TI11 Recap with Fly!

On this episode we talk the unbelievable 3-way WEU tie breakers and recap Shopify Rebellion’s two matches against TSM and Nouns. Plus a look ahead to the Lima Major!

This week we talk about last weeks matches against Alpha, 5Rat and B8 and look ahead to the major deciding matches against.  Look around the regions to discuss other top storylines. Then we start asking the difficult questions like are fish wet.    00:00 Intro 4:50 - Week 2 Review 11:30 - Nouns Preview 15:40 - Look Around the Regions 29:25 - Ask Reddit

On this episode we get an in-season discussion about how the DPC is starting off for Shopify Rebellion. We then take a look around at the different regions and discuss the madness in WEU and SEA. Finally we kick off our least favorite Marvel Avenger!   00:00 - Intro 2:30 - First Impression of Season 7:55 - Week 1 NA DPC 12:30 - NA Blowouts 17:30 - Week 2 Discussion 20:30 - WEU Madness 25:45 - SEA Hype 29:50 - AskReddit Avengers

The first DPC season starts this week! We check in with Fly as he gathers with the new team for the first time at the Shopify Rebellion headquarters and prepares for the new season.   00:00 - Shopify HQ 06:00 - Ice Frog Rumors 11:40 - Major Locations 13:40 - New Season Vibes 19:20 - Shopify Support 24:20 - AskReddit - Overpriced 32:30 - Hairgel 35:30 - Preseason Final Thoughts

This week Tal ranks the top 5 hardest players to lane against! We also get an update on team Shopify, talk about which item should be deleted from the game (and hero??), and we debate what is the smallest hill we are willing to die on. Enjoy! 00:00 - Intro 3:05 - Holiday Musings 5:12 - Shopify Team Updates 9:50 - Ranking Guidelines 14:50 - Top 5 Hardest Laners 32:00 - AskReddit - Tipping 39:12 - Pizza Topping 42:26 - Waving On Traffic 45:30 - Delete 1 Item

This week we talk all about Tal's new org Shopify Rebellion and new addition SabeRLighT! Plus we recap all that went down during this year's roster lock with Old G, Nigma, Liquid and B8. Tal talks about his approach to building a roster, what Dota pros do to build team chemistry outside the game, and a controversial debate on candy and fruit. Enjoy and thanks for listening!  0:00 - Intro, 01:20 Old G, 05:15 Nigma Ammar, 07:30 - Quinn & Boom, 11:20 - Shopify Rebellion, 16:20 SabeRLight, 21:40 - Team Potential, 24:50 - AskReddit - Best/Worst Candy, 28:08 - Best/Worst Fruit, 32:00 Non-Dota Team Building 

This week we discuss  more team announcements across the Dota landscape and then discuss the new patch (RIP Wraith Pact) and how pros dig into a new one. We wrap things up with a talk about comfort video games and the relationship between physical fitness and mental performance. Enjoy and let us know what you think in the comment section!    00:00 - The Other Guy's Confession, 02:27 -  Reddit Conspiracy,  03:13 - Announced Rosters, 07:05 - TSM New Coach, 08:50 - PSG.LGD Retirements, 12:00 - Patch Analysis,  15:30 - Wraith Pact is Dead, 17:00 - Riki 5?, 20:30 - Favorite Support Meta, 24:00 - AskReddit/ Comfort Video Game, 28:25 - Nostalgic Video Game, 34:00 - Listener Email

This week we discuss roster shuffles and I try to get Tal to leak new details about different rosters. We have some fun and draft our All-Star Dota roster (communication requirements aside) and we find out what pro Dota players do when there are no tournaments or DPC seasons. We wrap things up with our take on possibly the best Star Wars content ever made -- Andor! Enjoy and let us know what you think!  0:00 Intro, 2:10 Roster Shuffles, 6:10 All-Star Squad Draft, 21:10 Dota Downtime, 31:30 Andor Analysis

On the very first episode of Fly and the Other Guy we go through Tal's complete experience of TI11. The ups and downs and everything in between. We are launching our new podcast together where we hope to touch on trending Dota topics plus more! Subscribe for weekly content and let us know what you think!