"Why rollback and netplay events are good for locals, actually"
Last night I hosted a sweet locals session out of my garage and then after cleaning up I read one of the worst fighting game takes in recent memory, so here's my attempt to upcycle it.
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A reminder: if you want to support my work, buying my book is a great way to do that.
If you want to read a book about how to get into fighting games, buying my book is also a great way to do that, but if you don't have the $ you can just DL it for free.
"Letting go of Evo"
I wrote about why I'm breaking my Evo attendance streak (every year since 2011; first Evo was 2003). It's sad, but I think this a good opportunity to celebrate the Evo moments that got me here before moving on.
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👊Gentle reminder to register for #2XKO at #UMAD 2026! We're a Challenger tier event in the 2026 2XKO Official Competitive Series!
🕐 August 21-23, 2026
📍 550 Rue Richmond, Montréal, QC H3J 2R9
🔗 start.gg/umad2026
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
This distills several of the ideas I've been trying to get across to otherwise-sensible-people in the last while, both in and out of games:
- There's always a reason why decisions get made (even if sometimes the reason is bad)
- The more invested someone is, the less they can be trusted to judge it
My child.
06.02.2026 18:46 — 👍 44 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 1I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
06.02.2026 01:59 — 👍 7651 🔁 1942 💬 78 📌 60close enough
05.02.2026 00:53 — 👍 143 🔁 70 💬 6 📌 0play this game you can subject people to the Apparatus in it and then turn to them and say GGs and fist bump as if you didn't gold burst then raw yrc in neutral 4 times in a row to land one airthrow
04.02.2026 00:00 — 👍 37 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 2WHAT A JAM THAT WAS (full cmv in replies <33333)
03.02.2026 01:11 — 👍 71 🔁 44 💬 3 📌 3
Guilty Gear Xrd players playing the game.
01.02.2026 05:50 — 👍 86 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 0Best popoff of the weekend so far?! Congratulations Solstice for taking home 🥇 for XRD at #FFXVIII2026!
01.02.2026 04:26 — 👍 98 🔁 43 💬 0 📌 0
🗓️SAVE THE DATE!
❤️🔥#UMAD2026 returns to THE CHURCH in the heart of Montréal in August!
🧐More details to come!
I've decided to dip from Frosty's this year for cost reasons. I'll likely be limiting the rest of the my travel to the US in the near term.
With the money saved, I'll be going to more Canadian events.
This will also free up energy for on-site technogoofs similar to Xrd Balatro.
if you've never entered an xrd tournament before and you show me proof that you signed up for one within the next month i will draw your main for free
07.01.2026 19:51 — 👍 37 🔁 33 💬 4 📌 3
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
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A small teaser.
New opening video from yours truly premieres this Saturday for Resshoumania!
Sign up for the event here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/resshouman...
Not sure which is funnier from my 1st clear of the Nightreign DLC's Dreglord:
1) That the double sprint-glitch deflect of the boss' Ult came out looking so jank, or
2) That the Kaijus kissed in the end, doubling Executor's Ult damage.
Not pictured: @cwheezy22.bsky.social hard-carrying to get me here
Watching Slice at locals and @foonanigims.bsky.social land it reminded me to actually work on putting a full combo in front of the cool Blitzcrank full pendulum ender
#2XKO #2XKO_JINX #2XKO_BLITZ
Vs tall characters it's nice since we don't need space things out or push far back—can just hit an early-as-possible j.H, without forward drift, and it will link into 2M-5H. Have to watch out tho since delays/distance can make 4T drop when optimizing away 2M.
Thanks to Yammini for the restand idea🙏
The above off melee hits just drops on Teemo, but at least the below will connect from long-range minigun.
#2xko #2XKO_BLITZ #2XKO_JINX
I think I found my favourite Limit Break ender for Jinx
#2xko #2XKO_BLITZ #2XKO_JINX
Congrats @essaygg.bsky.social for winning their 1st #2XKO bracket at Battle City Weekly 🤖🦊
🥇 @essaygg.bsky.social
🥈 SliceNDice15 + SegaTR0N
🥉 Zykles__ + @leweaboo.bsky.social
4️⃣ Lup1n
5️⃣ spookymemesRL
5️⃣ Alexander
7️⃣ @lilbowt.bsky.social
7️⃣ Nyeko
Oh no....
18.11.2025 21:18 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Finally got to show off this project at Tidal Waves last weekend.
Turns out if you can't get an Astro City, you can just print your own. Much assembly required, though.
I forgot how funny my art for this book is. If nothing else, please buy it just to enjoy my drawings 😎
03.11.2025 20:25 — 👍 120 🔁 37 💬 0 📌 0
FROM MASHER TO MASTER 2 IS OUT!
If you want to get into fighting games but don't know where to begin, this book will guide your journey.
Featuring art by @koh.money and a foreword by Gerald Lee of Core-A Gaming!
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#VFTIPS Please RT!
VF characters are fully ambidextrous. Being able to see the foot stance of the fighters has gameplay effects, so look closely:
Closed - you see one character's back and the other's front.
Open - you see both fronts or both backs. (1/3)
#VirtuaFighter
