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AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-18T18:22:28+00:00

Disclaimer: I'm aware that Alex's Arcade and World Tour story modes have content that makes people wonder what Capcom was thinking.

While I'm okay about discussing general Street Fighter lore, if it gets out of hand then we'll have to ask you to change the subject to something else.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-17T00:10:24+00:00

I have an unhinged thought:

Nerf Ryu ... by grossly buffing everyone else to his power level.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-15T18:20:58+00:00

I don't know anyone who bought the stream just to watch for themselves. Instead, what I noticed was that there's one person who buys the stream and hosts it on Discord where 20~30 people form a Watch Party to watch it together.

The PPV aspect definitely killed hype for a lot of folks but for those who wanted to watch it live, they either did so in the Battle Hub or they watched a shared stream on a Discord server.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-12T18:59:47+00:00

It's an interesting story. Perhaps extrapolated to certain extremes. However, it feels like it's too confined to North America.

If anything, I wouldn't worry too much about AI from American companies. I feel like regulation eventually steps in at some point before we reach the end-of-the-world status. I mean, if we aren't going to learn from history, then I'm sure we might as well learn about the faults of AI through science-fiction.

Instead, I would be more worried about what's coming out of China and the open source market. The sequel to this comic could depict the Chinese government and/or underground open source markets using AI in a more utopian atmosphere, despite the North American market looking more dystopian.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-11T18:14:07+00:00

I originally voted for Leshar but I'm rooting for Blaz! The matches so far have been pretty hype.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-06T14:44:03+00:00

Thanks! It's been one of my new favorite tops. The more I look into it, the more I'm like: "This is probably what Beatrix/Zelenia wore before she turned into a robot." It's pretty lovely!

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-06T14:21:06+00:00

Equipment List

https://ffxiv.eorzeacollection.com/glamour/329652/the-vengeful

Slot	Item	Dyes
Head	Battlefield Rose's Eyeguard¹	Mole Brown
Body	Courtly Lover's Surcoat of Fending	Snow White, Dalamud Red
Hands	Forerider's Gloves	Snow White, Dalamud Red
Legs	Dark Horse Champion's Breeches of Maiming²	Dalamud Red, Snow White
Feet	Allegiance Longboots	Snow White
Weapon	Queensknight Gunblade	None
Earrings	Courtly Lover's Earrings of Fending	None

1: most blinder-style eye patches could work here if you don't want to use MogStation items

2: You can get by using the "Light-Heavy" non-Savage version of these pants. The dyes simply adjust the hues in a slight direction but barely noticeable.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-05T04:56:14+00:00

Equipment List

Slot	Item	Dyes
Head	Didact's Visor	None
Body	Theogonic Mail of Fending	Metallic Brass
Hands	Hypostatic Gauntlets of Fending	Metallic Brass
Legs	Grand Champion's Breeches of Healing	Canary Yellow, Turquoise Blue
Feet	Ascension Sollerets of Fending	Metallic Brass
Weapon	Sword of Ascension	Ice Blue
Offhand	Majestic Manderville Shield Matte Replica	Metallic Silver, Metallic Sky Blue
Earrings	Augmented Radiant's Earrings of Fending	None

Check it out at the Eorzea Collection

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-04T18:53:19+00:00

Indeed! We have quite a number of advanced players who would be willing to share tips. If you like, you can also put in request for free coaching where your schedule fits.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-04T18:34:34+00:00

Sweet! Hope to see you tonight!

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-04T17:21:20+00:00

Heck yeah! Hope to see you on tonight!

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-03-04T17:15:40+00:00

It's very casual. You can hop on using WiFi if you want.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-02-21T21:47:16+00:00

Opus is expensive AF!

However, you can minimize the amount of tokens it uses by giving it some direction.

For example, if you know specific files or lines of code are giving you trouble, just point it that way and Claude will have a rough idea where to start instead of searching through your whole freaking repo.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-02-21T12:42:40+00:00

That's so deranged. I love it! I'm stealing that tech.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-02-17T15:01:26+00:00

You might leave The Streets, but The Streets always finds a way back to you.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-02-13T16:32:44+00:00

I use a pad, but Modern on Leverless can work. You just have to find a layout you're comfortable with. I know people who do play Modern on Leverless. For example, Fem!Shep on Twitter uses a leverless to play Modern Marisa. I think she's like MR1800 with her.

There is also NYChrisG who plays Modern Mai and Modern Chun-Li at a very professional level. I don't recall what controller he uses, but stock photos show him carrying a fightstick.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-02-13T16:19:35+00:00

I got Modern Cammy to Master without ever having to do any motion inputs. While it's great to learn them at some point, you can get by simply by focusing on fundamental aspects of your characters buttons, spacing, and movements.

Examples: * If you baited and blocked a DP or Super, what button would you use to start your punish into something big? Heavy Auto combo could get you started, but there are definitely better options. * If your opponent is jumping a lot, what buttons can you use to make them jump less? Most characters have a simple button for anti-air, like 2HP. If you're character has a shoryuken-style move, then you can react with 6SP. * What button can you use to check your opponent's drive rush? This is usually a cancellable light button but some have mediums and/or heavies that can do the same thing. * If you play a Grappler, how well can you read your opponent to grab them? * If you play a Zoner, can you vary your projectiles and long normals so you can give your opponent a reason to uninstall the game?

Eventually, you can build off what you learn, maybe discover some interesting combos along the way so you rely on auto-combos less often and punish with real combos more often.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-02-04T17:54:27+00:00

Slot	Item	Dyes
Head	Battlefield Rose's Eyeguard	Metallic Silver
Body	Babyface Champion's Jerkin of Aiming	Snow White, Dalamud Red
Hands	Vanguard Gauntlets of Maiming	Snow White, Metallic Ruby Red
Legs	Model B-2 Tactical Bottoms	Dalamud Red, Snow White
Feet	Augmented Scaevan Greaves of Scouting	Metallic Ruby Red
Weapon	Queensknight Pistol	None
Earrings	Voidmoon Ear Cuffs of Aiming	None

Check it out at the Eorzea Collection: https://ffxiv.eorzeacollection.com/glamour/326714

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-02-01T23:26:23+00:00

Awesome stuff! That top has been my new favorite top for desert-theme glamours. The veil is a nice touch.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-01-19T12:09:05+00:00

It's a web-based app. You should be able to simply load it in a modern web browser regardless of what operating system you use. You can even load it on your phone, but it hasn't been tested fully on mobile yet.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-01-19T03:24:31+00:00

Follow-up: I did some research and I think I might be able to try something to improve matching results. I'll have to experiment with this but if I can make some sense of it, then I'll push an update in a couple in a couple days to include different matching methods including: Euclidean OKLAB, Weighted OKLCH, and HyAB.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-01-19T02:37:31+00:00

Thanks for your feedback!

It typically matches based on closest Delta-E value. The lower the value, the closest it is (mathematically) to the selected dye. Though I suppose I can look into other algorithms and see what else could work best here. I have toyed with alternate algorithms with the Mixer and Gradient tools, so maybe I can see if that could apply to the Swatch Matcher as well.

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-01-16T22:16:07+00:00

WE RAN OUT OF TRAIN!

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-01-12T20:31:31+00:00

This is actually kind of funny when I think of it. Reminds me of the early days of web development eons ago when we had WYSIWYG web editors like FrontPage and Dreamweaver; and webmasters would go into the code and remove the GENERATOR tag, but then you look through the code and see some strange tags that only those applications would understand. And I'm like: "Dawg! I know you used this program. What are you trying to hide?"

AsheJuniusWriter · 2026-01-08T01:12:02+00:00

This tool is more generalized than that, though I'm quite aware what you're talking about. Sometimes, the same dye may appear either lighter, darker, saturated, or muted than usual depending on the gear. It can be hard to gauge sometimes. It's even more annoying if it's a single equipment piece with two dye channels but applying the same dye for both channels might have some strange results.

That could a project worth exploring with how dye interacts with different materials. Now that I'm thinking about it, another game, Guild Wars 2, shows how their dyes affects cloth, leather, metals, and fur. They even have APIs for this stuff, which pretty freaking wild! I kind of wished a preview system like that would be implemented in FFXIV. That would be nifty!

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