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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Thanks to @stephaniemiller.bsky.social for hosting me yesterday. I continue my reporting of what's happening in Minneapolis every afternoon at 2pm CST on @thegailyshow.org. Tune in to @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social and @robertpilot.bsky.social for more local commentary and analysis!

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Hey! For my work on @thegailyshow.org and reporting for @am950radio.bsky.social be sure to follow me on those accounts! Here, I post randomly about video games and books. 😀

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

If anyone's looking to join an #mcoc alliance, mine is recruiting. We're AQ mandatory, AW optional. We run Map 4. Great alliance for progression to Cav, Thronebreaker, and Paragon. Min prestige: 8k. We're chill, with main objective of 100% exploration in AQ. Happy to share more!

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I'd vote for Brad Lander on the basis of this video alone. I hope he has a job in the upcoming Mamdani administration. Those two are fantastic.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I broke down and bought the platinum track. 😬 It was like banquet rewards because it gave every single day's rewards since the beginning of the event 2.5 months ago. All at once. And that was a lot of crystals. Did get a 6 star Serpent tho. And duped a lot of champs I needed.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

it's becoming a borderline obsession....😅

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Do they not give out America Chavez anymore in #mcoc? I just opened 23 Paragon crystals, 2 5-star nexus crystals, 3 6-star crystals, 2 Science-Mystic crystals, 4 6-six star Nexus crystals, 1 Exalted crystal, & a 7-star generic crystal. Didn’t even see her in the rotating line of champions. 😭🤔🙄😵‍💫😭

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I had the wildest #mcoc Battlegrounds match last night. The game froze on the ban champs screen. I waited but the red flashing icon popped up so I closed the game. When I reopened it, the match was still going! I got to choose 1 champ with seconds left and then had to fight. It was WILD.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Those are always very, very tempting.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Does anyone else save up all the units they earn over the year to use in December's #mcoc banquet? I literally don't spend a unit. 😂 My goal is to earn 3,000 units a month and I'm up to 9,967 so far. I'm already dreaming of those banquet crystals...

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I thought it was just marketing! Not truth in advertising!

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

It's just an annoying node that doesn't add to the fight. Went in with Hercules who always fixes everything for me. I've been complaining about nonsense nodes, but I really liked Bust A Groove. That was a very interesting node to fight.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

An armor break immune node on Emma Frost? 🙄 About the same nonsense as adding an evade node on one of the thousand spider people champs in #mcoc. It doesn't make me want to figure it out. It's just annoying. Pass.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

If you give your cat a two-syllable 1st name, then you can perfectly replace "Thunder" with their name in the Thundercats theme song. In our household this is sung regularly: Buffy Cat is on the move! Buffy Cat is loose! Feel the magic, hear the roar, Buffy Cat is loose! Buffy, Buffy, Buffy Cat!

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

For sure. I spend a lot of time on YT doing that. Especially these days with the new champs play style instructions being so long. I start to scroll and then I'm like nope. Too long, not reading. Off to YouTube.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I know it would be impossible to do, but I would love to see my competitors' fights in #mcoc Battlegrounds. So many INTERESTING choices I wouldn't expect.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Just discovering how many videos are on YouTube of bands doing covers of the Thundercats theme song...and I'm in heaven.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Literally the only reason why I do BGs....that nexus crystal...

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

What's a summoner got to do to earn America Chavez? Tell me RNG! For months, I have had all the rank up materials waiting just for her. #mcoc #youngavengers

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The one that really made no sense was putting an evade node on a Spiderman (miles morales Thronebreaker event quest). 🙄 Black Widow melts him with her shock debuffs, but why add another evade node on the bazillion Spidermen characters in the game? Or (very likely) I'm just cranky.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I don't know man. The last week of #mcoc has been annoying. and not fun-figure-it-out annoying. more like these nodes are dumb and it feels like the designers are mistaking annoying for difficult. Or maybe I need a break.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I finally got to Heimdall. And this is a joke right? I have never been so f-ing annoyed. I'll try your advice, but this is the least fun I have ever had. Clearly I'm not cut out for this...

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Other champ recommendations? I've been praying to the RNG gods for Chavez for months now. I think I have 5-star silk and attuma but I haven't been investing in 5 stars for awhile now... Still learning how to play Onslaught.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Autumn of Agony is wrecking me. I've never had such little success and lack of improvement in #mcoc before. Time to spend hours watching how-to videos on YouTube......

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

When your special 3 takes down the defender to 1% health, but then they knock you out. 🤔 #mcoc 😭

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I know it's called autumn of agony. But, usually, after three days of trying, I get slightly better and make some progress. But this. 🧐

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Our Executive Producer Jim Pounds may claim not to smile much, but he tears up a lot listening to episodes. ☺️

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Thanks! I was looking at the stores today, and I was like: whaaat? All those better deals in the AQ store and Battlegrounds store for catalysts. Game changer indeed...

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Cheers! I put it off forever. I had no idea how much extra content there was for Paragon. 🤣

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Paragon! And I didn't chuck my phone once 😂 #mcoc Could not have done it without the YouTube video by Marvel King Saitama using Hercules. I watched that thing a 100 times. And many thanks to MCOC Noob and MCOC Encyclopedia on YouTube who got me to 7.4.6. I feel like I'm giving an Oscars speech.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Jeez. You've got me thinking I need to take another look at Moon Knight. And @theoldsarge.net making me look at Thor JF again too.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Going for Paragon this weekend. 😬 Chucking my phone has been a crucial part of attaining uncollected, cavalier, and thronebreaker. So, good thing I bought a new heavy duty case. 😂

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Moon Knight?! I need more details please.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

There are some champs that when they finally get their buff they are spectacular (Iron Man OG, Sinister). I think we're getting Doctor Strange this year?

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Well, see, where would Thor JF be for you? Do you use her in questing? Battlegrounds?

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

F(wB): Archangel, Morbius, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Hyperion, Kitty Pryde, Overseer, Iron Man (OG), Photon, Cap (IW) M: Hulkling, Hercules, Kushala, Doom, Kate Bishop, Wiccan, Hit Monkey, Nimrod, Ultron K: Cyclops (both), Daredevil, Darkhawk, Electro, Super Iron Man, Namor, Thor (all of them)

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Ok, there are excellent #mcoc tier lists... but what's your F(wB), M, K list? Friends with Benefits: Let's have a mutually amazing night and call each other again in a few weeks. Marry: Your ride or dies. Kill: You're stupid and you're dead to me. Here's mine (partial) 👇

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

*applause for best pop culture reference to summarize today*

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

More Agatha! More Wiccan! Gimme Hulkling! Unless Sam and Bucky start making out, I feel like it's gonna be predictable...and sort of boring? OK, if Sam and Bucky make out while punching neo-nazis, I'll be first in line.

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I did the same thing with my 4* and 5* Wiccans and Hulklings. Not obsessed at all. 😂

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I really enjoyed this essay collection on finding your place in the cosmos. A cosmic #booksky

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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Oh come ON now. This new JWST image is just ASTOUNDING. I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it. NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)

False colour JWST NIRCam image of a nearby star forming region in front of a deep back ground of colorful galaxies. NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)

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John Parker @johnparkerwrites.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

So close to having the full Young Avengers team in #mcoc. Also, I won't rank up anybody if I think their PI will end up putting them in between Wiccan and Hulkling. 😂 I added signature stones to Kate Bishop one at a time to make sure she wouldn't. Thankfully, still got max sigs and 4-star relic.

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