Fourth Spirit - A Dota 2 Podcast

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Proud and Ursi are brewing up a new combo this week with a mid/carry combo in Tinker and Lifestealer. They talk about how they'll build the heroes, the strength in their synergy, what they think they'll be able to accomplish, and then they test it out in a good old-fashioned Dota 2 pub. Find out how they did and if the combo worked in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Cyphus, Flubb and Ursinity are talking all about switching roles in Dota 2. They talk about why you'd do it, when to do it and the best way to go about it. Forgive Cyphus' audio, t'was a remote recording. All this and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Tune in for a new Tryhard Tuesdays today with Wazoo and Flubb to find out the latest topic they're looking to conquer as Dota 2 tryhards! This week features a lengthy discussion on their topic of the week, the item of the week and a look ahead at next week's item. All this and more in the latest edition of the 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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Proudland is going mid. They called it first. Didn't you see their icon there? Fine. Go mid. But they're going mid too. And if you don't leave. They'll feed. Don't believe me? Just watch it. They totally will. Report them. See if they care. Seriously. Mid. Mid or feed.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast DotP is taking a stab at providing a look at the current happenings in the Dota 2 pro scene. Cyphus and Roland bring Last Hit News into the limelight with a more serious tone by taking a look at Mars Dota 2 League's Autumn 2016 tournament. They preview the upper and lower brackets in the playoffs, provide a rundown of performances in the group stage, the current player rosters, and more in the first half-hour edition of the Dota 2 NEWS podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Ursinity and Proud are tackling a new dual lane combo this week: Treant Protector and Sniper. They also have a discussion about farming in safe lane as carry and support. Find out how the game went, what they built, and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Cyphus, Ursinity and Flubb get together for a chat about variations in item builds. They discuss when to do it, what it means, common items and heroes where items vary, how item builds vary by position and who varies most, and then start to wonder what they even started talking about in the first place. Plus: Crystal Maiden Blademail, Death Prophet Desolator/Necronomicon, Underlord being awesome, and more stuff Ursinity has a strong distaste for. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Wazoo and Flubb are tackling drafting, but this time with a focus on team fighting and lane dominance. Plus they discuss the latest item of the week selected by the listeners and announce a new poll to go live Tuesday afternoon on Twitter! All this and more in the Dota 2 realm on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Cyphus and Roland talk about the completion of the demographics survey for the podcast and future plans moving forward before delving in to a meaty discussion about how Roland wants to jungle responsibly. They also talk the benefits of gaining MMR slowly in Dota 2, common pitfalls of 2k players as they see it, carrying in the 2k bracket, and hopes for better days in Dota 2. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Theorycrafters are looking at a classic combo today and exploring how it works and why. They theorycraft about Phantom Assassin/Omniknight, test it out, and report back. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Flubb, Ursinity, Wazoo and Cyphus are talking about the versatility required, and seen, in current Dota 2 positions. They talk about their ranking of carry, mid, offlane and supports for which positions require the most versatility in heroes played. Then they discuss their own versatility, how they've enhanced it, and how versatility in Dota 2 can reward and punish an individual player. All this, Kool-Aid barrels and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Flubb and Wazoo are joined by AG47 for a discussion about switching positions on a competitive Dota 2 team. They talk why you might do it, good ways to transition, how they've transitioned, and more on the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Cyphus and Roland discuss Roland's distraction from Dota 2: building his own escape room. Then Cyphus has a new Dota 2 love to go with his Medusa: Spectre. They talk the satisfaction of finding the hero, adapting to the playstyle, and the enlightenment discovered in Purge's coaching videos for players at their skill level. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast. On this episode of the DotA 2 show, Proudland. Roland and Proud discuss what makes the safelane, safe! How to tri-lane effectively, and most of all, what you damn supports should be doing. Tune in to the latest on Defense of the Patience.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Ursinity and Proud are forgoing the combos this week on Theorycraft Thursdays for a special edition. This week they're talking playing in mixed skill parties in Dota 2, both as the lowest MMR and the highest MMR as well as the attitudes, strategies and playstyles that one should be using in both settings. All this and more in the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast The Me Mid DotP Roundtable is back in action this week at full strength. They're diving in to their personal processes for trying to grind MMR. They derail into a conversation about the Slacks/Purge Coaching video recently put out, how big your hero pool should be to continue to gain MMR, and respond to some listener feedback. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Flubb and Wazoo are talking about everybody's favorite topic in Dota 2: aggression. They talk about when to get aggressive, when to take a team fight and, more importantly, when to not. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Cyphus is joined by Grouty on this podcast to talk being Grooty, how to build Medusa, the DotP Inhouses, and playing out-of-meta heroes. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Proud and Roland get together for another in-depth, off-the-rails look at an additional piece of the Dota 2 map: the safe lane. They talk about what to do there, who to lane there and why, and all the basics you need to know to properly utilize the lane. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Proud is down an Ursinity today, but never fear: Skrunk is here! They pick up a little of the offlane conversation from last Friday's Proudland, talk about their theorycrafted combo (Spectre/Necrophos), how they intend to build it, the strengths, and then head off to the lanes to test it out and report back. Tune in for the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Cyphus, Flubb and Ursinity are down a Wazoo today, but they do their damnedest to co-op his idea for the show title while he's away. They talk about some listener feedback concerning camera controls, control presets, and those terrible mini-map clicks when you're trying to run away and survive in Dota 2. They also discuss taking a break from Dota 2, how that impacts you and how it can hurt or help. They discuss Monkey King and how Cyphus' missed that part of TI only to discover the hero was being released today.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast The Tryhards are talking about that ever-elusive concept for we pubbers: the meta. They talk about adapting to new metas, strategies for gaining MMR as new metas form, and how to go with the flow of change in the game as a whole. All this and more on the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Roland and Cyphus are all over the place in this episode as they discuss their recent bout with a couple of escape rooms, Roland's Dota 2 adventures with the Mrs., the latest encounter Cyphus had with a Russian, and much, much more in this late-night recorded Monday episode.

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Proud and Roland bring you a new Friday show with Proudland where they try desperately to educate you about a general Dota 2 topic without tangentalizing to their own dooms. This week they're talking about the offlane in Dota 2: who should be there, why heroes are ran there, how it's different from the safe lane and much, much more. Check out the latest episode of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Ursinity and Proud tackle a theorycrafted combo with LanM's Kunkka build and Arc Warden! Find out how they built the combo, how they think it will synergize and then hear the results after a trial run in a good old Dota 2 pub. All this and more on the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Cyphus, Wazoo, Ursinity and Flubb join forces for a new Wednesday show! The crew sits down for a chat about the new show's direction, how it might evolve, the professional Dota 2 scene, fame and privacy for Dota 2 professional players, and much, much more! Hit us up at [email protected] to suggest upcoming topics, give us feedback and ask us questions to answer on the show!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Wazoo and Flubb are joined by Ag47 once again for another chat about team building in Dota 2! Today they talk about supporting on a Dota 2 team. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Roland and Cyphus talk the latest show news regarding a demographics survey and advertising, how Green Day is a bunch of sellouts but maybe they are too, their latest Dota 2 runs, Underlord's ultimate and how they'd rework it, and a mini State of Affairs all in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!

Defense of the Patience - A Dota 2 Podcast Theorycrafters are taking their theorycrafting to the Dark Rift as Ursinity and Proud tackle an Underlord dual lane with Tusk in honor of the Dark One's release. All this and more in the latest edition of the Dota 2 podcast!