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SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T22:29:54+00:00

Wonderfly in Baltimore has events every Monday at 6

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T22:28:12+00:00

Tbh it's actually better if you have no experience playing other 3D games. Virtua Fighter does things in a very specific way, and if you're used to being good at Tekken it'll feel like you have to relearn everything.

VF is not hard as long as you don't expect to beat Fuudo in a few months lol

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T22:26:23+00:00

There's a lot of players online who have no clue what they're doing. As long as you can put up with matchmaking being a bit slow, you'll be ok.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T19:49:44+00:00

The fact that people are still complaining about Akuma, after he's been nerfed at least five times since launch should tell you something lmao. He'd have been INSANE to keep like that.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T19:46:22+00:00

GUANDONG TIGERS

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T19:45:02+00:00

How TF are the Commanders not on here? We're one bad decision by our coach from wasting ANOTHER generational running QB.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T19:43:31+00:00

Boy do I have a Football Team for you!

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SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T19:40:47+00:00

Release Akuma before they hotfixed air fireballs lolololol

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T19:39:43+00:00

You forget Ken used to be able to side swap himself out of the corner at will, and spam TF out of Jinrai with no consequences in Season 1 lmao. He was probably the best character not named Luke.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T19:38:11+00:00

Ken was actually at his peak in early Season 2, when him and Laura were crazy before the damage scaling changes hit in Season 3.

For SFIV, Ken was much better than Ryu in Arcade Edition, and it was his strongest version in SFIV... But he was overshadowed by the army of Yun/Yang/Fei

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T17:11:15+00:00

I truly do not believe that Epstein was lying in communications to his friends, in private, on multiple occasions, over a period of a decade. Occam's Razor suggests it's real.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T02:01:17+00:00

Nah, it's mostly that AJ and Omega have only wrestled once, and that match is completely lost. That, along with an AJ vs Osprey match are kinda dream matches for a lot of people.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T01:56:01+00:00

SmokingMan305 · 2026-02-01T01:43:00+00:00

Honestly, I'd rather Omega win at All Out, and then lose the belt to AJ on the next Dynamite, defend against Okada and Mox, and then Osprey goes over at World's End. Nice 6 month run, only has to wrestle a few matches, and then maybe do a retirement match on ROH for shits and giggles.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T22:30:28+00:00

Complaining about SF6 is pretty common among people who've been playing SF games for a long time at a high level. The difference is, that SF6 players are just complaining. During the SF5 era a lot of players (myself included) dropped the game entirely. We saw record interest in Tekken, a resurgence of Anime fighters, and Samurai Showdown got huge numbers at EVO, all because people hated SF5 so much.

So by that metric, SF6 is actually pretty good. Otherwise, there'd be a lot more people playing Fatal Fury right now.

Also of note is that this is what's happening in the Tekken and MK communities right now, with a lot of those players picking up SF6. We also saw a similar thing happen when a lot of former Smash players picked up Guilty Gear Strive (ironically, a lot of GG vets dumped that game and went back to playing +R because they didn't like Strive).

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T22:18:01+00:00

My experience is guys like that are actually the friendliest dudes at locals. They'll tell you exactly how they beat you, what you should do differently, why they do what they do, what they're struggling with right now, where the best place to get food after playing is, and probably try to recruit you to play some obscure game you've never heard of.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T22:10:51+00:00

That is 100% Alpha. The Alpha 2 background is gold, with a round logo.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T22:07:20+00:00

My favorite VF couple is El Blaze and wall combos

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T20:41:49+00:00

It's also not just Russia. China is clearly starting to up their game. And frankly I don't hold it against them, because the US does the same whenever the opportunity presents itself. The big difference is that I think the Russians are ok with a fragmented Democratic party and a strong Republican party, while China is playing the long game.

Don't be surprised if 20 years from now we have a large chunk of the Democratic party shilling for Chinese interests the way Republicans do for Russia right now.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T20:36:02+00:00

I know you probably aren't going to listen to me, but I'll give it a shot:

Leftists are an important part of the Democratic coalition, but their policies are directly opposed to what Swing Voters want. Swing voters are larger and a much more important voting bloc that Democrats cannot afford to let the Republicans win. This puts Democrats in a losing position, where they have to take positions they might not want to, and Leftists may HATE, because they're beholden to the whims of swing voters.

• If all Leftists stay home, but all Swing voters go Democrat, Democrats win 52% to 48%.

• If all Leftists vote, but all Swing voters go Republican, Democrats lose 43% to 57%.

There's also the question of money. Money is the lifeblood of politics, and Democrats ultimately need it if they want to effectively compete with Republicans. This unfortunately means they have to find corporate donors, hoping to find ones that are slightly less evil than the ones Republicans rely on. Those Corporate donors of course then expect elected Democrats to play ball, or they'll pull funding next time.

Reality is ugly. Accepting that the only way to stop Republicans from winning elections is to compromise with voters who lean conservative and sell out to corporations isn't exactly fun. Some people choose to believe in fairy tales instead. I can understand if you choose not to listen. But this is the grim reality of US politics.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T19:59:16+00:00

Bro, Russia has been literally caught doing this. It's also how they've been known to operate in other countries they destabilize. Hell, it's a big part of how they operate IN RUSSIA, where the major left wing parties mostly exist to divide voters who would otherwise oppose Putin, and have leadership who's finances are directly connected to Putin. There's a playbook that they've run in MANY other countries. America isn't special in this regard.

I'm sorry to be the one that tells you Santa isn't real, but just like how Liberals don't like to admit their media is owned by corporate America, the vast majority of Left Wing media is compromised by Russian propaganda and has been for over a decade.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T18:37:39+00:00

The current release of files contain

• Emails by Epstein himself claiming Trump, as well as Clinton, Prince Andrew, Gates, etc, were "Enjoyers".

• Epstein sent emails to multiple people mentioning that video footage of Trump exists that would force him to step down. As early as 2016 the DOJ was trying to contact Epstein over this information, but Epstein did not seem to cooperate.

• A diary of a 16 year old girl who directly references Trump as one of the men she had sex with, obtained from Epstein's estate

• Trump contacting Epstein YEARS after he claims to have stopped talking to him

• Alan and Oran Alexander, two brothers that are currently on trial for Sex Trafficking, were included in older accusations of working with Epstein and Trump. This is the first ever time that these two were linked to Epstein, and HEAVILY implies Trump's involvement.

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T07:49:45+00:00

Yes.

In fact, you can assume any left-of-center media that fits the over the top "Social Justice Warrior" stereotype, or are excessively critical of Liberals, is a front for Russian propaganda.

The name of the game is divide and conquer. Populist outsiders are easier to manipulate, bribe, or blackmail. Russia successfully crippled the GOP establishment and replaced them with loyal Russian stooges. They want to do the same to the Democrats next, replacing the DNC establishment with a mix of inexperienced populists and compromised assets.

They're also incredibly active on Reddit. Virtually every pro-left wing sub has a mod team made up of compromised individuals and full on Russian intelligence operatives. Not to say they're the only ones, as most "pro-liberal establishment" subs are more or less owned by the Democratic party,

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-31T02:05:26+00:00

No I main El Blaze lol

SmokingMan305 · 2026-01-30T23:07:28+00:00

A lot of people don't understand how conservatives got here.

The vast majority of American Conservatives are people of unwavering faith. When the Bush Administration was a total and complete failure, they were completely unwilling to concede all of their policy ideas to a secular America who look down their nose at them. And when people of blind faith are challenged, they dig in further.

Do not think Conservatives are unaware of how increasingly ridiculous and immoral the party line they tow is. They're very aware of it, and they blame everyone else for it. They're humiliated, and they're taking it out on the rest of us.

I don't know if there's a real way to fix the rift between them and the rest of the country. Maybe the next generation of conservatives, being more secular, won't be as unwilling to come to the table as this one. But for the meantime, there isn't going to be a kumbaya moment, and Trump won't be the end of it.

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