my first combobreaker was this last weekend so naturally it's time for a writeup

(photo credit to akai, akaistring on twitter)

first off holy shit I see why this is the fighting game event in NA. the vibes were incredible the whole way through, gamers taking over a fancy hotel lobby and putting setups on literally every flat surface with a power outlet nearby is perfect. I loved it. 100% coming back next year. but onto the performance stuff.

tl;dr:

CASUALS TAUGHT ME MORE ABOUT MY GROWTH THAN THE BRACKET

so like, I'm really new to all this. I've been playing fighting games generally and xrd in particular for a little over a year. people have been saying "you should enter tournaments for experience but not evaluate your growth by results" basically the entire time. I'm going to be honest I knew this but I didn't feel it until this weekend, some part of me was just... suspicious of the sentiment I guess. is it the catholic upbringing or the fact that my parents only valued my achievements as a child? take your pick.