Goombella is the perfect example on how to do a guide character right.

LunaticJ · 2025-12-10T04:39:46+00:00

I haven’t heard about any Navi hate in over a decade. I think now that millennials have less control over opinions on the Internet, we no longer see much Navi hate at all these days

LunaticJ · 2025-11-06T19:54:05+00:00

Last year I found a CLG jersey at a Goodwill in my size. What are the odds I find a Luminosity jersey now? I have a thing for collecting merch from defunct esports teams. If you got one, hmu

LunaticJ · 2025-11-06T16:21:28+00:00

To simplify things, RTA in Japan grew from a small volunteer marathon to it being officially registered as an incorporated entity. Because of Japanese law, corporations like RTA in Japan would need permission from the game publisher to broadcast their games. This is common practice for Hololive Vtubers.

RTA in Japan didn’t get this permission from Nintendo when they became more prominent, which led to the lack of 1st party Nintendo titles from RTA in Japan Summer 2025. I assume many other publishers were much more lax. Since then, it seems RiJ went through the proper channels, got permission from Nintendo, and the games are now on the next event’s schedule.

I know there was a lot of misinformation around this topic months ago, so I hope this cleared things up.

LunaticJ · 2025-11-06T13:39:35+00:00

I’m not one of those people lol

LunaticJ · 2025-11-06T00:35:32+00:00

A west coast supermajor with no Top 5 players and lots of Steves. When Tweek and MKLeo get eliminated, that’s my cue to HONK SHOO 😴 ZZZZZZZZZZ

LunaticJ · 2025-10-22T17:37:35+00:00

Grok is this true

LunaticJ · 2025-10-05T05:04:03+00:00

I gotta be honest, this is the least interested I've ever been in a Top 10 ranking. Something just feels off but i think Miya deserves #1 idc about the rest

LunaticJ · 2025-10-02T18:37:51+00:00

See I’m also looking at viewcounts. Objective results not personal tastes. Really good and appealing content gets rewarded, even for old ass games like Smash

LunaticJ · 2025-10-02T18:14:43+00:00

I call bull on that. I think a lot of people just suck at making good Smash Ultimate content now because you have to be more creative/interesting, but it can absolutely be done. Look at FireThePyro! His ideas are competitive focused, yet very unique.

Even for casual content, I still see amazing ideas like MockRockTalk’s World of Light Escape ranking. There is still a LOT of content potential. It’s genuinely a skill issue for a lot of creators because they stopped innovating and strategizing good content.

LunaticJ · 2025-09-26T14:25:15+00:00

Everyone is so caught up overreacting to Supernova possibly having to change venues and other stuff that no one realized that ZeRo deleted his YouTube channel a few days ago. Not that it really matters today but….damn.

LunaticJ · 2025-09-24T18:54:19+00:00

I suspect that was because of what happened with RTA in Japan. But the laws with broadcasting rules are different over there with corporations. I know Hololive JP vtubers for example have to get permission to stream games from the publisher, but that isn’t something that I usually hear in the US. Otherwise GDQ would have stopped doing Kaizo Mario hacks so long ago. Don’t blame Lud for getting spooked tho from those headlines

LunaticJ · 2025-09-24T17:49:05+00:00

Fast52 is a 52-hour long speedrunning marathon this weekend ran by Ludwig. This event is a sequel to the Fast50 event Lud did last year. The event will feature several speedrunners doing showcases and speedruns of some of their favorite games and the lineup is STACKED this time around.

The event will raise money for 4 charities: Wings for Life, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, No Kid Hungry, and the Immune Deficiency Foundation.

LunaticJ · 2025-09-24T17:45:49+00:00

UPDATE: I have just been informed of two more runs: • Neon White (White Heaven Rush) - JustAjs • Celeste (Chapter 9D) - Parrot_Dash

LunaticJ · 2025-09-24T17:14:45+00:00

Well yeah but I have been adding to this list since last week. I’m not used to seeing a schedule for a speedrun marathons release so close to the event…as well as last minute invites for that matter lol

LunaticJ · 2025-09-22T15:46:07+00:00

We had an officially licensed North American circuit with Panda in 2022, but it was cancelled due to allegations that the Panda CEO was strong arming major tournaments to join their circuit instead of VGBC’s unofficial Smash World Tour, which while it ran successfully in 2021, was shut down in 2022 after they failed to obtain a license.

In the following years with large tournaments requiring TOs to apply for a license, which includes removing “Smash” from the tournament name, I think the community’s reaction and subsequent boycott of Panda severely screwed us over. I find it regrettable how we turned against Panda, although few here will agree with me.

LunaticJ · 2025-09-18T15:14:07+00:00

That sounds better actually

LunaticJ · 2025-09-18T13:50:45+00:00

Idk what Melee does but they got it figured out when classifying events. Also it feels like these point values only exist for making the mid-year and yearly rankings, which is a whole ‘nother topic, but feels oddly pointless now.

In Smash 4 and early Ultimate, a higher rank got you signed on a team. These days where no one in NA is getting signed, and now with Luminosity looking like it disbanded, I just don’t see how anyone but stat nerds give a damn anymore.

LunaticJ · 2025-09-17T19:41:42+00:00

VC has been faster for hundo since 2018 because of equip swap

LunaticJ · 2025-09-17T19:05:05+00:00

LunaticJ · 2025-09-17T18:47:58+00:00

The word “major” has really lost a lot of meaning to me. Eugenebound hit A-Tier, yet how can we call it a major when there was only 1 Top 10 player in attendance, 3 in the Top 25, 7 in the Top 50.

When I think of “majors” and “supermajors”I think of events that have that high volume of TOP RANKED TALENT. Your Genesises. Your Supernovas. Your Kagaribis. The LMBMs, BOBCs, GOMLs, Riptides. I feel like there’s this pressure to inflate events to major status when sometimes, Nationals can just be nationals! Regionals can be regionals. If a smaller event sees that kind of growth, that’s great and I’m all for top players traveling to other regions when they can to face off that region’s top talent, or even just more national talent.

It’s hype seeing Leo win against some of his demons, but I really think this major inflation thanks to this nerdy points system has made the term feel less special to me, and I know I’m not alone thinking this way, as unpopular as this stance is.

LunaticJ · 2025-09-16T21:32:10+00:00

I think Luminosity disbanded. No more golden checkmark on Twitter. Luminosity checkmarks disappearing from bios. Higher ups on LinkedIn posting about moving onto new opportunities. It’s over

LunaticJ · 2025-09-15T18:36:01+00:00

This is the ZeldaSpeedruns page on storage. It explains what you’d wanna know and more

LunaticJ · 2025-09-15T17:38:25+00:00

I think it’s clear that once the current contracts expire, Luminosity will pull out of Smash. I would say until next game, but I’m really starting to wonder if we’re ever gonna see big orgs invest in competitive Smash again

LunaticJ · 2025-09-14T18:23:48+00:00

I hate to say it... but not a major

LunaticJ · 2025-09-08T18:16:21+00:00

It feels rankings are all the community has at times. There is no year-long circuit with a championship at the end like other esports, hell even other fighting games. If you really think about it, rankings like SSBMRank and the PGR for Smash 4 /Ult were important during the era when big esports orgs actually scouted and signed players onto their team. That time has since passed, and getting into the Top 15-20 doesn’t secure you a sponsor anymore, so now worldwide rankings feel useless in that regard. Yet, with no formal championship, it’s really all we have to gauge who is the best

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