Fourth Spirit - A Dota 2 Podcast

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 If you enjoy it, please vote for us by following the link above, signing in with Steam and giving us a thumbs up!

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 If you enjoy it, please vote for us by following the link above, signing in with Steam and giving us a thumbs up!

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.

Defense of the Patience - A Gaming Podcast 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.

The DotP Guild is bursting at the seams! The Guild and the Games they play have officially transcended the one-game-mold of yesteryear. Guild Chat is no more, welcome, friends, to Guild Games! This episode lays out the reasons for the format change as well as announces some new and exciting features to be expected as Guild Games continues to evolve. Please, join the Defense of the Patience Steam Group to get in on the action! Don't miss the Easter Egg from Guildie, Hkun, 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.