Anyway all that is to say, im gonna try to take "new year, new me" more seriously than previous years, and that will come with more inane ramblings on here. It will not stop me from shitpost replies to mutuals (you have been warned), but I may be a bit more open than normal.

Hap new year

Have cat

The good news is im not in the same headspace I was at the time. I have a plan for my future that excited about, and the drive to see it through.

Speaking of, I kinda joked about it but the whole weight loss thing is gonna be part of it.

The last couple weeks, I've been closing back in on the heaviest ive ever been. I havent been this heavy since right out of high school when I was at the start of a massive depressive episode.

Anyway resolution 2 is imma lose weight, in this ted talk ill go over my 12 step plan to...

Hampter

That being said, the skins not being available seperate from the $100 bundle is very cringe.

I hope they become available on the side at a later time, bc rn thats a bit BS.

I'm fine with F2P charging whatever for cosmetics that dont touch gameplay, but fuck FOMO.

I'll say this here just to say it once. If you say something along the lines of "I refuse to play this game bc this optional cosmetic bundle is too expensive. Devs have killed this game. " then you weren't going to play the game to begin with.

The bundle itself is actually a pretty good deal.

Think of it this way Ben...

Improving in fighting games is a personal roguelike. You pick up random skills (be it character tech, fundamentals, etc.) by fighting powerful bosses (other better players) until you hit your goal. And every new FG you play is a new run with your skills carried over.

Anyway rant over. Game fun and im excited to keep playing it. Combos are surprisingly complex with simple inputs and my hands have never met me before and im an idiot they should never listen to bc I cant do anything right yet. The day I truly unlock Ekko its over. Until then ill just cry.

Later

7. Final real point and its more personal. While I understand the reasoning behind it, and its probably better for the longevity of the game...

I hate that mixed format is standard for tournaments. It feels lame and I wish they separated them into 1v1 and 2v2. I feel like one will die as a result.

6. System wide things seem to be working well, but I've heard some people having issues with laggy opponents in ranked specifically. I do wish they had a ping indicator when you find a match (and while they are at it make the players rank actually show properly).

5. Characters overall are fairly good (although obviously we need more) with one exception. Yasuo definitely needs a hit with the nerf stick. I think his combos are cool and shpuld stay as is, but he needs his damage numbers to go down with how easily he can convert off his large normals.

4. Big one for me I hope they address. Ranked is genuinely too easy to go up in. I have hit Master 1 after playing maybe 10 hours of ranked total, and in those ten hours have gotten games where people im assuming were diamond were crushing me, and others that felt like I was bullying. Its chaos.

3. On the defensive side im honestly curious if pushblock might need some love. Already having it on cooldown for 7 seconds feels like enough of punishment to where not pushing back both feels like a lot. Again not a game dev so idk the right balance, but it feels like it could use a little more.

2. With that being said, there are still some problems that need addressing. Fury is number one in my eyes. Juggernaut is another issue bc frankly Juggernaut in Fury should be TOD-ing a character if played right. Fury on a 2 character fuse needs to be toned down, bc rn we are hitting x-factor BS.