I create Dota 2 videos for education and entertainment!

What I do: I currently make three different video series. The most important one and my biggest focus is The Dota Difference, which is a series that shows the differences between Warcraft 3 Dota and Dota 2. Each video is focused on one hero and its differences, whether it be bugs or intended fixes. The coolest thing about this series is that even if you don't care about the differences between the two games, you're bound to learn at least one or two neat tricks or mechanics from Dota 2 that you didn't know. Each video takes me a minimum of 15 hours to produce from start to finish. This includes researching the hero's differences, testing the differences in both Dota 1 and Dota 2, recording my footage, writing a script, recording the script, and then editing and compiling all the segments together to make the final product. Some videos have taken upwards of 20-25 hours, and others in the future will take me even longer (items, Rubick and Invoker all come to mind). The release schedule for this series is every Friday!

                                                  Dota Difference on Pudge!

I also have another series called The History of Dota, which showcases what Dota was like in the early patches and how the heroes evolved throughout the years (Riki death ward, Silencer Golems, did you know there was a hero named Conjurer that had 4 summon spells!?). This one requires a lot of hands on research through many patches because it's hard to find information on old Dota patch logs. The release schedule for this series is a little random since I just work on it in my free time when I'm ahead of the differences videos. I do plan on releasing 1 every 2-3 months though. I'm also reevaluating the flow, design, and idea of the series. Before I went through every single patch that the hero was buffed/nerfed in, but I feel like the more interesting points are just in the beginning when all the heroes were very funky. Let me know on twitter @provedota or on the patreon feed what you'd like to see in the series - that would help me a ton :).


                               History of Dota for The Gambler

My final series, which is not on any specific schedule is called In a Nutshell. This is a commentary recap of a competitive match rolled up into a 3-4 minute video for those of you who work full time jobs and can't watch the many tournaments that happen. These videos take me 5-9 hours per match on average. I really like the idea of this series, and it got very positive feedback from the community. I'd really like to be releasing these more regularly but I need to find a way to reduce production time so that I can release the video shortly after the match took place. I would ideally like to do a recap for every grand finals series, but recapping 3-5 matches takes a lot of time. Again, I'm brainstorming and reevaluating how I could produce these faster without losing its quality.

                                                 In a Nutshell game recap

Why I'm asking for pledges: I have requested to only work 2 days a week at my day job so that I can devote more time to my youtube channel. The only way I make money on my youtube is when my viewers watch ads. A lot of people use adblock (only 1/4 of my views are watched with ads) and I certainly don't blame them for doing so, ads suck! If you use adblock, but still wish to support me, then this is the best way to do so! Even by pledging just $2 a month you would be giving me as much monetary support as you would by watching 200+ video ads in a month. Your support is incredibly appreciated and helps me to continue producing quality videos on a consistent basis. I have set this patreon to a monthly support because I plan on producing 4 Dota Difference videos a month, 1 History of Dota video every 1 to 2 months, and 2-3+ In a Nutshell game recap videos every 1 to 2 months. Please do not feel obligated to donate ANY money! This is my passion and I do it because I enjoy it and I love enlightening the community with interesting differences and other desired content. If you can donate, and want to, that's awesome!! If not, then just watching my videos and giving me encouragement or suggestions is just as awesome to me :). Thanks for checking out my patreon!

How perks work: If you've decided you'd like to support me, then let me tell you how the perks work. After I receive your pledge for that month, I will fulfill the perk! (your card/paypal will be charged at the beginning of the month for the previous months pledge, and I will receive the money shortly after that). You get all previous perk levels below the one you're pledging at as well. So if you pledge $25, you will also get the $2, $5, $10, and $15 perks! Check out the perk levels below!