jpVari

jpVari

@jpvari.bsky.social

FGC/SF6 & StarcraftBW/2 & Steam (arpg, srpg, bullet heaven) & Nintendo Harm reduction, methadone and marijuana Singer and dispensary worker North New Jersey

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I swear I'm not huge on reliving drama but a youtuber I really like just put out a 6 hour video on gamer gate. Can't pretend I won't devour that

Can't decide if I wanna even give tokon a try considering I already like avatar and barely have time for it Want to tear away from poe2 just to complete some goals in poe1 for free mtx shinies but someone is running a small hardcore league in 2 and it's such a blast 40 and too many games to play.

I don't expect to like tokon as much as avatar but of course I'll try it for free. I already pre-ordered avatar, I guess that's out at the same time? Or sooner? I've been distracted.

Found a new mantra for when I'm playing any competitive game. (mantra is definitely the wrong word because this is long but maybe I can focus it down a bit)

I finally fought someone that spammed hooligan grab. It took me so many times but I won by ducking it and punishing. This is legitimately the type of opponent I need more often. People are too respectful, or maybe it's self doubt, they won't stick with what's working.

Did my traditional steam sale 'literally buying 40 games for under a hundred bucks' deal. 'ascend from nine mountains' is the one I'm most excited about off the bat. But it's a bit hard to decode. Another one, archon, is a bullet heaven but you control 2 characters. Challenging! Riveting! Fun! Yaa!

A local that's been going on near me started an offshoot even closer to me. I won the first event! Made 20 bucks. First time either of those things have happened. I instantly quit my job obviously. I need more time for games.

Been reading wrestling books like crazy. Gotta comment on this. The idea that Nash left wwf, that's Kevin Nash of the kliq, friend of Shawn michaels, his last stated straw being Bret hart pushing back on a finish... So Nash of the kliq goes to WCW to work with hogan etc... Just hilarious

I realize he didn't know what he was walking into re hogan. But I also realize what he aimed to do with the kliq and what he and hall aimed to do in WCW... The idea he couldn't take wwf anymore because Hart was unhappy with one finish. He was Shawn's friend... Wasn't he embarrassed to say that?

Am I crazy or is Deadlock not out to play yet? I am already seeing people compare how it's being received to fighting games in general... But then it doesn't look like it's out. As usual I assume I'm fucking up somewhere.

Mewgenics is good. Fun strategy rpg, a fav genre of mine, rogue lite container, and while it's not really my brand of humor it still made me laugh a bit. But the general conceit may turn off some people, I think if they were cute dogs my hesitations would turn into full blown discomfort.

Anyone played Vital Shell? I'm gonna be buying it soon... Psx art style, even calls the demo a demo disc. I think it's just a fun action game, maybe towards vampire survivors but I might be wrong about that too. Haven't played yet.

Sometimes you go months between interacting with someone whose LIFE is playing 1 game, complaining about it endlessly, but also tbagging you in ranked in a random set when they're 100 pts Mr higher than you The levels of depression and self loathing I can only imagine, and I've been a heroin addict

Poe1 community making me like the fgc more simply by defending a creator using an Ai thumbnail. I already knew I mostly disliked the poe community, at least the reddit side, but damn that was an ugly thing to find. I'm really not used to seeing anyone defend Ai art tbh. Yuck.

Had this idiotic thought that maybe the language we use matters maybe calling every hope, desire, or even idle guess that is remotely positive 'hopium/copium' isn't great. We're allowed to want things. Or even, gosh, hope for them. I know no on cares. And this stems from me hating 'cope' usage

My new life cycle is poe2-poe1-Pd2-poe2 etc. And I love it. Idk if Pd2 resets enough to keep it consistent but I'll play it whenever it refreshes. Idk if I'll play vanilla D2 again but... Ya know, probably. I'm pathetic.

I've yapped about and thought about streaming a lot. But this December I've got like 10 days off to start the month and then my wife is visiting her parents in the latter half. It feels like it might be a good time to form a new habit around the games I'm playing anyway.

Windswept is truly made for me. Brings me so much joy! And a perfect time to be reminded not all games need to last forever It's special, the very first type of game I loved. for me it's rare they get this genre right these days outside Nintendo. The vanias are great I just didn't grow up with them

Easy to believe it's only one genre, or only competitive games etc But path of exile is effectively single player and I just watched a community be certain a skill was the most op thing ever pre release such that it was nerfed pre release and then called doa pre release. Guess if it's good or not...

As ever I just don't get why people have this need to speak with certainty when they cannot be certain. It only sets you up tk be defensive later

My bosses are telling me to take time off since I have pto I'll lose otherwise. But it's making me feel like a trick somehow lmao. But having a full week to just game til I melt in early December is really appealing. Wish I knew when the next poe2 season was coming but that's not realistic.

I'm trying to find the one person playing Teemo+braum at high ranks. Just out of curiosity, I'm not pretending to need to learn from them yet I can't even hit a combo. Still manages to be fun though. I like Teemos archetype and with no clear 2nd I let my wife pick. She likes the visual dichotomy.

I was finally gonna get to 2xko and spend some time with poe2 (not that I haven't been playing poe2, I have... Whereas I've barely cracked 2xko) since I'm off tomorrow.... Only to just be reminded c viper is en route. Woops!

I used to get so mad. And I still can when I'm not careful. But it's so much better it's like being a different person. Lose a round to a huge come back? I don't even have to focus on staying calm anymore. I just know internally that that's fine. I don't care that it took me so long. I'm happy.

I'm going to watch capcom cup because I enjoy it. I like competitive video games and I've paid to watch them many times before going back to 2010. many people talk about the fgc like it's a philosophy and I would like to inform you the community is severely lacking in making this philosophy clear

We could commiserate that it sucks ass. Only in this community have I been made to feel stupid for liking the fucking thing we like lmao. I'm the asshole because the corporation is greedy, now? Because I don't say, okay I'll give up another thing I like that I'm lucky enough I can afford? Jesus.

I didn't realize true, raw trolls still existed. Fighting the pointless fight with nothing to gain, not pushing an agenda with meaning or value... I'm floored.

Had to talk to hr for being too happy in work chat about Kirk lmao I can imagine a knee jerk reaction being that this sucks but the tenor of the meeting, literal laughter and smiles, reminds me I like where I work even if it's a corporation.

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I urge you to reconsider what you think is political violence. a woman dying from complications during childbirth because she had no access to safe and legal abortion is political violence. The genocide in Gaza is political violence. An innocent black man shot dead by police is political violence.

Whoa this brought out the good side of 2 people I work with (so far)... For as much as I'd assume my weed dispensary coworkers are left wing you never fucking know, and what's left wing these days anyway. Glad to know who they are and show them we see things similarly

Lmao I got invited 6.5 hours into the 35 hour beta while I was asleep. Now I've got work and then have to sleep for more work. Wish I could have planned for this. But I'm also sorry for the negativity. Not even gonna bother. Wish I could pass it on.

This might be odd but I get absolutely nothing from watching people play a fighting game that isn't out yet. Reveals, cool. But like, matches etc when I haven't gotten my hands on it yet? Personally it's just not for me.

2 days off coming up... Very glad because yesterday I had so many hours after work during which I wanted to play sf6 and poe2 and out of like 8 hours I played for maybe 45 mins and then slept like a baby for so goddamn long. It was glorious.

I think I've finally blocked myself from discoursing about the games I engage in. My body is still very confused but it'll be well worth it ultimately.

Path of exile 2 is getting a sprint button today along with lots of new stuff. Very exciting. But it's gonna annoy for me forever that people will say the sprint improved/saved the game as if it's objective. I may make this same post every few weeks. Forever.

Plugging in this day and age. Foul! I took a screenshot but naming names seems stupid. 1 and dones are annoying but taking the rematch and running away mid match is far worse. This is closer to actually cheating. One and done is more like a faux pax! Harumph!

Local tomorrow! I'll be happy if I can win a game. Expectations are quite low though, I really just want to have fun and try to interact with people. I'm sure I give off that I'm much older than college, hopefully that doesn't make me a creeper.

Customer had an Aki shirt on today! Definitely the closest to a guarantee of modern sf Fandom. I've seen some generic sf shirts but they didn't seem to be up on the new stuff per se.

A bunch of forces converged and led to me almost starting to play OSRS but I was saved by the controls being a little too awkward. I was seeing a future of fishing and chopping trees at work on mobile for endless hours and my joyometer spiked near bursting. Alas, not meant to be.

The episode of lfg where the young wrestlers supposedly put their own matches together... The first 2 matches, the male talent, both had 'heel pins, face kickout, heel frustratedly pins again' and 'heel throws face to ropes but holds onto their hair' spots. What are the odds.