In this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Proud has some hot takes which Ursi convinced him to make into a manifesto that will surely prevent both of us from getting jobs in the future. Topics include: Patch 7.26b, Lone Druid, Deny changes, the talent fiasco, tower regen changes, item drop timings, Bounty Hunter’s existence, how the dota changes affect new people, overall feelings, Winter Wyvern, winning games where you lack a clear win condition, and more!
Category: Dota
TcT: 7.26a Review & Rubick/Luna
In which Ursi and Proud discuss the abundance of changes in 7.26a, some of which don’t matter, others of which matter a lot! Topics inculde: the biggest winners & losers of 7.26 & 7.26a, Proud’s newfound appreciation for MKB as a damage item, last hitting efficiency, Lone Druid, Dignitas, Clinkz’ big buffs, Alchemist’s big nersf, Troll Warlord’s existence, Necrophos 3, Sekiro, and more!
TMT: Offlane Farming: Lemme Get Summa That
This week on Teach Me Tuesday, Proud & Bee discuss how and when to farm as an offlaner. Also on the agenda; MMR histories, pesky Pudges & neutral items as cosmetics.
TcT: Picking Fights ft. Ember/KotL
In which Proud and Ursi discuss many things, as always. You should be used to this by now, seriously. Topics include: XCOM, Drow, Slark, Monkey King detox, Nyx Assassin, Ursi’s encounter with a 4 Weaver, Crystal Maiden maybe being good, how to pick fights, the idea of ‘miscellaneous damage’, Ember, KotL, and more!
TmT: Reflecting and Retaliating
On this week’s Casual Show Proud and Ursi get into conversations about: Ursi’s love of The Expanse, Dwarves in various fantasy properties (and other fantasy races), Full Metal Alchemist vs. Brotherhood, Bon Appetit, Black Desert Online, Ursi’s Sven and CM games, general quarantine madness, XCOM 2, and plenty more!
TcT: Playing Awful Heroes ft. Dazzle/Clinkz
On this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi try desperately to make heroes that are bad into heroes that are good, but it is a fool’s errand. We also discuss a new theory of drafting which helps to visualize the value of certain hero picks (see below for a visual representation made by Proud), and plenty more topics as always!
TmT: Super Mega Dota 2
In which Beedub and Ursi cover how to build-up your hero pool without driving yourself nuts losing games! Topics include: Queen of Pain, safe 3 picks, Magnus, Centaur Warrrunner, ‘boilerplate’ heroes, diversifying picks, identifying advantages/disadvantages within matchups, and plenty more!
TcT: Full Eclipse ft. Luna & Oracle
In which Proud and Ursi discuss their recent adventures playing a ton of Dota, both good and bad! Combo for this week was 1 Luna with 5 Oracle! Other topics include: Monkey King, Weaver trials, Pugna’s popularity, KotL + Ember as a combo, Tiger King, Doom Mid, teamfight geometry, Sven builds, and plenty more!
TcT: Perfect Pairings ft. 3 DK 4 Pugna
On this week’s Theorycraft Thursday Proud and Ursi do a fusion dance and become one. Topics include: Death Prophet’s strength, 7.25b quick review, Blademail, expanding the 3 pool, different pushing archetypes, Weaver, Monkey King Bar, Monkey King himself, Dragon Knight, Pugna, Meepo, and plenty more!
TmT: The Core Epiphany
On this week’s return to Teach Me Tuesday Bee and Ursi exlpore Bee’s re-entry into Dota, have some epiphanies regarding play, positions, and more, reassess some theories, talk about common problems we’re running into, and plenty more!