This week on Bottle Crow, is it Valve’s fault that 3rd party tournaments are struggling in the Majors era of Dota? Spoilers: no. It isn’t. Don’t be ridiculous. We check in with the TI7 Collector’s Cache for another hat update, Thunderbirds have moved on to a new team name, and we’ve got two new hero …
Turns out you don’t have to sponsor this show to get us to talk about stupid garbage for a long time! Colin’s mad about Reddit (again), Nick went deep into the ACE drama, neither of them can believe what the Coke eSports twitter has been tweeting. Statsmen battle, sodas fly, you will weep. And we’ll …
As we crest over fifty episodes, Colin commits to relearning solo mid, while Nick brings the beef over Hand of Midas. Respawn talents are gone- how are we feeling their absence? What do you do if you talent incorrectly? Phantom Assassin takes the Aghs of the Week, and our Lore of the Week is perhaps …
Suffer alike, king and spirit. A tear in the pattern, shackled together. The best death yet gets even better. From the world on the rim, a new possibility. I predict escaping fate will prove more challenging. Deny the deny. Deso and blight, split by night. Death’s grip lasts just that little bit longer. A curse …
Hello, listeners. Welcome. In the wake of the Kiev Major, we’ve got beef. Why should we care what investors think? Nick wants you to know that Dota isn’t dying, it’s thriving. Colin calls out a commentator. We get confused and talk about polo shirts. An ancient explodes. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher! You …
The International 7 approaches, and you know what that means: a new Battle Pass! New immortals, new quests, new taunts, new terrain, new new NEW! How stoked are you? Because you should be incredibly stoked. Let Nick and Colin tell you what’s good. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, …
Gosh, remember Dogpile? No? It was a search engine that searched other search engines, en masse. What if that had become the thing? What if we all used Dogpile? Imagine how different the world would be. Imagine if every search was the equivalent of a five man gank. Overkill? Yes. But certain destruction. I have… …
Why should a simian monarch’s roaming capabilities divide us so? We all play Dota. We all Blink via Dagger, not a one of us can pronounce “salve” correctly. We have so much in common! Don’t let Monkey King divide you, friends. Come together, as one. Ward and farm and frolic. Shady lanes and sunny glades …
Stop the presses! Nick and Colin threw everything out the window to rush to deliver this special update on… an update. Ranked matchmaking is about to go through a lot of big changes, and the Bottles Crow have you covered. How should you feel? Well. We can’t tell you that. But here’s how we feel, at least. …