Bottle Crow Reborn

Wraith King, Sand King, Monkey King… whom shall be our next liege? I’m waiting until an all-king draft is possible. Don’t hold your breath for a kingly podcast, though- this is just a patch notes special. Nick and Colin get together to break down the patch notes special, and argue about position 4 Monkey King builds for a while. So, we recorded this podcast. And then immediately after, we played a game of Dota together. I went MK pos4. I went Jingu first. And I… WRECKED my lane opponent. I was laughing incredulously the whole time. So I’m not gonna say Niko was right, but… aw, hell. Okay maybe he was right. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two

The pro scene’s rumbling as the Kiev Major approachs, and Nick and Colin are on the job. Jacky Mao’s compulsive support-kicking strikes again, while Fnatic forms a whole new roster of killers to represent southeast Asia, and the former Ad Finem has found a new and unlikely home. Ideas for other Dota-universe games are discussed, and the two hosts do a post-season breakdown for their Amateur Dota 2 League team. Introspection abounds on this week’s podcast. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

This week on Bottle Crow Reborn, Colin and Nick are taking a look at the contenders for the Kiev Major… and whether they should even care given that DAC looks potentially more interesting. They also discuss Half-Life 3 (???), the slow death of cosmetics, the position of a captain, and whether or not Colin knows what year it is. Does any of us, really? What is a year? A miserable little pile of tournaments. But enough talk. Have a podcast. wow that was pretty weak huh We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

Are you ready to get spooky scary with Juggernaut? He’s possessed by a ghOooOooOooOOoOost! Colin and Nick are here to break down the patch notes for patch 7.03. Jakiro’s got a new look, Pudge has got a worse hook, and the Enchantress buffs are okay in my book. New Captain’s Mode UI! That’s CAPTAIN Monkey King to you! It’s all here! We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

As a veteran podcaster, I can confidently say that this episode is in fact one of those. Podcasts, I mean. Guarantees beyond that are impossible to offer. Nick and Colin run together at the eleventh hour to record an episode about Group MMR, the Treasure 3, terrible metaphors, Overwatch?, licking Switch cartridges??, and more. I don’t even know. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

IceFrog’s little brother IceFraud is back, and this time he’s got a guest- Purge’s big brother, Surge! Between the two of them, can they solve all of Dota’s problems? No. They probably can’t even solve one. But they do have an idea for a new primary stat, new items, and two new heroes. Terrible ideas abound, and a special song just for you. Happy belated Valentines’ Day. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

I apologize to any former League of Legends players whom our episode title has triggered flashbacks to a darker time in their life. The Dark Moon rises, and our interest in it wanes. Grab yourself a Winter Battle Pass, and pay no attention to Colin blatantly contradicting himself on whether or not he likes the new Troll set. And holy shit, learn how to make ramen from scratch. No, I’m not kidding. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

It’s true, from dust we come and to dust we return. But what kind of dust? Hearthstone players must dissolve into that dust that they break their cards down into. Counter-Strike players… I dunno. Something poisonous. And Dota players… ah, isn’t it all too obvious? We were born of salt, and we return to salt. Our pro players are toxic, their ways reprehensible. It can’t be easy, taking a game like Dota so seriously. It even turns amateurs like Colin, Jesse, and Nick salty from time to time. Without condemning, or condoning, we understand. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

Well, lesson learned- if I get Emily and Nick in the same (virtual) room, have a very specific plan or things will go pretty far astray. We talk a bit about adapting to the 7.XX playstyle, and pro team change-ups, but mostly we end up talking about Dota 98? As in Dota but like Windows 98? With Clippy? And the startup music, and… listen. This one really got away from me. At least there’s a fanfiction corner We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

Originally aired January 2nd, 2017 Welcome to the new year, and to our special guest episode! Nick and our new friend IceFraud will dazzle you with their amazing vision for the future of Dota. Brief cameo by Colin before he has to leave in favor of our guest. New heroes! Monkey King Ags! Windranger talents! The reason 6.83 happened! The future is now. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

This week on Bottle Crow, Colin, Jesse, and Nick get together to… well, let’s be real. Complain? It’s mostly complaining. 7.01 is going strong, and we all have THOUGHTS about how it is shaking out. Jesse doesn’t think Monkey King is OP, Nick doesn’t think this fighting meta will last, Colin doesn’t think Windranger was buffed enough. Jakiro- great or garbage? XP talents versus GPM talents. All this and more, on this meeting of whiny minds. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

I always call these patch notes “specials,” but this one genuinely IS special. Colin is joined by guest Nick Seese to break down the biggest Dota patch in… forever? A long damn time. Monkey King in the streets, Viper in the sheets. Dota’s got Talent. The map has changed, illusions got GOT, and Windranger got screwed. Again. I gotta be honest, it’s starting to feel personal. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! A big thank you to Nick Seese for joining us- you can find his weird dumb joke Twitter at @WeLikeSleeves on Twitter! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

Emily is back, so that she and Colin can determine who really won the Boston Major! Well. It was OG. What a dumb question. But seriously- how did the single elimination format distort the competition? How much Ad Finem stock should you be buying? Did a certain man astound with his ability to fuck up every time? Why, oh why, oh why did DC pick Windranger? She’s so bad right now. Don’t worry, in 7.00 she’s even worse. Sigh. Life is hard sometimes. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

Originally aired December 10th, 2016 A brief message from host Colin, just so that there’s something on the feed. Not that it’s not worth listening to! It’s just short. Proper episode tomorrow morning! We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

Originally aired November 30th, 2016 This week on Bottle Crow, it’s just me (Colin), so I decided to do something pretty different. What follows is the first Bottle Crow Solo Queue, which I imagine I’ll have to do again someday. This one is a thorough look at the current pub and pro metas of Dota 2, in anticipation of the next big patch in under two weeks now. What’s great about this meta, what needs work? What strategies are just some hot bullsh- can I swear on these? I don’t know if I can swear on these descriptions. Uh. Some hot bullstuff. Items, heroes, strategies, roles, we tackle it all. And by “we” I mean “I.” Alone. Forever. So sad. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to

Originally aired November 15th, 2016 This week, Colin and Jesse are briefly joined by special guest Gabe Newell* to talk about paying teams to stay together, knives, and cheeseburgers. We’re pretty sure OG.Ana is gonna get OG.Fired, we’ve got ideas for an Underlord Ags, and I wrote a little song for you. My friend’s got a boyfriend and she hates his Lich/She tells me every day/He smokes, and he rotates, then he just gets killed/Well, my friend/You gotta say I won’t buy you a TP, there’s no way/Na-na, why don’t you find some farm We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks! *don’t a damned fool, man

Originally aired October 29th, 2016 We’re filled with rage this week on Bottle Crow. How do teams work, anyway? I don’t know, but boy I sure am angry about it! I’m also FURIOUS about muh skill cap, and Dota turning into Diablo. Maybe I just had too much of NP’s new sponsor, FYM Hot Sauce. The world is a strange place, and apparently the only solution is to inappropriately misdirect our anger at our misspent youths. We’re on iTunes, Google Play, Soundcloud, and Stitcher! You can subscribe on those, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

Originally released October 18th, 2016 “Axe is Axe, nyx nyx,” – that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know. Hear about Jesse’s trials as a captain in amateur Dota leagues, hear Colin geek out about getting to play commentator, and prepare for the Boston Major. We have a release date for 6.89! Maybe we were all wrong about Puppey. And the cardinal sin- Colin’s been watching some League of Legends. FOR SHAME. We’re on iTunes and Google Play! You can subscribe there, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowreborn@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

Originally released September 23rd, 2016 So when they say Windranger is “favored by the wind,” is that… you know what, no. I was gonna make a fart joke, and I’m better than that. WE’RE better than that. Maybe we have terrible ideas for Phantom Lancer Aghanim’s. Maybe I should really stop pushing this “Globetrotters of Dota” idea. Maybe all of this was a mistake. But at least we’re able to have a conversation without it devolving into butt humor. For now. Don’t hold your breath. …Cause you might catch a whiff of Windranger’s fart oooooooh full circle We’re on iTunes! You can subscribe there, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowpodcast@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!

What would you do if you stepped out of a movie theater, checked your phone, and your team was gone? Would you cry? Would you ask for help? Would you wonder where this hypothetical is going? Ask PPD- we don’t know either. The pro scene shuffle madness continues, we talk about the joys of five stacks, we talk out of our asses about the relationship between Arteezy and PPD, and so much more. Plus, our probably never again recurring segment, EG Roster Prediction! We’re on iTunes! You can subscribe there, and leave a review if you like! That would really help us out. Tell your Dota friends about us, help spread the word! Big thank you to Jesse Cox for guesting on this episode. You can find Colin on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and the official Bottle Crow twitter is @BottleCrow. Email your questions to bottlecrowpodcast@gmail.com! See again in two weeks!