On this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi are joined by Donnie, @ElevatedDota, formerly of Dota Alchemy and Pvgna, to talk a bit about everything Dota-related! Topics include: Viper, Heaven’s Halberd’s strength right now, Tinker, the updated/changed Bloodseeker, Dota burnout, bracers/wraiths/nulls, Spectre’s many itemization options, Tusk as a 5, new Sven, Doom, the content creation process as it relates to Dota, and plenty more !
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TmT: Cactus Jam
On this week’s Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi play around with the fun new roguelike game mode, Aghanim’s Labyrinth, cover their new business ventures, and also talk a bunch about regular Dota also! Other topics include: a return to mid Juggernaut for Ursi, Aghanim’s Labyrinth hero balancing, AL strategies, Void Spirit struggles, Cactus Facts, brains melting, 7.27c patch notes, Axe, and more!
Dota Patch 7.27b Full Review! New Mids? Old Supports? Midas Gaming!?
Proud and Ursi pull apart the brand new patch 7.27b in typical Fourth Spirit fashion! There’s a whole lot of math, a whole lot of new hero ideas, excitement for nerfs & buffs, and tons more in this very long, complicated new patch!
TMT: How About Some Offlaners Maybe Hmm?
Well how about it?
TcT: Mid Matchups ft. Arc Warden/Grimstroke
On this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi develop their understanding of different mid matchups, predict some changes in the next patch, and plenty more! Topic include: Spectre, Drums, Natures Prophet, Ursi gettingh back into Invoker, aggressive mid matchups vs. defensive ones vs. farming ones, playing against Kunkka lanes, item changes, more Tinker from Ursi, Monkey King, new Veil, and more!
TcT: Dominating Helms and Helming Dominators ft. 7.27
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!