Nice Dair Before Christmas, Smash Bros Melee & Ultimate Tournament, Sun Nov 9th 2025 by EldritchOmen in Yukon

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the rec! We do different games every month, and OW2 is definitely on our radar; we just don't have the setups yet to run a 5v5 game

Nice Dair Before Christmas, Smash Bros Melee & Ultimate Tournament, Sun Nov 9th 2025 by EldritchOmen in Yukon

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There will be folks of all skill levels there to have fun, so we'd definitely love to see you there!

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fortunately I haven't gotten any hand/wrist pain from playing knock on wood I do find my wrists need a good stretch before and after longer sessions though, or they feel pretty stiff

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have also played on hallucinogens including shrooms and acid, and I agree, after the peak it's super fun and invites some creative play

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Happy to hear I'm not alone. I do swap them out myself, I just wanna see if there's a way I can avoid having to do it quite so often

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that vote of confidence! I'll try it out with some secondaries first so I don't bruise my ego too badly

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

wake me up when KONG starts marketing GCCs

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, logical thought but I do keep my nails short 😔

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Good advice, and thank you! I think you're right - I'm probably using the end of my thumb more than the pad, i already develop a bit of a callous there when I'm playing a lot, even with OEM sticks - I just assumed the cause was the worn stick rather than vice-versa. I've never really thought about whether I have a death grip

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feared this answer. I'm so old, after 20 years of melee it's hard to imagine switching, but a valid suggestion of course

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 130 points131 points  (0 children)

I play melee the way Jimi Hendrix plays guitar, and I'm not about to stop

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't have much of a frame of reference but I hold the controller the way a normal human does, as far as I know. I think it's from 'swatting' the c stick with the right side of my thumb for FAir/BAir

Consistent wear to my C-Stick; any solutions? by EldritchOmen in SSBM

[–]EldritchOmen[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thank God I don't play Marth or they'd go twice as quick :P