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Thanks, Antimatter! Now that I have the basics down, I’m learning the matchups. I’m starting with Guile, since he’s the most fun to beat with my character. I’m making progress with that. Tonight I won three consecutive sets against Guiles, high Platinum, Diamond and Master respectively. If I...

I’m still playing Street Fighter 6 and I’m still getting better. Since O_Bruce was so impressed with that JP video, I thought I’d share my first victory over a Master ranked JP. https://streamable.com/6871am (Don’t worry everyone. I’ll be back to BG soon, lol. I’m just having fun with a side...

I'm going to try to get us back on topic. I'm not playing this game, but I could be.

It's definitely a thing in ultra running. Not everyone does it, but most do. Marathoner almost certainly do it. I can't confirm that through personal experience, though. Athletes in other sports use it too, but endurance athletes benefit the most...

Lol. Where I'm coming from I thought the joke would be different. I was thinking, "The runner is going to steal Kramer's coffee, because he wants the caffeine, and Kramer is going to be livid."

Lol. I've taken caffeine too far as an ultramarathoner and let me tell you it isn't pleasant. Caffeine is massively helpful as an ultramarathoner since it blocks the systemic fatigue response and improves muscle endurance. The tendency is to limit test to see how far you can take it. My limit...

I'm glad you raised that, OrlonKronsteen. For the record, I'm not in anyway recommending prescription stimulant use for healthy individuals seeking a competitive edge, in gaming or elsewhere. The data are mixed and the risks are considerable. It's a bad idea. Caffeine, on the other hand, has a...

Thank you for your perspective. Our experiences differ in this regard, and I'll acknowledge that my experience may be dated, and or non-representative. I was referring to my time in law school, when students routinely used stimulants and getting a script was a simple matter of going to a...

I made one last evening pot of coffee so I could retire from Street Fighter at the Platinum level. It’s been a pleasant sojourn, but I’m ready to come back home to RPG land. I’ll see you all in the Annex thread soon :) Cheers, A.

@m7600 Yes. Definitely energy drinks. Red Bull sponsors events. It's common to see Red Bulls near players during action. I'm guessing some of them use Ritalin, too. It's easy to get a script.

Lol. I'm confident that there's significant overlap between the meth user population and the fighting game player base. The top players may not be on meth, but I bet some of them use caffeine or Ritalin.

A footnote on my experiments with SF6. Since the consensus belief in the fighting game community is that players over 35 struggle with reaction times, I decided to drink coffee during play, in an attempt to compensate. I started drinking copious amounts, and ascended to Platinum 1 rank, the 85%...

When I decided to try a fighting game I watched high level MK11 and SF6 matches to help me choose. The MK11 tournament I watched was massively entertaining, but I decided that SF6 suited me better. I prefer the art and style of SF6 and, most importantly, the humor. People take fighting games way...

I'm still playing Street Fighter 6, and -shockingly- I'm no longer awful. The things I was having issues with turned out to be bugs, now patched. Since the update I've shot up to Gold Level 5, a few victories away from Platinum, the 85% percentile. I also recently took a set from a Diamond...

Thank you for your perspective, O_Bruce. If you tried the Modern input system, your opinion would probably change, at least to an extent. It's a difference maker- especially when deployed with the simpler characters, Honda and Lily. I'm new to the genre, and after less than a month I'm at rank...

Btw, the SF6 Battlehub makes it easy to arrange meetups and such. If anyone would like to play, feel free to reach out :) Cheers, A.

It's super-fun, and it's highly accessible. As a newcomer to the genre I've been enjoying it. The critiques are mostly coming from fighting game vets. SF6 has simplified the mechanics, in the interest of catering to the sizable casual gamer market. This is probably a smart business decision...

I'm playing Street Fighter 6, believe it or not. It's my first fighting game, and first non-RPG, non-Civ game of any kind. I play Lily. It's been an interesting experiment. I feel I'm doing reasonably well (Silver 2, a month in) but the learning curve has felt steep. Has anyone else tried...

Noted! You might appreciate Aurora more if you knew the writings of the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess. Arne Naess was a classically trained philosopher, best known for founding the deep ecology movement. He was a serious thinker and activist, but he was also celebrated for his whimsical...

Thanks, Borco! At Beamdog I wouldn't have withheld Astrid from the Hall, since her run meets the standards established there, imo. Here I'd like hall entry to be subject to peer review. I'm cool with how it all worked out. At the same time, I'm glad you appreciated the run, and I thank you for...