Really enjoyed their set at the SF MCR concert. Also, completely misheard the song as "I got my tubes removed"
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Really enjoyed their set at the SF MCR concert. Also, completely misheard the song as "I got my tubes removed"
REV2SDAY 3/10/26 results are in!
1. @rtw96.bsky.social
2. @elvenshadow.bsky.social
3. @solsticefgc.bsky.social
Thanks for playing and we'll see you next week!
VOD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ykI...
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#FREELUD UPDATE:
Ludovic’s bond hearing is on Friday!
This does not change the fact that he is still expected in court for a deportation hearing in May, even if he is released.
The fight is not over, but we are hopeful that he will be free of ICE custody soon. Keep fighting!
What a way to start Danger Time.
I'm trying to see if it's viable to do my writing/TOing/streaming fighting game stuff as a full time job, so every new Patreon supporter is a vote of confidence (and health insurance).
Thank you 🙏
Full essay is here. If you'd like to support my work, please join the paid supporter tier or buy my book on learning to play fighting games (patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...); if you want to keep up with my stuff, just join the Patreon for free.
www.patreon.com/posts/152427...
Individually, a person who plays fighting games may have a bunch of different complicated nuanced motivations and emotions that are served by different parts of the fighting game experience — not limited to the game itself on their console, but the broader journey of mastery and connectivity. The high-minded ideal FGC stuff I mentioned above is real and does exist! It just doesn’t exist enough to sell the millions of copies that go into funding the next Street Fighter or Tekken. At scale, building and selling games as a service looks a lot more like making a theme park or a casino, where you have customers entering at a given point, you give them choices on what kind of experience they can have in your game, and you give them clear signs and paths to choose from in order to make it easy for them. In the above section, we established that people play video games because they want to feel something specific. It’s a brief moment of agency in a day where you were otherwise probably at the mercy of some stupid bullshit at your job, or at school, or in your family, or on the bus, or whatever. We spend most of our day pushing the boulder up, and the brief moment of rest we get is choosing the video game we play in between eating dinner and going to sleep, where we get to act like the person we imagine ourselves to be as the boulder rolls back down the hill.
"Why ranked sucks and we can't get rid of it"
Wrote about how fighting games rely on ranked matchmaking to retain players even though it often makes the experience worse. Read this to learn about friction, addiction, motivation, and how you can Ranked responsibly.
www.patreon.com/posts/152427...
REV2SDAY 3/10/26 REG IS LIVE!
- Two skill ladders, S-Rank and A-Rank!
- A-Rank is for beginner/int players
- S-Rank if you want the smoke (and $20)
- Wired w/ connection test
- 730PM PDT
www.start.gg/wnfoakland
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Weekly Xrd #Rev2Forev2 thread is up!
If you have an event for the calendar, DM me!
Love your life, be good to one another, and play some mfing guilty gear <3
You can also find this calendar + IRL events at playguiltygear.com
thank you so much for everyone for showing up
we've raised over $1400 for Lud, very proud of the community here for
huge ups to @cinnamonoatmeal.bsky.social for taking it, @congealeddairy.bsky.social for the art donation, and @junklion.bsky.social for the stream
top8/vod coming soon <3
THIS SHIT IS IN AN HOUR GO DONATE AND SHOW IT TO SAFFIYA AND COME PLAY
MBAACC Results:
1. Numbuh Six
2. LegendaryBlueShirt
3. abridge
March 2026 Caliburst Suika Game Top 3:
1st: @abridge2far.bsky.social
2nd: @cloudstrife420.bsky.social
3rd: @numbuhsix.bsky.social
March 2026 Caliburst Xrd results are in!
1. Treble
2. @maidshrike.church
3. @joyxrd.bsky.social
Congrats to Treble for his first ever Caliburst W! And thanks to everyone who brought snacks <3
VOD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjvd...
#rev2forev2
My monthly xrd bracket stream is live !!!! Tournament will start in about 15 minutes! Come join us!!!
www.twitch.tv/araigumabatt...
will be at www.twitch.tv/Akaistring
going live in 30 minutes with some ggxrd rev2 exhibition matches between group 2 of our txrd rookie rumble gamers!
CALIBURST XRD STREAM IS LIVE! BRACKETS START IDK 215 OR SO
twitch.tv/pattheflip #rev2forev2
LAST CALL FOR CALIBURST REG GET IN THAT BRACKET
#FREELUD UPDATES:
- Lawyer calling for a bond hearing in MA that must occur within 10 days.
- Lud remains at risk, even if he is released. Deportation hearing in May.
- HOW TO HELP: Continued donations, sharing articles on Lud’s story, and/or calling your reps if you live in MA.
NEED MORE SIGNUPS THROW A COUPLE BUCKS HERE EVERY LITTLE HELPS!!!!! SHOW UP!!!!
REG SO WE CAN GET PIZZA PLS
You got 2D already
It actually kicks ass how much the people who run this site hate the people who use it. Just constant seething meltdowns over having to put up with a bunch of artists, furries, and trans people instead of crypto-hustlers and AI guys making Linkedin-tier posts. I'm glad they're miserable, frankly
This is a good excuse to post my bit on Ranked from my latest book, From Masher to Master 2:
You can go get it here: patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...
we've only received a few entrants, so this is a reminder that my bsky DMs are open + the server link is in a reply on the original post, you can DM me on discord there
in addition, I've decided to match ANY donation shown to me until the tournament!! please donate if you can, every dollar helps!!
the organizers and lud's family talked to @nbcwashington.com
lud's lawyer spoke publicly about the case for the first time.
you know the drill.
spread the word to #FreeLud
source: www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/h...
Ranked is wack for dozens of reasons that I've written about before, but the problem is that it really does retain players to stick around and play a lot more early on than they would otherwise by pushing a lot of gambling buttons in the brain to keep people playing. Q-UP is a great example.
A staffer from Cory Booker’s office actually called me back and gave me their direct line. I spoke to them and provided all the details on Lud’s case!! They said since Lud’s reps are already aware, we probably don’t need to do anything now, but depending on how things go in court tomorrow, if they need more offices contacting ICE on his behalf, call again and they’ll see what they can do!!! YOUR CALLS DO MATTER. PLEASE CALL!
#FREELUD
REV2SDAY 3/3/26 results are in!
1. @solsticefgc.bsky.social
2. pattheflip 💪😎👍
3. @cadedac.bsky.social
Thanks for playing and we'll see you next week!
VOD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPuJ...
#rev2forev2