Fourth Spirit - A 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!