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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

This week Proud and Roland go over "durable's" more commonly referred to as tanks or the better way of saying it - frontliners. The hosts talk about the Kiev Major and what we saw from the 16 teams there using as for front-line. As well as other heroes out of meta or under valued. Proud educates Roland on Vanguard/Poor Man's Shield/ Stout Shield and Kraken Shell, and how Tidehunter can start with a stout in some cases, maybe even a Poor Man's Shield. This and more on Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Proud's Website Link: https://people.ucsc.edu/~gkleinbu/

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Proud and Ursinity bring home the week with another round of Theorycraft Thursday.  This week they're tackling a new combo that's kind of hard to see: Clinkz and Riki.  They also take an in-depth look at the meta heroes coming out of the Kiev Major, support movements at the tournament and how it's all evolved in Dota 2 7.05 pro Dota 2 play.  Find out how the Clinkz/Riki combo fared and get your Kiev Major meta updates on this edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

BreakyCPK gives the latest updates on the Kiev Major Group Stages, predictions moving forward through the bracket, and is joined for updates by Peter Pan Dam (PPD), statsman Nahaz, and Kiev panelist Conrad Janzen!  Check out the latest edition of DotPro w/ BreakyCPK, a pro-Dota 2 podcast!  Time stamps: 44:11 PPD, 1:13:00 Nahaz, 1:37:08 Conrad.

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Cyphus sits down with Conrad Jaznen, Partner Manager for Twitch and panelist at the Dota 2 Kiev Major, for a talk about his work with Twitch, segueing from the film industry into eSports, his time with Evil Geniuses and Cloud9, and heading to Kiev to be a panelist.  All this and more on the latest Dota 2 interview podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

DotP is back in action with another round of Dota 2 live listener call-in and write-in questions!  Questions deal with dealing with heavily farmed enemies, well-balanced heroes, our favorite lore, Nyx Assassin in the meta, Visage's place in the current patch and more!  Check out the latest Q&A Dota 2 podcast!

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This week on Proudland the hosts discuss old jungle, old old jungle, and new jungle and the differences that divide them. They go through what heroes are considered junglers by Dota 2 client standards and go over what can make or break a jungler. This and more on Proudland - A Dota 2 Podcast

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

BreakyCPK hosts his inaugural podcast with Defense of the Patience!  DotPro w/ BreakyCPK provides an in-depth preview and analysis of the upcoming 2017 Dota 2 Kiev Major.  Breaky is joined by ReDeYe to talk the Kiev Major's implementation of the Swiss Elimination structure.  Later Capitalist joins to talk about top teams going into the Major, dark horses, and predictions.  Finally Breaky wraps it up with The Surge!  A quick look at all Dota 2 pro news headed into the Kiev Major!  Check out the newest edition to the DotP network focusing on all you need to know in pro Dota 2 news!

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Ursinity and Proud are taking to the lanes with a theorycrafted combo of Terrorblade and Jakiro.  They also offer a minute to honor Ursa, discuss the current meta, skirt around the issue of do-nothing heroes, and much, much more.  They take the combo into a pub and test it out before reporting back.  Find out how they did on this week's Dota 2 podcast!

On this week of Proudland, Roland and Proud discuss what

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Dota 2 thinks are the best disabler's and how good Earthshaker is. Baffled by the machine, Roland and Proud quickly fiend- find their favorites disables whilst Roland plays devils-advocate for poor-ol' Bane. This and much, much more on Proudland - a Dota 2 Podcast

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Roland tackle a series of Dota 2 listener questions this week ranging from what they'd want in a new hero, who to pick if you're a safe lane carry and your team has a jungler, abilities that can target the courier, and much, much more!  Check it all out on this week's edition of the Dota 2 Q&A podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Defense of the Patience is happy to announce the addition of Dota 2 caster BreakyCPK to its weekly lineup!  BreakyCPK will be hosting the Friday show: DotPro w/ BreakyCPK.  In today's episode, Cyphus sits down for a one-on-one look into Breaky's history with Heroes of Newerth, breaking into the eSports scene, transitioning to Dota 2 and much, much more!  Get a sneak peek at the newest addition to the DotP Show Host lineup on today's episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Dark Souls III Podcast

A special Saturday release from DotP with a Patron-commisioned episode.  Proud sits down with Link's Clone for a talk about some non-Dota gaming in the form of Dark Souls III.  Tune in to hear Proud wax philosophical about a game he truly enjoys!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland team back up for the final Counterattack episode this week with a support duo of Spirit Breaker and Vengeful Spirit.  They talk how well the lineup did against a Slark, Pudge, Queen of Pain, Nature' Prophet and Silencer.  They also make a big announcement regarding the future of the Friday slot on Defense of the Patience.  All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Proud take to the lanes with another specialty theorycraft combo for Dota 2: Abaddon and Crystal Maiden.  They talk how they'll build em and some of the latest meta updates since 7.05's release.  Then they take the combo out into the pubs to give a test drive.  Find out how they did on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus sits down with Maut, Dota 2 caster extraordinaire from Moonduck Studios.  Maut talks his casting career, how he came to join Moonduck and offers some great advice for those looking to make their way into Dota 2 content creation or casting!  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 interview podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

This week Proud and Roland read through the interesting tidbits of 7.05. They sing a song for Lina, and thank Gaben for +25 health. If you need a something refreshing and for your mind to respawn a few seconds earlier (45). Tune in this week to Proudland - A Dota 2 Podcast

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Ursinity try to leave all their Dota 2 knowledge behind them and utilize a counterpicking tool instead of their own wits, intuition and game sense.  They wind up playing Shadow Fiend and Juggernaut to counter the enemy team.  Find out what led to those counterpicks, how they felt about the process and how the game went.  All this and more on the latest Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland tackle the greatest theorycrafted theorycraft in all of theorycrafting history: Meepo and Chaos Knight.  They talk about what they're going to build, how they'll build it, how the hell Roland is gonna play Meepo, and then "cheat" (a.k.a. not cheat) by getting a DotP five-stack together so as not to subject random strangers to the madness that is this awesome safe lane combo.  Find out what they planned to do and, more importantly, how they did, on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

In this episode Roland and Cyphus switch places for wonky week, and Roland interviews Cyphus. We get an in-depth look at Cyphus' early teens and how he ended up where he is now. This and more on this episode Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Cyphus take over the DotP Q&A this week and take listener questions about all things Dota 2!  They talk Lotus Orb (what it does and when to build it), when to tank towers as Centaur, their favorite Kaiju movies and more Dota 2 goodness.  All this and more on the latest Dota 2 Q&A podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Ursinity take over Proudland to kick off the switcharoo week to delve deep into some support-specific topics.  First, they talk at length about playing a roaming support: who you should be playing, how you should play them, when and where to roam, and what your objectives are in Dota 2 as a roaming support.  Then they switch gears a little and talk about Hand of Midas in post-7.00 Dota 2 and when you should build it, why you should build it and which heroes should and shouldn't be picking one up.  Hint: it ain't Alchemist dammit.  All this and more on the best episode of Proudland ever, errr...we mean Cyphinity...a Dota 2 podcast!

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Cyphus and Roland hit the lanes with one of their hardest-hitting counterpicks yet with Juggernaut/Disruptor.  They talk the strengths of those two heroes versus an enemy draft of Crystal Maiden, Puck, Pudge, Bristleback and Slark.  Find out how they did and what they thought the strengths of the counterpicks were.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

This week Proud and Ursi find the delightful synergies between MK and Magnus, noting that Empower/Jingu is the bees knee's, and a lot of other fun things about the two heroes. This and more on Theorycraft Thursday - A Dota 2 Podcast

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus is joined by Dota 2 streamer and YouTube personality, Baumi!  Baumi talks what he does on his stream and in his videos, how he got started, how he plays Dota 2, controversies he's faced along the way in his career regarding Dota Imba and his trip to Seattle, and offers some great advice for those looking to crack into content creation for the games they love as well!  All this and more on the latest Dota 2 interview podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Roland take questions about how to get your teammates to take objectives, their favorite sets, how to let a teammate know they're doing something wrong, what goes on behind-the-scenes at DotP, and more!  Check out the latest Q&A Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland talk the latest 7.04 patch notes and give a cursory review of all the changes before delving into this week's Counterattack.  They counterpick the enemy team with a Phoenix/Dazzle dual offlane in this week's edition of the show that seeks to tackle Dota 2 by the numbers.  All this and more on the latest Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Ursi are taking two of their favorite heroes to the lanes: Sven and Lina.  I'm guessing this was just an excuse for Ursi to play Lina.  And Proud was like, "k...well...I play Sven then."  And Ursi was all like, "k, cool."  Then Proud was all like, "So about this 7.03 Dota 2 thing...I love you."  And Ursi was like, "I love you too.  Roland is garbage."  And then they cosplayed Lina and Sven at their wedding and totally lived happily ever after.  The End.  Story by Cyphus.  Inspired by true events.  #UrsiLinaCosplay2017

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Ursinity are tackling a ton of questions from the Dota 2 community this week.  They talk how to nerf heroes, killing morale on the team, best heroes for each role, best path forward if you're new to Dota 2, and much, much more!  Plus Roland touches himself.  I mean.  We knew that.  But it's a thing.  Just listen.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud is joined by Cyphus as Roland sleeps off the DotPatron stream hangover.  They kick off the show by complaining about Roland, talk about Proud's adapted Sven build with the recent nerfs to Helm of the Dominator, Cyphus abuses the show to get a legit Faceless Void build out of Proud, how much Iron Fist sucks on Netflix, and finally they close out the show with a discussion about Lone Druid.  All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!  Plus, check out an awesome band Proud loves called I Hate Sex.  He recommends the song San Francisco.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Ursinity convened an emergency podcast to discuss the latest patch dropped for Dota 2: 7.03.  The 7.03 patch includes a variety of gameplay updates and the long-awaited Juggernaut Arcana.  Find out who the big winners and losers of 7.03 are and get a jump-start on the shifting Dota 2 meta with DotP's Dota 2 7.03 Patch Notes Analysis and Review.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus is joined by Tephus, staff for Liquipedia and manager for Team Liquid's Overwatch team.  They talk the trials and tribulations of running liquipedia, the crazy things people try to do to liquipedia pages, his path forward into a career in esports, and how he came to manage the Team Liquid's pro Overwatch team.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 interview podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Ursinity are joined this week by TehH4ck3r from the volunteer Liquipedia staff.  They take listener questions about Liquipedia, the Dota 2 community and its general direction, the fourth spirit rumors, limits on hero numbers, and getting the shakes when you're gaming.  All this and more in the latest Dota 2 Q&A podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland tackle this week's round of Counterattack with the OP Necrophos and the kinda-P'd Bristleback...or something.  Find out what led to those heroes being counterpicks, how the game went, and how the duo interpret the stats surrounding those two heroes.  Are they just OP, or were they legitimate counters?  They also read a listener email concerning Spectre ability builds and whether the max dagger build is truly the way to go based on stats?  All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Another round of Theorycraft Thursday is coming at ya.  This week, Proud and Ursinity are taking Lycan and Centaur to the lanes.  Find out how they're running the duo, where, what they're building and what they're skilling.  All this and more on the Dota 2 theorycraft podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus is joined by co-founder of ELO Entertainment, the company responsible for the creation of Dotabuff.com.  They talk her history with gaming, the inception of Dotabuff, the trials and tribulations she's faced along the way, what the future of the site and company look like and more!  Check it out on the latest Dota 2 interview podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Ursinity and Roland tackle the latest round of listener-submitted questions on this week's DotP Q&A!  Questions concern the worst supports to first-pick in Dota 2, what you tell yourself to recover from tilting, necessary communication, how to identify who and what lost your match, and much, much more!  Check it all out on the latest Dota 2 Q&A podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland tackle another round of Counterattack, the show where we force ourselves to play the best hero for every episode as determined by pure statistical counterpicking.  This week, we counterattack the enemy team with Spectre and Treant Protector versus an Axe, Mirana, Riki, Bloodseeker and Faceless Void.  Find out how they did, what they think the strengths and weaknesses were of their heroes versus the enemy team's lineup, and more!  All this on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Ursinity get together for another round of theorycraft...or theorycrafting...or who knows...we still haven't figured it out after all this time ourselves it turns out.  But they're back at it, whatever it is.  They're tackling Abaddon and Morphling in the lanes of Dota 2 this week, but they're not running the combo how you might think.  Find out what they're up to, how they build it, and if it worked!  Also, there totally isn't a techno-remix ending to this episode sampling Ursi and Proud's chatter from the episode.  I just went to bed on time and posted the show like normal.  No staying up late messing with the show for Cyphus.  No sir.   Also, here's the match ID: https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/3029472150

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus is joined by AnneeDroid, caster extraordinaire and member of the Moonduck crew!  She talks how she came up as a Dota 2 caster, her big break and exciting moments along the way, how she got into Dota 2 (spoiler alert: it's a revenge tale!), and much, much more!  Tune in to hear the story on the latest edition of the Dota 2 interview podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Ursinity take live listener calls about lane dominators and how to deal with them, efficient techniques for gaining MMR in Dota 2 with limited time, where their in-game names came from, and more listener questions about Dota 2.  Check out the latest Dota 2 Q&A podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland delve into the newest addition to the DotP network: Counterattack.  They explain the premise of the show as a study in counterpicking and attempting to elucidate (DotP's new favorite word) the reasons for the strength of counterpicking strictly by the statistics and whether those relationships are occurring due to legitimate counters or are simply due to an individual hero's current power in the meta.  Then they discuss their first attempt at counterpicking.  They discuss why they picked Luna/Warlock into a draft of Dazzle, Mirana, Earthshaker, Phantom Assassin and Tinker, the strengths and weaknesses they noticed, and whether Tinker or Luna truly has the upper hand and why.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 counterpicking podcast: Counterattack!  Match info: https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/3017107813 Match replay available on Youtube sometime Friday afternoon!

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Cyphus is joined by Malystryx from JoinDota for a discussion about Maly's work at the website, the decline in /r/Dota2 page views and visitors, the health of e-sports, Team Secret and Team Liquid's performances and ability to be top tier teams moving forward, transparency pros and cons for Dota 2 pro players, the recent success of TNC, and just what Maly did with that DotP shirt we sent him so long ago.  All this and more on the resurrected DotP One on One interview series of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland is back with Ursinity at his side tackling a new round of listener-submitted questions.  This week, DotP tries to burn through some of the listener submitted write-in questions about how to make money podcasting (hint: we have no idea...yet...), removing items from the game and how that impacts balance/meta, laning against Sand King and his damned caustic finale, and more!  They also take live listener questions about keybindings for micro-intensive heroes, the legitimacy of party MMR in Dota 2, and their favorite cosmetic items!  All this and more in the latest Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland is still away so Proud is joined by Cyphus for a support-centric episode of Proudland.  They talk recalibrating MMR for a bit at the top of the show, then flounder around trying to think about the best way to go about tackling the topic of supporting in Dota 2 7.02, and then finish out strong with a legit look at the function of a support in the various lanes in a Dota 2 pub match.  All this and some D&D alignment talk in the latest edition of the Internet's best Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity fills in for Roland on the latest Friday edition of DotP and joins Cyphus for an in-depth discussion of a recent match Cyphus had on his re-calibration account.  (Match ID for those interested: https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/3000431194 ).  They talk about the beauty of lost games where at least you learned something, when to build BKB, carries without obvious counters that can be picked early on in a draft, whether S&Y is a decent item and who for (Gyrocopter!), and much, much more.  They also talk a little gambling, drinking and driving (though not necessarily all at the same time...though...nah...don't do that).  All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus, Proud, Roland and Ursinity team up for a special Wednesday episode (sorry...no DotPro Show today...we explain) talking about their latest round of DotP Stream Team Team Stream practice, how Roland and Cyphus can improve in the support role, how to communicate with one another and when there should be comm chatter on a good team, how a recent pro match between Complexity and Team NP elucidated (that's right, elucidated) some points made on the most recent Proudland, and much, much more.  Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Roland take listener questions about respecting those who climb traditionally in the MMR system versus those who smurf, Elimination Mode tournaments, how to counter/deal with Techies picks, favorite lanes and teamfight hero combos and more questions live from listeners, listener voice mails and email submissions!  Check out the latest Dota 2 Q&A podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Ursinity get together for an emergency podcast covering the latest Wednesday Night Surprise we all got in the Dota 2 world: the 7.02 patch update!  They talk the 7.02 patch in thorough detail and what it may mean for the Dota 2 meta!  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Cyphus provide an update on the StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3 qualifiers from last week.  Then they turn to the Chinese qualifier results for the 2017 DAC and a preview of the other regional qualifiers for that tournament.  They also talk Mushi's departure from Fnatic and read an iTunes review before closing out the show!  All this and more on the pro Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Roland tackle another round of Good or Garbage submitted by a listener as well as a round of Dota 2 questions from live call-ins and write-in questions alike!  Topics include: NA v EU server skills, top 5 generic support items, when to "smurf" to re-calibrate your MMR, show hosts' experience with Dungeons & Dragons, carrying your way out of the gutter and much, much more!  Check it all out on the Dota 2 Q&A podcast!

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Proud and Ursinity are working on a new Lone Druid combo to go with Proud'/ favorite hero: Reinhardt! Nah. Just kidding it's Lone Druid. That should be evident right? I mean...contextually speaking it wasn't possible for it to be any other option than the two listed in the previous sentence. That was the source of the humor. Did I kill it by over explaining it. I do that sometimes. Oh yeah, listen to this Dota 2 podcast.  

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Cyphus talk Lonely Druid at DotaPit, their latest Sunday practice, and then follow it all up with an in-depth conversation and update on the StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3 open qualifiers.  They also talk the new Escape/Ninjas In Pajamas (NiP) roster before they wrap the show and read a few fan reviews!  All this and more on the latest pro Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Roland tackle the latest round of listener questions about Dota 2 this week with an array of questions involving playing with significant others, Treant support, Trump's immigration plans' potential impact on Dota 2 pro tournaments, and much, much more!  Check out the latest edition of the Dota 2 Q&A podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Roland and Cyphus talk taking skills over talents, spamming Viper like a terrible human being, what roles they're going to play with Ursi and Proud, and more! Check out the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Proud delve into the nitty gritty of the Radiant advantage in Dota 2 that so many community members have been discussing.  Then they move on to this week's theorycrafted combo: Nightstalker and Sniper!  They talk about how they'll build them, what to buy and what they think the synergy will be for these two heroes before taking the combo into the lanes for a test drive (against a listener of the show no less).  Match ID below (and I swear I'll start including them from now on -Love, Cyphus).  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast! https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/2939089672

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Proud talk about the latest results from Dota Pit League Season 5, the impact the radiant advantage might be having on the pro scene (or if it even has one), and then turn their attention to Proud's love of Bone7 and the Boneman's addition to Team NP as their new coach.  They also read a listener email and discuss whether Roland or Cyphus will play the 5 on the upcoming DotP host streams every Sunday.  All this and more on the latest edition of the pro Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Ursinity are taking your questions again this week about Dota 2, DotP, and even "Denny Defenders" as Roland calls those who try to stand up for poor Cyphus.  They take questions on Lifestealer builds, playing against Monkey King, getting your friends into Dota 2 and where to direct them, the Dota Pit "fiasco," and so much more Dota 2 goodness it can't all be remembered here in this post and is best left unsaid.  Tune in for one of the best Dota 2 Q&A's yet on the latest DotP episode!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Proud tackle the latest theorycraft combo in Dota 2 7.01 this week: Pudge and Monkey King.  They take the duo to the lanes and test it out after a thorough discussion of how they'll build it.  They also talk the basics of building a build for a hero in Dota 2.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Cyphus talk the latest in pro Dota 2 news and coverage.  they discuss the latest controversy with Beyond the Summit's Xyclopz casting Axx in a sexist manner, the DAC qualifiers, and the results from the WESG tournament.  They also recommend a pro series/game to watch for those too busy to watch everything pro Dota 2 has to offer and Cyphus quizzes Proud on the top two countries in the Capcom World Tournament from 2016 and Street Fighter V.  All this and more on the latest pro Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Ursinity are joined by caster-extraordinaire Lyrical!  Lyrical takes questions about himself, his casting equipment specs, his casting career and more!  Plus the gang addresses questions about Dota 2 regarding Ethereal Blade on Centaur, supports' new roles in Dota 7.01, when to value point a skill, the nature of tournament payouts in the professional Dota 2 scene, and much, much more!  Check out the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Cyphus talk about their week in Dota 2, how much Roland hates Ember Spirit and his dumb magic amp talent tree, and they discuss the power of root!  Roland discusses giving up his dreams of 4k MMR and Cyphus talks his latest round of re-calibration account games.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Proud talk about their favorite, high-impact talent trees in Dota 2 7.01 on the latest Theorycraft episode before tackling this week's combo: Lifestealer/Ember Spirit.  They talk about the strengths of the heroes, where the synergy lies, how to build/skill them, and then they take the duo to the lanes in a real life pub!  Find out how the combo fared on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud schools Cyphus on the latest ESL One Genting tournament, what we saw from the pros in the latest Dota 2 7.01 patch to direct the meta, and the final series between Newbee and Digital Chaos.  Later they talk Newbee Boss's new lineup as well as the addition of a female pro-Dota 2 player in the three-position.  Finally, Cyphus offers up another round of obscure e-sports trivia.  All this and more in the latest pro-Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Ursinity tackle another DotP Q&A regarding items you'd add to Dota 2 or rework, support priorities, the direction of the Dota 2 7.01 patch meta, how an English/Spanish language barrier can impact a Dota game, and much, much more!  Tune in to the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast to hear it all!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

This episode Proud and Roland go back to the basics covering attributes, armor, baseball mitts and more. Don't miss this episode of Dota 2 education gold, and don't forget to get more armor on the latest Proudland.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

It's time once again for Theorycraft Thursdays where Proud and Ursinity are taking Centaur and Bane to the lanes!  Find out what they're building, skilling and trying to synergize in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast before they take it to the lanes to test it out in a real live Dota match.  All this and more on the latest episode!  

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud takes the reigns with a clueless Cyphus there to ask questions as the DotPro show finds itself newly resurrected and back in action.  Proud covers exciting upcoming roster changes in the Dota 2 pro scene, some new teams, old players with new roles, and some of the latest drama involving Ruru.  Cyphus prods for further background information about the various happenings and offers a bit of esports trivia to close the show out from the non-Dota 2 esports world.  All this and more on the latest edition of the pro Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Roland are together again for another round of DotP listener questions about all things Dota 2.  After Ursi helps Roland understand what's so cool about Times Square New Year's Eve celebrations, they take listener questions.  They discuss their favorite heroes for every position in the current patch, whether dual (or even trilane) mids will be making a comeback, how to get farm as a position 5 support, and much, much more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 Q&A podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland talk about their latest foray into Dota 2 and how they've both been playing a bit more offlane than usual.  They discuss how tankier heroes seem to be faring better in the latest patch in their latest experiences.  Roland tries to explain why his MMR dropped 200 points, and then continues his vow that he shall see the light of 4k MMR by the end of the month.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Roland discuss what others have done and how one might go about developing your own strategy for climbing MMR in Dota 2.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Proud take another look at theorycrafting in Dota 2 7.00.  This time they debate a number of mids and safe lanes for this week's combo live on the show!  They talk about Shadow Fiend, Templar Assassin and Ember Spirit for the mid role and Troll, Juggernaut, Lifestealer and Lone Druid for the safe lane.  Find out what they settle on, where they think the synergy lies, and whether or not they made the right choices before taking the combo crafted to the lanes on this week's edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience -A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus, Ursinity and Proud talk about Carrie Fisher, Ursinity's disdain for deceased celebrities and his latest run in Dota 2 7.00, which Ancient creeps to devour as Doom with his new level 25 talent and more Dota 2 goodness.  Then they discuss plans moving forward for the Wednesday show slot and what kind of changes there will be moving forward (spoiler alert, it's about the pro scene).  All this and more on the latest Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Roland is joined by Proud as resident Dota 2 5k expert this week for another round of Dota 2 Q&A on DotP.  They answer email questions about whether patches are necessary for games like Dota 2, advice for new captains forming Dota 2 amateur teams, and then take live listener questions about the best heroes to climb to 2k with, how to introduce a significant other to Dota, and more!  All this on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland get together late on Christmas for a Monday release of the podcast discussing getting and giving advice to new and less skilled (read: lower MMR) players, whether it's worthwhile or not, and the value of your own experience in Dota 2.  Then of course they try to give advice.  Be prepared.  All this and more in the latest Dota 2 podcast.  P.S. Merry Christmas DotPeeps!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud is joined by Cyphus (filling in for Roland) for another edition of Proudland focusing on Cyphus' issues in the latest patch, navigating talent trees and tools for assessing the relative value of every option, as well as an assessment of how important efficiency is in this current meta and update as opposed to previous patches.  All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Ursi dig in to what the mid lane is shaping up to be all about in Dota 2 7.00 before testing out their first theorycrafted combo of the latest patch.  They take to the lanes with Bounty Hunter and Queen of Pain.  Find out how they plan to build them, what they think the synergy will be, and how the combo fared in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus prods Ursinity and Proud about where they see the meta headed in Dota 2 7.00.  They discuss when the best time to gain MMR will be in this patch, the magnitude of the change to Dota 2 meta and gameplay of the latest patch, the significance of magic damage's decline throughout a Dota 2 game, and how they go about getting a feel for where things are likely headed in Dota 2.  All this and more arguing than you might expect about magic damage on the latest Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Roland join forces to tackle live listener questions from you, DotP listeners!  They answer questions regarding who looks like the in-meta heroes in Dota 2 7.00 as of now, the most OP talent trees, how game length seems to be impacted, how supports have been impacted in the latest patch, and how to know when it matters what your hero's primary stat is.  All this and more on the revamped DotP Q&A Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland discuss some new show changes coming to the DotP network, their current trials and tribulations in Dota 2 7.00, Roland's account possibly gets hacked, and lots of arguing about Monkey King.  All this and more in the latest episode of Defense of the Patience, a Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Roland dissect the pros and cons of counter picking versus comfort picking.  They talk about how to get a feel for counter picks, things to consider and what to trust when doing both.  All this and more in the latest Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Ursinity are back with another summary of Dota 2 7.00 now that they've had the opportunity to spend a little time with it.  They list off their top 5 best and top 5 worst elements after a few days into Dota 2 7.00.  All this and more on the latest edition of Theorycraft Thursday.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Proud join forces for a special edition of the DotP Roundtable: a sick, sick edition that is.  And not in that cool like "that was a sick episode" way...more in the "these guys are kinda grossing me out, sick" sorta way.  But don't worry, they're talking about the Boston Major, their trip, the Dota, the people, and the experience being together in-person once again.  All this and more on the latest Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland team up for a special Tuesday DotP episode trying to wrap their noob minds around the latest and greatest changes to Dota 2.  They talk some of their favorite changes behind the 7.00 update, what the motivations behind some of the changes seemed to be, and the future of Dota 2 gaming.  All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.