We Like Dota

Part-time permasneeze groupies and even-less-than-part-time podcasters Sam “ThePlaidPirate” and Charlene discuss nostalgic Theme Thursdays, reflect on Dota as a pastime, talk some cross-role flak’n, take vague guesses at what Danish food could be like, and play a classic game of guess the hero during Noobs ask Noobs.

Jim is joined Sam ThePlaidPirate again to discuss absolutely dragging their kids, the premiere of WLDL 2024 and its full format this year, and Jim’s team “Natural Born Phyllis Dillers,” all in a sweet new ride. Check out the discord or wldleague.us to follow along.

Jim is joined by Sam thePlaidPirate to discuss the ebb and flow and life and Dota, being rusty and relearning the game We Like, Carry Greg (a new role established by Valve), talk a little bit about WLDL (registration end date extended until 1/14 at wldleague.us), and put on their coaching hats to answer hard-hitting question from Noobs.

JIm is joined by Charlene and Matt to describe their respective way of enjoying the international in person in seattle and via a superbowl-style multi day remote watchparty. They then reflect upon the state of the game and where it may be heading.

Jim is joined by Charlene to discuss Dota in podcast format for the first time in a while. Trying to bring sense to senseless emojis and patch changes, they discuss the strong supports of patch 7.34 as well as the recent showmatch against podcast hosts of yore.

Elihu is joined by his 14-year-old son SavageCake to discuss the thrills and frights of adolescent biking, growing up with modern Dota, forays into the WLDL (Ian’s first was when he was 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZQZobeWSR4&t=880s), the joys of Rubick steals, and use their family noob lineage to answer important questions from our discord.

Sam The Plaid Pirate monologues about the ridiculousness of Ogre Magi's lore.

Sam (strilling) is joined by WLDL captain Math (SweetPooMagoo) of Pupps Pals, who patiently listens to Mummer-related complaints, in addition to having unstructured conversations about weeks 1 and 2 of WLDL, in-game names, drafting across divisions, Lina, and their hopes for the next patch.

Sam the Plaid Pirate monologues about family, our WeLikeDota family and Kunkka.

Jim is joined by Sam (strilling) to discuss/announce the new WLDL format, their new teams, Razor Bloodstone, Underlord Aghs, DPC shuffles, the plight of NA, superpowerful teams in Europe, and complain about team names.