Fourth Spirit - A Dota 2 Podcast

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus and Roland are back in the DotP studio talking about some nice tangents (but only for the first 15 minutes or so) about goings-on in their personal lives to influence Dota 2 time, talk their latest games, abilities that require no skill in Dota 2, playing against Pudge, how to nerf Necro's ultimate, breaking the morale of the enemy team and knowing when it's crumbling on your team.  All this and an aegis snatch on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: DotP_Main_-_10_30_16_10.55_PM.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 2:36am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Roland tackle the various phases of the game, how to identify them, what it means to be in those phases, and the heroes that reach their power peaks in those phases.  They discuss the variables that go into determining the phase.  And they talk common misconceptions about those various phases as well.  All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Direct download: Proudland_Phases_of_the_Game_-_10_27_16_11.28_PM.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 9:04am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Proud theorycraft a little differently this week.  Ursinity reveals his ideas about a five-man composition to try with the Theorycrafters' teammates in Hakuna Mirana.  The composition consists of  Necrophos, Undying, Centaur Warruner, Shadow Shaman, and Invoker.  But when the Theorycrafters head in-game to try this latest form of cheese out, they come face to face with some enemy cheese.  And it's stinkier.  Like good stinky though.  The way it's supposed to be with cheese.  Which is funny, cause you never really do that with anything else.  I wouldn't hand you a delicious cookie and be like, "Damn, that's a stinky-ass cookie, better eat that right up."  But we do with cheese?  Oh yeah.  Dota 2.  That's what this show is about.
Direct download: dotp_2016-10-26-mixdown.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:44am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus, Ursinity and Flubb are getting together today to talk about the term "overpowered" in Dota 2.  They try to define it and shape the meta discussion about what it means to be OP, talk about the parameters for being OP, which heroes are overpowered in the current meta or may become overpowered, and then look at heroes on the opposite end of the spectrum to find out why they might be undepowered.  All this and some Underlord and Omniknight hate on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: dotp_2016-10-25-mixdown.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:40am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Flubb and Wazoo tackle what it takes to run this country...and by run this country we mean be a solid Dota 2 player...experience.  They talk about XP, its role in Dota 2, the basic mechanics of XP and who should be getting it and when, and then continue the discussion with the Item of the Week: Tome of Knowledge.  They also announce the poll for next week's Item of the Week that will be up later on via the DotP Twitter: @DotP_Show
Direct download: dotp_2016-10-24-mixdown.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 1:59am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

This is the story of a Dota 2 podcast, told week to week, about two dudes, who spam Lycan, run Warlock mid, pocket strat pick Techies/Spectre, and do other dumb things in Dota 2.  Forgive us Sarah Koenig.  Forgive us.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: Monday_10-23.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 2:19am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Proud team up to tackle a series of listener-submitted questions about supporting in Dota 2.  They talk the ins and outs of supporting, field specific questions and comments, and all the Proudland tangents in between.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: Proudland_Episode_7_-_Support.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 2:56am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Proud are taking a look at the latest patch release in Dota 2: 6.88f.  They're giving it a thorough analysis, talking about who is affected, how it might shift the meta, and more.  All this on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: dotp_2016-10-20-mixdown.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:05am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Flubb, Wazoo and Ursinity get together for a chat about the MMR system in Dota 2, which MMR is more important, other games' systems for ranking players and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Direct download: dotp_2016-10-19-mixdown.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 10:19pm EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Wazoo and Flubb tackle the most moving topic yet on Tryhard Tuesdays: movement speed (see what we did there?).  They talk about its importance and pertinence at various stages in the game, talk about the Item of the Week, and make an announcement about next week's IotW as well!  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Direct download: dotp_2016-10-18.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 2:07am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Roland and Cyphus talk their latest Dota 2 runs, Roland's love of Lina in the jungle, why it's so scary to play Meepo and if it should be, and much, much more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!
Direct download: main_10-17-16.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 11:32pm EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proudland continues it's look at each individual portion of the Dota 2 map by examining the bits that stitch the whole thing together: the Jungle.  Proud and Roland talk all things jungle, how to effectively use it, who should be using it and when in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: Proudland_Episode_6_-_Jungle.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:08pm EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Ursinity and Proud tackle farming in the offlane on today's episode of Theorycraft Thursdays before moving on to this week's combo: Drow and Invoker.  They talk the benefits of pubbing with Drow, the types of heroes that synergize well with her, and then head into the game without knowing which of those compatible heroes they'll be playing this week.  They report back on the Invoker pick, why it was selected, and how it went.  All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: dotp_2016-10-13-mixdown.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 1:13am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Wazoo, Cyphus and Ursinity get together without the man with two "B's" for an episode that takes a look at the latest Team Secret drama, contracts in the scene at large, pro player unionization and more.  Then they move on to heroes in Dota 2 that require the most coordination to be successful, playing them in a pub, and the heroes that can excel with the least amount of coordination.  All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: DotP_Wed_10-10.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 11:44pm EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Flubb and Wazoo touch on the Team Secret controversy before moving on to Strength heroes in the safe lane in Dota 2.  They address the Item of the Week and announce the next three options for Item of the Week to be voted on in the next Twitter poll!
Direct download: ThT_10-10-16.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:10am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus wows Roland with an exploit he's found taking advantage of a common impulse in 2k pubs.  Cyphus tells a story about having last hits stolen from him by his girlfriend.  Roland talks about his newfound love for Eternal Envy amidst all the Team Secret drama.  And then the two get slightly political for about two minutes before calling it a show.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: DotP_Main_10-10.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 5:37am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Proud and Roland delve back into mid again this week!  The talk the ins and outs of the position and clarify remarks from last week's mid episode as well.  Heroes, strategies, farming, map control and more are all discussed in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!
Direct download: Proudland_Episode_5_-_Mid_2.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 11:49am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A 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!

Direct download: dotp_2016-10-06-mixdown-FIX-2.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 2:33am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus, Flubb, Wazoo and Ursinity get together and give 6.88e a thorough review.  They talk all the patches nerfs, it's other nerfs, those other nerfs and, oh yeah, did we mention that the patch had some nerfs?  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: dotp_2016-10-05-mixdown.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 1:49am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Flubb gets a little reminiscent about the OG Dota days, how great Dota was when it was terrible, and talk the Dota 2 Item of the Week before introducing a new Item of the Week poll.  All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: dotp_2016-10-04-mixdown.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:52am EDT

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast

Cyphus joins Roland remotely for a late-night episode about Roland playing Nature's Prophet with boots!  They also talk Outworld Devourer in Mars Dota 2 League, the importance of the ranged creeps, iTunes reviews, and much, much more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.
Direct download: Monday_Main_10_2_2016.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 1:17am EDT

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