heroes enabled by our now-settled 2-1-2 metagame! Notably, we're talking about Undying, Skywrath, support Zeus, Silencer, Nightstalker, all the offlane cores that are shining at the moment, and plenty other heroes that are trending! We're also covering some casual dota chat like the most painful ways to lose, Phantom Assassin, and more!
Bee's out this week with the plague so Ursi is doing a quick solo Q&A followed by this week's Patron casual show from all 3 hosts that covers a bit of everything! We'll be back to usual on Thursday!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi go back to the classics and aggro duo as Necrophos annd 4 Windranger! We're also covering our calibration results, how early-season mmr uncertainty skews game quality/results, Dead Lanes, annoying people to death, how to win even if you're in a bad mental state from the start of the game, and plenty more!
On today's Teach Me Tuesday, Proud & Bee briefly go over their recent calibrations and the new 7.17 Patch. The main topic this episode is all about drafting; how to pick the best heroes for your team and avoid counter picks! They also chat about itemization on Dragon Knight & Troll Warlord, what to do if you get two cores in one lane and go on a tangent about Bloodbourne.
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Beedub and Ursi are talking about a ton of different items and the nuances to itemization orders! In terms of heroes we're focusing on Zeus and Bane, particularly Bane's nuanced usage of Nightmare, as well as Ursi's traitorous dislike of Venge. As far as larger topics are concerned, we're delving into the wonderful world of disassembling items and the efficiency it builds into your play, starting items in the various roles & the accompanying rationale for various starting set-ups, the relative value of Medallion vs. Solar Crest, fitting weird offlaners into team comps, a brief explanation of the LOONAverse, how to zone effectively, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud is back from Birmingham so we're covering his time there, the Birmingham Major trends, and all that. Ursi's covering his week in dota as well featuring mostly Zeus and occasionally other things, Proud's getting back into dota after a travel-induced break in this wonderful new world of +4 base damage 7.16, and plenty more! For our combo we opted to run Rubick and safelane Lone Druid, Proud tested out this new NoTail build that's more hero-focused!
We just got back from ESL Burningham and welp guess we should review that patch xd
On this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Ursi is joined by Skrunk to hang out and talk about everything you, specifically, have ever wanted from a dota two podcast. Topics Include: HP Regen laning meta, Timbersaw, Skrunk’s opinions on role queue and the health of the game, what to do when there’s too many support players in your stacks, why Io is dope strong, visage mid, how to become a mid player or transition from any role into another, why Ursi is so in love with armlet, Russian bot farms, and plenty more!
This week on Teach Me Tuesday, Proud & Beedub chat about the dos & don'ts of maybe the most agonising things in dota, playing from behind! They also discuss tricky Venge swaps, Abaddon shields, keeping track when playing a micro hero, camera binds, daily heroes, Mask of Madness Juggernaut, the fall of Bloodseeker and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud & Ursi are running through all the changes to hero choices and laning that have developed over the last couple weeks after the most recent 2 patches, including how to deal with all the Axe we're seeing now-a-days! For heroes this week we're covering Spectre & Slark for carries and Warlock & Lich for supports, we ended up playing Warlock and Spectre in the actual game! All this and more on this week's show!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Beedub and Ursi are delving into the wild wild world of support item choices, and the bizarre lovecraftian flow chart of situations that lead you into each item depending on your hero, the game, what items you've already built, and everything else support-item-wise! On the question side of things we're covering our dota superstitions, how best to ward when you're trapped in your base, how to work on training your map awareness, how to beat a losing streak, and plenty more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are covering all things Battlepass, mostly talking about our experiences and opinions about ranked role queue! We're also covering the new duo lane 2-1-2 meta, when it's good, when it's bad, certain heroes who work in it that weren't working in the old offlane metagame, and plenty more! For heroes Proud is covering mid Windranger and Ursi is playing support Lina!
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On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are going over the trends in their last week in dota, like losing to 4 cores, the state of slark (spoiler: he's still bad), maelstrom, and other reactions to 7.14 changes! For our segment this week we're covering why you should be pushing side lanes as a support (or as a core, but we focus on the support angle) to open up the map, force enemy TPs, mess up enemy coordination, build your own farm, and much more! We're playing Clinkz in the mid lane and Silencer as a support for this week's hero combo as well!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Ursi & Beedub are going over their highlights and lowlights of the new patch, 7.14, including the mango sale, the potential resurgence of duo lanes, various hero changes, and more! The n we're covering a whole bunch of viewer questions with topics such as how to deal with aggro duo lanes, safe hero picks, specific hard counter picks to look for for free wins, jungling & how to fix it in its current iteration, how to convince people to do things like make proper item choices both in solo queue and in your stacks, and much more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are talking about their recent battlecup win, Proud's storied love affair with Drow, Ursi's similarly storied but slightly more sallacious love affair with Kunkka, how to win your own Battlecup, learning to use smokes effectively, and more! For our segment we're examining the general things to keep in mind regarding how best to punish poor play from your opponents, and play games where you know you're the highest mmr and need to take advantage of that by outmaneuvering your enemies, punishing weak enemy drafts that allow you to be greedy, and more! For our hero combo we're talking about Venge and Drow and how to deal with a super lost safelane in the mid-game!
On this week's episode of Teach Me Tuesday, Proud & Beedub look at writing a Dota 2 priority list to help out in those moments where you're not sure what to do. They also discuss what heroes are good against Axe, how to get your Dota mojo back, whether life steal is worth it, Dota cosmetics, action films, candied apples, bad segues, fighting cats and more!
On this week's episode of Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are talking all about Ursi's boy Kunkka, all the different available builds for him, and running him with Proud's Drow Ranger, a recently trending hero, and Skrunk's Visage (mid)! We're also covering the incredible utility aspect of Blink Dagger as a farming tool to amp up core farming, not just as a fighting item! All this and more on today's show!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday Ursi and Beedub are covering how best to scale as a support, when to try to scale into a full core vs. when to opt for more supporty/utility items using Kunkka and Silencer as examples. For our questions we're covering how horribly Ursi threw this 1 terrorblade game, strategizing around buybacks (when to save for them, when not to, etc.), how best to utilize tomes, who Rod of Atos is core on and who it's optional on, and much more!
On today's Teach Me Tuesday, Proud & Beedub (finally) discuss Bee's first ever rapier game! They also talk some Monkey King specifics, Dagon on supports like Jakiro, Fourth Spirit merch & a bit about Gundam. Listener questions this week are about double creep waves, dealing with losing lanes, heroes that can mid & safelane successfully and when to go S&Y over Manta.
On this week's episode of Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are doing a deep dive into the dynamics of how safelane equilibrium works from the perspective of everyone involved: safelane carries, safelane supports, and offlaners! We're also chatting about Ursi's losing streak, all the ins and outs of pulling (and interrupting pulls as the offlaner), playing trilane safelane vs. aggro trilanes, support starting items, and more! The hero combo for this week is Underlord offlane with 4 Slardar, an excellent pairing for a well-rounded team comp!
Proud and Ursi are covering each and every change from 7.12 this week in place of Theorycraft Thursday! Is CM swole now? Do we still hate Undying? Why is every change +/- 30 mana? Let's all find out what will ruin our pubs and what to spam this patch!
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On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are covering all the top picks in each position for you to round out your battlecup team this weekend! Ursi's on a losing streak but is fixing it by playing a bunch of Shadow Fiend so we're going into why SF is so strong at the moment and Proud is playing around with the new Meteor Hammer Arc Warden build! ALl this and more on this week's show!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday a vacation-inspired Beedub is joined by Ursi to talk extensively about Ancient Apparition, Ursi's current love and Bee's newfound interest! Bee is in Greece on vacation (holiday) so we're chatting a bit about hero lore before delving into the ins-and-outs of playing AA as a 5: when to pick him, when not to pick him, how greedy to be, how to best use his ult, and more! For the listener questions this week we're covering zoning offlaners (or admitting you cannot zone them) as a support and how to deal with a variety of different zoning-related scenarios that commonly pop up, we're also gonna talk about the virtue & reasoning for double Null or double Wraith Band on mid laners! Also, we learn about the history of Daylight Savings time, for some weird reason.
Description: On this week's episode of Theorycraft Thursdays your hosts Proud and Ursi are chatting all about their experiences in the last week of dota playing with random pro players, Ursi losing mid to Puck over and over, Proud enjoying Lifestealer, and more! We're also getting into some of the pros and cons of Dota Plus as well as Proud's theory behind why playing support is so effective at climbing in ranked! For the hero combo this week Proud is playing Sven, a somewhat passed-over hero who is still strong, and Ursi's playing everyone's favorite punching bag, Crystal Maiden!
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Update: fixed it, team. full epizode is there now
On today's episode of Theorycraft Thursday Proud & Ursi are getting into their last 2 weeks in dota including pro players Proud runs into, Ursi's naming-based superstitions, and more! For our segment this week we're chatting about what to take into consideration when you're picking heroes in each of the 5 roles/positions in both the early stages of pick phase and the later pick phases! As our combo this week we're playing mid Lina with safelane Wraith King, taking full advantage of the skeleton talents that got buffed in 7.10!
On today's show Ursi and special guest Migs are making their best attempt at manning the ship while captain Beedub is dead in the water without internet! We're focusing on 7.10 changes, carry rotations around the 8-12 minute mark, what makes a good support vs. a bad support, and more before breaking into listener questions like 'when to skip big items?', 'how to get reinvigorated to enjoy dota again after a break?', and our opinions on the support vs. core balance trends!
proud and bee talk about terrorblade who is very good right now boy howdy is he good
On today's Teach Me Tuesday, Proud lays down the knowledge on how to lane, itemize & fight as Juggerbean and Bee is embarrassed at her Lifestealer build. Listener questions are answered about maintaining distance from gap-closers in team fights, transformative items for supports, & what lifesteal items actually do!
Ursi and Proud are going about their regular business this week talking about their week in Dota, Ursi's Pangolier adventures, Proud's wild recent games, Ursi learning how to properly play Terrorblade and more before delving into this week's segment on swapping lanes pre-game for advantageous matchups prompted by a game which Ursi played Tidehunter mid as a Broodmother mid counter! For this week's combo Ursi is going back to one of his old favorites who he hasn't been playing much, Disruptor, and Proud is playing around with a hot new Radiance + Solar Crest Lifestealer build!
In this week's Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi are going over the various support buffs and changes that came along with the new 7.09 patch and their games testing out some new things in the patch before delving into listener questions like "how to relax after you've been tilted in a game", "how best to 5 man and when to stop 5 manning", and more!
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are delving deep into Proud's love of Vengeful Spirit support that has led hum to a huge win streak in solo ranked! Ursi is chatting about his hatred of Razor, dislike of playing safelane, and his long win streak that has since faded into a whole lot of losses. For the combo Proud is playing Venge, of course, and Ursi is picking based on the game (Terrorblade and OD) and we all get to learn about why everyone hates Lion, that ugly mess of a hero.
In today's Teach Me Tuesday, Bee and Proud discuss farming and fighting in pubs, Luna, Reflection, and answer some listener questions along the way. Bee may have been body snatched also but I think it's fine.
On this week's Theory Craft Thursday Skrunk joins Proud and Ursi to chat about their 7.08 winning streaks! We're covering all kinds of different heroes from Lion to Alchemist support and other heroes that got some notable changes in 7.08. For our game we ended up playing offlane Tiny, safelane PA, and roaming Tusk (so that Ursi can redeem himself after last week) and talked about what, exactly, makes up a good team comp. All this and more on today's episode!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday, Ursi and Beedub are chatting about their experience with the new patch 7.08, Ursi's long-standing love of Rubick, Bee's newfound tryst with Rubick, which types of heroes are best to first-pick in various roles when in pubs, how to effectively balance a draft between being reactionary but not too reactionary, and much more! Stay tuned for a Patreon-exclusive episode discussing the merits and demerits of run-on sentences and comma splices!*
* No.
I'm very tired cause I put off mixing this but this is a patch review of 7.08 where I got really loud at Ursi and I'm sorry please know I love him very much and have sent him flowers even though he's dumb.
-Proud
On today's episode of Teach Me Tuesday, Proud & Bee talk about all the different types of disables in Dota 2 and what they do. Also, the infamous topic of base attack time is revisited as Proud takes another crack at explaining what it is and how it works.
On today's show Proud and Ursi are jumping into why suddenly everyone is building Battlefury on their safe-laners, why everyone should actually be building rapiers, Ursi's love hate relationship with Invoker at the moment, and more! For this week's combo we played Monkey King with a rapier build to illustrate the strength of rapiers and pair it with Oracle to try to keep the rapier in play as much as possible! A great rapier game Proud played recently can be found with match ID 3696259670!
On today's episode of Teach Me Tuesday Ursi & Bee focus on all the ins-and-outs of what makes a good support vs. a bad support, how to play support in a greedy fashion without costing your team, how to communicate as a support (and general communication opinions/tips), and more! Our questions for the episode pertained to supporting in slow games, aggro trilaning, and the relative values of playing ranked vs. playing unranked!
On today's episode Proud and Ursi are joined by special guest Donnie from Pvgna to talk all about the best ways to learn from pro games and then how you can implement & apply what you've learned most effectively! For the combo this week, Proud is focusing on a new Radiance Ursa build that he's testing out and Ursi ends up playing Magnus as a reactionary pick to the game drafts! All this and more on today's show!
Proud and Bee discuss the goals and techniques of Phantom Assassin, Dragon Knight, Doom, and Shadow Shaman that give you that sweet sweet W. Listener questions include a conclusion on the Double Stout trend, whether anyone is allowed to jungle WK under any circumstance, and probably some other stuff.
On this episode of Teach Me Tuesday Ursi is joined by former teachling and current-special-guest Leafy Peachy to chat about a variety of different topics! Our focuses today include Spectre's itemization, talent choices on Spectre, how both Dark Willow and Pangolier have settled now that they've been released for a while, transformative items vs. reinforcing items on carries, how to improve the overall Dota community and maintain the longevity of the game, how to play Legion Commander in the midgame, the value of peoples' win rates on heroes as a judge of their skill, and more!
On today's episode of Theorycraft Thursday your hosts Proud and Ursi are going in-depth on the new trend of pulling the enemy's initial minute-zero creep wave as the offlaner to build and maintain a strong lane advantage for you as the offlaner! We're also going to be playing Witch Doctor and Dragon Knight together and going into some of the advantages and disadvantages of running jack-of-all-trades supports like Witch Doctor and talking about what makes a good DK game vs. a weak DK game! All this and more on this week's Theorycraft Thursday!
On today's show Beedub and Ursi are working to improve their play for the upcoming 2018 year of Dota with their own new year's resolutions! We're also chatting all about how to play around detection as an invisible hero, what makes a good trilane composition, how to deal with aggressive duolanes as a safelane support, how much money spent countering an opponent is too much money, and much more on today's Teach Me Tuesday!
On today's episode of Theorycraft Thursday Proud embraces his inner math teacher and teaches us all about the geometry of team compositions in Dota; what makes a strong team shape versus a weak team shape, how certain heroes contribute to a team via their shapes, and why certain types of heroes synergize well with one another and make the entire team composition into a strong, winning shape! In the game we went in specifically to pick heroes to illustrate this concept and came out with Queen of Pain (played by QoP-hater Ursi) and Monkey King! All this and more on this week's TcT!
Bee attempts to maintain consciousness as Proud outlines Crystal Maiden's weaknesses and some other stuff probably, I don't know, I haven't listened to the whole thing yet...
On today's episode of Theory Craft Thursday Proud and Ursi audit Ursi's last hitting segment from this week's Teach Me Tuesday and chat about their last week in Dota 2 before getting into a thorough analysis of Queen of Pain's excellent place as a mid in the current patch, QoP builds, and then play her paired with a Skywrath Mage support for this week's game!
On today's show your host Beedub is joined by Ursi to get into the nitty-gritty about how best to roam and defining the different types of roamers who often are grouped together despite functioning very differently in the actual game! We also chatted about how valuable it is to memorize Dota minutia, study methods that may or may not be pointless, and answered a bunch of listener questions regarding BKBs, Jungling, Blink vs. Force, the virtues of picking tanky heroes, and more!
On this week's episode of Theory Craft Thursday your hosts Proud and Ursi cover how best to use Teleport Scrolls, their hatred of techies spammers, Ursi's weird love of Aeon Disk, Proud branching out his support pool, and more before they are driven to the edge of their wits after hours of attempting to playing this week's combo: Luna and Shadow Fiend.
Proud and Beedub answer some listener questions, discuss which heroes are good for new offlane players, talk about how to get out of a slump, and discuss possible new safelane carries for Beedub to experiment with. All this and more on this episode of Teach Me Tuesday!
On today's episode of Theory Craft Thursday Proud & Ursi delve into how best to set your priorities in team fights, how to best avoid panicking in hectic situations, Ursi's love of Soul Ring Shadow Fiend, and more before going into this week's combo: Shadow Demon and Morphling!
On today's episode of Teach Me Tuesday Ursi & Beedub explore Bee's experience calibrating and playing ranked for the first time before delving into the very robust but important topic of how to avoid dying in games of dota! We also cover why certain heroes like PA and AM are a scourge upon lower mmr pubs but a more manageable problem at higher mmrs, and how best to develop & grow as a team, how to be honest with your teammates, and why it's best to avoid playing with ringers on your team
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi delve into how they've changed and adjusted their mindsets so that they can succeed in the new ranked season! Both of them are making some notable changes to great success so far (knock on wood) including the official Proud Method of Supporting™ and Ursi's newfound love of Elder Titan. For the combo this week Proud is playing Gyrocopter and Ursi is playing Elder Titan as two thirds of a trilane, lets see if you guys finally get to hear the winning transition song!
On this week's Teach Me Tuesday, Ursi and Beedub talk about the new ranked season system before going into all the ins-and-outs of how to play around invisibility; how best to use invisibility to your advantage, how best to counter invisibility, offensive counters vs. defensive counters, offensive play-making potential vs. defensive maneuvers, when to use dust vs. when to use sentries, the various power peaks of invisibility, and more! Also answering more listener questions. If you want to send in questions yourself you can DM any of the show hosts on Discord or you can send us an email to [email protected]
On this week's Theory Craft Thursday, Proud and Ursi go over the opening 5 minutes of a support in Dota 7.07, the new Ranked Match Making system, and go through a game with Wraith King and OD.
Proud is tired and Bee are jet-lagged as they endeavor to teach you mangy rascals how the goodnessgracious to highground cause golly gee wiz is that a tough one. Please listen to our shows we're dying each day and it's not getting any easier to see the light. Send help.
On today's episode of Theory Craft Thursday Proud and Ursi set out to define what are achievable vs. unachievable goals for the new ranked season system started by 7.07 and how to go about accomplishing those goals as the season progresses! We also talk about our current Meepo frustrations, the sad state of Ursi's carry pool, and more before going on to play Tiny with Vengeful Spirit as a safelane combo!
This week's Teach Me Tuesday features Ursi and Beedub going through plenty of questions from both Bee and viewer submissions including their favorite supports in 7.07, how to climb from 2.5k up with the new ranked seasonal system as mid or carry, what role the 3, 4, and 5 have in a team comp, and more!
On today's Theory Craft Thursday Proud and Ursi discuss the different ways to play around the new offlane from the offlaner's perspective including the advantages of duo-laning versus the advantages of more traditional solo offlanes! For the game they set out to play Pangolier and Skywrath Mage but end up playing Skywrath with Beastmaster against a Pangolier offlane from the enemy team! All this and more on the most recent TcT!
This week's TmT features Proud and Special guest Skrunk running through a brief review of 7.07b and discusses the hows and whys of safelane strategy in 7.07.
Proud and Ursi bring you their full, exhaustive (and exhausting!) 7.07 Dueling Fates patch notes review complete with all the info on the new heroes, their potential combinations, all the new items, old item changes, and the truly absurd amount of hero changes AKA why exp talents are godly, why health is better than damage, and how movement speed talents are awful in nearly all cases! On top of that we talk briefly about our official Fourth Spirit rebranding as this is our first episode as well as our partnership with Unikrn (https://unikrn.com/) which enables us to make all the content we love to make!
Cyphus is joined by EZ Mrcz for one final episode of Defense of the Patience. They talk Dota 2, the state of esports, their favorite moments with Defense of the Patience, the great DotPeeps, and more. Find Cyphus on twitter @TheRealCyphus to find out what's in store coming up with Dota Cinema and his future podcasting endeavors.
Thank you all for the wild and amazing ride. I'm going to miss it more than you know. Good luck and godspeed!
As promised, the link to DotP's original MS Paint logo: http://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/8/d/9/68d9a609edd5f27d/Basic_Log.jpg
Cyphus runs through an "almost" final episode of DotP that strolls down memory lane and reviews some of his favorite intros from the early days of Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast. He talks the stories that went into them, why they make him laugh, and more. Check out this next-to-last episode of Defense of the Patience, a Dota 2 Podcast.
On this week's Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi go in depth on the different phases of drafting, how the guidelines for captains mode apply to pubs, what makes a weak draft versus what makes a strong draft, how to abuse a weak draft, how to accentuate your strengths, and more draft advice! Afterwards they go in detail about general rules for addressing the many common problems folks run into in any given game of dota, things like addressing lost lanes, countering enemy 5th picks like Broodmother, dealing with enemy cores that are snowballing, reclaiming map control, why Tien's Tri-Beam makes a square, and much more!
Ursinity and Beedub discuss the mid position, covering matchups, item decisions, rotations, and Ursinity's affection for mid Necro. All this and more on today's Teach Me Tuesday!
Cyphus runs everyone through some changes regarding the DotP announcement from last week, what he'll be up to moving forward, and what the next week or two will look like on DotP. Thanks all!
On this weeks episode, Chessie, the carry for complexity sits down to talk about the recent success at Starladder, competing in the NA scene as well as how this new roster came about to start the season. Zrock then joins Breaky to discuss the minor events results so far and preview our first Major of the season with ESL Hamburg. All of this and more in this weeks episode of DotPro!
On today's episode of Theorycraft Thursday Ursi and Proud talk all about their new project Fourth Spirit, what that means for TcT (hint: nothing, its staying the same!), and more before going into their week in dota, how to identify and optimize your hero choices and item choices around your allies and more! This week's combination is a 4 position roaming Slardar paired with an offlane Underlord with particular emphasis on how the two compensate for the nuance of Underlord offlane versus many other common offlaners!
Major show announcements on today's episode. Cyphus talks about DotP coming to a close, when and how that will all happen and the timeline for it, where you will be able to continue listening to Teach Me Tuesdays and Theorycraft Thursdays w/ Proud, Ursinity and Beedub, why this is all happening and what to expect during the final weeks of Defense of the Patience.
Proud and LeafyPeachy dive deep into Doom's decision-making and how to recover as a struggling offlaner.
No new episode today! Big show announcements next Monday's episode though. Today:
Dominik "Black^" Reitmeier joins Cyphus on today's DotP One on One to talk playing professional Dota 2 in all its various regions, his transition on Team Faceless from carry to mid lane, feeling disconnected from his family due to his decision to pursue a career in esports, and professional players' behavior in Dota 2 and the future of professionalism in the scene. All this and more on the latest Dota 2 interview podcast. Find Black @BlackDota2 on twitter or follow his stream at www.twitch.tv/blackdotatv.
On this week's episode of Theorycraft Thursday Proud & Ursi focus on how to get out a Dota rut, what effects the behavior patch may have on pubs, how hard Cuphead is, and more before going on to play support Silencer with a carry Ursa as an aggressive safelane duolane! All this and more on this week's episode!
Ursinity and Beedub try out a new one on one format of Teach Me Tuesdays where Beedub watched one of Ursi's carry games and then analyzed his decision making, why he cuts down so many trees, mistakes he made, how to steal roshan, when to draft troll vs. when not to draft troll, and much more!
Cyphus has a quick message about changes upcoming around DotP and introduces today's re-release of a One on One recorded w/ TrentPax back in May 2017! We hope you enjoy today's episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
PPD sits down with BreakyCPK to discuss the crazy roster shuffle that was, how the current roster came about, what he thinks about the NA Dota 2 scene and concerning the recent Optic Gaming Announcement. Zrock also joins to help recap the many qualifiers currently taking place as well as how each of the regions are looking. All of this and more on this weeks episode.
Proud and Ursinity are at it again with a brand new theorycrafted combo! This week, they're playing around with a Nature's Prophet offlane. Listen to find out what they ended up pairing it with in this week's edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
A solo episode with Roland. Roland discusses the last three years, his highest heights and what a wonderful time it's been with Defense of the Patience.
Catch Roland's last episode here on Defense of the Patience
Proud schools LeafyPeachy and Cyphus on the interactions between safe lanes and offlanes. They talk what to do when you're a solo safe laner, proper goals for an offlaner, when to leave lane and where to go, offlane as Enigma, and much, much more. Plus a lot of Bloodseeker. Cause, you know...Proud. All on the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus fills us in on the latest info regarding the DotP studio transition. Then DotP provides a sample of the content available on the DotPatron exclusive podcast feed for your listening pleasure.
Ursi and Proud bring you another casual DotPatron exclusive episode of the podcast talking Universal Mathematic Theory of Terry by Terrance Howard, Dota 2, Steam sales, cosmetics, bowling, and probably more nonsense than anyone can remember. Check out the latest Patron-exclusive Dota 2 podcast episode now!
BreakyCPK is joined by Zrock for a breakdown of the latest happenings in pro Dota 2. They talk Starladder qualifiers, King's Cup results, ESL Hamburg, WCA and much, much more. Check out the latest edition of the pro Dota 2 podcast.
Today on Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursinity talk all about communication in pubs, productive communication and negative communication, pet peeves, and their personal attitudes towards communicating in Dota 2 pubs. Later they take Phantom Lancer and Disruptor to the lanes where Proud tries a PL build without Manta Style in an effort to breathe life into the hero we've all been lukewarm on build-wise for a while. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
From brown boots Earth Shaker to mango PA, Ursi tutors leafypeachy and beedub on decisions in the early game. How do you lane versus a Dark Seer with Soul Ring? Why Blink and Force Staff? All this and more on the learning Dota 2 podcast!
Roland is away and Cyphus is instead joined by Ursinity and Proud. They talk feeling stagnant in Dota 2, wonder what changes may come in 7.07, and who plays ranked Dota 2 properly. Hint: Ursi thinks it's him. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Breaky continues his look at the shuffles and shakeups in the world of professional Dota 2 this week as well as what's in store in the upcoming year. He welcomes special guest Black^ to talk Black^'s upcoming year, who he'll be playing with, and what he thinks of the roster news we've gotten so far. Later Zrock joins Breaky for a look at the latest news in pro Dota 2. All this and more on the Dota 2 podcast!
Proud and Ursinity tackle a new theorycrafted combo this week with Oracle and Necrophos. Find out how they built them, what they skilled and if the theorycrafted Dota 2 combo worked in the lanes. Plus they talk at length about winning from behind. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Proud gets a new combo of students this week for Teach Me Tuesdays: Beedub and Cyphus. With both the "teachlings" focusing on safe lane cores, this episode focuses heavily on safe lane carry play. Beedub asks about pushing high ground and which cores are best at it before delving into alternative Monkey King carry builds. Plus Proud schools Cyphus on his recent Spectre play, a Viper misconception Cyphus holds, and helps Cyphus try to determine if he's farming too much. Beedub poses a few questions about Bloodseeker much to Proud's delight, and they close with another look at the issues with replacing Manta Style in Phantom Lancer's build. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 learning podcast!
Roland talks his lack of satisfaction playing in the mid 2k's MMR bracket of Dota 2, how he regrets his massive MMR loss, why the loss occurred, and how he might fix it. He also tries to talk himself into and then out of paying someone to boost him to 3k. They discuss at length the pros and cons of playing a limited hero pool and expanding that pool in ranked v. unranked Dota 2. Plus a little Patron gushing and iTunes reviews! All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
BreakyCPK is joined this week by special guest: EternaLEnVyy. EE talks with Breaky all about the behind-the-scenes roster drama, where everyone wound up, and his take on the scene at large moving forward this year in Dota 2. All this and more on the latest pro Dota 2 podcast!
Proud and Ursinity are tackling the concept of a meta hero in this week's episode of the Dota 2 podcast. They also talk about a Windranger/Bloodseeker combo for this week's game. They talk extensively about Windranger as both a core and support, Disruptor's strengths, building items around the enemy team comp, and cast points. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Ursinity sits down for a lesson with Cyphus and newest addition to the DotP roster: LeafyPeachy. They talk their goals for the next year in Dota 2, the positions they're focused on, effective offlaners in the current meta, when to farm aggressively in the enemy jungle, and how to make Clockwerk more viable. All this and more on the learning Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland talk their latest solo queue experiences in Dota 2. They talk the biggest throw Cyphus has made in some time, difficulties with drafting/laning on their AD2L team, Cyphus' first negative conduct report, how Roland hates the beach and much, much more! Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast now!
BreakyCPK is joined by Timado and Banana Slam Jamma on today's DotPro Show! They talk the latest happenings in the pro Dota 2 scene, discuss the latest roster shuffle news, and what their plans are moving forward in professional Dota 2. All this and more in the latest edition of the pro Dota 2 podcast!
Timestamps:
Timado - 14:10
BSJ - 33:40
On this week's show Ursinity and Proud are talking all about their approach to developing a new hero build in Dota 2, troubleshooting existing builds, and identifying how to fix problems and gradually personalize an item build to your liking. For today's game they discussed in-depth the value (or lack thereof) of starting with ironwood branches on supports and go all into Mirana's new physical damage mid build, with some discussion of Windranger support, before eventually playing Mirana with a safelane Drow for the actual game. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 Podcast!
Proud and Roland introduce the spiritual successor to Proudland with the help of a new DotP show host: Beedub! They talk their goals for the show, how the format will work and vary from week to week, and what Dota 2 listeners have to look forward to! Today's specific topics focus on efficiency as a core and how to be a better safe lane carry as DotP looks to improve their Dota 2 capabilities. All this and more on the latest edition to the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus gets heated and Roland antagonizes him on about junglers in Dota 2. After a brief discussion of Cyphus's struggles learning Drow Ranger, he explains to Roland that the root cause of the majority of his recent losses have been junglers. Learn the truth from General Denny on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Breakycpk is joined by GranDGranT to talk the rumors of possible roster shuffles within the North and South American regions. They also dissect the Infamous drama and new ppd team. Zrock later sits in to discuss the DreamLeague Major announcement and what we can learn from it. All of this and more on this weeks episode of the pro Dota 2 podcast.
Timestamp:
GrandGrant - 20:47
Ursinity and Proud are theorycrafting are taking Earthshaker and Clinkz to the Dota 2 lanes this week. Find out how they intend to build the heroes, where they're going to run them, and just how well the trial run went on this weeks episode. Plus they announce a new show coming to Defense of the Patience on Tuesdays and discuss the format. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland talk about a perceived rise in the number of trolls and racists in their pub matches post-TI7. They theorize about its connection to the recent events in Charlottesville involving the neo-Nazi protesters and the Internet's bolstering of that type of behavior. Then they talk about their love of Proud's Monkey King carry build and how it's started to change their pubs. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Breaky is joined by Zrock for a lengthy look at the results, meta and storylines that emerged in the biggest event of the year for Dota 2: The International 2017. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Ursinity and Proud are back in action with a TI7-inspired episode. They play Monkey King/Lich after theorycrafting about the combo. They also discuss their TI experience, do a post-mortem on the TI meta game, what they liked, didn't like and what surprised them. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast fresh from The International 2017.
Cyphus and Roland recap their trip and meeting all the amazing DotP listeners at TI7, the amazing Dota they got to watch, and more in the post-TI7 edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Breaky and zrrock recap an all-elimination Day 4 that proves the odds are in favor of China winning it all. Breaky and zrrock are also joined by a competitor from Hellraisers, carry swiftending. Recorded live from the Dota 2 Reddit Meetup at Gameworks in downtown Seattle.
DotP brings you a special live episode of the Dota 2 podcast! Recorded live at the DotP community meetup at Gamma Ray Games in Seattle, Washington, Roland, Cyphus, Ursinity, and Proud talk their time at the event, getting to meet all the wonderful DotPeeps, and more! Thanks for the love from all the wonderful people who showed up. You've made this whole event truly amazing! And to those who couldn't make it, we hope to see you next year!
Join Breaky and Zrock as they talk Day 3 and all the Dota 2 at TI7!
Stay tuned to DotP for periodic updates from TI7 w/ BreakyCPK and the rest of DotP!
BreakyCPK provides an update for Day 1 of the Main Event at TI7!
BreakyCPK talks about the week ahead and where everyone stands after the Group Stage. Find out what's in store this week for in the biggest Dota 2 Tournament in history: The International 2017. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Proud and Ursinity take a break from theorycrafting today to talk their observations about the latest meta trends taking shape during The International 2017 Dota 2 Group Stages. They discuss their opinions regarding picks and bans, why heroes are becoming more common, Pugna, the way position 4 supports have developed, and the heroes they hope to see more of.
BreakyCPK hosts a special edition of the DotPro Show! He takes a look at the early games in the TI7 Group Stages, talks about the fantasy draft, and is joined by zrock for a deeper look at all things TI7! All this and more on the latest professional Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland talk Roland's latest travels, Cyphus's trip to a legit barbershop, cool cars, and our competitive hero pools for an upcoming season of the Amateur Dota 2 League. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
BreakyCPK takes a preview look at the upcoming Group Stages of The International 2017 in Dota 2. This week, special guests Akke and CCnC join breaky for the look ahead. All this and more on the pro Dota 2 podcast!
Timestamps:
Akke: 28:40
CCnC: 45:55
Proud and Ursinity discuss at great length how to play against heroes who counter you in Dota 2 before taking a newly theorycrafted combo to the lanes: Phantom Assassin and Sand King. Find out how the PA and SK combo did, what they built and how they skilled in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus survives a real-life Shukuchi attack, Roland is a villain, the new Major/Minor system is discussed, and Cyphus' theory about MMR stigma being the reason for bad behavior. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
BreakyCPK talks the latest news in the Dota 2 pro scene. This week, in addition to the latest happenings, Breaky is joined by Kips, TNC Pro Team's coach and analyst. Later he is joined by Zrock for a more extensive update. All this and more on the latest Dota 2 pro scene podcast.
Kips - 17:00
Zrock - 44:15
Ursinity and Proud tackle the concepts of reactionary picking or counterpicking in Dota 2 as it relates to a proper draft. This week, that practice leads to them picking Arc Warden and Juggernaut. They talk about each pick gradually, analyze what was good and bad about it as it relates to the current draft, and why the picks were made. All this and more on the Dota 2 podcast!
This week on Defense of the Patience, Roland is joined by The Grand Wazoo, more popularly known as 'Wazoo'. They talk about 'that freakin' Sven Sword' and how the market has drastically changed since their starting Dota 2. They reminisce on the old days of DotP, and talk about the future. This and more on Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast
BreakyCPK brings you all the latest in pro Dota 2 news and events. This week, Breaky is joined by former DotPro host, translator and Dota 2 scene insider Jack "KBBQ" Chen and is later joined by Gareth for a talk about all things pro Dota 2. Zrock rounds out the guest list at the bottom of the show. All this and more on the latest edition of the professional Dota 2 podcast!
Timestamps:
Jack KBBQ 24:10
Gareth 1:03:40
zrock 1:27:10
Ursinity and Proud are back in action again this week with a newly-crafted Dota 2 combo. This week they're taking Winter Wyvern and Chaos Knight to the lanes after delving deep into how the combo will work, what they'll build and how they'll lane it. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland talk a lotta Dota 2 today for a change. First they discuss a brief state of affairs covering what they've been playing, where their MMR's are at, and how Spirit Breaker isn't an offlaner. Or maybe he is. They also discuss Roland's rekindling of love with Dota and actually enjoying a game with Cyphus backseat Dota driving. Then they discuss who they think will fare well at the upcoming TI7, whether Valve is proactive or reactive with community controversies/drama, and whether or not that's a good thing. All this and more on the latest Dota 2 podcast!
BreakyCPK brings you the latest happenings in pro Dota 2! Today he is joined by 1437 and 33 to talk heading to The International 2017 as competitors. Later Zrock joins for a talk about the latest announcement from MDL about a competitive circuit. All this and more on the latest episode of the professional Dota 2 news and updates podcast.
Time stamps:
1437 - 20:40
33 - 39:50
Zrock - 59:00
Ursinity and Proud tackle the latest change to Dota 2: 7.06e. They review the patch notes, talk about the implications...you know...
Cyphus and Roland get together for an episode talking Cyphus's latest games of Dota 2 and how amazing they were after a short break from the game. Then they discuss Roland's continued plummet and stint in low priority. Then they talk about Roland's issues with authority and how they probably affect his ability to take advice from higher skilled players and which higher skilled players he'd be willing to take advice from. Also don't forget to give us a subscribe if you're an Amazon Prime member and aren't actively subscribing anywhere currently! Do that by visiting us at Twitch.tv/DotPTV and hit the subscribe button after you log in with your Amazon Prime account. Thanks for all the support! And enjoy the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
BreakyCPK is at the BTS Hub this week for a late-released DotPro covering the results of the TI7 Open Qualifiers. He welcomes guests Lumi, Zrock and Tsunami on this week's edition for a discussion of the winners and losers across the various regions heading in to this year's biggest Valve event: The International 2017. All this and more on the latest edition of the pro Dota 2 podcast!
Ursinity and Proud are back to theorycrafting with a Venomancer/Necromancer combo that is sure to give you cancer. But before that, they talk a little about competitive habits in Dota 2 during battle cup, tournaments, etc. versus pub game habits and how to approach each one differently and adapt. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Ursinity and Roland get together one last time to wrap up the DotP Q&A series once and for all. They field the final bit of write-in questions, talk about closing out the show and why, updates regarding the Monday and Wednesday shows as well, and what's to come from DotP! Don't miss out on the latest happenings on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus joins Roland for a casual Monday show to talk the latest DotP news. First they talk about financing the Team Crescendo Boot Camp in Sweden. Then they discuss moderating the Moonduck Hub for TI7 Open Qualifiers for their Casters Crucible event and when they'll be doing it. Roland fulfills some patreon gushing. And then they discuss having fun in Dota 2 and, more importantly, how to start having fun again. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Catch this week's DotPro with BreakyCPK and Zrock. Breaky talks about how awesome the scene is now and how awesome the transition is. KheZu talks about playing against VP at the Summit and much more. That and much more on DotPro: A Dota 2 Podcast
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D2BOWIE joins Ursinity and Proud on this week's edition of Theorycraft Thursday to talk all about how he reviews replays of Dota 2 pros and himself, for professional and personal purposes, analyzing one's own Dota 2 play, learning from the play of pro players as well as high tier pub players. Later they talk about some his personal favorite hero combinations before a thorough conversation about the controversial pickup of Vlads on Anti Mage and Phantom Assassin. Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus is joined by Dota 2 content creator D2BOWIE on today's episode of the Dota 2 interview podcast. Bowie talks about growing up in Brazil, quitting his pursuits of chemical engineering to focus on Dota 2 content creation full time, his Indiegogo campaign to fund his trip to TI, the differences between North and South American Dota 2 servers, his history with gaming and much, much more! Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast featuring D2BOWIE!
Ursinity and Roland are joined by D2BOWIE, the Dota 2 content creator, to take questions from listeners about all things Dota 2 and talk his Indiegogo campaign to fund his trip to The International 2017. They take questions on in meta mid lane heroes, winning TI drafts and teams, Leshrac, roaming support, and much, much more! All this on the latest Dota 2 Q&A podcast.
On this week's episode of Proudland (Proudsinity?) Ursinity guests to talk all about surviving and making the most out of being a core, going through various aspects of the topic including the value of farming instead of fighting, the placement of survivability items in builds, the timing of survivability items, how important it is to play conservatively and just farm instead of taking risks in the current pub metagame. This and more on Proudsinity: A Dota 2 Podcast
BreakyCPK talks the latest happenings in the Dota 2 pro scene. Later he is joined by David "LD" Gorman to talk the upcoming Summit 7, Valve's involvement in the third party tournament scene, and the latest visa issues that have impacted the lineup at The Summit. Later he is joined by Zrock for a rundown of the latest news and roster changes. All this and more on the latest pro Dota 2 podcast.
This week on Theorycraft Thursday: Kunkka and safelane Luna. Ursinity and Proud go over the ranked system, and their proposed ways to 'fix' it. They touch on problems with queuing for specific roles, and making visible pre-game mmr's. This and much more on Theorycraft Thursday: A Dota 2 Podcast
Dominik "Black" Reitmeier joins Cyphus on today's DotP One on One to talk playing professional Dota 2 in all its various regions, his transition on Team Faceless from carry to mid lane, feeling disconnected from his family due to his decision to pursue a career in esports, and professional players' behavior in Dota 2 and the future of professionalism in the scene. All this and more on the latest Dota 2 interview podcast. Find Black @BlackDota2 on twitter or follow his stream at www.twitch.tv/blackdotatv.
Ursinity and Roland take questions from listeners about all things Dota 2. Today's questions include Dota 2 and other Esports evolution into professional sports, the most successful core/support ratio on a team, and the concept of a roaming Gyrocopter support. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 Q&A podcast!
Catch the newest patch-notes review with Proud and Roland. Find out about the Tiny-est big changes, and the more evasive a Monkey can get. This and more on this Dota 2 patch-notes episode.
On this week's episode of Proudland, the host's discuss the various ways a support can die in Dota 2. Proud goes through each stage of the game discussing the ways a support can be helpful, whether that be in the laning stage or beyond. This and much more on Proudland: A Dota 2 Podcast
Cyphus and Roland fill in for BreakyCPK while he's away on vacation. They talk the release of Siltbreaker, Cyphus finishing recalibration and where he ended up, and Cyphus makes one final appeal to Roland for how he could take Dota 2 seriously for MMR grinding purposes AND still mess around in the jungle. Plus Roland disses Ursi who is unavailable to defend himself yet again.
First, Cyphus explains the lack of a DotP One on One and previews next week's guest for the One on One. In it's place is a special glimpse into the DotPatron Exclusive episodes available for all patreon supporters of Defense of the Patience. Take a listen to the DotPatron exclusive episode from April 30th featuring Cyphus and Roland and unfiltered karaoke.
No DotP Q&A today! Roland will explain in the intro. Instead, we present to you this DotP classic episode featuring David "LD" Gorman. Roland and Cyphus are joined by David "LD" Gorman to talk Dota 2, Beyond the Summit, the upcoming BTS SEA event, how BTS got started, how the house works and much, much more. Enjoy this episode of the Dota 2 podcast that delves deep into @LDDota and what makes him tick.
On this episode of Proudland the hosts delve deep on why a hero is strong and when. Proud gives a good summation on why windows open and when they will close. Explore power spikes and item timings while Roland scratches his head. This and much more on Proudland. A Dota 2 Podcast
BreakyCPK covers the latest happenings in pro Dota 2. He is joined by Tsunami and Bill from BEAT before talking the Manila Masters results and the latest from the Zotac Cup. He wraps it all up with the Competitive Surge! All this and more in the latest edition of the pro Dota 2 podcast.
tsunami 12:55
Bill 1:18:30
Competitive Surge 1:36:19
This week on TcT, Proud and Ursi navigate through 7.06c (the minor patch) and talk about the implications of the patch. After, they talk synergies between LD and Void! Tune in this week to Theorycraft Thursday - A Dota 2 Podcast
Cyphus is joined by Roland on this week's DotP One on One to talk about...well...how much Roland hated studying Communication in college. There's some Dota 2 in there as well. But the Comm majors...that got him rolling on a tangent. All this and more on the latest Dota 2 interview podcast.
Roland and Ursinity get together for a call-in free episode to catch up on the backlog of DotP Q&A write-in questions. First they talk why Ursinity isn't 5k MMR anymore, then they talk about why Ursinity hates ranked matchmaking in Dota 2, and finally, after Roland's tangetalizing, they get to that backlog of write-in questions. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 Q&A podcast!
Proud is joined by Cyphus in lieu of Roland for a special episode of Proudland focusing on what every Dota 2 player should be looking for in every lane and position on the team. They look at how the meta is shifting hero selection trends for every lane, why that is, and who the best heroes are to pick in those situations. All this and more on the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland talk the latest with Cyphus' recalibration account, how Roland gave up on trying hard, and missing playing on a competitive team of Dota 2. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
BreakyCPK hosts a star-studded DotPro today featuring Synderen, Dakota "KotLGuy" Cox, and TrentPax! First, Breaky talks Starladder with KotLGuy. Then he discusses the newly formed team Crescendo featuring Babyknight, Xcalibur, EGM, Akke and Synderen. Synderen then joins Breaky for a talk about Crescendo and more. Then Breaky provides a quick rundown of roster updates before having TrentPax join him for a look at the upcoming Manilla Masters. All this and more on the latest pro Dota 2 podcast!
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KotLGuy - 26:50
Synderen - 49:09
Roster Changes - 1:10:45
TrentPax - 1:26:42
Competitive Surge - 1:45:02
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This week on Theorycraft, Ursi and Proud find the strength to pick Tiny, and are smart enough to pair it with Jakiro. The hosts go over the importance of smoke, and why it's important! This and more on Theorycraft Thursday - A Dota 2 Podcast
Cyphus is joined by Lyrical to talk about his past, overcoming adversity with a positive outlook, the support he's had in his career pursuits, the health of the Dota 2 scene, how more tournaments is a good thing for building narratives in pro Dota 2, and much, much more! Check out the latest edition of the Dota 2 interview podcast!
Ursinity and Roland tackle another round of Dota 2 questions from DotP listeners! They take questions about 7.06 patch changes, Razor in the new meta, creating an opening in a game when you're behind, Shadow Shaman as a support and more! Check out the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Proud and Roland tackle the next group of utility items in Dota 2 on this week's Proudland. Join them on their tour through the items of the Dota 2 shop in this series that looks to explain when and why to buy the various items in Dota 2. All this and more on this week's Dota 2 podcast.
BreakyCPK is joined this week once again by Zrock to talk the latest happenings in pro Dota 2 before interviewing Melonzz about Dota 2 7.06 and the latest roster shuffles. Later in the show, Breaky gives an in-depth look at the roster shuffles shaping up before TI7 qualifiers and welcomes Handsken for more pro Dota 2 talk. Check out the latest episode of the pro Dota 2 podcast!
Ursinity and Proud talk their intense hatred of evasion, what's going to be happening in Dota 2 7.06 now that the patch has been released, their thoughts a few days into the patch, the reign of Sven and return of Lone Druid. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus is joined by the remaining member of the DotP lineup of show hosts yet to do a one-on-one: Ursinity. They talk Ursinity's home life, growing up as an insufferable child, being a debate kid, how he got into gaming and Dota 2, and the Dota 2 community at large. All this and more in the latest Dota 2 interview podcast.
Breaky and Ursi team up to tackle the latest big change to Dota 2: the 7.06 gameplay update. They talk all the changes, possible implications and try to forecast the shift the meta will take in pubs and pros alike! All this and more on the Dota 2 7.06 Patch Notes Analysis & Review episode!
This week on Proudland, the gang gets in to 'utility' items. Roland picks Proud's brain on why certain items are used when they're used, and the viability of the item itself. If you need to know what to buy and when to do it, tune in this week to Proudland - A Dota 2 Podcast
Cyphus and Roland talk the TI7 Battle Pass, Cyphus's recalibration progress, and then the conversation gets personal as they try to diagnose each other'/ Dota 2 difficulties. All this and more from the latest Dota 2 podcast.
BreakyCPK welcomes special guest Fly, fresh from his victory with OG at the Kiev Major, to the show to talk that victory and what's next. Later he talks with Milton from DreamHack. Plus the latest news in the professional Dota 2 scene. All this and more on the Dota 2 podcast!
As part of our fulfillment of DotPatron-commissioned episodes, we present to you this addition: A Very Grouty Theorycraft. Grouty joins the Theorycraft Thursday crew for a three-way...combo that is. Sniper, Witch Doctor and Enigma are the DotPatron picks for this Dota 2 podcast episode. Grouty helps Ursinity and Proud discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the combo before taking it to the lanes for a trial run. Find out how they did on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus is joined by TrentPax on today's DotP One on One! They reminisce about the old days when DotP had just begun and Trent was still a Standard Deviant. Then they get into Trent's rise through the Dota 2 community, his work as a caster and panelist, working stats reports for Complexity Gaming, and joining up with Moonduck! All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Ursinity and Roland take Dota 2 questions about heroes with and without Aghanim's scepters, who is underrated and who should have one that doesn't, passing off your duties to another player in the game, if 2k MMR teams are viable and where to compete, which Dota 2 hero they'd spend the day with and countering and synergizing with Crystal Maiden. All this and more on the latest Dota 2 Q&A podcast!
Proud and Roland are joined by Ursinity for a special edition of Proudland. Roland gives Proud and Ursinity a series of Dota 2 scenarios to run through to have them help him sort through in pursuit of being a better player and gaining MMR in Dota 2. Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland join forces for a special Saturday casual show with Evanwood an ever-looming, "radiant" presence in the background. They talk about Dota 2 playstyles impacting hero pools, Cyphus' terrible driving in a dangerous Mustang, and how Roland kind of gave up hope on improving in Dota 2 after his big losing streak. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
BreakyCPK hosts another round of the DotPro Show focusing on the last week in the competitive Dota 2 scene now that the Kiev Major has wrapped up. The show's guests include zzrock and iNsania talking pro Dota 2 shakeups and changes! All this and more on the latest pro Dota 2 podcast!
Proud and Ursinity tackle a new theorycrafted combo for Dota 2 this week with Templar Assassin and Legion Commander! They also discuss getting countered before dissecting the combo's strengths and what they intend to build. Then they take the combo to the lanes to see how it fares! Find out how it went on this week's edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus is joined by DotP's own Proud for today's Dota 2 podcast! Proud talks with Cyphus about growing up back east, moving to California, getting into Dota and Dota 2, his World of Warcraft days, struggling with depression, and the Dota 2 community at large. Find out more about one of your favorite DotP show hosts on today's edition of the Dota 2 interview podcast!
Roland and Ursinity get a Kiev Major-themed Good or Garbage that provokes some conversation looking back at that tournament. Then they field questions about TI "access," Dota 2 heroes' possible music tastes, confessions or apologies they'd like to make about their pubs, advice about casting, and how to deal with long Dota 2 games. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus, Ursinity and Flubb take a tour of relevant statistics in Dota 2. They talk about meta statistics versus personal statistics, how to interface with meta stats, how they've used statistics along the way, and what the best approaches might be to incorporating stats from sites like Dotabuff and OpenDota into your own Dota 2 journey. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Proud and Ursinity tackle a different kind of combo this week. They take Lina mid and Wraith King to the jungle as a roaming support in this episode that takes a special focus on farming in the mid lane in Dota 2. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Roland and Cyphus are kicking the week off with a tribute to everybody's favorite support: Crystal Maiden. Then they talk about the struggles of quitting smoking and playing Dota 2. Finally, the conversation turns cheesy as Roland explains the Vengeful Spirit, Abaddon, Witch Doctor, Nature's Prophet and Luna cheese draft: a five-man strategy that takes advantage of a level one Roshan. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Steven "Toffees" Pierce for a new DotPro Show while KBBQ is palling around Disneyland with Wings. Toffees talks his GoFundMe for TI, staying with the DotP crew at the upcoming International, Summit 5 (or is it 2?), and who is looking strong going forward into TI6. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast!
Wazoo is joined by his new cohost, Flubb! Flubb talks about his history with Dota 2 and Heroes of Newerth, then the duo moves into a discussion about new hero concepts for Dota 2 and talk their first item of the week: infused raindrops! All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland discuss the Pokemon Go craze at the top of the show. Cyphus is interested but Roland could care less. Then they move into the Dota with a lengthy, two-part State of Affairs discussing their MMR's, the heroes they're playing, and a major disagreement about Timbersaw. Also a lot of Slark talk. Like. A lot. Roland loves the Slark.
DotP is wishing MistaBlue a fond farewell as he prepares to be a Dota Dad! Cyphus and Roland join Wazoo for Blue's final episode to reminisce about Blue's time with DotP, playing Dota 2 together, and a look ahead at Blue's impending fatherhood. Join us in sending Blue off in truly classy DotP style on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast! Listen to it here!
Proud is happy this week on Theorycraft Thursdays because he gets to spend some time with his one true love: Ursinity. Just kidding. We really mean Lone Druid. Which is tough on Ursinity. Cause he has a thing with bears. This week they run the Proud Druid with Ursinity on a Vengeful Spirit. Find out how the combo did on the latest run of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus sits down with Reaves for a one-on-one interview. They talk Reaves background, his father's death and inspiration for pursuing Reaves' dreams for his career, his days at Dota Cinema, his departure from DC and regrets, and then look forward to the content Reaves is working on now and preparing to debut with Poor Pixels. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast. Listen to it here! *Note, we are having an issue with the Libsyn player. That feature will be restored on this post as soon as the issue is corrected. For now follow the 'Listen to it here!' link above!
Ursinity and Proud are joined by Flubb for a talk about support duos, playing on a team, their TI Qualifier run and more! Then they tackle the lanes with a theorycrafted Bane/Elder Titan support duo to run with an Elder Titan/Bane combo. Find out how it did and what carry they ran it with on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
KBBQ and Shrew are almost back! But we've got one more killer release for you to check out if you've missed any of the DotPro Show content! This gem is an exclusive interview with Misery from Digital Chaos from before the Manila Major. He talks team shuffles, behind the scenes views as only a pro Dota 2 player could, and so much more. Be sure to check out this awesome edition from the Dota 2 podcast!
MistaBlue is having a baby! Everyone here at DotP is wishing him the best, hoping for a happy and healthy baby, and going to miss Blue being part of the DotP lineup of shows. That being said, Blue needs to move on to other projects, namely his new addition to his family and his wife (a woman who agreed to marry a ginger, so she must be a saint!). Before Blue's big DotP send-off next week, we wanted to give you a taste of Blue's first appearance on DotP from May 2015.
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Evanwood for an outside-the-studio recording session to talk being new in Dota 2, Independence Day: Resurgence and just how shitty it is, sexism in gaming and team dynamics. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Ursinity and Proud are back in action with an episode packed full of Dota 2 goodness. They tackle an interesting topic at the top of the show: draft budgeting in Dota 2. Then they introduce this week's theorycrafted combo: Shadow Demon and Terrorblade. They talk about their builds, items and then take the combo to the lanes! Find out how they did on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo talk item paths and stats as well as The International invites. Check out the Tryhards' takes in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland pick up a Twitter conversation between Cyphus, MistaBlue and friend-of-the-show Fafnir about mainstreaming Dota 2 and how Roland feels it's beating a dead horse. Then they talk some of their Dota 2 state of affairs and Cyphus' delve into Elite: Dangerous with the Thrustmaster.
Ursinity and Proud are trucking along in the new 6.88 meta with their first Theorycrafted combo in the new Dota 2 patch. They tackle Crystal Maiden and Troll Warlord in this latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
KBBQ and Woodshrew are away for one more week, so enjoy this DotPro Show classic episode featuring their in-depth interview with Kyle "Beef" Bautista from team compLexity on the Dota 2 podcast!
Blue and Wazoo are joined by Cyphus for a look at their 6.87 predictions, a review of the Manila Major and a look ahead at what 6.88 Dota 2 has to offer.
Cyphus and Roland release a super-late Monday recording this week for the Dota 2 podcast talking the Manila Major, their current state of affairs and MMR, and get into a discussion on the concept of trenching. All this and some possibly controversial cosplay discussion on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Ursinity and Proud are joined once again by a Theorycraft alumni: Flubb! Together, the trio tackle a tri-lane in this week's edition of the Dota 2 podcast. Up this time: Phoenix, Rubick and Juggernaut. Find out how they synergize and how the test game went on the latest episode of Theorycraft Thursday!
Cyphus and Roland try, and fail, to fill the big shoes left by KBBQ and Woodshrew and discuss the first day of the playoffs at the Dota 2 Manila Major. They talk winners, losers, and their general thoughts about the games and who looks strong going forward. Check it out in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland are reunited. They talk Cyphus' trip to Texas, Roland's new fence, the inhouses, the Manila Major and more. Check it out in the latest edition of the Dota 2 Podcast!
While KBBQ is working at the Manila Major, we'll be filling these slots with various content! First up: the very first DotPro Show featuring KBBQ and Woodshrew. Hear what the DotPro Show was like in its first iteration!
Blue and Wazoo are joined by special guest Steven "Toffees" Pierce for a new round of Tryhard Tuesdays. They talk all things Dota 2 with the host of Around the Pit and Coffee with Toffees.
Roland is joined by Wazoo for a Cyphus-free episode! Of course, Cyphus is still the one who posted this episode and this episode description despite being away from the studio. But nobody told Cyphus what they talked about. So he was forced to guess. It's probably safe to assume that the episode contains the following elements: 1. Doodle-oo's or some such, 2. Conversational tributaries that rival the rants of madmen, 3. Lies and slander about Cyphus' character, general-ness in Dota 2, lack of Dota 2 skill, how he introduces the show and possibly even cross-dressing if previous episode are any indicator, and 4. Arguments fueled by being blood related. All this, or possibly none of this, on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Ursinity and Proud tackle the latest round of theorycrafting this Thursday with an Anti-Mage and Disruptor laning combo. They also talk their strategies and thoughts for solo queuing, the International Ranked queues, and more. Hear all this and find out how their laning combo fared on the latest episode of Theorycraft Thursdays, a Dota 2 podcast!
Woodshrew and KBBQ give you the preview you've been waiting for of the upcoming lineup at the Dota 2 Manila Major. Find out who's going, what you can expect and what the world of Dota expects from the teams headed to compete in the last major Valve event before The International 2016.
The Tryhards are taking a week off! In the interim, enjoy this Classic Tryhard Tuesday: Wazoo and Blue are joined by Moonduck TV host and caster extraordinaire Andrew "Zyori" Campbell for a chat about what he does outside the game to be a better player and caster. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
EZ joins Roland and Cyphus for a Monday episode about Dota 2, how he's been spectating more than playing, his addiction to the HTC Vive and PS4, Roland's International Ranked re-calibration and more. Hear it all on the latest episode of the gaming and Dota 2 podcast.
Ursinity and Proud are back in action. This week they're tackling a slightly longer episode, catching up on their Dota, Ursinity's sickness, drunk Dota, and a new theorycrafted combo. This week: Phantom Assassin and Dazzle. Find out how it went and what they think of the duo on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Woodshrew and KBBQ are back in action talking the new TI6 compendium, the predictions for TI6, and the upcoming Manila Major! All this and more in the latest Dota 2 podcast.
Ag47 rejoins Blue and Wazoo for another discussion on amateur team building in competitive Dota 2. Tune in to find out what they tackled this week on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk about the upcoming move to the new studio and what it entails, reminisce about the old studio, talk way too much about poker, and eventually get back to Dota 2 talk with some Dark Seer, the latest Eternal Envy "macro" controversy and more. All this on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Proud and Ursinity are taking a night off from Theorycrafting, so Wazoo invites you to take a look back at an old episode of the early Theorycraft Thursday. This classic Dota 2 podcast episode features Proud in his first appearance on DotP as a guest on Theorycraft Thursdays. This particular episode would mark the transition to the Theorycraft Thursday we know and love today with Proud taking over for Roland the following week. We hope you enjoy this classic edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Moo joins KBBQ and Woodshrew to talk the Manila Qualifiers, the reshuffle from his perspective and leaving Team Archon for Digital Chaos. He also discusses NA Dota and what it was like coming up through the scene. All this and more on the latest DotPro Show, a Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo delve into the topic of managing roles in competitive and pub Dota 2 matches. They also talk a new item of the week: Armlet! All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland are back for a regular Monday discussion of what's going on in Dota 2. They deviate a bit though to talk Overwatch, their families' interpretations of their work on the podcast, and the latest run of Marvel movies (Captain America: Civil War and Deadpool to be precise).
Ursinity and Proud are back to theorycrafting in the new 6.87 Dota 2. The first dual lane combo on the docket: Lifestealer and Dark Seer. Find out how they built it and how the combo fared in-game on this week's edition of Theorycraft Thursday, a Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus sits down for a talk with one of the True Sight hosts from Daily Dot, Malic3, for a chat about Malic3's background, getting into eSports, gaming as a youth, how they wish Dota 2 really was, and more in this latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast. Have no fear, KBBQ and Shrew will return after Manila qualifiers!
Blue and Wazoo are joined by Wazoo's DotP Serene Machineteammatefrom Amateur Dota 2 League (AD2L), Ag47 for a talkaboutcommunication, leadership and the functionality of an amateurDota2 team. All this and an Item of the Week review on thelatestepisode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Charlie Yang had a late night at the office but still managed to join Cyphus for another DotP One on One. From his office at Twitch, Charlie talks about leaving Evil Geniuses, his time as a manager with him, the state of affairs for esports, his personal history, and tells a couple of hilarious stories that may or may not involve Arteezy's penis. Note: Please forgive the audio. Charlie was at his office recording with us.
6.87 Dota 2 is all the rage this week on DotP! Ursinity and Proud talk about the changes they found most interesting in 6.87, make predictions and talk a little about how the patch will drive future theorycrafting! They also did a longer YouTube video with full patch analysis which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbm1Scs0pcs All this and more on the latest Dota 2 podcast!
In Part II of the DotPro 6.87 patch breakdown, Scant, Woodshrew and KBBQ talk initial impressions, hero balance changes, predictions and takeaways. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast and 6.87 patch analysis.
6.87 Dota 2 is upon us! In Part 1 of the DotPro 6.87 patch breakdown, Scant returns to help Woodshrew and KBBQ dissect general and item changes. Check out this detailed patch analysis on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo welcome Cyphus to try and help them get a grip on the fresh, new edition of Dota 2: 6.87. They do some overall analysis on patch 6.87, talk about their favorite changes, and make a prediction for what they think we'll be seeing going forward in this new patch.
Roland and Cyphus talk about feeling a little bored with Dota 2 at the moment, delving into new games, Paragon as a MOBA alternative, the changes Roland has noticed in StarCraft 2, the upcoming inhouses and much, much more! Check out the latest edition of the Dota 2 Podcast!
On a special Friday release of DotP, Blackheart invites Prove Attitude, host of the series Dota History on YouTube, to help her school Cyphus in the ways of Dota 1. They talk some of the hero differences, Prove's work on Dota History, and the nature of the game back in the old days. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Ursinity and Proud are back at it with a new theorycrafted combo for your consideration. This week they're proposing Mirana and Faceless Void. They talk the possible strengths, what they intend to build to maximize their efficacy, and then test it out for themselves. Find out how this latest Dota 2 pairing did on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Woodshrew and KBBQ are joined this week by Team Archon's CEO, Sebastian Park. Sebastian talks behind the scenes workings with Team Archon, the state of e-sports, the future of Dota 2 and much more on this edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Roland joins Blue and Wazoo for an episode preparing for 6.87. As change seems to be floating somewhere on the horizon for Dota 2, DotP and the Tryhards take a look back at their predictions for 6.86 to see where they went right and wrong in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Roland and EZ tag team an episode where they get honest, don't talk about Dota 2, then talk about Dota 2, and sometimes spread lies about the Great General Denny while Cyphus is away. Roland derails a story about what happened in June for about 35 minutes, but eventually gets back on track.
Proud and Wazoo are joining forces for a special Friday edition of DotP. This week, they're both psyched and crazy enough to tackle the brutality that is Dark Souls III. They discuss the history of the franchise and their experiences playing through the game on the latest edition of the gaming podcast.
Ursinity and Proud assume the royal shoes of Wraith King and the try to fill the boots of speed of the Grand Magus, Rubick, himself in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast. They talk their builds, how they see the game going (mostly just the first eight minutes though), then test the combo out and report back. All this and more on the latest Theorycraft Thursday!
This week, Kurtis "Aui_2000" Ling joins the DotPro Show to reflect on his journey since TI5: the bumps and bruises with Digital Chaos, finally embracing his destiny as a carry, and his sudden reunion with Evil Geniuses. All this and more in this exclusive, in-depth interview on the Dota 2 podcast.
Follow Aui_2000 on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Aui2000dota/
Today's episode features a pre-roll with a special announcement about tomorrow's DotPro Show and next week's Tryhard Tuesdays. Tune into this classic Tryhard episode talking about 6.86 patch predictions in Dota 2.
Ken "Hot_Bid" Chen joins Cyphus and Roland for a talk about his latest efforts, the E-Sports Hall of Fame, Dota 2, being an interviewer, moving on from content creation to project management, and his die-hard love of Game of Thrones. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Have you ever used a Standard Build when learning a hero in Dota 2? It was probably built by today's guest: TorteDeLini. Blue and Roland talk their experience with TorteDeLini's builds and get to know the man behind this thankless community-centered task on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Ursinity and Proud tackle Theorycraft Thursdays a little differently this week by analyzing the last three drafts from their most recent team practices. They talk the drafts in the matches, the thinking behind them, and how it all worked out. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Matches Discussed:
http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2275372127
http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2275440890
http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2275493990
With the reshuffle a few weeks behind us, we welcome special guest Misery, captain of Digital Chaos, to share his perspective on his departure from Team Secret. Misery talks in-depth about his thoughts on getting kicked, the "fucking truck" of a team that was the former Team Secret, and how it all came undone. He also talks his new challenges with the newly reformed Digital Chaos as both captain and support and helps shed light on the inner workings of in-game shot calls and leadership. All these topics and more on this special edition of the Dota 2 podcast with @woodshrewdota and @KBBQDotA.
Blue and Wazoo are joined by DotP host Cyphus for a talk about smurfing. They talk about their newfound love of Random Draft, what a smurf is, when one should smurf, why they've smurfed, and what to expect when you're smurfing. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus, Roland and EZ chat about Roland becoming a father, the failure of March to 3K Madness, why Roland shouldn't jungle anymore, TI6, and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Ursi and Proud look at the latest patch which has excluded All Pick from game settings in Ranked Matchmaking for Dota 2. They discuss the pros and cons of All Pick, Random Draft, All Pick/All Ban and various other game modes. They talk about how Theorycraft will be handling the lack of All Pick in the interim and then tackle a game. What combo did they end up running? Tune in to this episode of the Dota 2 podcast to find out!
Nahaz joins Korean BBQ and Woodshrew for a talk about the latest Dota 2 roster shuffles, Nahaz's work with ESPN and their e-sports division, e-sports journalism and the pro-Dota 2 scene at large in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo sit down for a chat about accessibility in Dota 2. They talk the difficulties to learning the game, the recent accessibility updates, and more Tryhard goodness in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Skim joins Cyphus and Roland for a chat about e-sports journalism, its popularity, dota 2, and the clash of cultures presented by the Shanghai Major. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Ursinity and Proud tackle a new lane combo this week as Doom and Undying. They talk the ins and outs of the lane's strengths and then try it out for themselves. Finally the Theorycrafters take a look at the recent roster changes in the pro Dota 2 scene. Find out how they did, what they built, if it gets the seal of Theorycraft approval, and how they feel about the roster shuffle in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
This week on the DotPro Show, @scantzor to share his stories from the Shanghai Major as an analyst and give us his thoughts on a bevy of topics. He goes in-depth on MVP.Phoenix’s steady rise which culminated in a DotaPit LAN win last weekend, the undervalued role of coaching in professional teams, and the different cultural climates in the Eastern and Western professional Dota 2 scenes. Shrew and KBBQ wrap it up with Scant’s favorite team coming out of the big Chinese reshuffle in this week’s supersized serving of an episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo are joined by Gorgon for a look at meta of 6.86 Dota 2. They try to make sense of the current meta that seems so confusing and vast now that the patch has had some time to settle.
Cyphus, Roland and EZ talk Dota 2, their current state of affairs including MMR and heroes played, they digress about some movies and online television, and talk the Inhouses and why you should come join them! All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Ursinity and Proud are joined by Lurkaderp from Standard Deviants' stats house. She helps the Theorycraft crew test out a trilane of Ursa, Ogre Magi and Tusk in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
With Shanghai all wrapped up, compLexity GM Beef joins KBBQ and Woodshrew to talk about China, Swindlezz, the squad and team house, HoN, NA Dota and more! Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Blue and Wazoo go Tool Time on us with a look at the manliest thing about Dota 2: mechanics. Enjoy the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland get sidetracked by consumer reviews with Grandpa Roland before finally delving into Dota 2, their progress in March to 3K Madness (and its decline to 2K Madness for Cyphus), and Cyphus' struggles with communication; winning and his fellow players in Dota 2. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Blackheart team up for an interview with Matt Doaks from Become the Gamer. They talk the ins and outs of the new drafting tool, plans for the future, and the difficulty of learning Dota 2 and how drafting assistants can help! All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus sits down with Brian Calland for another one-on-one DotP interview. They talk Brian's work at Wronchi Animation, the last season of Dota 2 Reporter, his plans for the future, content creation, what games they've been playing and so much more! Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Proud and Ursi are tackling Phantom Lancer and Lion as a dual lane in Dota 2 this week on Theorycraft Thursdays. Join them to theorize about proper builds, the synergy between the two heroes, and then find out how the lane combo does when they test it out in a true, blue game of Dota 2.
Woodshrew flies solo with an update about the Shanghai Majors and events shortly thereafter. Catch up on the latest Pro Dota 2 news on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Blue and Wazoo tackle a new topic on Tryhard Tuesdays this week: dying in Dota 2. They talk about the right time to sacrifice your hero and objectives and what constitutes the right kind of trade. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk their latest experiences playing Dota 2. They discuss Roland's Spectre (we know, we're sorry), the value of cheap items (urn, drums, Aquila), the DotP Inhouses, and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Ursinity is joined by guest host Grouty for another round of Theorycraft Thursdays in Dota 2. This week, they're tackling Io/Legion Commander. Find out how they plan to build, the hero synergies they've identified and how the game went on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Take a mid-week break from Dota 2 and enjoy this interview with Moshow! Moshow is well known on Instagram and elsewhere on the web for his cat-centric hip hop stylings. Evanwood and Roland dig into Moshow's past, his philosophy on sharing content creation and, of course, his cats. All this and more in the latest episode of the DotP podcast!
Blue and Wazoo talk about the Shanghai Majors in Dota 2, Valve's development, and community relations in this week's edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Maut makes a triumphant return to Defense of the Patience to join Cyphus and Roland for a chat about Moonduck, what he's been up to, casting coaching, and the 2GD controversy at the Shanghai Major. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Tsunami joins the Theorycraft Thursday crew for a tri-lane theorycraft this week with Ursi and Proud. They talk about Tsunami's work on hero guides and videos, surprise him with the tri-lane combo and then take it into the game after talking builds. Find out how the trio fared in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus is joined for a special Wednesday show featuring Malystryx from JoinDota and Malic3 from DailyDot and Team Nanaue. They talk all things Dota, Malystryx's adventures with his crazy-but-good-intentioned brother, the MMR system, a round of Dota Family Values and predictions for the Shanghai Major! All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo are joined by DasTurbo this week on Tryhard Tuesdays. They talk all things Dota 2 from playing the game and the current meta to Turbo's work in e-sports and with Team Empire. Check out the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Blacheart joins Roland and Cyphus for a talk about how she stomped Roland 1v1 mid to earn her DotP OG status, playing Spectre, a race to 3k MMR, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Chik-Fil-A and much, much more. Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Proud and Ursinity are tackling a new lane combo in Dota 2 this week: Slark and Skywrath Mage. Find out how the latest Theorycraft Thursday combo holds up in game in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
http://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2159632860
Cyphus is joined by Austin "Capitalist" Walsh for another installment of DotP One on One's. They talk Cap's biggest regret, what it takes to be a pro player, pursuing your dreams and branding yourself. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo talk about the trials and tribulations of the mid-lane and what to do to win that lane. Wazoo compares the lane to safe lane and talks about his recent move from running safe lane carries into mid lane carries. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Joey "Leafeator" Thimian, Dota 2 Reddit moderator, for a talk about running Reddit, its value in the community, influence over the game and more! Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast!
DotP brings you a special Saturday release with Matt Demers from BetterDota.com. Roland and Blue sat down with Matt to talk being a better Dota 2 player, founding Better Dota, Matt's history and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
EZ Mrcz and The Grand Wazoo sit down with Chris Bourassa, Creative Director for Darkest Dungeon to talk how the game got developed, the art behind it, and their favorite aspects of the game. All this and more in the latest episode of the gaming podcast!
Ursinity and Proud bring you another Theorycraft Thursday episode this week tackling a new safe lane combo: Chaos Knight and Crystal Maiden. Find out how the duo did in this latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
DotP brings you a special edition of the Wednesday show this week. First, we kick it off with an update on all things happening in the pro Dota 2 scene with Woodshrew. After that, Cyphus joins the Wednesday crew for a one-on-one interview with Wednesday show host, Jack "Korean BBQ" Chen talking about being in Shanghai for the Shanghai Major, growing up stateside, careers in journalism and much more about KBBQDota. Check it out in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Blue and Wazoo head another round of Tryhard Tuesdays revisiting the concept of taking a break from Dota 2 and coming back with a fresh outlook. They talk the pros and cons of taking a break and how they've handled it on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
EZ, Cyphus and Roland chat about enthusiasm for watching Dota 2 versus StarCraft 2, learning the game with Roland's wife, Hillary Clinton's legislative proposals in 2005 for regulating the video game industry, Chik-Fil-A, doing the second half gay and much more in the latest episode of the video game podcast.
Cyphus tests out a new one-on-one interview format with the one and only: Roland. You know him, you love him, you're his biggest fans. Delve deep in the latest edition of the DotP podcast!
Ursi is back with Proud and they're tackling another new combo on this week's Theorycraft Thursdays: Morphling and Vengeful Spirit. Find out what they built, their thoughts on synergy, and how the game went on this weeks edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Shrew is rejoined by KBBQ Dota while he's live in Shanghai! They talk pubbing in China, what the event was like, and the latest Dota 2 pro scene news. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Wazoo and Blue are joined by Moonduck TV host and caster extraordinaire Andrew "Zyori" Campbell for a chat about what he does outside the game to be a better player and caster. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
EZ, Cyphus and Roland sit down for a much-interrupted, live-streamed episode of the Monday show where they talk Witness and EZ's regrets about returning it, Sword & Stools (EZ's favorite new MMO whose name we know not truly), $2,000 chairs, how much you've spent on Dota 2, the new Battle Pass, and much, much, more on the latest episode of the gaming podcast.
Ursi is away so Proud gets to play...with Flubb! This week's combo is Luna/Earth Spirit. But it's really important to note the Luna with Aghs. Aghs people! Aghs! Find out how they did on the latest episode of Theorycraft Thursdays, a Dota 2 podcast.
Charlie Yang, manager of Evil Geniuses, and Greg "Gerg" Laird, founder of High Ground TV, join Cyphus and Roland for a talk about their latest event: The Town. The Town featured a number of the top Dota 2 personalities all gathered together at the Beyond the Summit house for an entertaining round of Mafia games. Find out how everyone did, how to play and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Blue and Wazoo talk rune control, fighting at the runes, good heroes for controlling runes and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Ted "Pyrion Flax" Forsyth joins Cyphus and Roland for a great interview talking about how to make it in the Dota 2/video game online scene, making YouTube videos, SirActionSlacks and his success, Pyrion Flax's life growing up, useless programming degrees and more! Check out this latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Proud and Ursinity tackle Shadow Demon and Spectre in their latest theorycrafted combo on this episode of the Dota 2 podcast. Find out what the theory predicted and how the game went!
KBBQ and Shrew sit down for a talk about the latest happenings in the pro Dota 2 scene, roster changes, stability in the scene, current meta trends, tourneys and more! Check it all out in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
We had some recording issues, so please bear with us and enjoy this DotP Classic Tryhard Tuesday featuring Nahaz!
SUNSfan returns to DotP joining Cyphus and Roland as they chat about the state of affairs with Digital Chaos, what he expects to see from DC going forward, Moonduck Studios, and the best movies SUNSfan has seen this year. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast!
Dakota "KotLGuy" Cox joins Cyphus and Roland for a special Friday episode of Defense of the Patience. They talk KotLGuy's work at Beyond the Summit, the casual BTS atmosphere, where he grew up, moving to New York City to pursue his theater dreams and how he got involved with the Dota 2 community. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Proud and Ursinity try out a new theorycrafted combo in Spirit Breaker and Outworld Devourer. They talk the builds they plan to use, play a game, and report back. Find out how it went on this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Woodshrew and Korean Barbecue are together once again and this time they're talking about the Dota 2 Shanghai Major Qualifiers. They talk about who made it, who didn't, the big surprises and heroes and items of note coming out of the various regions. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Blue is away, so Wazoo is joined by Roland and Cyphus for a look at the latest meta trends via Dotabuff and talk their personal tryhard theories for why the heroes we're seeing at various levels are where they are in Dota 2 6.86. All this and Roland's Disruptor (but not the hero, just podcast disruption) on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus, Roland and EZ talk a lotta Dota 2, but Roland does his best to derail it from time to time. They talk the beauty of the 6.86 patch and the latest flock of the Dota 2 faithful back to the game. All this and more in the latest episode of the podcast.
Ursinity is out this week, so Proud is joined by DotPeep Grouty, infamous for his latest run of Arc Warden in Dota 2. They take on an Arc Warden/Wraith King combo in today's Theorcraft Thursday. Find out how they did in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
KoreanBBQ is out this week trying to qualify with his team for the Shanghai Majors, so Woodshrew is joined by one of his JoinDota compatriots: Raiko. Raiko and Shrew talk working over at JoinDota and catch us up on the latest happenings in the Dota 2 pro scene.
Blue and Wazoo discuss rigidity in Dota 2 as it pertains to learning tools like build guides, sticking to builds and lacking flexibility, and keeping an open mind as you try hard in Dota 2. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
EZ rejoins Cyphus and Roland for another run of DotP talking all things gaming, but in true DotP tradition, mostly Dota 2. EZ is back on the Dota 2 hype train, Roland is Arc Wardening the North or some such nonsense, Cyphus is being treated well in 6.86 and Roland has a surprisingly high win-rate with another DotP show host (but who?). They also take a look at Business Insider's 2016 esports predictions and previews, talk Elite Dangerous and joysticks, the Steam sale, and EZ's love of Her Story. All this and more in the latest episode of the DotP podcast!
Ursi and Proud talk The Town (not the movie) craze, their weeks in Dota 2 and then test this week's laning combo: Sven and Silencer. Find out how the boys did on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Woodshrew is out sick, but Korean BBQ is still going strong with special guests Roland and DotP guildie Grouty. They're talkin' Arc Warden, how to play him, how they've been winning with him and more. Check it out on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo sit down for another Tryhard Tuesday, the show where they talk being a tryhard in Dota 2. This week's episode brought to you by Try Hard: With a Vengeance, in theaters now. (This was Cyphus' attempt at writing a show description in spite of the fact that he forgot to ask Wazoo and Blue what it was actually about.)
Cyphus and Roland sit down for another discussion of their recent gaming. They talk some Dota 2, using Arc Warden as support, and then shift gears to a good MMORPG. They talk their history with MMO's and what they think would be required to make the best MMO.
Cyphus, Roland and Wazoo sit down for another DotP Christmas episode after kicking it all off with a dramatic reading of "The Grinch Who Stole Patch Notes" feat. David "LD" Gorman as The Grinch! They talk Arc Warden, support invoker, DotP memories, Christmas plans and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from everyone here at DotP!
Ursinity and Proud talk about their success in the first week or so of Dota 2 6.86 before getting into their first theorycraft combo of the new patch: Jakiro and Dragon Knight (Double Dragon...or triple depending on how ya count). Find out how the combo worked in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Join Korean BBQ as he and special guest co-hosts Ursinity and MistaBlue help him tackle the second half of the patch notes covering hero changes M-Z, new items and changes since the patch launch. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast and Dota 2 6.86 patch analysis.
Wazoo, Blue and Roland team up once again to discuss Dota 2 in the era of the 6.86 patch, what their pubs have been looking like and then the trio makes some bold predictions about what we will be saying about the patch by its end. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Roland and Cyphus talk a little Star Wars: The Force Awakens (with spoilers), Dota 2 and how Roland loves Arc Warden (and his Ogre Magi jungle), why Cyphus loves Elite Dangerous and more in the latest episode of the DotP Podcast.
Spoilers about Star Wars: The Force Awakens are in this episode. Cyphus and EZ sit down for a lengthy talk about the latest Star Wars movie and talk their thoughts and feelings about it, Star Wars in general, spoilers, theories and more!
Proud and Ursinity take a look at their personal favorite and least favorite things about the Dota 2 6.86 patch. They talk some highlights and do a little generalized theorycrafting about where this patch will take us as it kicks into gear.
Get ready for the long haul and join KBBQ and Shrew as they tackle the first half of the Dota 2 6.86 patch notes, covering the general patch notes, terrain, and A-M in hero updates in part 1 of a DotP exclusive, extensive patch analysis.
Roland joins Blue and Wazoo for a special edition of Tryhard Tuesdays. They look back at Dota 2 6.85 and their previous episode about their predictions for the patch. They see how they did and give the patch a retrospective analysis in preparation for 6.86.
Cyphus and Roland sit down for a discussion of their Dota 2 gank squad: running Ancient Apparition and Earthshaker as roaming supports in Dota 2. Later, Cyphus discusses Elite: Dangerous and how much he's enjoyed it before they rapid fire the news and close out the show.
Ursinity, Cyphus and Wazoo sit down for a lengthy discussion of Fallout 4, its improvements over previous Fallout games, its drawbacks, their favorite aspects and more before giving the game their individual ratings.
Ursinity and Proud take on a bold theorycraft in the latest episode of Theorycraft Thursday: Kunkka/Queen of Pain. The twist? A support Kunkka. Find out how it fared on the latest edition of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Korean BBQ and Woodshrew are back for some more Dota 2 pro scene coverage with another edition of the Wednesday Show...thoughts on Wannabe Wednesdays anyone?
Wazoo and Blue are joined by Gorgon once again for another edition of Tryhard Tuesdays! This week, they talk taking a break from ranked and the virtues of not trying hard sometimes to be an effective tryhard in Dota 2.
Since Cyphus is an inept recording studio partner, you get to enjoy this DotP Classic episode featuring Austin "Capitalist" Walsh talking about his past and how he came to enjoy and contribute to the scene surrounding Dota 2.
Ursinity and Proud tackle a new pub combo in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast: Tiny and Bounty Hunter. This week the two try out a roaming lineup in a crazy game involving a 6k player on the opposing team. Could the Theorycrafters hold their own? Find out on the latest episode!
KoreanBBQ and Woodshrew sit down for another edition of the yet-to-be-named Wednesday DotP addition covering pro Dota 2 news and action! This week they talk Dream Hack, the Loda/Richard Lewis drama, and more pro Dota 2 happenings in the latest episode of the podcast.
Blue and Wazoo sit down for a chat about the most infamous of all neutral creeps: Roshan. They talk who should Rosh, who shouldn't, what they need and more. Later, Gorgon the Wonder Cow stops by for another look at how the pro scene impacts the pub scene.
Wazoo and Roland sit down with long-time friend Sam, a League of Legends player with several thousand games under his belt, for a special edition of DotP which looks at the differences between League of Legends and Dota 2, examines misconceptions held by opposing game players about the other game, why one has more players (LoL) while the other has more money (Dota 2), and tries to find a little MOBA common ground. All this and more in the gaming and Dota 2 podcast!
Enjoy this DotP classic episode from Thanksgiving 2014 featuring an Ask a Deviant segment with Noxville ZA and Dressing DotP w/ Feedernoob.
Join Ursinity and Proud for a special Thanksgiving episode of Theorycraft Thursdays. The two discuss the heroes they're thankful for in a special theorycraft session, test the combo, and let you know how it went! Check out the replay of the game on www.youtube.com/dotptv1
Korean BBQ and Woodshrew join DotP for a new Wednesday show on the DotP network of gaming and Dota 2 shows. The new show will feature coverage of professional Dota 2 from Korean BBQ, a frequent translator at professional Dota 2 events and a pro Dota 2 insider, and Woodshrew, an e-sports writer who worked with JoinDota and provided their TI5 coverage. Check out their inaugural episode talking the Frankfurt Majors.
Wazoo, Blue and Gorgon get together to discuss the Frankfurt Major and all its glory. Listen as the boys discuss the state of the game, little tricks for your next pubs, why dual mid lanes were so popular and how to combat them, alchemist builds, and more!
Link to Gorgon's article: http://www.rezzergamers.com/the-heroes-of-frankfurt/Cyphus Roland and EZ hit the twitch stream again with another live DotP Monday episode talking about OVerwatch, Hearthstone, Jessica Jones, foam fighting (battleguard) documentaries, and more! Plus an exclusive show announcement: This Wednesday DotP will feature a new pro-centric release featuring Dota 2 personalities Korean BBQ (kbbq) and Woodshrew talkin' all things Dota 2 pro-related. Check out the stream next week at www.twitch.tv/dotptv
This week Ursinity and Proud go over their thoughts about the basics of drafting using a few example games, both pro and amateur! They focus on what makes a draft strong in Dota 2, what makes it weak, reactionary drafting versus leading the draft and more! All this week on the Dota 2 Podcast!
Links to Drafts Discussed on the Show:
Ever wonder when EZ made his first appearance on DotP? Well wonder no more! Here it is for your listening pleasure. Also featuring an early What's Going On w/ Gorgon!
Blue and Wazoo tackle draft analysis this week in conjunction with Theorycraft Thursday and welcome back Gorgon for another look at how the pub meta is influenced by the pros.
Roland, EZ and Cyphus present a show recorded live on twitch.tv/dotptv for the Monday episode, and plan to do more in the future that way! They discuss Fallout 4, negative armor in Dota 2 and Gorgon the Wonder Cow's article on dotabuff.com about it, CS:GO sound issues, PornHub's decreased viewership, and more in the latest episode!
(Don't Come Walkin') Around My Tombstone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVD77ZEMKpM
Gorgon's DotaBuff article:
http://www.dotabuff.com/blog/2015-11-02-the-importance-of-armor
In honor of the completion of another great Amateur Dota 2 League season for the DotP Tryhards, we present this DotP Classic featuring MalystryxGDS from JoinDota and Tryhard semi-support JoeShmo! Crash and Burn!
Ursinity and Proud tackle the latest laning combo: Legion Commander and Witch Doctor. They talk their expectations for the game, the synergy between the two heroes, builds, item selection and more, then take the combo to the lanes. Find out how it went on the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Enjoy this DotP Classic with Brian "ThisIsWronchi" Calland from Dota 2 Reporter talking his work on the staple Dota 2 animation series he writes and animates. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Wazoo and Blue are joined by Gorgon for a discussion about the pro meta and its impact on pub meta, Slardar and other Dota 2 goodness. Before that, the two hosts get into a discussion about Hand of Midas and its proper usage in pub games.
Reinessa joins Cyphus and Roland on today's episode. Cyphus and Roland talk poker, playing Doom, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and more. Later after Reinessa joins, they talk her work on Too Long; Didn't Read (TLDR), a Dota 2 news show, the Digital Chaos drama surrounding their leaked scrim games and the infamous chat logs, and more.
In honor of Andrew "Soviet Dancin' Bear" McIntire's fearless leadership with the Extra Life Charity stream on behalf of the DotP community, we present to you this DotP Classic featuring one of Soviet's first appearances on the show as well as Cyphus and Roland talking some Dota 2 trilanes as noobs, for noobs.
Ursinity and Proud tackle another round of theorycrafting in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast. This week, they take on Slardar and Dazzle. Find out how the game went and remember to check it out at www.youtube.com/dotptv1
In this DotP Classic episode: Cyphus and Roland are joined by Ursinity for some Dota 2 talk, and later they get a visit from everybody's favorite postman, Wazoo.
Blue and Wazoo sit down for another episode of Tryhard Tuesdays talking the jungle as a resource, how to approach it in various roles, when to stack and more.
Links discussed in the episode:
Creep Stacking: https://t.co/5qcxyNcgXu
Creep Map: https://t.co/dAL5FWSJuc
EZ Mrcz joins Cyphus and Roland for a revitalization of the Monday episode, which features news, a new Roland song (more generalized), Bob Ross talk, giant pumpkins, the DMCA ruling about old games online, Community Corner, and so much more.
DMCA Ruling: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2015/11/01/victory-for-video-game-enthusiasts-and-archivists-after-dmca-ruling/
Giant Pumpkin in Peoria, Arizona: http://www.13wmaz.com/story/news/weird/2015/11/01/giant-inflatable-pumpkin-rolls-through-arizona-streets/74998668/
Dota Brews: http://www.dotabrews.com/
Nanyang Results: https://t.co/Of5Y8DNukA
Minecraft Mines of Moria: https://t.co/7dpooa08bl
Bob Ross on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/bobross
Some exciting show changes coming up on Monday, but today enjoy this DotP Classic episode. Episode 42 featured DotP guildie Hyasiance talking playing Dota 2 as a woman, her "Play Like a Girl" experiment and of course some good old Dota 2 in general.
Ursinity is joined this week by permanent co-host Proud for a new Theorycraft Thursday Dota 2 Lane Combo. This week: they tackle Oracle and Huskar, and shed a little light on the mysterious prophet we so rarely see in our pubs.
In honor of the recent AD2L matches v. the DotP Devils, we present a DotP Classic featuring Kyry from the then-Classy Devils and a discussion of Cyphus' Lion build.
Wazoo is joined by guests Cyphus and Fafnir for a talk about playing in solo queue, supporting, communication, and AD2L games in the latest episode of Tryhard Tuesdays.
Roland and Cyphus talk about their latest pub experiences as Viper and Doom in Dota 2, Cyphus' proclamation going forward in solo queue, Steam Machines, HTC Vive VR Release Date, and Pubmouth in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
DotP is a little tied up for the Friday episode, but never fear! Enjoy this DotP Classic episode: Episode 70 - Brotherly Love. With Cyphus away at a psychology conference, Roland is joined by guest host Wazoo. They discuss their history with gaming, some Dota 2 action, and how Roland broke Wazoo's back because of StarCraft II.
Roland and Ursinity are joined by Proud the Lone Druid extraordinaire. They do a little theorycrafting about a solid LD lane combo, try it out and report back. Also tangents.
Cyphus and Roland talk their latest runs in Dota 2 pubs, their bomb squad expertise in the new game Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and a little Dota 2 news. All this and more on the latest episode of the podcast.
Roland fills in for Blue joining Wazoo for a special edition of Tryhard Tuesdays talking Dota 2 strategy and more in the latest episode of the podcast.
Roland and Cyphus sit down for a jam-packed show with Pubmouth, gaming news, talking Valve customer service, Dota 2 player reduction in September, Na'Vi's demise, Worst Way to Die and more. All this in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Roland and Cyphus are joined by EZ "DestinEZ" Mrcz for a Casual Fridays episode. They talk Dota 2, Pub Mouth, their latest games, the Star Wars: Battlefront Beta, and more in the latest episode of the gaming podcast.
Roland and Ursinity tackle another round of theorycrafting in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Roland and Cyphus introduce a new segment called "Pub Mouth" looking at some of the most horrific things said to them in Dota 2 matches, talk some gaming/Valve/Dota 2 news, Worst Ways to Die, and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo talk lessons learned while playing Dota 2 in AD2L and elsewhere, trusting teammates, self analysis, a filthy lane combo and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast!
Cyphus and Roland host a look back over the first year of Defense of the Patience episodes with the DotPeabody awards. The Dota 2 Podcast pays homage to fan favorite moments, sketches, songs, interviews and more in the 2015 First Annual DotPeabody Awards. Featuring fan favorites like SirActionSlacks, Zyori, Nahaz, Wazoo, EZ Mrcz and more!
Cyphus and Roland introduce the last of the DotPeabody nominees for Best Episode: Episode 9 - What to do Without a Five Stack. A great example of an old, OG DotP episode.
Ursinity and Roland are joined by KoreanBBQ and Kyry for this edition of Theorycraft Thursdays. KoreanBBQ talks translating for CDEC at ESL One New York, Kyry talks captaining the DotP sponsored DotP Devils in this season of the Amateur Dota 2 League. The team does a little theorycrafting with a Pudge/Omniknight combination, tests it out and later talks the results. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus and Roland discuss Roland's latest climb from 1K to 2K MMR in solo queue ranked Dota 2 and how he thinks he did it. The duo also touches on ESL One New York, Roland's belief that all women love him, the most played and most banned heroes of ESL One, and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Blue and Wazoo have a discussion about ESL One New York and the strategies we saw there, the developments in 6.85 meta, their filthy lane combo of the week and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus and Roland record a late night report about their trip as press to ESL One New York. They talk their frustrations with the event and the lack of pro player interaction with press and fans, the highlights and great moments with Nahaz and SirActionSlacks, the nature of e-sports, and the good Dota 2 they saw. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
DotP presents another DotPeabody nominee for Best Interview: the episode entitled DotP Goes Back in Time in which Roland interviewed his father about his history with gaming at the inception of consoles and arcade gaming. DotP is headed to ESL One NY! Remember the Monday episode may be a little late. Last-minute DotPeabody voting can still be done here: https://t.co/6vAlfTZzFc
Roland and Ursinity talk the Dota 2 6.85 patch notes, do a little theorcrafting, then in true Theorcrafting Thursday tradition take on the hypothetical combo before discussing the results. They also run through the patch notes to identify the buffed/nerfed/somewhere-in-between heroes of 6.85. All this and why Ursi loves bears on the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast!
Roland and Cyphus are joined by Anton, the creator of the Dota 2 Custom Game Spin TD. Anton shares some of his thoughts as the three theorycraft about the game and Roland makes suggestions on how Anton can best accommodate his gambling problem.
Wazoo and Blue are joined by "No Boots" himself, Roland, for an episode of Tryhard Tuesdays talking about what they're seeing in pubs now that 6.85 has hit Dota 2.
Cyphus and Roland are joined by David "Godz" Parker from Beyond the Summit. They talk the beginnings of BTS, the Australian gaming scene, bringing English casts to SEA Dota, what it takes to make it in the Dota 2 and e-sports gaming scene, and more on this episode of the gaming podcast.
Cyphus and Roland introduce a DotPeabodies nominee for Best Interview with the episode featuring Andrew "Zyori" Campbell. Enjoy the latest DotPeabody nominee and don't forget to get your last-minute votes in here: https://t.co/6vAlfTZzFc
Ursinity and Roland are joined by Fafnir and Cyphus for this week's Theorycraft Thursday! The duo takes on an offlane designed with 6.84's impending outro in mind: Bloodseeker/Leshrac. The gang discusses the pros and cons of the lane, plays the games and talks about the aftermath. Find the VOD of the game online at DotP's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/dotptv1
Cyphus and Roland introduce the show with one of the DotPeabodies nominees for Best Intro Song, discuss the upcoming episode and the concept behind it, and finally present the next nominee for Best Episode: Dota Misconceptions.
Last-minute votes for the DotPeabodies can still be cast here: https://t.co/6vAlfTZzFc
Blue and Wazoo sit down for an extended chat about game sense in Dota 2. They discuss how to approach the game with the concept of game sense in mind, what makes pros better than pubbers, when game sense comes into play and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Link to Merlini video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjYD7_vJw0M Link to Blitz video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xewX9_kM6UCyphus and Roland introduce the first nominee for Best Episode and announce the re-opening of voting for the DotPeabodies. Follow this link to vote and enjoy the first nominee! https://t.co/6vAlfTZzFc
Cyphus and Roland sit down for a look at Dota Buff's top ten hero's by win/rate and games played in 6.84c. They talk counters to a few, why they think the heroes are being played, and why they're winning (or losing!). All this and more in the latest episode of Defense of the Patience, a Dota 2 podcast.
Ursinity is joined by the crew from Tryhard Tuesdays for a special Theorycrafting Thursday testing this week's THT Filthy Lane Combo. The gang talks the pros and cons of the duo, plays the game and then talks about the aftermath. Find out how they fared on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Roland and Cyphus are joined by streamer-extraordinaire The Fluffiest Bunny! She talks becoming a streamer, the terrible job she had before streaming, deciding to quit school to pursure her passions, playing Dota 2 and CS:GO, Swagger Fiend, Action Man and much, much more! Plus she offers a little Queen of Pain to help introduce future DotP episodes. Don't forget your safe word!
Wazoo and Blue talk terms of engagement in Dota 2 as they explore the when, why and how of taking a fight, what goes into making those decisions, and some common missteps made on the battlefield. They also talk another filthy lane combo and companion show Theorcraft Thursdays on this episode of the podcast.
Roland, Cyphus and EZ sit down for a look at the week ahead, talk about an upcoming interview with The Fluffiest Bunny, play a new game, talk Dota 2 Reborn and its lack of guilds, the new YouPorn Dota 2 team, and Smite coming to Steam.
EZ, Cyphus and Roland sit down for a casual Friday cast about the previous week, EZ's love affair with Destiny, how Roland is a chocolate-milk-lovin' pussy, why you shouldn't call Ark tribemembers "Clansmen," Cyphus' car accident, and Cyphus' and Roland's upcoming ESL One New York trip for some Dota 2 action! All this and more on the latest episode of the gaming podcast.
Ursinity joins the DotP Crew for some Dota 2 theorycrafting! Every week, Ursinity and a group of DotP hosts, guildies and other players will try out a new laning combo or team comp, play a game with the combo or comp, and then dissect the theory and reality of the matchup. Check out this new segment on the gaming podcast!
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Dota 2 power couple and Moonduck Studios co-creators SUNSfan and Sajedene to talk their histories, how they met, how money is distributed/made in the e-sports world, the future of e-sports and Dota 2, and how a symmetrical Dota 2 map would be the bee's knees. All this and more on the latest episode of the gaming podcast.
Wazoo and Mista Blue are joined by special guest Nahaz for another great episode of Tryhard Tuesdays. Nahaz tries to help the tryhards understand the complexities of Dota 2 in the latest episode of the gaming podcast.
Roland and Cyphus are joined by David "LD" Gorman to talk Dota 2, Beyond the Summit, the upcoming BTS SEA event, how BTS got started, how the house works and much, much more. Enjoy this episode of the Dota 2 podcast that delves deep into @LDDota and what makes him tick.
Roland and Cyphus are joined by Toffees, host of Coffee w/ Toffees, NA Dota expert and founder of Dota FM. They talk player behavior in e-sports, interviews and how they handle the press, representation, and the what the future may and should hold for e-sports and Dota 2 on this episode of the gaming podcast.
Roland and Cyphus are joined by Moonduck Studios and Agencies official observer and producer: PimpmucKl! He talks working as a professional observer for Dota 2 casters like LD, Capitalist and others, his time with Dota Pit, and being a Computer Science student. They also coax him into giving DotP a little love in German.
Cyphus and Roland sit down with Austin "The Capitalist" Walsh in this episode of the podcast. They find out how The Capitalist got into Dota 2, his time with the Marine Corp, watching the rise of casting in e-sports, and sitting with TobiWan at the TI5 grand finals.
Wazoo and Blue sit down for a chat about expectations when playing Dota 2, drafting, playing with others, and more in the latest edition of Tryhard Tuesdays on Defense of the Patience, a gaming podcast.
Cyphus and Roland sit down with Zyori, host of the ZyoriTV podcast and professional Dota 2 caster, to talk about his newest endeavor with Moonduck Studios and Agency, his experience at TI5 casting the noob stream with Purge at the Main Event, and leaving Beyond the Summit in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Join Ez and special guest Denomolos as they relive the glory days of DotP Guild Chat in the celebration episode for all things DotP Community! Remember Chat Snatch? Guild State of Affairs? How about Giveaways? It's all coming back for this awesome episode!
Roland sits down w/ Ursinity, Gorgon the Wonder Cow, and Woodshrew from JoinDota for a careful, lengthy examination of MMR, the differences in skills, how to climb and more in this special episode of the Defense of the Patience podcast.
Cyphus sits down w/ the ladies of their local D&D campaign: Tharsis and Evanwood. They talk a little about the ladies, their experience with tabletop RPGs, their D&D characters, upcoming show ideas, playing Call of Cthulhu D20, and more in this episode of the gaming podcast.
Wazoo and Blue host the first installment of Tryhard Tuesdays, a new DotP edition that tries to take a more in-depth look at being a better Dota 2 player. Not for the typical casual player (though certain to be helpful for all). The guys explain the purpose of the show, introduce a few segments, and talk about how important humility is in Dota 2 on this episode of the podcast.
Cyphus, Roland and EZ sit down for a Monday episode of Defense of the Patience talking about the trench (or gutter) in Dota 2, upcoming Fall 2015 video game release dates, Star Wars: Battlefront, Rocket League Finals, Prison Servers in Everquest II, and more on the latest episode of the gaming podcast.
Cyphus sits down with Dalimear and Tharsis for a talk about their D&D experience. They discuss playstyles, tips and tricks for playing a Rogue, hybrid classes, the core composite of a D&D group and more. There may also be a little talk about dragon dildos in this episode of the gaming podcast. Tastefully of course.
EZ and Roland sit down for a chat about Dota 2. Cyphus is pretty sure there's a funny voicemail in this episode, but who really knows, cause EZ and Roland failed to send an episode description. This episode might not even be about Dota 2. It might finally be the episode where EZ and Roland leave their women and run off to Mexico to open that little cabana shop they've always dreamed of when laying awake staring at each other wistfully through the Skype cam. Maybe all this, maybe more, in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Roland and Cyphus are joined by long-time friend Dalimear for a talk about Dungeons & Dragons, what D&D is for newcomers, their previous campaigns and why tabletop roleplaying is a great experience in the latest episode of the gaming podcast. Note for Experienced Players: We primarily play D&D 3.5 and all discussion is based on that specific version (we intend to give 5th a try).
EZ, Roland and Cyphus sit down and record an impromptu show in place of what should have been an episode of Try Hard Tuesday. Unfortunately, Roland failed to record Wazoo's track, so instead of Blue and Wazoo waxing philosophical about some high level Dota 2 strategy, you get Roland, Cyphus and EZ delving deep into Zai's return to school, YouTube entering streaming, and Cyphus' love of being pantsless, eating ice cream and watching Sex and the City.
Cyphus and Roland sit down for a chat about Performance Enhancing Drugs in E-Sports, the latest Evil Genius team roster changes and more Dota 2 shenannigans in the latest episode of the podcast.
EZ Mrcz sits down w/ Dalimear and Face for a discussion of their favorite First Person Shooters.
EZ and Roland sit down for a late night chat about Dota 2, The International 2015, and how Roland needs a mother when travelling.
Roland sits down w/ gaming enthusiast, FPS master and long-time friend Dalimear for a getting-to-know session talking gaming and more.
Cyphus and Roland talk about "crashing" the Crummy Wizard Bar Crawl last week in Seattle while attending TI5. They tell the story of the night and play clips with interviews featuring: Toffees, SirActionSlacks, Capitalist, Blitz, Sheever, Nahaz, Greg "WhatIsHip" Laird, Fly from Team Complexity, ppd's girlfriend, Ashnichrist, DotPeep Dylanoid, and so many more!
Cyphus, EZ, Roland and Wazoo all sit down together in-studio for a look back at their amazing TI5 experience. They talk what they did, the games, the future of Dota 2 and esports, and how everyone is apparently Roland's biggest fan. They also talk meeting all the amazing DotPeeps like MistaBlue, Chaos, Dylanoid (we owe you drinks!), King of Dew (and the lovely Queen of Dew), Nameless, BradSwagWagon and more! Thanks to all for putting up with us for a full year of Dota 2 and gaming content and here's to another great year!
DotP is at TI5 and Roland leads the charge w/ Tascam in hand to record a ton of interviews capturing the TI5 Hype! We hear from ppd, March, Sir Action Slacks, Nahaz, Zyori, Toffees, and other TI5 personalities! We also get out and chat with the fans to capture the unique stories behind the people in attendance at TI5.
Cyphus, EZ, Roland and Wazoo join forces for a stellar road trip to TI5, and you're invited along with us. We talk TI5, get detoured by a wildfire, argue about the predetermination of existence. It's late...we're tired.
Cyphus, EZ and Wazoo sit down for a recap of the day's TI5 games (spoilers), their predictions for upcoming games, what they're loving about this TI, and what they wish they had known about Dota 2 when they first started playing the game as noobs on the latest edition of The International 2015 week podcast.
EZ joins Roland live and in-studio at DotP HQ. Cyphus writes these descriptions and wasn't there. So because Roland and EZ didn't record until like 3 a.m. and failed to send an episode description, he has no idea what they actually talked about and feels obligated to post the ep before listening to it. He's guessing they mostly talked about how sexy Cyphus is in person and his Adonis-like male presence that exudes both brooding mysteriousness and pure testosterone. Probably some Dota 2 as well since we're all headed to TI5 together. Check it out and let him know how close he was to accurately describing the latest episode of this TI5 Hype Podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk TI Plans, new recording equipment, this week's lineup of shows, the DotPeabodies, and their predictions for the upcoming TI5 Upper Bracket.
Cyphus, Roland and EZ sit down for a chat with the creator of Dota 2 Reporter, Brian Calland from Wronchi Animation, who returns to the show for a chat about the upcoming TI5, creating a short film for the Dota 2 Short Film Contest and more! Check it out for some TI Hype on this special bonus Saturday episode of TI Hype Week on Defense of the Patience.
EZ, Roland and Cyphus are joined by Ashnichrist, noted cosplayer and notorious "filthy casual" fan of Dota 2. They talk cosplaying, the process, TI5 and more in the latest episode of the podcast!
Roland, Cyphus and EZ are joined by Nahaz who will be doing stats for the Main Event at The International 2015 for Dota 2. Nahaz talks some interesting stats leading into the tournament and what we can expect heading into TI5.
EZ, Cyphus and Roland are joined by Woodshrew, one of the JoinDOTA TI Correspondents. They talk what they're excited for at TI, how Woodshrew got hooked up with JoinDOTA, how Malystryx is a bad man (kappa), and more on this episode of the podcast.
Cyphus, EZ and Roland are joined by Maut who briefly talks the circumstances around his trip to TI, his predictions for the main event, and of course helps us get HYPED for Dota 2 and The International 2015 on this episode of the podcast.
Greg "WhatIsHipTV" Laird joins Cyphus, Roland and EZ for a discussion about Team Archon's chances in the wildcard matches, what it's like managing a professional Dota 2 team, his latest projects, what to expect at The International and more in the latest episode of the gaming podcast.
Cyphus is joined by Payday 2 partners-in-crime Evanwood and Dalimear for a discussion of their experiences with Payday 2 DLC, compare the game to its original release, and what they'd want out of a Payday 3 in this episode of the podcast.
Mista Blue is joined by Roland and EZ Mrcz for a discussion about League of Legends with LoL player Anrepo (must be the tainted Mrcz bloodline!). They talk the differences between LoL and Dota 2, debate the more successful community and more in the latest edition of the gaming podcast.
Cyphus, EZ and Evanwood sit down to talk a little DotP history considering the upcoming one-year anniversary of the podcast. They also discuss gaming soundtracks, movies based on video games, tabletop RPGs, who the worst driver amongst the DotP crew is, and more in the latest episode of the video game podcast.
EZ and Roland sit down for a chat about Rocket League. They try to classify the game's influences, talk strategy, their experience playing Rocket League and the future they foresee for it competitively.
SirActionSlacks returns to talk his Dota 2 Short Film Contest entries, his involvement in The International 2015, creating content for the Dota 2 community, the death of Nintendo's CEO and more on the latest episode of Defense of the Patience. He also makes a DotP exclusive announcement about his plans and involvement in the upcoming TI5 for Dota 2.
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Malystryx GDS from JoinDota. They catch up, talk the Dota 2 Short Film Contest, what JoinDota is going to be up to at The International, and a meet-up for fans of the podcast.
Mista Blue and Roland have a chat about common misconceptions in Dota 2 and Roland gives DotP alums Hatakamara, BillyBob, and EZ Mrcz a Dota 2 Misconception quiz.
Remember to check out the Dota 2 Short Film Contest entry from DotP: (Don’t Come Walkin’) Around My Tombstone by DJ Undying. Found here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=476725270&searchtext=dotp
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Roland sits down with his father in this episode for a trip down gaming memory lane. They discuss the games that Roland grew up with and his father's interaction with gaming as it's developed over the years. They also discuss his father's involvement in the development of the Dota 2 Short Film Contest entry from DotP: (Don't Come Walkin') Around My Tombstone by DJ Undying. Found here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=476725270&searchtext=dotp
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EZ Mrcz sits down with DotP Guildie Anrepo to talk about the new top-selling game on Steam: Rocket League. EZ and Anrepo tell us what Rocket League is all about and their experiences p
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Andrew "Zyori" Campbell in today's episode. Zyori talks his past, getting a degree in entrepreneurship, Dota 2 and The International, the new Star Wars films, Joe Rogan, and more in the latest episode of the gaming podcast. The crew also talk briefly about the Dota 2 Short Film Contest voting and the upcoming DotP Plays schedule.
Blue and Roland sit down for a lengthy discussion about Blizzard's Starcraft 2. Cyphus, however, wrote this description and knows nothing about Starcraft 2. Here follows his attempt at describing it: Blah blah Zerg. Blah blah Terran. Hahahahaha Cannon Rush.
Blue is joined by Wazoo for an interview with fellow Dota 2 podcast host Brian Yinger from We Like Dota. They talk Brian's podcast history, doing a Dota 2 podcast, and the similar roots of DotP and WLD on this latest episode of Defense of the Patience, a gaming podcast.
EZ sits down with Evanwood and newcomer Dalimear for a brief chat about their recent delve into the world of action-packed heists with Payday 2.
EZ and Cyphus sit down for an extended chat about the first 10% or so of the Batman: Arkham Knight campaign. They talk the performance issues, their experience on Nvidia graphics cards, their favorite moments and most frustrating experiences in the latest Rocksteady Batman installment.
Cyphus, Roland and EZ open the show by talking about some Dota 2, the Dota 2 film contest, and classic DotP intros. Later they hit up gaming news with the Fallout 4 Pipboy edition, Batman: Arkham Knight DLC, and touch on early access games and the Steam Top Sellers. In the bottom half of the show, Evanwood joins the crew for a discussion about Instagram and DotP is AFK. All this and more on the latest episode of the gaming podcast. P.S. We love you, too, South Africa!
Wazoo and EZ sit down for a lengthy discussion of the best roleplaying games PC gaming has to offer. Join them for a discussion about the plethora of CRPGs the two lifelong gamers have explored in this edition of the Defense of the Patience gaming podcast.
Blue invites Roland and EZ on for some much-needed Dota 2 therapy. Also, Blitz, EE, and Aui2000 are compared as personality types and playstyles are discussed by the three.
Cyphus and Grandma Ralph talk about running through the Fallout 3 campaign again in honor of the Fallout 4 announcement. They touch on the boring runs through the metro system, fears of similar things from Fallout 4, being jet addicts and pack rats unable to let go of the smallest of tin cans. All that and more on this episode of the gaming podcast.
Roland and EZ talk about Roland's intro into the Ark world and describe what it's like to play with Cyphus and Grandma Ralph in the latest edition of this gaming podcast. Come enjoy Ark: Survival Evolved with the DotP Tribe!
DotP gets together again to discuss Batman: Arkham Knight's PC version pull from stores nationwide, Ark: Survival Evolved, Adventure Manager, Fallout, and more in the latest episode of Defense of the Patience. Beyond video games they also discuss some deep, dark issues at the core of Roland's psyche and getting your tonsils out.
EZ, Cyphus and Roland sit down for a chat about Small World 2, a great board game digitized and available through Steam. They talk about playing the game, give a brief runthrough on the rules, and more in the latest episode of this gaming podcast.
Roland and MistaBlue sit down for a chat about cheese in Dota 2. Later, they get sidetracked from Dota 2 ever-so-briefly to discuss Starcraft 2. All that and more on this edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus, Evanwood and EZ sit down to talk about getting into the classic Valve title: Left 4 Dead and all that it entails.
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Join EZMrcz and Red Hot as they talk about their latest exploits and joys in Ark: Survival Evolved. The tribe is under attack! Find out what's up on the latest DotP Plays episode.
Cyphus, Roland and EZ sit down to talk about the Defense of the Patience format change, recent gaming news involving E3 and Dota Reborn, the upcoming week of DotP Plays episodes and a quick round of DotP is AFK, a segment where we discuss what we're doing when we're not gaming.
EZ, Cyphus and Roland sit down for a special discussion about the upcoming format changes at Defense of the Patience. They talk about some of the games they're playing, (cough, Dota 2, cough). Then EZ hosts a sneak peak look at some of the bonus content headed your way w/ DotP Plays Ark: Survival Evolved.
Cyphus and Roland talk the lateness of the Monday episode, the upcoming Dota 2 film contest, some DotP changes and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Mista Blue are joined by EZ Mrcz, the original DotP Guildie and host of DotP Guild Games, to talk about what's going on with the guild and his new show. Then Blue and Cyphus steer the conversation back to Dota 2 to talk about switching around the positions you play and Cyphus' walk amongst the "apes" of Dota 2 in solo matchmaking.
Cyphus and Roland talk about their latest games of Dota 2, possibly replacing Cyphus with Shadow Fiend, submitting a film for the Dota 2 Short Film Contest for the 2015 International, and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
This Week join EzMrcz and the DotP Guild as they go on their epic campaign to rule the skies! The Five Game Giveaway Happened and the dirigible's were aloft as we explored Guns of Icarus Online. Also this week, take the plunge on ARK: Survival Evolved and learn more about our plans to bring peace to that savage land!
Cyphus and Mista Blue talk about some recent Dota 2 games, offer the obligatory AD2L and Techies talk, and then get into Cyphus' feelings of losing his Dota 2 mojo and how to get it back in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk about the end of the DotP team's run in Season 7 of AD2L. They also talk about Dota burnout, their latest observations of their own play, and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
The Steam Group Grows! Congratulations DotP on an explosive week! The games we're playing, Game of the Week, and JoeShmo stops by to get mounted! This week's Guild Games is all natural fruit juice now with 100% more giveaways! Hope you're enjoying the new format!
Cyphus and Wazoo open this episode of the Dota 2 podcast with a candid discussion about rage, its origins, its reasons, its impacts on the team, and how it has been a part of their gaming life. Then in the second half of the show, co-hosts Roland and Mista Blue both join up to add their thoughts on the subject.
We also discuss episode 7 of the show when this topic first got brought up.
Cyphus and Roland discuss Techies and Templar Assassin on this episode of the Dota 2 podcast. Cyphus is sick and his defenses are weakened as Roland makes an argument for why Techies deserves a spot in the Dota 2 meta. Then he talks about specializing in Templar Assassin and offers up a few tips. And venomous environments in pub matches is briefly touched on at the end.
Cyphus and Mista Blue talk about the upcoming AD2L playoffs, a failed experiment w/ Alchemist, their State of Affairs, and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk about some theorycrafting they did recently with Alchemist, how it failed, but where it might still succeed. They go through state of affairs and then talk about the Reddit review of the podcast they've mentioned like 25 times now but never gotten to. All this and more on the most recent edition of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus and Mista Blue sit down for the first Thursday episode, but they are plagued by the ghost of DotP Shows Past (Roland joins for the first half of the show). They talk State of Affairs, upcoming AD2L matches, Techies, playing support, Techies, and how they won't really miss Roland in this episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk about some upcoming changes in the Dota 2 podcast, how hip-hop relates to Dota 2 (well, Chess, but by proxy Dota 2), losing, abandoning for the right reasons, and more in the latest episode.
What's better than 6.84? COMPENDIUM! That's right, it's International Time! Join EzMrcz and Ursinity as they go over some of the exciting stretch goals and unlockables in this year's International Compendium. Also, State of Affairs, that AD2L Love, and a Never-To-Be-Lived-Down Ursinity Bonehead Moment!
Cyphus is joined by Wazoo for a special episode sans Special Feeds Intern Roland. Wazoo talks the AD2L season, his MMR, playing carry for the DotP team in AD2L, and the difference between solo and party ranked matchmaking in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Roland and Cyphus offer up a farewell song to Wazoo's Troll Warlord, talk about AD2L, 6.84 Dota 2, and recap the draft and play in their last AD2L games against Reverb Gaming in the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus and Roland open the show with Cyphus yelling about buying a gem or something, Roland offers a way late and lame April Fools joke, then they move on to who should be the Captain of the Defense of the Patience team. Later on in the show they discuss the 6.84 updates and the ones they're most excited for in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
EzMrcz gets to hang out with DotP OG JoyThief, but not before he makes JoyThief work for that Dota 2 6.84 good good. Will their relationship be as patchable as this damn game?! Everything is out the window for Dota soon, and the DotP Guild is pumped for the changes in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Fafnir, DotP guildie and all-around knoweldgeable Dota 2 fellow, to talk the end of the 6.83 Dota 2 era and DotP's run in AD2L. Later, Cyphus and Roland discuss the last two AD2L games in further detail on this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland do a two-take episode (we'll explain) where they discuss their awesome round of Amateur Dota 2 League matches, do a round of Ask a Deviant with Leon "DrCplBritish" from the Standard Deviants Stats House, and have a brief encounter with Wazoo at the end of the episode of course (surprise, surprise) on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
We welcome back a DotP Guild favorite for another round and take the first steps down a deep dark path. Who makes up the DotP Guild? What makes them tick? Could they really be that in to KPop? The answers, and more, on this week's Guild Chat!
Cyphus and Roland are joined by their good buddy ThreeFlow for a chat about Dota 2. They discuss their previous three games of Dota 2, state of affairs, and invisible iTunes reviews that Cyphus and Roland can't read because Roland touches himelf at night and makes Steve Jobs' ghost cry. All on the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
We did it! Congratulations to The Guild - you have GROWN! Now, it's time to celebrate! Join EzMrcz and a Very Special Community Co Host as they knock out some State of Affairs and get right to the GIVEAWAYS! Who's walking away with a DotP Set? Find out on this week's Guild Chat. We would like to extend a very special thanks to The DotP Guild for being such an awesome place to play!
Roland and Cyphus talk about Roland's latest love, Necrophos. They also discuss the big picture of Dota 2 statistics, the Dota 2 Reddit, and the Reddit community's occasional outlashes at stats-man Nahaz. They also read some listener email and talk about upcoming changes to Patreon, the DotP Tourney and more in this episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus and Roland are reunited at last. They discuss Cyphus' trip, his lack of Dota 2, corrections about his cross-dressing begging activities, how Phantom Assassin bugs Roland slightly more than Sniper of late, and the importance of mana leak for Keeper of the Light in the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Roland and Wazoo explore Dota 2, their brotherhood (literally), and talk about the history of their gaming, and the games they have played throughout their life. Wazoo talks about the endearing nature of Dota 2, and also the dark side, while Roland laughs throughout the entirety of this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
MistaBlue22 Joins EzMrcz as this week's Community Co Host! Join the DotP Crew in introducing the first official DotP Sponsor - Ragerade! Remember, enter the promo code FAFNIR at checkout for savings today! Also, State of Affairs, a Tourney Tease, The Road to 350, Vacations, 2k, OH MY!
Cyphus and Roland are sick...but that didn't stop them from recording an episode of this Dota 2 podcast. They talk about the games since the bonus episode, being sick and playing Dota 2, and how much Roland loves Sniper.
Roland and Cyphus convene for a special episode celebrating the fact that one of the hosts has finally reached 2K MMR. Can you guess who? The handsomest, that's who. Enjoy this special edition of the Dota 2 Podcast featuring KotL combos.
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Wazoo at the top of the show for some upcoming show announcements and Dota 2 talk. Then, Corey "Ink" Roell swings by to talk about twitch streaming, playing a killer Meepo, and giving Arteezy advice before The International in the latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast. Plus: A new track from The Crystal Maidens stepping out on their own without Death Prophet.
Something is seriously wrong with DotP Guild Chat this week. Explore what happens when EzMrcz realizes he's got an episode coming out on April 1st. Special thanks to SovietDancnBear for the help. No State of Affairs, No All Hero Hell, No Going Back. Enjoy!
Roland loves Blizzard. Later, Cyphus and Roland sit down with Greg "WhatIsHip" Laird and Maut from High Ground TV to talk Dota 2, casting, Dota Pit and Dota 2 Canada Cup. Roland loves Blizzard some more. Then they wrap the episode with a few announcements about upcoming guests and the DotP guild tourney on this edition of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Roland and Cyphus release another bonus episode, this time featuring guest host Gorgon the Wonder Cow for a more intimate chat with Gorgon about life, being a non-drinker and even Dota 2 stuff! Plus a special pop-in from The First Panda and The Grand Wazoo on this episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk with statsman Nahaz in this episode of the Dota 2 Podcast for a great discussion about a number of topics affecting the Dota 2 community. Among the topics discussed: MMR and its alternatives as well as what it means, the occasional volatility of the Dota 2 community, Reddit posts and more.
DotP Guild Chat 15 features Kimbrell with exciting news about dotptv and the youtube channel (again, we know!) Also, could Ez be getting a spot on the amateur team RareEsports? Not if Kimbrell has anything to do with it! Also, State of Affairs, Why We Can't Win Together, and the Guild's Quest for 350!
Cyphus and Roland welcome special guest Brian Calland from Wronchi Animation, the creative mind behind the Dota 2 reporter. They talk his experience, creative process and more. Before that, they're joined by Hatakamara, a DotP guildie and Patreon supporter, for State of Affairs and general chat in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Roland and Cyphus record a special bonus episode as a thanks for a great week and patreon support. They discuss their state of affairs, four good games of Dota 2, and how bad the DotP logo is in the bonus episode of the podcast. Plus the latest from Death Prophet and the Crystal Maidens!
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Anuxi, famous Dota 2 set creator, to talk about getting hats into the game, her history as an artist and more! Plus Cyphus and Roland discuss the DotP tourney, getting the shirts for patreon awards, whether Sand King can go offlane as a support, and the hosts' sins.
JoeSchmo joins EzMrcz for the Inaugural DotP Confession! Have a Dota sin that needs purging? Come see Father Ez for the path to forgiveness. Also, Ursinity and billybob get Chat Snatched, the Guild inches ever closer to the 350 member giveaway, and finally - someone is charting the straight line that is Roland and Cyphus' DotP MMR! Enjoy this latest episode of the Dota 2 Podcast.
Cyphus and Roland are joined by a very special guest: Sir Action Slacks! Sir Action Slacks talks his history, deciding to make Dota 2 content, and other great aspects of Dota 2 in the latest episode of the podcast. They also talk other upcoming guests, their state of affairs, and learning Tiny/Io, Puck and Nyx Assassin.
Cyphus and Roland sit down with Toffees to talk about e-sports, regulation, the perfect way to structure professional Dota 2, and stand-ins in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast. Plus The Techies sing a beautiful rendition of 'Suicide is Painless' and Cyphus and Roland announce some exciting upcoming guests.
Dota 2 Reporter - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPGUpAWFZPgofCHFT3d-4zj3Uvrq5HXy8
Coffee w/ Toffees - https://soundcloud.com/toffees_dota2
EZ Mrcz does a "Getting to Know" episode, giving us some insights into the dark mind that is our DotP Guild Chat host in this episode of the Dota 2 Guild podcast.
Roland and Cyphus are joined by Malystryx from JoinDota (@MalystryxGDS on twitter...and he loves to be tweeted) before getting an update from Gorgon in What's Goin' on With Gorgon on this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk about House of Cards, Dota 2, and then House of Cards again...but not that long. They also discuss differences between Solo queue and party and their new favorite combo: Winter Wyvern and Axe.
Cyphus and Roland talk about a tough two weeks in Dota 2, chat with Ursinity about various topics and some new happenings in the guild, and Postmaster Wazoo reads his increasingly-friendly hate mail. Plus a lotta love and sexual content to heat up your Dota 2 podcast-listening pleasure.
Cyphus and Roland talk State of Affairs (with special unwanted guest Wazoo), then sit down with Fernando "HolyShift" Salvador Ramirez from JoinDota to talk about cosmetics and items and they're packaging in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Find Fernando Ramirez's article here: http://www.joindota.com/en/news/23741-should-valve-separate-items-and-tickets
Reddit post regarding armor: http://reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/2s67iv/effective_hp_increase_as_a_function_of_hp_and/
EzMrcz is sound-effect-less this week as he is joined by Community Co Hosts N4melessn00b and Hatakemaara! We talk the game, the outfits, and the Guild we love the most. Also, State of Affairs, a Trench'd update from Gorgon, and an extremely confused Matt. Who's Matt? Who knows!? Enjoy!
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Willian "Captain Silverfox" Stanley at the top of the show for State of Affairs and then sit down for another edition of What's Going on with Gorgon to revisit DAC and the post-tourney roster changes in the pro Dota 2 scene on this episode of the podcast.
Cyphus and Roland discuss their latest games of Dota 2 at length in the latest episode of Defense of the Patience, a Dota 2 podcast. They also discuss hero attributes, what those attributes mean, attack speed and armor at the bottom of the episode.
EzMrcz joins Community Co-Host The Beast in a DotP Guild Chat all about never giving up. The Beast talks about coming back from behind, never counting yourself out, and the power of staying positive throughout the match vs. the damage of negative attitudes in the early game. Also, State of Affairs, All Hero Hell, and a new face in Chat Snatch!
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Andrew "Soviet Dancin' Bear" McIntire for his Patreon State of Affairs award, talk about a new perspective on trilanes in Dota 2, and play a new voicemail in the intro of this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland sit down for a chat with Kyry to talk about captaining an amateur Dota 2 team, but first they discuss their state of affairs and Cyphus' Lion build (which Roland vehemently disagrees with) on this episode of Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk their state of affairs, the Dota 2 Asian Championship (DAC) in What's Goin' on w/ Gorgon, and sith through another visit from Postmaster Wazoo in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Roland and Cyphus talk about Spirit Breaker, talk State of Affairs, and the future of DotP in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
www.defenseofthepatience.com
Cyphus and Roland talk State of Affairs, a rough run of games, DotP tourney business, do What's Going on with Gorgon for a DAC update (and a Roland screw-up), and talk their previous three games of Dota 2 on this episode of the podcast.
Cyphus and Roland get a surprise visit from Postmaster Wazoo, talk about how much Cyphus loves Pugna again, AD2L and their revised Moneyball Dota 2 strategies. Also, we love the Dotaverse guys...check their podcast out at www.dotaverse.com and tell 'em DotP sent ya.
YOU become the Co-Host of Guild Chat in a change that rocks DotP! Please welcome first Community Co-Host, Ursinity as he and Ez talk Batrider wins, and Invoker resurgence. Also Cyphus and Roland get Chat Snatched for some in-game strategizing! Join EzMrcz with Guild Members taking up the Co-Hosting Duties each week as Guild Chat becomes all about YOU!
Cyphus and Roland welcome patron and DotP Guild Chat host EZ Mrcz for his patreon State of Affairs reward, discuss the latest news in pro Dota 2 w/ Gorgon in What's Goin' On, and of course some DotP tourney talk. Additionally they discuss AD2L, Cyphus' mean Pugna, and even some hero strat in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus is joined by special guest Wazoo for a lengthy and interesting conversation about a weekend full of Dota 2, thinking about how we communicate with our team members, and how much MMR the servers owe us. Later, Roland joins up for a quick update about his trip and upcoming events for the Dota 2 podcast.
EzMrcz and DeNomolos announce the tournament teams, Battle of the Beard dates, and chat snatch a whole host of whacky characters on this week's DotP Guild Chat!
Cyphus explains the upcoming week for the Dota 2 podcast and introduces this "Best of" episode from November of 2014 with special guest Nahaz.
Roland and Cyphus talk about Roland's deep, deep hatred of Drow Ranger. They also relive their last three games of Dota 2 on this edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Join EzMrcz and De Nomolos for the largest chat snatch ever! Vix, Panda, JoeSchmo, Pancakes, Fafnir, FridgeMaster, and Gorgon all get grabbed for a minute to talk Dota 2 on this episode of the podcast! The final teams are announced for the Terrorblade Arcana Presents: The Battle of the Beard, and Ez tells you to start saving - DotP is going to TI5!
Roland and Cyphus are joined by Brett "JoeSchmoe" Larsen for state of affairs and a special message written especially for Roland. Later, Gorgon swings by to talk the latest in the Dota 2 Asian Cup, how cool Io is, and more in this edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk about the latest round of DDoS attacks, their impact on Dota 2, speculate about motivations, and also talk about picking the right hero for the job on this episode of the Dota 2 podcast. Also, Wazoo makes a quick appearance near the end of the ep to complain about Roland's Techies.
EZ and DeNomolos talk Dota 2 on this episode of the podcast, the DotP guild, bring on JoyThief for the Templar Assassin set giveaway, do an on-air five-set giveaway in addition, and Chat Snatch some DotP OG's.
Cyphus and Roland talk about being distracted from Dota 2 and its impact on their play, introduce a new segment called Future Heroes where they talk about heroes they'd like to improve with, and finally Gorgon joins the crew for another round of What's Going on with Gorgon talking the latest in Dota 2 meta and pro news on this episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk to Hyasiance about her Play Like a Girl experiment in Dota 2 and featured on JoinDota. They also talk about Batman and Dota 2 cakes, a recent game, dealing with Axe creep skipping and more. Happy New Years!
JoinDota article: http://www.joindota.com/en/news/23821-play-like-a-girl-experiment-seeks-volunteers
Play Like a Girl project site: http://altochicka.wix.com/playlikeagirl#!requirements/c9pg
DeNomolos and EZ lay out the Terrorblade Arcana Presents: The Battle of the Beard. Also, Ursinity hones in on the sorry state of a teamless Medusa in All Hero Hell on this edition of the Dota 2 Guild podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk state of affairs, Cyphus' love of Riki and hit up Broodmother again. Then Gorgon swings by to talk about the recent news in pro Dota 2, current meta, and why Broodmother sucks. Also, Lich gonna have your mana.
Cyphus and Roland are reunited with Wazoo once more! They talk about Wazoo's state of affairs in Dota 2, the state of the podcast, and have a ton of laughs.
DeNomolos finally admits Tinker is an item-dependent hero. EZ talks about the guild reaching 200+ members. And several guildies pop in from the Defense of the Patience mumble chat to say hello while playing Dota 2 so EZ and DeNomolos can bug them.
Cyphus and Roland welcome Gorgon back for another segment of What's Going on with Gorgon in this episode of the podcast. Gorgon talks the recent changes in 6.83 Dota 2 and sparks an interesting dialogue on the state of the Dota 2 scene and e-sports at large. Wazoo swings by briefly and helps out with the intro!
Roland and Cyphus are joined by Shane Kimbrell for a discussion about YouTube and what's to come on that front for the podcast in the coming weeks. Then Feedernoob joins the crew for another round of Dressing DotP...this time JoyThief's Templar Assassin gets a makeover. Finally, Roland and Cyphus close the show by explaining why this episode of the Dota 2 podcast is so damn late.
EZ and DeNomolos talk stormpocalypse on the west coast, the Defense of the Patience Dota 2 guild, a little strategy and more in the inaugural episode of the DotP Guild Chat podcast.
Roland and Cyphus talk about an upcoming addition to the show, have Gorgon the Wonder Cow back on the podcast to talk about the latest in Dota 2 meta and news, and playing Dota 2 with new players.
Cyphus and Roland sit down with special guest Vix from the DotP Guild for some talk about an upcoming Dota 2 tournament in the DotP guild on this episode of the podcast. They also welcome back Feedernoob for another round of Dressing DotP, this time Invoker.
Cyphus and Roland welcome DotP JoeSchmoe to the podcast to talk about the Defense of the Patience Dota 2 guild. Then Gorgon swings by for more What's Going On with Gorgon, talking about new meta and strategies. Finally, Malystryx lets us know about the nominees for a the JoinDota end-of-year awards.
Cyphus and Roland welcome EZ Mrcz and DeNomolos for a chat about playing together under the DotP banner. Feedernoob stops by again for another Dressing DotP segment. This time she dresses up EZ's Juggernaut...thank the omnipotent one because it was getting embarrassing running around with that guy.
Cyphus and Roland sit down with Eric "EZ" Marcuz, the DotP Guild Leader, to talk about the guild, the upcoming tournament in January, and everything else shakin' with EZ in Dota 2. Then they have Gorgon the Wonder Cow back again, but this time for a new segment: What's Goin On with Gorgon talking about the latest happenings in the Dota 2 community.
Roland and Cyphus talk about their latest win streak in Dota 2, slight boosts in MMR, Roland's insistence on playing his Hero Challenge in ranked, and how Roland is hard to get now when it comes to iTunes. They also have NoxvilleZA for Ask a Deviant on for some interesting stats discussion. Later, Feedernoob joins the gang for round 2 of Dressing DotP, featuring Dragon Knight in this episode of the podcast.
Roland and Cyphus chat about Invoker, cause Roland loves Invoker lately, even though he hasn't won a game with him yet. They also talk about the upcoming Dota 2 League tournament finals in Las Vegas, underrated hero ultimates, and ask a ton of questions about how to make Dark Seer's abilities.
Cyphus and Roland talk about some upcoming Dota 2 League Events, dress up Cyphus' Dazzle with Feedernoob, and discuss when it's advantageous to take down that big bastard Roshan. They also feature a new song by Death Prophet and the Crystal Maidens.
Cyphus and Roland get deep about video games, winning games despite a deficit on the scoreboard, and upcoming content on DotP. They also do some extra content, featuring a song from Death Prophet and the Crystal Maidens.
Cyphus and Roland are joined by Greg "WhatIsHip" Laird from HighGroundTV and 'Gerg: Live and Uncensored." They talk about Greg's history with Dota 2, before Dota 2, and his upcoming projects in the e-sports community in the latest episode of the podcast.
Cyphus and Roland sit down with Feeder Noob to talk about cosmetics in Dota 2, adhesives like gekko feet, and more in this episode of the Dota 2 podcast. They also talk about their latest escapades in Amateur Dota 2 League and Roland's continuing love for Axe.
Toffees joins Cyphus and Roland in this episode of the podcast to talk about playing well with others in the Dota 2 community, the state of affairs for North American Dota 2, and his background leading up to his involvement in the community.
Cyphus and Roland get a chance to sit down with special guest Nahaz. They get into how Nahaz found his way to doing Dota 2 stats, his academic career, and his personal background. They also touch on AD2L and read a new iTunes comment.
Cyphus and Roland are joined by a guest co-host in this episode of the podcast, Malystryx from JoinDota. Malystryx educates the crew and their listeners about the Dota 2 scene abroad, enlightens Roland and Cyphus about the Arrow gaming scandal and match-fixing, going to Comic Con and what it's like being a super cool dad in Britain.
Cyphus and Roland talk about positions, who they're playing, their most recent Amateur Dota 2 League games, and Ask a Deviant with Fridge Master for more Dota 2 stats in this episode of the Defense of the Patience podcast.
Cyphus and Roland talk about what happens in the jungle, the might jungle, where Chen is doing weird stuff to neutral creeps. They also talk about AD2L, playing with The Beast, and Cyphus' new thoughts on a Skywrath Mage build when going mid.
Cyphus and Roland talk about Wazoo's departure and their lackluster performance in the Amateur Dota 2 League. Later, Gorgon the Wonder Cow from High Ground TV and JoinDota calls in to chat about his experience at ESL and crack wise with the hosts.
The gang chats with Jordan Hansen from Amateur Dota 2 League about the upcoming Season 5. They get into the tournament structure, how divisions were made, and DotP's upcoming match. The gang also chats about ESL and other Dota 2 topics.
Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland get Weedman back on the line with curious but comical results. They also debut a new segment: DotP Academy, featuring their first coach, Opaca.
Wazoo reveals a dastardly deed that resulted in the demise of his cohosts, his love of podcasting, background and Dota 2 history on this episode of the podcast. He also explains the lack of a full episode and how it's totally Roland's fault.
In this episode of Defense of the Patience, a Dota 2 podcast, Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland talk with the editor-in-chief from JoinDota, Malystryx GDS. He talks his incredible past with e-sports, the inner workings of JoinDota, and also turns the tables on the crew to ask a few questions. The gang closes it out with a game of Worst Way to Die.
Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland talk about, ya know, how to talk...in the latest episode of this Dota 2 Podcast. They discuss communication, strategy, and doing their first podcast with a video element.
Cyphus, Roland and Wazoo talk their upcoming Amateur Dota 2 League team and pushing lanes in the latest episode of the podcast. They also play another lively round of Guess a Hard Counter.
Cyphus, Wazoo, and Roland talk to MotPax from Standard Deviants in this episode's Ask a Deviant segment, and they get to the bottom of Wazoo's Tiny...it's not what it sounds like. The gang also discusses the upcoming 6.82 patch, the upcoming Amateur Dota 2 League season, and the DotP guild.
Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland talk with Amanda "The First Panda" Wong, the Captain of the all-women Vas Avi Dota 2 team in the latest episode of the podcast. They play Guess a Hard Counter for Tinker, talk newbie tips with The First Panda, and the treatment of women in gaming.
In this episode of Defense of the Patience, a Dota 2 podcast, Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland talk level-dependent heroes. They also welcome Fridgemaster from Standard Deviants Stat House for the first Ask a Deviant segment. The gang awards some Worst Way to Die swag as well.
Roland talks the experiences that led to the creation of a Dota 2 podcast, his past endeavors, current pursuits and what he hopes to see continue to happen at Defense of the Patience. He also goes behind the scenes on some of the production side of things and what he does at DotP.
Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland talk drafting in the latest episode of Defense of the Patience, a Dota 2 podcast. Roland wonders if he's being demoted, the gang discusses the Guess a Hard Counter: Techies responses, and plays a new round for Treant Protector.
Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland talk about Techies, Guess a Hard Counter for Techies, and talk the role of the player in the offlane in this episode of Defense of the Patience, a Dota 2 Podcast.
Greg Laird, Dota 2 caster and founder of High Ground TV, swings by the podcast to talk his experience with casting, being a panelist at The International 2014, and his endeavors at High Ground TV as well as other upcoming projects. Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland talk about playing a game of their proposed Tiny, Treant and Crystal Maiden combo and play Guess a Hard Counter to listener-suggested Io.
The gang discusses recent games of Dota 2 over the long Labor Day weekend as well as the in-house Amateur Dota 2 League game. In the strategy discussion, they talk what to do when you can't get a five-stack for ranked matchmaking.
In this episode of Defense of the Patience, the gang talks about statistics in Dota 2 with special guest Brian Peddie (Phage) from High Ground TV and stat house Standard Deviants. Cyphus explains his discoveries, and Wazoo's correctness, about Crystal Maiden's ult. And Roland challenges Cyphus on the podcast to further Defend his Dota Dissertation on using Blink Dagger over Force Staff with Crystal Maiden.
The gang has a discussion about being better players focused on attitudes in Dota 2 team play. Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland discuss the ways in which they all rage when playing and the tribulations faced in trying to overcome those negative aspects of their own play. They also discuss the pros and cons of using a Blink Dagger on Crystal Maiden over a Force Staff and play a lively round of Worst Way to Die.
The gang welcomes Jordan Hansen from Amateur Dota 2 League to discuss the regular tournament held for amateur players. The gang also Guesses a Hard Counter to Juggernaut and talks the upcoming big New York City Dota 2 tournament.
Roland is reunited with the gang after his trip and a long weekend of Dota 2 for Wazoo and Cyphus. They chat about their games, talk vision and terrain in the strategy segment, and a little more about the blame-game. They play Guess a Hard Counter and Worst Way to Die to give away some swag.
Cyphus makes some show announcements about the show's schedule, talks about how he came to play Dota 2, his background, and what he'd like to discuss on the podcast.
Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland are joined by Dota 2 caster Gorgon the Wonder Cow. Gorgon talks time zones, casting and participates in a round of Guess a Hard Counter (which Cyphus totally wins by totally not cheating at all). Later, the gang plays Worst Way to Die: Listener Edition and offers some consolation prizes.
Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland talk at length about Naga Siren (including Roland's unhealthy infatuation with her), upcomind DotA 2 heroes, initiating team fights like noobs, and a round of butchering Legion Commander's background.
Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland crack wise about DotA 2, lag, laning, circumstances to leave lane and how it mostly depends on one's job. Another fun round of Guess a Hard Counter as well as Guess the Hero's Background. This week, Shadow Shaman.
In the inagural Defense of the Patience podcast, hosts Cyphus, Wazoo and Roland talk about DotA 2 team structure. The gang also introduces the basic mission of the show, a few games, and offers up some free Nature's Prophet swag for anyone willing to delve into the "Boots debate" with Roland in the Defend Your DotA Dissertation segment.
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