Leaving a game community is a weird and bittersweet experience. A decade ago I made the tough decision to quit WoW, a game I had played since launch, a game that allowed me to stay connected to my two best friends, despite going to different colleges. I quit because I realized that I couldn’t maintain my position in a… Read more
so winning means relying on internet strangers to be a.) competent, b.) good communicators, c.) serious about winning and d.) unselfish. Read more
Overwatch is definitely a game that changed and moved it closer to competitive MOBA mechanics, but surely drove a lot of people off that couldn’t keep a solid 4+ group playing together.
Having a gaming group is great, but man does it suck when it seems to fall apart because people just stop caring. Priorities change, I… Read more
Overwatch is better than its ever been IMO. And I’ve put in about 800 hours on PC and PS4 Read more
Lucky enough to live in Seattle where there’s a vibrant indie theater scene and was able to catch Mirai over the weekend. I’m a big fan of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time & Wolf Children, but I think Mirai might be my new favorite Hosoda film. Read more
Saw Broly over the weekend, keeping up the tradition of seeing all the DB movies in theaters. It’s just so awesome to see it all on the big screen with a group of people genuinely interested in the movie. Read more
For the love of God if you have a spark of love for DB go see Broly. It’s so goddamn good. Read more
Finally. I’ve heard stories of abuse for years coming from the convention scene. Always an open secret. Always brushed off as “just creepy anime dude y’know?” Read more
Weird, looks like they just updated it again!
Good eye on keeping us updated about these things. Read more
While I agree that we all need to work on (1) dealing with the jerkish behavior of others and (2) not being jerks ourselves, I’m much more likely to spend time in a space not dominated by jerks, and more likely to spend money to be in such a space. It’s a big wide capitalist utopia out there; who’s to say I can’t find… Read more
Since there are no taunts, and I prefer not to teabag, I’ve found crouching with Dedede to be super disrespectful. Reclined like a cheekily grinning layabout, Dedede shows that I can take a nap in the middle of a bout, because y'all make it too easy. Read more
curiosity. best way to find good stories is to be insatiably curious about people and why they do the things they do Read more
