On this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi discuss their tons of games in the new patch, 7.27! Topics include: trendy items, trendy heroes, Spectre, Dark Willow, spell lifesteal, mid hero pools, carry Tusk, the new Anonymous feature, the new draft phase dynamics, Helm of the Dominator, Drum, Voodoo Mask, FLEX MONEY, and plenty more!
Dota 7.27 Patch Review! Triangles and Math and Blademails
In which Ursi and Proud break apart all of the patch changes in 7.27, how they affect the state of the game, how they interplay with various heroes, what changes are most significant, and tons more! We also learn about exchange rates of attack speed to attack damage, which heroes would make the best vampires, which heroes are now dagon users (hint: none), and more.
Dynamics Are Important: A Reflection on Current Events
On a special episode of the podcast Proud, Ursi, and Bee get together to talk about current events surrounding the overall Dota structure, how the community should hold people accountable, how different people have reacted to current events, how pro players factor into things, what the future holds for Dota as a scene, and other facets of the esports ecosystem. Other casual dota topics follow, including: Ember Spirit, Windranger, art restoration, adventures in the forest ft. guns, and a few other things!
TcT: A Sweater For Every Breeze ft 5 Puck/1 MK
On this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi develop the idea between what makes a hero a ‘good hero’ vs. what makes a hero a ‘bad hero’ in a given metagame! Topics include: Monkey King, Puck as a support, Ursa, Ursi’s Tinker experiment developments, Armor!!!, Anti-Mage, Naga Siren, and plenty more!
TmT: Optimizing the Mid Lane
On this week’s Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi cover a bunch of mid heroes they’ve been playing, a bunch they aren’t, and discuss getting the most out of the lane! Topics include: scheduling Dota, Tinker, aggressive buybacks, smoking, lane swaps, Jakiro, Windranger, OD, Tinker, Cavern Crawl, and plenty more!
TcT: The Wonderful World of Battlefury ft. Ursa/Tusk
On this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi contemplate the value of a femur in a fight, the relative strength of New Jersians vs. Moose, and maybe even some Dota 2! Topics include: Mid lane maximization, Silencer as a 4 vs. Silencer as a 5, support duo synergy, Tusk, Ursa, Battlefury’s transformative abilities, minus armor, Void Spirit, Jakiro, Wraith King, optimizing Clinkz for +dmg, Wand vs. casual stick, and plenty more!
TcT: All Slarks Are Bastards ft. CK/Lion
On this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi talk about a few mini-segments, a whole lot of week-in-dota, and end up playing a stun-heavy Chaos Knight + Lion lane! Topics include: Cavern Crawl experiences, how to learn a new hero efficiently, Luna, Helm of the Dominator, Drum, Warhammer, Raindrops, Natures Prophet, heavy harass offlanes & support duos, Zeus, Drow, Anti-Mage is a pox upon our society, 5 support rotation strategy, and plenty more!
TmT: Tranquil Boots Are Not Phase Boots
In which Beedub and Ursi develop shoe-based strategy. Topics include: Lotus Orb, Weaver, Timbersaw, the value of creep cutting, solving lane issues when someone tries to contest your farm, chasing, Cavern Crawl, coming back to the game after a long break, Boots of Travel, regen sources, Windranger, and plenty more!
TcT: Poking & Prodding ft. Brew/Naix/Willow
On this week’s Theory Craft Thursday Proud and Ursi chat about the developing Battle Pass and the trend of carries who excel at poking and prodding, rather than traditional bursty hard carries! Topics include: Personas vs. Arcanas, more Troll Warlord hate, Brewmaster, Venomancer, Ogre, Maneater, Dark Willow, Lifestealer, Clinkz, late game itemization, Sange & Yasha, and plenty more!
TmT: How to Train Your Battle Pass
This week on Teach Me Tuesday/Wednesday, Bee & Proud give their thoughts on everything in the Battle Pass! They also discuss a wild Lycan game & Bee’s first attempt at playing Timbersaw and what items to get.