Eric Van Allen's saved articles

Ken is rated too high. Read more

Also responsible for this gem:
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Watched this live and she is so ridiculously adorable. She said her new goal was to get as many wins in a tournament as years old she was, 7. Read more

TL setting sail for a birth at Worlds aboard the ship of Theseus - sounds good to me. Read more

With Parth backing off and Doublelift finally getting canned, TSM may now be competent internationally and, even more surprising, they might actually be likable. Read more

Love the RS6 articles. It’s not an esports scene I regularly follow, but it’s fun to watch. Read more

considering decklists have to be kept the entire tournament, it’s great because nobody can touch it. Read more

wasn’t part of this video but they had sakura petals falling over the capcom cup logo displayed immediately after this on stream Read more

He’d need a kitchen on hand if he ever gained life Read more

Public service announcement: Read more

I don’t really care in terms of xQc’s specific situation, but this did highlight two things, in my opinion. Read more

I personally think it’s a really cool award that the winning player gets to eat one of the devs.
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here’s another clip that’s been going around of him abusing the report system
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One of the things I respect and appreciate about GMG writers is their after publication editing process, where you guys are willing to update to clarify confusing or misunderstood statements. Read more

Either way, best to make sure the wording is as clear as possible, as whether it’s merited is certainly a point of discussion. Read more

It’s been an ongoing debate whether being an OT (one-trick) player is worthy of punishment. Theoretically, if you one-trick and you’re good, you’ll rise in ranking, and vice versa. Read more

Just stick to reporting players that are cheating, players trolling or griefing or being bullish about not changing classes is too much of a gray area it seems if you report it too many times.
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Wait... so you can report people for simply being bad at the game? That seems stupid. Is there not some sort of ranking system on place to handle that automatically? Read more

I saw that goal as it happened, and I absolutely lost my mind. Unbelievable goal. There’s a long history of amazing goals in Rocket League, but that shot right there is at the top of the heap. Read more

In a couple o’ years this game is going to make a great Sports anime. Read more