@inkfycreates I really see both sides making it conditional. People coming out often expect a lot out of their parents instantly while that could easily take a while to get used to.
A former Bricks and Minifigs franchisee, Matty AppleSeed just exposed a devastating corporate ambush. Corporate secretly flew to Florida overnight in May, emptied his store, and shut it down without warning.
They left his name on the lease, sticking him with a $500,000 ghost debt. They also hit him with $70,000 in sudden fines for previously cleared royalties to absorb his $120,000 inventory.
When he tried to fight back, BAM hired a lawyer from his new defense firm, forcing a conflict of interest that stripped away his legal representation.
He also had choice words for Josh and Brandon, calling them tools, and a lunatic, while detailing how they sabotaged his location and lied to employees.
@ChristinaTasty I don't think that it's that closely connected. I think that it's just that they all run in the same culture and have the same tastes.
I don't remember hearing any problems with people actually playing Nikke or Stellar Blade on Twitch, for instance.
Of course capitalism isn't natural, you incomplete set of plastic picnic utensils.
What's natural is theft, robbery, and murder.
What's natural is anarchy, chaos, the rape of the weak by the strong, and nature red in tooth and claw.
The free market, which you call "capitalism", is not called "free" because everyone is free to do whatever they want. Because what a lot of people want to do is steal. You'll know which ones by the hammer and sickle logo they draw on things.
No, the free market is called free because it is freed from coercion and violence.
And of course it was spread by violence, you factory-defective lawn flamingo. Because it was spread by hanging all the bandits and robbers, and if hangings aren't violence I don't know what is.
And of course it's maintained by coercion, you British pub food connoisseur. If you don't coerce thieves not to steal, then they will steal everything you build faster than than you can build it.
You have to use violence to stop the violent, and coerce the coercers not to coerce.
And of course it's maintained by the superficial facade of liberal democracy, you Vogon poetry appreciator. The global average citizen is a mentally retarded third-world savage with less emotional self-control than my cat. If we let them have candidates that truly represented their agenda, then every useful thing humanity has built for the last twelve thousand years would be torn down in a week to buy them more party drugs. Followed by every woman being raped to death, and then uncomprehending starvation as they slowly and painfully learned that grocery stores don't spontaneously spawn food pickups, like in video games.
Jesus Christ, woman, you're talking about a species that evolved to live in hominid tribes of 100 apes, and throw rocks at zebras. In modern civilization, the so-called "average" person is so far out of his depth that the fish have lights on their noses.
And the more complex and sophisticated civilization gets, the more investments in the future that we need to protect, so that the retarded monkeys don't steal them all to buy more vodka and cigarettes.
Yeah, sure, sometimes capitalist systems end up defending property that someone's great-grandfather stole. But so fucking what? You think communism is gonna fix that? You think communism is gonna bring justice?
Communist nations can't afford justice. They can't even manage to feed themselves half the time. Get back to us when you've mastered the agricultural revolution, we've only been waiting since the beginning of recorded time.
The trick is to put the seeds in the dirt, guys.
Playersexuality renders ALL romancable characters bisexual by default.
I mean, it's fine, but the playersexuality lable is there to say "whoever you play, you can do romance".
It's the big caveat you have to accept when you value gameplay choices over handling a sexuality.
I'd say theres no way Kyle is this stupid but he is famous for not knowing what farms are
You can't tax net worth Kyle because it's set arbitrarily and it would bankrupt any company who's leadership owned enough to be a billionaire
EVO is next week and I just wanted to write up a quick primer on what’s going on in Blazblue! I think it’s really exciting that a game that hasn’t been updated in 10~ years is still getting new storylines.
XCaliburBladez - The reigning EVO2025 and current #1 player in the world. Not only is he an amazing player, but he is also using the strongest character in the game Carl Clover and was so dominant that the NA community got together and created a doc pushing to ban Carl. The plan failed and XCal is still winning everything he enters, although he is not unbeatable and definitely has had some very narrow victories. He’s entering EVO this year with a huge target on his back; can he unblockable loop his way to another championship?
Monarch - Before XCal started his run, Monarch was the undisputed king of NA and won almost every tournament he entered for 3 years straight. He stepped back from the game to focus on Granblue, but after losing the crown he’s back on the grind. Known for his defense, he is content just blocking his way out of the scariest mixups and punishing his opponents once they get desperate and overextend. Unfortunately, you can’t block unblockables.
Fenritti - Many consider him to be the greatest Blazblue player of all time back during the Arcade era. He stopped practicing the game seriously to focus on his SF6/COTW esports career, but has been playing the game again this past year. Maybe inspired by his recent defeats to the NA players? He’s coming off a poor performance at Combo Breaker this past month, so hopefully we can see the GOAT return.
Japan Army - There are 12 (Twelve!) Japanese players flying out to EVO for Blazblue this year, which might be a record. While the scene in Japan is not as fierce as it was back in the day, many in this group are veterans who experienced (and won) during the strongest era. There is no doubt that these are all top players, but this will be the first time traveling overseas and playing in a tournament for many. Will they be able to handle the EVO experience and play their best?
NA Zoomer Legion - In 2022, Blazblue got Rollback Netcode which unlocked an entire new generation of players. While they may not have as many years played as the veterans, they make up for it in pure grinding. It’s not uncommon to see these guys with 25,000+ matches played and dozens of tournaments entered. If anything, these are the players in the best condition and most accustomed to the current offline scene.
NA Boomers - Old guys that are just in Vegas to drink and hang out at the pool and somehow make Top 8. Let’s go, boomers!
International - Looking at the Top 32 seeding, I only see Division and LLon attending - both playing the zoner v13 and both very strong. But it’s worth noting there are incredibly strong players around the world who won’t be in attendance this year. Also need to give a shoutout to the Brazil scene who held a fundraiser tournament to send their top players out but got stopped by the visa hurdle.
This is just a quick overview of what I’m watching; I’m sure there will be some upsets and big performances from people not on here. Can’t wait for this tournament and looking forward to how the storylines progress after it’s over!
@atrupar Let me help you out @JDVance,
The court isn’t withholding the files. That excuse (rule 6E) evaporated when our EFTA passed.
Your admin is illegally withholding many important files, claiming traditional “FOIA deliberative process privilege,” which the EFTA explicitly prohibits.
@inkfycreates Genres became buzzwords to journalists and the popular ones spread to every game, ruining their value to actually distinguish between games.
Stories don't have nearly the same problems and it seems like journalists much prefer writing about stories anyway.
@inkfycreates I feel like some of it comes from discussion driven by games journalism.
Even good journalists under the old model had to write about and review games and genres that they weren't familiar with.