The Trent & Zyori Podcast

Trent and Zyori come together for the first time since TI to catch up on their latest adventures in Axie, Dota 2, Iceland, and babies!

Trent & Zyori sit down for a catch up after 5 weeks away, covering missed news about Blizzard, Amazon’s MMO, and real life qualms before diving into Patch 7.30 and Trent’s BINGO card.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
6:05 Empathizing with Valve as a Game Dev
10:55 Blizzard is now a husk of it’s former self
18:20 Amazon’s new MMO game
23:15 Zyori & Trent anecdotes from real life
34:00 DOTA TALK: Patch 7.30
35:30 Trent’s patch day BINGO
39:00 7.30 Highlights & Overview
49:00 Captain’s Mode pick order change
55:45 Shitting all over the new neutral items
1:07:15 Supporting content you consume
1:10:35 Donating Moonduck Merch
1:14:45 TI10 Hopes & Wishes

Trent and Zyori reconvene after a month to discuss the latest, including: The International 10 moving to Romania, TI10 regional qualifiers, Team Secret x Axie, WePlay Animajor, and Bo Burnham’s Inside.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:45 TI10 to Romania in October
10:45 Team Secret tweets about Axie Infinity
20:20 TI10 Qualifiers
28:45 MrAvo+ the GOAT
33:50 Trent the GOAT?
37:50 Phil’s tweet about Dota team contracts
49:49 Thoughts on the WePlay Ani-major
1:05:25 Bo Burnham’s Inside on Netlfix !!
1:09:00 General show talk / suggestions
1:15:10 Trent grew up reading Bible scripture
1:19:00 Zyori’s trip to North Carolina
1:26:00 Outro

Trent and Zyori finally connect to podcast about the second season of DPC, the wildcard format, Alliance / OG 6th man coaching scandal, predictions for the Kiev Major, and rewatch old videos from the first Summit.

Trent and Zyori talk about the second season of DPC that starts on April 12th. They cover the live updates of roster shuffles and preview the teams of each region.

TIMESTAMP:
3:10​ Theeban qualifies for NA Div 2
6:00​ Roster Changes
13:17​ OG League of Legends play troll
16:17​ EU/CIS Roster Changes
20:50​ SA/NA Roster Changes
30:45​ Slot/wildcard changes
35:20​ MLP & Johnxfire
36:30​ Major highlights
43:13​ Final series analysis
47:45​ Busted meta heroes
49:30​ Awesome statistics from the Major
1:09:35​ Kiev Major by WePlay
1:16:00​ Bkop in Singapore
1:20:00​ Navi player announcement
1:22:11​ Beastcoast / Stinger announcement
1:25:55​ PATCH DAY!!
1:33:00​ Anime reactions
1:39:35​ DPC Scheduke
1:41:20​ TV / Game recommendations

Trent and Zyori talk about recent issues in NA/SA then focus in on the Singapore Major coming up in 10 days. They go through each phase of the major and talk about potential outcomes in great detail, before lamenting about team bundles that still haven’t been released.

TIMESTAMPS:
1:20​ Racism recent events
10:45​ EPIC Season 3
18:55​ Vikin.gg the dark horse
25:28​ Singapore Major: Wildcard power rankings
29:28​ SUNSfan comment / Team PR statement
36:50​ Talent stand-in tier list
45:00​ Potential issue with Filipino players getting to Singapore
51:20​ Singapore Major: Group stage power rankings
58:30​ Singapore Major: Playoffs power rankings
1:11:20​ Covid thoughts & concerns
1:17:20​ WHERE ARE THE TEAM BUNDLES?

North American DPC host, Dakota Cox, joins the show to exchange notes about coverage in the Americas! The three gents talk about the most contested heroes, cross-regional match-up hype, and the POKEMON MOBA!

TIMESTAMPS:
2:28​ Trent’s Take on NA vs SA
12:52​ Wild Card Concept
18:24​ Cross Region Dota at Singapore Major
25:49​ Most Contested Heroes
30:51​ Arkosh Hype and DPC Lowers
38:28​ B8 DPC Run and Drama
43:15​ Lower Division Financial Challenges
54:22​ DPC Talent in Season 1
1:05:27​ Betting Controversy
1:12:36​ Pokemon MOBA

Energy is in the air as Trent & Zyori revel about the recent Dota 2 Anime crossover with Netflix. They talk about the hardcore nature of Dota’s fanbase, improving at games during lockdown, transparency in player salaries, and New Year’s Resolutions.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00​ Dragon Knight Anime
8:07​ What the Show means for Dota World Building
11:35​ Dota’s Die Hard Fanbase
22:53​ Trent’s Fighting Game Adventures
29:27​ Improving at Dota During Lockdown
33:35​ Transparency in Player Salaries
50:42​ Twitch Bachelor Drama
56:25​ New Years Resolution and TV Binges
1:04:46​ SMASH New Character Hype

Trent and Zyori talk about the latest in DPC with a special focus on North & South America. They tackle Arkosh Gaming, prize distribution, Dota GOAT, coaches in China, and the dark horse in SEA.

TIMESTAMPS:
4:00 The League Structure
7:26 The Arkosh Mystery
10:03 Bottom Dollar for The Bottom Tier
17:40 The Quality of Matches for DPC
24:00 Drama in the DPC
29:58 DPC Work Dynamic
37:00 Who is the Dota GOAT?
43:33 Tundra Esport, New Money in the Dota Economy
47:27 Dota Streaming Ecosystem
54:23 China DPC, The Old Guard Coaching Scene
1:02:32 SEA DPC, Dark Horse, Hype Games
1:06:50 Fewer Games, More Prep Time
1:09:54 Steam Game Fest & Crypto