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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

one of the best things i've learned in fighting games is that you don't have to know why the good players do the thing first. just do the thing you see in the Xrd mikado videos from 8 years ago and you'll learn why they do it after. replay theater has the sacred texts and they're searchable.

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Loj @loj19.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Xrd Replay Takeover v0.2.5 The main new addition is that using takeover on the first frame of a replay now allows buffering during the countdown frames to simulate buffering inputs on round start. github.com/ibrow19/GGXr...

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Release v0.2.5 · ibrow19/GGXrdReplayTakeover

Changes Using takeover on the first frame of a replay now allows buffering during the countdown frames to simulate buffering inputs on round start. This makes the mod more practical for testing an...

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Romolla @romolla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

youtu.be/yYerNnx4Pbc new video! this one is mostly to aid people who want to get back in the habit of reading stuff again, but struggle to do so. i wanna make more videos like this from now on, so pls support if you like it. much love ♥

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Getting Into Reading (Again)

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𝔸nsel Nettles「ネテル」 @anselnettl.es · 24/09/2026

"Why is it important that 'this game wasn't as big as the last one, look at the numbers!' Wait a minute, when did everyone become fuck-ass CEOs? Like, what happened? Why is this important? [...] It's not important. It's dearly not important."

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Esports hangover era" It's never been a better time to be a fighting game player, and yet... www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The NA/JP Xrd showcase was super fun, thanks to everyone who participated and to melonpan for hosting it! EN VOD here: youtu.be/IcclqX5fTQs

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Melonpan's NA/JP Xrd Showcase!!!

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Remembering sweetxjam" www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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Viper's Swimsuit Fixed Me 🙏 @noslopdx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

(taps the sign)

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Flex @mechamacgyver.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Xrd sucks and I love how it sucks

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Amadeus46Art @amadeus46.art · 16/09/2026

Gonna miss SxJ every goddamn day. He was one of my best friends and frankly one of the people that pushed me to stick with Xrd Jam and keep improving. We lost one of the nicest members of the community and I’m going to take a long time to heal from this.

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🎴 高 | irene koh 🎴 @koh.money · 16/09/2026

love u forever, sweetxdad, rest easy 🩵

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Please help support his family at the GFM here: www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-... Watch his combo videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcOY... I had some words to say about Daniel, if you want to listen it's here: www.twitch.tv/videos/28753...

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never come down. (ggxrd rev2 jam cmv)

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Gonna post some sweetxjam pics, feel free to add yours to the thread ❤️

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Evangeline @evangeline-xrd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

this should have been uploaded a long time ago. sorry for the delay www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSnc...

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Tension Pulse Ep43 | sweetxjam vs didact FT7

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Essay @OttawaLocals BLM 🧡 @essaygg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Rest in peace sweetxjam. I'll always cherish the hangouts and fun talks we had around events. Was always good games in your presence 😔

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"What makes a fighting game deep (and why it matters)" Been working on this one for a while! It's about the different kinds of skill checks in fighting games yield depth, and how the combinations of those skill checks attract or alienate different players. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

RESSHOUMANIA 2026 HAS A DATE AND VENUE! WE TAKIN' YALL TO CHURCH - 12/12-13 at Spire the Church in Oakland, CA - Showmatches on Saturday - **NEW: Xrd Bracket on Sunday** (also goth yoga) - Location, timing, and travel details at pgg.events#resshoumania - Registration + merch details coming soon!

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"On opiates" I have been thinking a lot over the years about the unhealthy roles games play in people's lives, and the last week got me to finally put together this post on the kind of work I am doing (and not doing) going forward. I am here to heal and strengthen. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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On opiates | Patrick Miller

First, some admin: My work has escaped containment over the last week, and I fully expect some lingering haters to stop by from time to time

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Jenn @jennjam.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The real lost of fgc culture is a ton of videos or tech no longer have rap or hip hop in the background and instead just the usual rotation of persona or Nintendo music most video editors use.

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Kayin @kayin.moe · 25/08/2026

You don't need to agree with Pat's vibe, you don't have to agree with his tastes, you don't need to want to play something he made. But you should be able to be fucking normal. And you should be smart enough to realize the a guy that far down the chain doesn't have that much power. This isn't hard.

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 25/08/2026

the reaction to the patrick miller 2XKO article is basically why no devs will ever be honest about their process in public and nor should they be. gamers can’t be fucking normal

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animal jayson ⭐️👁️ @animaljayson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

it's all "kill the CEO inside your head" until someone says "i didnt particularly concern myself with how the game would make money, that wasnt my job." then it's his fault personally that the dev team (including himself) got laid off, for not thinking of the shareholders.

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SRM VWB IABP Wham Bam @ Jamily @awexwane.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Wawa at UMAD

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Hagure @ 迷中 → SQXL → ？ → Vortex Gallery×FF @hagu.re · 23/08/2026

After popular demand, I did the thing @vampiresavior.com . Sorry it took so long. Tag the account with vsav stuff & I'll RP. If anyone is down to help manage the account, lmk! bsky.app/profile/vamp...

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Alberto y El Hocico @alberto.ink · 20/08/2026

Ever since they put this new data center in at the edge of the city all sorts of strange things have started happening...

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"Scaling fighting game communities through small group networks; or, shoutouts to the Discord Fighters" I wrote about how fighting game communities can scale by organizing around networks of smaller groups to preserve the feeling of humanity and personal connection. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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Amadeus46Art @amadeus46.art · 19/08/2026

I hate Mondays. #Ama46Art

Jam Kuradoberi from Guilty Gear Strive and Usagi referencing the “Oven” Garfield meme. Jam is taking a dish out of an oven while saying “Why do they call it mixup when you mix up the downback left right hot take the throw?”

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𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖙𝖞 @maidshrike.church · 13/08/2026

hello i wrote like 2000 words on the iad j.k link. now please don't ever ask me how to hit it. maidshrike.church/missives/iad...

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Krackatoa @szego.ca · 05/08/2026

There's a new Xrd primer out there for Raven "Big Masochist" Guilty Gear, by Dragonfly. #xrd #guiltygear #bdsm www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Raven Survival Guide - YouTube

How to survive playing Raven in late stage Guilty Gear Xrd.

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🎴 高 | irene koh 🎴 @koh.money · 04/08/2026

🪽 ANGEL ARCADE #8: The Angel🪽 she's heard it exactly 18 times in her life angelarcade.net

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"They don't make 'em like they used to" Reflecting on how the games of old accidentally became legendary, the taste of obsession, and how MvC2 got me into golf. Also, new cat video! www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

"Q&A: Romolla, from cow VTuber Evo champ to prison abolitionist historian and Antonio Gramsci's #1 Fan" I got to catch up with Best Xrd Sol NA @romolla.bsky.social about her time in fighting games, how to play Sol, and her passion for teaching political theory. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"Do I have to be good at fighting games to make friends?" In which I explain the process of making friends through hobbies instead of compulsory activities like school or work. You don't have to be good at games, but you have to be able to talk to people. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

willpower is a muscle you have to exercise if you want to live a life according to your values. posting the right things on social media isn't gonna bring you peace if you can't live it. if anything it'll make you feel worse. if you want to feel good, you gotta build that muscle.

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"But pat you worked at Riot" Riot paid out $100m in a lawsuit and did years of work to reform the culture! I encouraged the lawsuit and gladly did everything i could to help the company improve! Mike Z sued the employees that he harassed!!! That's years of doing the exact opposite of apologizing!!!

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"I'm not gonna play the Avatar game but I won't judge you if you do" nah fuck that. Irene walked away from a five figure payday to say fuck this shit, I judge mfs for just having bad taste in FGs you think I'm gonna sit this one out?? not buying a game is the easiest thing in the world.

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

"How do I deal with the frustration of losing to teenagers with unlimited free time?" A reader wrote in about the pain of keeping up with the kids, which is something I know all too well. But if you want to have high expectations for yourself, you have to earn them. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐛 @johnxuandou.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Remember when Mike Z got removed from the community and was banned from events for his own game and then decided the best course of action was to join a discord with actual nazis in it so he had people to play GG with?

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CMZinac @zinac.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

So I turned down a job working on the Avatar fighting game a few years ago because of two people. You can guess who.

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Q&A: Aeryn "WistfulHopes" Mu, fighting game modder extraordinaire Got to talk shop with @wistfulhopes.bsky.social, one of the baddest fighting game modders out there! We chatted about her ASW modding work, tech art on MvCI:B, and her Night Sky Engine for UE5. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Fighting games can have this if we organize.

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Also, he's apparently in the Avatar Discord with the Developers role if anyone needed further confirmation

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🎴 高 | irene koh 🎴 @koh.money · 07/07/2026

Hey y'all, I wanted give people a heads-up that Mike Z is still working on the Avatar Legends dev team, for anyone who wanted to know before deciding whether to buy/support the game. (If you don't know who that is or need a refresher, here's the Kotaku article: kotaku.com/workers-leav...)

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Workers Leave Skullgirls Developer Over Studio Head’s Behavior - Kotaku

Back in June, two people came forward to share their experiences with Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont, longtime fighting game player and lead developer behind indie

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Smokage of the Burning Leaf @pattheflip.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"Q&A: Cat lady Cade on Xrd Leo, personal fashion, and Marnie" Shoutouts to @cadedac.bsky.social for answering the questions I never get to ask anyone else: Hair care, what's in her bag, Marnie, and how to approach a woman who is charging a flash kick. www.patreon.com/pattheflip/p...

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