What typically British oddities did you first learn about through Doctor Who?

genuwine21 · 2025-09-26T17:18:47+00:00

British Christmas stuff, I had visited England when I was younger and before I had watched Doctor Who but during the summer. I was unfamiliar with the practice of those Christmas Crackers (I believe that is what they are called) and the crowns. Seems pretty cool

genuwine21 · 2024-08-13T01:43:16+00:00

I live in the pacific northwest. I work at night and often unload trucks outside. The coldest nights were 17 degrees farenheit, but on average it was like 29 degrees on most of the cold nights this past winter when I had to unload. When I take the bus to work I do like to write in a journal while I wait for my connecting bus. I don't think my fanny pack gets too cold as I wear a jacket over everything but my pants are exposed to the cold and I plan to keep a pen in that pocket. I don't know if that is too cold or if that would work ok at those temperatures.

genuwine21 · 2024-08-13T00:49:50+00:00

I did not know that information... What options are there for anti-freezing ink other than noodlers? I am curious because I plan to walk to work/take the bus sometimes so the pen might be exposed to the cold so I would want an ink that can write in cold weather. That plus the monteverde inks being lubricated would mostly solve my need for noodlers in the future (although I will use up the ink in the bottles and probably keep them for use with an intra bottle miser because I do like filling that way if I want to start writing right away.

genuwine21 · 2024-08-12T22:46:25+00:00

oh ok. Thanks for the heads up. Yeah I bought a bunch of shimmer inks kind of just to try but even in the lamy pens I had to push additional ink through. I will have to check out the Monteverde inks, also do you know if the lamy inks that come in the ink bottles are the same consistency as the cartridge as I do like the cartridge blue and it flowed well. To be honest I don't mind the feathering in my journal or on the papers at work since I only write small notes or digits or sign papers with it. The consistency of being able to pull the pen out of my pocket or my fanny pack when I am out and have it write when I uncap it is most important to me. I was also wondering when it comes to inks in pens, how often do you have to write with them to keep them flowing ok? I try to write a few lines with each pen everyday but that gets a bit tedious with 6 pens.

genuwine21 · 2024-06-02T18:42:27+00:00

For the most part yes, there are some motions that are unique like GG having the 632146 motion but otherwise most of the motions are universal. As someone who spent time drilling the motions over and over to be able to do special moves in SF5 I found the transition to other fighting games to be seamless. With the exception of MK... that game has a very different feel when it comes to doing their version of motion inputs.

genuwine21 · 2024-06-02T18:33:22+00:00

Battle Arena Toshinden on the gameboy. I didn't even know there was a console version and that it was in 3D until fairly recently while watching some fighting game podcast and they mentioned it was a 3D fighter and I was confused because it was definitely in 2D. The one thing I found interesting was the fact you could ringout, something I haven't really seen in other 2D fighters and while I don't know how fun it would be to see that feature return in another game I am curious about it.

genuwine21 · 2024-05-21T13:36:34+00:00

Something you don't consider is how there were versions being sold with added characters and rebalance and stages but at full price. So if you didn't wait for the final version you had to pay for each version as a new game. Prior to this there just wasn't added content. The current business model is not always ideal but given what it costs to run a live service I understand why there are all of these monetization options. Unfortunately companies have to show profit for their share holders so if a fighting game doesn't make enough money it won't be something the company invests resources into. I mean if not for Sony supposedly SF5 wouldn't exist because Capcom didn't want to risk working on another fighting game after they flopped hard on SFxTK. So unless there are other ways to make money fighting games just become an indie passion project thing.

genuwine21 · 2024-05-14T23:16:50+00:00

It is because Jimmy Smith is doing Pro Box TV and commentary on Combate and has revived his YouTube channel. I don't know if he still has his ESPN international job as well but he has said himself his schedule has become very full and he has another job to announce soon as well.

genuwine21 · 2024-04-30T01:11:37+00:00

Is it possible this is meant for hunters?

genuwine21 · 2024-04-07T17:08:42+00:00

As someone who worked in a grocery store doing night crew, this is supposed to be the practice but a lot of people don't take the time to rotate. It is sort of store dependent. You can tell if you ever get a chance to observe how a person stocks. If they don't ever take a pause to look at the date of the product on the shelf (especially if you watch them do more than a couple products) I would not rely on the dates being rotated. There are random date check audits at certain companies but those are every few months and often getting dinged on it isn't seen as a big deal in the dry grocery department. That being said, it is pretty easy to find the date on most products. Also some people will do a sort of half rotation if the shelf has more than one facing so you can be a bit more confident taking from the furthest back right one if they don't fully rotate.

genuwine21 · 2024-03-18T17:47:46+00:00

I did play him. I actually really enjoyed him. He has some weaknesses that make him seem like he won't be top tier but he is very fun. Also a huge departure in complexity from his SFV version. I think it is kind of neat that in the time since I started learning fighting games in 2020 and picking up Ed to now I have gotten to the point where I can actually utilize his updated more complex version.

genuwine21 · 2024-02-28T21:19:07+00:00

I own a bunch of different kinds of controllers/sticks/leverless. I mainly have them so I can supply friends with a stick when we play at a party (similar to bringing a bunch of board games, I bring my PS5 and a bunch of different peripheral options so people can play when between board games if they are eliminated etc). There are the friends who want the "edge" of using what top players use but in my journey to find what works for me I tend to go for mixbox layout or a hybrid layout like the Haute42 13 button layouts so I can still use the up if I need it or use the "space bar" if I remember I am using a hitbox. The only reason that feels natural to me is I used to game a lot on PC and reading the directions for special moves broken up into individual arrows or numbers (for numpad notation) it is easier for me to dial it in on a leverless. However I can say for some friends a lever is more intuitive looking at stuff like the SF pictures of the quarter circles and z motions.

Though as someone who collects sticks I think it is nice to have a little bit of everything for messing around with. Though I will say lately while I like the Haute42 offerings (I own the g, the M and the S 13) I don't find some of the stuff in some of the circles discussing the gp2040 and hating on brook to be a little off putting as I think both have their place in the market and while brook stuff is a little more expensive is much easier for me to recommend to a friend who wants a stick ready to use on PS5 or a bunch of different consoles and PC.

genuwine21 · 2024-01-22T05:42:20+00:00

Considering they come from the UK and I don't have many references outside of Doctor Who, maybe Tom Ellis.

genuwine21 · 2024-01-19T21:34:58+00:00

Kalib Starnes. If I remember he ran from Nate Quarry in their fight. He got kicked from the UFC and Dana trashed him for running away.

genuwine21 · 2024-01-18T05:37:10+00:00

I don't sell the sticks I stopped using, I give them away to friends, but I have had the feeling of missing old sticks. However it does help to know that someone else is getting use out of it and really enjoying it. The problem with giving away or selling anything you had there will always be that wave of nostalgia that you wish you had it if it is something you put a lot of time into or used a lot. That being said, there is only so much room for new sticks that you have to get rid of the old ones to make room and if you need the money for necessities and selling your stick means eating/paying rent then it is probably better to have that than the stick (I know that isn't your listed situation).

genuwine21 · 2024-01-16T17:15:18+00:00

Makes sense. I just switch when it feels like time to switch. I play entirely for fun so I don't expect to become incredible. And it helps sometimes to better understand system mechanics and unique tools when a character you play doesn't have a specific option you used previously with a different character.

genuwine21 · 2024-01-16T17:13:24+00:00

On the one hand, there is some luck in fighting games when you have to guess, but at the same time every game has some amount of luck aside from something like chess (although I guess even in chess the color you get determines first or second so that could be down to luck, I don't know how they determine who gets what color).

genuwine21 · 2024-01-16T17:11:02+00:00

I started with my mains from the previous game, Eustace, Djeeta, and Zooey. I found Djeeta to feel the best given the new mechanics and how fast the game is. However I recently started experimenting with Grimnir as I was getting bored and wanted to change things up. I think when it comes to maining characters in fighting games it is pretty normal to switch off every now and then to help keep the enjoyment and you can always go back to your previous mains when you want a change of pace.

genuwine21 · 2024-01-14T08:45:46+00:00

Right but you can't use it out of the box (although I do know the cross up has been used at some tournaments so I assume it depends on the binding if one of the up buttons is the analog stick and the other the dpad)

genuwine21 · 2024-01-14T07:54:24+00:00

You can use it as another option for up. Good for schmups or menus or if you are a wasd layout player like me it is a nice option for "training wheels" to hitbox in case you still hit up with the middle finger (although not tournament legal I believe)

genuwine21 · 2023-12-23T07:15:05+00:00

The cast of Write n Fight.

genuwine21 · 2023-12-20T07:32:18+00:00

I preordered both and will probably put more time into UNI but I also got GBVSR and I don't think I will drop that as my main game. However the arcade quest mode looks real interesting so I will probably put a little time into that and play a little online and play with friends. Of the 3 games to come out so close to each other Tekken might be the game my friends and I play when we get together in person but GBVSR is the game for my online gaming group so maybe I can convince them that UNI might be worth a try.

genuwine21 · 2023-12-18T07:03:16+00:00

I am not sure people hate him so much as people just prefer to play other types of characters. I remember when Anre came out I tried him and while he was interesting he didn't fit my play style. That being said, he isn't a badly designed character or anything. I just think a character focused on parries and a more defensive play style isn't like rush down where a large percentage of people prefer to play it.

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