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Freelance Commentator/Host | Managing Director- Monkey Bubble | Choncc is life | Biz Contact: [email protected] 🏳️‍🌈

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

Don’t ever underestimate the power of being a good human being.

[Seb. @sebdot]

WE BALL FOR GOLF ⛳️

Going to be casting the Virtual Ryder Cup with @CMooreCasts over on WGT Golf. To anyone who knows ball, I love this game so to see the best from EU and US compete will be a treat.

Gonna be a sick run for the title tomorrow at 12pm EST.

[Colin Moore @CMooreCasts]

Excited to be trying something new😄

Join @sebdot and I at Bethpage Black for the first ever Virtual Ryder Cup on WGT⛳️

🇺🇸USA v Europe🇪🇺
10 players going H2H for glory!

Action starts at 12pm EDT, Tomorrow
@ https://t.co/s0Z6af3AFS

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

We are so excited to have Bass. His knowledge and passion for esports is exactly what this industry is about.

Welcome to the team!!

[Oliver Bass @BassFromThePast]

Excited to share that I am joining @MonkeybubbleO as their talent and production manager!

We've got a lot of very cool events upcoming, and I am thrilled to help work on them!

I am also looking for casting and production talent, so be on the lookout for an intake form soon!

[Khroen @Khroen]

Hi! I'm looking for work in the gaming/esports industry!

Open to:
• Roles in community management, writing, marketing, and other relevant roles.
• Full-time or Part-time

My full portfolio here: https://t.co/hbtxZzkCXv

Email me at: [email protected] (Full resume upon request)

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

Coming out of my Twitter hiatus to say that if you did this to him youre a fucking asshole. He's literally the best we could have asked for but its never enough for some people.

[Frodan @Frodan]

Mortdog is stepping away from posting and streaming saying the haters won

People were annoyed saying you had to get info from his stream or posts -- well now we don't get any of that. We get less communication, info, and interaction with the devs.

Massive TFT community L

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

@kwizten @riotgames @TFT Congrats!!!

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

@HeidiNCloset Love to see some of the Pokemon or DnD stuff!

[PlayVS @playvs]

Meet Our Charity Stream Team!

@_saintcola, @BassFromThePast, @VikkiKitty and @sierradawnx3 will take the stage alongside our Starlight Special Guests to raise funds and bring awareness to @StarlightUS!

Be sure to follow PlayVS on Twitch to get notified for when we go live!

[DSG @Disguised]

𝐃𝐒𝐆 𝐈𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆
We are looking to hire a Junior Producer & Video editor to continue to create the best content in NA.

How To Apply▶️ https://t.co/KMvbHZLrHa

[Gustavo Wolosker @GustavoWolosker]

🚨 Job Openings!

Red Bull is hiring 2 “Gaming Managers” to help develop, manage, & execute gaming-focused marketing initiatives + events (i.e. Ludwig's Streamer Games & Red Bull Home Ground)

Chicago & Miami based👀

Listings below👇

Retweets appreciated :). DM for questions🔥

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

I think I may have been the target audience for Gaga’s new video.

[Jen 🍋 LemonKiwi @LemonKiwi_]

LADY GAGA DOES NOT MISS

[Riot Mort @Mortdog]

Longer post today about a kind of serious non TFT topic, so skip today if you're looking for fun stuff.

I'm generally pretty lucky. I would consider my "approval rating" as a game dev on a popular game to be pretty high, and TFT is a great game that does lots of good things for players. Also the meta and the set are in good spots, so things should be pretty light hearted and easy in my corner.

In the image below is stuff that was sent to me on various social media platforms just from Jan 1 to Jan 7, 2025. Just the first week of the new year. And again, I'm generally on easy mode as a game dev being pretty well liked overall. So this really isn't too bad.

In my case, I've been doing this for a long time now and am pretty unaffected by stuff like this at this point. They're small blips in my day, and I've learned how to compartmentalize where these folks are coming from. So no concerns on my end.

But what I want to talk about is how much this damages other games having figures like me that can talk about games with transparency and honesty. I know a LOT of devs who have reached out over the years and said they want to do what I do, but it's just not worth it due to all the time you have to put in, and then to get stuff like this...the value proposition in pretty low, considering its easier for companies to just...not do it.

Especially if you're on a game where things aren't going great. Imagine trying to have a tough conversation around a game right now, and you have to be the face of it. What I get is easy mode, I can only imagine some of the stuff other folks would have to deal with.

And that's really unfortunate. I feel like stuff like Vegas/Macao opens where I see devs talking to passionate players is so great, as it can inspire the next generation of folks who want to be game devs. Or even just being passionate about your hobby and getting to talk to folks who love your game or want to give feedback to make it even better. I still wish for a world where more of that happens across the industry, but it's tough.

And then there's the despairing rabbit hole when you start to consider where the folks who send these messages are at. Some might just be an edgy kid sure, but others might be folks who are just having a rough time in life. Earlier in my naïve career I would sometimes reply to these folks to see if they were ok...but it had around a 10% success rate so wasn't really worth it.

I know most of you know this, but this is just a reminder that if people want devs who can come out and talk to you about the games you love and want to deliver the experiences you want, this kind of thing doesn't really help.

If you're a game dev and this scares you a bit to be player facing, my recommendation is to start small. I find that right now smaller discords are GREAT for finding groups of folks on a small scale who are generally pretty passionate, and would love the chance to talk. Start there, and don't be discouraged.

Ok that's it for now. New patch is out, and super early read is we didn't mess it all up so that's good. We'll see how things develop of course. Also Lunar new year event stuff activates in a couple hours, so that should be lots of fun for ya!

Alright, have a great day and take it easy :)

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

I’m pretty sure most people don’t know how their government works or what it does.

It’s really as simple as that.

[shitposter emeritus (on sabbatical) @jazzghost_pm]

I've spent years working on this and it really comes down to this:

Any single tiny thing you can do to feel like you're helping build a better future is more productive than 10,000 hours of dread.

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

This is a really strong tweet lmao

[Tenrek @TenrekGG]

Esports casters stabbing each other in the back over who gets a liquipedia page first just goes to show that the theatre kid still hasn't left some of us

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

@Naturesbf The early reviews calling it "generational tv" have me fucking STOKED.

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

One of the challenges in esports is the fact there are way more beginners than experts at any given time. Knowledge(like day rates) don’t have a consistent way of being passed down and in the current climate mentors are harder to find.

Reach out and engage with each other.

[Seb. @sebdot]

The caster scene is falling apart right now.

Orgs have been allegedly using Liquipedia points as a means of paying casters. Casters have been offering work for free to undercut other casters in the middle of negotiations. 10s of thousands in prizepool tournaments demanding free or below min wage work.

As a means of developing Tier 2 talent within not just Rocket League but all of esports, there needs to be some standards and ethics in place so people are protected. But with the state that the industry is in right now that just seems unlikely. It's already incredibly hard to develop yourself to the point where you can get these opportunities. But now you're also battling against shady orgs, and now your fellow casters.

Casters aren't just there to talk over the game. They turn what otherwise would be a VOD or screaming reactions into a coherent product that tells a story and narrative. They turn the game into an esport. If we don't give a chance for casters to develop, due to shadiness, the next generation will look bleak. Remember that some of your favourite casters today started off somewhere, and built up the scene together.

I just wasn't expecting casters to turn onto each other tbh.

Shoutouts to the orgs who can see the bigger picture though and give talent a chance to develop into something special and see them for their value.

You know who you are and I appreciate you.

[boop @Boopasaurusrex]

@HaukNelson Sent a DM!

[FRAPPUCCINO PAPI @drewface_]

As I get older, I realized that winning the tournament wasn't everything. It was about walking into a place where I felt understood and didn't have to explain myself to a random group of people why I loved fighting games so much.

Support your locals (if you can).